Linux / MS Windows Shared Environments HOWTO

Greg Lindahl

           
        

Revision History
Revision 0.012003-01-30Revised by: gbl
Initial attempt

This HOWTO is for anyone stuck in a Microsoft Windows infrastructure who wants to run Linux, or anyone stuck in a Linux infrastructure who has to run Microsoft Windows. Every Linux company has at least one of the latter.


Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. Rationale
1.2. Audience
1.3. Linux and Unix
1.4. Contributions and Corrections
1.5. Copyright Information
1.6. Disclaimer
1.7. New Versions
1.8. Credits
2. Email
2.1. Playing Nice with Linux Email Recipients
2.2. Linux Mail Clients Attaching to Windows Mail Servers
2.3. Windows Clients
2.4. Setting up SSL for your linux server pop/imap/smtp service
2.5. Mail-specific Backup Issues
3. Calendering
4. Printing
4.1. MS Windows Clients In A Linux Environment
4.2. Linux Clients in a MS Windows Environment
5. Making PDFs
5.1. Making PDFs in Linux
5.2. Making PDFs in MS Windows
6. Virtual Private Networks
7. Windows Authentication Services
8. File Sharing
8.1. MS Windows Clients In A Linux Environment
8.2. Linux Clients In A MS Windows Environment
9. MS Office Compatible Software
10. Using X Windows from within MS Windows
11. Backups and Disaster Recovery