Active lists can be very dynamic and can provide useful sources of information especially when you are new to a subject and wish to be part of an on-line community with a common interest. To discover if mailing lists exist on a subject that may be of interest to you, look at web sites that cover the subject to see if they reference lists, speak to people who you know share your interest, check out magazines and journals on your subject, or post to a News Group. To access a News Group you need a News Reader software application. News Groups are often less focussed and less disciplined than e-mail based mailings lists. Which News Groups are available to you will depend upon your Internet Provider.
Web sites are sets of related materials that take the form of web pages.
Any page on the World Wide Web can contain hypelinks - connections to other web sites, pages or parts of pages anywhere on the Web. It is this linking ability that gives the Web a distinctive power. The information displayed within a web page may take the form of text or image. More sophisticated sites may use other media such as sound, animation and video. If you wish to access the World Wide Wide you need an Internet connection.