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 <BitNet: JMWOBUS@SUVM>
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 <brendan@cs.widener.edu> 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:<msdos.books>/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 <noonan@msus1.msus.edu>, 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
<paul.savage@carbon.chem.csiro.au>
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 <poslfit@UTCS.UToronto.CA>.
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 <J.L.Jaap@larc.nasa.gov>
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 <fuzzy@netcom.com>.
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
<Christophe.Wolfhugel@grasp.insa-lyon.fr> "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 <odin@pilot.njin.net> -- 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 <raf@cu.nih.gov> indirectly via the "Computist" by Ken
Laws.) Update 1993.Mar.30 from Roger Fajman <RAF@CU.NIH.GOV>: 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 <jik@MIT.Edu>
<jik@athena.mit.edu>. 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 <rodgers@maxwell.mmwb.ucsf.edu>, Nelson  H.  F. Beebe
<beebe@math.utah.edu>, 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
<rodgers@maxwell.mmwb.ucsf.edu>. -- 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) = <archie-group@archie.mcgill.ca>
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. <LIB3@UHUPVM1> (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
<ERIC@CEARN.BITNET>
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
<jeff@picasso.ocis.temple.edu> 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 <pjones@mento.oit.unc.edu> 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 <jeff@picasso.ocis.temple.edu> (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 <LXFOL@UCCMVSA>.
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
<lindner@mudhoney.micro.umn.edu>, 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 <lemson@uiuc.edu>.
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 <ocl@ic.ac.uk>, 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 <dclunie@itd.adelaide.edu.au> 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
