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First and foremost, I want to thank my wife, Vonda, for bearing with me during the past few months. She accepted the reduction in our time together as well as taking on some of the tasks that I no longer had time for. She also continually inspired me when my own motivation waned. She always brings out the best in me.I also want to thank Suzanne Anthony, Kelly Green, and Deborah Craig for guiding me through this project and introducing me to the world of computer book publishing. All three of you have given me advice in areas where my technical knowledge was of no help.
Finally, I am eternally indebted to those men and women who pass on their knowledge about the Internet through Web pages, online documentation, newsgroup postings, and mailing list e-mails. It was the knowledge I gained from these resources that made this book possible.
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