Table of Contents (Brief)
Part I
Chapter 1: Welcome
Chapter 2: Why Is the Internet Neat?
Chapter 3: What Is the Internet?
Chapter 4: The Internet Beanstalk
Chapter 5: Exploring the Internet
Part II: Internet Foundations
Chapter 6: Addressing and Email
Chapter 7: Usenet
Chapter 8: Internet Services
Part III: Connecting to the Internet
Chapter 9: Commercial Services
Chapter 10: Shell Access
Chapter 11: WinSock, PPP, and SLIP
Chapter 12: Commercial WinSock Applications
Chapter 13: Free and Almost-Free WinSock Applications
Chapter 14: Step-by-Step Internet
Part IV: Appendixes
Appendix A: Getting Connected
Appendix B: Internet Starter Kit Providers
Appendix C: Internet Service Providers
Appendix D: Glossary
Table of Contents (Extended)
Part I
Chapter 1: Welcome
Welcome
Who Are You?
What Do You Need?
Who Am I?
Who Are We?
Changes
Thanks
Chapter 2: Why Is the Internet Neat?
Why Is the Internet Neat?
Electronic Mail
Discussion Groups
Software
Information at Your Electronic Fingertips
The Lemming Factor
The Internet Is What You Make of It
Champing at the Bit
Chapter 3: What Is the Internet?
What Is the Internet?
Size
People
Machines
Information
Geographic Size
People -- Doing What They Do Best
Hardware
Computers
Networks
Modems and Phone Lines
Software
Information
The Internet Post Office
Electronic Mail
Usenet News
Telnet
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
WAIS
Gopher
World Wide Web
Summing Up
Chapter 4: The Internet Beanstalk
The Internet Beanstalk
Cold War Network
Gateways
Usenet
BITNET
NSFNET
NREN
Who Pays?
Politics
The Future
Past and Future -- Next, the Present
Chapter 5: Exploring the Internet
Exploring the Internet
People
Net Alter Egos
Celebrities
Finding Your Niche
Lurking
Introducing Yourself
One of the Gang
Signal-to-Noise
Interactive Internet
IRC -- #superguy
MUCKing with the Furries
Browsing the Secondhand Bookstore of the Internet
Aimless Wandering
I Wonder If...
Looking for Files in All the Wrong Places
Owning an Internet Press
Newsletters
Magazines
Books
Moving On
Part II: Internet Foundations
Internet Foundations
Text Styles
Chapter 6: Addressing and Email
Addressing and Email
Addressing
Top-Level Domains
Mid-Level Domains
Machine Name
Userid
Punctuation
Alternative Addresses
Electronic Mail
Email Construction
Signature
Body
Header
Bounces
Using Email Programs
Reading Email
Navigating and Managing Email
Replying to Email
New Email
Finding People
Friends
Acquaintances
Mailing Lists
Moderated vs. Unmoderated
Individual Messages vs. Digests
Mailing List Managers
Using LISTSERVs
Using ListProcessor
Using Majordomo
Neither Rain, nor Snow...
Chapter 7: Usenet
Usenet News
Usenet Plumbing
Newsgroup Innards
Message Construction
The Newsgroup Stork
Using Usenet
Subscribing to Groups
Reading Articles
Navigation
rot13
Replying to Articles
Follow-Ups
Posting an Article
ClariNet
Enough Usenet
Chapter 8: Internet Services
Internet Services
URLs
FTP
FTP Manners
FTP Clients
Connecting
Navigating
Listing Style
Recognizing File Type and Decoding
FTP by Email
FTPmail and BITFTP
Mailservers
Archie
Telnet
IRC
MUDs
WAIS
Gopher
Veronica
Jughead
World Wide Web
File Formats
ASCII Encoding
uucode
btoa
BinHex
Compression Formats
PKZIP/PKUNZIP
Self-Extracting Archives
Unix Compression
StuffIt
Other File Types
Text Files
Graphics Files
Sound and Video
Wrapping Up
Part III: Connecting to the Internet
Connecting to the Internet
Chapter 9: Commercial Services
Chapter 10: Shell Access
Chapter 11: WinSock, PPP, and SLIP
Chapter 12: Commercial WinSock Applications
Chapter 13: Free and Almost-Free WinSock Applications
Chapter 14: Step-by-Step Internet
Reality Check
Chapter 9: Commercial Services
Commercial Services
America Online
Connections
Internet Services
Advantages
Email
Usenet News
Gopher and WAIS
FTP
World Wide Web
Disadvantages
Addressing
Connecting
BIX
Advantages
Disadvantages
Addressing
Connecting
CompuServe
Internet Services
Advantages
Forums
Usenet News
FTP
Telnetting to CompuServe
Disadvantages
Addressing
Connecting
Delphi
Advantages
Disadvantages
Addressing
Connecting
GEnie
Advantages
Disadvantages
Addressing
Connecting
Microsoft Network
Advantages
Disadvantages
Addressing
Connecting
Prodigy
Internet Services
Advantages
Usenet News
World Wide Web, Gopher and FTP
Disadvantages
Addressing
Connecting
Other Services and BBSs
MCI Mail
FirstClass
Advantages
Disadvantages
Addressing
Connecting
Wrapping Up Commercial Online Services
Chapter 10: Shell Access
Shell Access
The Internet Adapter
TIA Basics
TIA Details
Serial Programs
SlipKnot
Installation and Setup
Basic Usage
Special Features
Overall Evaluation
Administrative Details
Delrina WinComm Pro
Installation and Setup
Basic Usage
Overall Evaluation
Pipeline Internaut Software
Installation and Setup
Basic Usage
Terminal Emulators
Procomm Plus for Windows (V.2.0)
Crosstalk for Windows (V.2.2)
Smartcom for Windows (V.1.1)
Carbon Copy for Windows (V.2.5)
Norton pcANYWHERE for Windows (V.1.0)
Shell Shocked
Chapter 11: WinSock, PPP, and SLIP
WinSock, PPP, and SLIP
SLIP and PPP
Getting an Account
WinSock
WinSock Questions
NetManage Chameleon
Chameleon
Chameleon Sampler
Internet Chameleon
Internet WebSurfer
Installation and Setup
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Host Name
Domain Name
Default Gateway
Domain Servers
Communication Parameters
Port
Modem
Dial
Login
slip.ini
Basic Usage
Overall Evaluation
NetManage Internet Chameleon
Installation and Setup
Overall Evaluation
Administrative Details
Spry Internet In A Box
Installation and Setup
Basic Usage
Overall Evaluation
Administrative Details
InterCon TCP/Connect II
Installation and Setup
Basic Usage
Overall Evaluation
Administrative Details
Trumpet WinSock
Installation and Setup
Basic Usage
Overall Evaluation
Administrative Details
Microsoft TCP/IP-32
Installation and Setup
Basic Usage
Special Features
Overall Evaluation
Administrative Details
Other WinSock TCP/IP Stacks
Troubleshooting
Reporting Problems
General WinSock Questions
Domain Name Server Errors
Hardware Questions
SLIP-Sliding Away
NetManage Chameleon
Chameleon
Chameleon Sampler
Internet Chameleon
Chameleon WebSurfer Sampler
Installation and Setup
Chapter 12: Commercial WinSock Applications
Commercial WinSock Applications
NetManage Chameleon
Mail
Setup
Basic Usage
Overall Evaluation
NetManage Telnet
Basic Usage
Overall Evaluation
TN3270
Basic Usage
FTP
Basic Usage
Special Features
Overall Evaluation
NEWT News
Setup
Basic Usage
Overall Evaluation
WebSurfer
Setup
Basic Usage
Overall Evaluation
Gopher
Basic Usage
Overall Evaluation
Other Applications
Spry AIR Series
AIR Mail
Setup
Basic Usage
Overall Evaluation
AIR Telnet
Basic Usage
Overall Evaluation
Network File Manager
Basic Usage
Overall Evaluation
AIR News
Basic Usage
Overall Evaluation
AIR Mosaic
Basic Usage
Overall Evaluation
AIR Gopher
Basic Usage
Overall Evaluation
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Exchange
Telnet
FTP
Other Applications
Moving On
Chapter 13: Free and Almost-Free WinSock Applications
Free and Almost-Free WinSock Applications
Email Programs
Eudora
Installation and Setup
Basic Usage
Special Features
Overall Evaluation
Administrative Details
Other WinSock Email Programs
Pegasus
dMail
WinELM
PCPine for Windows
Usenet Newsreaders
News XPress
Installation and Setup
Basic Usage
Special Features
Overall Evaluation
Administrative Details
WinVN
Installation and Setup
Basic Usage
Special Features
Administrative Details
FTP
WS_FTP
Basic Usage
Special Features
Administrative Details
Telnet and Friends
NCSA Telnet
EWAN
WAIS
EINet WinWAIS
Basic Usage
Special Features
Overall Evaluation
Gopher
WSGopher
Installation
Basic Usage
Special Features
Overall Evaluation
Administrative Details
HGopher
World Wide Web
Netscape Navigator
Installation and Setup
Basic Usage
Special Features
Overall Evaluation
Administrative Details
NCSA Mosaic for Windows
Installation and Setup
Basic Usage
Special Features
Overall Evaluation
Administrative Details
WinWeb
Administrative Details
Internet Assistant for Word 6.0 for Windows
Installation and Setup
Basic Usage
Special Features
TidBITS... We sharpen the cutting edge.
Overall Evaluation
Administrative Details
NCSA Mosaic WinHTTPd
Utilities and Miscellany
CU-SeeMe
Internet Voice Chat
Time Sync and Tardis
Installation and Setup
Basic Usage
Overall Evaluation
Administrative Details
WSArchie
Basic Usage
Special Features
Overall Evaluation
Administrative Details
Finger 3.1
Installation and Setup
Basic Usage
Special Features
Overall Evaluation
Administrative Details
WinSock Finger
Basic Usage
WinTalk
WSIRC
IRC Client for Windows
WinWorld
VWMud Master
MudWin
Windows Help Files for TCP/IP Protocol and Management
Integrated TCP/IP Applications
WinQVT/Net
Installation and Setup
Basic Usage
WinQVT/Net FTP
WinQVT/Net Mail
WinQVT/Net News
Installation and Setup
Basic Usage
WinQVT/Net Telnet
Basic Usage
Overall Evaluation
Administrative Details
Summarizing Proust
Chapter 14: Step-by-Step Internet
Step-by-Step Internet
Asking Your Internet Provider for Specific Information
CFG File for the Chameleon WebSurfer Sampler
Userid and Password
Domain
Internet Protocol (IP) Address
Dynamic Addressing
Static Addressing
Domain Name Server
Access Phone Number
Mail and News Servers
Identifying Your Hardware
Port Settings
Baud Rate
Data Bits
Stop Bits
Parity
Flow Control
Connector or Port
Modem Settings
Dial Prefix
Initialization String
Installing and Configuring the NetManage Chameleon WebSurfer Sampler
Interface Menu
Setup Menu
IP Address
Host Name
Domain Name
Port and Modem
Dial
Login
Services Menu
Default Gateway
Domain Servers
Saving the Settings
Eudora 1.4
Launch and Configure Eudora
Compose and Send an Email Message to President Clinton
Subscribe to the Win3-L Mailing List
Read, Reply to, and Delete an Email Message
News Xpress 1.0 Beta #2
Launch and Configure News Xpress
Subscribe to Some Useful Newsgroups
Read Articles in One of the Subscribed Groups
Post a Message into One of the Subscribed Groups
WS_FTP 95.01.22
Launch and Configure WS_FTP, Setting Up a New FTP Site to Connect To
Connect to ftp.tidbits.com and Retrieve a File
Connect to a Preconfigured Site and Retrieve a File
WinWAIS
Launch and Configure WinWAIS
Find a Source
Ask a Specific Question
WebSurfer 4.12
Launch and Configure WebSurfer
Visit GNN
Use the Hotlist
Netscape 1.0
Install Netscape 1.0
Launch and Configure Netscape
Browse the Web
Visit the Lotus Web Server
Use Bookmarks
This Is Only the Beginning
Part IV: Appendixes
Appendixes
Appendix A: Getting Connected
Appendix B: Internet Starter Kit Providers
Appendix C: Providers of Commercial Internet Access
Appendix D: Glossary
Appendix A: Getting Connected
Getting Connected
Cost
Flat-Rate Accounts
Restricted Flat-Rate Accounts
Pseudo Flat-Rate Accounts
Per-Hour Accounts
Other Fees
Phone Charges
Long Distance
800 Numbers
Service
Reliability, Accessibility, and Support
Reliability
Accessibility
Support
Special Services
Custom Domain Names
Personal Web Pages
Personal FTP Directory
Email Aliases
New Connection Methods
Custom Information
Business Services
Taking the Plunge
Configuring NetManage's Chameleon WebSurfer Sampler
Installation
Custom
Installing the Second Disk
Installation
Appendix B: Internet Starter Kit Providers
Internet Starter Kit Providers
Appendix C: Internet Service Providers
Providers of Commercial Internet Access
Domestic
Foreign
Appendix D: Internet Service Providers
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