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        RFC 1739:

        Title:      A Primer On Internet and TCP/IP Tools
        Author:     G. Kessler & S. Shepard
        Mailbox:    kumquat@hill.com, sds@hill.com
        Pages:      46
        Characters: 102,676
        Updates/Obsoletes:  none

        URL:        ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc1739.txt


This memo is an introductory guide to some of the TCP/IP and Internet
tools and utilities that allow users to access the wide variety of
information on the network, from determining if a particular host is
up to viewing a multimedia thesis on foreign policy.  It also
describes discussion lists accessible from the Internet, ways to
obtain Internet documents, and resources that help users weave their
way through the Internet.  This memo may be used as a tutorial for
individual self-learning, a step-by-step laboratory manual for a
course, or as the basis for a site's users manual.  It is intended as
a basic guide only and will refer to other sources for more detailed
information.

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Joyce K. Reynolds
USC/Information Sciences Institute