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The Internet Tools

The document provides an overview of various Internet tools including Archie, E-Mail, FTP, Gopher, HTML, HTTP, Listserv, TCP/IP, TELNET, USENET, Veronica, and the World Wide Web. Each tool is described in terms of its function and purpose, highlighting their roles in file transfer, communication, and information retrieval. The document serves as a guide for understanding these essential components of Internet technology.

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The Internet Tools

The document provides an overview of various Internet tools including Archie, E-Mail, FTP, Gopher, HTML, HTTP, Listserv, TCP/IP, TELNET, USENET, Veronica, and the World Wide Web. Each tool is described in terms of its function and purpose, highlighting their roles in file transfer, communication, and information retrieval. The document serves as a guide for understanding these essential components of Internet technology.

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The Internet Tools

Archie
Archie is a search tool, developed at McGill University, which archives lists of files
located on 'anonymous FTP' sites. Internet users can access public Archie sites and
search the Archie index for file names. The Archie server will return a list of hits,
including the name of the file or directory, its size, the date it was last altered, and the
name of the FTP server on which it is stored.

What follows is a list of publicly accessible Archie servers. Internet users can Telnet
to these sites, login as 'archie', and conduct searches.

E-Mail
Electronic Mail was one of the original uses of the Internet. By assigning individual
addresses to users, the routing system of the Internet is able to direct messages from
user to user. This process is usually very quick, because electronic mail is often made
up of small quantities of low-ASCII (plain text), which is not resource intensive.
Many electronic mail packages are commercially available for SLIP, PPP and Direct
Connections to the Internet.
FTP
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a network protocol for transmitting files between
computers over Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
connections. Within the TCP/IP suite, FTP is considered an application layer protocol.
In an FTP transaction, the end user's computer is typically called the local host. The
second computer involved in FTP is a remote host, which is usually a server. Both
computers need to be connected via a network and configured properly to transfer
files via FTP. Servers must be set up to run FTP services, and the client must have
FTP software installed to access these services.
Although many file transfers can be conducted using Hypertext Transfer Protocol
(HTTP) -- another protocol in the TCP/IP suite -- FTP is still commonly used to
transfer files behind the scenes for other applications, such as banking services. It is
also sometimes used to download new applications via web browsers.
Gopher
A menu-driven system of organizing information in a hierarchical and intuitive order.

What makes gopher so useful is that it is a browsing tool. It doesn't just tell you where
a document is, it takes you there, offers the document for your use and then offers you
the choice of abandoning it, e-mailing it to your account or saving it to your notebook.

HTML
HyperText Markup Language. HTML is a set of codes which World Wide Web
Browsers use to display documents in a rich format. The codes are ordinarily placed
within corner brackets. The way a user would instruct a browser to display text in
italics would be to insert italics codes on either side of the text, such as the following.
<i>This text would be displayed in italics.</i>
HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol. This is the language used by the World Wide Web to
transfer files during a client-server session.
Listserv
An automated mailing list to which Internet users can subscribe and will receive mail
regularly. Listservs are often designed for the purpose of participating in discussions
about specific topics.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. This is the language which is the
heart of the Internet, and allows computers to exchange information by using the
different Internet tools.
TELNET
The Terminal Emulation protocol which allows users to log in to host computers
remotely over the Internet. Telnet applications are available for most operating
systems and are typically provided with Internet access accounts.
USENET
A distributed and decentralized world-wide system of topical discussion groups which
are arranged according to abbreviated prefix and suffix groups. The following is an
example.

alt. - prefix indicating alternative discussion groups


comp. - prefix indicating computer-related discussion groups
rec. - prefix indicating recreational discussion groups

There are approximately ten thousand different news groups.

VERONICA
Very Easy Rodent Oriented Net-wide Index to Computerized Archives. A search
engine which locates menu items from Gopher servers around the world. Veronica is
accessed through Gopher sites.

World Wide Web (WWW)


The World Wide Web is a client-server application system which transfers text,
graphics and sound files through the HyperText Transfer Protocol. The WWW clients
are called Web Browsers. There are many available, such as Mosaic and Netscape,
both of which are compatible with PC, Macintosh and Unix.

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