Date: Sat, 10 Dec 1994 17:54:24 EST From: "Rob Slade, Social Convener to the Net" Subject: "The Internet Resource Quick Reference" by Tolhurst/Pike BKINRSQR.RVW 941017 "The Internet Resource Quick Reference", Tolhurst/Pike, 1994, 1-56529-748-2, U$17.99/C$23.95 %A William A. Tolhurst %A Mary Ann Pike %C 201 W. 103rd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46290 %D 1994 %G 1-56529-748-2 %I Que Corporation %O U$17.99/C$23.95 75141.2102@compuserve.com 75141.2104@compuserve.com %P 492 %T "The Internet Resource Quick Reference" Basically, this is a printed copy of four commonly cited resource lists, with an additional resource by one of the authors. It is a separate volume containing the resource section of "Using the Internet" (cf. BKUSGINT.RVW). The resources printed are the Spafford/Lawrence Usenet newsgroups description list, the da Silva "list of (mailing) lists", the Yanoff "Special Internet Connections" list, and the inter-network mail guide, also maintained by Yanoff. To this, Pike has added a "Host Resource Guide" which starts with a list of ftp sites and then adds a miscellaneous "catalogue" by topic. Oddly, while there is no attempt to hide the authorship of the bulk of the book, and the fact that the material is freely available in more up-to-date forms on the net, the file headers have all been removed, and replaced with introductions which do *not* tell you how to get the files. (For two lists, you are told in which newsgroups they periodically appear.) As noted, these files are available on the Internet, itself, and these same lists are printed in numerous other Internet guides. This may be a handy reference for trainers and seminar leaders for "where can I find ..." type questions. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1994 BKINRSQR.RVW 941017 ====================== DECUS Canada Communications, Desktop, Education and Security group newsletters Editor and/or reviewer ROBERTS@decus.ca, RSlade@sfu.ca, Rob Slade at 1:153/733 Author "Robert Slade's Guide to Computer Viruses" 0-387-94311-0/3-540-94311-0