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- INTERNET-DRAFT E. Hoffman
- Merit Network, Inc.
- L. Jackson
- NASA
- January 1993
- Expires: July 1993
-
- FYI on Introducing the Internet--
- A Short Bibliography of Introductory Internetworking Readings
- for the Network Novice
-
- Status of this Memo
-
- This document is an Internet Draft. Internet Drafts are working
- documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), its Areas,
- and its Working Groups. Note that other groups may also distribute
- working documents as Internet Drafts.
-
- Internet Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six
- months. Internet Drafts may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by
- other documents at any time. It is not appropriate is use Internet
- Drafts as reference material or to cite them other than as a "working
- draft" or "work in progress."
-
- Please check the Internet Draft abstract listing contained in the
- IETF Shadow Directories (cd internet-drafts) to learn the current
- status of this or any other Internet Draft.
-
- This INTERNET-DRAFT provides information for the Internet community.
- It does not specify an Internet standard. It will expire before
- July 1993.
-
- Abstract
-
- This bibliography offers a short list of recent information resources
- that will help the network novice become familiar with the Internet,
- including its associated networks, resources, protocols, and history.
- This FYI RFC includes references to free sources of information
- available on-line as well as traditional publications. A short
- section at the end includes information for accessing the on-line
- files. This FYI is intentionally brief so it can be easily used as a
- handout by user services personnel.
-
- Acknowledgments
-
- This document is based upon the work of the User Documents
- Working Group in the User Services Area of the Internet Engineering
- Task Force (IETF).
-
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- User Documents Working Group [Page 1]
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- INTERNET-DRAFT FYI--Short Bibliography January 1993
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- Bibliography of Introductory Readings
-
- The following list includes a number of sources for learning about
- the Internet. If you have more questions about the Internet, the
- best source of information is your network service provider. For
- those interested in finding out about getting Internet connectivity,
- the books listed will help you locate a network service provider.
-
- * Items with an asterisk are available at no charge on-line on the
- Internet--see the final section for information on how to obtain
- these.
-
- 1a. Introductory Papers
-
- * Kehoe, Brendan P. (1992) "Zen and the Art of the Internet: A
- Beginner's Guide to the Internet," (first edition) 95 p.
-
- * Krol, E. and E. Hoffman. (1993) "What is the Internet?" 10 p. (RFC
- xxxx/FYI zz).
-
- * Malkin, G. and A. Marine. (1992) "FYI on Questions and Answers:
- Answers to Commonly Asked 'New Internet User' Questions," 32 p. (RFC
- 1325/FYI 4).
-
- * LaQuey, Tracy with Jeanne C. Ryer. (1992) "The.Internet.
- Companion," 30 p. (on-line chapters from book published by
- Addison-Wesley)
-
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- 1b. Introductory Books: Basic User Guides
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- Kehoe, Brendan P. (1993) Zen and the Art of the Internet: A
- Beginner's Guide, (second edition) 112 p. Prentice Hall, Englewood
- Cliffs, NJ.
-
- Krol, Ed. (1992) The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog, 400 p.
- O'Reilly & Assoc., Inc. Sebastopol, CA.
-
- LaQuey, Tracy with Jeanne C. Ryer. (1992) The Internet Companion: A
- Beginner's Guide to Global Networking, 208 p. Addison-Wesley,
- Reading, MA.
-
-
- 1c. Introductory Books: Connection Starters
-
- SRI International. (1992) Internet: Getting Started, 318 p. SRI
- International, 333 Ravenswood Ave., Rm. EJ291, Menlo Park, CA 94025.
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- 2. Internet services and resources
-
- * Martin, J. (1993) "There's Gold in them thar Networks! or Searching
- for Treasure in all the Wrong Places," 39 p. (RFC 1402/FYI 10).
-
- * Merit Network, Inc. (1992) "Cruise of the Internet," Merit Network
- Inc., Ann Arbor, MI. (Disk based tutorial available for Macintosh
- or Windows)
-
- Metz, Ray (1992) Directory of Directories on the Internet, 175 p.
- Meckler, Westport, CT.
-
- * NSF Network Service Center. (nd) "Internet Resource Guide," NSF
- Network Service Center, Cambridge, MA.
-
- 3. Internet networks
-
- Frey, Donnalyn and Rick Adams. (1991) !%@:: A Directory of Electronic
- Mail Addressing and Networks, (second edition) 436 p. O'Reilly &
- Assoc. Inc. Sebastopol, CA.
-
- LaQuey, Tracy L. (1990) User's Directory of Computer Networks, 653 p.
- Digital Press, Bedford, MA.
-
- Quarterman, John S. (1990) The Matrix: Computer Networks and
- Conferencing Systems Worldwide, 746 p. Digital Press, Bedford, MA.
-
- 4. Introducing the Internet Protocols
-
- Comer, Douglas E. (1991) Internetworking With TCP/IP: Volume I,
- Principles, Protocols, and Architecture, (second edition). 547 p.
- Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
-
- * Hedrick, Charles L. (1987) "Introduction to the Internet
- Protocols," 34 p. Rutgers University Computer Science Facilities
- Group, Piscataway, NJ.
-
- Lynch, Daniel C. & Marshall T. Rose (eds). (1993) The Internet System
- Handbook, 822 p. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA.
-
- 6. Further Reading
-
- * Bowers, K. L. et al. (1990) "FYI on Where to Start: A Bibliography
- of Internetworking Information," 42 p. (RFC 1175/FYI 3).
-
- * Malkin, G. & T. LaQuey Parker. (1993) "Internet Users' Glossary,"
- 53 p. (RFC 1392/FYI 18).
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- Getting Articles On-Line
-
- All the documents marked with an asterisk (*) in this bibliography
- are available on-line at no charge if you have access to the
- Internet. To find out more about accessing documents in
- introducing.the.internet, send electronic mail to
- nis-info@nic.merit.edu with the text: send access.guide
-
- If you know how to use Anonymous FTP, you can get the Access Guide
- from one of several sites, including nic.merit.edu, nic.mr.net,
- ftp.nisc.sri.com, or ftp.hawaii.edu. Check the directory
- introducing.the.internet for the file titled access.guide. The Access
- Guide includes information about obtaining documents through dial-up
- service using a modem for those who do not have direct Internet
- access.
-
- In addition to the listed publications, many network providers
- publish excellent user guides and newsletters which cover Internet
- topics. Contact your Internet network service provider for more
- information. A longer bibliography with more comprehensive
- references and abstracts, FYI 3, is listed above for those who
- may need more detailed materials.
-
-
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- Security Considerations
-
- Security issues are not discussed in this memo.
-
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- Authors' Addresses
-
- Ellen S. Hoffman
- Merit Network, Inc.
- 2901 Hubbard, Pod G
- Ann Arbor, MI 48109
-
- Phone: (313) 936-3000
- E-mail: ellen@merit.edu
-
-
- Lenore Jackson
- NASA Ames Research Center
- m/s 233-8 T-1191
- Moffett Field, CA 94035
-
- Phone: (415) 604-0455
- E-mail: jackson@nsipo.arc.nasa.gov
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