------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 17:44:53 -0400 From: "L-Soft list server at TEMPLEVM (1.8b)"Subject: File: "FAQ FILE" To: Vladimir Vrabec Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) on the usenet. This file contains some of the more frequently asked questions on the net. These are the questions answered in this FAQ. If you have any questions, comments or criticism, please E-mail me at stan@vm.temple.edu. This file is available via anonymous ftp from ftp.temple.edu, from Temple's Listserv, and from Temple's gopher server which is cronkite.ocis.temple.edu. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) What is archie? 2) What is telnet? 3) What is ftp? 4) What are USENET/BITNET/FREENET/FIDONET/UUNET? 5) What are *.tar files and what can wedo with them? 6) How can we get to Compuserve, MCI, etc. mail from the internet? 7) What is the LISTSERV service? 8) How can I find someone's e-mail address? 9) What are the *.gif files and how can we view them? 10) How can I add my "signature" to outgoing mail? 11) Interactive commands to write and talk to other users. 12) What is gopher & irc? 13) Books and Periodicals that may be of use. 14) VMS, BITFTP, and those pesky binary files 15) Files files files, what do all those extensions mean? 16) Job sources via The Internet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) What is Archie? Archie is a program which lets you search for specific software programs and other files that are available via Anonymous FTP on The Internet. Archie is usually available on most Unix systems and on various and sundry other systems. In general, to use archie, you type ARCHIE filename where "filename" is the name of the thing you're looking for. For example, to find a source for the PKZip program, you can type ARCHIE PKZIP. To find out if your system has archie, you should speak with the person who runs your system. Also, try looking at the archie help files. If your system does not have an archie client (program) available on it, you can telnet to archie.ans.net. Login as archie and follow the instructions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) What is telnet? <============================= TEXT VYNECHAN ================================> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------