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• Computers: Data Communications  (1,227)
• Computers: Data Formats: MIME Types  (3)
• Computers: Programming: Internet  (1,135)
• Computers: Software: Internet: Clients  (1,900)
• Computers: Software: Internet: Network Management  (43)
• Computers: Software: Internet: Servers  (1,061)
• Computers: Software: Internet: Site Management  (920)
• Computers: Software: Networking: Network Performance: Protocol Analyzers  (19)

The Internet Report (IETF Weekly Updates)     ietfreport.isoc.org A table of new Internet Drafts and RFC's that come out each week, with synopses. Archived summaries go back to June 1999.

RFC Editor     www.rfc-editor.org Collates Request For Comments documents. Explains the RFC process, and includes a searchable database of RFCs.

Active IETF Working Groups  www.ietf.org/html.charters/wg-dir.html A directory of the Internet Engineering Task Force groups and their web pages.

Free Protocols Foundation  www.freeprotocols.org Independent public forum supporting patent-free protocols. Includes policies, papers, a mission statement, and a list of free protocols.

IETF Internet Drafts  www.ietf.org/1id-abstracts.html List of documents organized by alphabetized subjects.

Internet2  internet2.edu A consortium led by universities working in partnership with industry and government to develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow's Internet.

Internet Encyclopedia  www.freesoft.org/CIE/Topics/73.htm Overview of Internet protocols.

Internet protocols  ftp://koobera.math.uic.edu/www/proto.html General comments on protocol design, and good reference material on a few protocols (especially mail-related; also ftp, time, and misc) by Dan Bernstein.

The Kermit Project  www.columbia.edu/kermit A protocol that transfers text and binary files without errors between diverse types of computers over potentially hostile communication links, and a suite of communications software programs; Columbia University.

Port Numbers and Services Database  www.sockets.com/services.htm Well known port numbers for TCP and UDP, from Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).

RFC Sourcebook  www.networksorcery.com/enp Description of protocols, file formats, glossary of terms, RFCs.

XNS.org  www.xns.org Independent organization managing the eXtensible Name Service, an open protocol and open-source platform for universal addressing, automated data exchange, and privacy control. Includes an overview, charter, history, and specifications.