Gutenberg. You may either get these texts from the Almanac server at "oes.orst.edu" or direct from Project Gutenberg at "mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu". Send message "help" to "almanac@oes.orst.edu". After reading the guide, send the message "send gutenberg catalog". To get an E-text by mail (e.g. _Alice in Wonderland_), send the message: send etext alice To see the contents of project gutenberg archivesj, send the message connect mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu cd etext/articles get index quit to "ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com". To get the actual texts, connect mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu cd etext/etext93 get quit Anonymous FTP Archive references: oes.orst.edu:/pub/data/etext mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu:/etext/articles (general info) mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu:/etext/etext93 (the texts) [7] A list of E-mail mailing lists, posted to the "Frequently Asked Questions" or FAQ part of the Usenet newsgroups. A typical mailing list works like this: to join, say, a mailing list on politics, you send the request "subscribe" to "politics- request@whitehouse.gov". Thereafter, any message sent to "politics@whitehouse.gov" will send you message to all members of the list. You get all the postings from other members as well [The Whitehouse list on politics is a fake example]. Aside: Usenet newsgroup FAQ's are archived at "rtfm.mit.edu". They cover every conceivable subject (but are especially good with computers). To access the archive by E-mail, send the message "help" to "mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu". For an index of materials available, send the message "index". Here are the specific commands for getting the Mailing Lists: send mail/mailing-lists/part1 send mail/mailing-lists/part2 send mail/mailing-lists/part3 send mail/mailing-lists/part4 send mail/mailing-lists/part5 to "mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu". Other good publications in the same location: A Guide to Social Newsgroups and Mailing_Lists: send social-newsgroups/part1 List of Periodic Informational Postings: send periodic-postings/part1 (six parts). For a more complete list of FAQs, send the commands: send usenet/news.answers/index send usenet/news.announce.newusers/index Anonymous FTP archive reference: rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet-by-group/news.answers; and rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet-by-group/news.announce.newusers. Also posted as an FAQs to the Usenet newsgroup news.answers. [6] LISTSERVERS are the best thing going for persons with E-mail but without full Internet service. You can send mail to an entire list and get a digest of "articles" posted on a given day. Lists are espcecially good for anyone with an interest in the Humanities. A list of all listservers known to any one listserver can be obtained by sending a message to that listserver (see below). Send the message "help" to any listserver address, e.g. "listserv@brownvm.brown.edu" to get started. The listserver at Brown does not respond to the global command (but is worthwhile anyway). Try sending the command "lists global" to one of the other listservers like "listserv@auvm.american.edu". For lists with lots of traffic you should consider the "set digest" command to get *one* mail message a day with a compendium of articles. [5] Automatically supplied information about PSI's Internet service: Send any message at all to address "all-info@psi.com". There are lots of other files on their service available instantly. E.g., for information on their version of telnet, send any message to "gds- info@psi.com"; for their version of FTP, any message to "psilink- info@psi.com". [4] Scott Yanoff's list of Internet Resources. At last count, there were 75 free things to do on the Internet. Send the message: send usenet/news.answers/internet-services/faq send usenet/news.answers/internet-services/list to "mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu". Another method is to request the materials by delayed FTP with the message: connect csd4.csd.uwm.edu cd pub get inet.services.txt quit to "ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com". It is also worth adding the line "get internetwork-mail-guide" to the above request for a file on send E-mail between any two E-mail systems (file is 22k). Anonymous FTP archive references: csd4.csd.uwm.edu:/pub/inet.services.txt rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet-by-group/news.anwsers/internet-services [3] SURFING THE INTERNET, by librarian Jean Armour Polly. This must- have publication is still the best basic orientation to the Internet. The nearest thing to the "how to use the library card catalogue" speech that opened up that other world for us when we were kids. Send the message connect nysernet.org cd pub/resources/guides get surfing.2.0.3.txt quit to "ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com". Other interesting files in the same directory are: ftp.list whatis.internet new.user.guide.v2.2.txt speakers_on_internet.txt Anonymous FTP archive reference: nysernet.org:/pub/resources/guides [2] The NIXPUB listing of public access UNIX systems (so you can read Usenet news!): Send the message connect vfl.paramax.com cd pub/nixpub get long quit to "ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com". Anonymous FTP archive reference: vfl.paramax.com:pub/nixpub/long It is also posted as a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) to the Usenet newsgroup alt.bbs. And the critics' choice is . . . [1] The PDIAL listing, a listing of dialup methods of connecting to the Internet for the general public. Send a message to "info-deli-server@netcom.com" with the command "send pdial" in the *subject* line. Alternatively, send the message "send usenet/news.answers/pdial" to "mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu". ---------- + + + "What this country needs is a good 50 cent education."