Web Servers

Microsoft IIS 5 Administration (Sams White Book Series)

Format: Paperback
Author: Gerry O'Brien
ReleaseDate: 07 September, 2000
Publisher: Sams
Rating:

Superficial
If you understand what the author is discussing then you don't need this book except perhaps as a reference. I have to agree with the comments concerning the superficiality of this book. If you don't understand the topic there is very little explanation that will help you. Please be aware that the author is extremely MS biased and works entirely in Front Page and VBscript. Statements like ". . . there are a plethora of hackers who are continuously trying to discredit Microsoft and its products. . . " (p148) are deplorable.

There should be jail time for these kind of writers
As a technical writer by profession I would use this book as a first draft to begin to create an understandible presentation of IIS. Yeah, great book IF you already know all this stuff. This is filled with ambiguity unless you know IT administration from way back. . . For example, the author romps through setting up a website using a wizard. Fine. But "hello!" am I supposed to know what the permissions are that I am setting up? For whom? For the website visitor or the FrontPage author, or what??? As it turned out I was locking the pages from editing by any FrontPage users. Great.

Yeah, a fine book for the inner cult. But no concept that someone might be setting up a dedicated server as a "mom and pop" ISP. I finally punted and called Microsoft. . . We finally figured out the problems and I can guarantee you it was nothing that this book could have helped with. . . The only thing worse than confusing software is ambiguous technical writing about it!.

Very disapponited
5+ rating on Amazon. I bought the book because of the 4. But this book is a complete waste of money, it lacks any in-depth stuff needed by a professional, the author does not seem to have the calibre to write something which is really beyond the obvious, all he seems to know is some VB stuff.