Is DNS and Bind 4TH Edition on CDROM?

[Cricket Liu]

Hi, Martin.

> I have, in my cosession, a new copy of DNS and Bind 4TH
> Edition.  As a computer user who is blind, this is not a total
> wash-out since I can optically scan the pages and get good
> results on everything but the important stuff such as syntax
> examples for various record types, etc.
> 
> The book uses various differing type styles to illustrate
> things which is fine for the average reader, but it garbages up
> the scan to the point of illegibility just when you need clear
> copy the most.
> 
> I thought I remember it coming with a CDROM containing a
> HTML version of the book, but I guess it was wishful thinking.
>
> Does this book exist in CDROM form, preferably in HTML
> format?


The third edition came out as part of "The Networking CD Bookshelf,"
which Pete cited.  The fourth edition hasn't come out on CD-ROM
and probably won't.  The main reason it won't is to protect copyright:
After the third came out on CD-ROM, it ended up on several web sites.

The fourth edition is available on Safari, O'Reilly's online technical
book site.  If you're interested, see safari.oreilly.com.

I feel bad that there isn't something more useful to you.  I think it'd
be great to offer an electronic copy of the book as an option when
you buy the print edition (or vice versa), but there are technological
obstacles to doing that securely.

> Thanks for any constructive suggestions.

I hope this helps.

cricket