%%%---BEGIN---Part 2 of 2---MaasInfo.TopIndex
internet.access (152k) -- "INDIVIDUAL ACCESS TO INTERNET" -- assembled
by James Milles <millesjg@sluvca.slu.edu>, consisting of five parts:
PART I   Public Dialup Internet Access List (PDIAL)
PART II  NETWORK PROVIDER REFERRAL LIST, NSF Network Service Center (NNSC)
PART III LIMITED REFERRAL LIST, Network Providers for Low-Volume Users,
           NSF Network Service Center (NNSC)
PART IV  internet-access-providers-us.txt
PART V   nixpub long listing--Open Access UNIX (*NIX) Sites
ftp liberty.uc.wlu.edu (137.113.10.35) /pub/lawlib/internet.access

internet-dial-in.txt (12k) -- "Internet Public-Access Dial-In Guide" --
List of hosts providing public-access dial in access to the Internet
(Info from cartier@math.uqam.ca (Guillaume Cartier)), apparently by
sheckler@leland.stanford.edu (Steven Heckler), same format as
NixPub.Short and about the same size but in apparently random sequence.
I don't see the advantage of this compilation compared to NixPub.Short.
ftp sumex-aim.stanford.edu info-mac/report/internet-dial-in.txt

BITNET.SERVERS (57k) -- List of network servers and services, a
publication of the BITNET Services Library. If you know of anything that
should appear in this list and does not, (or of something listed here
that is no longer active) please send mail to BITLIB@YALEVM. Contents:
NETSERV file servers/user directory servers alphabetized by name of host;
User Directory Servers; Nonstandard file servers alphabetized by name of
service, and sub-alphabetized by name of host; LISTSERVs which will
accept the /WHOIS command alphabetized by name of host; LISTSERV List
servers alphabetized by name of host, followed by two list servers that
have other names; How to Find the Right Mailing List; LISTSERV filelists
alphabetized by name of host, including brief summary of kinds of files
on each host; The Relay conference machine network, alphabetized by name
of host; Electronic magazines alphabetized by the full name of the
magazine (which is NOT the same as the pseudo-user name you post to),
with full (paragraph sized) descriptions of each. (Warning:
nauen@wrair-emh1.army.mil says all these copies of this file are more
than a year out of date.)
ftp syr.edu (aka ftp.syr.edu, icarus.cns.syr.edu) (128.230.1.49)
      networks/doc/bitnets.txt  (1991.Jun.17)
ftp utarlvm1.uta.edu (129.107.1.6) ANONYMOU/BITNET.SERVERS  (1991.Jun.17)
To: LISTSERV@bitnic.educom.edu  (BitNet: NETSERV@BITNIC or NETSERV@MARIST)
 GET BITNET SERVERS  (Claims July, 1991, but really Jun.17 probably)

BITNET.NODELST (264k) -- BITNET NETWORK DEFINITION, From BITEARN NODES
VERS9108, a tabular listing showing: Node Nr, Node Name, Connected Via,
Remarks, Sys Type, Last Update. The field of interest is Remarks which
contains the name of the university or other company where the node is
located, useful for keyword searching.
To: NETSERV@UCBCMSA
 GET BITNET NODELST

BITEARN.NODES (2512k)
ftp bitnic.educom.edu (192.52.179.2) ANONYMOU/BITEARN.NODES
ftp utarlvm1.uta.edu (129.107.1.6) BITNET/BITEARN.NODES

(Information from power@stan.mit.edu not yet verified:) BITEARN database
has more information than BITNET NODELST for all nodes regardless of
their geographical locations. It is accessible under the name BITEARN, in
the sense that LISTSERV DATABASE commands of the form "SEARCH FOO IN
BITEARN" work. I do not believe it is a file that you can retrieve in its
entirety.

BITNET.LISTS (248k) -- A simple listing of all nodes on BitNet -- Three
neat columns Node Site and System, alphabetical by Site. (This file is
grossly mis-named. Perhaps somebody wrote some other file such as one of
the flavors of BitNet.Nodes with this name by mistake??)
ftp vm1.nodak.edu (134.129.111.1) bitinfo/Bitnet.lists

BITNET.GATES (35k) -- Table of e-mail gateways from Bitnet to other
nets (mostly InterNet) and the e-mail address of the person responsible
for each gateway. nauen@wrair-emh1.army.mil knows more about this file.
To: listserv@bitnic.educom.edu (Bitnet: BITNIC)
 GET BITNET GATES

internet.listing (20k) -- Two-column listing matching Bitnet host names
against corresponding Internet host names, with spaces between columns.
To: LISTSERV@BITNIC
 get INTERNET LISTING

INTERNET.LIBS (OPACs) (307k) -- "Internet-Accessible Library Catalogs &
Databases" -- by Dr. Art St. George, University of New Mexico
<STGEORGE@UNMB.BITNET> = <STGEORGE@BOOTES.UNM.EDU> and Dr. Ron Larsen,
University of Maryland, edited by Carlos A. Robles, CERFnet -- Lists
just over a hundred internet-accessible library catalogs in the USA,
and about 110 elsewhere. Also lists special-topic BBSs available by
dialup, internet-accessible CampusWide Information Systems, and a few
large libraries available by dialup.
To: LISTSERV@UNMVM
 GET LIBRARY PACKAGE
ftp nic.cerf.net (192.102.249.3) internet/resources/library_catalog/
      library-catalogs-05-92.txt (307k) (Numbers change per new versions.)
ftp Ariel.unm.edu (129.24.8.1) library/internet.library (307k)
ftp nic.funet.fi (128.214.6.100) /pub/doc/library/stgeorge.txt.Z (109k)
ftp infolib.murdoch.edu.au (aka portia.csu.murdoch.edu.au)
      pub/dir/netinfo/internet.libraries.list (281k)
On JANET (in UK), connect telnet-style to host UK.AC.GLASGOW.BUBL (note
this is word-reversed from InterNet which would be BUBL.GLASGOW.AC.UK),
from the main menu select D--Directories and from sub-menu select D7--St
George/Larsen(4.91).

internet-lib-abbr.txt (32k) -- Internet-Accessible Library Catalogs &
Databases, by Art St. George, University of New Mexico (smaller than
above, but with same name, not sure what the difference is).
ftp nic.cerf.net (192.102.249.3) cerfnet/cerfnet_info/internet-lib-abbr.txt

LIBRARIES.TXT (427k) -- UNT's Accessing On-line Bibliographic
Databases, by Billy Barron <billy@unt.edu> <BILLY@UNTVAX.BITNET>
<BILLY@UNT.EDU>. -- List of hundreds of U.S., Canadian, Australian and
other libraries that allow access to their on-line catalogs. Includes
instructions for logging in. The Appendix has notes on how to use the
most common retrieval engines for library catalogs. Note, it says
VM/CMS systems (IBM mainframes) can't access any OPACs except those
with 3270 mode, but in fact it is possible on some OPACs such as MELVYL
to set the terminal type to TTY or OTHER, which can then be used (with
some awkwardness) from VM/CMS.
ftp ftp.unt.edu = mercury.unt.edu (129.120.1.4) library/libraries.txt
(It is also available in WAIS format. See online-libraries.src on the
directory-of-servers.)
Some related files in the same directory:
      libraries.adr (26k) - Numeric IP addresses of Internet libraries
      libraries.contacts (20k) - Contacts for some of the Internet libraries
On JANET (in UK), connect telnet-style to host UK.AC.GLASGOW.BUBL (note
this is word-reversed from InterNet which would be BUBL.GLASGOW.AC.UK),
from the main menu select D--Directories and from sub-menu select
D8--Barron (8.91)
ftp csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (134.115.4.1) pub/library/opacs.list 125k

GUIDE2.NNEWS (67k) -- second part of "A Guide to Internet/Bitnet", by
Dana Noonan <noonan@msus1.msus.edu> -- A list of about 300 online
library catalogs in the USA, in simple alphabetical order by name of
institution or library, with login info etc. for each. Update
1993.Mar.22: She says these are also archived in the nnews archive at
ndsuvm1.bitnet. IP-331&E-HowAccess? Also includes information about
special collections and interesting features of various opacs. (Warning
1993.Apr.02: The author insists GUIDE1 (a tutorial, *not* an index,
hence listed in MaasInfo.DocIndex rather than here) and GUIDE2 & GUIDE3
listed here, are all one document and should therefore NOT be listed
separately. So I guess she is requiring anybody who fetches either of
these two indexes to also fetch GUIDE1 even if you have no use for the
tutorial, a waste of net bandwidth, sigh.)
ftp vm1.nodak.edu NNEWS/GUIDE2.NNEWS

GUIDE3.NNEWS (60k) -- third part of "A Guide to Internet/Bitnet", by
Dana Noonan <noonan@msus1.msus.edu> -- A list of about 250 online
library catalogs outside the USA, grouped by country, and info about
how to login etc. for each. Update 93.3.22: She says these are also
archived in the nnews archive at ndsuvm1.bitnet. IP-331&E-HowAccess?
Also includes information about special collections and interesting
features of various opacs. (See warning in previous section.)
ftp vm1.nodak.edu NNEWS/GUIDE3.NNEWS

(See also Chapter 2: of the InterNet Resource guide for library catalogs.)

JANET-OPACS (55kbytes) -- OPACS in the UK (British library catalogs), a
list of interactive library catalogues on JANET, compiled for the JANET
User Group for Libraries, by the University of Sussex Library. -- Info
from Steven.Bittinger@cc.utas.edu.au -- A listing, with full information
on use, of online catalogs that allow access to users over the Internet
through JANET (the U.K. Joint Academic Network). Most British
Universities and some Polytechnics are represented. For a full guide to
this service contact: info-server@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk with the following
text in the message:  Request: janetpad  Topic: userguide Access to
JANET: telnet sun.nsf.ac.uk
(Some information copied from infoguide.08-12.txt, not yet verified.)
JANET-OPACS -- OPACS in the UK: a list of interactive library catalogues
on JANET, compiled for the JANET User Group for Libraries, by the
University of Sussex Library, 5 May 1991 <Library@uk.ac.sussex.cluster>
To: MAILBASE@UK.AC.NEWCASTLE (from within U.K.)
To: MAILBASE@NEWCASTLE.AC.UK (from anywhere else on InterNet)
 SUBSCRIBE LIS-INFO firstname surname
 GET LIS-INFO JANET-OPACS
 INDEX LIS-INFO
ftp ftp.unt.edu (129.120.1.4) LIBRARY/UK.LIB
ftp csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (134.115.4.1) pub/library/JANET.OPACs.list
ftp HYDRA.UWO.CA (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/UK_LIBS.TXT

edtext (918k) -- File Edinburgh text format NRS table (short format) --
Seems to be a listing of nodes (mostly in UK) and services on those
nodes, and internal info about ports to those services.
ftp ftp.cl.cam.ac.uk (128.232.0.56) niftp/edtext (918k)
 (Warning, that host is down a lot, so try again later.)

JANET.SITELIST (156k) -- A list of janet hosts that can be reached by
e-mail via the gateways from BITNET or Internet, without any
description or other commentary about the hosts, presented mostly as
lists of addresses (in two columns for UK (major...minor) and
RestOfWorld (minor...major) domain system), with instructions how to
mail to various sets of hosts. (Info from JFW1@ib.rl.ac.uk (Jonathan
Wheeler))
To: NETSERV@UKACRL
 GET JANET SITELIST
ftp muwaya.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (128.250.20.2) pub/janet
ftp ib.rl.ac.uk jfw1.19b/janet.sitelist

Zamfield-BBS.List (31k) -- Zamfield's Wonderfully Incomplete, Complete
Internet BBS List -- Internet BBS list Update, by
Zamfield@Dune.EE.MsState.Edu, Posted on alt.bbs.internet every so
often. -- Uses TAB characters for indenting, thus can't be used on some
kinds of systems that don't understand the 8-character convention for
TABs. (Does anybody know where this file is accessible as plan ASCII
text, not data-compressed or otherwise screwed up?)
ftp Wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) pub/Internet-BBS.list.8-12-91.Z
 (Need - as first character of password!! Unix-specific compression.)

cwis-l (<20k) -- List of Campus-Wide Information Systems (upcoming
events, class schedules, etc.), and freenet bulletin board systems,
available by TELNET, with instructions for logging into them as a guest.
Includes sites worldwide. Most sites handle VT-100 emulation only. By
Judy Hallman <hallman@unc>.
FTP ftp.oit.unc.edu (128.109.157.30) pub/docs/cwis-l

inet.services (22.6k) -- List of internet connections, services on the
Internet you can connect to with Telnet or Kermit over TCP/IP, by Scott
A. Yanoff <yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu> -- Posted every 2 weeks to
newsgroups: alt.internet.services comp.misc biz.comp.services
alt.bbs.internet news.answers
ftp csd4.csd.uwm.edu (129.89.8.4) pub/inet.services.txt
ftp HYDRA.UWO.CA (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/internet_svcs.txt (only 22.2k)
  (out of date two weeks compared to other site)

CTILIS.RES.GUIDE (<124k) -- "CTILIS Resources Guide,  3rd Ed." -- Listing of
various services available at universities and public schools mostly in
Britain. Includes Authoring systems, Database management, DeskTop
Publishing, Expert systems, Free-text searching, Library management,
Speech recognition, online databases & information retrival services.
To: MAILBASE@NEWCASTLE.AC.UK (Reverse if you're in the UK)
 SEND LIS-INFO CTILIS.RES.GUIDE
Other information about how to use this fileserver, from Kokas Karoly
<h771kok@ella.hu>:
To: MAILBASE@NEWCASTLE.AC.UK (I presume?) (You may have to be a member?)
 help
 index
 lists
 send mailbase userhelp
To: laiaison@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk (for human help)

bitnet.links (266k) -- (Info from power@stan.mit.edu:) The BITNET LINKS
file has a length (currently 265 Kb) and structure that can be handled
by most text editors. It's just a text file listing the BITNET nodes
one per line. It doesn't contain nearly the amount of information that
is in BITEARN. I'd suspect NETSERV is the most likely of the possibile
ways to get it. (Does anybody know how to get by e-mail from a NETSERV?
Meanwhile, update from Huang, Chih-Hsien <hch@NCTUCCCA.edu.tw>:)
ftp bitnic.educom.edu listserv.200/bitnet.links

Fidonet Node List (>1 megabyte) -- Includes node number, name of SYSOP,
and name of host (truncated), updated quite regularly.
ftp asuvax.eas.asu.edu (129.219.30.5) stjhmc/nodelist.txt

HOSTS.TXT (<896k) -- DoD Internet Host Table
ftp bitnic.educom.edu (192.52.179.2) ANONYMOU/HOSTS.TXT

MAILSERVERS.TXT (10k) -- I. Sandor's list of FTP Mailservers. Due to
patron abuse, FTP mailservers do not seem to last long. Please use
restraint in requesting files by e-mail.
ftp HYDRA.UWO.CA (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/MAILSERVERS.TXT

INTERNTL.SITELIST (31k) -- "International Cooperating Network Member
Institutions" -- For each country code (except USA), shows names of
institutions.
To: LISTSERV@BITNIC = LISTSERV@bitnic.educom.edu
 GET INTERNTL SITELIST

archie-sites (42k) -- "List of archie sites annotated with location
information" -- About 730 records, dated 1991.Aug, from Edward
Vielmetti <emv@msen.com> -- Each record is on one line, with fields:
US/state or continent/nation, telephone area code or country code,
postal code, Internet host name.
ftp archie.ans.net = forum.ans.net pub/archie/doc/
  archie-sites.Z (15k compressed)

Index to Project WAIS (Wide Area Information Service) servers -- Brewster
Kahle <brewster@Think.COM> says: The directory of WAIS servers is only
available over wais, it is the directory-of-servers. I have sent out
lists of it every so often. If you want the description, just ask the
directory of servers. (I.e. the only way to find out what servers are
available and what's on them is to first install software on your Unix
host and then connect to a server with it. There is absolutely no
directory presently available by normal means.) There are are a few
mailing lists on this subject that you might want to be on:
;wais-interest: only announcements like this (1 a month or so)
;wais-discussion: moderated mailings every 1 or 2 weeks.  Good
;;;stuff including all on wais-interest.
;wais-talk: unmoderated for implementors and interactive discussions.
Requests to wais-<foo>-request@think.com.  Archives available from
wais server: wais-discussion or anonymous ftp from quake.think.com.
Update from Brewster Kahle <brewster@Think.COM>, the July 31 issue of the
monthly WAIS notice, containing information about how to get more
information, is available now:
ftp quake.think.com (192.31.181.1) /pub/wais/wais-discussion/
      internet-beta-2-announcement.text

whois-servers.list (15k) -- List of Internet whois servers (92 servers
in 15 countries as of 1992.Aug), by Matt Power
<mhpower@athena.mit.edu>, posted to newsgroup info.nets. Two-column
table of hostname of preferred server and institution. Includes country
codes of each institution, even if US.
ftp sipb.mit.edu /pub/whois/whois-servers.list

wais-sources.tar (651k) -- A full set of source description files for
WAIS is available from think.com as wais-sources.tar.Z.  It is rather
large; there are about 250 public source descriptions in it at the
moment. (Info from ckd@eff.org (Christopher Davis), possibly the
author?) (Each source description is a separate file in the
tar-archive!!) -- Warning, this archive was built 1992.May, and WAIS
has been growing immensely since then, so this archive is somewhat out
of date now.
ftp ftp.think.com /wais/wais-sources.tar.Z (206k compressed)
ftp ftp.uu.net (192.48.96.9) /networking/info-service/wais/
  wais-sources.tar.Z (206k compressed)
ftp nestroy.wu-wien.ac.at (137.208.3.4) /wais/
  wais-sources.tar.Z (206k compressed)
ftp svin02.info.win.tue.nl (131.155.70.100) /pub/infosystems/wais/
  wais-sources.tar.Z (206k compressed)
ftp ipc1.rvs.uni-hannover.de (130.75.5.71) /pub/info-systems/wais/
  wais-sources.tar.Z (206k compressed)
ftp swdsrv.edvz.univie.ac.at (131.130.1.4) /network/misc/wais/
  wais-sources.tar.Z (204k compressed)


%% Bibliographies and lists of documents, and other general indexes

MaasInfo.DocIndex -- Bibliography of online tutorial and other
documents useful for learning how to use many of the available InterNet
(and BitNet) resources, by Robert Maas -- Pointers to approximately 41
tutorials and other online documents describing network services.
Posted most of the same places as this file (see section at end).

USENET.PERIODIC (37k) -- List of Periodic Informational Postings, From:
rsk@gynko.circ.upenn.edu, Newsgroups: news.lists,
news.announce.newusers. Basically each 'major' UseNet newsgroup has
articles such as "FAQ" (Frequently-Asked Questions with answers) posted
monthly (if it doesn't have such a document, then I don't consider the
newsgroup worth calling 'major', ha ha). These files contain a wealth
of information specific to the topic of the particular newsgroup. The
archive of all these periodic postings is on "pit-manager.mit.edu"
(18.72.1.58), and is accessible via anonymous ftp in the directory
"/pub/usenet". The structure of this directory is such that each
subdirectory is a newsgroup name, and the files in the subdirectories
are the periodic postings. The filenames are constructed by mapping the
titles to filenames in a pretty simple way, e.g.
    /pub/usenet/news.announce.newusers/Answers_to_Frequently_Asked_Questions
The archive is also accessible via mail archive server. The address of
the server is mail-server@pit-manager.mit.edu. The names are the same,
with the "/pub/" chopped off. To retrieve the file mentioned above, you
would send mail to the mail-server with a subject or body of
    send usenet/news.announce.newusers/Answers_to_Frequently_Asked_Questions
Or to summarize all that in one line:
ftp PIT-MANAGER.MIT.EDU (18.72.1.58)
      pub/usenet/NameOfNewsgroup/NameOfPeriodicPostingFile
These periodic postings are also copied to some other sites:
ftp ftp.uu.net (137.39.1.9) usenet/NameOfNewsgroup/NameOfPeriodicPostingFile
  (May need hyphen before password to avoid crashing FTP program.)
ftp cnam.cnam.fr (192.33.159.6) pub/FAQ/* (Small collection only)
To: mail-server@cs.ruu.nl (heavily Unix oriented: tar shar uuencode etc.)
 help
 send INDEX
To obtain the list of periodic postings, which is itself a periodic posting:
ftp pit-manager.mit.edu (18.72.1.58)
  pub/usenet/news.announce.newusers/List_of_Periodic_Informational_Postings

One special newsgroup is news.answers, whose sole purpose is to contain
copies of many of the periodic postings from the other newsgroups
(according to Peter Kaminski <kaminski@netcom.com> this includes *all*
the periodic postings that are archived on pit-manager.mit.edu). This
collection of periodic postings is duplicated on several hosts:
ftp pit-manager.mit.edu (18.172.1.27) pub/usenet/news.answers/FileName.Z
ftp rzsun2.informatik.uni-hamburg.de /pub/doc/news.answers/FileName
ftp archive.cs.ruu.nl = sol.cs.ruu.nl (131.211.80.5) NEWS.ANSWERS/FileName
  (strange system) (No such directory, where did it move to?)
  (May need hyphen before password to avoid crashing FTP program.)
ftp svin02.info.win.tue.nl /pub/usenet/news.answers/FileName
ftp ugle.unit.no /faq/news.answers/FileName

Index of RFCs (149k) -- RFC means 'Request For Comments'. This is the
way that new protocols for the InterNet get agreed upon. One person or
group writes a specification of a proposed protocol as an RFC and
publishes it via NIC (Network Information Center), and lots of other
network experts criticize it, and maybe it gets changed and re-issued
as a new RFC, and finally everyone important agrees to follow it
exactly without further changes, and that RFC implicitly becomes a
standard instead of just a proposal. -- This 'index' is really just a
sequential listing of all the RFCs since the ARPANET started in the
early 70's, in reverse chronological order.
To: SERVICE@NIC.DDN.MIL
 Subject: RFC INDEX
ftp ftp.nisc.sri.com (192.33.33.22) rfc/rfc-index.txt
ftp ftp.jvnc.net (aka jvnc.net nisc.jvnc.net) (128.121.50.7)
      rfc/rfc-index.txt (153k)
ftp nnsc.nsf.net (128.89.1.178) rfc/rfc-index.txt

RFC1000.TXT, Request For Comments reference guide, 1987 August; 149 p.,
324k bytes, by Reynolds, J.K. & Postel, J.B., is a true subject index,
but of course doesn't include mention of the new RFCs since this index
was compiled.
ftp uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.5.50) RFC/1000.Z (compressed, Unix only)
ftp ftp.nisc.sri.com (192.33.33.22) rfc/rfc1000.txt

Individual RFCs -- You can browse the individual RFCs using an
interactive numeric menu system by:
TELNET NIC.DDN.MIL
 NIC
but I don't know any way to get this interactive service to send me any
of the RFCs via e-mail, nor how to access the RFCs from this host via
FTP, except for the index of RFCs (does anybody else know?).
Fortunately most of the RFCs are available from various other sites:
ftp ftp.jvnc.net (aka jvnc.net nisc.jvnc.net) (128.121.50.7)
      rfc/rfc*.txt  (replace * by the appropriate number)
ftp nnsc.nsf.net (128.89.1.178) rfc/rfc*.txt  (replace * by the number)
ftp ftp.nisc.sri.com = phoebus.nisc.sri.com /rfc/rfc*.txt  (* = number)
ftp munnari.oz.au rfc/rfc*.Z  (replace * by the number)
ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc*.txt  (replace * by the 4-digit number)
To: mail-server@nisc.sri.com
 send rfc*  (replace * by the number)
To: sendrfc@jvnc.net
 subject: rfc*  (replace * by the number)
In addition to the above general information about where to look for
RFCs, MaasInfo.TopIndex tells where specifically to find some RFCs that
are indexes or lists of general use, and MaasInfo.DocIndex tells where
to find some RFCs that are tutorial documents about the Internet.

RFC1175.TXT (67-97k bytes) = Where to start: A bibliography of
internetworking information (42 p.) -- by a team that includes the famous
Tracy LaQuey <tparker@cisco.com>, other members: Bowers, K.L.; Reynolds,
J.K.; Roubicek, K.; Stahl, M.K.; Yuan, A.  FYI on where to start: A
bibliography of internetworking information.  1990 August; 42 p. -- This
memo contains a bibliography of information about the Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) internetworking system.  This
FYI RFC is a compilation of abstracts of articles, bibliographies, books,
newsletters, RFCs, conferences, and guides that the new or intermediate
level user might find useful when learning about the Internet and/or how
to use what the Internet has to offer. References are provided for those
who wish more in depth information on internetworking.
FTP: NIC.DDN.MIL (Unfortunately I can't make heads or tails of that
nonstandard non-heirarchial file system. Can somebody provide
instructions how to find the RFC directory containing all the RFCnnnn.TXT
files?)
ftp ftp.nisc.sri.com (192.33.33.22) rfc/rfc1175.txt (67k)
ftp uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.5.50) RFC/1175.Z (compressed, for Unix only)
ftp syr.edu (aka ftp.syr.edu) (128.230.1.49) networks/doc/ibib.txt
An old version when it was still in draft form, comments to
us-wg@nnsc.nsf.net (warning, mailing list with hundreds of members), beware:
ftp nic.cerf.net (134.24.99.3) cerfnet/cerfnet_info/
      where-to-start-bibliography.txt (97k)

RFC1118.TXT (64k) -- HitchHiker's Guide to the Internet (Sept. 1989).
24p.-- It consists mainly of pointers to other places, literature, and
hints that are not well documented. By Ed Krol.
ftp uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.5.50) RFC/1118
ftp nic.cerf.net (134.24.99.3) cerfnet/cerfnet_info/
      hitchhikers-guide-to-internet.txt
ftp ftp.nisc.sri.com (192.33.33.22) rfc/rfc1118.txt
ftp aggie.ucdavis.edu (128.120.2.9) Hitchhikers.Guide
ftp syr.edu (aka ftp.syr.edu) (128.230.1.49) networks/doc/hgi.txt

infoguide.2-93.txt (137k) -- Information Available on the Internet: A
Guide to Selected Sources -- Similar to the InterNet Resource Guide
except that it also contains unofficial information and pointers to
other indexes, August 12th, 1991, by the Network Information Center,
tel.: (301) 982-4600, fax: (301) 982-4605, e-mail: info@sura.net --
Here's a summary of what the file indexes: Using the Network (Documents
that help users become familiar with the Network), Library Catalogs
(Directories, Databases, News Groups/Interest Group, Bulletin Boards,
Software), Documents that deal with network administration, protocols,
etc., Supercomputer Centers. -- Tutorial on using anonymous FTP within
the file itself. -- ** WARNING ** This file tells how to log into at
least one restricted system, namely 'Nicolas'. Accordingly anyone
attempting to use the instructions within this file is in danger of
doing something illegal. (Update 1993.Apr.01 from mtaranto@sura.net:
'Nicolas' is not actually restricted, just has a stupid
government-required warning at login. I'll remove my warning as soon as
this claim is confirmed by somebody official at Nicolas.) (Update
Apr.02: Confirmed by YURCIK@DFTNIC.GSFC.NASA.GOV, the banner is indeed
bogus and the pointer in infoguide can legally be used. I'm still
waiting for confirmation from a government official responsible for
Nicolas before I completely remove my warning.)
ftp ftp.sura.net pub/nic/infoguide.2-93.txt (137k)
     (the number may change as new versions are posted)

networking-bibliography.txt (2k) -- Introductions to Internetworking, A
BIBLIOGRAPHY ("borrowed" from material handed out at the July 27-28
1989 Denver Internetworking Conference Sponsored by the Merit Computer
Network). Has tabs that don't work on VM/CMS.
ftp nic.cerf.net cerfnet/cerfnet_info/networking-bibliography.txt

net-read.txt (138k) -- Network Reading List: TCP/IP, UNIX, and Ethernet,
version 3.6, dated May, 1992 -- An annotated list of books and other
resources focusing on three networking technologies that are in wide use:
TCP/IP, UNIX, and Ethernet. A mix of resources is presented ranging from
introductory information to in-depth technical details. The list covers
nearly 70 items. From: Charles Spurgeon <spurgeon@sirius.cc.utexas.edu>.
To: archive-server@ftp.utexas.edu
 send docs net-read.txt
ftp ftp.utexas.edu (128.83.185.16) pub/netinfo/docs/net-read.txt

spaf.HowNetInfo (3k) -- "How to Get Information about Networks", how to
get information about the National Science Foundation (NSF) Internet,
periodic posting on news.admin news.announce.newusers, by Randall
Atkinson <randall@uvaarpa.virginia.edu> via Gene Spafford
<spaf@cs.purdue.EDU>, version of 1991.Jul.25 expires 1991.Oct.23.
ftp PIT-MANAGER.MIT.Edu (18.72.1.58) pub/usenet/  (two copies:)
     news.admin/How_to_Get_Information_about_Networks
     news.announce.newusers/How_to_Get_Information_about_Networks

STANTON.BIB (32k) -- Using networked information resources: a
bibliography; compiled by Deidre E. Stanton, Murdoch University
Library, Murdoch, Western Australia <stanton@portia.murdoch.edu.au>
Latest update May 1992 -- In alphabetical order by author. Heavily
oriented to libraries and online information services.
ftp csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (134.115.4.1) pub/library/stanton.bib
ftp infolib.murdoch.edu.au = portia.murdoch.edu.au (134.115.80.10)
  pub/bib/stanton.bib
ftp hydra.uwo.ca (129.100.2.13) libsoft/stanton.bib

PARKER.BIB (23k) -- Computer Networking Bibliography -- Compiled by:
Elliott Parker, Journalism Dept., Central Michigan University, Mt.
Pleasant, MI 48859 USA <3ZLUFUR@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu> <BitNet:
3ZLUFUR@CMUVM> <Compuserve: 70701,520> -- This is some documentation on
networking. There has been no attempt to make it comprehensive and the
main focus is on material of use to the beginning networker, rather
than engineers, network managers, or researchers.
ftp csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (134.115.4.1) pub/library/parker.bib
To: COMSERVE@VM.ITS.RPI.EDU  (bitnet: COMSERVE@RPITSVM)
 SEND COMPUNET BIBLIO
To: LISTSERV@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU  (bitnet: LISTSERV@CMUVM)
 SEND NETSTART INFO

netbib.txt (23k) -- Syracuse University Network Bibliography -- This is
a bibliography of publications on various kinds of networking. It is
intended for use at Syracuse University and includes publications
specific to Syracuse University as well as publications of more general
interest. Author: John Wobus <BitNet: JMWOBUS@SUVM>
ftp syr.edu (aka ftp.syr.edu) (128.230.1.49) networks/doc/netbib.txt

software (<24k) -- Network Software List -- Descriptions of
communication software and FTP sites where they can be found, by David
Lemson <lemson@uiuc.edu>.
ftp ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.5.59) doc/pcnet/software

OTALIST.FORMAT (132k) -- Oxford Text Archive -- Massive list of
machine-readable texts (mostly ancient literature) in many languages;
sorted primarily by language, within that by author, and within that by
title. Oxford University Computing Service, 13 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2
6NN, Tel. +44 (0865) 273238 <ARCHIVE@VAX.OXFORD.AC.UK>
To: LISTSERV@BROWNVM
 GET OTALIST FORMAT (plain-text formatted version)
 GET OTALIST SGML (tagged SGML version)
From JANET, consult the list interactively on HUMBUL, or request a copy from
OXFORD.VAX (the filenames are OX$DOC:TEXTARCHIVE.LIST and
OX$DOC:TEXTARCHIVE.SGML respectively).
To: ARCHIVE@VAX.OXFORD.AC.UK
 (Request-text addressed to a human, specify which version you want.)

ABSTRACTS(Syracuse) -- TruncatedFilenames & titles of files with
paragraph-size descriptions, for a local collection of net-related
documents.
ftp syr.edu (aka ftp.syr.edu) (128.230.1.49) networks/doc/ABSTRACTS

TITLES(Syracuse) -- TruncatedFilenames & titles of files, format is two
columns: File(8chars...+3blank) Title(66chars), for a local collection
of net-related documents.
ftp syr.edu (aka ftp.syr.edu) (128.230.1.49) networks/doc/TITLES

INDEX(Syracuse) -- One-level subject breakdown -> titles-in-subject,
for a local collection of net-related documents.
ftp syr.edu (aka ftp.syr.edu) (128.230.1.49) networks/doc/INDEX

NETINFO.FILELIST (44k) -- Local directory listing. The CREN BitNIC
maintains an extensive list of documents related to the
use/implementation of a Bitnet network. The files include some general
net tutorials & lists. Warning: This directory listing arrives in
LPUNCH format because it had lines longer than 80 characters.
To: bitnic.educom.edu (Bitnet: LISTSERV@BITNIC)
 GET NETINFO FILELIST
The table of contents, i.e. toplevel classification of files, is:
Corporation for Research and Educational Networking.................  0*
General User Information and Help Files.............................  1*
BITNET Node Management Information..................................  2*
Network Usage Policies..............................................  3*
CREN Standards......................................................  4*
BITNET Site and Node Information ...................................  5*
Legal Information...................................................  6*
Information on Other Networks ......................................  7*
Special Interest Lists/Groups/Servers...............................  8*
Past CREN BITNET Board of Trustees..................................  9*
Meeting Minutes..................................................... 10*
Internet RFC's.... ................................................. 11*
Archived Files - For Historical Purposes Only....................... 12*
To: bitnic.educom.edu (Bitnet: LISTSERV@BITNIC)
 GET fn ft  (to obtain any file listed in the index)

INDEX.TXT(Hydra) -- Filenames with descriptions, for a local collection
of mostly net tutorials with a few lists, several of which are listed
individually in MaasInfo.DocIndex and here in MaasInfo.TopIndex.
FTP hydra.uwo.ca (129.100.2.13) LIBSOFT/index.txt

Index to Project Gutenburg files -- These are full-text versions of
full-length books that were published so long ago their copyrights have
expired, plus some copyrighted works for which permission for
electronic distribution has been obtained. I have received e-mail from
somebody with a return address of "Michael S. Hart"
<HART@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu> who complained about my mention of that address
here and insisted the ONLY address I should include here is
dircompg@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu, but I have never received e-mail from that
address so I don't know what it is except as claimed below. Most of the
information below, not yet verified, is from that anonymous e-mail
source I'm not supposed to mention here: They are working on a catalog
of Gutenburg archives, now in place and updated daily, and is available
via ftp and email, and we should stay tuned to the monthly newsletter
which is published in several places I don't know about and also in
PACS-L. Unfortunately PACS-L has about 15 postings a day, so if you're
not on PACS-L about the only easy way to get this newsletter quickly is
to ask dircompg@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu to send it to you via e-mail. (I need
to track down exact database search info in database PACS-L, and also
find out the exact ftp host & directory & filename. If anybody has the
info, please let me know.)

internet-cmc (30k) -- "Information Sources: the Internet and
Computer-Mediated Communication", by John December <decemj@rpi.edu> --
PURPOSE: To list pointers to information describing the Internet,
computer networks, and issues related to computer-mediated
communication (CMC). Topics of interest include the technical, social,
cognitive, and psychological aspects of CMC. AUDIENCE: Those getting
started in understanding the Internet and CMC; for those who are
already exploring these issues, it compactly summarizes sources of
information. ASSUMPTION: You have access to and know how to use
anonymous ftp, email, or USENET newsgroups. -- Contents: THE INTERNET
AND SERVICES, INFORMATION SERVICES/ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS, SOCIETIES
AND ORGANIZATIONS, NEWSGROUPS, SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Info from
decemj@aix.rpi.edu (John Arthur December), see VerifyHowto:
ftp ftp.rpi.edu pub/communications/internet-cmc
-rw-r--r--  1 root     bin         29578 Mar 15 16:09 internet-cmc


%% Special formatted indexes or documents (not plain ASCII files)

Generally I list only ASCII files in this index of indexes, but a few
non-ASCII files of special merit are in this section:

% MS-DOS (IBM-PC and clones) format

HYTELNET by Peter Scott <aa375@freenet.carleton.ca> -- It is a
hypertext browser, running memory-resident (TSR) under MS-DOS. It lists
telnet addresses for library catalogs, CampusWide Information Systems,
Free-Nets, Gophers, and other Internet resources. A Unix version by
Earl Fogel <fogel@jester.usask.ca> is also available (where??).
ftp access.usask.ca (128.233.3.1) /pub/hytelnet/pc/hytelnXX.zip
       (where XX is the latest version number)
ftp ftp.unt.edu = mercury.unt.edu (129.120.1.4) LIBRARY/HYTELN30.ZIP;3
  (No such directory) (the numbers change as those are version numbers)

CATALIST by Richard Duggan <duggan@brahms.udel.edu> - A hypertext version of
the Barron Guide to Internet Libraries that runs under MS-Windows.
ftp zebra.acs.udel.edu (128.175.8.11) pub/library/
      cat10.exe
      fullcat.exe
      readme.txt
ftp ftp.unt.edu (129.120.1.4) library/catalist/
      CAT10.EXE;2
      FULLCAT.EXE;2
      README.TXT;2


%% Where this file and other MaasInfo files are posted for anonymous access

North America #1 (problems to bed_gdg@SHSU.edu):
To: FILESERV@SHSU.edu  (BitNet: FILESERV@SHSU)
 SENDME MAASINFO  (to send the whole package, which includes all the below:)
 SENDME MAASINFO.TOPINDEX*  (just the three pieces of this one 57k file)
 SENDME MAASINFO.DOCINDEX  (etc. for all the other files, none of them split)
 DIRECTORY MaasInfo  (annotated directory of MaasInfo files in server format)
ftp Niord.SHSU.edu (192.92.115.8) maasinfo/
      MAASINFO_FOR_FTP.TOPINDEX  (64k, all in one piece for FTP only)
      MAASINFO.DOCINDEX  (etc. for all the other files, none of them split)
ftp Niord.SHSU.edu (192.92.115.8) MAASINFO.DESCRIPTION (annotated directory)

North America #2 (problems to BILLY@UNTVAX or billy@unt.edu):
ftp ftp.unt.edu (129.120.1.1) articles/maas/maasinfo.topindex

Europe - United Kingdom (problems to CIJS03@VAXB.STRATHCLYDE.AC.UK):
From the InterNet do all this; from JANET omit the first two steps:
TELNET SUN.NSF.AC.UK (128.86.8.7)
 Login: janet
 hostname: UK.AC.GLASGOW.BUBL  (JANET domain-names reversed from InterNet)
 After specifying the terminal type, then pressing return to get the
 main menu, select entree D--Directories, and in the sub-menu select
 D10--Maas, then in that sub-sub-menu select individual files.
Note: You cannot formally FTP these files, but you can print to screen,
and collect a transcript locally if your terminal emulator has that
capability, then edit out the prompts for each new page when you are
offline. You can also have a copy e-mailed to your host; send your
request to D. M. Nicholson <CIJS03@vaxb.strathclyde.ac.uk> (remember to
reverse the domain-style name, thus actually uk.ac.strathclyde.vaxb, if
you are on JANET instead of InterNet.)

Europe - Continental (problems to varveri%demokr-1.nrcps.ariadne-t.gr
or varveri%demokr-1.nrcps.ariadne-t.gr@grearn.csi.forth.gr or
VARVERI@GRATHDEM or evarveri@isosun.ariadne-t.gr or
x400:c=gr;prmd=ariadne-t;o=ariadne-t;ou=isosun;s=varveri):
ftp leon.nrcps.ariadne-t.gr (143.233.2.1) pub/maas_info/MaasInfo.tar.Z (103k)

Australia #1 (problems to G.Huston@aarnet.edu.au):
ftp aarnet.edu.au (139.130.204.4) pub/doc/MaasInfo.TopIndex

Australia #2 (problems to Steven.Bittinger@cc.utas.edu.au):
ftp ftp.utas.edu.au (131.217.10.1) pub/doc/MAASINFO/MaasInfo.TopIndex

There are some additional sites having these files that you can find
via 'archie', but some of their copies are a few months out of date.

Elsewhere (Tiawan, Saudi Arabia, South America, India, etc.):
(There's nothing near you, so you gotta fetch it long-distance.)

Most of these FTP & fileserver sites have the other MaasInfo files in
the same directory where MaasInfo.TopIndex is posted. Be sure to
cross-check against MaasInfo.Files (3k), an annotated list of all
MaasInfo files, to be sure you have the latest version of each file.


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