On Sun, 15 Jul 2001 15:21:47 -0500, L.D. Best wrote:
> Second Lesson: Instructions given for telnet have to be *very* clear
> Third Lesson: When reading instructions for telnet, user must NEVER
> assume s/he knows what is meant.
Once again, I am old-fashioned, but perhaps the easiest way to
experience and learn text-based Internet functions like telnetting
to a mail server and manual ftp transfers (and all sorts of other
interesting and instructive things) is with a written guidebook
in hand that will give you all the commands and procedures.
The Internet evolved over time with new procedures being built up
over older ones in a logical but not intuitively apparent manner.
Snytax is extremely important with the exact commands given in the
precisely correct order with spaces and punctuation intact. Case
also matters.
"The Complete Internet Referance" by Harley Hahn gives detailed and
clear instructions on all of the text based internet commands and
functions and explains how they developed and evolved and how they
relate to each other. With this one book *in hand* you will be able
to get a clear picture of what you're trying to accomplish and know
exactly which commands to use and when.
In order to learn this stuff I think you need a shell account and
a complete and detailed, written guidebook.
Harley Hahn's book is superb. I urge you all to get a copy. It will
answer all your questions.
Sam Ewalt
Croswell, Michigan, USA
-- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
