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The documents here are introductions to the Internet for new users. They include several RFCs written as introductory material, some of which are also numbered as FYIs ("For Your Information"). What, you don't know what an RFC is? Read some of this!
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| The EFF's (Extended) Guide to the Internet, an excellent introduction to the Internet from the Electronic Frontier Foundation |
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| What is the Internet? (RFC 1462, also known as FYI 20), an introduction to the Internet, its history and its future |
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| Zen and the Art of the Internet, a beginner's guide to the Internet and the standard Internet services |
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| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet (RFC 1118), information about the organisation behind the Internet |
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| Answers to Commonly asked "New Internet User" Questions (RFC 1325, also known as FYI 4) |
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| Abbreviations: Internet users tend to use a lot of abbreviations (saves typing time and bandwidth, y'know). This is a quick guide to the more common ones. |
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| How to Find People's Email Addresses |
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| The Anonymous FTP FAQ |
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| Windows Sockets: A Quick and Dirty Primer shows you how to write Winsock (Internet) applications for Windows. |
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| Introducing the Internet: a short bibliography of introductory Internet information (RFC 1463, also known as FYI 19) |
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| An Internet Glossary (RFC 1392, also known as FYI 18) |
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| A Glossary of Networking Terms (RFC 1208) |
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| Where to Start: a bibliography of Internet information (RFC 1175, also known as FYI 3) |
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| The Internet Services List |
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| The WINSOCK specification version 1.0: the Windows Sockets specification for writing Internet applications for Windows. |
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| Some electronic mail packages |
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| A selection of Telnet packages |
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| A few FTP packages |
| Connect: an Internet Encyclopedia is a wonderful collection of material about the Internet, including dozens of RFCs and tutorial material. You can also download copies for your own use (but watch out, it's big!) |
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| The RFC archive at Imperial College |
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| FTP Search, a search engine for searching FTP sites. |
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| Snoopie, another search engine covering over 450 FTP sites. |
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| Bigfoot, an Internet White Pages service to help you locate e-mail addresses for people. |
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| Four11, another Internet White Pages service. |
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| Switchboard, yet another Internet White Pages service. |