Internet for Dummies

by Levine, John R.; Baroudi, Carol; Young, Margaret Levine; Levine, John R.

Edition: 6th

ISBN13: 9780764505072

ISBN10: 0764505076

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 1999-02-01

Publisher(s): John Wiley & Sons Inc

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Get in and get right out with just the information you need -- without reading tons of extra material! Book jacket.

Author Biography

John R. Levine, Carol Baroudi, and Margaret Levine Young are veteran Internet experts who have written many other books to help new PC users

How to Use This Book	p. 1
Finding Things in This Book	p. 2
The Cast of Icons	p. 3
Conventions Used in This Book	p. 3
Where Did That Web Site Go?	p. 4
Feedback, Please	p. 4
Getting to Know the Internet	p. 5
What Is the Internet?	p. 6
What's So Great about the Internet?	p. 6
What Services Does the Internet Provide?	p. 8
Will the Internet Take a Bunch of Your Time?	p. 8
Getting Started	p. 9
Hooking Up to the Internet First Class	p. 10
Cable TV	p. 10
Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL)	p. 11
Direct connection	p. 12
ISDN	p. 12
Hooking Up to the Internet Economy	p. 12
Free e-mail and Internet access services	p. 12
Network computers	p. 13
Secondhand computers	p. 13
Set-top boxes	p. 13
Smart phones	p. 13
Libraries and cybercafes	p. 14
Hooking Up to the Internet Coach	p. 14
Buying a Computer for Internet Access	p. 14
Macintosh versus Windows	p. 14
iMac	p. 15
Desktop versus laptop	p. 15
This year's model versus last year's model	p. 15
Making sure that your computer is cable ready	p. 16
Memory, hard disk, monitor, printer, and backup	p. 16
Should you upgrade the computer you have?	p. 16
What should you do with your old computer?	p. 17
Modems	p. 17
Modem specs	p. 17
Modem types	p. 18
"What do the lights on my modem mean?"	p. 19
Other modem tips	p. 20
Telephone line tips	p. 20
Selecting an Internet Service Provider	p. 20
Value-added online services	p. 21
Internet service providers	p. 21
PPP and shell accounts	p. 22
Software for Internet Access	p. 23
The Internet and the Year 2000 Problem	p. 23
Electronic Mail	p. 25
Abbreviations and Acronyms	p. 26
ABCs of E-Mail	p. 26
Electronic etiquette	p. 27
E-mail caveats	p. 27
Finding e-mail addresses	p. 29
Free e-mail	p. 30
Headers	p. 30
Rejected mail	p. 31
Accounts on Online Services	p. 31
Addresses	p. 32
"What's my address?"	p. 33
Host names and domain names	p. 34
IP addresses	p. 34
Top-level domains	p. 35
Port numbers	p. 36
X.400 addresses	p. 37
URLs versus e-mail addresses	p. 37
Smileys and Emoticons	p. 37
Using America Online (AOL)	p. 38
Finding an address	p. 38
Reading incoming mail	p. 39
Sending new mail	p. 40
Replying to messages	p. 41
Forwarding messages	p. 41
Saving messages	p. 41
Using Eudora (Windows and Mac)	p. 42
Configuring Eudora	p. 42
Getting incoming mail	p. 42
Reading incoming mail	p. 43
Sending new mail	p. 43
Replying to messages	p. 44
Forwarding messages	p. 44
Saving messages	p. 44
Reading saved messages	p. 44
Attaching a file	p. 45
Using Juno (Windows)	p. 45
Getting and installing Juno software	p. 46
Using the address book	p. 46
Reading incoming mail	p. 47
Composing and sending new mail	p. 47
Replying to messages	p. 48
Forwarding messages	p. 48
Saving messages in a folder	p. 48
Using Netscape (Windows and Mac)	p. 49
Setting up Netscape for e-mail	p. 49
Getting and reading incoming mail	p. 50
Sending new mail	p. 50
Replying to messages	p. 51
Forwarding messages	p. 52
Saving messages in folders	p. 52
Reading saved messages	p. 52
Using Outlook Express	p. 52
Getting and reading incoming mail	p. 53
Sending new mail	p. 54
Replying to messages	p. 55
Forwarding messages	p. 55
Saving messages in folders	p. 55
Using Pine (UNIX)	p. 56
Running Pine	p. 56
Reading incoming mail	p. 57
Sending new mail	p. 57
Replying to messages	p. 58
Forwarding messages	p. 58
Saving messages to a file	p. 58
Usenet Newsgroups	p. 59
DejaNews and Usenet Indexers	p. 60
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)	p. 61
Newsgroup Names	p. 61
News Netiquette	p. 62
Posting Your First Article	p. 64
Ramp Up Your Own Newsgroup	p. 65
Reading News with DejaNews	p. 66
Searching DejaNews	p. 66
Using DejaNews as a newsreader	p. 67
Reading a newsgroup that's not on the list	p. 67
Subscribing to newsgroups	p. 67
Unsubscribing from newsgroups	p. 68
Saving articles	p. 68
Replying to articles by e-mail	p. 68
Posting a follow-up article	p. 68
Posting a new article	p. 69
Mailing Lists	p. 71
Addresses Used with Mailing Lists	p. 72
Finding a Mailing List	p. 73
Getting On and Off a Mailing List	p. 73
Lists maintained manually	p. 73
Lists maintained automatically	p. 74
Open and Closed Mailing Lists	p. 75
Receiving Digested Mailing List	p. 75
Sending Messages to a Mailing List	p. 75
Special Requests to Mailing Lists	p. 76
Starting Your Own Mailing List	p. 77
Using Filters	p. 78
The World Wide Web	p. 79
ABCs of the Web	p. 80
Finding Your Way around the Web	p. 81
Kids, Porn, and the Web	p. 82
Access supervision	p. 83
Buying filtering software	p. 83
Using an online service with built-in filtering	p. 83
Plug-Ins, Helper Programs, and ActiveX Controls	p. 84
WinZip (Windows only)	p. 84
StuffIt Expander and DropStuff with Expander Enhancer	p. 85
RealPlayer (formerly RealAudio)	p. 85
Acrobat Reader	p. 85
Macromedia Shockwave	p. 85
Apple QuickTime	p. 86
Privacy, Security, and Cookies	p. 86
Cookies	p. 86
Secure surfing	p. 87
Problems and Error Messages	p. 88
Displaying a page takes too long	p. 88
Error message "The server does not have a DNS entry"	p. 88
Error message "www.bigsite.com has refused your connection" or "Broken pipe"	p. 89
Error message "404 File Not Found"	p. 89
Your browser keeps crashing	p. 90
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)	p. 90
Using AOL to Browse the Web	p. 92
Starting the browser	p. 92
Going to a URL	p. 93
Using bookmarks	p. 93
Using Internet Explorer to Browse the Web	p. 94
Running Internet Explorer	p. 94
Following a hypertext link	p. 94
Going to a URL	p. 95
Playing favorites	p. 95
Go for history	p. 96
Using Lynx to Browse the Web	p. 96
Starting Lynx	p. 96
Browsing with Lynx	p. 97
Using Netscape Navigator to Browse the Web	p. 98
Running Netscape	p. 98
Following a hypertext link	p. 98
Going to a URL	p. 99
Using bookmarks	p. 99
Remembering where you came from	p. 100
Using Netscape plug-ins	p. 100
Finding and Using Resources on the Internet	p. 101
Directories, Search Engines, and Portals	p. 102
Directories	p. 102
Engines that search	p. 102
Portal sites	p. 103
Portals with a twist	p. 104
Power searching	p. 105
Search strategies	p. 106
Great Surfing Ideas	p. 107
Information Sources	p. 107
The CIA World Fact Book	p. 107
Maps	p. 107
Regional information providers	p. 108
CityNet	p. 108
World time	p. 108
Libraries	p. 108
Newspapers	p. 109
Magazines and Literature	p. 109
Shareware and Freeware Software	p. 110
c\net Shareware.com	p. 110
The Info-Mac Archive	p. 110
Shopping Online from A to Z	p. 111
Airlines	p. 111
Books	p. 111
Condoms	p. 112
Dolls and other collectibles	p. 112
Electronic auctions	p. 112
Flowers	p. 112
Groceries	p. 112
Houses	p. 113
Internet service providers	p. 113
Jobs	p. 113
Love	p. 113
Macintoshes	p. 113
Overcoats and boots	p. 114
PCs and accessories	p. 114
Quesadillas	p. 114
Radios	p. 114
Stocks and bonds	p. 114
Tapes and CDs	p. 114
Used cars	p. 115
Vitamins	p. 115
Web page design	p. 115
Xylophones	p. 115
Yankees tickets	p. 115
Zen	p. 115
"Should You Give Out Your Credit Card Number over the Internet?"	p. 115
The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software (TUCOWS)	p. 116
Telephone Directories	p. 116
Uncompressing and Decoding Retrieved Files	p. 116
.hqx	p. 118
.gif	p. 118
.gz and .z	p. 118
JPEG	p. 118
MPEG	p. 118
.sit	p. 118
.tar	p. 118
.Z	p. 119
.ZIP	p. 119
Usenet Search Engines	p. 119
Viruses	p. 119
Online Communication	p. 121
Chatting Online	p. 122
Conversations: They can be hard to follow	p. 123
Etiquette for chatting	p. 124
Safe chatting	p. 125
Smileys, abbreviations, and emoticons	p. 126
Weeding out disruptive chatters	p. 127
Chatting on America Online (AOL)	p. 128
Beginning to chat	p. 128
Rooms with a view	p. 128
Choosing a screen name	p. 130
Filing a complaint	p. 130
Instant messages	p. 130
Private rooms	p. 131
Profiles	p. 132
Buddy Lists	p. 132
Making sounds	p. 133
ICQ	p. 133
Getting ICQ	p. 133
Making contact	p. 134
Let's chat	p. 134
Taking a message	p. 135
Filing a complaint	p. 135
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)	p. 135
Starting IRC	p. 136
Picking a server	p. 136
Issuing IRC commands	p. 137
IRC channels	p. 138
Joining a channel	p. 139
Leaving a channel	p. 139
Listing available channels	p. 139
Choosing an IRC nickname	p. 140
Holding a private conversation	p. 140
Starting your own channel	p. 141
Types of channels	p. 141
Filing a complaint	p. 142
Getting more info	p. 142
Web-Based Chat	p. 142
MUDs and MOOs	p. 142
Using MUDs	p. 143
Finding MUDs	p. 143
Getting started in MUDs	p. 144
Internet Telephony	p. 144
Advanced Topics	p. 147
Encryption and Internet Security	p. 148
Cryptography	p. 148
Public-key cryptography	p. 148
The politics of cryptography	p. 149
How secure is public-key cryptography?	p. 149
Key size	p. 150
Government access to keys and key recovery	p. 151
Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator	p. 151
Outlook Express and Netscape Messenger	p. 152
Pretty Good Privacy	p. 152
Obtaining a copy of PGP	p. 153
Getting started with PGP	p. 153
Public-key Infrastructure	p. 154
Passwords and pass phrases	p. 155
Java and Network Computers	p. 155
Java applets	p. 156
Network computers	p. 156
Internet Radio	p. 157
Creating Your Own Web Home Page	p. 157
Why would you want your own home page?	p. 157
Building your page	p. 158
Tips for effective Web pages	p. 160
Web page maintenance	p. 162
HTML editors	p. 162
Creating a home page on America Online	p. 163
Publicizing your page	p. 163
Link exchanges and Webrings	p. 164
META tags	p. 164
Starting a Business on the Web	p. 165
Classic Internet	p. 167
FTP	p. 168
Using FTP programs	p. 168
Navigating files and directories	p. 168
Uploading and downloading files	p. 169
Telnet	p. 169
Using telnet from a Winsock or MacTCP program	p. 170
Connecting to remote computers	p. 170
Disconnecting from remote computers	p. 170
UNIX commands	p. 171
Using Gopher to Cruise Gopherspace	p. 171
Finger	p. 172
Internet Country Codes	p. 173
Techie Talk	p. 181
Index	p. 197
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