Malpractice in cyberspace may be an entire industry in the future. If it's on the web these search engines will find it. Search engines are web sites that let you look for other sites. An access provider is a full service provider which gives users services such as newsreaders, access to almanacs and encyclopedias, and information services such as Dow Jones or the New York Times, and access to Chat rooms where users can meet electronically to exchange information in real-time. The downside to access providers is that their service is often slow.
File transfer can be tedious.
A service provider provides faster access without the frills and is excellent for the more experienced web user. Concentric and IDT give subscribers free copies of Web browsers such as Netscape, the premier browser. Although Service Providers are excellent tools, the premier resource for attorneys is probably Lexis Counsel Connect , a full service service provider for attorneys. Supreme Court opinions and many circuit court opinions are available. Perhaps the greatest hazard in using the Web is reliability of material.