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How to Gopher:
Gopher is easy. Say you want to check out the Bazaar. You would:
o Type: gopher twinbrook.cis.uab.edu
o Use the up and down arrow keys or number keys to pick the menu
item you want.
o Use the right arrow (or return key) to enter a selection, and the
left arrow to back out.
o In this case we pick "The Continuum", which is #11, and press the
right arrow or return.
o After we enter The Continuum, we see the ASCII Art Bazaar, so we
pick it (it's #1) and press the right arrow or return.
Once in the Bazaar, you can browse the menus and view the art on
screen without having to download anything just to see it.
How to use the World Wide Web:
Using the World Wide Web is as easy as Gopher. For example, let's
say you want to check out the Scarecrow's WWW Link, you would do the
following on a live Net site using lynx:
o Type: lynx http://miso.wwa.com/~boba/scarecrow.html
o Use the up and down arrow keys to select what you want to see.
o Use the right arrow (or return key) to enter a selection, and the
left arrow to back out.
You can do as with Gopher, but you can also access links to FTP,
Gopher and WWW sites. For example, there are links that will take
you to Chris King's Web archive of ASCII art, the Figlet server, the
Bazaar, Joshua Bell's Star Trek ASCII art site, and practically
everything in the ASCII art world.
Important Note: You can use a Web browser to access FTP sites, to
avoid logging in, and commands. For example, say you're using lynx,
and you want to go to the Scarecrow's FTP site, you would type, at
the prompt:
lynx ftp://ftp.wwa.com/pub/Scarecrow
As you can see, it's just "lynx" plus the URL for the site. You
can do this with any FTP site, just type "lynx ftp://" plus the
address/path, and you in like Flynn.
Note: When using FTP, Gopher, WWW, or other live Net services, try
to find files at sites that are close to you before accessing more
distant locations. Also, try to use these services at off-peak
hours, to not slow down the official operations of a school or
business. And send a thank you note to the admins of sites you have
used and benefitted from.
How to use FTP Mail Servers:
If you don't have FTP access, you can use an FTP Mail Server.
There are a few listed in the answer to Question 9. To use them
send a message to any of the listed addresses with "help" as the
message. Here is an example of how to use ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com:
o Address a message to: ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com
o Leave the subject blank.
In the message:
o Type: connect ftp.wwa.com
The hostname could be any available host.
o Type: chdir pub/Scarecrow
Changes directory (folder) to the Scarecrow's ASCII art folder.
The folder name could be any existing folder.
o Type: binary
For programs and compressed files.
OR
Type: ascii
For text files, uuencoded files, etc.
o Type: get MORE
Transfers the flie called "MORE" to your computer. The name could
be the name of any existing file in that folder.