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Re: Internet User Addresses
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Taranto)
Mon Apr 20 10:08:36 1992
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 09:05:15 CDT
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
From: Michael Taranto <mtaranto%sura.net@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L@UHUPVM1.MIT.EDU>
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Perhaps I can kill two birds with one stone regarding Internet
addresses and Internet Guides. SURAnet, a mid-regional network, has for
the past year, been making available to Internet users a Guide to Selected
Sources on the Internet. When this Guide was started it was only 5 pages
long. Now after much time and effort the Guide has grown to over 45 pages
in length. Although there are several guides available on the Internet, to
the best of my knowledge, the SURAnet Guide is the only one which is updated
weekly. The sources for the resources listed in the Guide are also updated
monthly. The contents of the SURAnet Guide follows:
CONTENTS
This Guide contains pointers to sources of information available on the
Internet The Guide consists of an Introduction and six other Sections,
each of which provides references to documents and other sources that
deal with that topic. The source documents themselves are not provided.
Sections:
0. Introduction
A. Using the Internet
Documents that help users become familiar
with the Network
B. Information Resources
Directory Services
Campus Wide Information Servers
Library Catalogs
Databases
General Topics
Geography
Humanities
General Humanities
History
Literature & Language
Philosophy
Education
Social Sciences
Sciences & Technology
Biological Sciences
Physical Sciences
News Groups/Interest Groups
Electronic Journals and Newsletters
Bulletin Boards
Software
C. Networking Topics
Documents that deal with network
administration, protocols, etc.
D. Supercomputer Centers
E. Miscellaneous Information Sources
F. Using Anonymous ftp
Due to the large number of people posting to various discussion
groups asking, "What is the address of such and such school or institution"
or "How do I find Phil Lesh's address at U. of Maryland", SURAnet has
devoted a section of its Guide to Directory Services. Included in this
section are services such as, PARADISE, KNOWBOT, WHOIS, Merit's NetMail
Hosts database, and NetFind.
All of this information is available via anonymous ftp at
ftp.sura.net located in the pub/nic directory. I also posting the README
file from the nic directory so that you can have an idea of what it
contains. The README.FIRST file follows:
Welcome to the SURAnet Network Information Center,
In this directory you will find many materials useful to the
new user of the Internet. Sub-directories have been created which
contain information on directory services and "How to Guides" for
network navigation. These sub-directories are entitled,
"directory.services" and "network.service.guides."
The structure of "nic" directory and sub-directories follows:
nic
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mtaranto 5962 Apr 14 11:27 00-README.FIRST
-rw-r--r-- 1 mtaranto 47592 Mar 5 12:04 BIG-LAN-FAQ
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root 216594 Jan 3 10:43 Internet-Tour.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 2 root 2555 Jan 3 10:43 acceptable.use.policy
-rw-r--r-- 1 mtaranto 28822 Feb 27 15:27 archie.manual
-rw-r--r-- 1 mtaranto 23112 Mar 31 09:10 bbs.zamfield.3-31
-rw-r--r-- 1 mtaranto 31825 Apr 9 12:30 cwis.list
drwxr-sr-x 3 mtaranto 512 Apr 9 15:52 directory.services/
-rw-rw-r-- 1 plieb 1904 Jan 6 11:36 farnet-recommendations
-rw-r--r-- 1 mtaranto 68483 Apr 10 09:30 infoguide.4-13.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 mtaranto 805143 Apr 7 09:59 interest.groups
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mtaranto 8514 Feb 7 11:58 library.conferences
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mtaranto 21244 Feb 21 13:39 medical.resources.2-19
drwxr-sr-x 2 mtaranto 512 Apr 14 11:26 network.service.guides/
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root 17272 Jan 3 10:44 networking.terms
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mtaranto 6194 Feb 21 09:12 obi.directory.index
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root 6170 Jan 3 10:44 wholeguide-help.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root 499902 Feb 4 14:42 wholeguide.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mtaranto 487638 Feb 5 09:39 zen-1.0.PS
directory.services
-rw-r--r-- 1 mtaranto 120 310 Apr 9 19:57 00README
-rw-r--r-- 1 mtaranto 120 25161 Apr 9 16:43 FINGER.protocol.info
-rw-r--r-- 1 mtaranto 120 1036 Apr 9 19:08 KNOWBOT.email.directory
-rw-r--r-- 1 mtaranto 120 816 Apr 9 19:11 NETMAILHOSTS.database
-rw-r--r-- 1 mtaranto 120 2139 Apr 9 19:14 PARADISE.directory.servie
-rw-r--r-- 1 mtaranto 120 1000 Apr 9 19:17 PSI.whitepages
drwxr-sr-x 2 mtaranto 120 512 Apr 9 17:17 WHOIS.info
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root 120 45018 Jan 3 15:44 hints.for.student-email
WHOIS.info
-rw-r--r-- 1 mtaranto 120 680 Apr 9 17:17 README
-rw-r--r-- 1 mtaranto 120 7397 Apr 9 16:43 WHOIS.info
-rw-r--r-- 1 mtaranto 120 1307 Apr 9 17:02 WHOIS.manual
-rw-r--r-- 1 mtaranto 120 11595 Apr 7 19:20 WHOIS.servers
network.service.guides
-rw-r--r-- 1 mtaranto 344 Apr 14 12:05 README
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mtaranto 12756 Feb 5 13:39 how.to.email.guide
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mtaranto 6325 Feb 6 10:59 how.to.ftp.guide
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root 2818 Mar 4 08:54 how.to.telnet.guide
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mtaranto 6136 Feb 5 14:05 how.to.use.vi.guide
A brief description of the files included in the NIC directory follows:
infoguide.X-X.txt: SURAnetUs Guide to Selected Sources Available on
the Internet. The Guide is updated weekly, with the new version
available by Monday at 9am EST.
wholeguide.txt: The Internet Resource Guide
wholeguide-help.txt: A how to manual for the Internet Resource
Guide.
Internet-Tour.txt: Documentation on the history of the Internet and
guide to selected sources on the Internet.
acceptable.use.policy: SURAnetUs acceptable use policy document.
archie.manual: A manual to the Internet archive server listing
service. Included are instructions on how to use the Archie
server. The address of the SURAnet Archie server is; telnet to
archie.sura.net,login; archie
BIG-LAN-FAQ: BIG-LAN is a mailing list for discussion of issues
in designing and operating Campus-Size Local Area Networks, especially
complex ones utilizing multiple technologies and supporting multiple
to incorporate smaller Personal-Computer type LANs into the campus-wide
LAN; how to unify the mail systems, etc. This is an ideal list in which
to debate the relative merits of bridges vs routers. Information about
subscribing is included in the FAQ file.
bbs.zamfield.3-31: Zamfield's list of dial-up and Internet accessible bulletin
boards.
cwis.list: UNCUs list of Internet accessible Campus Wide Information
Servers.
farnet-reccomendations: Summary of FARnet recommendations to
the National Science Foundation regarding backbone
connectivity in the post-1992 period.
interest.groups: A list of network discussion groups that deal with a
wide variety of subjects. Instructions for subscribing to each
interest/discussion group are given for each group.
library.conferences: A list compiled by Chris Bailey of the University
of Houston, documenting Library Orientated Computer
Conferences and Electronic Serials.
medical.resources: A list compiled by Lee Hancock of the University
of Kansas Medical Center, which lists a wide variety of
medical/biological resources available on the Internet.
This list was last updated February 1992.
networking.terms: A glossary of networking terms for an easier
understanding of the myriad of networking terms.
obi.directory.index: An archive for the Online Book Initiative's "Online Book
Repository." The OBI project is centered around an effort to make freely
wish. This archive has many texts which are not available through
Project Gutenburg.
student-email.txt: A summary of how to find email addresses for
undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff at
various colleges and universities.
zen-1.0.PS:" Zen and the Art of the Internet," an easy to understand
description and history of the Internet. This how-to document
also describes the resources available on the Internet.
Any questions or comments can be directed to me.
Michael Taranto
NIC Services
SURAnet\
