The Internet Guide for New Users

This Easy-to-follow Guide Gives You All The Information And Instructions You Need To Join, Understand, And Use The World's Largest Network - The Internet. Perfect For New Users Who May Never Have Logged On To A Computer Or Network Before, The Guide Explains How The Internet Works And How It Compares To Other Networks Like American On-line, Compuserve, Delphi, Genie, And Mci Mail. You'll Learn How To Use Basic Internet Facilities Such As Remote Login (telnet), File Transfer (ftp), E-mail, Usenet - The Bbs Of The Internet--plus The Essentials Of Internet Naming And Addressing, And Intergrating With Unix; Find Out What Resources And Services Are Available - Including Point-and-shoot Internet; Navigation Tools Such As Archie, Gopher, Hytelnet, Wais, And Worldwideweb - That Make Using The Internet Easier Than Ever; Tap Into On-line Database And Information Services; Obtain Additional Information From Books, Articles, Newsletters, Trade Shows, Etc.; Become A Responsible User By Understanding Netiquette (internet Manners), Appropriate Usage, Security, And Other Important Issues; Use Smiley-faces Like :- ) In Your E-mail; And Much More. The Internet Guide For New Users Offers Practical, How-to Help For New Internet Users As Well As For Experienced Users/administrators And Mis Managers Who Want To Learn More About The Valuable Resources The Internet Can Provide.--jacket. Ramping Up, Getting Started -- Internet History And Technology: A Brief Introduction -- Internet On A Dollar A Day: How To Get A User Account And Plug In -- Internet Naming And Addressing -- Enough Unix To Survive As An Internet User -- Electronic Mail, Usenet, Remote Login, And File Transfer: The Four Basic Internet Food Groups -- Electronic Mail: How To Exchange Messages With Other Internet Users And Other Exciting Things You Can Do -- Usenet: The Bulletin Board Of The Internet -- Remote Login With Telnet -- Transfering Files With Ftp -- Navigating The Internet -- Internet Dashboard: Navigating The Internet Rapids -- Gopher, Archie, Wais, And Others: Meet The Navigators -- Help, Problems, Security, And Other Aspects Of Being An Internet Citizen -- Being An Internet Citizen -- Help! -- Commercial Services, Archives, Communities, And Miscellany -- Communities Of Interest: A Look At Who's Using The Internet -- Commercial And Other Information Services On The Internet: Databases, Libraries, And Other Info-mongers -- Anonymous-ftp And Other Archives On The Internet: Gigabytes For The Taking. (cont) Electronic Mailing Lists: How To Join, Read, And Participate In Them -- Bitnet: Another Network Worth Knowing About -- And Away You Go: Tips, Toys, And Suggestions -- Third-party Tcp/ip Software For Your Computer -- Common Editors On Unix Systems And How To Exit Them -- Internic Access Information -- Free! A Simple Internet Front-end Unix Shellscript -- Internet-related Organizations Worth Knowing About. Daniel P. Dern. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 535-537) And Index.