The Guide to Network Resource Tools
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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
Nadine Grange -
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