|------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Internet Tools Summary |=============================================================================== #AUTHOR: John December (decemj@rpi.edu) #DATE: 11 Mar 94; Release 1.45 #COPYRIGHT: 1994 by John December (decemj@rpi.edu). You may use this document for any personal or educational purpose. For-profit distribution requires my permission. #DISCLAIMER: Provided ``as is'' without expressed or implied warranty. |PURPOSE: to list tools available on the Internet that are used for network |information retrieval (NIR), Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC), or other |services. This is not meant to be a strict categorization or an exhaustive |list, rather a reference catalog. I welcome comments and suggestions. |AUDIENCE: those getting started in understanding what you can do on the |Internet in NIR and CMC; for experienced users, it collects and summarizes |sources of information. |ASSUMPTION: you have access to and know how to use finger, ftp, gopher, |http, telnet, email, World Wide Web, or Usenet newsgroups. |REFERENCES: The references which are listed at the end of this document |provide very useful guides to these tools. |ACTION: The Action notation that I had described in earlier versions |of this document is in the internet-tools.tax file. |NOTES: |1. Respect your access privileges to these tools. |2. This information changes; additions/comments welcome. |3. For demo purposes, I have used Unix commands; certainly Unix is not the only operating system required for these tools and forums. Apologies to those who don't have Unix. |4. On the classification (NIR v. CMC): some tools could be used for either, such as telnet and email. I've placed them in what I feel are "principle use" categories, e.g., telnet is used mostly for NIR, and email is commonly used for CMC (although both have applications in the other category). |5. Many of these tools have applicability off the Internet. Usenet, for example, is not confined to the Internet, and Internet email (and thus LISTSERV files) can be exchanged with communication systems off the Internet (BITNET, fidonet, commercial services.) So this list is not Internet (only) tools, but tools that can be used on the Internet. |CONTENTS |Section -0- HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT |Section -1- Network Information Retrieval (NIR) TOOLS |Section -2- Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) FORUMS |Section -3- REFERENCES |Section -4- PROTOCOLS/STANDARDS |Section -5- DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS |EXTENDED TABLE OF CONTENTS | * Section -0- HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT | * Section -1- NETWORK INFORMATION RETRIEVAL (NIR) TOOLS | o Utilities | - Finger | - Netfind | - Nslookup | - Ping | - WHOIS | - X.500 | o Tools | - Archie | - Astra | - Essence | - File Service Protocol (Fsp) | - File Transfer Protocol (FTP) | - Jughead | - Knowbot | - Maltshop | - Netserv | - Soft Pages | - Telnet | - Veronica | o Systems | - Alex | - Gopher | - Moo Gopher | - Prospero | - Wide Area Information Server (WAIS) | - World Wide Web (WWW) | o Interfaces | - Biomix | - Chimera | - Cello | - Compass | - Emacs World Wide Web Browser | - Fred | - GN | - Hyper-G | - Hytelnet | - Mosaic for X/DOS/Mac | - Lynx | * Section -2- COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION (CMC) FORUMS | o Interpersonal | - Email | - Talk | o Group | - Haven | - Listproc | - LISTSERV | - Majordomo | - Moo | - Multiple-User Dialogue (MUD) | - Procmail | o Mass | - Interactive Webbing (IW) | - Internet Relay Chat (IRC) | - Internet Talk Radio (ITR) | - Mbone | - Usenet | * Section -3- PROTOCOLS/STANDARDS | o INTERNET PROTOCOLS/SERVERS | o OTHER STANDARDS/PROTOCOLS | * Section -4- REFERENCES | * Section -5- DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS |------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Section -0- HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT |=============================================================================== |This document is formatted for >80 columns, with the first column identifying the information on each line. |This format allows you to use scripts to filter this information. |See the readme file for information on different formats for this document. |The first character in a column tells what information is on that line. | # precedes document labels. | | precedes comments. | > precedes paper-based information. | * precedes Section titles | o precedes Subsection titles | - precedes Sub-subsection titles | |All network-accessible items (not preceded by one of the above symbols) are of the form: | ITEM_NAME: ACCESS_METHOD PARAMETERS | |Names that are too wide for their columns are continued in the next row. | | ITEM_NAME = a short name describing the information or service. | ACCESS_METHOD = one of {email, finger, ftp, gopher, http, phone, telnet, unix, Usenet news, wais}. | PARAMETERS = further access information depending on ACCESS_METHOD: | ACCESS_METHOD PARAMETERS | ------------- ----------------------------------------------------- | email address "letter-body" | finger address port# | ftp host path-to-directory/file-name | gopher host | http host path-to-directory/file-name | news newsgroup-name | phone phone# | telnet host port# `login-name' | unix command | wais host path | ------------- ----------------------------------------------------- |If any of the parameters are not on the line, they are not needed. |All ftp access uses login-name `anonymous,' unless stated otherwise. |------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |USEFUL Unix Scripts to filter this document: |------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Takes out all comments, and paper-based information: | egrep -v "^\||^>" filename | |Takes out all comments, paper, subsections, sub-subsections: | egrep -v "^\||^>|^o|^-" filename | |Takes out all comments, paper, sections, subsections, sub-subsections |and makes an alpha list: | egrep -v "^\||^>|^\*|^o|^-" filename | sort -u | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |INFORMATION ABOUT UPDATES OF THIS DOCUMENT: |------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Internet-tools: ftp ftp.rpi.edu pub/communications/internet-tools.readme |------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Internet-tools Use: ftp ftp.rpi.edu pub/communications/internet-tools.use Internet-tools Taxonomy: ftp ftp.rpi.edu pub/communications/internet-tools.tax |------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Section -1- NETWORK INFORMATION RETRIEVAL (NIR) TOOLS |=============================================================================== o Utilities - Finger |Definition: Finger retrieves information about user registered on a host computer. Finger description: unix man finger Finger demo: finger decemj@rpi.edu Finger Protocol: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc1288.txt Finger via email: mail b.liddicott@ic.ac.uk Subject: "#finger USER@HOST.DOMAIN" Finger via gopher: gopher rpi.edu 0decemj 79 Finger via telnet: telnet rpi.edu 79 Finger via WWW: http cs.indiana.edu finger/gateway?USER FingerInfo: ftp csd4.csd.uwm.edu pub/fingerinfo Logfinger: finger logfinger@twinbrook.cis.uab.edu - Netfind |Definition: Netfind is a research prototype that provides a simple Internet `white pages' user directory. Netfind description: ftp ftp.cs.colorado.edu pub/cs/distribs/netfind/README Netfind paper: ftp ftp.cs.colorado.edu pub/cs/techreports/schwartz/ASCII/Netfind.Gathering.txt.Z Netfind source: ftp ftp.cs.colorado.edu cs/distribs/netfind/ Netfind via http: http alpha.acast.nova.edu netfind.html Netfind via telnet: telnet mudhoney.micro.umn.edu `netfind' Netfind via email: mail listserv@brownvm.brown.edu "get netfind help" - Nslookup |Definition: Nslookup is an interactive program to query Internet domain name servers (gives IP address). Nslookup man page: unix man nslookup Nslookup command: unix nslookup domain-name - Ping |Definition: Ping requests echo from network host; see if remote host is up. Ping definition: ftp uxc.cso.uiuc.edu utils/ping/README Ping via email: mail b.liddicott@ic.ac.uk Subject: "#ping HOST@DOMAIN" Ping demo: unix /usr/etc/ping -s uwm.edu - WHOIS |Definition: WHOIS provides info on registered network names. Whois description: ftp gopher.ucdavis.edu pub/IETF/WNILS/Discussion.Paper Whois specs: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc0954.txt Whois Servers List: ftp sipb.mit.edu pub/whois/whois-servers.list Whois via email: mail service@nic.ddn.mil Subject: whois HOST.DOMAIN Whois via gopher: gopher phantom.bsu.edu 4320 Whois via telnet: telnet rs.internic.net Whois via Unix: unix whois "string" - X.500 |Definition: X.500 (OSI Directory Service) provides globally distributed directory service. X.500 Definition: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc1308.txt X.500 Implement: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/fyi/fyi_11.txt X.500 via telnet: telnet rs.internic.net X.500 via gopher: gopher barbarian.rs.itd.umich.edu 7777 o Tools - Archie |Definition: Archie locates files at anonymous FTP sites by filename search. Archie description: ftp archie.ans.net pub/archie/doc/whatis.archie Archie manual page: ftp archie.ans.net pub/archie/doc/archie.man.txt Archie via telnet: telnet archie.ans.net `archie' Archie via WWW: http web.nexor.co.uk archie.html Archie via Unix: unix archie -s STRING Archie via email: mail archie@archie.unl.edu "help" - Astra |Definition: Astra retrieve documents from databases. Astra Help: mail astradb@icnucevm.bitnet "help" Astra documentation: mail astradb@icnucevm.bitnet "GET META DOCUMENT" - Essence |Definition: Essence is a resource discovery system using indexes. Essence description: ftp ftp.cs.colorado.edu pub/cs/distribs/essence/README Essence document: ftp ftp.cs.colorado.edu pub/cs/distribs/essence/Essence.txt.Z - File Service Protocol (Fsp) |Definition: Fsp is a conectionaless protocol for transferring files. FSP FAQ: ftp ftp.germany.eu.net pub/network/inet/fsp/FAQ FSP INFO: ftp ftp.germany.eu.net pub/network/inet/fsp/INFO FSP Sites: mail charro@ee.ualberta.ca Subject: fsp list "help" FSP software: ftp ftp.germany.eu.net pub/network/inet/fsp/ - File Transfer Protocol (FTP) |Definition: FTP retrieves or puts copies of files at remote FTP sites. FTP how to: ftp ftp.sura.net pub/nic/network.service.guides/how.to.ftp.guide FTP: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc0959.txt FTP FAQ: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet-by-group/news.answers/ftp-list/faq FTP Interface: http hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu ftp-interface.html FTP via Unix: unix ftp FTP via email: mail ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com "help" FTP via telnet: telnet grind.isca.uiowa.edu File Compression: ftp ftp.cso.uiuc.edu doc/pcnet/compression FTP setup: ftp cert.org pub/tech_tips/anonymous_ftp - Jughead |Definition: Jughead gets menu information from gopher servers. Jughead description: ftp boombox.micro.umn.edu pub/gopher/Unix/GopherTools/jughead/jughead.ReadMe Jughead Search: gopher liberty.uc.wlu.edu 3002 - Knowbot |Definition: Knowbot provides a uniform interface to heterogeneous remote directory services. Knowbot via telnet: telnet info.cnri.reston.va.us 185 - Maltshop |Definition: builds a veronica-access menu on your local gopher server. Maltshop script: ftp veronica.scs.unr.edu veronica-code/ - Netserv |Definition: Netserv is a server for access to data files and programs of general interest. Netserv: mail netserv@frmop11.bitnet "get netserv helpfile" - Soft Pages |Definition: Soft Pages aids in retrieval of documents, software, and other resources from servers. Soft Pages documentation: ftp ftp.tohoku.ac.jp pub/spp Project description: ftp cs.ucl.ac.uk osi-ds/osi-ds-39-00.txt - Telnet |Definition: Telnet allows a user to login to a remote computer to use applications. Telnet how: ftp ftp.sura.net pub/nic/network.service.guides/how.to.telnet.guide Telnet tips: http kufacts.cc.ukans.edu hytelnet_html/TELNET.html TELNET: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc0959.txt Telnet demo: telnet downwind.sprl.umich.edu 3000 Telnet search: gopher liberty.uc.wlu.edu 7 3004 - Veronica |Definition: Veronica locates titles of Gopher items by keyword search. Veronica definition: ftp veronica.scs.unr.edu veronica/veronica-faq Veronica FAQ: ftp veronica.scs.unr.edu veronica-docs/veronica-faq Veronica Queries: ftp veronica.scs.unr.edu veronica-docs/how-to-query-veronica Gopher/Veronica documentation: ftp ftp.cso.uiuc.edu doc/net/uiucnet/vol6no1.txt Veronica via gopher: gopher veronica.scs.unr.edu o Systems - Alex |Definition: Alex provides transparent read of remote files at anonymous FTP sites. Alex description: ftp alex.sp.cs.cmu.edu usr0/anon/doc/NIR.Tool Alex Web Page: ftp alex.sp.cs.cmu.edu usr0/anon/www/alex.html Alex document: ftp alex.sp.cs.cmu.edu usr0/anon/doc/intro.ps - Gopher |Definition: Gopher locates and retrieves resources using a graph of menus. Gopher guide: ftp boombox.micro.umn.edu pub/gopher/docs/GopherGuide_Jun15b.txt Gopher demo: gopher gopher.micro.umn.edu Gopher via telnet: telnet consultant.micro.umn.edu `gopher' Gopher via email: mail gophermail@ncc.go.jp "help" Gopher source: ftp boombox.micro.umn.edu pub/gopher/00README Gopher documentation: ftp pit-manager.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/gopher-faq Gopher/Veronica documentation: ftp ftp.cso.uiuc.edu doc/net/uiucnet/vol6no1.txt Gopher Newsgroup: news comp.infosystems.gopher - Moo Gopher |Definition: Moo Gopher is a MUD-based gopher interface. Moo Gopher blurb: ftp mailbase.ac.uk pub/lists/unite/files/jays_house.txt Moo Gopher via telnet: telnet jh.ccs.neu.edu 1709 - Prospero |Definition: Prospero provides user-centered view of remote files. Prospero document: ftp prospero.isi.edu pub/prospero/doc/prospero-user-manual.tex.Z Prospero documentation: ftp prospero.isi.edu pub/prospero/doc/README-prospero-documents - Wide Area Information Server (WAIS) |Definition: WAIS retrieves resources by searching indexes of databases. WAIS description: ftp quake.think.com wais/doc/overview.txt WAIS: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/docs/about-the-net/libsoft/wais.txt WAIS document: ftp quake.think.com wais/doc/wais-corp.txt WAIS documentation: ftp quake.think.com wais/doc/ WAIS information at UWO: ftp julian.uwo.ca doc/wais/ WAIS, Free: ftp ftp.cnidr.org pub/NIDR.tools/freeWAIS-0.1/README WAIS via telnet: telnet quake.think.com WAIS via telnet: telnet wais.com `wais' WAIS via WWW: http www.ncsa.uiuc.edu SDG/Software/Mosaic/Interfaces/wais/wais-interface.html WAIS newsgroup: news comp.infosystems.wais WAIS clients: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/wais/clients/ freeWAIS: ftp ls6-www.informatik.uni-dortmund.de pub/wais/ WAISGATE: http server.wais.com directory-of-servers.html - World Wide Web (WWW) |Definition: WWW retrieves resources by hyptertext browser of databases. WWW definition: http info.cern.ch hypertext/WWW/LineMode/Defaults/default.html WWW ftp archive: ftp info.cern.ch pub/www/doc/ WWW guide: http www.hcc.hawaii.edu guide/www.guide.html WWW Info: http www.bsdi.com server/doc/web-info.html WWW General Info: http golgi.harvard.edu www.html WWW 94: http www1.cern.ch/WWW94/Welcome.html WWW Research: http tdsrv1.ul.ie Research/WWW/www-research.html WWW Book: ftp emx.cc.utexas.edu pub/mnt/source/services/www/doc/the_www_book.tex WWW Growth: http www.mit.edu 8001 WWW Bib: http info.cern.ch hypertext/WWW/Bibliography.html 80 WWW faqs/guides: http cui_www.unige.ch OSG/FAQ/www.html WWW FAQ/gnat: http www.vuw.ac.nz non-local/gnat/www-faq.html WWW FAQ/Boutell: ftp siva.cshl.org /~boutell/www_faq.html WWW Kit: http www.geom.umn.edu docs/W3Kit/W3Kit.html WWW Tools: http info.cern.ch hypertext/WWW/Tools/Overview.html WWW MOMspider: http www.ics.uci.edu WebSoft/MOMspider/ WWW Clients: http info.cern.ch hypertext/WWW/Clients.html WWW software: http info.cern.ch hypertext/WWW/Status.html WWW Sites: http cui_www.unige.ch OSG/Oscar/sites.html WWW Getstats: http www.eit.com software/getstats/getstats.html WWW Stats: http www.ics.uci.edu WebSoft/wwwstat/ WWW Usage Meter: http siva.cshl.org wusage.html WWW via telnet/email: http hypertext/WWW/FAQ/Bootstrap.html WWW via telnet: telnet info.cern.ch WWW via email: mail listserv@info.cern.ch "www URL" WAISGATE: http server.wais.com directory-of-servers.html WWW Newsgroup: news comp.infosystems.www o Interfaces - Biomix |Definition: Biomix presents network resources as locations on screen maps. |Note: Not known to be operational Biomix description: ftp mailbase.ac.uk pub/lists/unite/files/biomix.txt - Chimera |Definition: Chimera is a HTTP, FTP, Gopher client with an X/Athena interface. Chimera source: ftp ftp.cs.unlv.edu pub/chimera/ Chimera Home Page: http www.unlv.edu chimera/index.html - Cello |Definition: Cello is a DOS-based Internet browser incorporating WWW, Gopher, FTP, Telnet, News. Cello source: ftp ftp.law.cornell.edu pub/LII/Cello/ - Compass |Definition: Compass is a system for Internet access to resources and tools for CERFnet subscribers; Compass description: ftp mailbase.ac.uk pub/lists/unite/files/compass.txt - Emacs World Wide Web Browser Emacs WWW: http cs.indiana.edu elisp/w3/docs.html Emacs WWW source: ftp cs.indiana.edu pub/elisp/w3/ - Fred |Definition: Fred is an interface to the OSI X.500 white pages directory service. Fred: telnet wp.psi.net `fred' - GN |Defintion: a multi-protocol (gopher0, http/1.0) interface GN Description: ftp ftp.acns.nwu.edu pub/gn/README GN Source: ftp ftp.acns.nwu.edu pub/gn/ - Hyper-G |Definition: Hyper-G is a large-scale, multi-user distributed hypermedia information system. Hyper-G via WWW: http iicm.tu-graz.ac.at ROOT 80 - Hytelnet |Definition: Hytelnet provides Internet access info by hypertext (on network or TSR for DOS). Hytelnet description: ftp ftp.usask.ca pub/hytelnet/README Hytelnet via WWW: http www.cc.ukans.edu hytelnet_html/START.TXT.html Hytelnet via telnet: telnet info.ccit.arizona.edu `hytelnet' Hytelnet search: gopher liberty.uc.wlu.edu 3004 - Mosaic for X/DOS/Mac |Definition: Mosiac is a client for network distributed hypermedia information and discovery. Mosaic home page: http www.ncsa.uiuc.edu SDG/Software/Mosaic/NCSAMosaicHome.html Mosaic FAQ: http www.ncsa.uiuc.edu SDG/Software/Mosaic/Docs/mosaic-faq.html Mosaic: ftp ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu Mosaic/README.Mosaic Mosaic paper: ftp ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu Mosaic/mosaic-papers/mosaic.ps.Z Mosaic article: http www.ugcs.caltech.edu ~kluster/markoff.html Amiga Mosaic: http insti.physics.sunysb.edu AMosaic/home.html Mosaic: unix mosaic - Lynx |Definition: an ASCII terminal browser for the World Wide Web. Lynx info: ftp ftp2.cc.ukans.edu pub/lynx/ Lynx Web info: http www.cc.ukans.edu about_lynx/www_start.html |------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Section -2- COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION (CMC) FORUMS |=============================================================================== o Interpersonal - Email |Definition: Email allows a user to send message(s) to another user (or many users via mailing lists). Email How: ftp ftp.sura.net pub/nic/network.service.guides/how.to.email.guide SMTP: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc0821.txt Email 101: ftp mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu etext/etext93/email025.txt Finding Email addresses: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/docs/about-the-net/libsoft/email_address.txt College Email addresses: ftp pit-manager.mit.edu pub/usenet/soc.college/ InterNetwork Mail: ftp csd4.csd.uwm.edu pub/internetwork-mail-guide Email info: ftp ftp.uu.net networking/mail/ Email echo: mail b.liddicott@ic.ac.uk Subject: "#echo" Email demo: unix mail user@host.domain POPmail: ftp boombox.micro.umn.edu pub/POPmail/ - Talk |Definition: Talk provides real-time interactive text with another user. Talk man page: unix man talk Talk demo: unix talk user@host.domain o Group - Haven |Definition: A Haven is a network chat program that allows many people to talk to each other at once. Haven info: ftp kidd.vet.purdue.edu pub/haven/ Haven newsgroup: news alt.internet.talk.haven - Listproc |Defintion: Listproc is a system that automates mailing lists and archives. Listproc info: mail listproc@stormking.com "help listproc" Anastasios Kotsikonas: mail tasos@cs.bu.edu - LISTSERV |Definition: LISTSERV is mailing-list server for group communication. LISTSERV definition: mail listserv@uacsc2.albany.edu "send listserv memo" LISTSERV tips: mail listserv@bitnic.bitnet "get listserv tips" LISTSERV searching: mail listserv@ulkyvm.bitnet "get database search" LISTSERV managing: mail listserv@uhupvm1.uh.edu "get kovacs prv2n1" LISTSERV tips: mail listserv@bitnic.bitnet "get listserv tips" LISTSERV guide: mail listserv@earncc.bitnet "get lsvguide memo" PAML: http www.ii.uib.no ~magnus/paml.html Search LISTSERV: http alpha.acast.nova.edu cgi-bin/lists Search LISTSERV WAIS: wais munin.ub2.lu.se 210 Search LISTSERV gopher: gopher dewey.lib.ncsu.edu 11/library/disciplines/library/listgopher 70 Dartmouth Merged SIGL: ftp dartcms1.dartmouth.edu siglists/ Electronic Conferences: ftp ksuvxa.kent.edu library/ Search Academic Conferences: wais munin.ub2.lu.se academic_email_conf 210 - Majordomo |Definition: Majordomo is a mailing list manager. Majordomo: mail Majordomo@GreatCircle.COM "help" Brent Chapman: mail brent@greatcircle.com Majordomo Problems: mail Majordomo-Owner@mv.mv.com - Moo |Definition: A Moo is an object-oriented Multiple User Dialogue (MUD). MediaMoo: telnet purple-crayon.media.mit.edu 8888 Diversity University: telnet erau.db.erau.edu 8888 Moo on a Web: http jh.ccs.neu.edu 7043 Moo info: gopher actlab.rtf.utexas.edu - Multiple-User Dialogue (MUD) |Definition: MUDs are real-time interaction usually for social role-playing. |Note: Variants include MUCK, MUSH, MUSE, MOO. MUD FAQ: ftp ftp.math.okstate.edu pub/muds/misc/mud-faq/ MUD Lists: ftp caisr2.caisr.cwru.edu pub/mud/ MUD WWW Page: http math.okstate.edu mud.html 8001 MUDS: http ftp.ccs.neu.edu pub/mud/www/muds.html MUD types: http csugrad.cs.vt.edu soc/mud_types.html MUD info: gopher actlab.rtf.utexas.edu MUD research: gopher actlab.rtf.utexas.edu MUDWHO via WWW: http math.okstate.edu mudwho.html 8001 MUD/Lysators: http www.lysator.liu.se nobw/mud/main.html 7500 MUD Announcements: news rec.games.mud.announce MUD Administration: news rec.games.mud.admin MUD Miscellaneous: news rec.games.mud.misc MUD Tiny: news rec.games.mud.tiny MUD Diku: news rec.games.mud.diku - Procmail |Definition: Procmail is a mail manager--create mail-servers, mailing lists, sort your incoming mail. Procmail source: ftp ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de pub/packages/procmail/ Procmail mailinglist: mail procmail-request@informatik.rwth-aachen.de o Mass - Interactive Webbing (IW) |Definition: Interactive Webbing gives people a common space for network distributed multimedia writing. Free For All: http south.ncsa.uiuc.edu Free.html 8241 BBS Home Page: http indian.irsa.jrc.it BBS/home.html - Internet Relay Chat (IRC) |Definition: IRC provides real-time, many-many text discussion divided into channels. IRC definition: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc1459.txt IRC Info/Larsson: http eru.dd.chalmers.se home/f88jl/Irc/ircdocs.html IRC FAQ: ftp cs.bu.edu irc/support/alt-irc-faq IRC guide: ftp dorm.rutgers.edu pub/Internet.documents/irc.basic.guide IRC documentation: ftp cs.bu.edu irc/support/IRCprimer1.1.txt IRC Web Page: http www.kei.com irc.html IRC via telnet: telnet sci.dixie.edu 6677 IRC connections: http alpha.acast.nova.edu irc/connect.html IRC via Unix: unix irc IRC newsgroup: news alt.irc IRC ircii: news alt.irc.ircii IRC lamers: news alt.irc.lamers IRC recovery: news alt.irc.recovery IRC undernet: news alt.irc.undernet - Internet Talk Radio (ITR) |Definition: ITR is an audio multicast on the Internet. ITR introduction: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/talk-radio/ITRintro.readme ITR FAQ: mail info@radio.com ITR Web: http www.ncsa.uiuc.edu radio/radio.html Internet Talk Radio sites: mail sites@radio.com ITR FAQ: ftp rftm.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/internet-talk-radio/ ITR Newsgroup: news alt.internet.talk-radio - Mbone |Definition: Mbone is a live audio and video multicast virtual network on top of Internet. Mbone FAQ (text): ftp venera.isi.edu mbone/faq.txt Mbone FAQ Web: http www.research.att.com mbone-faq.html Mbone Tools: http www.eit.com techinfo/mbone/mbone.html - Usenet |Definition: USENET provides asynchronous text discussion on many topics separated into newsgroups. USENET description: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/what-is-usenet/ USENET FAQs: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.announce.newusers/ USENET documentation: ftp wuarchive.wustl.edu doc/misc/acn/acn4-5.txt.Z NNTP: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc0977.txt Usenet Lists: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.groups/ Search Usenet WAIS: wais munin.ub2.lu.se 210 Usenet filter: http woodstock.stanford.edu 2000 Usenet filter: mail netnews@db.stanford.edu "help" Beginners group: news news.announce.newusers Usenet addicts: news alt.usenet.addict Usenet humor discussion: news alt.humor.best-of-usenet.d Usenet humor: news alt.humor.best-of-usenet Usenet culture: news alt.culture.usenet Usenet recovery: news alt.usenet.recovery Usenet reader: unix rn newsgroup-name Usenet guide: http ocf.berkeley.edu pub/trnint-3.3.html Usenet post via email: mail hierarchy-group-name@cs.utexas.edu Subject: Your Subject "Your Contents" Usenet via WWW: http info.cern.ch hypertext/DataSources/News/Groups/Overview.html Usenet via gopher: finger lesikar@tigger.stcloud.msus.edu Usenet via telnet: telnet sol.ctr.columbia.edu 119 Usenet periodics: finger nichol@stavanger.sgp.slb.com Usenet posters: mail mail-server@rtfm.MIT.EDU "send usenet-addresses/FIRST LAST" |------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Section -3- PROTOCOLS/STANDARDS |=============================================================================== o INTERNET PROTOCOLS/SERVERS IP: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc0791.txt Internet Standards: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/std/INDEX.std Kerberos: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/comp.protocols.kerberos/ NFS: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/comp.protocols.nfs/ PPP: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/comp.protocols.ppp/ PPP FAQ: http cs.uni-bonn.de ppp/faq.html SLIP: ftp vtucs.cc.vt.edu filebox/nyman/whatslip.txt SNMP: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/comp.protocols.snmp/ SOCKS: ftp ftp.nec.com pub/security/socks.cstc/What_Is_SOCKS.CSTC TCP: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc0793.txt TCP-IP FAQ: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/comp.protocols.tcp-ip/ Winsock: ftp nebula.lib.vt.edu pub/windows/winsock/wtcpip03.asc o OTHER STANDARDS/PROTOCOLS ACC: ftp research.att.com dist/anoncc/accinet.ps.Z Telecom stds: ftp rftm.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/standards-faq ISO Protocols: news comp.protocols.iso ISO FAQ: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/comp.protocols.iso/ OSI: ftp rftm.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/osi-protocols URL guide: http www.ncsa.uiuc.edu demoweb/url-primer.html URL syntax: http info.cern.ch hypertext/WWW/Addressing/URL/5_BNF.html Z39.50 W3 Page: http www.vtls.com market/z39/z39page.html |------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Section -4- REFERENCES |=============================================================================== Internet Tools EARN: ftp ns.ripe.net earn/earn-resource-tool-guide.txt Internet Tools NIR: ftp mailbase.ac.uk pub/lists/nir/files/nir.status.report Internet Systems UNITE: ftp mailbase.ac.uk pub/lists/unite/files/systems-list.txt Net Mgt Tools: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/fyi/fyi_02.txt PC Communications: http www.rtd.com pcnfsfaq/faq.html |------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Section -5- DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS |=============================================================================== |Internet-tools :describes Internet tools project and other formats of the information |Internet-tools Use :some tips and instructions on using this file |Internet-tools Taxonomy :some notes toward a taxonomy of Internet tools |Finger description :Unix manual page for finger |Finger demo :find out about user decemj@rpi.edu |Finger Protocol :The Finger User Information Protocol, by D. Zimmerman |Finger via gopher :gopher to HOST, port 79, path 0USER-ID |Finger via telnet :access finger via telnet HOST=host on which USER is located, then type USER |Finger via WWW :access finger information on USER via World Wide Web |FingerInfo :a script to get information via finger, by Scott Yanoff |Logfinger :A Program to Log a Fingerer |Netfind description :a way to find someone on the Internet |Netfind via telnet :using telnet to find someone on the Internet |Netfind via email :use email to find someone on the Internet |Nslookup man page :Unix man page |Nslookup command :command to find out about comand-name |Ping definition :description of Ping and its use |Ping demo :check to see if host uwm.edu is up and roundtrip time |Whois description :describes whois |Whois specs :NICNAME/WHOIS |Whois Servers List :List of Internet whois servers, by Matt Power |Whois via telnet :at the prompt, enter whois host-name |Whois via Unix :the Unix command for whois, where `string' is the organization/person name or Internet domain name |X.500 Definition :rfc specifying X.500 |X.500 via telnet :at the prompt, enter X500whois host-name |Archie description :archie - An Electronic Directory Service for the Internet, by Deutsch, Emtage, and Heelan |Archie manual page :reference manual page for archie |Archie via telnet :a telnet demo of archie |Archie via WWW :Hypertext Archie Servers |Archie via Unix :Unix command line for hosts with installed archie client, search for STRING |Archie via email :use archie via email |Astra Help :the help file for Astra |Astra documentation :Astra User Guide |Essence description :The distribution includes the following files and directories |Essence document :Essence -- A Resource Discovery System Based on Semantic File Indexing |FTP how to :A guide to using ftp |FTP :File Transfer Protocol |FTP FAQ :Anonymous FTP Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) List |FTP Interface :look at ftp site lists |FTP via Unix :Unix command for ftp, once in, type help |FTP via email :get files at anonymous ftp sites via email. |FTP via telnet :site at Univ of IA |File Compression :File compression, archiving, and text<->binary formats, by David Lemson |Jughead description :description of current status, by Rhett `Jonzy' Jones |Knowbot via telnet :use a knowbot service via telnet; at the prompt, type `help' |Netserv :a server for access to data files and programs of general interest |Project description :Soft Pages Project, by Johannsen and Mansfield |Telnet how :a guide to using telnet |TELNET :Telnet Protocol |Telnet demo :check the weather |Telnet search :find telnet connections based on keyword search |Veronica definition :frequently asked questions and answers about veronica |Veronica via gopher :Search ALL of Gopherspace using veronica |Alex description :NIR (Networked Information Retrieval) description of Alex |Alex Web Page :Alex FTP Filesystem |Gopher guide :Internet Gopher User's Guide, ed. Paul Linder |Gopher demo :a session demonstrating gopher at Univ of Minnesota |Gopher via email :use a gopher via email |Gopher source :description of gopher client sources |Moo Gopher blurb :a short description of Moo gopher |Prospero document :Prospero user's manual, by Neuman and Augart |Prospero documentation :description of prospero documentation available |WAIS description :an overview of WAIS |WAIS :A Sketch of An Overview, by Jeff Kallem |WAIS, Free :a UNIX based, freely available information server. |WAIS clients :client to WAIS in different interfaces (X) |WAISGATE :WAIS <-> WWW gateway |WWW definition :home page for WWW |WWW ftp archive :retrieves resources by hyptertext browser of databases |WWW guide :Entering the WWW--A Guide to Cyberspace by Kevin Hughes |WWW 94 :First International Conference on the World-Wide Web May 25-26-27 1994, CERN, Geneva (Switzerland) |WWW Research :links to documents on W3 research |WWW Book :a book describing the World Wide Web project |WWW Bib :Bibliography for the World Wide Web |WWW faqs/guides :a list by Oscar Nierstrasz |WWW FAQ/gnat :gnat's World Wide Web Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Lists |WWW FAQ/Boutell :FAQ on WWW (World Wide Web Frequently Asked Questions), by Thomas Boutell |WWW Kit :a system for building interactive graphical applications for the World Wide Web |WWW Tools :Tools for WWW providers |WWW MOMspider :A World-Wide Web Robot for Multi-Owner Maintenance |WWW Clients :a list of programs to allow you to access the WWW from your own computer |WWW software :list of products related to WWW |WWW Getstats :a versatile World-Wide Web server log analyzer. It takes the log file from your CERN, NCSA, Plexus, GN, or UNIX Gopher server and spits back all sorts of statistics |WWW Stats :collect usage statistics and output a log summary in HTML forma |WWW Usage Meter :collects information about usage of a WWW site, by Thomas Boutell |WWW via telnet/email :list of sites |WWW via telnet :using WWW via telnet |WWW via email :obtain a web file (e.g., http) via email; URL = Uniform resource locator |WAISGATE :WAIS <-> WWW gateway |Biomix description :BIOMIX current status, by Marcus Pattloch |Chimera Home Page :a HTTP, FTP, Gopher client with X/Athena interface, by John Kilburg |Cello source :source code |Compass description :Internet Compass-your network guide, CERFnet offers new service for easier Internetting |Emacs WWW :an Emacs subsystem that allows the user to browse the World Wide Web |Fred :Performance Systems International White Pages Pilot Project |Hyper-G via WWW :Hyper-G gateway at Graz Univ. of Technology |Hytelnet description :Peter Scott's Hypertext database of publicly accessible Internet sites |Hytelnet search :given a keyword, returns hytelnet entries |Mosaic home page :describes Mosaic, Internet information browser and World Wide Web client |Mosaic :description of how to download and run NCSA Mosaic |Mosaic paper :NCSA Mosaic Technical Summary, by Marc Andreessen |Mosaic article :an HTML version of a New York Times article about Mosaic by John Markoff |Mosaic :bring up Mosaic on system with client installed |Lynx Web info :Welcome to Lynx and the world of the web |Email How :Introduction to Sending and Receiving Electronic Mail |SMTP :Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |Email 101 :describes how to use email as well as other Internet features, by John Goodwin |Finding Email addresses :how do I find someone's email address? |College Email addresses :information on email addresses at colleges |InterNetwork Mail :methods of sending mail from one network to another, by John Chew and Scott Yanoff |Email info :repository of types of email interfaces and tools |Email echo :sends email back to you |Email demo :Unix (UCB) mail command |Talk man page :Unix manual page for talk |Talk demo :where user@host.domain is known |Haven info :a repository of documents, source code, logs and other information |Anastasios Kotsikonas :Listproc creator |LISTSERV definition :the help file for listserv |LISTSERV searching :tips on searching a listserv discussion for information |LISTSERV managing :How to Start and Manage a BITNET LISTSERV Discussion Group, by Kovacs, McCarty, and Kovacs |LISTSERV tips :List Management Tips for LISTSERV Postmasters and List Owners, by Lisa M. Covi |LISTSERV guide :The Listserv Guide for General Users |PAML :Publicly Available Mailing Lists, by Stephanie da Silva |Search LISTSERV :search for interesting email lists to join |Search LISTSERV WAIS :WAIS-based search for a Usenet and LISTSERV conferences |Search LISTSERV gopher :searching and retrieval of archived LISTSERV messages |Dartmouth Merged SIGL :Special Interest Group Lists |Electronic Conferences :Directory of Scholarly Electronic Conferences, by Diane K. Kovacs |Brent Chapman :creator of Majordomo |MUD FAQ :frequently asked questions and answers about MUDs |MUD Lists :The Totally Unofficial List of Internet MUDs |MUD WWW Page :Experimental MUD Page, information on MUDs |MUDS :Virtual Spaces |MUDWHO via WWW :MUDWHO Access via WWW |MUD/Lysators :Info about Lysators MUD's, and MUD's in general |Free For All :an example of IW--allows user to place an entry in a list of WWW entries |BBS Home Page :An experiment in interactive webbing |IRC definition :Internet Relay Chat Protocol, by Oikarinen and Reed |IRC Info/Larsson :IRC related documents and other sources of information, by Jonas Larsson |IRC FAQ :frequently asked questions and answers list from newsgroup |IRC guide :Basic Guide to IRC |IRC documentation :real-time, many-many text discussion divided into channels |IRC via telnet :using telnet to Undernet |IRC via Unix :Unix command for hosts with an installed IRC client |ITR introduction :Internet Talk Radio, by Carl Malamud |ITR FAQ :Frequently Asked Questions on ITR (Usenet FAQ) |Mbone FAQ (text) :Virtual Internet Backbone for Multicast IP |Mbone FAQ Web :Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the Multicast Backbone (MBONE) |Mbone Tools :lists suite of tools used with Mbone |USENET description :What is Usenet? |USENET FAQs :collection of frequently answer questions and answers about Usenet |USENET documentation :special issue of Amateur Computerist Newsletter about Usenet |NNTP :Network News Transfer Protocol |Usenet Lists :news.groups FAQ directory |Search Usenet WAIS :WAIS-based search for a Usenet and LISTSERV conferences |Usenet filter :personalized netnews delivery service |Usenet filter :personalized netnews delivery service |Beginners group :for people new to USENET |Usenet reader :nn, xrn)mand for hosts with newsreader, rn (other readers |Usenet guide :An Introduction to Usenet News and the trn Newsreader, by Jon Bell |Usenet post via email :post to newsgroup via email |Usenet via WWW :access newsgroups via WWW |Usenet periodics :list of Usenet periodic postings |Usenet posters :find when and from what host person with name FIRST LAST posted to Usenet |IP :Internet Protocol |Kerberos :network authentication system for physically insecure networks |NFS :Network File System will mount remote file systems across homogenous and heterogenous systems |PPP :Internet Standard for transmission of IP packets over serial lines |PPP FAQ :comp.protocols.ppp frequently wanted information |SLIP :Serial Line Internet Protocol |SNMP :Simple Network Management Protocol |SOCKS :A proxy server for IP hosts behind firewalls |TCP :Transmission Control Protocol |Winsock :accessing the Internet using tcp/ip applications under Microsoft Windows |ACC :anonymous credit card (ACC) protocol, used for anonymous funds xfer and delivery on the Internet |Telecom stds :International Standards for telecommunication |ISO Protocols :newsgroup |OSI :Open Systems Interconnection protocols |URL guide :A Beginner's Guide to URLs |URL syntax :Uniform Resource Locator Syntax |Internet Tools EARN :guide to network resource tools |Internet Tools NIR :A status report on networked information retrieval tools and groups |Net Mgt Tools :Tools for Monitoring and Debugging TCP/IP Internets and Interconnected Devices |PC Communications :PC TCP/IP + NFS FAQ list, by Rawn Shah |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------