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- The Davis, California USENET FAQ Part 6 of 6
- Frequently Asked Questions at and about Davis, California
- (c) Copyright 1995 & 1996
-
- by
-
- David F. Prenatt, Jr.
- Internet Esquire(sm)
- P.O. Box 74632
- Davis, CA 95617-5632
-
- World Wide Web: <http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~netesq >
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- E-mail: <mailto:NetEsq@dcn.davis.ca.us >
-
-
- The Davis, California USENET FAQ (Davis USENET FAQ) may be comprised of
- more than one part. If it is, please see the TABLE OF CONTENTS in Part One
- for a complete list of the questions that I have attempted to answer and
- for other important legal information. Caveat emptor: I assume no
- obligation to anyone through the publication of the Davis USENET FAQ.
- Furthermore, all versions of the Davis USENET FAQ are my personal property
- and are protected by applicable copyright laws. All rights are reserved
- except as follows: I hereby give my permission to anyone who has access to
- this version of the Davis USENET FAQ to reproduce the information contained
- herein for non-profit purposes, provided that proper credit is given to me
- as the author of this FAQ and that I am notified of any use other than
- personal use. I may revoke permission to reproduce any version of this FAQ
- at any time.
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- The Davis, California USENET FAQ Part 6 of 6
- Frequently Asked Questions at and about Davis, California
- (c) Copyright 1995 & 1996 by David F. Prenatt, Jr.
-
-
- 8) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT COMPUTERS AND LIFE ON THE INTERNET
- FROM MEMBERS OF THE DAVIS COMMUNITY.
-
- 8.1) BASIC QUESTIONS ABOUT COMPUTERS.
-
- I have attempted to answer some basic questions about computers in
- this section. However, the best place to get answers for your
- computer questions is from the Davis Community Network (DCN)-- User
- Support team:
-
- World Wide Web: <http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/ >
- Phone support: Mon-Thu, 6pm-9pm, 916-750-0101 ext 6
- Email support: <mailto:dcn-tech-help@list.dcn.davis.ca.us >
- Walk-in support: Mon-Fri 9am-12pm (Administrative Support)
- & Mon-Thu 5pm-6pm (Technical Support)
- at DCTV - 1623 5th Street, Davis
-
- Alternatively, contact your own Internet service provider (ISP), or
- post an inquiry on the davis.dcn USENET newsgroup (<news:davis.dcn >).
-
- 8.1.1) Why should I use a computer?
-
- It is easier and faster to accomplish certain tasks by using a
- computer.
-
- 8.1.1.1) Do I really need to use a computer?
-
- No. You don't need to use a computer, but many tasks are impossible
- to accomplish without a computer.
-
- 8.1.1.2) Isn't it difficult to learn how to use a computer?
-
- No. Learning to use a computer is very easy, but this is a very well
- kept secret because many people who know how to use computers are very
- intimidating to people who do not know how to use them.
-
- 8.1.1.3) How can I get the computer training that I need?
-
- Admit your ignorance, both to yourself and to the people who offer you
- help. Teaching people how to use computers is extremely difficult,
- but it doesn't have to be that way. Many people erroneously assume
- that they understand how computers work, and this makes teaching these
- people extremely difficult. Of course, people who are technically
- proficient may not be able to communicate with you or they may not be
- interested in helping you. Avoid these people.
- The Davis PC Users Group is a chapter of the Sacramento PC Users
- Group, dedicated to the support of people using IBM PC-compatible
- computers. If you are learning how to use a PC, you might want to
- attend one of the meetings of the Davis PC User's Beginner's Group.
- These meetings take place the first Wednesday of every month, and they
- are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jerry
- Harrison at (916)758-1011.
-
- 8.1.1.4) What practical uses would I have for a computer?
-
- Within the last ten years, the number of practical applications for
- personal computers has mushroomed to the point where anyone who is not
- computer literate is at a serious disadvantage in the competitive
- worlds of education and commerce. Computer games were the original
- hook for most consumers, and word processing has since emerged as the
- most popular practical application for end users. As useful as these
- applications are, however, they are little more than flotsam when
- compared with the phenomenal software vessels that sail the vast ocean
- of computer technology. But don't take my word for it: Stop by any
- store that sells computer software and do some window shopping.
-
- 8.1.2) Do I need my own computer?
-
- No. Computers are as ubiquitous as telephones. The only reason you
- would want to own a computer is for convenience, much like owning a
- cellular phone.
-
- 8.1.2.1) What kind of a computer should I buy?
-
- You should buy a computer with the features that you want at a price
- that you can afford. If you are reading this FAQ, then you probably
- want a Macintosh(r) or an IBM/IBM Clone (PC).
-
- 8.1.2.1.1) What is the difference between a Macintosh(r) and an IBM/IBM
- Clone (PC)?
-
- Macintosh(r) computers are much higher quality technology than IBM
- technology. However, IBM is the standard for computer technology and
- is much more affordable than Macintosh(r). Thus, if you are on a
- limited budget, you probably want an IBM/IBM clone (PC), especially
- because whatever you do buy will be obsolete when you buy it.
-
- 8.1.2.1.2) What is an IBM/IBM clone (PC)?
-
- IBM buys its technology on the open market and sets the standard for
- other computer companies (at least it used to do so). Many companies
- build IBM clones (properly referred to as PCs) that meet or exceed
- IBM's standards (i.e., 100% IBM Compatible).
-
- 8.1.2.2) What kind of features should I have on a computer?
-
- There is no easy answer to this question, but as a general rule buy
- only proven technology and avoid all the bells and whistles. New
- technology is inherently unreliable because many bugs are found only
- after a product has been released. Members of the Davis community
- have access to a variety of computers, so find out for yourself what
- features are the most useful and reliable.
-
- 8.1.2.3) What kind of accessories should I get on my computer?
-
- It depends upon what type of applications you are using. If you are
- reading this FAQ, you probably only need a modem and/or a printer.
-
- 8.2) What computer facilities are available to members of the Davis
- community?
-
- For a small monthly fee, the DCN will give you 50 hours of access to
- the dial-in computer services that U.C. Davis provides to its
- students, faculty, and staff. Anyone can telnet to the DCN server to
- open an account (<telnet:wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us >). For more
- information on the DCN, see the davis.dcn USENET newsgroup
- (<news:davis.dcn >) or visit the DCN Home Page on the World Wide Web
- (<http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/ >).
- Note that ucd.* and davis.* newsgroups are not available to the
- general public. The DCN shares facilities with U.C. Davis as part of
- a special research agreement, and some other private ISPs/BBSs such as
- mother.com and America OnLine also have access to these newsgroups.
- When I directed friends and colleagues of mine to the DCN at its
- inception, they were told that the DCN did not offer accounts to
- commercial users of the Internet (i.e., those who wanted to maintain
- Home Pages on the World Wide Web) and it referred inquiries from
- various commercial users to mother.com as a Davis based ISP. Now DCN
- has emerged as mother.com's major local competition in Davis.
- I have no relationship whatsoever to mother.com, but Steve
- Wormley of mother.com was courteous enough to promptly provide public
- access to the yolo.* newsgroups in response to my inquiries on behalf
- of a sac.general poster who could not access the yolo.* newsgroups.
- Moreover, some people have strongly endorsed mother.com as a Davis-
- based ISP in USENET posts on sac.general and private e-mail messages
- to me. However, I remain hesitant to recommend mother.com as a Davis
- based ISP until I know more about their services. For more
- information about mother.com's services, visit the mother.com Home
- Page on the World Wide Web (<http://www.mother.com/ >).
- Due in no small part to the spectacular growth of the Internet
- that occurred late in 1995, a number of Davis-based ISPs are now
- forming, and a number of low cost ISPs that are not based in Davis are
- beginning to maintain a Davis presence. We are living in interesting
- times, and it's too soon to tell what the long term effects of this
- current market shakeup will be. Taking harbor with an established ISP
- will give you no long-term guarantees. as some of the most viable ISPs
- were formed very recently. In any event, whatever ISP you choose, you
- will have to provide your own computer and your own modem.
-
- 8.3) What is the Internet?
-
- The Internet is the product of a worldwide computer network developed
- by the military in the late 1960s (ARPANET), nurtured by academicians
- over the last 20 years or so, and currently used primarily as a medium
- for the communication and free exchange of information and ideas for
- anyone who knows how to obtain Internet access. There are more
- breathtaking Internet applications, but they are not for "newbies" and
- they are well beyond the scope of this FAQ.
-
- 8.3.1) How can I obtain access to the Internet?
-
- You can use any computer system that has "telnet" capabilities or you
- can use your home computer to telnet via modem to your ISP.
-
- 8.3.1.1) How do I telnet from a computer system that has telnet
- capabilities?
-
- At the Unix prompt, simply type in "telnet" (without the quotes) and
- the name (or IP address) of the computer system which you wish to
- access. For example:
-
- telnet computer.system
-
- where computer.system is the name of a hypothetical computer system
- that you wish to access by telnet. You will then be asked for your
- account name and password, which is assigned to you by your ISP.
-
- 8.3.1.2) How do I obtain access to the Internet from my home computer?
-
- You will need a modem and some sort of communications software. Check
- with the DCN or your own ISP for further information.
-
- 8.3.2) How do I communicate with other people on the Internet?
-
- Communication between individuals on the Internet usually takes place
- through the institutions of e-mail and the USENET newsgroups. These
- are the most straightforward and easy to use Internet applications.
- Live time conversations also take place with the Internet Relay Chat
- (IRC); the World Wide Web provides access to multimedia communication.
- I hesitate to mention the highly intrusive Internet communication
- software "talk/ytalk," but for those of you who want more information
- on how to interrupt people with a talk request, contact David T.
- Witkowski (<mailto:dtwitkowski@ucdavis.edu >; readers with a web
- browser may visit David T. Witkowski's Ytalk Primer on the World Wide
- Web (<http://www.ece.ucdavis.edu/~witkowsk/ytalk.html >).
-
- 8.3.2.1) Are there any rules for using e-mail and the USENET newsgroups.
-
- In most instances, yes. Most ISPs impose regulations for e-mail and
- the USENET. There are also informal rules of conduct that are
- enforced by the Internet community (fondly referred to as
- "netiquette"). For further information on official regulations on e-
- mail and the USENET, contact your ISP. As for netiquette, use your
- own good judgment.
-
- 8.3.2.2) What is the difference between e-mail and the USENET newsgroups?
-
- The primary difference between e-mail and the USENET is privacy.
- However, neither e-mail or the USENET are confidential. An e-mail
- message is directed to a particular individual or group of
- individuals; a USENET article is directed to anyone who has access to
- the newsgroup where the article is posted. If you want to conduct
- confidential communications over the Internet, check out an encryption
- program such as PGP ("Pretty Good Privacy").
- PGP has a public domain version that is available free of charge
- to anyone who is using it for non-commercial purposes. It has
- thwarted virtually every attempt that computer hackers have made to
- crack it. What makes PGP unique is that the key that encrypts your
- mail (i.e., your "public key") is distinct and separate from the key
- that unscrambles it (i.e., your "private key"). Unless you tell
- someone your private PGP key or someone guesses it (which could take
- thousands of years of computer time) or discovers it by eavesdropping,
- no one can read your PGP encrypted mail.
-
- 8.3.2.2.1) How do I use e-mail?
-
- The most straightforward and easy way to use e-mail on the DCN is by
- using a program called "pine" (pine is an acronym for "pine is nearly
- elm"-- elm was an e-mail program that preceded pine). To use pine,
- type in "pine" (without the quotes) at the Unix prompt. The pine
- application is menu-driven, so just follow the instructions that you
- see on the screen.
-
- 8.3.2.2.2) How do I use the USENET newsgroups?
-
- The most straightforward and easy way to use the USENET newsgroups on
- the DCN is by using a program called "tin." To use tin, type in "tin"
- (without the quotes) at the Unix prompt. The tin program is menu-
- driven, so just follow the instructions.
-
- 8.3.2.2.2.1) How many USENET newsgroups are there?
-
- There are several thousand USENET newsgroups (more than anyone could
- ever hope to read), and there are more being created every day. Thus,
- you should decide which newsgroups you want to read.
-
- 8.3.2.2.2.2) How do I figure out which newsgroups I want to read?
-
- The USENET newsgroups are organized into a heirarchy that includes
- regional and other domains. You can use this hierarchy to select-out
- thousands of newsgroups that do not interest you. With tin, use the
- "yank" command (with the "y" key), the "search" command (with the "/"
- key), and the "subscribe" command (with the "s" key). After you've
- subscribed to the named groups that you want, simply yank out the
- rest. The "unsubscribe" command (the "u" key) will eliminate unwanted
- groups. For more information, use the online help in tin (^g).
-
- 8.3.2.2.2.2.1) Which USENET newsgroups are of interest to members of the
- Davis community?
-
- It depends upon the individual, but at the very least members of the
- Davis community would probably be interested in a number of the
- regional domains that are available through the Davis USENET; people
- who are new to the Internet would also be interested in a number of
- newsgroups found in the news.* domain. You should subscribe to
- news.announce.newusers (<news:news.announce.newusers >) until you feel
- that you know more than most of the other people that subscribe to
- that group. You will also find FAQs on every conceivable topic in the
- news.answers newsgroup (<news:news.answers >).
-
- 8.3.2.2.2.2.2) What regional domains are available through the Davis
- USENET?
-
- The ucd.* domain, the ucb.*, the davis.* domain, the yolo.* domain,
- the sac.* domain, the ba.* domain, and the ca.* domain are all
- regional domains that the Davis USENET can access through the U.C.
- Davis USENET; Netscape can access virtually any regional USENET domain
- through the World Wide Web.
-
- 8.3.2.2.2.2.3) What USENET newsgroups are available on the davis.* domain?
-
- The davis.* domain is comprised of the following USENET newsgroups:
-
- * davis.arts (<news:davis.arts >).
-
- * davis.business (<news:davis.business >).
-
- * davis.crime (<news:davis.crime >): This newsgroup was
- originally moderated by Community Service Officer (CSO)
- Christian Sandvig (<mailto:dpd@dcn.davis.ca.us >) of the
- Davis Police Department. The davis.crime newsgroup is also
- home to the davis.crime FAQ, maintained by CSO Sandvig.
-
- * davis.dcn (<news:davis.dcn >): By far the busiest of the
- davis.* newsgroups, members of the DCN use this newsgroup to
- discuss technical issues relating to the DCN.
-
- * davis.education (<news:davis.education >).
-
- * davis.environment (<news:davis.environment >).
-
- * davis.general (<news:davis.general >).
-
- * davis.general-plan (<news:davis.general-plan >).
-
- * davis.government (<news:davis.government >).
-
- * davis.health (<news:davis.health >).
-
- * davis.media (<news:davis.media >).
-
- * davis.news.admin (<news:davis.news.admin >).
-
- * davis.rec (<news:davis.rec >).
-
- * davis.religion (<news:davis.religion >).
-
- * davis.seniors (<news:davis.seniors >).
-
- * davis.test (<news:davis.test >).
-
- * davis.youth (<news:davis.youth >).
-
- Most of the davis.* USENET newgroups are deceptively quiet because of
- the proliferation of World Wide Web sites on the DCN. Ironically, the
- DCN FAQ Project might never reach the vast majority of people on the
- USENET newsgroups in need of the DCN FAQs because new users might
- never know where to look for the FAQs. The present publication of
- this FAQ on davis.general, however, should quickly change all this ;->
-
- 8.3.2.3) How do I use the IRC?
-
- To use the IRC, type in "irc" (without the quotes) at the Unix prompt.
- There is online help available for the IRC and many of the people who
- you meet on the IRC will be willing to answer many of your questions.
- You will also find a FAQ on the IRC in the news.answers USENET
- newsgroup (<news:news.answers >).
-
- 8.3.2.4) How do I access the World Wide Web?
-
- You can access the World Wide Web by using a text-based program, such
- as "lynx," or by using a "web browser," such as "Netscape." Access to
- the multi-media features of various web sites (i.e., pictures and
- sound) is the biggest advantage of using Netscape.
-
- 8.3.2.4.1) How do I use lynx?
-
- Simply type in "lynx" (without the quotes) at the Unix prompt and
- follow the instructions that you find on the screen.
-
- 8.3.2.4.2) How do I use Netscape?
-
- Netscape is easy to use and has many exciting and revolutionary multi-
- media/multi-protocol features, but you will probably need help from
- someone who knows what he or she is doing to learn how to use
- Netscape. For more information on Netscape, visit the Netscape Home
- Page on the World Wide Web (<http://home.netscape.com/ >).
-
- 8.3.3) What resources are available over the Internet?
-
- In addition to the communication and exchange of information that
- people can accomplish over the Internet using e-mail, USENET, and IRC,
- people can download archived information from computers on the
- Internet using "file transfer protocol" (ftp).
-
- 8.3.3.1) What is ftp and how does it work?
-
- The ftp function resembles the telnet function (the basic method of
- gaining access to the Internet for e-mail and the USENET), but ftp is
- only used for downloading or uploading information. There are
- generally two ways to access a computer via ftp, anonymous and
- privileged.
-
- 8.3.3.1.1) How do I use anonymous ftp?
-
- When you know which anonymous ftp site has the information that you
- want, log onto it using the ftp program:
-
- * Type in "ftp" (without the quotes) at the Unix prompt,
- followed by the name of the ftp site that you wish to
- access. For example:
-
- ftp ftp.site
-
- where ftp.site is the name of a hypothetical ftp site that
- you want to access.
-
- * You will be asked to provide your username, type in:
-
- anonymous
-
-
- * You will then be asked to provide your password.
-
- DO NOT TYPE IN YOUR PASSWORD! *ANONYMOUS* FTP IS SUPPOSED
- TO BE *ANONYMOUS*. If you wish, you may type in your
- Internet address as a return address, but you do not need to
- do so. Virtually any response to the password request will
- give you access to an anonymous ftp site.
-
- * Type in the GET command, followed by the exact name of the
- file that you want. For example:
-
- get ftp-document
-
- where ftp-document is the name of a hypothetical ftp
- document that you want to obtain via ftp. This procedure
- will retrieve any ASCII document.
-
- * If for some reason, there is something wrong with the
- document you obtain, it is probably not an ASCII document,
- so start over at the beginning and set the code to binary by
- typing in "binary" (without the quotes) after you have
- opened the anonymous ftp site. For example:
-
- binary
-
- This should fix the problem so that you can GET the document
- that you want. If it doesn't, then the file you have is
- probably compressed or encrypted, so you will need to find
- out what program you should use to decompress or decrypt the
- file.
-
- Note: Check with the DCN or your own ISP for more information on the
- quirks of their ftp programs.
-
- 8.3.3.1.2) How do I use privileged ftp?
-
- A privileged ftp site requires an actual username and an actual
- password (as opposed to an anonymous ftp site). Privileged ftp sites
- have all of the features of an anonyomus ftp site; you can also use
- the PUT command with privileged ftp. For example:
-
- put ftp-document
-
- where ftp-document is the name of a hypothetical document that you
- want to load to your privileged ftp site.
-
- 8.3.3.1.3) How do I obtain ftp files by e-mail request?
-
- For information on ftp by e-mail service, send an e-mail message to
- ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com with the text "help" somewhere in the body of
- the message. Many ftp sites have mail-server software that will send
- ftp files by e-mail request. For example, to obtain this faq by e-
- mail, send the following message to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu:
-
- send usenet/news.answers/davis/faq/part*
- . . .
- quit
-
- Where * is replaced by the numbers 1 through 6 in successive lines of
- text. Other FAQs that I have written are archived at rtfm.mit.edu
- under the appropriate archive name in the pub/usenet/news.answers
- directory. See Section 1.5 for more information about these other
- FAQs. To obtain one of these other FAQs, change the text of your
- message on the line that begins with "send" so that the archive names
- davis/faq/part* are replaced with the archive names of the other FAQ.
-
- 8.3.3.1.4) How can I find out what information is available via ftp?
-
- You can use various "search engines" on the Internet. For example, my
- favorite search engine on the World Wide Web is Yahoo
- (<http://www.yahoo.com/ >).
-
- 8.3.3.1.4.1) What is a gopher?
-
- The term gopher primarily refers to two very closely related things:
- A computer protocol and a type of menu-driven computer application.
- People use gophers to burrow through the Internet, figuratively
- speaking, and help them find the information that they want. Gophers
- are named after the mascot of the University of Minnesota where the
- gopher protocol was developed. All the gophers in the world are
- interconnected, so if you want to use a gopher, simply type in
- "gopher" (without the quotes) at the Unix prompt and follow the
- directions.
-
- 8.3.3.1.4.2) Who (or what) is/are Veronica and Jughead?
-
- Veronica (*Very *Easy *Rodent *Oriented *Netwide *Index to *Computer
- *Archives) and Jughead (*Jonzi's *Universal *Gopher *Hierarchy
- *Excavation *And *Display) are somewhat dated gopher-based search
- engines. You will probably not have call to use them.
-
- 8.3.3.1.4.3) Who (or what) is Archie?
-
- Archie (*Archive *Retrieval *C--- *H--- *I--- *E--) is a search
- engine that helps you locate computer programs that are archived on
- ftp sites on the Internet. To use Archie, simply type in "archie"
- (without the quotes) at the Unix prompt and follow the directions.
-
- 8.3.3.2) [Miscellaneous sections currently under construction.]
-
- 8.3.4) LOCAL LEGENDS ON THE DAVIS USENET.
-
- Nominations for this category are welcome. I will make the final
- decision as to who qualifies. As it stands right now, the davis.*
- USENET newsgroups (other than davis.dcn and davis.crime) are
- conspicuously void of any activity.
-
- - Jf Cacas
-
- Jf Cacas used the davis.crime USENET newsgroup (<news:davis.crime >)
- to protest the harsh restrictions on Concealed Weapon Permits in the
- town of Davis. In his cause, he found both support and flames from
- members of the Davis virtual community.
-
- - Community Service Officer Christian Sandvig
-
- CSO Sandvig was once the moderator of the davis.crime USENET
- newsgroup, where he continues to do an admirable job of tolerating the
- heckling of anal-retentive nit-pickers such as myself. CSO Sandvig is
- an undergraduate at U.C. Davis (one of the dying breed of Rhetoric &
- Communication Majors) where he works on the editorial staff of "Think"
- magazine (<http://think.ucdavis.edu/ >).
-
- 9) REVISIONS FOR FUTURE VERSIONS OF THE DAVIS USENET FAQ.
-
- [Note: Expect periodic revisions in this section and/or its
- subsections.] While I intend to add more information to this FAQ in
- the future, it has pretty much passed through its puberty. I have
- made every effort to make sure that the structure and organization of
- this FAQ will not require much change. If information is
- substantially changed or deleted, I will include specific notations
- bracketed in the section headings as follows:
-
- * [CORRECTIONS]--If information is revised because of
- substantial inaccuracy, I will mark the heading with this
- notation; I will *not* note minor corrections.
-
- * [Del]--Old section deleted.
-
- * [New]--New section.
-
- * [Rev]--Revised section.
-
- * [Moved from . . .]/[Moved to . . .]--Section moved;
- information unchanged.
-
- As the above notations are meant to accomodate regular readers of
- this FAQ, these notations will only appear for one month.
-
- 9.1) CHANGES IN THIS VERSION OF THE DAVIS USENET FAQ FROM PREVIOUS
- VERSIONS.
-
- Due to ongoing changes in various navigational links for city service
- on the Davis Web, I deleted two sections and replaced them with a more
- generic one. Moreover, I have changed a number of navigational links
- that used to access the hypertext version of this FAQ at the USENET
- FAQ Project. I did so in response to a major snafu at the USENET FAQ
- project that I was powerless to fix.
-
- 9.2) CHANGES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN FUTURE VERSIONS OF THIS FAQ.
-
- No changes are currently planned for the structure and/or organization
- of future versions of this FAQ. I will simply add more information to
- the few areas that I still consider deficient and/or add sections for
- which I did not have enough information to include at this time. Your
- comments are very much appreciated, even though I cannot reply to
- every inquiry that I receive. Specifically, please let me know where
- you found out about this FAQ and where you think that I should post a
- notice of its availability.
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- End Document:
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- The Davis, California USENET FAQ Part 6 of 6
- Frequently Asked Questions at and about Davis, California
- (c) Copyright 1995 & 1996
-
- by
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- David F. Prenatt, Jr.
- Internet Esquire(sm)
- P.O. Box 74632
- Davis, CA 95617-5632
-
- World Wide Web: <http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~netesq >
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- E-mail: <mailto:NetEsq@dcn.davis.ca.us >
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- Last document.
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