Guidelines for Server Configuration:

• Each department or unit  should have an officially designated "network contact" person?
• Microsoft Exchange Server
• NT Server
• Novell Server
• Macintosh AppleShare Server
• UNIX/Linux Server

• What e-mail package should I use?
• Things you should do or know when managing a department e-mail server.
• Important configuration settings for e-mail at UAB.
• Changing, moving or retiring your department's e-mail server - things you should do or know.

• Questions about Administering E-mail Systems
• Other Frequently Asked Questions

Best Control Practices for Local Area Networks
A Report by the University of Alabama System, Office of Internal Audit; released to Deans, Directors and Department Heads July 28, 1999

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• Acrobat PDF file

Guidelines for Web Server Administration

• "Sanitize" your cgi scripts (eliminate meta-characters)
  CERT has noticed several reports about CGI scripts that allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on a WWW server under the effective user-id of the server process. In many of these cases, the author of the script has not sufficiently sanitized user-supplied input. Suggested fix is posted here.

Where do I get more information about computers and software?

Tools and Utility Software for System Administrators