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The Internet by E-Mail
Clay Shirky
ISBN: 1-56276-240-0, Pages: 240, Price: $19.95
DESCRIPTION
There are millions and millions of Internet users, and the number is growing everyday. The Internet by E-Mail is a tremendous resource for the millions more who would like to tap the resources of the Internet, but can't access the Internet in their area, or can't afford to access it, or simply do not want to learn all the new complicated protocols of the Internet. E-mail users of MCI Mail, Prodigy, CompuServe, America Online, college or business E-mail accounts and other similar services can tap the vast resources of the Internet and The Internet by E-Mail shows them how. Clay Shirky, an on-line expert, shows how to search for and retrieve files and software from the Internet, get onto Internet-accessible mailing lists, look up Internet addresses, send mail across the Internet from your network to other networks, and reach the growing number of the Internet's unique offerings -- from the White House's online database, to the Internet's E-Mail, to fax gateway. The Internet by E-Mail is an indispensable guide, launching E-Mail users into the cyberspace of the Internet.
BOOK CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Using Your E-mail Address as a Window on the
Internet
Chapter 2 Using E-Mail: A Quick Course
Chapter 3 Mailing Lists and Electronic Journals
Chapter 4 USENET Newsgroups
Chapter 5 Getting Files from the Internet
Chapter 6 Searching for Files with Archie
Chapter 7 Obtaining Compressed Files and Software from the
Internet
Chapter 8 How to Find E-mail Addresses
Chapter 9 Other E-Mail Accessible Services
Chapter 10 Security and User Safety
Afterword
Appendix A: A List of Resources
Appendix B: The Hardware and Software You Need to Get On Line
Appendix C: Troubleshooting Tips and Techniques
Appendix D: Where to Get an E-mail Account
AUDIENCE
Users of CompuServe, America Online, GEnie, Prodigy, MCI Mail and AT&T, college or business e-mail accounts...anyone who is online and not on the Internet. This is potentially millions of users. The Internet by E-Mail is written for people who have some familiarity with their e-mail account and an interest in the Internet, but no other technical background is necessary.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Clay Shirky is an online expert, Vice President of the Society for Electronic Access -- an online activist and civil liberties group. He is also a member of the Panix Internet Hunt Team, and is currently working on a seminar called Electronic Networks and Human Community. Clay Shirky lives on the Net, but he buys his couscous in Brooklyn.
