The Guide to Network Resource Tools

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This HTML version is based on version 3.0 of the document (ISBN 2-910286-05-3).

Versions 2.0 and 1.0 of this document have been printed and are referenced as:

Version 2.0: ISBN 2-910286-03-7

Version 1.0: ISBN 2-910286-01-0

Contents

Preface to the Third Edition

Introduction

Part 1: EXPLORING THE NETWORK

GOPHER

What is GOPHER

Who can use GOPHER

How to get to GOPHER

Local clients

Remote clients

GopherMail

Using GOPHER

Using GOPHERMAIL

VERONICA

Learning more about GOPHER

WORLD-WIDE WEB

What is WORLD-WIDE WEB

Who can use WORLD-WIDE WEB

How to get to WORLD-WIDE WEB

Local clients

Remote clients

E-mail access

Using WORLD-WIDE WEB

The line mode browser

Other interfaces

Examples

Learning more about WORLD-WIDE WEB

Part 2: SEARCHING DATABASES

WAIS

What is WAIS

Who can use WAIS

How to get to WAIS

Using WAIS

E-mail access

Examples

Learning more about WAIS

Part 3: FINDING NETWORK RESOURCES

ARCHIE

What is ARCHIE

Who can use ARCHIE

How to get to ARCHIE

Using ARCHIE

Using a local client

Archie client command and parameters

Using Telnet

Using electronic mail

Examples

Learning more about ARCHIE

HYTELNET

What is HYTELNET

Who can use HYTELNET

How to get to HYTELNET

Using HYTELNET

Local system

Examples

Learning more about HYTELNET

Part 4: FINDING PEOPLE AND COMPUTERS

WHOIS

What is WHOIS

Who can use WHOIS

How to get to WHOIS

Using WHOIS

Using a local client

Using Telnet

Using electronic mail

Examples

Learning more about WHOIS

X.500

What is X.500

Who can use X.500

How to get to X.500

Using X.500

Using a local client

Using Telnet or X.25

Using electronic mail

Examples

Learning more about X.500

NETFIND

What is NETFIND

Who can use NETFIND

How to get to NETFIND

Using NETFIND

Local access

Remote access

Examples

Learning more about NETFIND

Part 5: GETTING FILES

TRICKLE

What is TRICKLE

Who can use TRICKLE

How to get to TRICKLE

Using TRICKLE

Examples

Learning more about TRICKLE

BITFTP

What is BITFTP

Who can use BITFTP

How to get to BITFTP

Using BITFTP

Examples

Learning more about BITFTP

Part 6: NETWORKED INTEREST GROUPS

LISTSERV

What is LISTSERV

Who can use LISTSERV

How to get to LISTSERV

Using LISTSERV

Commands for Lists

Commands for Files

LISTSERV Database Functions

Commands for Information

Examples

Learning more about LISTSERV

USENET (NETNEWS)

What is USENET

Who can use USENET

How to get to USENET

Using USENET

Examples

Learning more about USENET

Part 7: OTHER TOOLS OF INTEREST

NETSERV

What is NETSERV

How to get to NETSERV

Learning more about NETSERV

MAILBASE

What is MAILBASE

How to get to MAILBASE

Learning more about MAILBASE

FTPMAIL

What is FTPMAIL

How to get to FTPMAIL

Learning more about FTPMAIL

PROSPERO

What is PROSPERO

How to get to PROSPERO

Learning more about PROSPERO

IRC

What is IRC

How to get to IRC

Learning more about IRC

RELAY

What is RELAY

How to get to RELAY

Learning more about RELAY

Appendix A: Freely available networking software

Gopher clients

World-Wide Web clients

WAIS clients

Usenet - news reader software

Appendix B: Online information

General references

References for individual tools

Gopher

World-Wide Web

WAIS

Archie

WHOIS

X.500

Netfind

TRICKLE

FTP

BITFTP

LISTSERV

Usenet

Hytelnet

NETSERV

Mailbase

Prospero

IRC

RELAY

Ftpmail

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Nadine Grange - Last update: 27 March 1995 - Feedback