*** NEW VERSION OF THE ONLINE WORLD SHAREWARE BOOK ***
 
 
The Online World is a book about the  practical use of the  global  online
information resource.  It describes resources on major global networks and
services as the Internet, Usenet, CompuServe, BITNET, Fidonet, Echo, DIMDI,
NIFTY-Serve, and others.
 
The book explores selected applications across country, network and service
boundaries showing how needs can be met.  The examples range from databases
to entertainment and the bizarre to special services for  professionals and
organizations.
 
The following major changes have been done to the book since its last
release:
 
Version 1.3  January 8, 1994
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* Using gopher services by email (Gophermail)
* Using Internet's finger by email
* Using Internet's ping by email
* Online store with over 260,000 book titles,
* Online store offering over 80,000 CD records
* References to CCITT replaced by ITU-TSS. Revised ITU information.
* The Gale Directory of Databases
* China Import/Export news
* CitiBank Global Report
* Many new sources for music lovers
* The NewNIR-L mailing list.
* Majordomo
* MIME
* Added references to several Frequently Asked Questions files
* More on Internet "demos",
* More on RFCs
* More books.
* The Sierra Network is now The ImagiNation Network.
* URL (Universal Resource Locater), and HTTP.
* Irving Kind's Glossary of Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms
* The text has been reformated. Margins are now 1-76. Single-spaced
  text with double-spacing between paragraphs, and with full-block
  text rather than indentations at the beginning of paragraphs.
* Readers can now send their credit card number by PGP encrypted
  email when registering.
 
 
The book can be retrieved from various libraries on the Internet, CompuServe,
and through other services. For example, Internet-connected users can ftp to
OAK.Oakland.Edu (141.210.10.117). The file is in the directory /pub/msdos/info
Log on as user 'anonymous'. The file name is online13.zip (270KB).
 
A plain text version of the book can be retrieved by anonymous ftp from EUnet
Norway at ftp.eunet.no as /pub/text/online.txt (663 KB+). A compressed version
is in the file /pub/text/online.txt.Z .
 
For up-to-date information about how to get a copy of the book, send email to
LISTSERV@vm1.nodak.edu containing the command: GET TOW WHERE
 
 
         Thanks,
 
      Odd de Presno
(Author, living in Norway)
 <opresno@extern.uio.no>
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THE ONLINE WORLD ON GOPHER
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The Online World shareware book's information files are available from
the CoSN gopher (gopher cosn.org) . The pointer is:
 
Name=The Online World - Odd de Presno
Type=1
Port=70
Path=1/Networking Information/Reference/The Online World - Odd de Presno
Host=digital.cosn.org
 
 
The menu looks like this:
 
                      The Online World - Odd de Presno
 
 -->  1.  The Online World - Readme.
      2.  Press release The Online World book.
      3.  Press release The Online World book ver. 1.1.
      4.  The Online World - Revision History.
      5.  About the TOW mailing list.
      6.  The Online World shareware book's index.
      7.  Where to get The Online World book?.
      8.  Who is Odd de Presno?.
      9.  List of books and articles written by O. de P.
      10. online13.txt.
      11. online13.txt (compressed).
      12. If you have problems retrieving the book.
      13. Hint for Macintosh users.
      14. How to register a copy of the book?.
      15. Registration rates for public libraries.
      16. Registration rates for schools.
      17. Writers and publishers wanted.
 
Thanks,
 
Odd de Presno
 
Return e-mail address: opresno@extern.uio.no