# Re: a couple of newbie questions

Larry Masinter (masinter@parc.xerox.com)
Thu, 30 Dec 1993 23:11:36 PST

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    To: verve@well.sf.ca.us

    In-Reply-To: verve@well.sf.ca.us's message of Fri, 24 Dec 1993 10:55:16 -0800 <93Dec24.105528pst.2735@golden.parc.xerox.com>

    Subject: Re: a couple of newbie questions

    From: Larry Masinter <masinter@parc.xerox.com>

    Message-Id: <93Dec30.231146pst.2732@golden.parc.xerox.com>

    Date: 	Thu, 30 Dec 1993 23:11:36 PST

> is there a relatively fool-proof document explaining the steps for
> creating a URL to someone with knowledge of basic Internet services?

I thought I remembered one in the NCSA tutorial documentation, but
I haven't been able to find it.

- is there interest in such a doc if one doesn't already exist?

If it's correct.

> is there a standard way of describing what happens once a connection
> is established with a standard Internet service? I'm thinking here of
> a way to encode directions for, say, entering a conference on The
> WELL or PeaceNet/EcoNet after a telnet connection has been
> established.

No. These may even be beyond the scope, since you must obtain a WELL
account before interesting a WELL conference, and the accounts are
customizable, etc.

> is there a mechanism for coding non-Internet resources, such as a
> FidoNet echo?

No. There could be, perhaps, but you'll need to answer: what's the point?
As it is, there's not been a lot of enthusiasm for a retrieve-by-mail
resource locator.

Happy Holidays to you,

Larry

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