		Mastering Intranet and Internet Technology

Personal Directory Services

How can you locate one of the 50 +/- 20 million people on the Internet?

Are you the person with whom I wish to Speak?
Finger
WhoIs
USENet User List
Fred and the White Pages
Knowbot Information Service
NetFind
Netscape People Finder
Aldea Directory
Four Eleven Directory
Considerations
Professional Services
Phone Books On-line

Are you the person with whom I wish to Speak?

Finger

Try finger @extro.ucc.su.oz.au to see how system security may be compromised.

WhoIs

USENet User List

Fred and the White Pages

Telnet to the White Pages at Adelaide University

Knowbot Information Service

Telnet to KIS

NetFind

Netscape People Finder

From the Netscape Navigator/Communicator main menu (it changes with different versions of Navigator/Communicator) select Serch. This connects you to a selection of person search engines.

Aldea Directory

Four Eleven Directory

Considerations

Features
Pros
Cons
Popularity
Usefulness

Professional Services

Phone Books On-line

Telstra White and Yellow Pages
Compuserve - US Phone Books
Web Wombat - Pointers to Phone Books

	Last Update: 25/11/98	Web Author: Geoff May
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