The Internet Guide for New Users

From the Publisher: This easy-to-follow guide gives you all the information and instructions you need to join, understand, and use the world's largest network - Internet. Perfect for new users who may never have logged on to a computer or network before, the guide explains how the works and how it compares to other networks like American On-Line, CompuServe, DELPHI, GEnie, and MCI Mail. You'll learn how to use basic facilities such as remote login (telnet), file transfer (ftp), E-mail, Usenet - The BBS of the Internet - plus the essentials of naming and addressing, and intergrating with UNIX; find out what resources and services are available - including point-and-shoot Internet; navigation tools such as archie, Gopher, HYTELNET, WAIS, and WorldWideWeb - that make using the easier than ever; tap into on-line database and information services; obtain additional information from books, articles, newsletters, trade shows, etc.; become a responsible user by understanding netiquette (Internet manners), appropriate usage, security, and other important issues; use smiley-faces like :-) in your E-mail; and much more. Guide for New Users offers practical, how-to help for new users as well as for experienced users/administrators and MIS managers who want to learn more about the valuable resources the can provide.