Hints and How-tos

About What is the Internet? What is a shell? What is PPP? What is ISDN? Mailboxes and mail addresses What is a Web Proxy? Connecting Dialup phone numbers to a shell with PPP Using the shell What is unix and where can I read more? Reading mail Editing files Setting your backspace key Secure login over the Internet Managing your account Invoice history Payment address Change passwords Forward email Set S/Key password Manage web server logs

How to configure Macintosh Windows95/98 WindowsNT DOS Your browser to use Idiom's web proxies Things to do Chat using IRC Read netnews Put something up for ftp Mount Idiom's disk drives on your system Get the most out of your modem Change your password Web publishing Basics CGI Programming Coolstuff Details Paid Help Common problems How to delete large emails

References:

• The FreeBSD FAQ and The FreeBSD Handbook - Idiom runs on a FreeBSD system.
• UNIXhelp from the University of Edinburgh - A good reference about unix systems in general.
• Introduction to Unix - A helpful document from Ohio State University.
• Learn the Net! - A guide to modems, browsing, email, and creating a web page.
• A command line guide. It's Linux-based but FreeBSD is nearly identical at this level.
• Other ISPs setup instructions. Idiom uses static IP addresses but will assign them on login. You can log in with PPP and/or unix-style ascii login sequences so almost anybody's instructions will work with Idiom. For example, see Creative Net (for older systems).