07.01.2013 Views

The Online World resources handbook

The Online World resources handbook

The Online World resources handbook

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

Web/Internet tools and pointers http://home.eunet.no/~presno/bok/v6.html<br />

Internet provider<br />

An organization that gives customers access to the Internet via the provider's computers<br />

and connections. (See Appendix 7.)<br />

IRC<br />

Internet Relay Chat is a multi user, multi channel chatting network. It allows people all<br />

over the world to talk to one another in real time.<br />

Each IRC user has a nickname they use. All communication with another user is<br />

either by nickname or by the channel that they or you are on. It requires that you use a<br />

service that has a direct connection to Internet.<br />

A FAQ file, "IRC Frequently Asked Questions," is regularly posted to the alt.irc<br />

newsgroup. On the <strong>World</strong> Wide Web, the most comprehensive IRC help resource is at<br />

http://www.irchelp.org/.<br />

Java<br />

Java is two things: a programming language and a platform. See the Java Tutorial at<br />

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/ and 121 java script tutorials.com.<br />

Javapowered lets you retrieve free applets to use on your website. Java scripts.net<br />

offers free cut and paste javascripts, like rotating images and banners, popup<br />

java scripts, timer and clock javascripts, frame and window java scripts.<br />

ITR<br />

Internet Talk Radio. For general information (a FAQ) about the Internet Multicasting<br />

Service radio programs, send email to info@radio.com.<br />

A list of archive sites that make the Internet Talk Radio sound files accessible via<br />

anonymous FTP is irregularly posted to the following newsgroups: alt.internet.talk radio,<br />

alt.answers, news.answers.<br />

Linux<br />

A free operating system based heavily on the POSIX and UNIX API's. It supports both<br />

32 and 64 bit hardware. Visit http://www.linux.org.uk/ for information and downloads.<br />

LISTPROC<br />

An automated mailing list distribution system similar to the LISTSERV program (see<br />

below). To subscribe to a LISTPROC list, send an email containing the following type of<br />

command in the body of your mail<br />

SUBSCRIBE Your name<br />

LISTSERV<br />

An automated mailing list distribution system enabling online discussions of technical<br />

and nontechnical issues conducted by electronic mail throughout the Internet. <strong>The</strong><br />

LISTSERV program was originally designed for the BITNET/EARN networks.<br />

Usually, you subscribe to a LISTSERV mailing list by using the command<br />

SUBSCRIBE <br />

Example: If your name is Oleg Moskwa, and the list name is KIDLINK, send an email to<br />

the LISTSERV address above with the following command in the body of your text:<br />

SUBSCRIBE KIDLINK Oleg Moskwa<br />

8 of 16 23.11.2009 15:51

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!