Internet for newbies : an easy access guide

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• Introduction = xiii
• 1 On the Internet = 1
• The Internet Environment = 1
• What Is the Internet? = 1
• The System = 1
• The Participants = 2
• Clients and Servers = 2
• The Resources = 3
• Internet Addresses = 4
• Domain = 4
• Individual Domain Names = 4
• Address Prefixes = 5
• Personal Addresses for E-mail = 5
• URLs = 5
• For More Information = 6
• Getting Connected = 6
• Resources = 6
• 2 I'm Online, Now What? = 9
• Be Organized = 9
• Keep Track of Addresses and URLs = 9
• Stay Focused = 10
• Go Online At the Right Time = 10
• Don't Be an Internet Hog = 10
• Use FAQs = 1l
• Create a Place to Store Your Finds = 11
• Don't Hang Around S1ow Sites = 11
• Be Patient = 11
• Have a Good Time When You Have Time = 11
• Learning and Keeping Up-to-Date = 12
• Resources = 12
• Guides = 12
• Magazines = 14
• Research = 16
• Students, Teachers, and Parents = 16
• 3 E-mail = 19
• How E-mail Works = 19
• Your Personal E-mail Address = 19
• Receiving E-mail = 19
• Sending E-mail = 20
• Signatures = 20
• Tips for Writing E-mail Messages = 22
• Responding to E-mail = 22
• Reply = 22
• Forward = 22
• A Final Word = 23
• Bel1s and Whistles = 23
• Netiquette for E-mail = 24
• Finding E-mail Addresses = 24
• Four 11 White Page Directory = 24
• OKRA : net.citizen Directory Service = 25
• White NetPages = 25
• Congressional E-mail Directory = 25
• Resources = 25
• 4 Mail Lists = 27
• What Are Mail Lists? = 27
• Behind the Scenes = 27
• Joining a Mail List = 28
• Subscribing = 28
• Welcome, New Subscriber = 29
• Participating in a Mail List = 29
• Handling Incoming Mail = 29
• Posting Messages to the List = 29
• Lurking = 29
• Sending Messages = 29
• Replying to Messages on a List = 29
• Netiquette = 30
• Flaming = 31
• Spamming = 32
• Flaming Spam! = 32
• Finding Mail Lists = 33
• Lists of Mail Lists = 33
• Tile.net／Lists = 33
• Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists = 34
• Liszt = 34
• Reference.Com = 35
• To Learn More About Mail Lists = 35
• Resources = 36
• 5 Newsgroups = 37
• How Do Newsgroups Work? = 37
• Accessing Newsgroups = 37
• Access from Commercial Services = 38
• Software You Will Need = 38
• Participating in Newsgroups = 38
• Working Your Way Through the Postings = 39
• Posting Messages to Newsgroups = 39
• Sending Messages and Replying to Messages = 40
• Netiquette for Newsgroups = 40
• Finding Newsgroups = 40
• Newbie Groups = 42
• Searching for Newsgroups = 42
• DejaNews = 43
• Tile.net／News = 43
• Reference.Com = 45
• Newsreaders = 46
• Obtaining a Newsreader = 46
• Desirable Features : Filtering = 47
• Windows Software = 47
• Free Agent = 47
• Agent Version 1.0 = 47
• News Xpress = 48
• Netscape = 48
• WinVN and WinVN32 = 48
• Oui = 49
• Macintosh Software = 49
• NewsWatcher = 49
• NewsHopper 1.2(New Version) = 49
• To Learn More About Newsgroups = 50
• Resources = 51
• 6 The World Wide Web = 53
• What Is the Web? = 53
• A Short History of the Web = 53
• Web Words = 54
• Anatomy of a Web Site = 54
• Home Pages = 54
• Accessing the Web = 55
• Software You Will Need = 55
• At the Starting Gate = 55
• Navigating the Web = 56
• Links = 56
• Addresses = 56
• Finding Sites When You Don't Know the Address = 57
• Moving Around Within a Web Site = 57
• Using Your Browser = 57
• Basic Functions = 57
• Starting Point = 59
• Location or Address Box = 59
• Backtracking = 59
• Status Indicator = 59
• Interrupt Transmission = 59
• Progress Bar = 60
• Refresh or Reload = 60
• Saving Information = 60
• Printing = 60
• Graphics = 60
• Helpers = 61
• Browsers = 61
• Desirable Features = 62
• Netscape = 62
• Features = 62
• Obtaining Newscape = 62
• Neat Netscape Tricks = 63
• Internet Explorer = 63
• Explorer Tricks = 63
• Mosaic = 64
• SlipKnot = 64
• Some Web Sites to Explore = 64
• Web Sites for Education = 65
• Web Sites for Researchers = 66
• Resources = 66
• 7 Finding Information on the Web = 69
• Searching the Web = 69
• The Logic of Searching = 70
• Search Results = 70
• Search Services and Search Engines = 72
• Directories or Category - Based Lists = 72
• Yahoo = 72
• On Site At Yahoo = 72
• Search Options = 73
• Search Results = 73
• Nerd World Media Internet Subject Index = 73
• On Site At Nerd World = 74
• Search Strategy and Results = 74
• The WWW Virtual Library = 74
• On Site At W3 Virtual Library = 74
• Search Options = 75
• Search Strategy and Results = 75
• EINet Galaxy = 75
• On Site At EINet Galaxy = 75
• Search Results = 75
• Furthering the Search with Creative Strategies = 76
• Spiders, the True Search Engines = 77
• Alta Vista = 77
• On Site At Alta Vista = 77
• Search Options = 77
• Search Results = 78
• Open Text Web Index = 78
• Search Options = 78
• Search Strategy and Results = 79
• Excite = 79
• On Site At Excite = 79
• Search Options = 80
• Search Results = 80
• Search Strategy = 80
• World Wide Web Worm = 81
• Search Options = 81
• Search Results = 81
• Rating Services for Internet Sites = 82
• Primo Pointer = 82
• GNN Select = 82
• On Site At GNN = 83
• Magellan = 83
• On Site At Magellan = 83
• Search Options = 84
• Search Results = 84
• Search Strategy = 84
• Combination Services = 84
• InfoSeek = 84
• InfoSeek Guide = 84
• InfoSeek Professional = 85
• Lycos = 85
• On Site At Lycos = 85
• Search Options = 86
• Search Results = 86
• Summary = 86
• Some Web Sites to Explore = 87
• Web Sites for Education = 87
• Web Sites for Research = 87
• Resources = 87
• 8 FTP, Gopher, and Telnet = 89
• FTP = 89
• Downloading Files = 89
• Accessing FTP = 90
• Software You Will Need = 90
• Using FTP = 90
• File Formats = 90
• Downloading Files Using a Browser = 91
• Finding Files to Download : Archie = 92
• Accessing Archie = 92
• Using Archie = 92
• Accessing Archie with Web Gateways = 92
• Other Searching Too1s = 93
• What is Database = 93
• Site Lists and FAQs = 93
• To Learn More About FTP = 93
• Gopher = 94
• Accessing Gopher = 94
• Gopher Clients = 94
• Using Gopher = 95
• Finding Gopher Servers : Veronica = 95
• Accessing Veronica = 95
• Using Veronica = 95
• To Learn More About Gopher = 95
• Telnet = 96
• Software You Will Need = 96
• Getting Started = 96
• Accessing Telnet Sites = 96
• Using Telnet = 97
• Trying Out Telnet = 97
• Tips for Using Telnet = 98
• Finding Telnet Sites : Hytelnet = 98
• Accessing Hytelnet = 98
• Using Hytelnet = 99
• What Can I Do with Telnet and Hytelnet? = 99
• Phone Home = 101
• Resources = 101
• General = 101
• Education = 102
• Research = 103
• 9 Gaining Access = 105
• Hardware = 105
• Is Faster Better for You? = 105
• Making the Connection = 106
• LAN／WAN Connections = 106
• Internet Service Providers = 107
• Shopping for an ISP = 107
• Factors to Consider = 107
• Commercial Services = 109
• Is a Commercial Service Right for You? = 109
• Commercial Services and the Web = 109
• E-mail = 110
• Software = 110
• Speed = 110
• Cost = 110
• For More Information = 110
• America Online = 110
• What AOL Has to Offer = 111
• Accessing the Internet = 111
• E-mail = 111
• Software = 111
• Speed = 111
• Cost = 112
• CompuServe = 112
• What CompuServe Has to Offer = 112
• Accessing the Internet = 113
• E-mail = 113
• Software = 113
• Cost = 113
• Microsoft Network = 114
• Accessing the Internet = 114
• E-mail = 114
• Software = 114
• Cost = 114
• Prodigy = 115
• What Prodigy Has to Offer = 115
• Accessing the Internet = 115
• Cost = 115
• Freenets = 115
• Software = 116
• Software You Will Need = 116
• TCP／IP = 116
• Telecommunications Software = 116
• Software to Use While You Are Connected = 117
• Options for Obtaining the Software You'1l Need = 118
• An Additional Note About Shareware = 118
• Software Suites = 118
• Comprehensive Packages = 121
• A Final Word = 121
• Resources = 121
• Index to Authors, Titles, and Subjects = 123
• Index to Internet Addresses and Sites = 127