The February 1998 issue of Linux Journal (#46) will be printed 29 December 1997 and will be mailed from the printers in Post Falls, Idaho on 07 January 1998. TABLE OF CONTENTS LINUX JOURNAL February 1998 _________________________________________________________________ Features * PostgreSQL--The Linux of Databases by Rolf Herzog A close look at the PostgreSQL database. * The Qddb Database Suite by Gilbert J. Benson and Eric H. Herrin, II An introduction to the Qddb database. * Beagle SQL, A Client/Server Database for Linux by Rob Klein An introduction to Beagle SQL. * Portable Database Management with /rdb by Ed Petron Web server analysis logs and mailing list management made easy. News & Articles * Linux Network Programming, Part 1: BSD Sockets by Ivan Griffin and John Nelson * Linux Helps Bring Titanic to Life by Daryll Strauss and Wook * The Quick Start Guide to the GIMP, Part Four by Michael Hammel * A Partner's Survival Guide by Telsa Gwynne * Tokyo Linux Users Group Grows Up by Craig Oda WWWsmith * Web Counting with mSQL and Apache by Randy Jay Yarger * Linux Works for Me and You by Maan Bsat * At the Forge: Attaching Files to Forms by Reuven Lerner Reviews * Personal Empress Database by David Weis * S.u.S.E. V5.0 by Stuart Green * The Essential Perl Books by Eric Raymond Columns * Letters to the Editor * From the Editor: Databases * From the Publisher: Needed: Linux Banking Software * Stop the Presses: COMDEX '97 by Carlie Fairchild * Linux Apprentice: Setting Up E-mail by Jonathon Walther * Take Command: ISPELL: Spelling Checker by Marjorie Richardson * Linux Means Business: United Railway Signal Group, Inc. by Lester Hightower and Hank Leininger * New Products + ENVI 3.0, Research Systems + Xbase for Linux, StarTech + Empress Hypermedia V2.10, Empress Software + SCREADER, Jos Lemmens + ascp0.8.2, Elumaze Nwanua + FontScope, CurveSoft + Pure Java JDBC Driver, Solid Information Technology Ltd. + QMASTER Batch & Output Management, QMASTER Software Solutions Inc. + Babylon, SpellCaster Telecommunications Inc. + Corel Video Network Computer, Corel Computer Corp. + W3Control Filter, W3Control Inc. Directories & References * Advertisers Index _________________________________________________________________ Linux Journal is carried by some newsstands (including all Computer Literacy stores) and is delivered to newsstands by a newsstand distributor. If you know a place that sells magazines that you feel should stock LJ, send e-mail to dist@ssc.com or have them call SSC at 206-782-7733. Getting LJ on newsstands is one of the best ways we can show the non-Internet crowd that Linux is for real. Subscriptions are: US$22/year U.S. US$27/year Canada US$37/year Foreign US$39/2 years U.S. US$49/2 years Canada US$59/2 years Foreign Linux Journal P.O. Box 85867 Seattle, WA 98145-1867 Fax: +1 206-782-7191 Tel: +1 888-66-LINUX E-mail: subs@ssc.com URL: http://www.ssc.com/lj/ Our public key (for encrypting your credit card number) is available by fingering info@ssc.com. Subscriptions begin with the *upcoming* issue. Back issues are available (except for Issues #1, #3, #4, #5, #7, #30 and #44, we're out) for $6 each, or $8 each non-North American airmail. ***Note: All funds should be in U.S. dollars*** Other questions/comments can be sent to: linux@ssc.com