Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!EU.net!news.funet.fi!ngw!news.funet.fi!not-for-mail From: Bernard Lang Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Subject: mini FAQ Date: 11 Mar 1994 14:08:29 +0200 Organization: FUNET-NGW Lines: 59 Sender: daemon@news.funet.fi Distribution: alt Message-ID: <9403111042.AA21217@margaux.inria.fr> Reply-To: Bernard Lang NNTP-Posting-Host: news.funet.fi Return-Path: <@UCCVMA.UCOP.EDU:B.lang@INRIA.FR> Comments: To: CDROM-L@UCCVMA.UCOP.EDU Comments: cc: blang@margaux.inria.fr To: CDROM-L Redistribution Basic Information about CD-ROM on internet March 9, 1994 ========================================== (e-mail b.lang@inria.fr for any error or omission) The (excellent) FAQ (answers to Frequently Asked Questions) is maintained by Robert Bruce (Walnut Creek) and is available - via anonymous ftp from ftp.cdrom.com: /pub/cdrom/faq - by sending email to info@cdrom.com with the subject "FAQ" - or for $6 (Visa/MC/Amex) on floppy, call 1-510-674-0783 - with all other FAQs, by FTP at rtfm.mit.edu (in /pub/usenet/alt-cdrom) CD-I FAQ: posted in comp.multimedia by Lex van Sonderen CompuServe: 71552,2204 CD-ROM related newsgroups: alt.cd-rom comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom comp.publish.cdrom.hardware \ CD-ROM publishing comp.publish.cdrom.multimedia | (mastering, hardware, comp.publish.cdrom.software / software, ...) For a list of Producers and their CDROM, CDROM mastering services, reviews, list of publications, varied FAQs, CD-ROM software, drivers, ...: ftp.cdrom.com:/pub/cdrom Get the README file. The group alt.cd-rom is also available from a list server: To subscribe send e-mail to LISTSERV@UCCVMA.UCOP.EDU or to LISTSERV@UCCVMA.BITNET with the first line: SUBSCRIBE CDROM-L FirstName LastName To cancel subscription use the first line: SIGNOFF CDROM-L To get more details on list server send: INFO REFCARD Interesting Posts and other informations are collected and e-mailed to subscribers (free) in the CD-ROM Updater. Send e-mail to: Aaron Quigley for more details. To order catalogs, CD-ROM discs, or hardware, or ask related info: A list of CD-ROM sources accessible by internet is maintained by Bernard Lang . Send info by e-mail to be included as publisher or reseller in the list. ... and for general questions about the net, get the Big Dummy's Guide from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) by ftp at: ftp.eff.org in the "/pub/Net_info/Big_Dummy" directory. Get file /pub/Net_info/Big_Dummy/big-dummys-guide.txt or other files for non-ascii formats (and also the file "bigdummy.faq") ABOUT INTERNET NEWSGROUPS: *** Learn and follow net etiquette *** news.newusers.questions : to ask questions about how newsgroups and the Internet work. news.announce.newusers : information about newsgroups & suggested behavior on the network. For a PRIVATE REQUEST to one person (or company), send e-mail to that person, and DO NOT POST publicly on a newsgroup. ***** PREFER E-MAIL TO POSTING **** Think twice before posting ***** ***** read "news.announce.newusers" and "news.newusers.questions" ***** **** use "alt.test" for testing *****