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Network Working Group                                          J. Martin
Request for Comments: 1290                         Ohio State University
FYI: 10                                                    December 1991


                  There's Gold in them thar Networks!
                                   or
             Searching for Treasure in all the Wrong Places

Status of this Memo

   This RFC provides information for the Internet community. It does not
   specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Abstract

   This document was presented at the 1991 ACM SIGUCCS User Services
   Conference.  It appears here in its updated form.

   There is a wealth of information on the network.  In fact, so much
   information, that you could spend your entire life browsing. This
   paper will present some of the "gold nuggets" of information and file
   repositories on the network that could be of use to end users.

   The ultimate goal is to make the route to these sources of
   information invisible to the user.  At present, this is not easy to
   do.  I will explain some of the techniques that can be used to make
   these nuggets easier to pick up so that we can all be richer.

Table of Contents

   1.0  Introduction................................................   2
   2.0  Lists and Indexes of Network Resources/Bibliographies/
        Information Available over the Network......................   2
   3.0  Libraries Available over the Network........................   6
   4.0  Anonymous FTP Sites.........................................   7
   5.0  Network Information Centers - NICs..........................   8
   6.0  Network Statistics..........................................  10
   7.0  Campus Wide Information Systems - CWIS......................  11
   8.0  Internet Bulleting Board System/Interactive
        Databases/Freenet...........................................  19
   9.0  WHOIS - E-mail white pages..................................  22
   10.0 Books.......................................................  23
   11.0 Free Periodicals/Tabloids/Magazines.........................  23
   12.0 Glossary....................................................  25
   Security Considerations..........................................  26
   Author's Address.................................................  27




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1.0  Introduction

   This paper is a list of the essential things, in my view, that a
   person who is responsible for providing network information should
   have in their hands as reference material.  One of the basic problems
   of information is making it easily available to those who have need
   of the data.  Libraries have been performing a cataloging function
   for many centuries.  Information flow is now being provided at such a
   fast rate that it is difficult to keep up with it, even partially.
   Computer networks have only added to the problem by opening up even
   more information.

   Attempting to make this wealth of information available to those who
   would find it useful poses some problems.

   First, we need to know of its existence.  To that end, this paper
   provides an index into the vast realm of network information. Most of
   the documents listed here are POINTERS to the final information.

   Second, even if you know of a document's existence, you may not know
   if it is important or relevant.  Few of us are knowledgeable in more
   than a limited area.  We need to rely on others to make us aware of
   the importance of databases in a specific discipline. The librarians
   can be of great assistance here.  They are familiar with the research
   databases that individuals search in Law, Mathematics, and many
   others.

   Finally, once the existence and importance are known, the information
   needs to be indexed so that researchers can find it.  This is the
   most difficult task to accomplish.  Information available on the
   network is hardly ever static.  It is always moving, growing,
   changing, and dying.  Computers should be able to assist us in
   managing this ever-changing environment.  Right now, we have to
   catalog the information as it passes through the network.  In my
   case, I generally save it in a file somewhere, spending far too much
   time trying to retrieve it again when needed.

2.0  Lists and Indexes of Network Resources/Bibliographies/
     Information Available over the Network

   2.01  Internet Resource Guide (Document)

      An excellent guide to major resources available on the network.
      The Table of Contents includes chapters on Computational
      Resources, Library Catalogs, Archives, White Pages, Networks,
      Network Information Centers, and Miscellaneous





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      Source:
      Anonymous FTP to NNSC.NSF.NET
      cd resource-guide
      get resource-guide.ps.tar.Z (Postscript) or
      get resource-guide.txt.tar.Z (ASCII Text)

      Search:
      Telnet to pac.carl.org
      (Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries)
      Select terminal type
      Choose Item 3 (Information Databases)
      Choose Item 65 Internet Resource Guide
      You can then browse or do a keyword search
      To quit type //EXIT

   2.02  Anonymous FTP Sites (Document)

      A list of all the sites on the Internet that support anonymous
      FTP.

      Source:
      Anonymous FTP to pilot.njin.net
      cd pub/ftp-list
      get ftp.list

      Search:
      Telnet to quiche.cs.mcgill.ca
      login as user archie
      type help to get a list of commands
      type prog topic - where topic is the keyword for the search of
                        a program or topic

   2.03  INDEX - Index of all RFC's - (Document)

      RFC-1118 - The Hitchhikers Guide to the Internet
      RFC-1175 - A Bibliography of Internetworking Information
      RFC-1173 - Responsibilities of Host and Network Managers
      RFC-1206 - Answers to Commonly asked "New Internet User"
                 Questions
      RFC-1207 - Answers to Commonly asked "Experienced Internet User"
                 Questions
      RFC-1208 - Networking Glossary of Terms

      Source:
      Anonymous FTP to nis.nsf.net
      cd rfc
      get $index.rfc
      get RFC1118.TXT-1



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      get RFC1175.TXT-1
      get RFC1173.TXT-1
      get RFC1206.TXT-1
      get RFC1207.TXT-1
      get RFC1208.TXT-1

   2.04  Interest Groups  List-of-Lists (Document)

      This is a document that list the mailing lists or groups that
      exist.  To get on the list to receive updates, send e-mail to
      [e-mail].

      Source:
      Anonymous FTP to ftp.nisc.sri.com
      cd netinfo
      get interest-groups

   2.05  Regional Network Policies (Documents)

      Many regional networks have developed policies on responsible use
      of their network.  You can retrieve copies of these policies on
      line by anonymous FTP.

      Source:
      Anonymous FTP to ftp.nsic.sri.com
      cd netinfo
      dir
      get ???.policy

      where ??? is the name of the regional network.  The dir command
      will give you a directory of the filenames.

   2.06  Campus ethics/policy statements (Documents)

      Many universities have developed more complete policies based on
      the regional network policies.  If you wish to look at some to use
      as guidelines for your own campus, you can get them through
      anonymous FTP.

      Source:
      Anonymous FTP to ariel.unm.edu
      cd ethics
      dir
      get ???.policy

      where ??? is the name of the university or college.  The dir
      command will give you a directory of the filenames.




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   2.07  VAX book (Document)

      Joe St Sauver of the University of Oregon has developed a very
      complete guide of information on the network available via
      anonymous FTP.  The following is a quote from the README file:
      "While it is tailored to the University of Oregon's VAX8000
      system, the skills it illustrates are general enough to be of
      interest to users at most other VAX sites, and even users at many
      non-VAX sites connected to the national networks." There is a
      major section on Network Topics that is excellent.  It is a large
      document, over 300 pages.

      Source:
      Anonymous FTP to decoy.uoregon.edu
      cd pub/vaxbook
      get vms.ps  (for postscript format)
      get vms.mem (lineprinter format)

   2.08  Network Tidbits  COMPUNET BIBLIO (Document)

      This is a "Network Bibliography" by Elliott Parker from the
      Journalism Dept. of Central Michigan University.  It contains a
      bibliography of network related documents that he finds helpful.

      Source:
      Listserv

      Send e-mail to comserve@rpiecs (BITNET)
      the message should contain the following one line request

      SEND COMPUNET BIBLIO

      You will receive the file "COMPUNET BIBLIO" via return mail as
      well as a "Welcome to Comserve" message and a "Getting started
      with Comserve message."  If you are unfamiliar with how the
      program listserv works on BITNET, these documents are a good
      start.

   2.09  Internet Tour Macintosh Hypercard 2.0 Stack (Program)

      This is a Macintosh hypercard 2.0 stack that does a nice job of
      describing some of the functions of the Internet.  It has a
      section that you can modify for your own institutions needs.

      Source:
      Anonymous FTP to nnsc.nsf.net
      cd internet-tour
      get Internet-Tour-README



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      get Internet-Tour.sit.hqx

      Note this is a stuffed and binhexed file.  So you must have the
      program Stuffit to convert it to an executable file on the
      Macintosh.

   2.10  A Survey of Educational Computer Networks (Document)

      This is a document that list the mailing lists or groups that
      exist.  To get on the list to receive updates, send e-mail to
      [e-mail].

      Source:
      Anonymous FTP to ariel.unm.edu
      cd library
      get networks survey

   2.11  Network Managers's Reading List (Document)

      This is a document is an annotated list of books and other
      resources of use to network managers who are using TCP/IP, UNIC,
      and Ethernet technologies.

      Source:
      Anonymous FTP to ftp.utexas.edu
      cd pub/netinfo/docs
      get net-read.txt

3.0  Libraries Available over the Network

   There are hundreds of libraries available over the network, far too
   many to list here.  There are several documents available that list
   Internet accessible Libraries.  There are two major documents that
   list many libraries.  One is Internet-Accessible Library Catalogs and
   Databases, coauthored by Dr. Art St. George of the University of New
   Mexico ([e-mail] [Internet] or stgeorge@unmb [BITNET])
   and Dr. Ron Larsen of the University of Maryland.  The other is UNT's
   Accessing On-Line Bibliographic Databases by Billy Barron,
   ([e-mail] [Internet]).

   3.1  UNT's Accessing On-Line bibliographic Databases (Document)

      Source:
      Anonymous FTP to vaxb.acs.unt.edu
      cd library
      get libraries.ps (postscript format)
      get libraries.txt (ASCII text version)
      get libraries.wp5 (Wordperfect 5.1 source)



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   3.2  Internet-Accessible Library Catalogs & Databases (Docment)

      Source:
      Anonymous FTP to ariel.unm.edu
      cd library
      get library.ps (postscript format)
      get internet.library (ASCII text version)

4.0  The Mother Lode of Anonymous FTP Sites

   Throughout this document, there are listed sites for specific
   documents.  Most of the documents listed in this paper are only
   indexes to more information.  A big problem is searching through all
   of this information to find what you want.  Listed below are some of
   the major sites for specific programs.

   You can also use Archie for searching for specific programs. (See
   Search: category under Anonymous FTP sites above.)

   4.1  Washington University (Anonymous FTP)

      Washington University represents perhaps one of the most popular
      sites for software on the network.  The mirrors directory is where
      a copy of all of the wsmr-simtel20.army.mil files are kept.
      Wsmr-simtel20-army.mil is the originator and keeper of major
      amounts of public domain software.  Their site, however, is often
      overloaded with connections and difficult to make connection to.

      You will find enough software here to keep you busy for the rest
      of your life.  The mirrors directory MSDOS and Macintosh
      directories contain files for those specific machines.

      Anonymous FTP to wuarchive.wustl.edu
      cd mirrors

      cd msdos