The Online World by Odd De Presno

Chapter 7: Electronic mail, telex, and fax

========================================== Electronic mail is one of the most popular online services. People living thousands of miles apart can exchange messages and documents very quickly. International Resource Development, Inc., an American research organization, claimed (1992) that we can send electronic mail to more than 10 million personal mailboxes. We believe the figure to be much higher. The Matrix News (Texas, U.S.A.) claims the number is over 18 million (March 1993). The Boardwatch Magazine (U.S.A.) believes that new callers are coming online for their first time at a rate of close to 10,000 per day (January 1993). Electronic Mail & Micro Systems (New Canaan, Conn., U.S.A.) estimated an average of 27.8 million messages sent per month in

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