RFC 1463

FYI on Introducing the Internet-- A Short Bibliography of Introductory Internetworking Readings for the Network Novice 🎀

okay bestie, so this is RFC 1463 💖, an FYI (that's FYI number 19 🌸), and it's from the Network Working Group. Two women wrote it: Ellen S. Hoffman from Merit Network, Inc. (she signs as E. Hoffman) and Lenore Jackson from NASA (she signs as L. Jackson) 👑. It's dated May 1993 📅. The header doesn't say it obsoletes or updates anything, so there's no drama there 🙈.

Status of This Memo ✨

So this one is giving information, not a standard 📚. It's meant for the Internet community, and it does not specify an Internet standard. Distribution is unlimited, so share it with everyone 💅.

Abstract 🌐

This bibliography is a short list of recent info sources to help the network novice get comfy with the Internet. That covers its networks, resources, protocols, and history 🧚. It includes free on-line sources as well as traditional publications. There's a short section at the end on getting the on-line files. It's intentionally brief so user services people can hand it out as a handout 🎀.

Acknowledgments 🙌

This doc is built on the work of the User Documents Working Group in the User Services Area of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Iconic team, honestly 👑.

Bibliography of Introductory Readings 📖

The list below has a bunch of sources for learning about the Internet ✨. If you have more questions, the best source is your network service provider 💁. If you want Internet connectivity, the books listed can help you find a network service provider 🔌.

Items with an asterisk (*) are available at no charge on-line on the Internet--see the final section for information on how to obtain these. 🦋

1a. Introductory Papers

• Kehoe, Brendan P. (1992) "Zen and the Art of the Internet: A Beginner's Guide to the Internet," (first edition) 95 p.
• Krol, E. and E. Hoffman. (1993) "What is the Internet?" 11 p. (FYI 20, RFC 1462).
• Malkin, G. and A. Marine. (1992) "FYI on Questions and Answers: Answers to Commonly Asked 'New Internet User' Questions," 32 p. (FYI 4, RFC 1325).
• LaQuey, Tracy with Jeanne C. Ryer. (1992) "The.Internet. Companion," 30 p. (on-line chapters from book published by Addison-Wesley)

1b. Introductory Books: Basic User Guides

Kehoe, Brendan P. (1993) Zen and the Art of the Internet: A Beginner's Guide, (second edition) 112 p. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Krol, Ed. (1992) The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog, 400 p. O'Reilly & Assoc., Inc. Sebastopol, CA.

LaQuey, Tracy with Jeanne C. Ryer. (1992) The Internet Companion: A Beginner's Guide to Global Networking, 208 p. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA.

1c. Introductory Books: Connection Starters

SRI International. (1992) Internet: Getting Started, 318 p. SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Ave., Rm. EJ291, Menlo Park, CA 94025.

2. Internet services and resources

• Martin, J. (1993) "There's Gold in them thar Networks! or Searching for Treasure in all the Wrong Places," 39 p. (RFC 1402/FYI 10).
• Merit Network, Inc. (1992) "Cruise of the Internet," Merit Network Inc., Ann Arbor, MI. (Disk based tutorial available for Macintosh or Windows).

Metz, Ray (1992) Directory of Directories on the Internet, 175 p. Meckler, Westport, CT.

• NSF Network Service Center. (nd) "Internet Resource Guide," NSF Network Service Center, Cambridge, MA.

3. Internet networks 🌍

Frey, Donnalyn and Rick Adams. (1991) !%@:: A Directory of Electronic Mail Addressing and Networks, (second edition) 436 p. O'Reilly & Assoc. Inc. Sebastopol, CA.

LaQuey, Tracy L. (1990) User's Directory of Computer Networks, 653 p. Digital Press, Bedford, MA.

Quarterman, John S. (1990) The Matrix: Computer Networks and Conferencing Systems Worldwide, 746 p. Digital Press, Bedford, MA.

4. Introducing the Internet Protocols 🧠

Comer, Douglas E. (1991) Internetworking With TCP/IP: Volume I, Principles, Protocols, and Architecture, (second edition). 547 p. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

• Hedrick, Charles L. (1987) "Introduction to the Internet Protocols," 34 p. Rutgers University Computer Science Facilities Group, Piscataway, NJ.

Lynch, Daniel C. & Marshall T. Rose (eds). (1993) The Internet System Handbook, 822 p. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA.

6. Further Reading 💜

• Bowers, K. L. et al. (1990) "FYI on Where to Start: A Bibliography of Internetworking Information," 42 p. (RFC 1175/FYI 3).
• Malkin, G. & T. LaQuey Parker. (1993) "Internet Users' Glossary," 53 p. (RFC 1392/FYI 18).

Getting Articles On-Line 📥

All the documents marked with an asterisk (*) in this bibliography are available on-line at no charge if you have access to the Internet. To find out more about accessing documents in introducing.the.internet, send electronic mail to: nis-info@nic.merit.edu, with the text: send access.guide.

If you know how to use Anonymous FTP, you can get the Access Guide from one of several sites, including nic.merit.edu, nic.mr.net, ftp.nisc.sri.com, or ftp.hawaii.edu. Check the directory introducing.the.internet for the file titled access.guide. The Access Guide includes information about obtaining documents through dial-up service using a modem for those who do not have direct Internet access. 🔥

In addition to the listed publications, many network providers publish excellent user guides and newsletters which cover Internet topics. Contact your Internet network service provider for more information. A longer bibliography with more comprehensive references and abstracts, FYI 3, RFC 1175 is listed above for those who may need more detailed materials 🤓.

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Security Considerations 💀

Security issues are not discussed in this memo. Yes, this is the whole security section, and it's serious business, so please keep it in mind 😭.

Authors' Addresses 📮

Ellen S. Hoffman
Merit Network, Inc.
2901 Hubbard, Pod G
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Phone: (313) 936-3000
E-mail: ellen@merit.edu


Lenore Jackson
NASA Ames Research Center
m/s 233-8 T-1191
Moffett Field, CA 94035

Phone: (415) 604-0455
E-mail: jackson@nsipo.arc.nasa.gov