FYI23, RFC1580 on Guide to Network Resource Tools

"Joyce K. Reynolds" <jkrey@isi.edu> Wed, 23 March 1994 02:11 UTC

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	FYI 23:
        RFC 1580:

        Title:      Guide to Network Resource Tools
        Author:     EARN Staff
        Mailbox:    earndoc@earncc.earn.net
        Pages:      107
        Characters: 235,112
        Update/Obsoletes:  none


As the worldwide academic computer network grows and expands far
beyond its previous confines, so the resources and services available
on the network evolve and multiply at a dizzying rate. The typical
user is hardpressed to keep up with this explosive growth.
Fortunately, a number of tools are available to facilitate the task of
locating and retrieving network resources, so that users anywhere can
utilize texts, data, software and information for public access.
Facilities to explore public domain software repositories, to consult
mailing list archives and databases, to retrieve directory information
and to participate in global group discussions are now available to
all.

The purpose of this guide is to supply the basic information that
anyone on the network needs to try out and begin using these tools.  A
basic knowledge of networking terminology has been assumed, as well as
familiarity with the basic tools of networking: electronic mail (often
referred to as e-mail or simply mail throughout this guide) and, for
those connected to the Internet, FTP (file transfer protocol) and
Telnet (remote login).  It is beyond the scope of this guide to
describe these basic tools.

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