MaasInfo.DocIndex = Bibliography of online tutorial and other documents useful for learning how to use many of the available InterNet (and BitNet) resources, copyright 1991,1992,1993 by Robert Elton Maas, all rights reserved. This was last edited on 1993.Apr.02. This is posted as "trivial shareware". If it's worth more than a dollar to you, please do some favor of comparable value in return. See details of "trivial shareware" in MaasInfo.TopIndex. Changes in 1992-93 -- New e-mail address rem@BTR.Com, and a bunch of documents newly included 1992.Oct & 1993.Feb Major change on 1991.Dec.17 -- Whereas previously these pointers were in one large set, now this file is divided into sections. %% General (miscellaneous) network tutorials MaasInfo.HowNet (16k) -- Brief descriptions of how to get started using various network services (mostly InterNet and BitNet) not documented well elsewhere. As of 1993.Mar.30, these include: UC Berkeley Network Information Server (InterNet name-server lookup) NIC WHOIS (keyword search for registered users hosts and domains) BitNet node-entries (BitNet hostname lookup) InterNet hostnames for BitNet hosts Merit Net Mail Sites Database Project Gutenberg (full-text public-domain books) WAIS (Wide-Area Information Service, client/server) The Extended Bulletin Board (EBB) Gopher (client/server information service) Cleveland FreeNet (nationwide-access bulletin-board system) UseNet white-pages database and e-mail daemon White Pages server (PSI) TOPIC (information service) Library of Congress catalog Keyword search of lists of interest groups Keyword search of BitNet GLOBAL list Posting UseNet news via e-mail NetFind (A kind of WHOIS/Whitepages) BitNet users only: InterNet alias for BitNet hosts BitNet users only: How to find the nearest NETSERV BitNet users only: Remote username -> human-name X.500 experimental white-pages demo MaasInfo.HowNet is posted most of the same places MaasInfo.DocIndex is. iintro.txt (<52k) -- Introduction to Internet Networking -- This is a brief, and by no means complete introduction to TCP/IP networks. It includes an introduction for users, some comparison with other types of networks, an introduction of how it works (useful to programmers and network administrators) and recent issues for network administrators. Also included is a glossary. By John M. Wobus ftp syr.edu (aka ftp.syr.edu) (128.230.1.49) networks/doc/iintro.txt Zen (171k or 187k) -- "Zen and the Art of the Internet" -- (Some sort of introduction to the Internet, but until I know which version to download to browse I won't be able to write a description to put here.) Brendan Kehoe announced this document, but hasn't said where ASCII text version is available online. To: info-server@nnsc.nsf.net request: nsfnet topic: zen-1.0.PS (PostScript version only, totally illegible here) topic: zen.readme ftp ftp.cs.widener.edu = ashley.cs.widener.edu (147.31.254.132) pub/zen/zen-1.0.tar.Z (455k compressed, getting it binary mode now, 1075200 uncompressed zen-1.0.tar, but these are NOT plain text, rather they are texi sourcefiles) whedon@netcom.com (Bill Whedon) says he has an ASCII copy, but doesn't know where it came from. ftp WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL (192.88.110.20) pd1:/ZEN10.ZIP.1 (Confirmed 71k compressed, but how do I uncompress it on Unix or Mac?? I am tracking down that info now and will uncompress and look at this file in upcoming weeks sometime.) ftp nic.funet.fi /pub/misc/gutenberg/?? (nren.txt is here, but nothing Zen) ftp world.std.com /obi/Internet/zen-1.0/zen-1.0.txt.Z -rw-r--r-- 1 102 10 78651 May 27 02:45 zen-1.0.txt.Z (Actually getting it, ... got it, decompressed:) -rw------- 1 rem 187079 Feb 27 05:38 zen-1.0.txt This is revision 1.0 of February 2, 1992. ftp ftp.biol.mcgill.ca pub/docs/* -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 171809 Nov 22 04:56 zen-1.0.txt -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 78367 Nov 22 04:57 zen-1.0.txt.Z (Actually got it, uncompressed:) -rw------- 1 rem 171809 Feb 27 05:44 zen-1.0.txt Big long preface before actual document starts: This is revision 1.0 of February 2, 1992. ** Those last two files are both ASCII versions, and both claim to be exactly the same revision, but in fact are grossly different even after the long preface from one is removed. Does anybody know which of the two is the "correct" or latest version? (Update 93.3.23 from nml@hq.LCS.MIT.EDU (Newton Loui): The first edition I got over the Internet: the compressed version is sized 190439, uncompressed 492399. It's the first edition, 1992, revision 1.0 of February 2, 1992. See how to get it:) To: nic-info@nis.merit.edu send zen.txt (I sent a query 1993.Mar.29, no response yet as of Apr.02) RFC1206.TXT (70k) -- FYI on Questions and Answers: (Feb 1991) 32p., Answers to commonly asked "New Internet user" questions. (See also its companion RFC1207 "Experienced Internet Users" questions.) ftp nic.ddn.mil (192.67.67.20) rfc/RFC1206.TXT ftp uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.5.50) RFC/1206.Z (compressed, for Unix only) ftp nic.cerf.net (134.24.99.3) cerfnet/cerfnet_info/ frequently-asked-questions-about-internet.txt ftp ftp.nisc.sri.com (192.33.33.22) rfc/rfc1206.txt Beware: An earlier version of this, RFC1177, is still available: ftp syr.edu (aka ftp.syr.edu) (128.230.1.49) networks/doc/iqa.txt NEWFAQ.NEWUSEN (33k as of 1991.Aug.01) -- Frequently asked questions, with answers, for new UseNet users -- Posted to newsgroup news.announce.newusers -- From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford), Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz). -- This document discusses some questions and topics that occur repeatedly on USENET. They frequently are submitted by new users, ... If you don't like these answers let spaf@cs.purdue.edu know. ftp pit-manager.mit.edu (18.72.1.58) pub/usenet/news.announce.newusers/ Answers_to_Frequently_Asked_Questions GUIDE1.NNEWS (90k) -- first part of "A guide to Internet/Bitnet" by Dana Noonan , June 1992 -- E-mail commands are specific to VAX/VMS?, but the rest of the explanation is generally useful. -- Contents: Introduction, System commands, E-mail, Mailing lists, Electronic journals and newsletters, Exploring the nets: tools and techniques, Internet bulletin boards, Community computing systems, Campus-wide computing systems, Commercial databases, Selected internet databases, File archives and file transfer protocol. Update 93.3.22: She says these are also archived in the nnews archive at ndsuvm1.bitnet. IP-331&E-HowAccess? (Warning 1993.Apr.02: The author insists GUIDE2 & GUIDE3 (indexes, *not* tutorials, hence listed in MaasInfo.TopIndex rather than here) and GUIDE1 listed here, are all one document and should therefore NOT be listed separately. So I guess she is requiring anybody who fetches this tutorial to also fetch GUIDE2 & GUIDE3 even if you have no use for the indexes, a waste of net bandwidth, sigh.) ftp vm1.nodak.edu NNEWS/GUIDE1.NNEWS %% General network glossaries RFC1208.TXT (44k) -- A Glossary of Networking Terms: (March 1991), by O. Jacobsen & D. Lynch. 18p. Definitions are brief. ftp nic.ddn.mil (192.67.67.20) RFC:/RFC1208.TXT ftp uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.5.50) RFC/1208 ftp ftp.nisc.sri.com (192.33.33.22) rfc/rfc1208.txt glossary-network.txt (10k) -- Glossary of Networking Terms, from csupwb.colostate.edu at Colorado State University. I looked at this and it seems pretty good at defining 31 technical networkish terms. ftp nic.cerf.net (134.24.99.3) cerfnet/cerfnet_info/glossary-network.txt networking.terms (17k) -- A glossary of terms used in telecommunication, but it's a mixture of good clear definitions and very wrong definitions (mis-information), so read with caution. ftp noc.sura.net (192.80.214.100) nic/networking.terms AI-jargon (1050k when uncompressed) -- The complete "A.I. Word" jargon file originally from MIT and Stanford etc., including the original definitions of "hacker" and "kluge" etc. ftp pit-manager.mit.edu pub/jargon/jargon296.ascii.Z (compressed for Unix) internet-acronyms.txt (1.6k) -- "internet acronyms" -- Simple expansions of 25 informal acronyms & abbreviations such as "RTFM" and "IMHO" used commonly in interest groups, by Dr. G. Paul Savage ftp sumex-aim.stanford.edu info-mac/report/internet-acronyms.txt %% Electronic mail Inter-Network Mail Guide (23k) -- How to send electronic mail from one network to another, by John J. Chew, III . For example, if you want to send mail from the Internet to someone whose CompuServe ID is '7xxxx,yyyy', you address it to '7xxxx.yyyy@compuserve.com'. ftp syr.edu (aka ftp.syr.edu) (128.230.1.49) networks/doc/ingmail.txt ftp HYDRA.UWO.CA (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/EMAIL_GUIDE.TXT ftp FTP.MsState.Edu (130.18.80.11) pub/docs/internetwork-mail-guide ftp ariel.unm.edu (129.24.8.1) library/network.guide To: LISTSERV@UNMVMA GET NETWORK GUIDE To: mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu (No such file!) send usenet/news.newusers.questions/July_1992_Inter-Network_Mail_Guide &E-IP-93.3.20 J Lee Jaap Also available by monthly subscription (contact author). MAIL.MANNERS (8K) -- The Phenomenon of FLAMING ... This is a mix of short abstracts of essays and surveys from various people, some good and some rather esoteric. I'm not sure this is worth including in my index. To: LISTSERV@BITNIC SENDME MAIL MANNERS LISTSERV.GUIDE (<96k) -- A Resource Guide to Listservers, BITNET, Internet, and Usenet -- by Dennis Viehland, University of Arizona, September 1991. Contents include: Introduction to Lists/Listservers, Advantages&Disadvantages of Electronic Mail/Lists, Types of Lists, What lists are available and how to get lists of them, and a whole bunch more. Comments about this Guide and its contents are welcome, please forward to d.viehland@massey.ac.nz (effective Oct 15, 1991). FTP hydra.uwo.ca (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/LISTSERV_GUIDE.TXT To: LISTSERV@ARIZVM1 GET LISTSERV GUIDE EMAIL_SERVICES.TXT (13k) -- Services Available via Standard E-Mail -- E-mail address and complete introductory instructions for using many different services such as archie, ftpmail, bitftp, and specific archive servers, by David DeSimone . FTP hydra.uwo.ca (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/EMAIL_SERVICES.TXT EMAIL.GUIDE (48k) -- IBM lineprinter carriage control, seems to be oriented toward astronomers, introductory tutorial, describes some networks, emphasizes incompatibilities between networks. ftp bitnic.educom.edu (192.52.179.2) ANONYMOU/EMAIL.GUIDE %% Using electronic mail to request files indirectly BITFTP.NOTEBOOK (10k) -- Notes on how to use BITFTP (service available to BITNET/NetNorth/EARN nodes ONLY), which is a way to send e-mail requesting a server to perform an FTP for you. It provides a mail interface to the FTP portion of the IBM TCP/IP product ("FAL") running on the Princeton VM system. BITFTP currently accepts requests only via RFC822-format mail, IBM NOTE-format mail, PROFS-format messages, or BITNET files with no headers at all. To: BITFTP@PUCC (or BITFTP@PUCC.Princeton.edu) HELP FTPMAIL.NOTEBOOK (3k) -- Notes on how to use FTPMAIL which is another way to send email requesting a server to perform an FTP for you (but works for UUCP and other non-BITNET hosts, providing they can send & receive Internet RFC822 e-mail). Unfortunately this file has tabs which don't display correctly on VM/CMS. To: ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com HELP FTPMAIL in Australia now has an Archie interface: To: ftpmail@cs.uow.edu.au HELP To: ftpmail@grasp1.univ-lyon1.fr HELP (may be a similar service, info from Christophe Wolfhugel "Please only European users") Batch ftp (BFTP). BFTP allows non-internet hosts to obtain files from internet hosts. The files must be freely available. To get instructions for using this service: To: info-server@sh.cs.net (No subject, the following goes in the text body:) request: info topic: help-ftp request: end Update: Every time I tried it 1991.August it returned a reply that it was down for repairs. FILESERV_HELP.TXT (<8k) -- FILESERV Help, From: FILESERV-Mgr@SHSU.edu, FILESERV is Sam Houston State University's automated file distribution service which uses electronic mail facilities to deliver files. Problems, questions, suggestions, and comments about FILESERV service on this system should be directed to File-Mgr@SHSU.BITNET. To: FILESERV@SHSU (or FILESERV@SHSU.edu) HELP FILELIST.PACKAGES_ON_FILESERV (<8k) -- Listing of Packages Available from FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET To: FILESERV@SHSU (or FILESERV@SHSU.edu) SENDME FILELIST ODIN.SERV (ElseNet serv) -- This is the help file for the mailserver located on pilot.njin.net, by Jon Granrose -- Also other stuff stuck in this notebook of mine. To: odin@pilot.njin.net Subject: listserv-request (Don't omit this or a human will get mad at you!) HELP NIH-FTP-HELP (8k) -- NIH maintains an FTP service with optional delivery via email server. Any user or agency can create a directory and make material available. GAO and the Bureau of Labor Statistics have made some of their reports available. (Incorrect info above from Roger Fajman indirectly via the "Computist" by Ken Laws.) Update 1993.Mar.30 from Roger Fajman : The facility of creating directories is available ONLY to registered users of CU. ftp cu.nih.gov ?? (Doesn't work for me, I get: 426 Data set name is over 44 bytes) To: server@cu.nih.gov (Bitnet: server@nihcu) help %% How to get information Tutorial about getting information FTP: pit-manager.mit.edu (18.72.1.58) pub/usenet/ news.announce.newusers/How_to_Get_Information_about_Networks HOSTINFO NOTES (26k) -- Obtaining Host and Address Information -- Tutorial on using various resources on BitNet Internet etc. to obtain information about hosts and users, by Ron Ray, Network Services Group, Homewood Academic Computing, Johns Hopkins University. To: LISTSERV@JHUVM GET HOSTINFO NOTES rfc1400.txt (13k) -- Details of the new WHOIS service (see also MaasInfo.HowNet for non-detailed how-to-use instructions). ftp nic.ddn.mil /rfc/rfc1400.txt ftp ftp.rs.internic.net /policy/rfc1400.txt EMAIL_ADDRESSES.TXT (<16k) -- finding-addresses -- "How to find people's E-mail addresses" -- List of techniques for finding somebody's e-mail address given the name, by Jonathan I. Kamens . Includes instructions for using the new UseNet white-pages directory service. Posted to newsgroups comp.mail.misc soc.net-people news.newusers.questions news.answers. Warning, this file contains tabs which don't have the intended effect on some systems such as VM/CMS. FTP hydra.uwo.ca (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/email_address.txt METANETS.NEWUSEN -- How to get information about the National Science Foundation (NSF) Internet, by spaf@cs.purdue.EDU, posted to news.admin, news.announce.newusers (But unfortunately this isn't archived on PIT-MANAGER.MIT.EDU.) This document tells how to obtain documents from the FTP site at SH.CS.NET and from the servers at nnsc.nsf.net and sh.cs.net, send email to nnsc@nnsc.nsf.net for additional information. ftp SH.CS.NET (192.31.103.3, 128.89.0.92) nsfnet/* (Which file is it?) %% How to use 'archie' (file-finding database service) MaasInfo.Archie (10k) -- How to use 'archie' for finding the FTP site where a file resides if you know its name. This includes a sample session transcript occupying about 2/3 of the file so actually the documentation is quite brief. This may be the fastest way to get started using Archie. MaasInfo.Archie is posted most of the same places this MaasInfo.DocIndex is posted. archie.man.txt (26k) -- ASCII text file equivalent to Unix man pages, by R. P. C. Rodgers, UCSF School of Pharmacy, San Francisco, California 94143 , Nelson H. F. Beebe , and Alan Emtage. (Info from peterd@expresso.cc.mcgill.ca) -- In same format as archie.manual below, but seems to be a completely different version, for example here it says "The archie system allows the user to query a database containing a list of software which is available on hosts connected to the Internet network.", don't know which is more recent/correct. ftp quiche.cs.mcgill.ca (132.206.2.3 or 132.206.51.1) archie/doc/archie.man.txt ftp archie.ans.net pub/archie/doc/archie.man.txt.Z archie.manual (29k) -- Unix 'man'-style introduction to accessing 'archie' file-finder service interactively or via email. -- Unix 'man'-style documentation for 'archie', an Internet archive server listing service. The archie database subsystem maintains a list of about 600 Internet ftp(1) archive sites. (Only UNIX sites are included in the database at present.) Manual page by R. P. C. Rodgers, UCSF School of Pharmacy, San Francisco, California 94143 . -- In same format as archie.man.txt above, but seems to be a completely different version, for example here it says "The archie system is a program which can query a database maintained by the Computer Science Department of McGill University. The database contains a list of software which is available by means of anonymous ftp(1) to hosts connected to the Internet network.", don't know which is more recent/correct. ftp noc.sura.net (192.80.214.100) nic/archie.manual (Has extra garbage character at top of file and one paragraph of e-mail addresses etc. for Richard Lee Holbert at very bottom, but otherwise is IDENTICAL to a file called ARCHIE.TXT that I got from quiche.cs.mcgill.ca last year but which is no longer online.) archie.man.nroff (24k) -- Sourcefile for the Unix 'nroff' program. (Info from peterd@expresso.bunyip.com) ftp archie.ans.net pub/archie/doc/archie.man.nroff (12k compressed) whatis.archie (9k) -- Introduction / description of Archie (Info from peterd@expresso.bunyip.com), by (Peter Deutsch & Alan Emtage & Bill Heelan) = ftp archie.ans.net pub/archie/doc/whatis.archie.Z (4.7k compressed) %% Archives of general network-help interest groups PACS-L.FILELIST -- This file lists the files that are stored on LISTSERV associated with the PACS-L@UHUPVM1 interest group. This list deals with Public-Access Computer Systems, mostly at public&university libraries, but includes lots of information about InterNet and BitNet. To: LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 INDEX PACS-L (This archive can also be searched at the individual message level using Database Search. See SEARCH.DOC or LISTDB.MEMO for how.) INFONETS.FILELIST -- This file lists the files that are stored on LISTSERV associated with INFONETS@BITNIC which is a sub-feeder from INFO-NETS@Think.Com (all postings should be to INFO-NETS@Think.Com) and holds the monthly archives since mid-1988. I believe this is also linked to the Usenet newsgroup info.nets. This interest group is for general discussion of the nets and resolution of difficult problems. To: LISTSERV@BITNIC INDEX INFONETS (This archive can also be searched via Database Search, see LISTDB.MEMO) HELP-NET.FILELIST -- This file lists the files that are stored on LISTSERV associated with the HELP-NET@TEMPLEVM interest group. This interest group is primarily a referral service to other interest groups and sources of information, especially for novice network users. The files contain several tutorials about how to use various net facilities. To: LISTSERV@TEMPLEVM INDEX HELP-NET (This archive can also be searched via Database Search, see LISTDB.MEMO) %% BITNET-specific BITNET.USERHELP (82k) -- Tutorial on using BitNet. From The BITNET Services Library. This document has been written for new users of BITNET services. A quick perusal of the text here should familiarize you with the basic concepts behind BITNET and how to communicate with people through it. A longer look will show you the many types of information services available in the network and explain how to access them. Christopher Condon, at address BITLIB@YALEVM A companion file to this is BITNET SERVERS. At end there is a list of other useful BitNet beginner documents. To: NETSERV@BITNIC (or LISTSERV@MARIST LISTSERV@CMUCCVMA NETSERV@MARIST) GET BITNET USERHELP BITNET.INFO (<8k) -- File 1 - What is BITNET/CREN -- From the Bitnet/Internet Resource File Library, an introductory tutorial on how to use BitNet and CREN. To: LISTSERV@TEMPLEVM GET BITNET INFO SEARCH.DOC (<8k) -- How to Search the PACS-L Message Database -- A brief tutorial on how to search the PACS-L message database and retrieve information. By Charles W. Bailey, Jr. (See also LISTDB.MEMO which is more complete documentation for BitNet databases in general.) ftp HYDRA.UWO.CA (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/PACSL_DBMS.TXT To: LISTSERV@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU (BitNet: LISTSERV@UHUPVM1) GET SEARCH DOC F=MAIL LISTDB.MEMO (<96k) -- Full documentation for database search feature that all LISTSERVs have. -- Revised LISTSERV: Database Functions -- Document number: U01-012-0 (September 3rd, 1988) -- Author: Eric Thomas To: LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 (or any other LISTSERV) INFO DATABASE Additional information from power@stan.mit.edu: DATABASE may be the default for all archived BitNet lists. To find out all the databases that some particular LISTSERV has: To: LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 (The host you want to know about, not UHUPVM1.) DATABASE LIST NETSERV.REFCARD (12k) -- Summary of NETSERV Commands -- This file has IBM-lineprinter-style carriage control in column 1. To: NETSERV@UCBCMSA (To avoid complaints, use the server nearest you) HELP NETSERV.HELPFILE (75k) -- Full documentation for NETSERV, including UDS (User Directory Service) which is a service available from anywhere but which allows entries from ONLY Bitnet users, old and not being updated (Info from pflynn@curia.ucc.ie (Peter Flynn), not yet verified). To: NETSERV@BITNIC (To avoid complaints, use the server nearest you) GET NETSERV HELPFILE NICBBS STATUS (<8k) -- Intro to NICBBS and Its Current Status -- This is similar to LISTSERV except that arbitrary network users can set up their own mailing lists without special permission. By Jeff Linder with help from Andy Robinson. (Update 1993.Apr.02: Jeff's e-mail address no longer works and I haven't been able to find a working address. Anybody know how to contact him??) To: LISTSERV@TEMPLEVM GET NICBBS STATUS %% InterNet-specific iip.txt (<92k) -- Introduction To The Internet Protocols -- This is an introduction to the internet networking protocols (TCP/IP). It includes a summary of the facilities available and brief descriptions of the major protocols in the family. Author: Charles Hedrick, 1987. ftp syr.edu (aka ftp.syr.edu) (128.230.1.49) networks/doc/iip.txt whatis.internet (<12k) -- what is internet? (as opposed to bitnet) -- By Paul Jones Doesn't explain the underlying protocols of each net, but does describe the three elderly canonical functions of the internet (e-mail, telnet, and ftp) so that folks who are new to the net (usually coming from bitnet) can use them. Warning, contains TAB characters which are incompatible on VM/CMS and some other systems. (Update from author just before this went to "press": Major improvements in this document since I summarized it here. I'll post an update after I find time to review the new version.) ftp samba.oit.unc.edu (128.109.157.30) pub/docs/whatis.internet MaasInfo.NNTP (14k) -- How to browse UseNet newsgroups if you don't have software for handling newsgroups automatically but you do have TELNET on the InterNet. MaasInfo.NNTP is posted most of the same places this MaasInfo.DocIndex is. RFC977.TXT (53k) -- Full specification of NNTP protocol, for anyone who wants to go beyond MaasInfo.NNTP, for example writing a client program for NNTP or manually posting articles to UseNet. For posting you'll also need RFC850. For online locations, see pointers to other RFCs in this document and in MaasInfo.TopIndex. RFC850.TXT (43k) -- Full specification of NetNews message format, although somewhat out of date (some of the fields specificied are no longer in use, so compare with actual messages you see on the net to be sure you know current practice). You'll need to read this if you want to post articles from InterNet to UseNet using NNTP, manually or by writing your own software. For online locations, see pointers to other RFCs in this document and in MaasInfo.TopIndex. FTP.PRIMER (8k) -- File Transfer Protocol - Basic Primer -- Created and maintained by Jeff Linder (Update 1993.Apr.02: Jeff's e-mail address no longer works and I haven't been able to find a working address. Anybody know how to contact him??) To: LISTSERV@TEMPLEVM GET FTP PRIMER FTP_HOW_TO.TXT (<8k) -- Guide to FTP -- Introductory tutorial, by Brian O'Neill. FTP hydra.uwo.ca (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/FTP_HOW_TO.TXT FTP_HELP.TXT (6.7k) -- Using "anonymous ftp" to get files from other Internet machines by Mark Moraes, University of Toronto. Slanted towards UNIX machines, but a useful guide to beginners. ftp HYDRA.UWO.CA (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/FTP_HELP.TXT &... Requested 92.A.09 via ftpmail (Gotcha 93.3.06) FTP_GUIDE.TXT (7.7k) -- Odin's Questions and Answer's to using FTP. ftp HYDRA.UWO.CA (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/FTP_GUIDE.TXT &... Requested 92.A.09 via ftpmail (Gotcha 93.3.06) BINARIES_FTP.TXT (<8k) -- GETTING BINARIES VIA FTP -- Introductory tutorial on using FTP, but mis-named since it says almost nothing specifically about binaries, by Brian O'Neill. FTP hydra.uwo.ca (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/BINARIES_FTP.TXT (<8k) libcat-guide (96k) -- Library Catalogs on the Internet: Strategies for Selection and Use -- Tutorial on how to use the InterNet for accessing online catalogs, and other library-related info. Describes use of TELNET and problems connecting between IBM and non-IBM systems. Includes a bibliography and a glossary of network jargon. Send comments or suggestions to Laine Farley . ftp DLA.UCOP.EDU (128.48.108.25) pub/internet/libcat-guide ftp ftp.unt.edu (129.120.1.4) library/libcat-guide ftp csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (134.115.4.1) pub/library/libcat.gde ftp HYDRA.UWO.CA (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/LIBCAT.TXT NUG.DOC -- DDN New User Guide (Feb. 1991) -- A 'how to' guide to the DDN for network users. (Note this is strictly addressed to users of MilNet, not the general InterNet community, and has lots of stuff specific to MilNet such as TACs, but has some other stuff of more general interest.) Includes network tools such as e-mail and file transfer. One person says he saw an older version, appx. 1985, and "It sucks and is just a bad intro to the Internet." But it does have some possibly useful information such as how to use specific mail programs such as on Unix. ftp nic.ddn.mil (192.67.67.20) NETINFO:/NUG.DOC.22 (The 22 is the version number, which may change.) %% Special (unusual) services hswp.txt (<8k) -- help for white pages -- Tells how to use the white pages, a distributed, automated directory of electronic-mail addresses. Mostly oriented towards Unix users. Author: John Wobus, but obsolete and no longer maintained, author doesn't want complaints, so please send all errata & questions to rem@BTR.Com instead. ftp syr.edu (aka ftp.syr.edu) (128.230.1.49) networks/doc/hswp.txt GUEST JANET PAD SERVICE USERGUIDE -- The Guest JANET PAD service is intended for users with access to the Internet who wish to connect to JANET for screen based services (i.e. telnet/tn3270). -- Basically all you need to do is telnet to sun.nsf.ac.uk and login with the username "janet" (this must be in lower-case). No password is required. You are then prompted for a JANET hostname. To: info-server@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk (No subject line, following in text body:) Request: janetpad Topic: userguide Comserve is an electronic information service for professionals and students interested in the study of human communication. If you have any questions about the service, send a note to Support@Rpitsvm (Bitnet) or Support@Vm.Its.Rpi.Edu (Internet). To: Comserve@RPITSVM (Bitnet) or Comserve@Vm.Its.Rpi.Edu (Internet) HELP EASI Electronic Document Service -- Annotated list of documents available by anonymous FTP: ftp UM.CC.UMICH.EDU (35.1.1.43) easi/librarylist DRAFT_Gopher_FYI_RFC.txt (31k) -- "F.Y.I on the Internet Gopher Protocol" by F. Anklesaria, M. McCahill, P. Lindner , D. Johnson, D. Torrey -- Internet Gopher protocol is designed primarily to act as a distributed document delivery system -- Description and protocol spec. ftp boombox.micro.umn.edu pub/gopher/gopher_protocol/ DRAFT_Gopher_FYI_RFC.txt protocol.txt (Earlier version of same document, ignore it) %% Generally useful reference information World Factbook (nearly 2 megabytes) -- Info about all the nations of the world, by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). (Also searchable on some of the InterNet-accessible information services so you don't have to fetch the whole file as here.) ftp mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.201.12) etext/world11.txt FILECOMP.TXT -- Chart of data-compression programs on various systems, including some that work compatibly (if you can somehow move the file around in binary mode) on more than one system (but with different names on different systems). This can help diagnose extensions such as .Z and .sit you may see for the first time when downloading from anonymous FTP hosts. Formerly maintained by Mike Jones (e-mail account now gone), now maintained by David Lemson . ftp ftp.cso.uiuc.edu = ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.5.59) doc/pcnet/compression ISO.3166 (17k) -- List of ISO country codes, used in such places as InterNet toplevel domain names and BitNet country codes in node records. ftp cism.univ-lyon1.fr (134.214.100.1) internet/iso_country_codes.txt ftp ftp.nisc.sri.com (192.33.33.22) netinfo/country_codes.txt To: listserv@bitnic get country codes (Info from JFW1@ib.rl.ac.uk (Jonathan Wheeler), not yet verified:) To: NETSERV@IB.RL.AC.UK (NETSERV@UKACRL) GET COUNTRY ISOCODES DOMAIN.NAMES (32k) -- List of toplevel domains and their meanings. ftp bitnic.educom.edu (192.52.179.2) LISTSERV.200/DOMAIN.NAMES (more white) ftp utarlvm1.uta.edu (129.107.1.6) ANONYMOU/DOMAIN.NAMES (less whitespace) top-level-domains (14k) -- For each country (nation), one line containing: ISO3166 country code, name of country, list of network connectivity available in that country -- compiled by Olivier M.J. Crepin-Leblond , posted to comp.mail.misc comp.mail.uucp news.newusers.questions alt.answers news.answers ftp pit-manager.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/top-level-domains.Z %% Special formatted indexes or documents (not plain ASCII files) Generally I list only ASCII files in this index of documents, but one non-ASCII file of special merit is in this section: % Macintosh format NET-DOC.HQX -- from jeff@picasso.ocis.temple.edu, V5057U@VM.Temple.Edu, (Bitnet: V5057U@TEMPLEVM) (Update 1993.Apr.02: None of those e-mail addresses currently work), version 0.1b of the NetDoc Project. This is a stand-alone DocMaker document that will eventually cover many topics of Network interest, now: Q&A about Bitnet ..., Lots of details about VM/CMS and XEDIT ..., Info about LISTSERVs ..., File Transfer Protocol - A Basic Primer, Network-Related Mailing Lists, Machine Specific Mailing Lists, THE BITFTP server at Princeton University ... More additions are planned, including Introduction to VAX/VMS mail, and UNIX, elm mailers, readnews, ... ftp sumex-aim.stanford.edu (36.44.0.6) info-mac/misc/net-doc-10.hqx (See next line for specifics after unBinHexing.) Document Package APPL Dk@P 84142 91/05/20 03:34:44 91/05/20 03:34:59 (It ran ok on my Macintosh Plus, System 6.0.3) "This package is produced and distributed under the charity-ware system. If you like it, and find it useful, please donate at least $5 to your favorite charitable organization." (Not sure if that applies to Macintosh application or text or both.) (Question to the author, if I can find his e-mail address: Does the person who created the MaasInfo files totally without any funding, while he goes deeper and deeper into debt due to 1.5 years of unemployment, qualify as a charity?) %% Not in the above categories FILE_TRANSFERS.TXT (<28k) -- A SHORT GUIDE TO NETWORKING AND FILE TRANSMISSION -- Introduces incompatibilities between ASCII and EBCDIC, tells how to diagnose and overcome problems when moving files over the InterNet and between PC and mainframe using Kermit, using UUENCODE to pass binary files over text-only communications. By Erich Neuwirth. FTP hydra.uwo.ca (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/FILE_TRANSFERS.TXT NetNews-CD (10k) -- Info about a commercial service available, most of the Usenet newsgroups collected on CD-ROMs for $39/month. Info from David Clunie via habs@inesc.inesc.pt Says there are 3000 newsgroups, but actually there are over 5100 now (1993.Mar-Apr). CD-ROMs are generated as they fill up, about every 18 days, plus best of year extra. $350/year in 1992. Contains phone number for ordering, e-mail addresses, postal addresses, list of hierarchies included (main, misc., US regional, int'l regional), list of sub-hierarchies specifically excluded. ftp ftp.uu.net /vendor/sterling/NetNews-CD global_net/* -- GNET: an Archive and Electronic Journal GNET is an archive/journal for documents pertaining to the effort to bring the net to lesser-developed nations and the poorer parts of developed nations. ftp dhvx20.csudh.edu (155.135.1.1) global_net/* (138 files as of 93.Mar.20) The.Internet.Companion (167k) -- Via "The Online BookStore" (OBS) (Comments, inquiries, etc. welcome: Send to obs@world.std.com.) -- The Internet Companion: A Beginner's Guide to Global Networking by Tracy LaQuey with Jeanne C. Ryer (Direct comments and questions about the book to: internet-companion@world.std.com) -- Info from bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein) "Chapter 3 of The Internet Companion" -- General info & history of Internet, e-mail & interest groups, (not yet included: finding & copying info, how to get on the net). ftp world.std.com /OBS/The.Internet.Companion/ Chapter3.no-controls (68k: Pp.31-57 only, missing last half of chapter) The.Internet.Companion.no-controls (167k: Start to page 57 only) See the README and COPYRIGHT files in that directory. %% Urgent appeal from the author: I've been unemployed since 1991.Sep.01, except for 2.5 weeks 1992.Sep, and have gotten deep in debt keeping my family of four in an apartment, but soon my credit may run out and we'll lose the apartment and be forced to live in the streets, which would be a terrible hardship on my children (ages 3.0 and 1.2). If you can, please help me find some employment or some other source of income before it's too late. %% End of MaasInfo.DocIndex