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Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 01:09:11 -0500
From: Bob Rankin <[email protected]>
Subject: TOURBUS - 26 NOV 1996 - More Power Tools
To: [email protected]
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Today's Stop: More Internet Power Tools
Back in September 1995, I did a posting on power tools for the Internet.
Since things change so quickly in the cyberspace arena, I figured it would be a
good idea to dust that one off and bring it up to date.
Today's posting will give you valuable tips for finding people, places and
things in the online world. I've found that a good working knowledge of the
major Internet search tools helps me in many areas of life and business, so
let's plug in and power up those power tools!
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The FOUR11 Online User Directory
...is an Internet white pages service which can be used to look for someone's
e-mail address or personal Web page. All Internet users are provided a free
listing and access to the Four11 directory, which purports to hold data several
million users. Recently, FOUR11 has added a new service which lets you search
for people's phone number or address. Check it out at
http://www.FOUR11.com or send e-mail to
[email protected]
(There are similar services at WhoWhere -
http://www.WhoWhere.com - and
SwitchBoard - http://www.SwitchBoard.com
- so try 'em all!)
The USENET-ADDRESSES Database
And let's not overlook this handy database at MIT which keeps tabs on
everyone who has posted a message on Usenet. Send e-mail to "[email protected]";
and include a command like this in the BODY (not the Subject line) of your
message:
send usenet-addresses/Jane Doe Harvard
Web Searchers
There's a lot of great stuff out on the Web, but how do you find it? There
are several search engines that have been developed to search for information on
the Web. Here is the Doctor's prescription for the best of the bunch.
ALTA VISTA - is Doctor Bob's top pick for web searching because it has the
largest database of web pages, is super fast, and it indexes every word on every
document in the database. Oh, and it can also search Usenet newsgroups. Check it
out at:
http://www.altavista.digital.com
INFOSEEK - is another notable search engine, offering "natural language"
query capability. Just ask it a question, and you'll be impressed with the
results. Try INFOSEEK at:
http://www.infoseek.com
METACRAWLER - another nifty tool from the University of Washington. This one
bounces your search words against all the major search engines and combines the
results in a unified display. Tres cool!
http://www.metacrawler.com
Just Point Me In The Right Direction
Not sure what you want? Here are some topical catalogs of "good stuff" that
you can search. Wax up the board and hit the surf at:
http://www.yahoo.com/ - Yahoo
http://www.einet.net/galaxy.html
- EInet Galaxy
Finding Mailing Lists
To find out about mailing lists that are relevant to your interests, visit
http://www.liszt.com or send e-mail "[email protected]";
with
search "whatever"
in the BODY if the message. (The quotes force an exact match.) (Of course you
must replace "whatever" with your own search word such as "dogs", "cycling",
etc.)
Usenet Necessities
A service on the Web makes it possible to search Usenet newsgroups for
postings that contain keywords of interest to you. To search the last few months
of Usenet drivel, zip on over to:
http://www.dejanews.com
Weep No More...
Now you're prepared to find almost anything in cyberspace - that is if you've
got a decent Internet connection offering WWW access. But even if you're stuck
with a simple e-mail account, there's good news.
You can access almost all of the resources and search tools mentioned here by
e-mail! "Accessing The Internet By E-Mail", my guide to offline Internet access,
is a free document that reveals all.
To get the new V6.1 edition, send e-mail to:
[email protected] And enter
this long, ugly string in the BODY of the note: send usenet/news.answers/internet-services/access-via-email
Or if you like, visit my home page at
http://biz.mhv.net/drbob and follow the link to the MIT site where the
latest version lives.
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See you Thursday. Rumor has it Patrick will be serving up some SPAM for
Thanksgiving! --Bob
