Publisher's Synopsis
Designed to help users interested in computer networks learn about BITNET, a wide-area network, this book provides coverage of networking protocols, administration, services, sending and receiving messages, file transfers, email, servers, gateways to other networks and more. The authors show how to enter and exit other networks including usenet, Compuserve, csnet and DECnet. They also give information about specific programs, plus listings of popular mailing lists, digests, and electronic magazines available via BITNET.