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RFC 1855 - eine Netiquette



Information Services (Gopher, Wais, WWW, ftp, telnet)
- Remember that all these services belong to someone else. The
people who pay the bills get to make the rules governing usage.
Information may be free - or it may not be! Be sure you check.
- If you have problems with any form of information service, start
problem solving by checking locally: Check file configurations,
software setup, network connections, etc. Do this before assuming the
problem is at the provider's end and/or is the provider's fault.
- Although there are naming conventions for file-types used, don't
depend on these file naming conventions to be enforced. For example, a
".doc" file is not always a Word file.
- Information services also use conventions, such as www.xyz.com.
While it is useful to know these conventions, again, don't necessarily
rely on them.
- Know how file names work on your own system.
- Be aware of conventions used for providing information during
sessions. FTP sites usually have files named README in a top level
directory which have information about the files available. But, don't
assume that these files are necessarily up-to-date and/or accurate.
- Do NOT assume that ANY information you find is up-to-date and/or
accurate. Remember that new technologies allow just about anyone to be
a publisher, but not all people have discovered the responsibilities
which accompany publishing.
- Remember that unless you are sure that security and
authentication technology is in use, that any information you submit
to a system is being transmitted over the Internet "in the
clear", with no protection from "sniffers" or forgers.
- Since the Internet spans the globe, remember that Information
Services might reflect culture and life-style markedly different from
your own community. Materials you find offensive may originate in a
geography which finds them acceptable. Keep an open mind.
- When wanting information from a popular server, be sure to use a
mirror server that's close if a list is provided.
- Do not use someone else's FTP site to deposit materials you wish
other people to pick up. This is called "dumping" and is not
generally acceptable behavior.
- When you have trouble with a site and ask for help, be sure to
provide as much information as possible in order to help debug the
problem.
- When bringing up your own information service, such as a
homepage, be sure to check with your local system administrator to
find what the local guidelines are in affect.
- Consider spreading out the system load on popular sites by
avoiding "rush hour" and logging in during off-peak times.