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From the Back Cover It doesn't matter how long you've been online -- every internet user needs a little help sometimes. This concise, no-nonsense guide to the best and most credible online tools and resources helps you find what you need on the internet fast.Written to help you make the most of your time online -- whether you're working, studying or just browsing -- The Internet Users' Reference provides a unique and unbiased source of information about the internet and all its related technologies.Features:Concise, hype-free explanationIndependent and authoritative adviceComprehensive index and glossaryA wealth of essential URLs throughoutContents include:Searching -- browsers, engines, directories and meta-searchCommunication -- mailing lists, conferencing, group collaboration and chatPublishing -- authoring, graphics, interactive web pages and XMLSecurity -- encryption, authentication, PGP and SSH 0201758385B10162001 Product Description This concise reference guide recommends on-line tools and introduces strategies for finding what you need with the least amount of trouble. It offers advice on searching, communications and sharing information, Web publishing, and security and encryption. Relevant URLs are listed throughout. An appendix features file formats and associated software. A glossary defines key terms. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) About the Author TERENA (Trans-European Research and educational Networking Association) carries out technical activities and promotes development of computer networking for the European research and academic community. Netskills (netskills.ac.uk) has been providing quality internet training since 1995. Based at the University of Newcastle in the UK, it teaches the use of internet and intranet technologies for academic, research, marketing and other business activities. 0201758385AB10172001 Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. The Internet Users' Reference provides a basic introduction to the Internet with sections on using email, Web browsers and searching for information. It also contains more advanced sections for those developing Web sites and needing advice on topics such as standards, security and the use of multimedia. Others services provided via the Internet are also covered, for example videoconferencing and collaborative tools.The Internet Users' Reference is produced by TERENA (Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association) for the user community of its member academic and research networks. Though primarily intended for Internet users and user support staff in this community, it is made freely available via the World Wide Web to encourage and facilitate network use.BackgroundThe Internet Users' Reference was originally produced by EARN (European Academic and Research Network) under the title of Guide to Network Resource Tools, or GNRT. Printed as a booklet and registered in the Internet Engineering Task Force's FYI series, it became a very popular guide for end-users and support staff on using the Internet. In 1996 an update of the GNRT was started by EARN's successor, the Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association (TERENA), which resulted in a completely new version, written for the Web, covering a wide range of popular tasks and tools on the Internet today. In 2000, the second edition of a book version of this site, The Internet Users' Guide to Network Resource Tools was published by Addison-Wesley. A separate version will be submitted as an informational RFC in the Internet Engineering Task Force's FYI series. The Internet Users' Reference is revised on an ongoing basis by TERENA.AcknowledgmentsThis edition of was edited by Simon Hume, former Netskills Technical Trainer, and compiled and authored by the Netskills team (netskills-admin@netskills.ac.uk). Special thanks are due to Patris van Boxel, Helen Conroy, Chris Young, Rob Allen, Dave Hartland and all a