The Online World by Odd De Presno

Chapter 12: Practical tips

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========================== - Quick transfers with a minimum of errors - Rescuing lost files - Copyright and other legal matters - Unwritten laws about personal conduct - Privacy - Fax services weigh less than your printer - File transfers through the Internet Speed and safety ---------------- Read about MNP, CCITT V.42, and V.42bis in appendix 2. These are popular methods for automatic error correction and compression of data. Compression gives faster transfers of data. To use them, your modem must have these features built-in. They must also be enabled in the modem of the service that you are calling. Compression is particularly helpful when sending or receiving text, for example news stories and messages in conferences. They ensure faster transfers. They are not of much help when transferring precompressed texts and programs. They may even make file transfers with protocols like ZMODEM, Kermit, and XMODEM impossible. If this happens, temporarily turn off the MNP and V.24/V42bis settings in your modem (more about this in appendix 2). Some online services let users retrieve conference messages using a special get or grab function. This function often comes in two versions: * Grab to display: New messages and conference items are received in an uninterrupted stream without stops between items. Retrieval of text can happen at maximum speed. * Grab to compressed file: New messages and conference items are selected, automatically compressed and stored in a file. This file is then transferred using ZMODEM or similar protocols. Some services offer unattended online work with a variation of the "get compressed file" method. Read about 'offline readers' in

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1. Chapter 1 2. 1992. 220 pages. Phone: +47 22 63 61 62. Fax: +47 22 63 60 09. 3. 1. Going online will make me rich, right? 4. 2. The online world 5. 3. How to use online services 6. 4. Hobbies, games, and fun 7. 5. Home, education, and work 8. 6. Your personal healthnet 9. 7. Electronic mail, telex, and fax 10. 8. Free expert assistance 11. 9. Your electronic daily news 12. 10. Looking for a needle in a bottle of hay 13. 11. Getting an edge over your competitor 14. 12. Practical tips 15. 13. Cheaper and better communications 16. 14. Keep what you find. 17. 15. You pay little for a lot! 18. 16. Automatic communication 19. 17. Gazing into the future. 20. 2. How to get started 21. 3. Your first online trip 22. 8. How to register 23. Chapter 1: Going online will make me rich, right? 24. Chapter 2: The online world 25. 1. Database producers and information providers. 26. 2. Online services 27. 3. Gateways and networks 28. 4. The services 29. 1. Menus for novices. The user can select (navigate) by 30. 2. Short menus or lists of commands for the intermediate user. 31. 3. A short prompt (often just a character, like a "!"), which 32. 4. Some services offer automatic access without any menus or 33. 1. Noise on the line, which may result in unreadable text or 34. 2. Expensive long distance calls 35. Chapter 13.) 36. Chapter 3: How to use the online services 37. 15. Federation II, the adult space fantasy........................FED 38. Chapter 4: Hobby, games and fun 39. 2. Mix onions, green peppers, mushrooms, green CHILIES, taco 40. 5. In crock pot or dish, layer meat mixture, cheese, and 41. Chapter 5: Home, education and work 42. 4. What can I do Now to make this come true? 43. Chapter 6: Your personal HealthNet 44. Chapter 7: Electronic mail, telex, and fax 45. 1990. Mail through the Internet and grassroots services on free 46. 105. This node has an automatic gateway to the Internet. 47. 2. The address to his system is: 2:480/10. His user name is Jan 48. Chapter 8: Free expert assistance 49. 1. Learning curve like Mt. Everest. Give me intuitive or give me 50. 4. It may be unsuited for what I wanted (outlining a book). Since 51. Chapter 9: Your electronic daily news 52. Chapter 13). The total cost for seven minutes was US$6.00, which 53. Chapter 10: Looking for a needle in a bottle of hay 54. Chapter 7. If your name is Jens Jensen, and you want to subscribe 55. Chapter 11: Getting an edge over your competitor 56. Chapter 11 Update (FI82) 57. Chapter 12: Practical tips 58. chapter 16 for more about this. 59. 1. Transferring files from a remote data center to your local 60. 2. Transfer from your local mailbox host to your personal 61. 1. Logon to your local email host and enter 'FTP remote- 62. 2. When connected to the remote center, you can request transfer 63. 3. The file will be transferred to your local mailbox computer 64. Chapter 13: Cheaper and better communication 65. Chapter 14: Keep what you find 66. Chapter 15: You pay little for a lot! 67. Chapter 16: Automatic communication 68. Chapter 17: Gazing into the future 69. 9962. In North America: InfoPro Technologies. Tel.: +1-703-442-0900. 70. 8446. Fax: +44-81-390-6561. NUA: 2342 1330 0310. Data: +44-81-390- 71. Chapter 9 for more information. Single-user (individual) prices 72. 7543. In Europe, contact British Telecom. 73. Chapter 4 for more about how to get these files.) 74. 9315. 1200 bps, 8,N,1. Your communications system must be able to 75. 2400. This tells that a connection has been set up at 2400 bps. 76. chapter 16, this chapter may not be that important. Your program 77. 1. Disconnect the phone cable from the telephone. Insert the 78. 2. You may be able to connect the phone to the modem using the 79. 1. Ask the bulletin board to send text only (select U for 80. 2. Set your computer for colors and graphics. This feature is 81. 1. Navigate to the file area. Tell SHS what you want by using 82. 2. Press PgUp, select XMODEM, enter a file name (TEST.TXT), and 83. 3. When the transfer is completed, my board will ask for a 84. 1991. US$24.95. Paperback, 520 pages.

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