We're collecting a list of websites that legal aid techies find invaluable in their work.  This list will seed a link library on our new website -- but I've decided not to wait for the new site to start collecting links. 

If you have a suggestion, you can submit it in one of three ways:

• Comment below (requires LSNTAP.org login)
  
• Email eva AT LSNTAP.ORG 
  
• Delicious users can tag their favorite websites with one of the following tags:
  

  lstech_general	lstech_mail	lstech_OS
  lstech_security	lstech_network	lstech_code

  
  
  

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General Sites 

• Ars Technica: A veteran, decade old tech news site - news, reviews, analysis and advice - with a vital online community.
  
  
  
• Slashdot: A technology news website owned by SourceForge, Inc, which features user-submitted and editor-evaluated current affairs news. Each story on the site has an Internet forum-style comments section attached.
  
  
  
• The Register: Sci/Tech News for the World: Somewhat satirical British tech news site.
  
  
  
• MARC: Mailing list Archive: This site is a database of mailing list messages from ~ 2500 technically-oriented listservs which are viewable and browsable by list, thread, author, or searchable via a full-text search engine.  The project's scope includes BSD, Apache, Databases, Development, GUI,  Haskell, Information Security, Java, KDE Project, Linux, Linux Distributions, Microsoft Windows, Misc, Mobiles, Mozilla, Multimedia, Network/Infrastructure, OLPC, OpenSSL, Other Platforms, Perl, PHP, Productivity, Python, Samba, Software Packaging, Unix flavors, WWW. 
  
  
  
• Experts Exchange: A subscription site that offers peer advice in Microsoft, Apple, internet, gaming, digital living, virus and spyware, hardware, software, ITPro and developer.
  
  
  
• CNET’s Webware: Provides a lot of information on Web 2.0 applications including audio and video, cloud computing, social networks and groups, and web design tools. It's a good site to learn about the latest in Web 2.0 technologies.
  

Email:

• exim Internet Mailer: Home page for the exim mail transfer agent, which is used on Unix based systems.
  
  
  
• Microsoft Exchange Server Tech Center: Microsoft's TechNet library page for Exchange.
  
  
• sendmail.org: News, support, documentation and tips for sendmail.
  
  
• The Postfix Home Page: News, support, documentation and tips for sendmail's rival.
  
  
• Ralf Hildebrandt's Postfix Shrine: Rules, rants and sample config tweaks.
  
  
  
• SARE - SpamAssassin Rules Emporium: Rules collection for SpamAssassin.
  
  
• SenderBase® The IronPort Security Network: Email and web traffic monitoring network - good for tracking security threats.
  

Security:

• Internet Health Report - Where did the bandwidth go?
  
  
  
• MARC: Mailing list Archives: This site is a database of mailing list messages from ~ 2500 technically-oriented listservs which are viewable and browsable by list, thread, author, or searchable via a full-text search engine.  The project's scope includes BSD, Apache, Databases, Development, GUI,  Haskell, Information Security, Java, KDE Project, Linux, Linux Distributions, Microsoft Windows, Misc, Mobiles, Mozilla, Multimedia, Network/Infrastructure, OLPC, OpenSSL, Other Platforms, Perl, PHP, Productivity, Python, Samba, Software Packaging, Unix flavors, WWW. 
  
  
  
• National Vulnerability Database:  NVD is the U.S. government repository of standards based vulnerability management data. This data enables automation of vulnerability management, security measurement, and compliance. NVD includes databases of security checklists, security related software flaws, misconfigurations, product names, and impact metrics.
  
  
  
• North American Network Operators' Group (NANOG): They pronounce themselves  "an educational and operational forum for the coordination and dissemination of technical information related to backbone/enterprise networking technologies and operational practices."
  
  
  
• North American Network Operators' Group (NANOG) Archive: NANOG's mailing list archive.
  
  
  
• NSA's Security Configuration Guides:  NSA develops and distributes configuration guidance for a wide variety of software, both open source and proprietary.
  
  
  
• SAGE: The USENIX SIG for Sysadmins: Systems Administration Special Interest Group - ethics, toolkits, conferences, mailings lists.
  
  
  
• SANS Institute: Develops, maintains, and makes available at no cost, the largest collection of research documents about various aspects of information security, and it operates the Internet's early warning system - Internet Storm Center.
  
  
  
• Schneier on Security: A blog covering security and security technology, characterized by one of our members as "the bestest security blog out there." 
  
  
• SenderBase® The IronPort Security Network: Email and web traffic monitoring network - good for tracking security threats.
  
  
• AV-Comparitives: Independent comparatives of Anti-Virus software.

Networking:

•  High Scalability - how to build a box that can
  survive a Slashdotting.
  
  
  
• Internet Health Report - Where'd the bandwidth go?
  
  
  
• MARC: Mailing list Archives: This site is a database of mailing list messages from ~ 2500 technically-oriented listservs which are viewable and browsable by list, thread, author, or searchable via a full-text search engine.  The project's scope includes BSD, Apache, Databases, Development, GUI,  Haskell, Information Security, Java, KDE Project, Linux, Linux Distributions, Microsoft Windows, Misc, Mobiles, Mozilla, Multimedia, Network/Infrastructure, OLPC, OpenSSL, Other Platforms, Perl, PHP, Productivity, Python, Samba, Software Packaging, Unix flavors, WWW. 
  
  
  
• North American Network Operators' Group (NANOG): They pronounce themselves  "an educational and operational forum for the coordination and dissemination of technical information related to backbone/enterprise networking technologies and operational practices."
  
  
  
• North American Network Operators' Group (NANOG) Archive: NANOG's mailing list archive.
  
  
  
• SAGE: The USENIX SIG for Sysadmins: Systems Administration Special Interest Group - ethics, toolkits, conferences, mailings lists.
  
  
  
• SANS Institute: Develops, maintains, and makes available at no cost, the largest collection of research documents about various aspects of information security, and it operates the Internet's early warning system - Internet Storm Center.

Open Source:

• SourceForge.net: Open Source Software:  International technology community hub for information exchange, open source software distribution and services, and goods for geeks.
  
  
  
• HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials: Community submitted user-friendly Linux tutorials about almost every topic.
  

Coding:

• DocForge Programming Wiki: An open wiki for programmers  which aims to be central repository for information helpful to those who create software.
  
  
  
• W3Schools Online Web Tutorials: Comprehensive, free tutorials about building web sites.