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- DEMON INTERNET LIMITED
- ======================
- 42 Hendon Lane
- Finchley
- London
- N3 1TT
- 081-349 0063 (England)
- 031-552 0344 (Scotland)
- email internet@demon.net
-
-
- WELCOME.TXT - USEFUL INFO ABOUT DEMON INTERNET LTD.
- Last updated 22nd December 1993
-
- Latest version is available from ftp.demon.co.uk:/pub/doc/Welcome.txt
-
- Hopefully you are connected successfully by now - if you have any
- problems, please contact us using the details in item 3) below.
-
-
- Here are some useful pointers to help you explore:
-
- 1) There are some frequently asked questions (FAQs) which are answered in
- the support.faq document which may have been included in your
- installation. The latest version is available from ftp.demon.co.uk in
- /pub/doc. See the list below regarding other documents.
-
- 2) We suggest you take the demon.* Usenet groups. You are strongly
- advised to read demon.annoounce. demon.ip.support and
- demon.ip.support.[pc/unix etc] and demon.ip.support.pc.announce may be
- of interest. If you are interested in our latest products then
- demon.sales is a low traffic group. There are several others from
- which to choose.
-
- This is the usual place for discussing anything to do with our service
- and the internet. General questions about your configuration etc. are
- normally discussed here.
-
- 3) If you require more personal attention, please mail internet@demon.net or
- phone the support line. Details:
-
- Monday - Friday (excluding Bank holidays)
-
- 9am - 12:30 2pm-6pm 081-349 0063 (4 lines)
- or 031-552 0344
- 6pm - 9pm 081-343 3881
- Saturdays 9am - 6pm 081-343 3881
-
- Emergencies Only at all other times 081-343 3881 - this gets put
- through to a pager service. Please note that we cannot accept support
- queries by other methods (fax, posted mail etc.).
-
- If you want to contact us by email then please email
- internet@demon.net and use the problem template available from
- /pub/doc/problem.txt or included in your installation.
-
- 4) If you are reporting a problem via mail it would help us if you would
- use the problem template which is available from
- ftp.demon.co.uk:/pub/doc/problem.txt.
-
- 5) There is a host of information available to you on our ftp server
- which is available via anonymous ftp.
-
- To do anonymous ftp to here (these instructions are the same for
- anonymous ftp in general), connect in your normal way and then:
-
- ftp ftp.demon.co.uk
- <Login:> ftp
- <Password> you@yourmc.demon.co.uk
-
- type ? for help. Note that some older ftp servers don't allow you to
- type ftp at the login prompt but insist you type anonymous. Also most
- will allow you to abbreviate your password to you@. For the more
- technically minded, this is because they can do a reverse name lookup
- and work out the yourmc.demon.co.uk part for themselves. You may not
- see Login: - it might say Username or similar. This depends on the
- software you are using.
-
- Change directory using cd (remember to use forward slashes /// as you
- are connected to a unix box ftp.demon.co.uk although not all ftp
- servers run on unix computers). Use dir for directory listing etc.
- Please bear in mind that filenames on unix are case sensitive and that
- the cd command, like all others, must have a space after it to be
- recognised.
-
- Use get and mget (multiple get) for retrieving files. Type hash to
- get 1024 byte hash marks so that you get some screen feedback whilst
- fetching files. You are welcome to download any of the files in /pub
- and its sub-directories. Note that files with the extension .zip
- require unzip or pkunzip to uncompress. .Z requires uncompress .tar
- requires tar. .z requires gzip (the new GNU compression tool).
- Utililities for uncompressing are available on ftp,demon.co.uk. For
- the PC look in /pub/ibmpc/zip. When using ftp on binary files (such
- as .zip) you should ensure that you are in binary mode. You are
- normally told what mode you are in when your ftp session. If in any
- doubt you can always reset it - bin for binary and ascii for ascii.
- The following files are of particular interest:
-
- /pub FTPVIEW.TXT Overview of the layout of our ftp server
- /pub/doc *.txt,DISDOC.ZIP Useful Demon docs, modems etc.
- support.faq FAQ for general support
- (FAQ = Frequently asked questions)
- /pub/doc/general netinfo.txt provides an organised list of the
- most pertinent RFCs (Request For Comments).
- big-dummys-guide.txt A non technical
- discussion of the Internet
- /pub/doc/irc irctut.zip Internet relay chat tutorial
- /pub/doc/mailgate gateways.txt Mail gateways to other networks
- mailingl.txt List of mail list servers
- /pub/doc/rfc RFC's Request For Comments (see 10) below)
- rfc1462.txt & rfc1463.txt beginners info
- /pub/doc/uksites uksites.zip List of UK sites on the internet
- /pub/doc/usenet.lists usenet.lists Info regarding usenet groups etc
- /pub/doc/ftpsites ftpsites.lst Long list of sites offering
- ftp access
- yanoff.txt Scott Yanoff's list of
- Internet sites
- (also available from alt.bbs.internet)
- /pub/doc/zen various Zen and the Art of the Internet book
- (recommended)
- /pub/simtel20 SIMTEL20 mirror vast DOS software repository
-
-
- 6) Usenet news
-
- There is a certain amount of "nettiquette" that you should follow when
- posting to Usenet newsgroups. Read Zen and the Art of the Internet
- available from /pub/doc.zen (see 5)) for some guidance.
-
-
- 7) Internet Relay Chat
-
- Known as IRC - enables you to hold online discussions with people from
- all over the world. There are a number of these around and they
- connect up to each other.
-
- We have one on our local Ethernet.
-
- telnet irc.demon.co.uk
-
- Another can be found here: telnet ircclient.itc.univie.ac.at 6668
-
- Can be useful for cheap rate conversations with friends and business
- colleagues as well as general chat. Details can be found in
- /pub/doc/irc and /pub/doc/rfc/rfc1459.txt
-
- Watch out for news of GOPHER/ARCHIE/WAIS running on a Demon server
- soon.
-
-
- 8) Archive servers
-
- Also known as archie servers (pronounced R Chee). These servers hold
- information about large numbers of files and can tell you where the
- programs can be found on the net. Date and time information will help
- you determine where the latest version of a file is.
-
- example:
-
- telnet archie.doc.ic.ac.uk
- login as archie
- [you can use help and follow the instructions - an example:]
- prog cars
- [etc]
-
- You can use these by mail. Send a mail message to one containing just
- the word help for more info.
-
- NOTE: we have a 64K Leased line directly to the Department of
- Computing, Imperial College which is the leading ftp and archie site
- in Europe. Thus you should get a very good response from the above
- archie server. Their ftp site is ftp.doc.ic.ac.uk.
-
-
- 9) Gophers
-
- Go for this - go for that. Menu driven searching servers. Try
- telnetting to:
-
- consultant.micro.umn.edu
- bigcheese.math.scarolina.edu
- ftp.sprintlink.net
- gopher-srv.acs.cmu.edu
- sunic.sunet.se
-
- and at the login: prompt type gopher. This requires a VT100/102
- screen emulation as it sends special control characters intended to
- make your screen work in a particular way. Please see your software
- documentation on how to implement this.
-
- 10) Request for comments (RFCs)
-
- The RFCs are the documents which define the various protocols used on
- the Internet. These are world-wide standards - not Demon specific
- ones. They are available in /pub/doc/rfc on ftp.demon.co.uk together
- with an index of them. /pub/doc/general/netinfo.txt provides an
- organised contents listing for the most pertinent ones.
-
- 11) Changing your password
-
- It is a good policy to change your password every now and again. To
- do so, log in as normal and then:
-
- telnet password.demon.co.uk
-
- login using your nodename (without the .demon.co.uk) and your current
- password. A password change program will automatically start. Don't
- forget to change your dial in script or configuration program
- afterwards!
-
- For advice on selecting a sensible password please see
- /pub/doc/password/password.txt
-
- 12) Seeing incoming mail
-
- To see mail that is waiting to be delivered to your site, held in a
- queue on our mail machine type:
-
- finger <nodename>@post.demon.co.uk
-
- where <nodename> is your 4-8 character nodename.
-
- 13) Resolving domain names and mail records
-
- A domain name may have an associated Internet (I.P.) address. Some
- older software, notably NetMAC for the Apple Macintosh, does not run
- a nameserver client. To convert FQDNs (fully qualified domain names)
- into IP (Internet) addresses type:
-
- finger <fqdn>@gate.demon.co.uk
-
- e.g. for ftp.uu.net
-
- finger ftp.uu.net@gate.demon.co.uk
-
- to get the following output
-
- ftp.uu.net has address 192.48.96.9
- ftp.uu.net mail is handled by ftp.UU.NET
- ftp.uu.net mail is handled by relay1.UU.NET
- ftp.uu.net mail is handled by relay2.UU.NET
-
- You would then add ftp.uu.net 192.48.96.9 into your hosts.net (or
- similar) file.
-
- 14) X.400 to Internet and vice versa
-
- A handy server for info on X.400/Internet addresses and utilities for
- converting between the two is:
-
- telnet funet.fi 2719
-
- 15) InterNIC Registration Services Center
-
- Gopher, WAIS, WHOIS servers etc. including information of Internet
- domains, IP network numbers, Autonomous System Numbers (ASN) and
- points of contact.
-
- telnet rs.internic.net
-
- Try whois demon
-
- 16) Jargon and abbreviations.
-
- Internet messages are often informal and some writers enjoy using
- jargon and abbreviations. You may come across various symbols and
- words which you find confusing. Here are sime you are likely to see:
-
- :) Smiley face - don't take the message seriously
- :-) Same
- :( Miserable face - the writer is none too pleased
- <g> Grin
-
- N.B. a document containing lots of "smilies", as the above are
- referred to, can be found on ftp.demon.co.uk in /pub/ibmpc/misc
- called netsmile.zip.
-
- TLA's Three Letter Acronyms (see TLA's :)):
-
- BTW By the way
- FAQ Frequently asked question
- RTFM Read the (Flaming) Manual. I know its 4 letters but you
- get the idea :)
- IMHO In my humble opinion
- IYSWIM If you see what I mean
- AIUI As I understand it
- ROFL Rolls on the floor laughing
- YMMV Your mileage may vary
- PoP Point of Presence
-
- You will now understand the following conversation:
-
- A: What's an FAQ?
- B: Its a TLA.
- A: What's a TLA?
- B: If you don't know what a TLA is you should RTFM!
- C: ROFL
-
- 17) Please note that it is a requirement of having a node on the Internet
- that you accept mail to a user named postmaster at your site e.g.
- postmaster@yournode.demon.co.uk.
-
- 18) The Message of the Day.
-
- When you log in to the system, part of the welcoming sequence
- includes a Message of the Day (MOTD). Your software may not show you
- this. To see the current MOTD use finger motd@gate.dmeon.co.uk.
- This may contain information on special offers on modems etc. or
- important information about the availability of services. If having
- a problem with a part of the service, please make sure you have
- checked the MOTD first before calling for support.
-
- 19) In the demon.* newsgroups you will see lots of people commenting. It
- may not always be obvious as to which ones are Demon staff and which
- are not. The following Demon staff are likely to make comments in
- the newsgroups. Please note that they may make postings from a
- variety of computers so you cannot always go by their email address:
-
- Grahame Davies
- Cliff Stanford
- Giles Todd
- Mark Turner
-
-