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carl
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Free Roadmap of the Internet
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Aug 2 21:26 UTC 1994 |
The following is a workshop on the Internet which is available by
mail. Just subscribe to the mailing list to join...
> The Roadmap for the Information Superhighway Interactive Internet
> Training Workshop
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> FREE Internet training workshop open to anyone who wishes to
> subscribe. The entire Roadmap workshop will take place on the
> ROADMAP list (ROADMAP is a distribution list, not a discussion list).
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> The Roadmap workshop sessions will cover: E-mail; Listservs,
> Majordomo, Listproc and other distribution systems; Usenet; FTP;
> Archie; Gopher; Veronica; Address Searches; WAIS; WWW; and many
> other topics. As a number of ROADMAP subscribers only have e-mail
> access, the Roadmap workshop will also teach how to access many
> Internet tools (FTP, Archie, Gopher, etc.) using E-mail.
>
> The first Roadmap for the Information Superhighway workshop will
> begin in *OCTOBER 1994*. To subscribe, please send the following
> command in the BODY of your e-mail letter to LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU on
> the Internet:
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> SUB ROADMAP yourfirstname yourlastname
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> For example:
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> SUB Roadmap Bill Gates
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> Owner: Patrick Crispen <PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU>
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bmoran
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response 1 of 37:
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Aug 22 04:55 UTC 1994 |
Hey, I signed,up! The info they send out makes it look like fun. The
`class' doesn't start 'till october, but they say they'll send out
updates just to keep up the interest.
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carl
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response 2 of 37:
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Aug 25 10:25 UTC 1994 |
I saw where they have over 10,000(?) people signed up, and that
they plan on doing another session. There's a lot of people
that want to learn the fine points of the internet.
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omni1
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response 3 of 37:
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Aug 26 20:04 UTC 1994 |
10000 ninnies- I learned about the Internet from Zen and the art of
the Internet, and I even downloaded and bound it into a book.
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robh
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response 4 of 37:
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Aug 27 02:39 UTC 1994 |
The real question, of course, is how to get all 10,000 of them
to try Grex...
<robh ducks>
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rcurl
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response 5 of 37:
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Aug 27 05:02 UTC 1994 |
You calling me a ninny, omni? Them's fightin' words!
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omni1
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response 6 of 37:
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Aug 28 01:34 UTC 1994 |
not you, rane.
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rcurl
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response 7 of 37:
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Aug 28 04:26 UTC 1994 |
I'll tell you whether I was or not when the Roadmap arrives.
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rcurl
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response 8 of 37:
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Sep 12 13:42 UTC 1994 |
Latest Roadmap posting asks that we "find the name, telephone
number and e-mail address of someone who works (sic) for your local
Internet service provider who can help you if you ever get lost or
have any questions".
Any volunteers?
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robh
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response 9 of 37:
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Sep 12 21:22 UTC 1994 |
Rane, you're a helper, why don't you use yourself?!? >8)
Seriously, try typing "help" at the Grex login prompt.
There are a bunch of people listed there to provide help
to new users, including their phone numbers.
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rcurl
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response 10 of 37:
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Sep 13 18:20 UTC 1994 |
Well, I did intend to use myself - but I was just posting what Roadmap
asked us to do. Nevertheless, if we had some real internet *gurus* here
that would volunteer to be Roadmap guides, we'd know who would least
mind being asked about Roadmap sessions. This is somewhat different
than newusers' help, so I thought I'd ask. The volunteer guides should
probably enroll and follow the Roadmap sessions, so questions and
answers would be in context.
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mrbotkin
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response 11 of 37:
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Sep 13 23:22 UTC 1994 |
Sounds like the Roadmap series has begun. I didn't think it was going to start
until October. Is anyone archiving the lessons?
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rcurl
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response 12 of 37:
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Sep 14 04:38 UTC 1994 |
No, the first Session does begin in October. However these are
preparatory steps (that Roadmap is recommending).
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kentn
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response 13 of 37:
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Sep 14 05:32 UTC 1994 |
I might give this a try. I already know how to hop around the net
fairly well, but it looks like the Roadmap series will cover a few
things I haven't done much with yet.
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rcurl
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response 14 of 37:
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Sep 14 06:31 UTC 1994 |
That's what I thought. Also, my hopping around the net is pretty much
self-taught. It might be very useful to see how it can be done with
maximum convenience and versatility.
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mrbotkin
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response 15 of 37:
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Sep 14 22:41 UTC 1994 |
I subscribed to the Roadmap via a login that was caught in the password file
problem. It appears the mail alias didn't save my subscription. Hope
they're taking new subscribers. Have I missed much preliminary stuff, Rane?
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kentn
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response 16 of 37:
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Sep 15 01:09 UTC 1994 |
I subscribed yesterday and there was no problem (the listserver
response was very fast). One thing you find out in capital letters
is that the Roadmap series doesn't start until mid-October. So
I don't believe you've missed anything yet (unless it's past
mid-October and I've lost a couple months someplace...).
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rcurl
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response 17 of 37:
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Sep 15 06:14 UTC 1994 |
No, you've missed nothing that matters. They haven't even assignd the
textbooks yet, nor what # pencils you need ;-). They have, though,
posted the syllabus. Hmm..lets see if I have it around here - be right
back...
Thursday, October 6 Workshop starts; welcome message
Friday, October 7 Review of course goals
October 10-14 (M-F) E-mail
Listservs
Other Mail Servers
Nettiquitte
October 17-21 (M-F) Usenet
Spamming and ULs
Internet Security
Telnet
October 24-28 (M-F) FTP
FTPmail
Archie
WAIS
Oct 31-Nov 4 (M-F) Gopher
Bookmarks and Booklists
Veronica Searches
Gophermail
November 7-11 (M-F) WWW (including Mosaic and Lynx)
Web Searches
Address Searches and Finger
IRC/MUDs/MOOs and other "talkers"
The future ...
Friday, November 11 Workshop Ends
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ecy
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response 18 of 37:
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Sep 21 16:22 UTC 1994 |
I wrote to the moderator, asking permission to extract the lessons for
archival purposes here on grex, in an openly accessible account. Also, to
put them together into a help type manual for members/newusers. He
thought that was just fine, and had no problem with the idea.
So, where're we putting the names of the volunteers for internet guru?
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aruba
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response 19 of 37:
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Sep 25 01:30 UTC 1994 |
I think I'll sign up too.
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chip
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response 20 of 37:
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Sep 26 01:28 UTC 1994 |
This response has been erased.
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curby
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response 21 of 37:
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Oct 12 09:06 UTC 1994 |
I will volunteer to be one of the local gurus. I can not guarentee the
quickest response times. But i do have one of the best resources around
to help out.
Oh, by the way, this is the heirarchy that people should follow if they
are reporting problems.
grex help staff
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grex sys admin staff
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ICI (ICnet) staff
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CICnet staff
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Merit Operations Staff
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ANS Operations Staff
Please do not jump the food chain!
Have fun with the hunt...
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chelsea
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response 22 of 37:
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Oct 12 12:23 UTC 1994 |
Thanks for the offer to help. What is your background and in what
areas would you feel most qualified to participate?
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kentn
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response 23 of 37:
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Oct 12 23:12 UTC 1994 |
If a problem does not concern Grex internally (e.g. something that
staff can fix), then why shouldn't we, for instance, talk to Merit?
Cut to the chase...why get bogged down talking to people that are going
to say "that's not my job?".
We do, however, know that we aren't supposed to bother ICnet staff
directly...
...so that shouldn't even be an option in the "chain"
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rcurl
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response 24 of 37:
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Oct 13 17:16 UTC 1994 |
I am keeping all "lessons" received, permitted, in my home directory
as roadmap.x, where currently x runs from 1 to 12.
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