The Online World resources handbook

Hobby, games and fun http://home.eunet.no/~presno/bok/4.html
experiences: Players of SNES, Nintendo, Gameboy, Nintendo 64, and the Virtual Boy
regularly meet on the N Games mailing list. Also, make a note about GAMES L the
Computer Games list.
The ancient Chinese I Ching can hardly be called a game. People use it to tell their
fortunes. Explore the power of prophecy and how it can affect you. Concentrate on a
problem or question facing you now. When you have it well visualized, select
http://www.facade.com/Occult/iching/ to get your reading.
Usenet excels when it comes to games. Here are some newsgroups:
rec.games.board Discussion and hints on board games.
rec.games.board.ce The Cosmic Encounter board game.
rec.games.design Discussion of game design related issues.
rec.games.go Discussion about Go.
rec.games.misc Games and computer games.
rec.games.pbm Discussion about Play by Mail games.
rec.games.trivia Discussion about trivia.
rec.games.video.arcade Discussions about coin operated video games.
With so much going on, it is difficult to stay current on new programs and new versions
of old ones. For announcements, check out the Usenet newsgroup called
comp.archives.msdos.announce.
It is probably easier to relate to references like "rec.games.video on
Usenet," than to TOW@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU. References to mailing
lists are made in various ways throughout the book, as is the case online.
This is the basic rule:
On the Internet, mailing lists are 'managed' by programs called
LISTSERV, Majordomo, Listproc, etc. These programs handle subscription
requests, requests for files, and more. When you see a reference like
TOW@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU, then this means that you MUST send your
subscription request to one such program at the LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU
site. Mail to the TOW forum, however, must be sent to the address
TOW@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU to be forwarded to the other members.
(TOW is this handbook's support forum.)
In this book, we typically provide references to these forums in the
following way:
The TOW mailing list (on
listserv@listserv.nodak.edu). The SWONDER mailing
list (on majordomo@darkwing.uoregon.edu).
The subscription/signoff addresses are given in parenthesis, and the
forum's name is typically given as upper case text.
You may also find it useful to read about email addresses in Chapter
7, and about LISTSERV in appendix 6.
Computer viruses
Few online users ever live to see or experience a computer virus, but they do exist. So,
read this:
A virus is a small, hidden computer program that can cause the loss or alteration of
programs or data, and can compromise their confidentiality. It can spread from program
to program, and from system to system, without direct human intervention.
The chance of your computer being infected is small, but you are never safe.
Therefore, download a program for virus detection and identification, like VirusScan
from McAfee Associates. They also have virus disinfection programs.
For background on viruses, start by checking The AntiViral Toolkit Pro Virus
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