Internet Resources

Electronic Mail--

A way of exchanging messages and other information (including documents, software, graphics, and sounds) between people who use computers on the Internet or other interconnected networks.

Telnet--

A Internet-standard protocol for logging into timesharing computers at other sites. Telnet lets you connect to a remote computer, and then prompts you for a user name and password. Once the Telnet session is started, output passes back and forth between your terminal and the remote computer. On campus, you can use Telnet from your PC, Macintosh, or X terminal to connect to Uniform Access computers.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)--

A program to transfer files from one computer to another.

Archie--

A software program developed at McGill University that locates files publicly available at many global, anonymous FTP hosts. Currently, Archie keeps track of more than two million files at over one thousand sites.

Gopher--

A system using menu layouts for looking through resources and information on the Internet. If you find something of interest, you can read it or copy it to your computer.

WAIS (Wide Area Information Server)--

A system for searching through heterogeneous, indexed databases on the Internet using a single, easy-to-use interface. WAIS is useful for searching through indexed material and finding articles based on their content.

WWW (World-Wide Web)--

A system similar to Gopher except it uses hypertext technology to organize the data.

Whois--

A directory service for finding information on users, computers, domains, and networks on the Internet.