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Interactive Navigation
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Smith Richard J)
Tue Jul 21 09:35:07 1992
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 08:18:28 CDT
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@ricevm1.rice.edu>
From: Smith Richard J <rjs4808@usl.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@ricevm1.rice.edu>
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Navigating the Internet
An Interactive Workshop
August 10, 1992 through August 28, 1992
Navigating the Internet An Interactive Workshop is intended for new
or infrequent network users who what to know more about the
resources of the Internet. The only requirement is that the user
have access to the Internet and can read basic mail. UNIX will be
the primary operating system for the workshop.
Participants will be sent instructions by e-mail. Responses will
be required in several of the sessions, and most sessions should
take less than an hour.
Questions and answers will be posted weekly. Individual questions
and problems will be worked on by e-mail or phone.
Instructor Richard J. Smith.
Assistant Director for Technical Services
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Registration: Free
Week 1
Internet Mail -- Instructions on how to use e-mail, reply to e-mail
messages, save e-mail messages, send files with e-mail, and how
to edit e-mail messages.
UNIX basics -- how to create, read, edit, copy, and move file in
UNIX.
More UNIX -- How to make directories, change directories, and how
to make executable files.
User information -- How to find addresses with WHOIS, how to finger
users, finding files with Archie, and printing basics.
Group questions and answers.
Week 2
Ftp -- File transfer Protocol will be explained with instruction on
how to ftp a document.
Ftp -- Explanation and instructions on how to ftp pertinent
Requests for Comments (RFC). Reading a file in ftp.
Ftp -- Instructions on how and where to get Internet reference
guides, electronic books, Supreme Court decisions, and
PC games.
Instructions on how to subscribe to electronic journals.
Instructions on ftping a directory of electronic journals.
Reading news.
Group questions and answers.
Week 3
Telnet -- Telnet will be explained with instructions on how to get
to several OPACs. Capturing a file.
Telnet -- Explanation and instructions on getting to and exploring
CARL.
Telnet -- Explanation and instructions on getting to and exploring
Freenet.
Telnet -- Using the ERIC database.
Group questions and answers.
Please e-mail or U. S. Post the following information to:
navigate@usl.edu
or
Richard J. Smith
Dupre Library
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Lafayette, LA 70503
(318) 231-6399
Navigating the Internet
An Interactive Workshop
Name: ________________________________________________
Position:_____________________________________
Organization _____________________________________________
Address _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Telephone: ______________________________
Fax: ____________________________________
E-mail: _______________________________
___I have never used the Internet
___I have used the following Internet services:
__E-mail
__Discussion Groups
__Telnet
__FTP
___I connect to the Internet using the following personal computer
or workstation operating systems:
___Macintosh
___Kermit or other software(modem or 9600)
___Direct connection (telnet connection)
___DOS
___Kermit or other software(modem or 9600)
___Direct connection (telnet connection)
___Windows
___UNIX
___Other, please specify: ___________________________
Posted only on PACS-L. Please inform new networkers not subscribing
to PACS-L of this workshop.
Richard J. Smith
rs@usl.edu
