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MaasInfo.DocIndex = Bibliography of online tutorial and other documents
useful for learning how to use many of the available InterNet (and
BitNet) resources, copyright 1991,1992 by Robert Elton Maas, all rights
reserved. This was last edited on 1992.Feb.27.
This is posted as "trivial shareware". If it's worth more than a dollar
to you, please do some favor of comparable value in return. See details
of "trivial shareware" in MaasInfo.TopIndex.

Major change on 1991.Dec.17 -- Whereas previously these pointers were
in one large set, now this file is divided into sections.


%% General (miscellaneous) network tutorials

MaasInfo.HowNet (11k) -- Brief descriptions of how to get started using
various network services not documented elsewhere (mostly InterNet and
BitNet). As of 1992.Feb.27, these include:
 NIC WHOIS (keyword search for registered users hosts and domains)
 UC Berkeley Network Information Server (InterNet name-server lookup)
 BitNet node-entries (BitNet hostname lookup)
 InterNet hostnames for BitNet hosts
 InterNet alias for BitNet hosts
 Merit Net Mail Sites Database
 How to find the nearest NETSERV (BitNet only)
 Project Gutenberg (full-text public-domain books)
 WAIS (Wide-Area Information Service, client/server)
 Gopher (client/server information service)
 Cleveland FreeNet (nationwide-access bulletin-board system)
 UseNet white-pages database
 White Pages server
 TOPIC (information service)
 Library of Congress catalog
 Keyword search of lists of interest groups
 Keyword search of BitNet GLOBAL list
MaasInfo.HowNet is posted most of the same places MaasInfo.DocIndex is.

Frequently asked questions (with answers) for new UseNet users
FTP: pit-manager.mit.edu (18.72.1.58) pub/usenet/
      news.announce.newusers/Answers_to_Frequently_Asked_Questions

iintro.txt (<52k) -- Introduction to Internet Networking --
This is a brief, and by no means complete introduction to TCP/IP
networks. It includes an introduction for users, some
comparison with other types of networks, an introduction of how
it works (useful to programmers and network administrators) and
recent issues for network administrators. Also included is a
glossary. By John M. Wobus <BitNet: JMWOBUS@SUVM>
ftp syr.edu (aka ftp.syr.edu) (128.230.1.49) networks/doc/iintro.txt

RFC1206.TXT -- FYI on Questions and Answers: (Feb 1991) 32p., Answers to
commonly asked "New Internet user" questions. (See also its companion
RFC1207 "Experienced Internet Users" questions.)
ftp nic.ddn.mil (192.67.67.20) RFC:/RFC1206.TXT
ftp uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.5.50) RFC/1206.Z (compressed, for Unix only)
ftp nic.cerf.net (134.24.99.3) cerfnet/cerfnet_info/
      frequently-asked-questions-about-internet.txt
ftp ftp.nisc.sri.com (192.33.33.22) rfc/rfc1206.txt
Beware: An earlier version of this, RFC1177, is still available:
ftp syr.edu (aka ftp.syr.edu) (128.230.1.49) networks/doc/iqa.txt

NEWFAQ.NEWUSEN -- Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers, Answers to
Frequently Asked Questions (for new users), From: [e-mail]
(Gene Spafford), Original-from: [e-mail] (Jerry Schwarz). This
document discusses some questions and topics that occur repeatedly on
USENET.  They frequently are submitted by new users, ... If you don't
like these answers let [e-mail] know.
ftp PIT-MANAGER.MIT.EDU (18.72.1.58) pub/usenet/news.announce.newusers/
      Answers_to_Frequently_Asked_Questions

EMAIL.GUIDE (48k) -- IBM lineprinter carriage control, seems to be
oriented toward astronomers, introductory tutorial, describes some
networks, emphasizes incompatibilities between networks.
ftp bitnic.educom.edu (192.52.179.2) ANONYMOU/EMAIL.GUIDE


%% General network glossaries

RFC1208.TXT (44k) -- A Glossary of Networking Terms: (March 1991), by O.
Jacobsen & D. Lynch. 18p. Definitions are brief.
ftp nic.ddn.mil (192.67.67.20) RFC:/RFC1208.TXT
ftp uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.5.50) RFC/1208
ftp ftp.nisc.sri.com (192.33.33.22) rfc/rfc1208.txt

glossary-network.txt (10k) -- Glossary of Networking Terms, from
csupwb.colostate.edu at Colorado State University. I looked at this and
it seems pretty good at defining 31 technical networkish terms.
ftp nic.cerf.net (134.24.99.3) cerfnet/cerfnet_info/glossary-network.txt

networking.terms (17k) -- A glossary of terms used in telecommunication,
but it's a mixture of good clear definitions and very wrong definitions
(mis-information), so read with caution.
ftp noc.sura.net (192.80.214.100) nic/networking.terms


%% Electronic mail

Inter-Network Mail Guide (10k) -- How to send electronic mail from one
net to another, such as from InterNet to CompuServe, given that you know
the local address of the intended recipient, by John J Chew
<[e-mail]>. For example, if you know a person
is known to CompuServe as 7xxxx,yyy and you want to send mail from
InterNet, you address it as [e-mail].
To: LISTSERV@UNMVM
 GET NETWORK GUIDE
ftp syr.edu (aka ftp.syr.edu) (128.230.1.49) networks/doc/ingmail.txt

MAIL.MANNERS (8K) -- The Phenomenon of FLAMING ... This is a mix of short
abstracts of essays and surveys from various people, some good and some
rather esoteric. I'm not sure this is worth including in my index.
To: LISTSERV@BITNIC
 SENDME MAIL MANNERS

LISTSERV.GUIDE (<96k) -- A Resource Guide to Listservers, BITNET,
Internet, and Usenet -- by Dennis Viehland, University of Arizona,
September 1991. Contents include: Introduction to Lists/Listservers,
Advantages&Disadvantages of Electronic Mail/Lists, Types of Lists, What
lists are available and how to get lists of them, and a whole bunch
more. Comments about this Guide and its contents are welcome, please
forward to [e-mail] (effective Oct 15, 1991).
FTP hydra.uwo.ca (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/LISTSERV_GUIDE.TXT
To: LISTSERV@ARIZVM1
 GET LISTSERV GUIDE

EMAIL_SERVICES.TXT (<16k) -- Services Available via Standard E-Mail --
E-mail address and complete introductory instructions for using many
different services such as archie, ftpmail, bitftp, and specific
archive servers, by David DeSimone <[e-mail]>.
FTP hydra.uwo.ca (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/EMAIL_SERVICES.TXT


%% Using electronic mail to request files indirectly

BITFTP.NOTEBOOK (10k) -- Notes on how to use BITFTP which is a way to
send email requesting a server to perform an FTP for you. From server
BITFTP%PUCC, BITFTP HELP BITFTP provides a mail interface to the FTP
portion of the IBM TCP/IP product ("FAL") running on the Princeton VM
system, to allow BITNET/NetNorth/EARN users to ftp files from sites on
the Internet. To use BITFTP, send mail containing your ftp commands to
BITFTP@PUCC (or to [e-mail]). The first command to
BITFTP must be "FTP", "FTPLIST", "HELP", or "VMS".  BITFTP currently
accepts requests only via RFC822-format mail, IBM NOTE-format mail,
PROFS-format messages, or files with no headers at all. (I need to
re-organize this information and create a MaasInfo file... If you ask me
for this soon, I'll try to spend some time on this someday soon.)
To: BITFTP@PUCC (or [e-mail])
 HELP

FTPMAIL.NOTEBOOK (3k) -- Notes on how to use FTPMAIL which is another way
to send email requesting a server to perform an FTP for you. (I need to
re-organize this information and create a MaasInfo file... If you ask me
for this soon, I'll try to spend some time on this someday soon.) From:
[e-mail] (ftpmail daemon on uucp-gw-1.pa.dec.com)
Unfortunately this file has tabs which don't display correctly on VM/CMS.
To: [e-mail]
 HELP

Batch ftp (BFTP). BFTP allows non-internet hosts to obtain files from
internet hosts. The files must be freely available. To get instructions
for using this service:
To: [e-mail]
 (No subject, the following goes in the text body:)
 request: info
 topic: help-ftp
 request: end
Update: Every time I tried it 1991.August it returned a reply that it was
down for repairs.

For people using BITNET without access to FTP (File Transfer Protocol) a
workable substitute maybe the Princeton (University) BITNET FTP Server.
To get more information (and a description of how to use):
To: BITFTP@pucc
 HELP

FTPMAIL now has Archie interface (Note, this is in Australia).
To: [e-mail]
 HELP

FILESERV_HELP.TXT (<8k) -- FILESERV Help, From: [e-mail],
FILESERV is Sam Houston State University's automated file distribution
service which uses electronic mail facilities to deliver files.
Problems, questions, suggestions, and comments about FILESERV service on
this system should be directed to [e-mail].
To: FILESERV@SHSU (or [e-mail])
 HELP

FILELIST.PACKAGES_ON_FILESERV (<8k) -- Listing of Packages Available from
[e-mail]
To: FILESERV@SHSU (or [e-mail])
 SENDME FILELIST

ODIN.SERV (ElseNet serv) -- This is the help file for the mailserver
located on pilot.njin.net, by Jon Granrose <[e-mail]> -- Also
other stuff stuck in this notebook of mine.
To: [e-mail]
 Subject: listserv-request  (Don't omit this or a human will get mad at you!)
 HELP


%% How to get information

Tutorial about getting information
FTP: pit-manager.mit.edu (18.72.1.58) pub/usenet/
      news.announce.newusers/How_to_Get_Information_about_Networks

HOSTINFO NOTES (<28k) -- Obtaining Host and Address Information --
Tutorial on using various resources on BitNet Internet etc. to obtain
information about hosts and users, by Ron Ray, Network Services Group,
Homewood Academic Computing, Johns Hopkins University.
To: Listserv@jhuvm
 GET HOSTINFO NOTES

EMAIL_ADDRESSES.TXT (<16k) -- finding-addresses -- List of techniques
for finding somebody's e-mail address given the name, by Jonathan
Kamens <[e-mail]>. Includes instructions for using the new UseNet
white-pages directory service. Warning, this file contains tabs which
don't have the intended effect on some systems such as VM/CMS.
FTP hydra.uwo.ca (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/email_address.txt

METANETS.NEWUSEN -- How to get information about the National Science
Foundation (NSF) Internet, by [e-mail], posted to news.admin,
news.announce.newusers (But unfortunately this isn't archived on
PIT-MANAGER.MIT.EDU.) This document tells how to obtain documents from
the FTP site at SH.CS.NET and from the servers at nnsc.nsf.net and
sh.cs.net, send email to [e-mail] for additional information.
ftp SH.CS.NET (192.31.103.3, 128.89.0.92) nsfnet/* (Which file is it?)


%% How to use 'archie' (file-finding database service)

MaasInfo.Archie (10k) -- How to use 'archie' for finding the FTP site
where a file resides if you know its name. This includes a sample session
transcript occupying about 2/3 of the file so actually the documentation
is quite brief. This may be the fastest way to get started using Archie.
MaasInfo.Archie is posted most of the same places this MaasInfo.DocIndex
is posted.

archie.man.txt (26k) -- ASCII text file equivalent to Unix man page.
ftp quiche.cs.mcgill.ca (132.206.2.3 or 132.206.51.1)
      archie/doc/archie.man.txt

ARCHIE.TXT -- Unix 'man'-style documentation for 'archie', an Internet
archive server listing service. The archie database subsystem maintains a
list of about  600 Internet ftp(1) archive  sites. (Only UNIX sites are
included in the database at present.) Manual page by R. P. C. Rodgers,
UCSF  School  of  Pharmacy, San Francisco, California 94143
<[e-mail]>.
ftp quiche.cs.mcgill.ca (132.206.2.3) archie/listings (compressed form)

archie.manual (29k) -- Unix 'man'-style introduction to accessing
'archie' file-finder service interactively or via email.
ftp noc.sura.net (192.80.214.100) nic/archie.manual


%% Archives of general network-help interest groups

PACS-L.FILELIST -- This file lists the files that are stored on LISTSERV
associated with the PACS-L@UHUPVM1 interest group. This list deals with
Public-Access Computer Systems, mostly at public&university libraries,
but includes lots of information about InterNet and BitNet.
To: LISTSERV@UHUPVM1
 INDEX PACS-L

INFONETS.FILELIST -- This file lists the files that are stored on
LISTSERV associated with INFONETS@BITNIC which is a sub-feeder from
[e-mail] (all postings should be to [e-mail]) and
holds the monthly archives since mid-1988. This interest group is for
general discussion of the nets and resolution of difficult problems.
To: LISTSERV@BITNIC
 INDEX INFONETS

HELP-NET.FILELIST -- This file lists the files that are stored on
LISTSERV associated with the HELP-NET@TEMPLEVM interest group. This
interest group is primarily a referral service to other interest groups
and sources of information, especially for novice network users. The
files contain several tutorials about how to use various net facilities.
To: LISTSERV@TEMPLEVM
 INDEX HELP-NET


%% BITNET-specific

BITNET.USERHELP (82k) -- Tutorial on using BitNet. From The BITNET
Services Library. This document has been written for new users of BITNET
services. A quick perusal of the text here should familiarize you with
the basic concepts behind BITNET and how to communicate with people
through it. A longer look will show you the many types of information
services available in the network and explain how to access them.
Christopher Condon, at address BITLIB@YALEVM A companion file to this is
BITNET SERVERS. At end there is a list of other useful BitNet beginner
documents.
To: NETSERV@BITNIC (or LISTSERV@MARIST LISTSERV@CMUCCVMA NETSERV@MARIST)
 GET BITNET USERHELP

BITNET.INFO (<8k) -- File 1 - What is BITNET/CREN -- From the
Bitnet/Internet Resource File Library, an introductory tutorial on how
to use BitNet and CREN.
To: LISTSERV@TEMPLEVM
 GET BITNET INFO

SEARCH.DOC (<8k) -- How to Search the PACS-L Message Database -- A brief
tutorial on how to search the PACS-L message database and retrieve
information. By Charles W. Bailey, Jr. <LIB3@UHUPVM1> (See also
LISTDB.MEMO which is more complete documentation for BitNet databases in
general.)
To: [e-mail] (BitNet: LISTSERV@UHUPVM1)
 GET SEARCH DOC F=MAIL

LISTDB.MEMO (<96k) -- Full documentation for database search feature that
all LISTSERVs have. -- Revised LISTSERV: Database Functions -- Document
number: U01-012-0 (September 3rd, 1988) -- Author: Eric Thomas
<[e-mail]>
To: LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 (or any other LISTSERV)
 INFO DATABASE
Additional information from [e-mail]: DATABASE may be the
default for all archived BitNet lists. To find out all the databases that
some particular LISTSERV has:
To: LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 (The host you want to know about, not UHUPVM1.)
 DATABASE LIST

NETSERV.REFCARD (12k) -- Summary of NETSERV Commands -- This file has
IBM-lineprinter-style carriage control in column 1.
To: NETSERV@UCBCMSA  (To avoid complaints, use the server nearest you)
 HELP

NICBBS STATUS (<8k) -- Intro to NICBBS and Its Current Status -- This is
similar to LISTSERV except that arbitrary network users can set up their
own mailing lists without special permission. By Jeff Linder <BitNet:
[e-mail]> with help from Andy Robinson.
To: LISTSERV@TEMPLEVM
 GET NICBBS STATUS


%% InterNet-specific

iip.txt (<92k) -- Introduction To The Internet Protocols -- This is an
introduction to the internet networking protocols (TCP/IP). It includes
a summary of the facilities available and brief descriptions of the
major protocols in the family. Author: Charles Hedrick, 1987.
ftp syr.edu (aka ftp.syr.edu) (128.230.1.49) networks/doc/iip.txt

whatis.internet (<12k) -- what is internet? (as opposed to bitnet) -- By
Paul Jones <[e-mail]> Doesn't explain the underlying
protocols of each net, but does describe the three elderly canonical
functions of the internet (e-mail, telnet, and ftp) so that folks who
are new to the net (usually coming from bitnet) can use them. Warning,
contains TAB characters which are incompatible on VM/CMS and some other
systems.
ftp samba.oit.unc.edu (128.109.157.30) pub/docs/whatis.internet

MaasInfo.NNTP (14k) -- How to browse UseNet newsgroups if you don't
have software for handling newsgroups automatically but you do have
TELNET on the InterNet. MaasInfo.NNTP is posted most of the same places
this MaasInfo.DocIndex is.

RFC977.TXT (53k) -- Full specification of NNTP protocol, for anyone who
wants to go beyond MaasInfo.NNTP, for example writing a client program
for NNTP or manually posting articles to UseNet. For posting you'll
also need RFC850. For online locations, see pointers to other RFCs in
this document and in MaasInfo.TopIndex.

RFC850.TXT (43k) -- Full specification of NetNews message format,
although somewhat out of date (some of the fields specificied are no
longer in use, so compare with actual messages you see on the net to be
sure you know current practice). You'll need to read this if you want
to post articles from InterNet to UseNet using NNTP, manually or by
writing your own software. For online locations, see pointers to other
RFCs in this document and in MaasInfo.TopIndex.

FTP.PRIMER (8k) -- File Transfer Protocol - Basic Primer -- Created and
maintained by Jeff Linder <[e-mail]> <BitNet:
V5057U@TEMPLEVM>
To: LISTSERV@TEMPLEVM
 GET FTP PRIMER

FTP_HOW_TO.TXT (<8k) -- Guide to FTP -- Introductory tutorial, by Brian
O'Neill.
FTP hydra.uwo.ca (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/FTP_HOW_TO.TXT

BINARIES_FTP.TXT (<8k) -- GETTING BINARIES VIA FTP -- Introductory
tutorial on using FTP, but mis-named since it says almost nothing
specifically about binaries, by Brian O'Neill.
FTP hydra.uwo.ca (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/BINARIES_FTP.TXT (<8k)

libcat-guide (96k) -- Library Catalogs on the Internet: Strategies for
Selection and Use -- Tutorial on how to use the InterNet for accessing
online catalogs, and other library-related info. Describes use of TELNET
and problems connecting between IBM and non-IBM systems. Includes a
bibliography and a glossary of network jargon. Send comments or
suggestions to Laine Farley <LXFOL@UCCMVSA>.
ftp DLA.UCOP.EDU (128.48.108.25) pub/internet/libcat-guide
ftp ftp.unt.edu (129.120.1.4) library/libcat-guide
ftp csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (134.115.4.1) pub/library/libcat.gde

NUG.DOC -- DDN New User Guide (Feb. 1991) -- A 'how to' guide to the DDN
for network users. (Note this is strictly addressed to users of MilNet,
not the general InterNet community, and has lots of stuff specific to
MilNet such as TACs, but has some other stuff of more general interest.)
Includes network tools such as e-mail and file transfer. One person says
he saw an older version, appx. 1985, and "It sucks and is just a bad
intro to the Internet." But it does have some possibly useful information
such as how to use specific mail programs such as on Unix.
ftp nic.ddn.mil (192.67.67.20) NETINFO:/NUG.DOC.22
 (The 22 is the version number, which may change.)


%% Special (unusual) services

hswp.txt (<8k) -- help for white pages -- Tells how to use the white
pages, a distributed, automated directory of electronic-mail addresses.
Mostly oriented towards Unix users. Author: John Wobus
ftp syr.edu (aka ftp.syr.edu) (128.230.1.49) networks/doc/hswp.txt

GUEST JANET PAD SERVICE USERGUIDE -- The Guest JANET PAD service is
intended for users with access to the Internet who wish to connect to
JANET for screen based services (i.e. telnet/tn3270). -- Basically all
you need to do is telnet to sun.nsf.ac.uk and login with the username
"janet" (this must be in lower-case). No password is required. You are
then prompted for a JANET hostname.
To: [e-mail]
(No subject line, following in text body:)
 Request: janetpad
 Topic: userguide

Comserve is an electronic information service for professionals and
students interested in the study of human communication. If you have any
questions about the service, send a note to Support@Rpiecs (Bitnet) or
[e-mail] (Internet).
To: Comserve@RPIECS
 HELP

EASI Electronic Document Service -- Annotated list of documents available
by anonymous FTP:
ftp UM.CC.UMICH.EDU (35.1.1.43) easi/librarylist


%% Generally useful reference information

World Factbook (nearly 2 megabytes) -- Info about all the nations of the
world, by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). (Also searchable on
some of the InterNet-accessible information services so you don't have
to fetch the whole file as here.)
ftp mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.201.12) etext/world11.txt

FILECOMP.TXT -- Chart of data-compression programs on various systems,
including some that work compatibly (if you can somehow move the file
around in binary mode) on more than one system (but with different names
on different systems). This can help diagnose extensions such as .Z and
.sit you may see for the first time when downloading from anonymous FTP
hosts. Formerly maintained by Mike Jones <[e-mail]>, now
maintained by David Lemson <[e-mail]>.
ftp ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.5.59) doc/pcnet/compression

List of ISO country codes, used in such places as InterNet toplevel
domain names and BitNet country codes in node records.
ftp cism.univ-lyon1.fr (134.214.100.1) internet/iso_country_codes.txt

DOMAIN.NAMES (32k) -- List of toplevel domains and their meanings.
ftp bitnic.educom.edu (192.52.179.2) ANONYMOU/DOMAIN.NAMES
ftp utarlvm1.uta.edu (129.107.1.6) BITNET/DOMAIN.NAMES


%% Not in the above categories

FILE_TRANSFERS.TXT (<28k) -- A SHORT GUIDE TO NETWORKING AND FILE
TRANSMISSION -- Introduces incompatibilities between ASCII and EBCDIC,
tells how to diagnose and overcome problems when moving files over the
InterNet and between PC and mainframe using Kermit, using UUENCODE to
pass binary files over text-only communications. By Erich Neuwirth.
FTP hydra.uwo.ca (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/FILE_TRANSFERS.TXT


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