"Denver Prophit" <denverp@cox.nospam.net> wrote in message news:<hEsTc.8389$xs.7930@okepread02>...
> I have found MANY docs via google on how to setup ACID for snort. What I
> need know is a HOWTO to use it effetively. Please provide books, URL's if
> you know of any.

Google:
linux snort howto
Results 1 - 50 of about 25,400 for linux snort howto. (0.35 seconds)
and:
http://www.snort.org/docs/

IDS -- be it snort or any other -- depends on what you want to do with
it, what will meet your needs, and how much time you're willing to put
into it.

IDS is roughly (IMO) 50% software/setup and 50% art ;-)