FILE: DIRECTORY INTERNET B1 ********************************* *** INTERNET INFORMATION DISK *** ********************************* This public read-only minidisk is maintained as an archive of textual information on network-accessible academic resources for academic computing users at Penn State. The materials on this disk have been copied from various Internet archives, Bitnet LISTSERV archives, Usenet newsgroups and other relevant areas. In all cases the original author information, dates, copywright notices and other information have been completely preserved -- including any original spelling or grammar mistakes. In a few cases the text has been reformatted to make it more useful for Penn State users. If you have any questions regarding the files on this disk please contact the CAC HelpDESK at 3-1035 (userid HELPDESK). If you have specific questions regarding the content of any particular file you should probably contact the author of that file. Since many of the resource-lists contained on this disk are dynamic, they will be updated periodically. Contributions to this disk are always warmly received. Please send them to GMS@PSUVM.PSU.EDU. Link to this disk with the following command: LAA GMS 101 You will them be linked to this disk with a specific file mode such as B, or C, or D, or whatever. To see a file listing of the files on this disk issue the command: FILELIST * * B --- where this is the file mode you were given when you linked to the disk The remainder of this file is a directory of the files/programs on this disk. The updated version of this file is on the GMS 101 disk as DIRECTRY GMS101. ============================================================ *00-index file for /pub/dos/virus *lst change 1-Dec-92 by gms@psuvm.psu.edu *----------------------------------------------------------- This public read-only minidisk is maintained as an archive of textual information on netwrk-accessible academic resources for academic computing users at Penn State. The materials on this disk have been copied from various Internet archives, Bitnet LISTSERV archives, Usenet newsgroups and other relevant areas. In all cases the original autjor information, dates, copywright notices and other information have been completely preserved -- including any original spelling or grammar mistakes. In a few cases the text has been reformatted to make it more useful for Penn State users. If you have any questions regarding the files on this disk please contact the CAC HelpDESK at 3-1035 (userid HELPDESK). If you have specific questions regarding the content of any particualr file you should probably contact the author of that file. Since many of the resource-lists contained on this disk are dynamic, they willbe updated periodically. Format of information: Fields 1 & 2 -- Filename and Filetype Field 3 -- T for text file, B for binary file Field 4 -- file description Contributions to this disk are always warmly received. Please send them to GMS@PSUVM.PSU.EDU ------------------------------------------------------------ ACAD LISTS T Catalog of email-based academic conferences. ACADEMIC LIST1 T Discussion lists for academics - part 1 ACADEMIC LIST2 T Discussion lists for academics - part 2 ACADLIST FILE? T Kovacs Scholarly Electronic Conferences (eight files in all) Note that the Diane Kovacs document is one of the best compilations of online scholarly academic conferences currently available. ACADLIST README T About Kovacs text. ACCESS PROVIDRS T Internet access providers for low-income users. Lists various companies or organizations that provide (for charge) limited access to the Internet. ACCESS2 PRVIDRS T Another list of Internet access providers. AGRICULT LIST T Document "A Guide to Internet/Bitnet REsources in Agriculture and Related Sciences," by Wilfred Drew. This document describes various resources that might be of interest to people in Agriculture, Agronomy and related areas. ANONFTP LIST T Anonymous FTP Frequently Asked Questions compiled by Tom Czarnik (aftp-list@netcom.com). ANONFTP SITES T Large listing of available anonymous FTP sites and their contents. ARCHIE GUIDE T Documentation for the Archieserver, developed at the McGill University School of Computer Science. ARCHIE INFO T More documentation for Archie. This one is a bit more descriptive than ARCHIE GUIDE. ASK-ERIC INFO T About the ASK-ERIC information service for K-12. ASTRO FTP T Astronomy-related FTP sites. BACKBONE MEMO T All about the Penn State Data Backbone. BRAZIL LIST T List of IBM-PC software currently available from the anonymous FTP server at CCSUN.UNICAMP.BR. This is a listing of medical and medicine-related siftware. CERF SAFARI T Paper: "A Classroom User's Guide to the Internet" CERF GUIDE T CERFnet User's Guide, produced by the California Education and Research Federation CHRONICL INFO T Information about 'Acadame This Week,' a weekly news summary by the publishers of the Chronicle of Higher Education and available through gopher. CICNET GUIDE T CICNet "Guide to Internet Resources" COMMUNET INFO T Announcement of new listserv group COMMUNET -- that discusses community computer networking issues COMPILER LIST-1 T Listing of free compilers, interpreters, and language tools compiled by David Sharnoff. COMPILER LIST-2 T Listing of free compilers, interpreters, and language tools compiled by David Sharnoff. COMSERVE INFO T Info about COMSERVE system at RPIECS. COMSERVE JOURNALS T List of journals cross-referenced by the COMSERVE database at RRPIECS. CPSR TXT T Information about Computer Professional for Social Responsibilty CONFER TXT T Discussion of computer conferencing. CWIS INFO T Document containing information on scores of Campus-Wide Information Systems (CWIS). Most (or all) of these are accessible via telnet. Instructions are given for how to access and log onto each system. Some descriptions of the information provided by each CWIS are also provided. DISABLE LIST T Information about conference lists discussing persons with disabilities. ECOLOGY GOPHER T Information regarding a GOPHER server at the University of Virginia that is dedicated to disseminating information about ecology. EDU DOMAIN T List of different institutions in the Internet EDUCATRS LST T Document: "An Educator's Guide to E-Mail Lists" EDU domain as of January, 1993. EJOURNL1 DOC T Listing of electronic journals and conferences (Part 1) EJOURNL2 DOC T Listinf of electronic journals and conferences (Part 2) ELECTRIC TXT-1 T The first edition of Michael Strangelove's "The Electric Mystic's Guide to the Internet: A Complete Bibliography of Networked Electronic Documents, Online Conferences, Serials, Software and Archives Relevant to Religious Studies" EMAIL ACCESS T Information on personal access to Internet electronic mail. EMAIL ADDRESS T File containing information regarding how to find email addresses for faculty, staff and students at universities around the world. EMAIL ADDRESS2 T Another file with info regarding how to find email addresses for faculty, staff and students at universities around the world. EMAIL ETIQUETT T Document "A Guide to Electronic Communication & Network Etiquette". Revised and submitted by Joan Gargano, edited by Ivars Balkits. EMAIL2 ETIQUETTE T Document "The Net: User Guidelines and Netiquette" by Arlene H. Rinaldi, Florida State University. EMAIL PRIMER T Primer on electronic mail. ETHICS REFS T A compilation of sources for text regarding computer ethics and/or statutes of various universities, governments or organizations. Actual text available anonymous ftp. EMAIL TENCOMM T Ten commandments for electronic mail. ERIC ACCESS T Information on Internet access to ERIC. FIDONET INFO T Contains information about Internet/Fidonet email gateway. FREQUENT POST-1 T Listing of information files frequently posted to Internet, USENET, etc. (part 1) FREQUENT POST-2 T Part 2 of the above. GOLD NETWORKS T Document: "There's Gold in Them Thar Networks" by J. Martin. GOPHER FAQ T FAQ for the Internet Gopher. GRAPHICS RES-1 T Computer Graphics Resources on the Networks (1 of 3) GRAPHICS RES-2 T Computer Graphics Resources on the Networks (2 of 3) GRAPHICS RES-3 T Computer Graphics Resources on the Networks (3 of 3) GUIDE1 TXT T Part 1 of Dana Noonan's "A Guide to Internet/Bitnet." This part contains descriptions of different services and instructions on how to use many of them. GUIDE2 TXT T Part 2 of Dana Noonan's "A Guide to Internet/Bitnet." This part contains a list of Online Public-Access Catalogs (OPACs). GUIDE3 TXT T Part 3 of the above - contains info on OPACs outside of the US. GUTENBER * T Various issues of the Project Gutenburg newsletter. This is a project intended to place complete public-domain texts online. These texts are available for ftp to other sites. This document describes Project Gutenberg and lists the texts currently available. HITCHHKR MEMO T "The Hitchhhiker's Guide to the Internet" HOST TXT T How to obtain network host and address info INETCONN DOC T List of US-Based Internet service providers. INTEREST GROUPS T The LISTSERV 'List of Lists' INTERNET BOOKS T Good listing of books written about, or for the user of, the Internet INTERNET BBS T Article about bulletin board systems on the Internet INTERNET FAQ T Frequently Asked Questions about the Internet. INTERNET GLOSSARY T Glossary of Internet terms. INTERNET INTRO T Simple introduction: What is the Internet? INTERNET MEMO T All about the INTERNET INTERNET REFERENC T Reference sources on Internet. INTERNET RESOURCE T Listing of Internet-accessible resources. INTERNET RESGUIDE T Guide to INTERNET Resources INTERNET SERVICES T The document "Special Internet Connections" by Scott Yanoff. This document lists a number of interesting servers, databases and online catalogs publically-available via Internet. INTERNET SITES T List of various FTP archives and contents. INTERNET STOCKER T Article by Bob Stocker (Univ. of Denver) titled "Trekking Through Internet." JPEG FAQ T FAQ for JPEG compression (graphics) LIBCAT GUIDE T Document "Library Resources on the Internet: Strategies for selection and use" LIBRARIE TXT T Barron listing of online library catalogs. LIBRARY CAT T Info about network-accessible library systems LIBRARY CATS-PA T Update to above with PS libraries LIBRARY CONFEREN T Document "Library-Oriented Computer Conferences and Electronic Serials," by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. This document contains information on discussion lists, electronic newsletters and conferences related to making libraries of information more accessible to people through computer catalogs and online resources. LIBS INFO T Information about UNC's LAUNCHPAD System. This is a gopher- like interface for accessing other information systems. LIST HOWTO T Information on establishing your own LISTSERV list. LISTSERV LISTS T Raw text containing information about virtually all LISTSERV and Internet discussion lists. This file is super large, but at least it can be searched via XEDIT. Note also that it contains tabs which the reader may want to EXPAND for readability. LISTSERV TOPICS T Output of the LISTSERV LIST GLOBAL command, containing a listing of all LISTSERV conferences. LOCALNET TXT T Document "Introduction to Administration of an Internet- Based Local Network" written by the Computer Science Facilities Group at Rutgers. This is a useful introduction for people who intend to set up or administer a network based on on TCP/IP protocols. MEDIA BBSLIST T Document listing various bulletin-boards that deal with media and journalism. MEDICAL RESOUR T Document "Internet/Bitnet Online Medical Resources ver 2.0" compiled by Le07144@Ukanvm. This is a list of medical- science-related discussion groups, online journals, archive sites, etc. MEDLIST INDEX T List of medicine-related LISTSERV conferences. MODEM TUTORIAL T Chapter 1 of a book "The Joy of Telecomputing" by Patrick Chen. Staged with the author's permission although it is part of a commercial book that may be purchased (complete with pictures and diagrams). This is a useful information source on modems and asynchronous computer communication. NETMAIL GUIDE T Document "Inter-Network Mail Guide", by John J. Chew. this is a document that shows how to send electronic mail from one network to another. For example, how to send email from Bitnet to Internet and vice-versa. NNEWS N* T Issues of NETNEWS, published online by Dan Noonan of Twin Cities Metronet. NYSER GUIDE T NYSERNet New User's Guide to Useful and Unique Resources on the Internet NYSER SURFING T Document: Surfing the Internet. A possibly useful introductory guide. OBI DIRECTOR T List of full text documents available from the FTP Archive at worlf.std.com in the OBI directory. OSS-IS INFO T Information about OSS-IS, the Office of Social Security Information Service. File contains instructions on accessing OSS-IS via electronic mail and anonymous ftp. Also included is a listing of files currently available. PARKER BIB T Bibliography of documentation on various facets of networking, including use of Bitnet and Internet resources. PDIAL INFO T Information on public-access dialup services that connect to the Internet. PIRACY TXT T Article "Software Piracy" by Wendy Alexander and Teresa Tenisci from the University of British Columbia Computing Service newsletter. PUBLIST PART1 T Listing of publically-accessible mailing lists over UUCP and Internet PUBLIST PART2 T Part 2 of the above PUBLIST PART3 T Part 3 of the above PUBLIST PART4 T Part 4 of the above SOVIET ARCHIVES T Listing of materials available for anonymous FTP from the Library of Congress Soviet archives. This info should be of interest to anyone interested in the former USSR. SPACE FAQ T FAQ from sci.space on usenet. STANTON BIB T Bibliography of documents regarding libraries and information resource networks. Compiled by Deidre E. Stanton of Pert, West Australia. SURA INFOGUID T Guide to Internet Resources, published by SURAnet. SYLLABUS DIRECTORY T List of files at the COMSERVE server (at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) that contain syllabi of courses using, or about computer-mediated communication. TCP-IP INFO T Almost a FAQ about TCP-IP on IBM-PCs USEFUL MSDOS T Excellent listing of most useful MS-DOS shareware programs from Internet archive sites such as SIMTEL20. Also lots of other useful info about Internet archive sites for MS-DOS. USENET LISTS T List of conference lists that are gatewayed to usenet (NETNEWS) groups. This provides an alternative method for persons wishing to join/read those conferences. VERONICA FAQ T FAQ for the Veronica system. This is a system that searches gopherspace for information. WF92READ ME T READ ME file for WF92 ZIPBIN WF92 ZIPBIN B CIA'S World Fact Book in a form to make it more usable on microcomputers. WORLD DOMAINS T Information about the international top-level Internet domains. WORLD INFO T Information about 'The World' -- an Internet private access provider ZEN PS T Document "Zen and the Art of the Internet" by Brenden Keyhoe of Widener University. This is an excellent introduction to the academic mainframe networks (uucp, Bitnet, and Internet), online communication functions (electronic mail, telnet, ftp) and available online resources. This file is in Postscript form, and must be downloaded and copied to a Postscript printer. ZEN TXT T ASCII version of above.