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... or commonly asked. This FYI RFC is one of two in a series of FYI's
which present the questions and their answers. The first FYI, FYI 4,
presented questions new Internet users commonly ask and their
answers.
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The goal of this FYI is to codify the Internet lore so that network
operations staff, especially for networks just joining the Internet ...
... Internet lore so that network
operations staff, especially for networks just joining the Internet,
will have an accurate and up to date set of references from which to
work. Also, redundancies are moved away from the electronic mailing
lists ...
... Questions about the Internet ...
... Internet that act as gateways
between the Internet and BITNET. Two examples are UICVM.UIC.EDU
and CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU. You can address a mail message ...
... mail message to
user%nodename.bitnet@uicvm.uic.edu where the message will be
passed from the Internet to BITNET.
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... SMTP
mail headers, onto the Internet. (Many BITNET/EARN computers
still do not support SMTP, which is not a part of the IBM
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... protocol used, and it is not possible to send mail from those
computers across the gateways into the Internet, in general.)
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... Questions About Internet Documentation ...
... port, type in a fully qualified domain name and it
responds with an internet address and closes the connection. I
used it when I had a host ...
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Also, can this protocol be used in other fields than for the
Internet (i.e., telecontrol, telemetering) where we see a
profusion of proprietary incompatible and hard to maintain
Point-to-Point Protocols ...
... Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) has just been submitted to the
CCITT from the Internet Engineering Task Force. It specifies a
standard for encapsulating Internet Protocol data and other
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... CCITT from the Internet Engineering Task Force. It specifies a
standard for encapsulating Internet Protocol data and other
network layer ...
... network systems for
Telebit, PPP is a direct improvement upon Serial Line Internet
Protocol (SLIP), which had neither error correction nor a way
to exchange network ...
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For further information about the Internet and its protocols in
general, you may choose to obtain copies of the following works:
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Braden, R., Editor, "Requirements for Internet Hosts --
Application and Support", RFC 1123std3 ...
... Hosts --
Application and Support", RFC 1123std3, Internet Engineering Task
Force, October 1989.
Comer, D., "Internetworking with TCP/IP ...
... August 1989.
Krol, E., "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Internet", RFC 1118,
University of Illinois Urbana, September 1989.
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Malkin, G., and A. Marine, "FYI on Questions and Answers - Answers
to Commonly asked "New Internet User" Questions", RFC 1206(-> 1325(-> 1594(-> 2664fyi4))), FYI 4,
FTP ...
... IAB Official Protocol Standards", RFC 1140(-> 1200(-> 1250(-> 2200(-> 2300(-> 2400(-> 2500(-> 2600(-> 2700(-> 2800(-> 2900(-> 3000(-> 3300(-> 3600(-> 3700std1))))))))))) | 1280(-> 1360(-> 1410(-> 1500(-> 1540(-> 1600(-> 1610(-> 1720hist(-> 1780hist(-> 1800(-> 1880(-> 1920(-> 2000(-> 2200(-> 2300(-> 2400(-> 2500(-> 2600(-> 2700(-> 2800(-> 2900(-> 3000(-> 3300(-> 3600(-> 3700std1))))))))))))))))))))))))))),
Internet Activities Board, May 1990.
Quarterman, J., "Matrix: Computer Networks ...