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Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 20:32:09 -0500 (CDT)
From: Adam Fowler <afowler@carroll1.cc.edu>
To: tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org
Subject: Re: Books on Tomcat
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Hi all,

Sorry for not seeing this post sooner.

I was approached by Sam's publishing company to write a tomcat book. I
have sent them the proposal and they have sent it on to experts in the
field to be evaluated.

This book will hopefully be finished by the end of July. (depending on
approval speed)

It will cover everything from installation to security and basic
JSP-Servlet web development. It will also include information on tag
libraries and installing additional JARs and deploying WAR files. etc.
etc.

So don't worry, one book is on its way!

Regards,
Adam.

On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, Joel Parramore wrote:

> 
> Hello folks,
> 
> I'd be interested as well.  Doing it in conjunction with augmenting the
> existing Jakarta Tomcat/Catalina documentation might be advisable as well,
> e.g., the Jakarta Tomcat FAQ
> 
> http://jakarta.apache.org:8080/jyve-faq/Turbine/screen/MainMenu/action/SetAl
> l/screen/DisplayTopics/faq_id/12/project_id/2
> 
> as well as making use of the searchable mailing list archives
> 
> http://mikal.org/interests/java/tomcat/index.html (tomcat-user)
> 
> http://w6.metronet.com/~wjm/tomcat/ (tomcat-dev)
> 
> Perhaps having a mini-FAQ posted to the list daily or weekly would be of use
> as well, to highlight a bit the fact that there is some existing information
> regarding Tomcat (and Catalina) configuration, troubleshooting, etc.?  (Have
> to ponder that a bit, content-wise.)
> 
> Regards,
> Joel Parramore
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anne Dirkse" <aldirkse@uswest.net>
> To: <tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 7:03 PM
> Subject: Re: Books on Tomcat
> 
> 
> > Hi All --
> >
> > I'd love to join in as well. Maybe I'll finally get a chance to put that
> > English Degree to use! One section that I would love to see is
> > Troubleshooting. It seems like a lot of people have the same prolems
> > over and over, and a good book could hopefully address most of the
> > problems that people encounter. What I'd love to see is this: an intro
> > to Tomcat/ Setup Instructions that is hyperlinked to a troubleshooting
> > section. Something like:
> >
> > Run the JSP examples to be sure that you have Tomcat setup correctly.
> >
> > ---
> > sun.tools.javac.Main not found?
> > (links to...)
> > Make sure that you have your JAVA_HOME environment variable set up
> > correctly. [Further explanation]
> > ---
> >
> > I'd volunteer to start expanding upon the setup material.
> >
> > Anne
> >
> >
> > Armin Roehrl wrote:
> > >
> > > sounds good.
> > > Maybe we should collect a list of topics we're interested
> > > in.  I'd like to look at load-balancing issues.
> > > Armin.
> > >
> > > On Monday 23 April 2001 18:11, you wrote:
> > > > I'm very interested in doing this, I'm not a great writer but I have
> > > > server space we could use to put it online.  I could setup WebDAV for
> a
> > > > group of authors and we could ask for feedback as each section is
> done.
> > > >
> > > > Ed
> > > >
> > > > "Penberthy, Bill" wrote:
> > > > > Count me in.  I am not a Tomcat expert - but I writez purty good and
> am
> > > > > the ultimate test subject to see if it is "clear enough so that even
> an
> > > > > idiot can figure it out"
> > > > >
> > > > > Bill Penberthy
> > > > > Sr. Functional Architect/Idiot
> > > > > IQNavigator
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: David McCormick [mailto:DavidM@auctions.goto.com]
> > > > > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 10:44 AM
> > > > > To: 'tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org'
> > > > > Subject: RE: Books on Tomcat
> > > > >
> > > > > I've been thinking about scratching that itch myself. Somewhere on
> this
> > > > > list I read that the Tomcat developers (whoever that might mean)
> were
> > > > > already working on one, but I haven't seen anything else since then.
> I
> > > > > think it would be interesting to do it like Bruce Eckel has done
> with his
> > > > > books (http://www.bruceeckel.com), where he publishes chapters and
> gets
> > > > > immediate feedback on clarity and correctness.
> > > > >
> > > > > Count me in.
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Bryant, William [mailto:mbryant@c-cor.net]
> > > > > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 11:29 AM
> > > > > To: tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org
> > > > > Subject: RE: Books on Tomcat
> > > > >
> > > > > Hmmm...  No books that I know of, either already published or in
> > > > > progress.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm not much of an author, but this sounds like an interesting
> project.
> > > > > Anyone up for writing a book on Tomcat?  Maybe a not-for-profit,
> > > > > electronic-format-only guide to Tomcat that users could download.
> We
> > > > > could take the existing documentation (good, however maybe a little
> > > > > sparse) and add to it.
> > > > >
> > > > > I've been wanting to get into the Tomcat project for some time now.
> This
> > > > > might be the perfect opportunity.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any takers?
> > > > >
> > > > > .. Mike
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Will England [mailto:will@mylanders.com]
> > > > > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 11:04 AM
> > > > > To: tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org
> > > > > Subject: Books on Tomcat
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi!
> > > > >
> > > > > Does anyone know of any dead-tree books that document the Tomcat
> > > > > platform>
> > > > >
> > > > > I've checked O'Reilly and Amazon, with no luck.  I've found a few
> simple
> > > > > basic articles, but that is it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance!
> > > > >
> > > > > Will
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > >   "If Al Gore invented the Internet, then I invented spellcheck!"
> > > > >       Dan Quayle, quoted at the National Press Club, 8/3/1999
> > > > >                           will@mylanders.com
> > > > >   Recovery  : http://will.mylanders.com/         PCS:  316-371-FOAD
> > >
> > > --
> > > Armin
> > >
> > > -----------------------------------------------
> > > Armin Roehrl      armin@approximity.com
> > > Approximity Ltd.  http://www.approximity.com
> > > http://www.approximity.com/pgp/armin_roehrl.pgp
> >
> 
>