An exclusive Edition of the best-selling Internet book on the market (which sold more than 250,000 copies in its first year!), this book unlocks the Internet's resources covering everything from the basics (electronic mail, news groups, and FTP archives, etc.) to the newest developments while avoiding use of highly technical language to make the text accessible to even novice computer users.

The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog, Academic Edition

Computers & Technology

Krol, Ed

Web Development & Design

O'Reilly Media

A comprehensive introduction to the Internet, the international network that includes virtually every major computer site in the world, this book offers access to the Internet's resources: e-mail and news, public archives, databases, and special services ranging from NASA announcements to ski reports. Whether you're a researcher, student, or just someone who likes to send electronic mail to friends, the Internet is a resource of almost unimaginable wealth.

The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog

Networking & Cloud Computing

Still the best book on the Internet. The Whole Internet User's Guide &amp; Catalog, 2nd Edition is a comprehensive introduction to the international network of computer systems called the Internet, a resource of almost unimaginable wealth.As a complete introduction to the Internet, this book covers the basic utilities you use to access the network: mail, telnet, ftp, and news readers. But it also does much more. The Guide pays close attention to several important information servers (Archie, Wais, Gopher) that are, essentially, databases of databases: they help you find what you want among the millions of files and thousands of archives available. There's also coverage of the World Wide Web. We've also included our own database of databases: a resource index that covers a broad selection of several hundred important resources, ranging from the King James Bible to archives for USENET news.So if you use the Internet for work or for pleasure -- or if you'd like to, but don't know how -- you need this book. If you've been around the Net for a few years, you'll still be able to discover resources you didn't know existed. Also includes a pull-out quick-reference card.Now more comprehensive than ever, here's what you will find in the second edition:
<ul>
<li>An expanded, easy-to-use resource catalog. New and experienced users alike can refer to the catalog to discover what's available on the Net.</li>
<li>Descriptions of three resources that serve as the Internet's "card catalog": InterNIC, GNN, and Almanac (what they are, what they're for).</li>
<li>An explanation of multimedia mail (MIME): what it means, how to deal with it.</li>
<li>An introduction to pine, a popular mail program that supports MIME.</li>
<li>More on ftp-mail servers, and different kinds of mailing list managers, including Majordomo and Almanac.</li>
<li>An introduction to xarchie, a popular X-based Archie client with an FTP client built-in, along with other improvements to the Archie service.</li>
<li>What's new in the "white pages," or the Internet's telephone book. In particular, the book covers Netfind.</li>
<li>An introduction to tin, another popular newsreader.</li>
<li>New features of Gopher, including Veronica and Jughead.</li>
<li>New coverage of the swais line-oriented WAIS client.</li>
<li>An expanded list of internet access providers.</li>
</ul>

In 1992, The Whole Internet introduced millions of readers to the new Internet phenomenon. But times have changed, and the Internet has moved on. In 1992, you had to tell people how to use a web browser. These days, any third grader can tell you how to click on a link.The Whole Internet: The Next Generationa book for a new generation of Internet users. There are more applications, more exciting information, and more problems to deal with, ranging from mere annoyances to outright theft. So we've written a book that illuminates how you can use the Internet effectively in today's environment. We'll explain how to deal with everyday problems like unsolicited email and security alerts. We'll also tell you how to take advantage of new services on the Web. Such services, like those for buying and selling goods, trading stock, and even playing games, have really become applications unto themselves, and deserve the fullest explanation that we can provide. How do you play the new audio files that are all around the net? How do you sell the antique furniture your grandmother left you? How do you prevent others from stealing your credit card information? How do you protect yourself from computer viruses? How do you write and publish your own web pages? How do you use the Internet to cut down your long distance phone bills?You will also find a next generation catalog of Internet resources. It's obviously not an exhaustive list, which could never be assembled in one book. But it's a wide-ranging selection of sites that we found interesting, useful, or just plain fun. We've focused on "meta-sites": that is, sites that provide extensive lists of related resources.We don't need to convince you that the Internet is a valuable resource--whether you're a corporate attorney or a gourmet chef, you already know. But you may not know how to make the Internet work for you. If you need to catch up with the many changes that have taken place in the last few years--if you'd like to try some of the next generation tools that are now available--The Whole Internet: The Next Generation is a book you have to read.

The Whole Internet: The Next Generation (Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog)

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The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog, Academic Edition

The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog

The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog

The Whole Internet: The Next Generation (Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog)