Chapter 1: Setting up and jacking in Ready, set. Go! Public-access Internet providers If your town doesn't have direct access Net origins How it works When things go wrong . FYI Chapter 2: E-mail . The basics Elm -- a better way Pine -- even better than Elm Smileys Sending e-mail to other networks Seven Unix commands you can't live without Chapter 3: Usenet I The global watering hole Navigating Usenet with nn nn commands Using rn rn commands Essential newsgroups Speaking.