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FYI on Questions and Answers - Answers to Commonly Asked "New Internet User" Questions
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Network Working Group R. Plzak
Request for Comments: 2664 SAIC
FYI: 4 A. Wells
Obsoletes: 1594 UWisc-Mad
Category: Informational E. Krol
Univ IL
August 1999
FYI on Questions and Answers
Answers to Commonly Asked "New Internet User" Questions
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this
memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This memo provides an overview to the new Internet User. The
intended audience is the common Internet user of today, thus it
attempts to provide a more consumer oriented approach to the Internet
rather than going into any depth about a topic. Unlike its
predecessors, this edition seeks to answer the general questions that
an unsophisticated consumer would ask as opposed to the more pointed
questions of a more technically sophisticated Internet user. Those
desiring a more in-depth discussion are directed to FYI 7 that deals
with intermediate and advanced Q/A topics. A conscious effort has
been made to keep this memo brief but at the same time provide the
new user with enough information to generally understand the
Internet.
1. Acknowledgements
The following people deserve thanks for their help and contributions
to this FYI Q/A: Chris Burke (Motorola), John Curran (BBN Planet),
Albert Lunde (NWU), and April Marine (Internet Engines, Inc.). Last,
but not least, thanks are extended to Patricia Harper and Charlotte
Nurge. These ladies from South Riding, Virginia, consumer tested
this document.
Plzak, et al. Informational