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- From: cd617@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Stephen M. Brancati)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
- Subject: Internet access: some info
- Date: 4 Jan 1993 20:46:53 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- Reply-To: cd617@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Stephen M. Brancati)
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- Anyone who is looking for Internet/Usenet access should check out the
- alt.bbs... newsgroups. Since there have been a few questions about this,
- I've included part of the alt.bbs.internet FAQ list with the FTP sites that
- have the FAQ and other interesting lists. I've also included the table of
- contents from the FAQ.
-
- From the alt.bbs.internet FAQ list:
-
- If you want to get a list of public access UNIX sites, please see the
- Nixpub bulletin board list that is posted regularly to alt.bbs. The
- list is maintained by Phil Eschallier <phil@ls.com> and is available
- for anonymous FTP from GVL.Unisys.COM in the file pub/nixpub/long.
- Questions or comments should be directed to alt.bbs.
-
- If you want to get a list of dial-up bulletin board systems, please
- get a copy of THELIST. THELIST is available for anonymous FTP from
- wuarchive.wustl.edu in the directory /mirrors/msdos/bbslists. See
- the 00-index file for the current name. Questions or comments should
- be sent to alt.bbs.lists.
-
- Table of contents, and where to get the FAQ:
-
- alt.bbs.internet Frequently asked Questions [FAQ] (with answers)
- -1- What is the purpose of this newsgroup?
- -2- How can I search this FAQ to find the answers?
- -3- What is the Internet?
- -4- How can I get access to the Internet?
- -5- How do I get connected to the Internet?
- -6- I don't get alt.internet.access.wanted. What do I do?
- -7- How do I find out if Alpha Beta University is on the Internet?
- -8- Is there a list of all the sites on the Internet?
- -9- How do I send mail to users on Prodigy?
- -10- How do I send mail to users on Compuserve?
- -11- How do I send mail to users on Fidonet?
- -12- How do I find Jane Doe's e-mail address?
- -13- Where can I find a list of Internet accessible bulletin boards?
- -14- Where can I find a list of Internet accessible services?
- -15- What is FTP and how do I use it?
- -16- What is a MUD and where can I get more information on them?
- -17- Are there any books about using the Internet?
- -18- How can I find answers to other questions?
- Please send suggested corrections and additions to: edguer@ces.cwru.edu
- The latest version of this FAQ is available from:
- pit-manager.mit.edu:/pub/usenet/news.answers/inet-bbs-faq
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