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As the author states, Usenet news is second only to email in the significance of its contribution to mass communications. Usenet may be the first "Internet" application that many newcomers experience, and is often confused with the Internet, itself. With thousands of newsgroups; some calm, some incendiary, some useful, many trivial; and traffic volumes equalling hundreds of novels per *day*, Usenet can be a very hostile place for the newcomer. This book is a thorough compilation of Usenet information. As well as basic Usenet news concepts (chapters one, two and four), chapter three describes the basics of dial up and IP connections. Chapters five, and fifteen to seventeen, cover Usenet customs and culture, describing the spectrum of... Rest of this review on the detail page
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I am not quite sure what to say about Harrison's book, but one thing I *do* know--it's unique. The first two chapters give a very sound overview of what Usenet news is, and how it works. Chapters three to six, and a part of chapter eight, give some instruction on reading news with nn, tin, gnus, Trumpet Newsreader and Netscape. Posting is covered in chapter seven, while eight to ten cover miscellaneous advanced topics. Chapter eleven, somewhat oddly, talks about email. Appendices include a table of geographic distribution limiters, five good (and classic) articles on Usenet UNIX wildcards and regular expressions, sources for the software described in the book, and the Spafford/Lawrence lists of groups and alt groups. The material ... Rest of this review on the detail page
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This edition has been revised and updated to make it the most comprehensive tutorial and reference to this best-selling network operating system. Packed with clear tips and practical techniques, this book ensures efficient networks and addresses advanced issues.Provides instruction for understanding, installing, organizing, configuring, managing, enhancing, and communicating via a local area networkCovers all the latest features, including little-known topics of the latest releaseTeaches network administrators and advanced users the most effective networking methods and management techniques
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This book has the usual background material on Usenet, the Internet and Usenet news. Please note that many items bluntly presented as fact are opinion or, at best, extreme oversimplification. More than half of the chapters are devoted to the use of "client" newsreader software for Windows and Mac (primarily WinVN and NewsWatcher). A single chapter briefly mentions what it calls "text-based newsreaders", and this gives only the most cursory coverage of trn, tin and nn. The list of "hot" newsgroups is limited and not particularly enlightening. Not recommended. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995
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