Send netinfo/interest-groups
You can telnet several bulletin boards through Internet. Here is a sample:
Name Login as Description
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CONRAD.APPSTATE.EDU info World news collected by
monitoring short wave
broadcasts from BBS and
other global sources.
ISCA.ICAEN.UIOWA.EDU ISCABBS A large amount of public
domain programs
ATL.CALSTATE.EDU LEWISNTS Electronic newspapers and
the Art World.
TOLSUN.OULU.FI BOX Finnish service. English
available as an option.
"Internet Services Frequently Asked Questions and Answers" can be retrieved by email from mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu . Write
send usenet/news.answers/internet-services/faq
in the body of your message.
Internet ———— is a term used on something many call "WorldNet" or "The Matrix." It includes the networks in INTERNET, and a long list of networks that can send electronic mail to each other (though they may not be based on the TCP/IP protocol). The Internet includes INTERNET, BITNET, DECnet, Usenet, UUCP, PeaceNet, IGC, EARN, Uninett, FidoNet, CompuServe, Alternex (Brazil), ATT Mail, FredsNaetet (Sweden), AppleLink, GeoNet (hosts in Germany, England, U.S.A.), GreenNet, MCI Mail, MetaNet, Nicarao (Nicaragua), OTC PeaceNet/EcoNet, Pegasus (Australia), BIX, Portal, PsychNet, Telemail, TWICS (Japan), Web (Canada), The WELL, CARINET, DASnet, Janet (England) "Answers to Commonly Asked New Internet User' Questions" is available by email from SERVICE@NIC.DDN.MIL . Send email with the following command in the message's SUBJECT heading:
RFC 1206
One important feature of the Internet is that no one is in charge. The Internet is essentially a voluntary association. Another thing is that there are rarely any additional charges for sending and receiving electronic mail (even when sending to other networks), retrieving files, or reading Usenet Newsgroups..
Intermail ————- See Commercial Mail Relay Service.