Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-175) and index.

Ch. 1. What Is the Internet? The Internet and Inter-networking. Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) / (DARPA). The National Science Foundation Network (NSFnet). The Three-Tiered Network. The Proposed NREN. The Evolution of a Network -- Ch. 2. Overview of Current Networks. Internet. DDN (Defense Data Network). ESnet (Energy Sciences Network). NSI (NASA Science Internet). NSFnet/Merit. Mid-level Regionals. Terrestrial Wideband Network. Cooperative Networks. BITNET. FidoNet. FrEdMail (Free Educational Mail). Free-Nets. K12net. Usenet/UUNET. Commercial Information Exchange (CIX). Getting Access. Commercial Internet Providers. Public Access UNIX Systems. Commercial Service Mail Gateways -- Ch. 3. Technical Notes. The Advent of the Network Age. Varying Levels of Network Connectivity. Phase Zero Connectivity: No Access to the Internet. Phase One Connectivity: Gateway Access to the Internet. Phase Two Connectivity: Remote Access to the Internet. Phase Three Connectivity: Direct Access to the Internet. Connectivity and Applications. An Introduction to Packet-Switching. Packet-Switching on Serial Lines. What Is a Protocol? Who Writes Protocols? Internet Request for Comments (RFCs). The Internetworking Protocols. The TCP/IP Protocol Suite. Addressing Components. Other Common Internet Protocols. Related Protocols. File Formats in the Internet. Textual File Formats. Binary File Formats. The Role of Data Compression. Commonly Used File Formats. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME). Network Bandwidth. Bandwidth in the Local Area Environment. Our Parting Shot -- Ch. 4. Network Applications. Electronic Mail. Mailer Programs. Finding Addresses. Electronic Mail Etiquette. Mailing Lists/Electronic Conferences. Editorial Control of Mailing Lists. BITNET LISTSERVs. Internet Mailing Lists. Newsgroups (Usenet). Gatewayed Newsgroups. Alternative Usenet Hierarchies. Mailing List Etiquette. FTP. Phase One FTP: Using Gateways and FTP Servers. Phase Two FTP: Using Host Applications. Phase Three FTP: Using Desktop Applications. TELNET. Standard Telnet. Telnet and IBM Mainframes. Finger. Advanced Applications. Client/Server Model -- Ch. 5. Network Resources. Internet Resource Guide. Internet Tour HyperCard Stack. The Internet Explorer's Toolkit. Merit Internet Cruise. Zen and the Art of the Internet. Yanoff's Special Internet Connections List. Crossing the Internet Threshold. NorthWestNet User Services Internet Resource Guide. NYSERNet New User's Guide. SURAnet Internet Resource Guide. InfoPop. NICs and NOCs. RFCs. FYI RFCs. MaasInfo. MaasInfo.Files. MaasInfo.TopIndex. MaasInfo.DocIndex. MaasInfo.HowNet. Lists of Mailing Lists. Internet "Interest Groups" List. Global LISTSERV List. Usenet Newsgroups. Dartmouth Merged List. Directory of Scholarly Electronic Conferences. Announcements of New Lists. Library Catalogs. Directories. Guide to Using Library Catalogs on the Internet. Menu-Driven Access. Selected Library Systems. Software Archives. InfoMac (sumex-aim.stanford.edu). Library Software Archive (LIBSOFT). SIMTEL20. Washington University (wuarchive.wustl.edu). Directory of Electronic Serials. Obtaining the Directory in Electronic Form. Obtaining the Directory in Printed Form. FAQs. Workshops. Finding Speakers. NYSERNet Workshop Package. Organizations. Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). CoSN. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Federation of American Research Networks (FARNET). The Internet Activities Board (IAB). Internet Society -- Ch. 6. Policy Issues. Six Questions and Grand Challenges. Topology and Infrastructure. "Data Superhighways" and "The Last Network Mile" Establishing Network Linkages/Gateways. For Whom Is the NREN Intended? Towards a Ubiquitous Information Infrastructure. Transformation of the Academic Community. Access to Networked Information. Barriers to Access. Ownership

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