The text files mentioned above are available on request. There is an automated server running on the archive that responds to email requests for files. When the number of requests got above about 30 per day, Lee couldn't handle it anymore and wrote a script to deal with it. Thus, as soon as your email reaches the archive, a reply is sent out to you. Some of the files that the archive will send you are quite large and might take a while to get to you.
Some networks are faster than others.
If it's not there in 12 hours, assume there's some problem. The World Wide Web is probably the best way to access information over the internet. This language is a standard way to present multimedia information to clients running on machines across the 'Net. HyperText is quite similar to Apple's HyperCard, except that it's free, and clients run on a variety of machines, including UNIX workstations, MacIntoshes, PC's, etc. You can navigate through HTML pages, which often contain pointers to other pages, as well as pointers to ftp and gopher sites.