inet-access@earth.com (Email inet-access-request@earth.com)
This mailing list is a way to exchange tips, information and questions with other ISPs. This FAQ was compiled with assistance from inet-access members.
small-providers@netheaven.com (Email small-providers-request@netheaven.com)
This list is a low-volume list that's meant to fulfull basically the same function as inet-access.
linuxisp@lightning.com (Email linuxisp-request@lightning.com)
This list is for people using Linux as the basis for their Internet provider.
freebsd-isp@irbs.com (majordomo@irbs.com)
This list is for people using FreeBSD as the basis for their Internet provider.
com-priv@psi.com (Email com-priv-request@psi.com)
The name's supposed to stand for Commercialization and Privatization of the Internet, but it's really the battle of the titans. Watch in awe as the CIX self-destructs and hear paranoid (but often accurate!) speculations about what the telephone companies will do next. "Just because you're paranoid doesn't really mean they're not out to get you." Monitor the paranoid world by subscribing to com-priv. Or don't, and get a good night's sleep.
WARNING: This is an extremely high volume list. I have been told it's virtually impossible to get off of once you're added.
[Walter Vose Jeffries
internet-marketing@popco.com (Email internet-marketing-request@popco.com)
This moderated contains many interesting discussions of the best way
to market over the Internet, the design of World Wide Web sites, and
so on. Inet-Marketing is an extremely well-run list, and I warmly
recommend it if you have any interest at all in these topics.
alt.bbs.internet Newsgroup
This newsgroup occasionally contains discussion of similar issues
to com-priv and inet-access, but it's mostly people advertising
their Internet sites or looking for same. This is a good way
to advertise and/or scope out the competition.
alt.internet.access.wanted Newsgroup
Pleas for Internet access. Once your provider is set up, you should
monitor this group to find people who might be interested in its
services.
alt.internet.services Newsgroup
Still more pleas for access and advertisements of access providers.
alt.culture.internet Newsgroup
Assorted discussions of Internet related issues. Alas, not as interesting
as it sounds.
alt.internet.media-coverage Newsgroup
Interesting discussions of media coverage of the Internet. Low-
traffic.
alt.internet.talk-radio Newsgroup
Internet talk radio and sound bytes.
news.admin.*
alt.current-events.net-abuse
These newsgroups contain information about the current flood of
"spamming", e-mail abuse and other topics relating to net
administration.
news.answers
This is a repository for all FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) lists.
A fascinating place to browse; be sure to make it easy for your
users to access it.
news.announce.newusers
This contains information all new users should read, especially if
you haven't produced your own versions of it personalized for your
system.
Inet-Access Mailing List FTP Site
FTP to: earth.com:pub/archive/inet-access
This is the official home of the latest Inet-Access FAQ - this
document. It also contains archives of the inet-access mailing
list.
WWW Service Providers List
URL: ftp://ftp.einet.net/pub/INET-MARKETING/www-svc-providers
This document contains a list of known WWW service providers, and is
an excellent way to scope out the competition. It was compiled by
Mary Morris
The O'Reilly and Associates "Zoo" - the books with the funny animal
engravings on the covers - are universally popular, and with good
reason. Some of the information, however, is specific to Unix
environments the authors are familiar with. "System Performance
Tuning", for example, goes into detail about BSD and System V
performance measuring utilities, but little seems applicable towards
Linux.
Expecially recommended among the "Zoo" is the book 'Sendmail' by Brian
Costales et al. Although the Unix-Haters Handbook gulps at its size
and its incredible level of detail (it explains concepts anyone
running a Unix system should already be familiar with), it's
definitely a first-rate introduction to an otherwise confusing beast.
The Unix-Haters' Handbook, by Simson Garfinkel, Daniel Weise and
Steven Strassman, is excellent comic relief for any Unix system
administrator. It tells us very clearly why we should have all
bought LISP machines. Or VMS. Or ITS. Or TOPS-20. Only one caveat:
Before taking their idea (that "Unix must die") seriously, realize
that a similar listing of botched design decisions could have been
written for any operating system currently in existance. Don't start
me on DOS, Windows or Windows NT!
For Linuxers, the books produced by the Linux Documentation Project
are first-rate. Fortunately, O'Reilly is apparently going to publish
some of them, hopefully giving them a wider distribution. You
should definitely look for the Linux Network Administration Guide,
which was far more helpful than any other book I've seen in teaching
me how to set up my two-station network (Sun 3/60 to Linux PC) and,
later, my SLIP connection. If you're cheap and have a fast PostScript
printer, they are also available for anonymous FTP from sunsite.unc.edu.
Check out the directory (if I recall correctly) pub/Linux/docs/ldp.
I don't recommend trying to read the documents in TROFF or TeX format,
a true exercise for the machochist!
Next section: Conclusion
19.2 Internet Newsgroups
19.3 USENET Oriented News Groups
19.4 FTP and World Wide Web Sites
19.5 Books