!%@: A Directory of Electronic Mail Addressing and Networks

Frey, Donnalyn, and Adams, Rick (Richard L.)

ISBN 10: 1565920317 / ISBN 13: 9781565920316

Published by O'Reilly & Associates, Sebastopol, CA, 1993

About this Item

23 cm, 443, wraps, glossary, index, scotch tape at bottom spine.

Seller Inventory # 34279

Bibliographic Details

• Title: !%@: A Directory of Electronic Mail Addressing and Networks
• Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates, Sebastopol, CA
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565920317
• ISBN 13: 9781565920316
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: Third Edition. First? Printing.
• Condition: good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Internet
  • Telecommunications

About this title

Synopsis

These days, it's a rare person who hasn't heard of the Internet, the global network based on the TCP/IP networking protocols. The Internet offers worldwide services such as electronic mail, Usenet news, file transfer via ftp, remote login to thousands of databases and collections of data, and innovative search services like WAIS, Gopher and the World Wide Web.

Unlike other networks, though, the Internet is not managed by a single organization, with a single access point and a single set of rules. It is truly a "network of networks" made up of hundreds of cooperating organizations. This is the only up-to-date directory that charts the networks that make up the Internet, provides contact names and addresses, and describes the services each network provides.

It includes all of the major Internet-based networks, as well as various commercial networks such as CompuServe, Delphi, and America Online that are "gatewayed" to the Internet for transfer of electronic mail and other services. If you are someone who wants to connect to the Internet, or someone who already is connected but wants concise, up-to-date information on many of the world's networks, check out this book. Topics covered include:

An introduction to email for beginners.For over 180 major networks: a description of the network, the services it provides, and the format of the email addresses needed to reach users on that network.Index to networks by network name, country or area name, and country code.Index to second and third level domains and many sites within each network.

This is the third edition of this directory, in a simplified format designed to allow more frequent updates.

Synopsis

A useful guide to some 180 networks and services, with an index by name, country, and area. We enjoy O'Reilly's cute animal logos; cute, though, has NO place in the title of a book (actual title is "!%@::" the delimiters used in e-mail). We wonder how many sales will be lost because !%@:: wipes out a book ordering program. Annotation copyright Book