Internet File Formats Book

For PCs, Macintosh, and UNIX + Your complete guide to understanding and using Internet files + Provides inside information on the major file formats + Includesfor theworking .u.u•v best Internet files I CORIOLIS GROUP nm Kientzle BOOKS ormats mats Tim. Kientzle IJ CORIOLIS GROUP BOOKS Publisher Keith Weiskamp Editorial Director Jeff Duntemann Managing Editor Ron Pronk Editor Diane Cook Cover Design Gary Smith and Bradley Grannis Interior Design Tim Kientzle Layout Production Tim Kientzle CD Production Anthony Potts Trademarks: Cenain names used in this book are trademarks, registered trademarks, or trade names of their respective owners. Text Copyright © 1995 The Coriolis Group, Inc. All rights under copyright reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted by any means, mechanical, electronic, or otherwise, without the express written consent of the publisher. Distributed to the book trade by IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or translation of any part of this work beyond that permitted by section 107 or 108 or the 1976 United States Copyright Act without the written permission of the copyright owner is unlawful. Requests for permission or further information should be addressed to: The Coriolis Group, 7339 E. Acoma Drive, Suite 7, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260. This book was produced using 151EX2e and dvips typesetting software on FreeBSD 2.0R The text fonts are Adobe Garamond and Computer Modern Typewriter; headings are in Adobe Helvetica and Monotype Arial. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kientzle, Tim Internet File Formats/Tim Kientzle p. em. Includes bibliography and index. ISBN 1-883577-56-X: $39.99 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 54 3 2 :r.q .~~-~)!· .-. Acknowledgments Many people have generously contributed to the production of this book, among them: Jeff Duntemann and Keith Weiskamp suggested the idea for this book. Tom Lippincott read and critiqued some of the early chapters. Diane Cook's watchful red pen corrected many slips and blunders. Anthony Potts' enthusiastic gathering made the accompanying CD-ROM a useful ac- companiment. The staff at Dr. Dobb's gave me the time and encouragement to finish. But most importantly, Beth brought me innumerable ice cream sandwiches when I needed them most. Contents 1 The Great Melting Pot 1 lnternetworking . . . . 1 Bulletin Board Systems 2 …