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Part A Zen and the Art of the Internet
Copyright (c) 1992 Brendan P. Kehoe
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Zen and the Art of the Internet A Beginner's Guide to the Internet First Edition January
1992
by Brendan P. Kehoe
This is revision 1.0 of February 2, 1992. Copyright (c) 1992 Brendan P. Kehoe
The composition of this booklet was originally started because the Computer Science
department at Widener University was in desperate need of documentation describing the
capabilities of this ``great new Internet link'' we obtained.
It's since grown into an effort to acquaint the reader with much of what's currently
available over the Internet. Aimed at the novice user, it attempts to remain operating
system ``neutral''---little information herein is specific to Unix, VMS, or any other
environment. This booklet will, hopefully, be usable by nearly anyone.
A user's session is usually offset from the rest of the paragraph, as such:
prompt> command The results are usually displayed here.
The purpose of this booklet is two-fold: first, it's intended to serve as a reference piece,
which someone can easily grab on the fly and look something up. Also, it forms a
foundation from which people can explore the vast expanse of the Internet. Zen and the
Art of the Internet doesn't spend a significant amount of time on any one point; rather, it
provides enough for people to learn the specifics of what his or her local system offers.
One warning is perhaps in order---this territory we are entering can become a fantastic
time-sink. Hours can slip by, people can come and go, and you'll be locked into
Cyberspace. Remember to do your work!
With that, I welcome you, the new user, to The Net.

[email protected] Chester, PA
Acknowledgements
Certain sections in this booklet are not my original work---rather, they are derived from
documents that were available on the Internet and already aptly stated their areas of
concentration. The chapter on Usenet is, in large part, made up of what's posted monthly
to news.announce.newusers, with some editing and rewriting. Also, the main section on
archie was derived from whatis.archie by Peter Deutsch of the McGill University
Computing Centre. It's available via anonymous FTP from archie.mcgill.ca. Much of
what's in the telnet