- NETWORK INFORMATION RETRIEVAL (NIR) TOOLS
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COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION (CMC) FORUMS
Information about updates to or different formats of this document:
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Internet-tools (internet-tools.readme) describes Internet tools project and other formats of the information
NETWORK INFORMATION RETRIEVAL (NIR) TOOLS
Utilities
Tools
- Archie
Definition: Archie locates files at anonymous FTP sites by filename search.
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Archie description (whatis.archie) archie - An Electronic Directory Service for the Internet, by Deutsch, Emtage, and Heelan
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Archie manual page (archie.man.txt) reference manual page for archie
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Archie info/EARN (archie.html)
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Archie via telnet a telnet demo of archie
Login as : archie
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Archie via gopher
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Archie via WWW (archie.html) Hypertext Archie Servers
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Archie via forms (archie.html) a form based Archie gateway for the WWW
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Archie via Unix: Unix command line for hosts with installed archie client, search for STRING: unix archie -s STRING
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Archie via email: use archie via email: mail archie@archie.unl.edu Body: "help"
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Archie request (archie.html) a form based Archie gateway for the WWW
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Anarchie a Mac client that integrates archie searches and ftp requests
- Astra
Definition: Astra retrieve documents from databases.
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Astra Help: the help file for Astra: mail astradb@icnucevm.bitnet Body: "help"
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Astra documentation: Astra User Guide: mail astradb@icnucevm.bitnet Body: "GET META DOCUMENT"
- Bitftp
Definition: Bitftp allows the user to use electronic mail to obtain files at an ftp site via email.
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Bitftp info/EARN (notice.html)
- Essence
Definition: Essence is a resource discovery system using indexes.
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Essence description (README) The distribution includes the following files and directories
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Essence document (Essence.txt.Z) Essence -- A Resource Discovery System Based on Semantic File Indexing
- File Service Protocol (FSP)
Definition: FSP is a conectionaless protocol for transferring files.
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FSP FAQ (FAQ)
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FSP INFO (INFO)
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FSP Sites: : mail charro@ee.ualberta.ca Subject: fsp list Body: "help"
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FSP software ()
- File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Definition: FTP retrieves or puts copies of files at remote FTP sites.
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FTP how to (how.to.ftp.guide) A guide to using ftp
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FTP (rfc0959.txt) File Transfer Protocol
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FTP FAQ (faq) Anonymous FTP Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) List
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FTP Interface (ftp-interface.html) look at ftp site lists
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FTP via Unix: Unix command for ftp, once in, type help: unix ftp
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FTP via email: get files at anonymous ftp sites via email.: mail ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com Body: "help"
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FTP via telnet site at Univ of IA
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File Compression (compression) File compression, archiving, and text<->binary formats, by David Lemson
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FTP setup (anonymous_ftp)
- Jughead
Definition: Jughead gets menu information from gopher servers.
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Jughead description (jughead.ReadMe) description of current status, by Rhett `Jonzy' Jones
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Jughead Search
- Knowbot
Definition: Knowbot provides a uniform interface to heterogeneous remote directory services.
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Knowbot via telnet use a knowbot service via telnet; at the prompt, type `help'
- Maltshop
Definition: builds a veronica-access menu on your local gopher server.
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Maltshop script
- Netserv
Definition: Netserv is a server for access to data files and programs of general interest.
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Netserv: a server for access to data files and programs of general interest: mail netserv@frmop11.bitnet Body: "get netserv helpfile"
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Netserv info/EARN (netserv.html)
- Soft Pages
- Telnet
Definition: Telnet allows a user to login to a remote computer to use applications.
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Telnet how (how.to.telnet.guide) a guide to using telnet
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Telnet tips (TELNET.html)
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TELNET (rfc0818.txt) Telnet Protocol
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Telnet demo check the weather
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Telnet search find telnet connections based on keyword search
- Trickle
Definition: Trickle is an electronic mail-based alternative to obtaining files at FTP sites.
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Trickle an email-based alternative to FTP, information
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Trickle info/EARN (trickle.html)
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Trickle guide: : mail listserv@earncc.bitnet Body: "get trickle memo"
- Veronica
Systems
- Alex
Definition: Alex provides transparent read of remote files at anonymous FTP sites.
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Alex description (NIR.Tool) NIR (Networked Information Retrieval) description of Alex
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Alex Web Page (alex.html) Alex FTP Filesystem
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Alex document (intro.ps)
- Gopher
- Moo Gopher
- Prospero
Definition: Prospero provides user-centered view of remote files.
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Prospero document (prospero-user-manual.tex.Z) Prospero user's manual, by Neuman and Augart
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Prospero info/EARN (prospero.html)
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Prospero documentation (README-prospero-documents) description of prospero documentation available
- Wide Area Information Server (WAIS)
- World Wide Web (WWW)
Definition: WWW retrieves resources by hyptertext browser of databases.
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WWW definition (default.html) home page for WWW
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WWW info/EARN (www.html)
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WWW ftp archive retrieves resources by hyptertext browser of databases
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WWW guide (www.guide.html) Entering the WWW--A Guide to Cyberspace by Kevin Hughes
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WWW Info/BSDI (web-info.html)
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WWW General Info (www.html)
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WWW 94 First International Conference on the World-Wide Web May 25-26-27 1994, CERN, Geneva (Switzerland)
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WWW Research (www-research.html) links to documents on W3 research
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WWW Book (the_www_book.tex) a book describing the World Wide Web project
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WWW Growth (web-growth.html)
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WWW Bib (Bibliography.html) Bibliography for the World Wide Web
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WWW faqs/guides (www.html) a list by Oscar Nierstrasz
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WWW starter (Bootstrap.html)
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WWW FAQ/gnat (www-faq.html) gnat's World Wide Web Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Lists
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WWW FAQ/Boutell (www_faq.html) FAQ on WWW (World Wide Web Frequently Asked Questions), by Thomas Boutell
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WWW FAQ/CERN (List.html)
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WWW Kit (W3Kit.html) a system for building interactive graphical applications for the World Wide Web
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WWW Tools (Overview.html) Tools for WWW providers
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WWW MOMspider A World-Wide Web Robot for Multi-Owner Maintenance
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WWW Clients (Clients.html) a list of programs to allow you to access the WWW from your own computer
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WWW software (Status.html) list of products related to WWW
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WWW Servers (getting_started.html) Starting a WWW Server
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WWW Sites (sites.html)
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WWW Getstats (getstats.html) a versatile World-Wide Web server log analyzer. It takes the log file from your CERN, NCSA, Plexus, GN, or UNIX Gopher server and spits back all sorts of statistics
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WWW Stats collect usage statistics and output a log summary in HTML forma
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WWW Usage Meter (wusage.html) collects information about usage of a WWW site, by Thomas Boutell
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WWW mirroring (mirror.html) maintaining copies of information on remote servers
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WWW shadow copies (shadow.html) keep local shadow copies of some common hypertext
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WWW scripts (scripts) directory of useful scripts for web maintenance and other functions, from Dr. O. M. Nierstrasz
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WWW visualization (afc_draft.html) producing graphical reresentations of local webs
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WWW via telnet/email list of sites
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WWW via telnet using WWW via telnet
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WWW via email: obtain a web file (e.g., http) via email; URL = Uniform resource locator: mail listserv@info.cern.ch Body: "www URL"
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WAISGATE (directory-of-servers.html) WAIS <-> WWW gateway
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WWW Newsgroup (comp.infosystems.www)
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WWW maps (HOME.html) MAP_MARKER is a tool for creating clickable image maps for HTML and WWW applications
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HTTPD/Windows based on the Unix NCSA httpd
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NCSA httpd (Overview.html) a HTTP/1.0 compatible server for making hypertext and other documents available to Web browsers
Interfaces
- Lists
For a longer list of World Wide Web broswers, see:
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WWW Clients (Clients.html) a list of programs to allow you to access the WWW from your own computer
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WWW Browsers/Clients (syslib.html) from UNITE
- Biomix
Definition: Biomix presents network resources as locations on screen maps.
Note: Not known to be operational
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Biomix description (biomix.txt) BIOMIX current status, by Marcus Pattloch
- Chimera
Definition: Chimera is a HTTP, FTP, Gopher client with an X/Athena interface.
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Chimera source
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Chimera Home Page (index.html) a HTTP, FTP, Gopher client with X/Athena interface, by John Kilburg
- Cello
Definition: Cello is a DOS-based Internet browser incorporating WWW, Gopher, FTP, Telnet, News.
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Cello source source code
- Compass
Definition: Compass is a system for Internet access to resources and tools for CERFnet subscribers;
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Compass description (compass.txt) Internet Compass-your network guide, CERFnet offers new service for easier Internetting
- Emacs World Wide Web Browser
Definition: Emacs WWW browser is a means to access the World Wide Web.
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Emacs WWW (docs.html) an Emacs subsystem that allows the user to browse the World Wide Web
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Emacs WWW source
- Fred
Definition: Fred is an interface to the OSI X.500 white pages directory service.
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Fred Performance Systems International White Pages Pilot Project
Login as : fred
- GINA $
Definition: Gina stands for Graphical Interface for Network Access (client/server) to email, conferencing, bbs, and other information sources.
Contact: The California Technology Project, P.O. Box 3842, Seal Beach, CA 90740-7842.
- GN
- Hyper-G
Definition: Hyper-G is a large-scale, multi-user distributed hypermedia information system.
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Hyper-G via WWW (ROOT) Hyper-G gateway at Graz Univ. of Technology
- Hytelnet
- Internet-in-a-box $
Definition: Internet-in-a-box gives you graphical user interface access on PCs (standalone or LAN) to news, gopher, mail, telnet, ftp, from O'Reilly/Spry.
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Internet-in-a-box: : mail info@ibox.com Body: "help"
- Mosaic for X/DOS/Mac
Definition: Mosiac is a client for network distributed hypermedia information and discovery.
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Mosaic home page (NCSAMosaicHome.html) describes Mosaic, Internet information browser and World Wide Web client
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Mosaic FAQ (mosaic-faq.html)
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Mosaic (README.Mosaic) description of how to download and run NCSA Mosaic
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Mosaic paper (mosaic.ps.Z) NCSA Mosaic Technical Summary, by Marc Andreessen
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Mosaic article (markoff.html) an HTML version of a New York Times article about Mosaic by John Markoff
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Amiga Mosaic (home.html)
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SAM Stand-Alone Mosaic
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Mosaic: bring up Mosaic on system with client installed: unix mosaic
- Lynx
Definition: Lynx is an ASCII terminal browser for the World Wide Web.
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Lynx info
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Lynx Web info (www_start.html) Welcome to Lynx and the world of the web
- Samba
- Viola
Definition: Viola is a World Wide Web hypermedia browser for X Window System.
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Viola info
- Willow
Definition: graphical user interface to text-based bibliographic databases, WWW, and Z39.50.
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Willow (home.html) Washington Information Looker-upper Layered Over Windows
COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION (CMC) FORUMS
Interpersonal
Group
- Clover
Definition: Clover is a real-time text-based group conferencing system.
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Clover information real-time text-based group conferencing system
- Collage
Definition: Collage is a client/server group collaboration system which includes shared dialogue, text, and graphics spaces, from NCSA.
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Collage source for Mac, PC, and X
- CU-SeeMe
Definition: CU-SeeMe is a real-time, multiparty video-conferencing system for the Internet.
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CU-SeeMe source real-time, multiparty video-conferencing system for the Internet
- Haven
Definition: A Haven is a network chat program that allows many people to talk to each other at once.
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Haven info a repository of documents, source code, logs and other information
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Haven newsgroup (alt.internet.talk.haven)
- Listproc
Defintion: Listproc is a system that automates mailing lists and archives.
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Listproc info: : mail listproc@stormking.com Body: "help listproc"
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Anastasios Kotsikonas: Listproc creator: mail tasos@cs.bu.edu
- LISTSERV
Definition: LISTSERV is mailing-list server for group communication.
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LISTSERV definition: the help file for listserv: mail listserv@uacsc2.albany.edu Body: "send listserv memo"
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LISTSERV info/EARN (listserv.html)
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LISTSERV tips: : mail listserv@bitnic.bitnet Body: "get listserv tips"
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LISTSERV searching: tips on searching a listserv discussion for information: mail listserv@ulkyvm.bitnet Body: "get database search"
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LISTSERV managing: How to Start and Manage a BITNET LISTSERV Discussion Group, by Kovacs, McCarty, and Kovacs: mail listserv@uhupvm1.uh.edu Body: "get kovacs prv2n1"
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LISTSERV tips: List Management Tips for LISTSERV Postmasters and List Owners, by Lisa M. Covi: mail listserv@bitnic.bitnet Body: "get listserv tips"
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LISTSERV guide: The Listserv Guide for General Users: mail listserv@earncc.bitnet Body: "get lsvguide memo"
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PAML (paml.html) Publicly Available Mailing Lists, by Stephanie da Silva
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Search LISTSERV (lists) search for interesting email lists to join
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Search LISTSERV WAIS (academic_email_conf) WAIS-based search for a Usenet and LISTSERV conferences
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Search LISTSERV gopher searching and retrieval of archived LISTSERV messages
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Dartmouth Merged SIGL Special Interest Group Lists
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Electronic Conferences Directory of Scholarly Electronic Conferences, by Diane K. Kovacs
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Search Academic Conferences (academic_email_conf)
- Majordomo
Definition: Majordomo is a mailing list manager.
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Majordomo: : mail Majordomo@GreatCircle.COM Body: "help"
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Brent Chapman: creator of Majordomo: mail brent@greatcircle.com
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Majordomo Problems: : mail Majordomo-Owner@mv.mv.com
- Maven
Definition: Maven is a Mac-based audioconferencing tool.
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Maven Info (maven.html) a Mac-based audioconferencing tool; powerful when used in conjunction with, Cornell's CU-SeeMe
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Maven source
- Moo
- Multiple-User Dialogue (MUD)
- Procmail
Definition: Procmail is a mail manager--create mail-servers, mailing lists, sort your incoming mail.
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Procmail source
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Procmail mailinglist: : mail procmail-request@informatik.rwth-aachen.de
Mass
PROTOCOLS/STANDARDS
INTERNET PROTOCOLS/SERVERS
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HTTP (HTTP2.html) a protocol for networked information
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IP (rfc0791.txt) Internet Protocol
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Internet Protocols (Internet.html) listings of working groups and information about protocols--applications, internet, next generation, network management, operational requirements, routing, security, and much more
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Internet Standards (INDEX.std)
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Kerberos network authentication system for physically insecure networks
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NFS Network File System will mount remote file systems across homogenous and heterogenous systems
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PC-MAC TCP/IP + NFS FAQ (pcnfsfaq.txt) by Rawn Shah
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PC-MAC TCP/IP + NFS FAQ WWW (faq.html) by Rawn Shah
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PC-NFS
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PPP Internet Standard for transmission of IP packets over serial lines
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PPP FAQ (faq.html) comp.protocols.ppp frequently wanted information
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SIPP (sipp-main.html) Simple Internet Protocol Plus (SIPP) is one of the candidates being considered by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) for the next version of the Internet Protocol
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SLIP (whatslip.txt) Serial Line Internet Protocol
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SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
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SOCKS (What_Is_SOCKS.CSTC) A proxy server for IP hosts behind firewalls
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TCP (rfc0793.txt) Transmission Control Protocol
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TCP-IP FAQ
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Winsock (wtcpip03.asc) accessing the Internet using tcp/ip applications under Microsoft Windows
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Winsock FAQ: : mail lcsinfo@id1.indirect.com Subject: faq
OTHER STANDARDS/PROTOCOLS
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ACC (accinet.ps.Z) anonymous credit card (ACC) protocol, used for anonymous funds xfer and delivery on the Internet
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EPIC (stewarta.html) Effects Protocol for Interactive Communications, a proposal designed to provide enhanced formatting, display control for interaction interactive internet communications
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HTML FAQ (html_faq.html) hypertext markup language
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HTML+ (htmlplus.dtd)
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ISO Protocols (comp.protocols.iso) newsgroup
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ISO FAQ
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OSI (osi-protocols) Open Systems Interconnection protocols
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OSI/GOSIP Protocols (GOSIP.html)
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Other Protocols (OP.html) XTP, HIPPI, Fibre Channel
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Telecom stds (standards-faq) International Standards for telecommunication
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Unicode (unicode.std.z) a Character Encoding Standard, a 16-bit set to encode all of the characters used for written languages throughout the world
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URI/URL/URN/URC (Addressing.html) Addressing for the WWW
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URL guide (url-primer.html) A Beginner's Guide to URLs
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URL syntax (5_BNF.html) Uniform Resource Locator Syntax
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X.400 a set of ISO/CCITT standards that defines electronic mail, the only non-proprietary standard for interchange of electronic mail that has the sanction of an official standards body
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Z39.50 W3 Page (z39page.html)
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Z39.50 Resources (z3950.html) a reference point for resources related to the Information Retrieval Service and Protocol standard, ANSI/NISO Z39.50
REFERENCES