Talent or send e-mail to an Archie server with a search query. It will return search results with the host names. Used for storing or transferring valuable data. Found quite often on the Internet. Software that can be copied and used without charge.
Owner retains the rights to redistribute a future release and with a quirky.
This method is both machine and operating system independenteven though a user may be using DOS, they can connect to and transfer files from a UNIX system. As users select options, they are moved to different Gopher servers on the Internet. It is the basis of the World Wide Web. Internet-based protocol that allows packets to travel through multiple networks. Keeps track of Internet addresses for different nodes, routes outgoing messages, and recognizes incoming messages.