The following table of contents is from the document NETTOOLS MEMO stored on the filelist DOC on LISTSERV@EARNCC (3700+ lines long). It might be useful to your list members/users too. (This document has been announced on NETTRAIN et al.) /Pete - - The original note follows - - Guide to Network Resource Tools EARN Association April 26, 1993 Contents Introduction Part 1: EXPLORING THE NETWORK GOPHER What is Gopher Who can use Gopher How to get to Gopher Using Gopher VERONICA Simple Boolean search method Partial Boolean search method Learning more about Gopher WORLD-WIDE WEB What is World-Wide Web Who can use World-Wide Web How to get to World-Wide Web Using World-Wide Web Learning more about World-Wide Web Part 2: SEARCHING DATABASES WAIS What is WAIS Who can use WAIS How to get to WAIS Learning more about WAIS ASTRA What is ASTRA Who can use ASTRA How to get to ASTRA Using ASTRA General Commands Batch Query Language Commands Examples Learning more about ASTRA Part 3: FINDING NETWORK RESOURCES ARCHIE What is ARCHIE Who can use ARCHIE How to get to ARCHIE Using ARCHIE Using a local client Using Telnet Using Electronic mail Examples Learning more about ARCHIE WHOIS What is WHOIS Who can use WHOIS How to get to WHOIS Using WHOIS Examples Learning more about WHOIS NETSERV What is NETSERV Who can use NETSERV How to get to NETSERV Using NETSERV Commands For General Users Examples Learning more about NETSERV Part 4: GETTING FILES TRICKLE What is TRICKLE Who can use TRICKLE How to get to TRICKLE Using TRICKLE Important Commands Examples Learning more about TRICKLE BITFTP What is BITFTP Who can use BITFTP How to get to BITFTP Using BITFTP Command description Learning more about BITFTP Part 5: NETWORKED INTEREST GROUPS NETNEWS (USENET) What is NETNEWS Who can use NETNEWS How to get to NETNEWS Using NETNEWS Unix X-window VMS VM/CMS MVS Macintosh MSDOS Learning more about NETNEWS LISTSERV What is LISTSERV Who can use LISTSERV How to get to LISTSERV Using LISTSERV List subscription commands Informational commands File and filelist commands Parameter description LISTSERV Database Facilities Examples Learning more about LISTSERV ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This document has been compiled and produced by the EARN Association. Permission to copy all or part of this document without fee is granted provided the copies are not used for commercial advantage and that the EARN Association is cited as the source of the document. We would like to express our gratitude to the authors and developers of these tools for making their work available to the networking community. We have consulted their documentation, and the documentation of others, in preparing this guide, and for this we are also grateful. We have used their descriptions and explanations when suitable, but any errors or inaccuracies are the sole responsibility of the EARN staff. Consult the sources listed at the end of each section for specific queries and original detailed information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This document is available from: [log in to unmask] Send the command: GET filename where the filename is either: NETTOOLS PS (Postscript) NETTOOLS MEMO (plain text)