What is The Desktop Internet Reference?

The Desktop Internet Reference is a hypertext reference to
the Internet.  Its eighteen thousand pages cover the
following topics:

 1) What is the Internet?  How does it work?
 2) How can I get connected to the Internet?
 3) What resources are available?  How can I find things?
 4) How do I use these resources?
 5) Where can I find more about these topics?

This reference is based on Peter Scott's Hytelnet, an
excellent DOS and UNIX reference to the Internet.  Other documents
included are: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Internet
NSF's Internet Resource Guide, Zen and the Art of the Internet,
Introduction to the Internet: A Reading List, Putting your home
PC on the Internet, the Public Dialup Internet Access List,
The Totally Unofficial List of Internet Muds, High Weirdness
on the Internet, ARCHIE user commands, Individual access to the
Internet and a List of all known anonymous FTP sites.  Each of
these documents is included here in its entirity, with all
original copyrights retained.

I feel that The Desktop Internet Reference is special
because it brings together a large number of useful
documents into a single cross-linked, easily accessed form.
I hope it will make the Internet more accessible to
the average computer user.

-> The Desktop Internet Reference is Public Domain, and CANNOT BE SOLD!
-> It may be freely distributed without restiction.  A duplication
-> cost of $10 or less may be legally charged by a distribution agent.
-> Anyone attempting to profit through the sale of The Desktop Internet
-> Reference will not only be violating my copyright, but the
-> copyrights of the many organizations whose documents are
-> included here.

The latest version of the Desktop Internet Reference is available via
anonymous FTP at various sites worldwide.  The FTP site "FTP.UWP.EDU"
always carries the latest version in the directory /pub/msdos/dir.  Or,
send the author a check for $10 for the latest version on a 3.5"
MS-DOS disk.

The author wishes to solicit documents for inclusion in the next
version of The Desktop Internet Reference.  The author would also
like to make versions of this program available for other computing
platforms.  Please contact him if you are interested in helping.

If you have any questions about or suggestions for
The Desktop Internet Reference, you can contact the author at:

  John Buckman
  3520 Connecticut Ave, Apt 33
  Washington, DC 20008

  jbuckman@aas.org


The Desktop Internet Reference is copyright 1993 John Buckman.  All
included documents are copyright their respective authors.  Refer
to each document for individual copyright information.