8L2C)pJJJJ IH(ȱH:=IH[H`@HcH  $ +   I/H`JLNGȄBȄF aK  haaFF  mJm# KKJ UJ )J ۈ) ;J3ȱJFȱJGJKaȄM  aaNNJFLGJL L INTERNET.10A#4' -READ.ME.FIRST##/ROADMAP.READ.ME 5#SROADMAP.15#:FINDER.DATAm5 p#? &PRODOS `DaElH$?EGvѶK+`L HHLy XP LM ŠϠĠӠS)*+,+`F)) (*=GJFjJJA QE'+ '== `@ STSP8QSS8 m P o R(8R APPLE II FAMLY INTERNET STARTER'S KIT Compiled by: David Ottalini WAP /// SIG Co-Chairman September/October 1995 Welcome to the WAP Apple Family Internet Starter Kit! We've attempted to compile literally a ton of information las Crispen. Adaptation Copyright (c) 1994 by Dorsai Embassy. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this workshop may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means without the prior wr n, that's all we have standing between us and the tyranny of mere will and the cruelty of unbridled, undisciplined feeling." - Felix Frankfurter, Reminisces Roadmap for the Information Superhighway Copyright (c) 1994 by Patrick DougThe Dorsai Embassy presents Patrick Crispen's Roadmap for the Information Superhighway ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Fragile as reason is and limited as law is as the institutionalized medium of reaso PQ.1 PQ.1.ANSW ONE) MAP14 FTP (PART TWO) MAP15 FTPMAIL MAP16 FTP FILE COMPRESSION MAP17 ARCHIE MAP17B FTP SITES POPQUIZES (Directory): PQ.1 PQ.1.ANSW MAP08 USENET MAP09 SPAMMING AND URBAN LEGENDS SIDE TWO ROADMAP.2 (Directory): MAP10 INTERNET SECURITY MAP11 TELNET (PART ONE) MAP12 TELNET (PART TWO) MAP13 FTP (PART LCOME MAP02 LISTSERV FILE SERVER COMMANDS MAP03 LEVELS OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY MAP04 E-MAIL MAP05 LISTSERVS MAP06 OTHER MAIL SERVERS MAP07 NETIQUETTE e entire Apple II family! INTERNET.10 SIDE ONE Read.Me.First : A compilation of the files on this disk. ROADMAP.READ.ME : Information about the Roadmap Internet Tutorial by Don Crispin ROADMAP.1 (Directory): MAP01 WEeed. These disks are a work in progress - please let us know how we can improve them for you. IF you would like to contribute more to them, or make some adjustements here and there, please let us know. We want these disks to be a wonderful resource to ths the Macs and PCs can do these days with their Web Surfers, etc. BUT computers were accessing the Internet for years before these latest software goodies ever showed up. And besides - you don't need the memory or special software that the newer machines nfor you about the Internet and how you can use it with your Appe II or /// computer. That's right - literally ALL Apple IIs - from the Plus on up to the GS and any version of the /// - can and do have the ability to surf the Internet. It's not as pretty aitten permission of the author. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this workshop, the author assumes no responsibilities for errors or omissions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Acknowledgements Introduction Roadmap Syllabus ------------------ !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123CRIBE ROADMAP YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME in the body of your letter. Well, the SUBSCRIBE command SUBSCRIBE listname is just one of dozens of LISTSERV commands that you can use by sending an e-mail letter to LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU (or to any other L LESSON #02: LISTSERV FILE SERVER COMMANDS "Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius" -- Benjamin Disraeli Remember when you subscribed to the Roadmap list? You sent an e-mail letter to LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU which said SUBSs'5#Q&MAP.04[*5#Q&MAP.05|'5#Q&MAP.06V&9H5#Q&MAP.07/5#Q&MAP.08*5#Q&MAP.09B/5#QROADMAP.1u#' 5#' '+ACKNOWLEDGEO^ 5#Q(CONTENTSK5#Q%INTROB n5#Q&MAP.015 5#Q&MAP.02j95#Q&MAP.03ors happen, and sites change [read the lessons and you will understand]. If you do find something you think needs to be changed, let us know at www@dorsai.org. Don't Flame Crispen, he didn't do it! Shai Dorsai! Patrick Douglas Crispen and The University Of Alabama And remember, we at the Dorsai Embassy have made these lessons available to you. We have tried to make the changes to the files that were necessary, with a minimal of errors. But errOther "Talkers" Guest Lecture: Richard Smith Pop Quiz Answers FRI Map 27: The Future ... We at the Dorsai Embassy thank you again for your interest in the Roadmap workshop, and hope that you will enjoy the lessons! Our many thanks go to:ek Six MON Map 23: WWW (Part One) TUE Map 24: WWW (Part Two) Pop Quiz WED Map 25: Addresses: Searches and Finger Map-Extra: Neat Stuff to Check Out Map-Extra: Advertising on the Internet THU Map 26: IRC/MUDs/MOOs and eek Five MON Map 18: Gopher (Part One) TUE Map 19: Gopher (Part Two) WED Map 20: Bookmarks and Booklists THU Map 21: Veronica FRI Map 22: Gophermail ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WeE Map 14: FTP (Part Two) WED Map 15: FTPMail THU Map 16: FTP File Compression Pop Quiz FRI Map 17: Archie Map 17b: FTP Sites Pop Quiz Answers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WSpamming and Urban Legends WED Map 10: Internet Security THU Map 11: Telnet (Part One) FRI Map 12: Telnet (Part Two) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week Four MON Map 13: FTP (Part One) TU Connectivity TUE Map 4: E-Mail WED Map 5: Listservs THU Map 6: Other Mail Servers FRI Map 7: Netiquette ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week Three MON Map 8: Usenet TUE Map 9: ------------------------------------------------------ Week One THU Map 1: Welcome FRI Map 2: Listserv File Server Commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week Two MON Map 3: Levels of InternetISTSERV address) with a command in the body of your letter! First off, what is a LISTSERV? Well, a LISTSERV is a mailing list program designed to copy and distribute electronic mail to everyone subscribed to a particular mailing list. We will talk much mo My own special explanation of what the Internet is and how it works RFC 1462 The OFFICIAL "What is the Internet" RFC/FYI by Krol and Hoffman (this is filetype description COPY NOTICE The Copyright notice for the entire Roadmap workshop, along with the workshop's acknowledgments. NET INTRO GET RFC 1462 F=MAIL Think you can handle this? I hope so ... because this is your first homework assignment (eeeeek!). There are three files on the LISTSERV file server at the University of Alabama (LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU). Those files are: filename GET COPY NOTICE F=MAIL How about if I told you there was a file on the LISTSERV file server at the University of Alabama called RFC 1462? Well, again you would send an e-mail letter to LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU, but this time the body of the letter would say e to do to retrieve this file? Well ... 1) Address an e-mail letter to LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU (remember, you are about to send a command, and all commands must be sent to the LISTSERV address). 2) In the body of your letter type s use F=MAIL (that way the LISTSERV will e-mail the files to you). Now suppose I tell you that there is a file on the LISTSERV file server at the University of Alabama called COPY NOTICE. What do you hav want it to get (for example: COPY NOTICE, ROADMAP 94-00001, RFC 1462, etc.). F=format tells the LISTSERV how you want the file sent to you. For what we are doing, letmand. Let's break the GET command down into its individual parts: GET tells the LISTSERV that you want it to send a file to you. filename filetype tells the LISTSERV the name of the file that send another letter to LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU with a NEW command in the body of your letter: GET filename filetype F=format Now that may look a little intimidating, but you are about to see that the GET command is as easy to use as the SUBSCRIBE comr. When you subscribed to the Roadmap list, you mailed an e-mail letter to LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU with this command in the body of your letter: SUBSCRIBE list-name To get files from the University of Alabama's LISTSERV file server, you are going toRV file server? Well, besides distributing letters, LISTSERVs can also serve as a "library" of files -- files that YOU can retrieve using nothing but a simple e-mail letter sent to the LISTSERV's address with a few simple commands in the body of that lettehat we are going to talk about today, however, is the LISTSERV file server. In an effort to keep this group's mail volume to a minimum, I've placed many of the "optional" workshop files on the University of Alabama's LISTSERV file server. What is a LISTSEgle letter and sending one copy of that letter to every single person subscribed to a particular mailing list (1). This "mail explosion" concept is what allows me to communicate with all of you with just a single e-mail letter sent to a central address. Wre about LISTSERVs and LISTSERV commands next week, but LISTSERVs work on a concept called "mail explosion." A single piece of e-mail is sent to a central address (the LISTSERV's address), and the LISTSERV then "explodes" the letter by duplicating that sin kind of advanced stuff). What I want you to do is use the GET command to get at least one of these files (you can get more than one if you want). What do I want you to do with the file after you get it? READ IT!! (As I said yesterday, PLEASE do not send the files back to me -- my mailer can not handle the volume of your resonses). That's your homework. Have a GREAT weekend!! ----- What if the GET doesn't work? First, realize that it may take a few hours for the LISTSERV headquarters. That takes care of the supplies. Now its time to secure the intellegence. In the late 1960s, the Military was looking for a way to link all of the mainframe computers in the United States. The military wanted a system that could ensure safters of the United States' Interstate highway system? It doesn't have one! So, the Interstate highway system is a way to ensure safe transport of supplies and troops, with unlimited alternate routes in case of an attack, and with no centralized control orall flow of supplies. The supplies are just diverted around the destroyed highway (or city). Also, as long as we are talking about the military, what is the first thing that the military attacks in a war? The opponent's headquarters! Where is the headquare the United States was ever invaded. The Interstate highway system, in it's concept, is brilliant. Because all of the major cites are linked together, if one highway -- or, for that matter, if one entire city -- is destroyed, it has no effect on the overtates undertook a massive building campaign to link all of the major cites in the United States with high speed, limited-access highways. The main purpose for these highways was to give the military the abilty to quickly reinforce any military front in casystem. In fact, both the Internet and the Interstate were designed for the same basic purpose: to enable and to secure the flow of "stuff" ... military stuff. The military needs two things to survive: supplies and intellegence. In the 1950's, the United Sic and changed its name back to ARPA). That's all fine and dandy -- and, in fact, all quite accurate -- but that's probably not going to be helpful for someone new to the Internet. The Internet is set up a lot like the United States' Interstate highway sthematics Ask a computer scientist what the Internet is and you are likely to hear something about "transmission control protocols," "Internet protocols," "T1" lines, and some organization called ARPA (which changed its name to DARPA but then got nostalg------------------------------------------ ROADMAP FILE: NET INTRO "Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them." -- Alfred North Whitehead, An Introduction to Ma.UA.EDU NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - TUSCALOOSA. ROADMAP: COPYRIGHT PATRICK CRISPEN 1994. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Return to Table of Contents ------------------------------ service provider should be able to give you some suggestions. (Again, do NOT write to me!) SOURCES: (1) LISTSERV User Guide, EARN Association, July 21, 1993 PATRICK DOUGLAS CRISPEN THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS LETTER DO NOT PCRISPE1@UA1VMthe command still does not work, talk with your local Internet service provider (do NOT write to me). Chances are, the problem is that your mail program is putting the wrong return address onto your letters. This is a local problem, and your local Internetss: LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU (thats "you-ay-won-vee-em"). Second, make sure the GET command is in the BODY of your letter. Finally, make sure that you have included all of the parts of the GET command (GET filename filetype f=format). If, after all of this, to process your request and send the file back to you (hence the "patience" quote at the opening of today's lesson). If, after an incredible amount of time has passed, you have not heard back from the LISTSERV, double check that you used the correct addree transport of the data shipped between the different mainframes, that had unlimited alternate routes in case of an attack (especially a nuclear attack), and that had no centralized control or headquarters. Gee ... where have we seen THAT before? In 1969, the Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) connected four mainframes -- at Stanford Research Institute, the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of California at Santa Barbara, and the University of Utah -- at a o you (at least not directly). So, that's the Internet. Its set up like the U.S. Interstate highway system, with a whole bunch of LANs connected into networks and those networks connected to other networks. Communication on the Internet is not instantaneo Isn't that account "free?" No, it isn't. If you have a "free" account on the Internet, it is because someone -- usually your college or employer -- has paid a heck of a lot of money to connect to the Internet, and is kind enough not to pass the costs on ter been -- "free?" The answer to that question is also no. Remember how much money it cost to build the ARPANET? That money can from the taxpayers of the United States of America. But what if you have an Internet account, and it doesn't cost you anything?communication over the Internet instantaneous? The answer is no. It is quite possible for e-mail (and other things) sent over the Internet to take hours, and sometimes even DAYS, to reach its final destination). Second, is the Internet now -- or has is evbrings up two final questions (and knowing the answers to these two questions will mean that you know more about the Internet than over 90% of the people on the planet). First, considering that traffic on the Internet follows a completely random route, is est distance between two neighboring cities is a straight line. In virtual life ("IVL"), the shortest distance between two neighboring cites is irrelevant. An e-mail letter sent from Dallas to Fort Worth could quite possibly be routed through Tibet! This ng to follow, doesn't it make sense for the enemy to destroy that route? The Internet solves this problem by letting letters and other "packets" sent over the Internet follow a completely random route. In real life (sometimes abbreviated "IRL"), the shortnsure safe transport of the data shipped between the mainframes, and that had unlimited alternate routes? How can you make sure that the route that something is going to follow over the Internet is safe? If the "enemy" knows the route that something is goicted to a whole bunch of other Local Area Networks, creating a big network. This network is then connected to other big networks, creating the Internet ("a network of networks"). Remember earlier when we said that the military wanted a system that could ehis is starting to sound like a civics lesson). The Internet is set up the same way! Your local system of "roads" -- the wires that connect you and everyone else to your server -- is called a "Local Area Network" (or LAN). Your Local Area Network is conne allowing you to drive to another city in another state and do things in that city. So, you have a local network of roads which are connected to a state network of roads, and the state network of roads are connected into a national network of roads (gee, tnited States, your local network of roads is connected to a system of state roads that allow you to drive to another city inside your state and do things inside that other city. Your state's network of roads is connected to other states' networks of roads,tists often say that the Internet is a "network of networks." They're right, and here is what they mean: Your house (or apartment) is connected to a local network of roads that allow you to drive around and do things inside your city. If you live in the Ucost of one million dollars (US, 1969). ARPA called the network connecting these four sites the "ARPANET," and the network grew by leaps and bounds. The ARPANET eventually linked to MILNET, and these two networks grew into today's Internet. Computer scienus, and the Internet has NEVER been "free." ... cool, huh? PATRICK DOUGLAS CRISPEN THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS LETTER DO NOT PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - TUSCALOOSA. ROADMAP: COPYRIGHT PATRICK CRISPEN 1994. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Return to Table of Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LESSON EXTRA #01: Roadmap Study QUESTION: just how eell, each one of these daily lessons will give you a glimpse at one small part of the Internet. We'll talk about particular tools and sites, showing you some traps to avoid, and even showing you some basic commands that will help you use the tools to your se the tools of the Internet more effectively, point you in the direction of people who can help you if you ever get lost, and even give you a glimpse of what the coming Information Superhighway will actually look like. How am I going to do all of this? Wrmation Superhighway is a really neat idea, even though they have absolutely no idea what it is (1). That's where this workshop comes in. Over the next few weeks I am going to show you around the Internet, give you some basic commands that will help you u46789:;<=>?@!! According to a recent poll by Louis Harris and Associates, thirty-four percent of the adults in America have recently seen, heard, or read something about the mysterious "Information Superhighway." Sixty percent even said that they thought that the Info LESSON #01: WELCOME "What hath God wrought?" -- Samuel F.B. Morse The first telegraph message ever sent (1844) WELCOME TO ROADMAP. Return to Table of Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS LETTER DO NOT PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - TUSCALOOSA. ROADMAP: COPYRIGHT PATRICK CRISPEN 1994. ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDtudy. Thanks ... Remember: send your letter to spahn@alpha.acast.nova.edu, not to me :) Thank you for your continued support, watch out for the squirrels, and I hope that you will have a safe and happy weekend. PATRICK DOUGLAS CRISPEN ld really appreciate your help) -- send an e-mail letter to spahn@alpha.acast.nova.edu in the subject line of your letter type Roadmap Study and in the body of your letter type I would like to participate in the Roadmap sd at the end of the four week workshop. Participants may also receive some additional assistance during the Roadmap workshop from the folks at NOVA University! If you are interested in participating in this survey -- this is completely OPTIONAL (but I wouerv training as part of her dissertation (cool, huh?). Sue is looking for a couple of you to give her some feedback on what you think of the workshop. Participants in her study will be asked to complete a 10 minute e-mail questionnaire at the beginning anffective *IS* training people using a LISTSERV? ANSWER: I dunno ... let's find out!! We're becoming FAMOUS, folks! Sue Spahn, an Instructional Technologist at NOVA University, is doing a study on the effectiveness of the ROADMAP listsown advantage. In the end, I hope that you will gain a better understanding of the individual parts and pieces that, when put together, make up the Internet. While my goals are lofty, I also have to be realistic. There are so many computer systems out there running so many different software packages, each with their own unique commands, that there is absolutely NO way that I will be able to teach you everything you need to know about the Internet in a month. Instead, I will teach you the basic commands th16/94 Business p.10 (from Edupage 05.17.94) +----------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ : PATRICK DOUGLAS CRISPEN : The views expressed in this letter do not : : PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU : necessarily represent thtart the lesssons, and I'll give you for first homework assignment (gasp!). Thank you for enrolling in the Roadmap workshop. I hope you will have as much fun travelling the Internet as I am having teaching it to you. Sources: (1) St. Petersburg Times 5/son is late, enjoy a good laugh (Seriously, if the computer does go down you won't loose any lessons ... you may get the lessons a little later than usual, but the lessons will be sent to you as soon as the mainframe comes back on line). Tomorrow, we'll s please DO NOT PANIC, and please do not write me! Instead, be patient, and try to keep from laughing yourself silly as you picture a char- broiled squirrel shooting across the University of Alabama campus at mach two. In short, if a particular Roadmap lesic squirrels and power lines do not mix well). Why do I tell you this? Well, since our computer has been "squirreled" twice, I just wanted you to be aware that there may be a slim chance that the mainframe may go down during the workshop. If this happens, the campus of the University of Alabama have developed quite a taste for power lines ... especially for the power lines leading into the the University's mainframe computer center. (For those who are not electrically inclined, let me just add that energetships), and for our undergraduate business school (which is ranked in the top 5% in the nation). You may not know that the University of Alabama is also famous for our squirrels (yes, I said "squirrels"). It seems that the squirrels living in the trees on rather humorous story that I want to pass on to you -- a story which actually has (some) relevance to this workshop. Most of you know that the the University of Alabama is quite famous for our Crimson Tide football team (which has won 12 national championter equiped to answer your questions about your system than I am, and they will even be able to provide you with some individual attention (something, because of this list's size, I cannot do). Before I send you on you way this lovely Thursday, there is a on this list wrote to me, there is a rather good chance that the incoming mail volume would crash the mainframe computer for the entire University of Alabama. I don't want this to happen. Besides, the people at your local Internet service provider are betf you will still want to post your questions or comments directly to me or to the list. For God's sake, resist this urge!! With over 16,000 people enrolled in this workshop, there is absolutely *NO WAY* I will be able to respond to your letter. If everyonel this person!!! I'm going to show you the basics, but your contact at your local Internet service provider will be there to give you the specifics for your system and to answer most of the questions that you may have. Now I am perfectly aware that some ole while back when I asked you to find the name and telephone number of someone at your local Internet service provider who can answer your questions? If I leave anything out in a lesson, if you have ANY questions, or if you are frustrated or confused, calat are common on most systems, and I point you in the direction of someone who can help you with your questions about the system that you are using. Count on the fact that the one system that I will fail to give commands for will be yours. Remember a litte views of the : : THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA : University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa. : +----------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ : Roadmap: Copyright Patrick Crispen 1994. All rights reserved. : +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Return to Table of Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------------ r site, and rewrite the lessons so that your users are using your archive and not the University of Alabama's or the Dorsai Embassy's. Can I Rewrite the Roadmap Lessons so that They Meet the Particular Needs of My Site or My Site's Users? Absolutely. My Site's FTP, Gopher, or Web Server? As long as you are able to meet the requirements listed above, Crispen would be honored if you did this. He does have one additional request if you plan to do this, though: please archive the entire workshop on you-workers that the lessons are being distributed by you and not by us, and that you give credit where credit is due (and if have time to correct some of the typos, there are always typos, that would be even better!). Can I Archive the Roadmap Lessons onsolutely no problem with your sharing the workshop lessons with anyone that you want - provided that you not make any money off of my lessons (I can't make any money off if this workshop, so neither can you). I also ask that you tell your friends and co. However, the workshop is entirely self-paced and you can go through the workshop in as little or as much time as you want! Can I Share the Roadmap Lessons with My Friends and Co-workers? Sure! While the workshop lessons are Copyrighted, Crispen has ab workshop sessions will teach you how to use the tools of the Internet directly and also how to use these same tools using nothing but e-mail. How Long Will Roadmap Last? The Roadmap for the Information Superhighway workshop originally lasted six weeksAccess Do I Need to Participate in Roadmap? While you are reading this on the WWW, all you need is e-mail (although it would be nice if you also had telnet access). Since a substantial number of Roadmap participants only have e-mail access, the Roadmap formation available coupled with guest lectures from some of today's most respected Internet leaders, Roadmap is one of the most talked-about Internet training workshops in history! ... and, best of all, it's absolutely FREE!!!!! What Sort of Internet dmap? Roadmap is an Internet training workshop designed by Patrick Douglas Crispen to teach new "Net travellers" how to travel around the rapidly expanding (and often times confusing) "Information Superhighway" without getting lost. Using the latest inACDEFGHIJKLMThank you for your interest in the Roadmap for the Information Superhighway Internet Training Workshop as provided by The Dorsai Embassy's World Wide Web pages ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What Is RoaThe Dorsai Embassy presents Patrick Crispen's Roadmap for the Information Superhighway ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A Final Note from Patrick Crispen and the Original Workshop: Welcome to Roadmap! Never in my wildest dreams did I expect that over 62,000 people from 77 countries would sign up for the first three Roadmap workshops. I guess there may be some truth in the "Roadmap is the Woodstock of the Internet" comment that someone recently sent me :) My goal for the Roadmap workshop is to not only teach you some of the basic skills that you will need to travel on the Information superhighway, but also to teach youNPQRSTNone of this would have been possible were it not for the pioneering efforts of Richard Smith. His "Navigating the Internet" workshops opened a new world for thousands, and Richard is truly a pioneer in distance education. Crispen would like to give a sThe Dorsai Embassy presents Patrick Crispen's Roadmap for the Information Superhighway ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Acknowledgements ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ptation Copyright (c) The Dorsai Embassy Inc. 1994. All Rights Reserved. Next Map - Contents - Dorsai Home e [read the lessons and you will understand]. If you do find something you think needs to be changed, let us know at www@dorsai.org. Don't Flame Crispen, he didn't do it! Shai Dorsai! Roadmap: Copyright (c) Patrick Crispen 1994. All Rights Reserved. Adaouglas Crispen and The University Of Alabama And remember, we at the Dorsai Embassy have made these lessons available to you. We have tried to make the changes to the files that were necessary, with a minimal of errors. But errors happen, and sites changw weeks, I'm going to ask you to pull out your card and ... well, we'll get to that later :) We at the Dorsai Embassy thank you again for your interest in the Roadmap workshop, and hope that you will enjoy the lessons! Our many thanks go to: Patrick D Do not - repeat do not - send your answers to me. Besides, what good would the name and phone number of your local Internet service provider do me? I want you to write you answers down on a small card, and put that card in your wallet or purse. In a fe this information? Well, do not send your answers to me! We'll talk about "mail bombs" during the second week of the course, but suffice it it say that if all of you sent me your responses the results to my poor little e- mailbox would be quite comical.net provider, and find the name, telephone number, and e-mail address of either your local Internet provider's help desk or someone who works for your local Internet provider who can help you if ever have any questions. Now, what do I want you to do withat will be there to answer your questions. If you are lucky, your local Internet provider will even have a "Help Desk" staffed with people paid to answer your questions. That's your first assignment. Find the name and telephone number of your local Intere school, company, or organization that is giving you access to the Internet (or, for some of you, access to e-mail). I also want to you find the telephone number and e-mail address of some person (or group of people) at your local Internet provider th who you can turn to for help if you ever get lost. So, I guess its time for your first dreaded homework assignment ("oh nooooooo!!!")! I want you to find the name and telephone number of your local Internet provider. Your local Internet provider is thpecial thanks to my father, Bob Crispen, for all of the support - and, more importantly, all of the money - he has given Crispen over the years. He is a great editor, a wonderful speech writer, and Crispen is proud to be his son. Managing four lists wiRV commands yesterday. Today's lesson is going to show you some more advanced LISTSERV commands, as well as some new commands for other mail list servers. These additional mail servers include Listproc, Mailbase, Mailserv, and Majordomo. Unlike LISTSERV, UWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzHead of Computer Services at the Saint Louis University Law Library) for giving me permission to reprint his "Discussion Lists: Mail Server Commands" file. James is a "God" in my book, and his support really means a lot to me. We covered some basic LISTSE LESSON #06: OTHER MAIL SERVERS "Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal." -- Lionel Trilling, in Esquire I am proud to say that not a single word in this entire lesson is mine :) Actually, I want to thank James Milles (the ly with Crispen's wishes and the Dorsai Embassy's needs. Next Map - Contents - Dorsai Home o, Melissa Lee Price, Debi Jones, and Arlene Tave. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We at the Dorsai Embassy want to thank Walt Schmidt, one of our users, who helped to edit and rewrite the Roadmap lessons to comprd, Elaine Winters, Jim Hunter, Viktor Berry, Elbridge Dunckel, Bill Allison, Odin Noesen, Toth Zoltan, Koleta Tilson, Omy Ronquillo, Eric Hammond, Eric Nicklas, Lydia Fish, Phil Endacott, Sue Espinoza, Zowie Angel, Joyce Donley, Pat Osterday, Bob Crov Karl Signell, Ian Mayor, D. Berlier, James Lindemann, Bob Crispen, Tim Farrell, Bill Wilson, Diane Dagefoerde, Bob Fayne, Bill McKee, Thomas Brett, Peter Kooiman, Jeremy Hall, Alistair G. Lowe-Norris, Candace Russell, Mark Gendron, Jack Brown, Allie Fo and Eddie Vedder for giving him something to listen to. Finally, a special thanks goes to the Roadmap Beta Testers - the people who helped Crispen with the final edit of his workshop: Jason Ohler, Frank Meoli, Dennis Sutch, Wayne Marr, Martin Meltzer,bout Roadmap printed in a paper in GUAM!). He also wants to thank the University of Alabama's Department of Housing and Residence Life for letting him use their computers earlier this year; Lori "Gypsy" Nottingham for always being there; and Trent Reznor the University of Alabama's College of Arts and Sciences for their continued support. While he worked on the workshop, Becky Florence from the College of Arts and Sciences handled the media for him (although he still doesn't know how she got a story ar being able to answer my never-ending stream of questions, and Darren Evans-Young, the UA1VM listmaster, for his ability to magically solve, with just a few keystrokes, every problem that he seemed to get himself into. Crispen would also like to thankth a combined subscription of over 40,000 people is an incredible task, and Crispen could not do it without the help and support of the entire staff of the University of Alabama's Seebeck Computer Center. He especially wants to thank Dr. Joyce Donley fothere is no set way to figure out if a mailing list is running on a Listproc, Mailbase, Mailserv, or Majordomo without someone telling you. So, today's lesson is really just a review of some of the LISTSERV commands we went over yesterday, an introduction to some new LISTSERV commands, and a reference sheet for other mail server commands that you can use later. ----- DISCUSSION LISTS: MAIL SERVER COMMANDS Version 1.21 July 28, 1994 James Milles Saint Louis University Law Library millesjg@sluvca.slu.edu LSER CMD NETTRAIN F=MAIL to LISTSERV@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu. FTP: Anonymous ftp to ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu cd /nettrain get mailser.cmd -- or -- onds with instructions for subscribing, follow the instructions. 1.5. The latest version of this document is available by e-mail and by anonymous ftp: E-mail: Send a message containing only the line GET MAIny discussion list with an administrative address of "listname-request" is maintained manually by a human being. Accordingly, you should subscribe by sending a friendly message in plain English to "listname-request." If a program resp in the message text; others require them to be included in the Subject: line. Because of the variety of methods of maintaining these lists, it is impossible to generalize about their command features. However, as a rule, assume that ae are distribution lists maintained manually by the listowner, while others use some form of mailer software ranging from a simple script to a fairly sophisticated mailing list program. Some require that subscription requests be placeddded in future revisions of this document. 1.4. This document also does not deal with discussion lists to which one subscribes by sending a message to "listname-request." There are a great many discussion lists of this type; som supported by any of these programs, only those most commonly used. For more information on any of these programs, send a message containing only the word "help" to the appropriate mail server. Additional programs and commands will be aibing under most of these programs are the same; however, other useful commands differ greatly from one program to another, and some programs support features that others do not. 1.3. This document does not describe all the features five popular mail server programs used to manage Internet discussion lists: REVISED LISTSERV (also called BITNET LISTSERV), Unix ListProcessor (or Listproc), Mailbase, Mailserv, and Majordomo. The commands for subscribing and unsubscrpaper's subscription office. 1.2. With most discussion lists, the "administrative address" is a computer program that allows the subscriber to subscribe and unsubscribe automatically, without external intervention. There are at leastr subscription to the list. It's easy to remember this distinction by thinking of your local newspaper: the first address is somewhat analogous to sending a "letter to the editor," while the second is like sending a letter to the newsith it: (1) a "listname address," the address to which you send any messages that you intend to be read by the list subscribers; and (2) an "administrative address," the address to which you send any commands or requests that affect youof people by sending it to a single, central address, and (2) the ability to quietly join and leave the list at any time. 1.1. In order to provide these separate functions, an e-mail discussion list typically has two addresses associated w 1. E-mail discussion lists constitute one of the most popular methods of group communication on the Internet. Discussion lists support group communication by providing, at minimum, two basic functions: (1) the ability to distribute a message to a group anonymous ftp to sluaxa.slu.edu cd /pub/millesjg get mailser.cmd 2. When you subscribe to a list, you will typically receive a "welcome" message, describing the purpose of the list and telling you how to unsubscribe. Save this message! It tells you which program the discussion list is run under, and how to get further help. 2.1. Mail servers can be confusing. Many people use the term "listserv" generically, to refer to any list mail server prograt in digest format (multiple messages compiled into a single mailing, usually daily or weekly): Listproc: SET listname MAIL DIGEST LISTSERV: SET listname DIGEST Mailbase: Not supported. Mailserv: Not supported. under a different e-mail address.) Majordomo: UNSUBSCRIBE listname (UNSUBSCRIBE listname address if you subscribed under a different e-mail address.) Receive the lisve a list: Listproc: UNSUBSCRIBE listname LISTSERV: UNSUBSCRIBE listname Mailbase: LEAVE listname Mailserv: UNSUBSCRIBE listname (UNSUBSCRIBE listname address if you subscribed Majordomo: SUBSCRIBE listname (e.g., SUBSCRIBE ELAW-J) (Optionally, include the e-mail address at which you wish to receive list mail:) SUBSCRIBE listname address Learstname Lastname (e.g., SUBSCRIBE ENVIROLAW John Doe) (Optionally, include the e-mail address at which you wish to receive list mail:) SUBSCRIBE listname Firstname Lastname address LISTSERV: SUBSCRIBE listname Firstname Lastname (e.g., SUBSCRIBE INT-LAW John Doe) Mailbase: JOIN listname Firstname Lastname (e.g., JOIN LAW-EUROPE John Doe) Mailserv: SUBSCRIBE listname FiMailserv),and elaw-j@cleo.murdoch.edu.au (Majordomo). ---------------------------------------------------------------- Join a list: Listproc: SUBSCRIBE listname Firstname Lastname (e.g., SUBSCRIBE LAW-LIB John Doe) ing only the command SUBSCRIBE LAW-LIB John Doe to listproc@ucdavis.edu. The other examples used below are: INT-LAW@UMINN1.BITNET (REVISED LISTSERV), law-europe@mailbase.ac.uk (Mailbase), envirolaw@oregon.uoregon.edu (ver sites maintain many different discussion lists, and it is essential that you tell the mail server which list you are talking about. 3.3. For instance, to join the discussion list law-lib@ucdavis.edu, send an e-mail message containcleo.murdoch.edu.au). 3.1. Be sure to leave the Subject: line blank, and to delete any signature file if your mailer allows you to do so. 3.2. Always include the name of the list in the message to mailserver@host. Most mailseradministrative address"--mailserver@host--not to the "listname address". Mailserver is the program that maintains the list (either listproc, LISTSERV, mailbase, mailserv, or majordomo); host is the address of the host computer (for example, ucdavis.edu or nclude a line saying "Unix ListProcessor." However, the best practice is to save any "welcome" message you receive when you subscribe, and to note at that time which set of commands is applicable. 3. Remember to send all commands to the ""listserv@host" as well as to the correct name, "listproc@host." 2.2. Usually--but not always--you can find out which program a discussion list is run under by examining the message headers. For instance, listproc lists should im. To make things worse, the Unix ListProcessor (listproc) program was originally called "listserv," just like REVISED LISTSERV. Many listproc hosts are still configured with the name "listserv," and will accept commands addressed to Majordomo: SUBSCRIBE listname-DIGEST (in the same message, unsubscribe from the undigested version:) UNSUBSCRIBE listname (Note: with those programs that support the digest option, whether or not to offer the digest format is within the discretion of the listowner; consequently not all lists offer digests.) Cancel digest format; receive the list as separate mailings: Listproc: SET listname MAIL ACK LISTSERV: SET listname MAstproc: GET listname filename (e.g., GET LAW-LIB feb94) LISTSERV: GET filename filetype listname F=MAIL (e.g., GET INT-LAW LOG9406 INT-LAW F=MAIL) Mailbase: SEND listname filename isting of archive files for a particular list: Listproc: INDEX listname LISTSERV: INDEX listname Mailbase: INDEX listname Mailserv: INDEX listname Majordomo: INDEX listname Retrieve an archive file: Licter string in the description, send the command LISTS GLOBAL /keyword, e.g., LISTS GLOBAL /LAW.) Mailbase: LISTS Mailserv: DIRECTORY/LIST Majordomo: LISTS Obtain a lISTSERV: LISTS (to obtain a list of all known LISTSERV lists, send the command LISTS GLOBAL; to search for LISTSERV lists with a given keyword or charathis command, use:) SET listname NOCONCEAL Mailbase: Not supported. Mailserv: Not supported. Majordomo: Not supported. Obtain a list of lists maintained by this mail server: Listproc: LISTS Les not appear on the list of subscribers: Listproc: SET listname CONCEAL YES (to reverse this command, use:) SET listname CONCEAL NO LISTSERV: SET listname CONCEAL (to reverse REVIEW listname BY NAME F=MAIL -- or -- REVIEW listname BY COUNTRY F=MAIL Mailbase: REVIEW listname Mailserv: SEND/LIST listname Majordomo: WHO listname Hide your address, so that it dorv: Not supported. Majordomo: Not supported. Obtain a list of subscribers: Listproc: RECIPIENTS listname LISTSERV: REVIEW listname F=MAIL (can also be sorted by name or by country:) es. Mailserv: Same as mailbase. Majordomo: Same as mailbase. Do not receive copies of your own messages: Listproc: SET listname MAIL NOACK LISTSERV: SET listname NOREPRO Mailbase: Not supported. Mailseeceive an automatic acknowledgement that your message has been sent to the list, use:) SET listname ACK Mailbase: Standard feature; you always receive your own messagailbase: RESUME MAIL listname Mailserv: Not supported. Majordomo: Not supported. Receive copies of your own messages: Listproc: SET listname MAIL ACK LISTSERV: SET listname REPRO (to simply resume receipt of messages: Listproc: SET listname MAIL ACK -- or -- SET listname MAIL DIGEST LISTSERV: SET listname MAIL -- or -- SET listname DIGEST Mame Suspend mail temporarily (without unsubscribing): Listproc: SET listname MAIL POSTPONE LISTSERV: SET listname NOMAIL Mailbase: SUSPEND MAIL listname Mailserv: Not supported. Majordomo: Not supported. RIL Mailbase: Not supported. Mailserv: Not supported. Majordomo: UNSUBSCRIBE listname-DIGEST (in the same message, subscribe to the undigested version:) SUBSCRIBE listn (e.g., SEND LAW-EUROPE 05-1994) Mailserv: SEND filename (e.g., GET ENVIROLAW smith.txt) Majordomo: GET listname filename (e.g., GET ELAW-J BOYLE.TXT) Search the archives for keywords (where available--some lists do not keep archives): Listproc: SEARCH listname "keywords" Boolean searches are possible using the symbols "&" (and), "|" (or), and "~" (not). For example, to ajor bookstores. I would HIGHLY recommend reading Karl's article (I was going to mention it yesterday, but I forgot). Second, if you are getting error messages on the LISTSERV@EARNCC.BITNET address (yesterday's homework), try the LISTSERV%EARNCC@CUNYVM.CUf the 47 people who reviews my lessons for content errors before I send the lessons to you), has written a great article about LISTSERV!! The article appears in the latest edition (November/December) of Internet World magazine, which is available in most m PATRICK CRISPEN 1994. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Return to Table of Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LESSON EXTRA #03: A LITTLE MORE LISTSERV I just found out that Karl Signell, a true Internet GOD (and one oMO 63108 PATRICK DOUGLAS CRISPEN THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS LETTER DO NOT PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - TUSCALOOSA. ROADMAP: COPYRIGHTmes Milles Voice: (314) 658-2759 Head of Computer Services FAX: (314) 658-2966 Saint Louis University Law Library millesjg@sluvca.slu.edu 3700 Lindell Blvd. St. Louis, mailbase.ac.uk). Mailbase does not support batch searching by e-mail request. Mailserv: Not supported. Majordomo: Not supported. ----------------------------------------------------------------- JaDD * Search nafta in int-law since 93/6/1 Print all of 636 637 640 /* Mailbase: Archives of Mailbase lists are searchable through the Mailbase Gopher (gopher matching your query, send another message to LISTSERV@[host] to retrieve the specific messages you want: // JOB Echo=No Database Search DD=Rules //Rules description of LISTSERV search functions, send the command GET LISTDB MEMO F=MAIL to LISTSERV@UMINN1.BITNET. Once you've received a list of messages can be modified as needed. The date is optional; Boolean combinations, nesting with parentheses, and a great number of other capabilities are supported. For a full //Rules DD * Search nafta in int-law since 93/6/1 Index /* To run a search, send this file in an e-mail message to LISTSERV@[host]. The Search line Internet account, and then edit the file as appropriate when I need to do a search. Here's the search file: // JOB Echo=No Database Search DD=Rules like finding "sounds like" matches; however, it uses a difficult, batch-coded search language to construct queries. I find it useful to keep a "template" file in my search for "mead" or "mdc" in law-lib, use the command SEARCH LAW-LIB "mead | mdc" LISTSERV: LISTSERV uses a sophisticated and powerful search engine that does lots of neat things NY.EDU address instead (its the same address, but a different gateway). Finally, a quick note about the Copyright for the workshop. If you would like to change the workshop lessons so that you can develop your own in-house training program, if you would like to put the lessons on a WWW home-page, or if you would like to forward the lessons to others, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO THIS!! I only have three little stipulations: 1. You can't use this workshop to make any money for yourself. I'm not makiscussion of power line-chomping squirrels. I'll even call the list "SQUIRREL". The address for our pretend squirrel discussion list would be SQUIRREL@UA1VM.UA.EDU (or SQUIRREL@UA1VM.BITNET). Any e-mail letter sent to the SQUIRREL@UA1VM.UA.EDU address woul) of people on a myriad of topics. Best of all, it is all done through e-mail! I want to say something about the difference between list addresses and LISTSERV addresses. Let's pretend that I create a list here at the University of Alabama for the open diand mass-mailed to the e-mail box of every person subscribed to the list. Everyone else on the list can then reply to that letter, and then ... well, you get the picture. LISTSERV lists give you a way to have open discussions with dozens (or even hundredsa list maintained by a LISTSERV program of a whole bunch of people who share similar interests. Anyone can subscribe to a list by sending a SUBSCRIBE command (remember those?) to the LISTSERV address. Any e-mail letter sent to the list's address is copied In fact, this lesson is an elementary lesson for ordinary LISTSERV users like you and me. Tomorrow's lesson will be a highly technical lesson for LISTSERV (and other mailing list servers) gurus-to-be. What is a LISTSERV mailing list? Quite simply, it is {}~archived files. Today, I am going to some new things about LISTSERV, including what LISTSERV was originally designed for -- mailing lists (like the one that distributed this letter to you). Remember, though, that today's lesson only covers LISTSERV lists. LESSON #05: LISTSERVS "I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the time to make it shorter." -- Blaise Pascal, Provincial Letters Last Friday, I showed you how to use the LISTSERV file server to retrieve ------------------------------------------------------- CRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - TUSCALOOSA. ROADMAP: COPYRIGHT PATRICK CRISPEN 1994. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Return to Table of Contents ----------------- You *MUST* fix all of the typos :) If you make sure you meet these three little stipulations, you can use this workshop, and this workshop's lessons, in ANY way you want :) PATRICK DOUGLAS CRISPEN THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS LETTER DO NOT Png any money off of this, so you can't make any money either. 2. You must give credit where credit is due. If you use a lesson that was written by me, or by anyone else, you must give the author(s) appropriate credit. 3.d be copied and mass-mailed to every single person subscribed to the squirrel list. That's simple enough. But how are people going to subscribe to my squirrel list? We need a second address just to handle all of the commands for the list! That second address is the LISTSERV address (which, in this case, is LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU). Are you starting to see the picture? The list address is the address you send something to if you want it to be distributed to everyone else subscribed to the list. The LISTSERVITNET, you can all but bet that the list is a LISTSERV list. Now let's talk about some new LISTSERV commands. You already know the SUBSCRIBE command SUBSCRIBE listname and the GET command GET filename filetype F=MAIL I want to show you a coses would be: LISTSERV@UNLVM.BITNET LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU LISTSERV@UBVM.BITNET One nice thing about this is that you can almost always tell that a list is a LISTSERV list by looking at the list's address. If the address is LIST@NODE or LIST@NODE.B NAVIGATE@UBVM Those are BITNET addresses. To turn these addresses into something that you can use, you'll have to add .BITNET to the end of the addresses: CRUISE-L@UNLVM.BITNET MAPTEST@UA1VM.BITNET NAVIGATE@UBVM.BITNET and the LISTSERV addres automatically know that the LISTSERV address for VEGLIFE@VTVM1.BITNET is LISTSERV@VTVM1.BITNET and you can subscribe to the list without any problem! You may notice that some list addresses look something like this: CRUISE-L@UNLVM MAPTEST@UA1VM a LISTSERV list called VEGLIFE@VTVM1.BITNET that you really need to subscribe to. All I have given you is the list's address. Remember, you can only send LETTERS to the list address You need the LISTSERV address in order to subscribe! With this trick, youV@UICVM.BITNET ROADMAP@UA1VM.UA.EDU LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU PPD-L@HUMBER.BITNET LISTSERV@HUMBER.BITNET VEGLIFE@VTVM1.BITNET LISTSERV@VTVM1.BITNET Why is this important to know? Well, let's say that I tell you that there is t LISTSERV address for that particular list (in this case, the correct LISTSERV address for the squirrel list would be LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU). A few more examples: List address: LISTSERV address: CHAUCER@UICVM.BITNET LISTSERh discussion list? EASY! This trick only works with LISTSERV discussion lists, but if you take the full address of a discussion list (like SQUIRREL@UA1VM.UA.EDU) and replace the discussion list's name with the word "LISTSERV", you'll end up with the correces" later on in this workshop!!). 3. The LIST GLOBAL or LIST GLOBAL / STRING command -- we'll talk about this tomorrow. 4. Announcements on other lists. How are you ever going to figure out which LISTSERV address goes with whichere are some GREAT books you can buy in most bookstores that tell you where all of the neat stuff is on the Internet (as a matter of fact, Osborne/McGraw-Hill has given me permission to quote from their "Internet Yellow Pag different discussion lists are out there, and what these lists' addresses are? Well, there are a couple of ways to do this: 1. Word of mouth -- someone tells you about a hot new list you need to check out. 2. Internet Yellow Pages -- t if the only LISTSERV in the world was at the University of Alabama. But, it isn't. There are thousands of different LISTSERVs around the world, and there are literally tens of thousands of different LISTSERV lists. How are you ever going to find out whatd be sent to everyone on the list (how embarrassing!). Remember this (and you will see this on a pop quiz sometime): - Send your LETTERS to the list address! - Send your COMMANDS to the LISTSERV address! Now, life would be a whole bunch easier address is the address you send all of your commands to. What would happen if you sent a command (like SUBSCRIBE or GET) to the discussion list's address instead of to the LISTSERV's address? Simple -- your command would be treated like a letter and wouluple of other commands that will make your life a whole lot easier (remember, all commands must be sent to a LISTSERV address). If you ever need to unsubscribe from a list, the UNSUBSCRIBE command will take care of everything. There are three different UNSUBSCRIBE commands that you can use: UNSUBSCRIBE listname -- to unsubscribe from a particular list (you need to replace the word "listname" with the name each command does. PATRICK DOUGLAS CRISPEN THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS LETTER DO NOT PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - TUSCALOOSA. ROADMA 2) If you would like a very brief guide to LISTSERV, GET the file LISTSERV REFCARD from the LISTSERV file server at the University of Alabama. This is a list of a whole bunch of LISTSERV commands, along with a brief explanation of what n't handle the volume). 1) If you would like an in-depth guide to LISTSERV, GET the file LSVGUIDE MEMO from the LISTSERV file server at LISTSERV@EARNCC.BITNET (note that this is *NOT* on the University of Alabama's LISTSERV file server). HOMEWORK: This homework assignment is completely optional. Also, you are reminded to contact your local Internet service provider if you have questions about, or difficulties with, any part of the Roadmap workshop (please do not write me -- my mailer caparticular LISTSERV list, use the INDEX LISTNAME command. You can then use the GET FILENAME FILETYPE F=MAIL command to get the files that you want. - You send letters to the list address, commands to the LISTSERV address. - To unsubscribe from a list, use the UNSUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE *, or UNSUBSCRIBE GLOBAL command (remember that all commands must be sent to the LISTSERV address). - To receive a list of all of the files that you can get from a the address with the word LISTSERV (listname@address ---> LISTSERV@address). This only works with LISTSERV addresses, though. - You need to change addresses like list@node to list@node.bitnet before you can use the address. u find new lists through word of mouth, Internet Yellow Pages (and other books), the LIST GLOBAL and LIST GLOBAL / STRING command, and announcements on other lists. - The LISTSERV address can be found by replacing the listname inssion lists that are (usually) open to any who wants to subscribe - You subscribe to a LISTSERV list using the SUBSCRIBE LISTNAME command - Letters are sent to the list address, commands to the LISTSERV address. - Yoer: you send LETTERS to the list address; you send COMMANDS to the LISTSERV address. Etch this into your brain :) There are a couple more things I want to talk about, but I'll save them until tomorrow :) REVIEW: - LISTSERV lists are (usually) discue file or notebook that you want to retrieve (the index will even tell you the filename and filetypes for each of the files!!). 3. Use the GET filename filetype F=MAIL command to get the file or notebook that you want. RemembRV! Here is how to do it: 1. Send an INDEX listname F=MAIL command to the LISTSERV address (for example, to get the index for the squirrel list, your command would say INDEX SQUIRREL F=MAIL). 2. Look through the index to find th every LISTSERV list on the planet Have you ever accidentally thrown away an e-mail letter? Well, if that letter was from a LISTSERV list and if that list keeps an archive, you can retrieve that letter from the LISTSE of a the list you are dropping) UNSUBSCRIBE * -- to unsubscribe from every list at a particular Listserv address UNSUBSCRIBE GLOBAL -- to unsubscribe fromP: COPYRIGHT PATRICK CRISPEN 1994. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Return to Table of Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Dorsai Embassy presents Patrick Crispen's Roadmap for the Information Superhighway ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Map 4: E-Mail ------------------------------------------------------------------------ UA1VM.UA.EDU The mail server address (the UA1VM.UA.EDU part of the above example) is actually called the "domain" name, and it is based on something called an IP (or Internet Protocol) address. Each server connected to the Internet has a numerical IP anet address has three parts - a user name, an "at" sign (@), and the address of the user's mail server. In this example, Crispen's user name is PCRISPE1 (and stop laughing - there is nothing funny about "p-crispy-one"), and his mail server's address is the length of all of the Internet addresses. However, once we learned to read the addresses BACKWARDS - from right to left - Internet addresses ceased to be a thing of mystery. Sample Internet Address (Crispen's): PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU Every Interse the e-mail program that your provider is running. All you have to do is ask! We want to take a moment to show you how to actually read an Internet address. We have to admit that when we first started learning how to use e-mail, we were intimidated byare you ever going to find out what commands are right for YOUR e-mail program? Easy! Ask your local e-mail service provider! This may shock you, but almost every mail provider provides some sort of instruction sheet or file that will teach you how to uyour mail messages. Depending on your e-mail software, these functions are either easy or difficult ... but nearly always possible. With all of the different e-mail programs out there, and all of the different commands required to run each program, how to access and read your incoming mail, another to save incoming mail in a file, one to print incoming mail, one to send new messages, one to reply to a message, another to include a file in a mail message, and one to import/export special objects into tion in the VM Mailbook program you have to hit the PF5 key). We're not going to be able to discuss all of these functions, but what sort of functions do most e-mail programs have in common? Well, most mail programs have a function that will allow you nctions. The problem is that all of the e-mail programs use completely different commands to access these functions (example: to reply to the author of a current message using the elm or pine e-mail programs, you type the letter "r"; to do the same func deepest apologies for this :) And then accept ours too. The Dorsai Embassy has tried to catch all of the typos that Crispen missed. But we all know catching all of anything is impossible. We tried! Almost all e-mail programs have similar, universal fuHe wouldn't be surprised if his VM Mailbook program was written by the ancient Greeks (or by his campus' squirrels). One of the features that his mail program does not have is a spell-checker, so a few typos are bound to slip through. Please accept his "I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were worth the postage" - Henry David Thoreau ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crispen thinks he has the oldest e-mail program in history. ddress. The IP address is four sets of numbers connected with periods (for example, the IP address for the mail server that Crispen was using at the University of Alabama is 130.160.4.100). Fortunately, the powers that be realized that people remember NAMES better than numbers, and they created the domain name system. The domain name system associates the numerical IP address with an easier to remember "name" (for example, thanks to the domain name system, the IP address 130.160.4.100 becomes a much ean the body of a new e-mail letter to LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU We want you to find the following two commands for your mailer: the command that allows you to delete an e-mail letter without having to read the letter the command--------------------------------------------- Homework Today's homework is completely optional. Remember though, please do not send your homework assignments to the Dorsai Embassy or Crispen :) Finally, please remember you must send your GET commands i above and does not end with one of the standard top-level domain abbreviations or country codes, the address is NOT an Internet address. You may still be able to send mail to non-Internet addresses through a gateway, though. ---------------------------t, especially if you are a history buff, and if you know that "saceur" is the military abbreviation for Supreme Allied Commander-Europe. The best rule of thumb we can give you about Internet addresses is this: if the address is not of the form describedail server is at the Headquarters of the Marshall Space Flight Center, and that the Marshall Space Flight Center is part of NASA, which itself is part of the U.S. government. What can you tell from the Internet address ike@saceur.pentagon.army.mil? A loslightest clue what MSFC stands for (it is the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama). HQ is pretty self-explanatory - Headquarters. So we know that w.v.braun@hq.msfc.nasa.gov is the address of some person named w.v.braun whose msfc.nasa.gov Okay, reading this right to left, we see a GOV. That means it's a U.S. Government address. We all know what NASA is - the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Unless you are a a big NASA fan, however, you probably don't have the "p-crispy-one" (stop laughing!!) at some U.S. educational site. Further investigation shows that the site is at the University of Alabama, and that the machine "p-crispy-one" is using is called UA1VM. Another Sample Internet Address: w.v.braun@hq.mDU domain name lists the "subdomains" that tell you where my mail server is actually located. UA is the University of Alabama, and UA1VM is the name of Crispen's mail server's machine. So, PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU is the Internet address for someone named Canada ... (other counties have their own country code) Since Crispen's domain name has an EDU at the end of it, we now know that UA1VM.UA.EDU is the domain name for some educational site in the United States. But where? The rest of the UA1VM.UA.E Network administrative organizations MIL U.S. Military sites ORG U.S. Organizations that don't fit into other categories SU Soviet Union (yes, there is still a Soviet Union ... at least on the Internet) FR France CA st way to read an Internet address - and, for that matter, a domain name - is from right to left. Domain names are broken down as follows: EDU Educational sites in the U.S. COM Commercial sites in the U.S. GOV U.S. Government sites NET is simply another way to write a domain name, and you will do fine. Both IP addresses and domain names should work equally well. Anyway, back to the "p-crispy-one" example. Remember that his domain name is UA1VM.UA.EDU? Well, as we said earlier, the besier to remember UA1VM.UA.EDU). You may run into IP addresses from time to time when you are FTPing or telnetting (we'll talk about both of these tools in a few "weeks"). Just remember than an IP address (the four sets of numbers connected with periods) that allows you to delete an e-mail letter after you have read the letter You will soon discover that these two commands are the most important, and most used, e-mail commands you will ever use. If you have "Level Two" or "Level Three" connectivity and are on a UNIX, VAX/VMS, or VM system, there are three files I want you to GET from the University of Alabama's LISTSERV file server (see MAP02: LISTSERV FILE SERVER COMMANDS for a review of the GET command). The LESSON #03: LEVELS OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." -- Lao-Tsu, The Way of Lao-Tsu Welcome back to the first full week of the Roadmap workshop! It looks like we survived another weekend c) The Dorsai Embassy Inc. 1994. All Rights Reserved. Next Map - Contents - Dorsai Home and you will understand]. If you do find something you think needs to be changed, let us know at www@dorsai.org. Don't Flame Crispen, he didn't do it! Shai Dorsai! Roadmap: Copyright (c) Patrick Crispen 1994. All Rights Reserved. Adaptation Copyright (The University Of Alabama And remember, we at the Dorsai Embassy have made these lessons available to you. We have tried to make the changes to the files that were necessary, with a minimal of errors. But errors happen, and sites change [read the lessons COUNTRY CODES from the University of Alabama's LISTSERV file server. We at the Dorsai Embassy thank you again for your interest in the Roadmap workshop, and hope that you will enjoy the lessons! Our many thanks go to: Patrick Douglas Crispen and ly (and how to edit this text) You probably know how to do most of these things, but it never hurts to review it from time to time. If you would like to get a list of all of the Internet Country Codes, use the GET command to get the file program open and read an e-mail letter sent to you save an e-mail letter to a file print an e-mail letter send a new e-mail letter to someone reply to an e-mail letter sent to you include text in a repif you are not sure what sort of system you are on - contact your local Internet provider and ask for some information on how to use your mail program. In particular, you should ask for information on how to: access your e-mailter. For example, if we wanted to get all three of the VM files, the body of our letter would look like this: GET VM 1 F=MAIL GET VM 2 F=MAIL GET VM 3 F=MAIL If you are not on a UNIX VAX/VMS, or VM system - or VMS 3 VM USERS: filename filetype VM 1 VM 2 VM 3 You will have to use three GET commands (one for each file), but you can put all three GET commands in one let VAX/VMS USERS: filename filetype filename filetype UNIX 1 VMS 1 UNIX 2 VMS 2 UNIX 3 tems. The second file covers the commands to send e-mail, and the third file covers the reply function. Remember when using the GET command that your commands must be sent to the LISTSERV address, not to the list or to me. UNIX USERS: files are from Richard Smith's "Navigating the Internet" workshop, and Richard was kind enough to give Crispen permission to use them in this workshop. The first file covers the basic e-mail commands for the UNIX, VAX/VMS, or VM syswithout a squirrel attack. Yay :) (by the way, the :) is an "emoticon" smile; tilt your head 90 degrees to the left to see it). Today's lesson is really simple, but you'll find that it's going to save you a lot of heartache and confusion in the long run (iom the host to your computer -- if you want the file to be on YOUR computer. (Your local Internet provider can tell you more about this). Level Three connectivity ("Direct Internet Access") is the highest, and most expensive, level of connectivity there ih the host, NOT through your own computer. If you download a file from somewhere (like we did last Friday with the GET command) that file will go to the host, NOT to your own personal computer. You'll need to download the file one more time -- this time frputer won't do ANYTHING for you -- remember that the only programs that you can use when you have Level Two connectivity are the programs that the host has! Also, with Level Two connectivity you must always remember that everything you are doing is throug") that are running on the host. If, for example, you hear of this hot new client called "Mosaic" and you want to try it out, if your host does not have a Mosaic client on it you are out of luck! Putting a copy of the Mosaic client software on your own comctivity is the most "popular" (in the sense that more people have Level Two connectivity than any other level) and the most misunderstood level of connectivity. To begin with, Level Two connectivity limits you to using the programs (also known as "clientsl connection. This is where, through the use of a modem, you access a "host" and your computer acts like it is a terminal on that mainframe. You may type the commands on your own computer, but it is the host that carries out your commands. Level Two conne the way, if you have Level One connectivity, do not worry -- I'll show you how to access a lot of the Internet's tools using e-mail (it's not easy, but you can do it)). Level Two Internet access ("remote modem access") is access through a dial-up terminacribers, and the subscribers to most of the other commercial on-line services, are lucky in the fact that they can still access SOME of the tools of the Internet through their gateway. A lot of people with Level One connectivity only have e-mail access (by), Compuserve, Prodigy, and many of the other commercial on-line services. AOL is, in effect, its own little network. It has a great number of different programs that its subscribers can use, but ALL of these programs only run on the AOL network. AOL subsaccess all of the tools of the Internet. With Level One connectivity, you are limited to what you can access on the Internet by what your service provider allows you to access. A good example of networks with Level One connectivity is America On-Line (AOL Internet, the other circle is a non-Internet network, and the point where the two networks touch is called a gateway. The gateway allows the two networks to "talk" to each other, but users of the non-Internet network are limited in their ability to fully One," "Level Two," and "Level Three." Level One connectivity ("access through a gateway") is access to the Internet from a network that really isn't "on" the Internet. Picture two circles that touch each other at only one point. One of the circles is thet may also convince you to go out and get a PPP or SLIP connection). There are generally three levels of Internet connectivity (although there are several variations on the three levels). For our purposes, I am just going to call these three levels "Levels. With Level Three connectivity, you are directly wired into the Internet using high-speed telephone lines, and you are "on-line" twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Level Three connectivity is great if you are a mainframe or a major site with hundreds of users, but is not too advantageous if you are a sole user with a beat-up PC. Besides, Level Three Internet access is so incredibly expensive (the University of Alabama pays $29,000.00 (US) each and every year just to connect to the Internet, and S CRISPEN THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS LETTER DO NOT PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - TUSCALOOSA. ROADMAP: COPYRIGHT PATRICK CRISPEN 1994. ALL RIThe idea for this lesson came from a recent conversation I had with Liz and Gerald, and an ITCS training guide served as the outline for this lesson. I can not thank Liz and Gerald (and ITCS) enough for their continued help and support. PATRICK DOUGLAy you have. (Remember, please don't send your answers to me). SOURCES: I want to thank Liz and Gerald Lawley at Internet Training and Consulting Services, a professional Internet training company here in Tuscaloosa, for their help with this lesson. all that expensive Connect when you want Client software on YOUR computer! TOMORROW: E-mail!! HOMEWORK: I want you to find out what level of Internet connectivitload to your computer Three Direct Access EXPENSIVE! 24 hour connection All software on mainframe -- PPP/SLIP Not Can only run client software already on the host All files on host unless you downOne Access through a Gateway Limited Internet access Two Remote modem access Most "popular" Commands executed by host All programs on host ers offer PPP and SLIP connections, but the number of providers offering PPP and SLIP connections will definately increase over time :) In review, there are three levels of Internet connectivity: LEVEL DESCRIPTION COMMENTS lay with Mosaic? Load it onto your computer and play with it (you can't do this with any of the other levels of connectivity). The one bad thing about PPP and SLIP connections is that they are a relatively scarce commodity. Not may Internet service provid will only charge you about $40 or $50 US (that's about $29,547,952.00 Canadian -- I'm kidding :) -- month for a PPP or SLIP connection). The second cool thing about PPP and SLIP connections is that the client software is stored on YOUR computer. Want to pial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)" connection. There are two cool things about PPP and SLIP connections. First, because you aren't connected to the Internet all day long, it doesn't cost as much as regular Level Three connectivity (you can find sites thatce you probably aren't going to spend twenty-four hours a day on the Internet, there are some sites out there that will let you connect to the Internet whenever you want using a high speed modem and something called "Point to Point Protocol (PPP)" or "Serser are still limited to using the programs that are already loaded on the mainframe. Thanks to some recent breakthroughs in modems and telephone lines, there is a new branch of Level Three connectivity which is called "On-Demand Direct Connectivity." Sinthat doesn't include the software, hardware, facility, and staff expenses) that, until recently, Level Three connectivity was limited to large corporations and Universities. Also, because Level Three connectivity is limited mostly to mainframes, you as a uGHTS RESERVED. Return to Table of Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LESSON EXTRA #02: BACK LESSON ARCHIVE "I swear ... the check is in the mail" -- anon What should you do if you accidentally delete a Roadmap lesson, or if a lesson just does not get to you? Simple! Remember the GET command I taught you last Friday? You can use the GET command to get copys of previous Roadmap lessons from the University of Alabama's LISTSERV file server! RemembRNET CONNECTIVITY MAP04 E-MAIL MAP05 LISTSERVS MAP06 OTHER MAIL SERVERS MAP07 NETIQUETTE WEEK3 -------- ----------- MAP08 USENET MAP09 Sn Name Description WEEK1 --------- ----------- MAP01 WELCOME MAP02 LISTSERV FILE SERVER COMMANDS WEEK2 -------- ----------- MAP03 LEVELS OF INTEy Crispen was intended to be completed one lesson a day over a period of six weeks. For those interested in how the original course ran, here is the complete list of every Roadmap lesson there is, in the order that they were sent out: Lesso "Only the educated are free." - Epictetus, Discourses Thank you for your interest in the Dorsai Embassy's version of Patrick Douglas Crispen's Roadmap for the Information Superhighway Internet training workshop! This course as originally designed bThe Dorsai Embassy presents Patrick Crispen's Roadmap for the Information Superhighway ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Roadmap Syllabus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ S RESERVED. Return to Table of Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RISPEN THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS LETTER DO NOT PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - TUSCALOOSA. ROADMAP: COPYRIGHT PATRICK CRISPEN 1994. ALL RIGHTARCHIVE So, if you want to get a copy of the first lesson (MAP01: WELCOME), you'll have to send an e-mail letter to LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU with the command GET MAPTEST 94-00002 F=MAIL in the body of the letter! Happy Internetting :) PATRICK DOUGLAS C MAPTEST 94-00004 MAP-EXTRA: Roadmap Study MAPTEST 94-00005 MAP03: LEVELS OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY MAPTEST 94-00006 MAP-EXTRA: CORRECTION MAPTEST 94-00007 MAP04: E-MAIL MAPTEST 94-00008 MAP-EXTRA: BACK LESSON Traffic Report #1 MAPTEST LOG9409 ROADMAP TRAFFIC REPORT - 6 SEPTEMBER MAPTEST 94-00001 ROADMAP TRAFFIC REPORT - SEPTEMBER 20 MAPTEST 94-00002 MAP01: WELCOME MAPTEST 94-00003 MAP02: LISTSERV FILE SERVER COMMANDS the "filename" and "filetype" are for each of the back lessons? Well, I'll teach you the INDEX command tomorrow, but until then this list should help: filename filetype Remarks -------- -------- -------- MAPTEST LOG9408 Roadmaper that the GET command is GET filename filetype F=MAIL and that, for the GET command to work, you are going to have to put the GET command in the body of an e-mail letter sent to LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU How are you going to know whatPAMMING AND URBAN LEGENDS MAP10 INTERNET SECURITY MAP11 TELNET (PART ONE) MAP12 TELNET (PART TWO) WEEK4 -------- ----------- MAP13 FTP (PART ONE) MAP14 FTP (PART TWO) MAP15 FTPMAIL MAP16 FTP FILE COMPRESSION QUIZ1Q POP QUIZ MAP17 ARCHIE MAP17B FTP SITES QUIZ1A POP QUIZ ANSWERS WEEK5 -------- 01: Roadmap Study LESSON EXTRA #02: BACK LESSON ARCHIVE LESSON EXTRA #03: A LITTLE MORE LISTSERV LESSON EXTRA #04: LESSON ARCHIVE QUIZ #1 (LESSONS 1-10) QUIZ #1 ANSWERS (LESSONS 1-10) Return to SJU Front Door HER (PART ONE) LESSON #19: GOPHER (PART TWO) LESSON #20: BOOKMARKS AND BOOKLISTS LESSON #21: VERONICA LESSON #22: GOPHERMAIL LESSON #23: WWW EXTRAS ROADMAP FILE: NET INTRO LESSON EXTRA #N #12: TELNET (PART TWO) LESSON #13: FTP (PART ONE) LESSON #14: FTP (PART TWO) LESSON #15: FTPMAIL LESSON #16: FTP FILE COMPRESSION LESSON #17: ARCHIE LESSON #17B: FTP ADDRESSES LESSON #18: GOPER MAIL SERVERS LESSON #06: OTHER MAIL SERVERS LESSON #07: NETIQUETTE LESSON #08: USENET LESSON #09: SPAMMING AND URBAN LEGENDS LESSON #10: INTERNET SECURITY LESSON #11: TELNET (PART ONE) LESSORoadMap Internet Tutorial Table of Contents INTERNET LESSONS LESSON #01: WELCOME LESSON #02: LISTSERV FILE SERVER COMMANDS LESSON #03: LEVELS OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY LESSON #04: LISTSERVS LESSON #05: OTHed. Next Map - Contents - Dorsai Home you think needs to be changed, let us know at www@dorsai.org. Don't Flame Crispen, he didn't do it! Shai Dorsai! Roadmap: Copyright (c) Patrick Crispen 1994. All Rights Reserved. Adaptation Copyright (c) The Dorsai Embassy Inc. 1994. All Rights ReservDorsai Embassy have made these lessons available to you. We have tried to make the changes to the files that were necessary, with a minimal of errors. But errors happen, and sites change [read the lessons and you will understand]. If you do find something a look at his resume. We at the Dorsai Embassy thank you again for your interest in the Roadmap workshop, and hope that you will enjoy the lessons! Our many thanks go to: Patrick Douglas Crispen and The University Of Alabama And remember, we at the G ON THE INTERNET MAP26 IRC/MUDs/MOOs AND OTHER "TALKERS" SMITH GUEST LECTURE -- RICHARD SMITH QUIZ2A POP QUIZ ANSWERS MAP27 THE FUTURE ... To learn more about the creator of The Roadmap, take MAP23 WWW (PART ONE) MAP24 WWW (PART TWO) QUIZ2Q POP QUIZ MAP25 ADDRESSES SEARCHES AND FINGER NEAT MAP-EXTRA: NEAT STUFF TO CHECK OUT ADVERT MAP-EXTRA: ADVERTISIN ----------- MAP18 GOPHER (PART ONE) MAP19 GOPHER (PART TWO) MAP20 BOOKMARKS AND BOOKLISTS MAP21 VERONICA MAP22 GOPHERMAIL WEEK6 -------- ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LESSON #07: NETIQUETTE "When thou enter a city abide by its customs." -- The Talmud We've covered a lot of ground this week. I've shown you the differences between each of the three levels of connectivity, I've taught you how to read an e-mail ad opinion (often abbreviated IMHO) metal bands perfectly express my feelings, choices, and lifestyle. Your mileage may vary" (another net cliche', less frequently abbreviated YMMV). By the way, BTW is another frequent net abbreviation, for what it's worthent verbal expressions of disapproval), misunderstandings, overreactions, and hurt feelings are par for the course. Four lessons from experience: (1) Hedge your bets. Rather than saying, "Metal rules! Death to all that appose!!" try saying "In my humblewill succeed where millions have failed, then you're ready to learn about ... Flames: There is nothing you can say that won't offend somebody: >It's a bright, sunny day today. You filthy *@!?$, what have you got against Seattle? Flames (violeally, truly do exist; who enlighten the Buddhist newsgroups that they're all bound for hell, and on and on. In the entire history of the net, no one has managed to do this without looking like a complete idiot. If you believe you are the one person who tempted from time to time to evangelize, to stride boldly into the enemy's camp and throw down the gauntlet. We will never see the end of people who pop up on comp.sys.intel praising Macs and Amigas; who send mail to the SKEPTIC list that flying saucers rf Web surfing or listening in on LISTSERVs, IRCs, Usenet newsgroups or whatever, and you're going to want to say something yourself. At that moment your life will change. Let's see if we can't make that a change for the better. Evangelism: Everyone is nt so that I could e-mail him and ask him for money). ----- NETIQUETTE by the Rev. Bob "Bob" Crispen (Patrick Crispen's daddy) One of these days you're going to get tired oway to describe the ettiquette of the Internet) was written by my father, the Rev. Bob "Bob" Crispen. I think you'll soon see where my sense of humor comes from :) In fact, it was because of my dad that I first got onto the Internet (I got an e-mail accous when they start out on the Internet. If you can take what is said in this lesson to heart, you are going to find that your travels on the Information Superhighway are going to be a whole lot smoother. The following "Netiquette" guide (that's the common rnet what it is. The problem is that every grouping of people develops its own culture and common rules that governs the behavior of the people. Today's lesson is going to give you an insider's look at how to avoid some of the mistakes that EVERYONE makerams. The Internet, however, is made up of more than computers and commands. All of the computers and commands would be useless if it weren't for the people who used the computers and commands. The commands are neat, but it is the PEOPLE who make the Intedress (and I *still* don't think that "p-crispy-one" is funny!), I've burned it into your mind that you send letters to the list address and commands to the LISTSERV address, and I even let James Milles introduce you to the world of other mailing list prog (FWIW). (2) Apologize. When misunderstanding is the culprit, and especially if you respect the person who misunderstood, take the blame on yourself for being unclear, apologize, say what you meant more clearly (if appropriate) and put it behind you. As in real life (remember that?) people who are quick to anger are often equally quick to forgive. (3) Avoid flame bait (conduct which gravely offends the norms, mores and folkways of a particular group). "Now wait a minute!" you say. "Do you mean that som the risk, SAY SOMETHING yourself about the subject you're raising. (4) DON'T send lines longer than (4) Some mail editor tools only 70 characters. This is a kindness SEEM to insertopic (often called a thread). about X?" or "Who wants to talk The group may have just finished a about X?" long, bitter war about that very subject. But if you want to take e you to do it manu- ally or set the "indent character" to ">". (3) DON'T send a message saying (3) It's always a risk to start a "Why doesn't anybody say anything new tites your reply may get are preceded by ">" (greater-than there before the original. signs). Some mail editors and newsreaders do this automatically. Others require was "Big dogs" make sure yours and who said it. Reason: a dozen says "Re: Big dogs". Some REPLY postings may occur between the functions do this automatically. original message and your reply. By net convention, included lines At some sor type the quoted material in. (2) DON'T reply to a point in a (2) DO quote (briefly) or para- posting without quoting or para- phrase. If the original "Subject:" phrasing what you're responding to lin headers except maybe the "From:" line. If you can't figure out how to delete lines in your mailer software, paraphrase to avoid most flames): (1) DON'T include the entire con- (1) DO cut mercilessly. Leave just tents of a previous posting in enough to indicate what you're your reply. responding to. NEVER include mail ve developed over many years, and marriage is not unknown. By commenting abusively to or about one of these gods, you'll earn not only her enmity, but the enmity of all of her friends -- which may be everyone in the group but you! Dos and don'ts (or how They would dearly love to help you -- to answer a question, help you find a rare record -- but you'll always come out second best in a head-butting contest with them. Still other group members have earned their status through long service. Friendships hahe list discussing the late American bandleader Stan Kenton are the producer of a Kenton box set and the authors of definitive Kenton biographies and discographies. You are entirely ignorant compared to those people. Never pretend you're anything else. ute, but let's get to the last bit of advice. (4) Bow down to the group's gods. In every Usenet newsgroup and listserv mailing list there are old, grey heads who have earned the respect of everyone in the group. For example, amongst the subscribers to tnos are. The beginning of a school term is a wonderful time to do this, as you will observe the clueless newbies who weren't smart enough to read this paragraph being torn to shreds. There are some things you should NEVER do, and we'll list them in a minething that's accepted behavior on one list or newsgroup will draw dozens of stinging, ridiculing comments in another?" I sure do. What can you do? Lurk a while before you post. Read what's said like an anthropologist, trying to discover what the big no- line breaks for you, to folks with terminal-based mail but actually don't, so that every editors or newsreaders. Some mail paragraph is one immense line. gateways truncate extra characters Learn what your mail editor does. turning your deathless prose into gibberish. (5) DON'T SEND A MESSAGE IN ALL (5) DO use normal capitalization. CAPS. CAPITALIZED MESSAGES ARE Separate your paragraphs with blank HARDER TO READ THAN LOWER CASE OR lines. Make your message inviting MIXED CASE. s my dad's :) (1) Actually, Arlene Rinaldi has a HUGE Netiquette guide that I am going to show you how to retrieve using file transfer protocol, gopher, and the WWW later on in the workshop. So your homework today is: 1. Seyes and two ears and one mouth to remind us of that very thing. But he gave us ten fingers, and here we are. ----- Now a note from me: HOMEWORK: There are DOZENS of Netiquette guides on the Internet, although IMHO none of them are as good and listowners are providing to newcomers, it almost seems like you'd have to work at it to go charging in with your mouth open and your eyes and ears shut, thereby aggravating and alienating some otherwise perfectly nice people. The good Lord gave us two Listowners of listservs are often quite willing to mail you the FAQ for the list. In fact, they may have already told you where it is in the letter you get welcoming you to the list. With all we've said above, and with all the help newsgroup moderators aly, many groups have had the sense to write down some of their norms and folkways in a frequently asked questions (FAQ) list along with (what else?) the answers to frequently asked questions. Many Usenet FAQs are posted monthly or so on the news.answers. on the First Amendment and American values. She doesn't HAVE a First Amendment, and she thinks Belgian values are BETTER. We Americans have made fools of ourselves by forgetting this everywhere else. Let's try to behave a little better on the net. Finalce than speech." don't know." A word to people living in the United States: the net is international. If you tell a Belgian she's being unAmerican, SHE ISN'T OFFENDED. OF COURSE she's unAmerican; you're unBelgian. She doesn't care about being lectured T make a posting that says (9) DO remember the immortal words nothing but "Me, too." This is of Martin Farquhar Tupper (1810- most annoying when combined with 1889): "Well-timed silence hath (1) or (2) above. Ditto for "I more eloquen as in: You said the guitar solo on "Comfortably Numb" from Pink Floyd's _The Wall_ was *lame*? Are you OUT OF YOUR MIND???!!! (9) DON'wise to write funny. It's even harder to see the smile. You can also use to write satire. caps for emphasis or use net con- ventions for italics and underlines of (8) DO remember that no one can your readers to tell the differ- hear your tone of voice. Use emo- ence between serious statements ticons (or smilies) like :-) or ;^) and satire or sarcasm. It's hard -- turn your head counterclockyour minister, and your worst offers to do business. Saying enemy. "Boy, I'd sure like to have one of them Crays" could result in a truck at your loading dock and a bill in the mail even larger than your student loan. (8) DON'T rely on the abilityyou want the group. mail to go there? (7) DON'T make statements which (7) DO treat every post as though can be interpreted as official po- you were sending a copy to your sitions of your organization or boss, to your potential readers. (6) DON'T betray confidences. It (6) DO read the "To:" and "Cc:" is all too easy to quote a personal lines in your message before you letter in a posting to the entire send it. Are you SURE ave this lesson 2. Re-read this lesson several times. 3. Have a GREAT weekend! NOTES: (1) My smileys don't have noses :) PATRICK DOUGLAS CRISPEN THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS LETTER DO NOT PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - TUSCALOOSA. ROADMAP: COPYRIGHT PATRICK CRISPEN 1994. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Return to Table of Contents -------------------------------------------------Usenet is the newsgroup, which is a collection of messages with a related theme (on other networks, these would be called conferences, forums, bboards or special-interest groups). There are now more than 5,000 of these newsgroups, in several different lanm -- roughly the equivalent of volumes A-G of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Obviously, nobody could possibly keep up with this immense flow of messages. Let's look at how to find conferences and discussions of interest to you. The basic building block of and vice-versa. Because they are computers, they don't mind running through thousands, even millions, of these comparisons every day. Yes, millions. For Usenet is huge. Every day, Usenet users pump upwards of 40 million characters a day into the systetalk" with several others regularly in case one or another of their links goes down for some reason. When two host systems connect, they basically compare notes on which Usenet messages they already have. Any that one is missing the other then transmits, host system stores all of its Usenet messages in one place, which everybody with an account on the system can access. That way, no matter how many people actually read a given message, each host system has to store only one copy of it. Many host systems "arry Usenet, but so do many non-Internet sites, from sophisticated Unix machines to old XT clones and Apple IIs. Technically, Usenet messages are shipped around the world, from host system to host system, using one of several specific Net protocols. Yourke, how old you are, what your background is. You're judged solely on your words, your ability to make a point. To many people, Usenet IS the Net. In fact, it is often confused with Internet. But it is a totally separate system. All Internet sites CAN ceting place, where people gather to meet their friends, discuss the day's events, keep up with computer trends or talk about whatever's on their mind. Jumping into a Usenet discussion can be a liberating experience. Nobody knows what you look or sound li on a bulletin board. Or imagine the electronic equivalent of a radio talk show where everybody can put their two cents in and no one is ever on hold. Unlike e-mail, which is usually "one-to-one," Usenet is "many-to- many." Usenet is the international memes from the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (1) "EFF's Guide to the Internet" and is reprinted, in its entirety, with permission: ----- Imagine a conversation carried out over a period of hours and days, as if people were leaving messages and responses LESSON #08: USENET "Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory." -- Emily Post, Etiquette The following text co----------------------- guages, covering everything from art to zoology, from science fiction to South Africa. Some public-access systems, typically the ones that work through menus, try to make it easier by dividing Usenet into several broad categories. Choose one of those and you're given a list of newsgroups in that category. Then select the newsgroup you're interested in and start reading. Other systems let you compile your own "reading list" so that you only see messages in conferences you want. In both cases, conferencen school or your company's or organization's future on information you get from Usenet, please e-mail me first -- I have some bargains in real estate (including a great price for a bridge in Brooklyn) I'd like to discuss with you. There are more Usenet nee Encyclopedia Britannica. You should be warned that the information on Usenet is of *much* lower quality. Anybody with an opinion can post anything in a Usenet newsgroup, whether they know what they're talking about or not. If you want to bet your grade innounce People adding new information services to the Internet will post details here. ----- And now for a few words from "p-crispy-one": The EFF (1) notes that daily input into Usenet is equivalent to volumes A-G of thestions about Microsoft Windows in an FAQ from comp.os.ms-windows; etc. alt.internet.services Looking for something in particular on the Internet? Ask here. alt.infosystems.aanswers from many different newsgroups. Learn how to fight jet lag in the FAQ from rec.travel.air; look up answers to common qu news.announce.newsgroups Look here for information about new or proposed newsgroups. news.answers Contains lists of "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQs) and their ists of a series of articles that explain various facets of Usenet. news.newusers.questions This is where you can ask questions about how Usenet works.r news service. ... With so much to choose from, everybody will likely have their own unique Usenet reading list. But there are a few newsgroups that are particularly of interest to newcomers. Among them: news.announce.newusers This group consrowing number also carry K12 newsgroups, which are aimed at elementary and secondary teachers and students. And a number of sites carry clari newsgroups, which is actually a commercial service consisting of wire-service stories and a unique online computeversial or unusual topics; not carried by all sites In addition, many host systems carry newsgroups for a particular city, state or region. For example, ne.housing is a newsgroup where New Englanders look for apartments. A gbbies, games and recreation sci Science other than research biology soc "Social" groups, often ethnically related talk Politics and related topics alt Controts biz Business comp Computers and related subjects misc Discussions that don't fit anywhere else news News about Usenet itself rec Holowed by a series of more focused topics (so that "comp.unix" groups are limited to discussion about Unix). The main hierarchies are: bionet Research biology bit.listserv Conferences originating as Bitnet mailing liss are arranged in a particular hierarchy devised in the early 1980s. Newsgroup names start with one of a series of broad topic names. For example, newsgroups beginning with "comp." are about particular computer- related topics. These broad topics are folwsgroups, dedicated to the discussion of more topics, than you could even imagine. I recently heard that there are over 6,000 different Usenet newsgroups, although I think that number may be a little low. The Osborne/McGraw-Hill Internet Yellow Pages has fifty-five pages of Usenet newsgroup listings (p. 363-418). What are some of these newsgroups? Here is a short list taken from the Osborne/McGraw-Hill Internet Yellow Pages (and reprinted by permission): alt.abuse-recovery Helping victimsCRISPEN 1994. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Return to Table of Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PATRICK DOUGLAS CRISPEN THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS LETTER DO NOT PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - TUSCALOOSA. ROADMAP: COPYRIGHT PATRICK s rn cmds NOTES: (1) We'll talk about the Electronic Frontier Foundation on Wednesday. SOURCES: The text in this lesson comes from the Electronic Frontier Foundation's "EFF's Guide to the Internet, v.2.3" and is reprinted by permission.ou. Again, use the get command to get them from the LISTSERV file server at University of Alabama. nn users: rn users: filename filetype filename filetype nn intro rn intro nn cmd lessons on Gopher (in about 2 weeks), I'll show you some tricks that will help you around this problem :) 2) If you have access to either the rn or nn newsreader (two of the most used newsreaders around), I have two files that may help yve, albeit confusing, help screen. If you can get into your reader, you may want to check out this help screen). If you don't have Usenet access, or if your provider does not have a help file, please be patient. When we get to thet reader HOMEWORK: 1) Ask your local Internet service provider if you have Usenet access. If you do, ask your provider for a handout or help file which lists the commands for your reader. (Most Usenet readers also have a pretty extensi subscribe/unsubscribe to a particular newsgroup - How to read a post - How to send a post - How to respond to a posting by e-mail - How to save a post - How to move from one newsgroup to another - How to exit your Usenes (remember that in a lot of Usenet readers the commands are case sensitive). Some of the more important Usenet reader commands that you need to know are: - How to access your Usenet reader - How to access a particular newsgroup - How toto a Usenet newsreader. There are literally DOZENS of different Usenet readers out there. Your local Internet provider will be able to tell you what Usenet reader you have access to, and will probably also be able to tell you some of your reader's command gnu.emacs.sources Usenet newsgroup RHA-L Mailing list rec.birds Usenet newsgroup Navigate Mailing list So, how do you read the posts in a Usenet newsgroup? Well, you have to have access about the group names. All of the Usenet group names have periods (or, in Internet language, "dots") in them. That is a great way to see if a group is a Usenet group or a mailing list group (which we covered last week). GROUP TYPE books.technical Selling and buying books clari.biz.top Top business news comp.cog-eng Cognitive engineering ... As you can see, the topics are pretty diverse. I also want you to notice something of abuse recover alt.barney.dinosaur.die.die.die Hate and excoriation of Barney the Dinosaur bionet.jobs Job opportunities in biology bit.listserv.xerox-l Xerox products biz.(SYLLABUS( 5#Qsomething outside the group's charter. They often complain to the newsgroup itself, thereby increasing the traffic even further. Note that spams generally aren't crossposted. That means that every news host will receive, process, and make available to iou absolutely sure you want to do this? y/n Since the spammers are alleged to have posted to over 6,000 groups, they surely spent quite a bit of somebody's money. Finally, people who gather together to discuss a topic get annoyed when someone discusses rogram posts news articles to thousands of machines throughout the enter {sic} civilized world. Your message will cost the net hundreds if not thousands of dollars to send everywhere. Please be sure you know what you are doing. Are yto individuals, not businesses. The net has had a long tradition of non-commercialism, ever since its founding days as ARPAnet. Second, the net isn't free. One popular newsreader "trn" displays the following message before it lets you post: This pThey felt that, first, the Internet is the wrong place to conduct commercial business. Many of the charters of the Usenet newsgroups and listservs specifically prohibit offers to do business. The few that do accept offers restrict the buyers and sellers een Card Lottery spam (1). According to the Washington Post, the law firm in question considered the Internet to be "an ideal, low-cost and perfectly legitimate way to target people likely to be potential clients." Many people felt differently, though. s nigh; another advertised the services of their law firm in the so-called "Green Card Lottery" message; and a third, labeled "MAKE.MONEY.FAST" was the Usenet equivalent of the old chain letter. Of the three, the one that got the most attention was the Gr same message to every single one of these groups. Doing this is called "spamming", after the Monty Python sketch quoted above. During the past year, there have been three such mailings that have "succeeded": One poster said that the end of the world wan's Flying Circus It's possible, even easy, to get a list of every Usenet newsgroup and publicly accessible LISTSERV. With very little thought, you can convert the list into a shell script (or your operating system's equivalent) that will mail the m, spam, egg and spam; spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, baked beans, spam, spam, spam and spam; or lobster thermidor aux crevettes with a mornay sauce garnished with truffle pate', brandy and a fried egg on top of spam." -- Monty Pytho LESSON #09: SPAMMING AND URBAN LEGENDS "Well there's egg and bacon; egg, sausage and bacon; egg and spam; bacon and spam; egg, bacon, sausage and spam; spam, bacon, sausage and spam; spam, egg, spam, spam, bacon and spam; spam, spats readers a separate copy of the spam for every newsgroup. Of course, "courteous" spammers who use crossposting can make things even worse. In one recent spam, not only was the spam sent to all sorts of unrelated newsgroups, but so were the angry replies! (The people replying were guilty of not reading their "To:" and "Cc:" lines before they posted). WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU SEE A SPAM. First, NEVER reply to the group. The spammer won't read it. He's interested in talking, not listening, and he isn't a lhe current variation on the Craig story that is floating around the Internet is that you should send your cards to the Make A Wish foundation in Atlanta, Georgia. Other urban legends currently making their way around the Internet include a story that gangse who starts up a whole new slew of requests for people to send Craig post cards (or greeting cards or business cards -- Craig letters have truly taken on a life of their own and begun to mutate). Even Dear Abby has been powerless to make it stop." (2) Te post office in the small town outside London where he lives. Like Craig himself, his request for cards just refuses to die, inundating the post office with millions of cards every year. Just when it seems like the flow is slowing, along comes somebody elven flew him to the U.S. for surgery to remove what remained of the tumor. And his wish succeeded beyond his wildest dreams -- he made the Guinness Book of world records. But with Craig now well into his teens, his dream has turned into a nightmare for th, the boy's wish had changed: he now wanted to get into the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest postcard collection. Word spread around the world. People by the millions sent him postcards. Miraculously, the boy lived. An American billionaire eergold. "There once was a seven-year-old boy named Craig Shergold who was diagnosed with a seemingly incurable brain tumor. As he lay dying, he wished only to have friends send him postcards. The local newspapers got a hold of the tear-jerking story. Soonsn't mean you have to do it. URBAN LEGENDS (ULs): Another example of spamming on a much smaller scale, at least in my mind, are the urban legends that simply refuse to die. There is no better example of an urban legend than the story surrounding Craig Shy. In PostScript. I enjoy the thought without abusing the net myself. Yes, you have it within your power to spam the world, or to mailbomb (mostly innocent) people. You also have it within your power to buy a gun and start shooting at people. That doely possible to make a machine crash, taking down all its users, by sending too much mail to a person on that machine. The same thing can happen to gateways processing the mail. What I do is *think* about mailing offenders the Manhattan telephone directoraster@circus.com. Fifth, and this is net abuse that can get you removed by your site administrator, you may want to mailbomb the offender. That consists of sending him lots and lots of email until his site or his account crashes. And, yes, it is perfectsite administrator is on her toes, they'll have had their accounts closed by the administrator). Fourth, if you're even angrier at the spammer, you can write to the administrator of his site. If the spammer is clown@circus.com, his administrator is postmk) Third, if you have even more time on your hands, reply to the poster at his own mailbox. But you may not get satisfaction. Quite often spammers hit and run, and by the time you get back to yell at them, they've closed out their accounts (or if their bit of advice. On comp.os.vxworks, for example, one (moderately clueless) member posted (in response to the end of the world spam) "This isn't a religious newsgroup!" An old-timer responded "I think that very much depends on the topic. ;)." (that's a winist member or a regular reader. Your angry posting will only annoy the other members of the group, and won't affect the spammer in the slightest. Second, if you have a lot of time on your hands, you may read the responses of members who ignored my first s are driving around at night with their headlights out and then shooting anyone who "flashes them" with their high beam headlights, and that there is a "virus" called CD-IT that is eating the hard-drives of stupid people. The "lights out" story may be true, but the police departments in Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles all told me over the phone that the story was false (I called). The CD-IT story it true, but it is FOUR YEARS OLD!!! I am going to share with you the number one rule for Internet disISTSERVS MAPTEST 94-00010 MAP06: OTHER MAIL SERVERS MAPTEST 94-00011 MAP-EXTRA: A LITTLE MORE LISTSERV MAPTEST 94-00012 MAP07: NETIQUETTE MAPTEST 94-00013 MAP08: USENET MAPTEST 94-00014 MAP09: SPAMMING AND Study MAPTEST 94-00005 MAP03: LEVELS OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY MAPTEST 94-00006 MAP-EXTRA: CORRECTION MAPTEST 94-00007 MAP04: E-MAIL MAPTEST 94-00008 MAP-EXTRA: BACK LESSON ARCHIVE MAPTEST 94-00009 MAP05: L ROADMAP TRAFFIC REPORT - 6 SEPTEMBER MAPTEST 94-00001 ROADMAP TRAFFIC REPORT - SEPTEMBER 20 MAPTEST 94-00002 MAP01: WELCOME MAPTEST 94-00003 MAP02: LISTSERV FILE SERVER COMMANDS MAPTEST 94-00004 MAP-EXTRA: Roadmap you going to know what the "filename" and "filetype" are for each of the back lessons? Easy ... here it is: filename filetype Remarks -------- -------- -------- MAPTEST LOG9408 Roadmap Traffic Report #1 MAPTEST LOG9409 , you are going to have to put the GET command in the body of an e-mail letter sent to LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU Remember, you *HAVE* to send your commands to the LISTSERV address. Replying to this leter will only send your commands to me. How aret you in lesson 2? You can use the GET command to get copies of previous Roadmap lessons from the University of Alabama's LISTSERV file server! Remember that the GET command is GET filename filetype F=MAIL and that, for the GET command to workthey missed. I can do better than that! I can teach you how to get the lessons from the LISTSERV file server! What should you do if you accidentally delete a Roadmap lesson, or if a lesson just does not get to you? Simple! Remember the GET command I taugh-- LESSON EXTRA #04: LESSON ARCHIVE Thank you for not flooding my box with e-mail. I only have about 300 letters in my reader right now, and I will try to answer them all later tonight. Some people have been asking me if I could send them a lesson that VIEWS OF THE THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - TUSCALOOSA. ROADMAP: COPYRIGHT PATRICK CRISPEN 1994. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Return to Table of Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------------posted on alt.internet.services on June 2, 1994 (2) from the "EFF's Guide to the Internet." Reprinted by permission. PATRICK DOUGLAS CRISPEN THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS LETTER DO NOT PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU NECESSARILY REPRESENT THEcommand). FOR MORE INFORMATION: The November/December 1994 edition of Internet World magazine has several good articles about Usenet. The magazine is available at most newsstands. SOURCES: (1) from "Green Card Lottery -- The Full Story" my dad recently recorded a flame war on a relatively calm Usenet group. That file is now on the LISTSERV file server at the University of Alabama under the name FLAME WAR. Please feel free to GET this file (see MAP02 for a review of the GET OW: Internet Security HOMEWORK: 1) If you are really interested in urban legends, there is a Usenet newsgroup (alt.urban.folklore) that you should check out. 2) If you want to see a cute example of what a flame war really looks like, cussion group survival: only post things that are relevant to the topic that the discussion group was created to discuss. The Craig Shergold story would have died a peaceful death years ago if people had only remembered the "relevant posting" rule. TOMORRURBAN LEGEND MAPTEST 94-00015 MAP-EXTRA: LESSON ARCHIVE (UPDATED) So, if you want to get a copy of the first lesson (MAP01: WELCOME), you'll have to send an e-mail letter to LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU with the command GET MAPTEST 94-00002 F=MAIL in the body of the letter! To get the second lesson, the command would be GET MAPTEST 94-00003 F=MAIL, and so on ... HOMEWORK: Please look through this list, and see if you are missing any lessons. If you are, send an e-mail letter to LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU w'gf$C*B READ.ME.FIRSTROADMAP.READ.ME ROADMAP.1---------------------------------------------------------------- NOT PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - TUSCALOOSA. ROADMAP: COPYRIGHT PATRICK CRISPEN 1994. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Return to Table of Contents --------hich says GET filename filetype F=MAIL for each of the files that you want (replacing "filename filetype" with the filename and filetype listed above for the lesson(s) that you want). PATRICK DOUGLAS CRISPEN THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS LETTER DO