| Internet_Society__Internet_Histories A list of links to resources. |
| Merit__History Merit explains how it managed and re-engineered the NSFNET Backbone. |
| The_Morris_Internet_Worm Charles Schmidt and Tom Darby explain the what, why, and how of the 1988 Internet worm. |
| NetHistory Chris Condon's informal history of BITNET and the Internet. Includes early net publications. |
| NetHistory A directory of sites on the history of the Internet, Usenet, Web, email and related topics. |
| The_Role_of_Government_in_the_Evolution_of_the_Internet Robet E. Kahn's contribution to "Revolution in the U.S. Information Structure", published in 1994 by the National Academy of Sciences. |
| 80s_BBS Yahoo group dedicated to the preservation of the history of the online world in the days before the Web (pre-1990). Text files, old buffer dumps, BBS discussions, buffers, or anything related to this |
| The_Story_of_the_PING_Program Brief article about this network utility, written by its creator, Mike Muuss. |
| A_Tour_of_the_Worm Donn Seeley tells the story of the Internet Worm of 1988 and how it effectively shut down the Internet. Proceedings of the Winter USENIX Technical Conference, San Diego, California, January 1989. |
| The_World_Wide_Web_History_Project A collaborative effort to record and publish the history of the World Wide Web and its roots in hypermedia and networking. |
| World_Wide_Web_Journal Published from the winter of 1996 thru the fall of 1997. All issues online, including the Fourth International World Wide Web Conference Proceedings. |
| World-Wide_Web__Origins_And_Beyond Lenny Zeltser describes some of the historical aspects of World-Wide Web development, as well as other forms of hypertext such as Xanadu. |
| Yahoo!_Netrospective__10_years,_100_moments_of_the_Web Yahoo!'s picks of the top 100 moments from the first 10 years of the Internet. Inspired by 10x10 by Jonathan Harris. |
| Paul_Graham_-_What_the_Bubble_Got_Right Essay derived from an invited talk at ICFP 2004. Discusses the dot-com bubble and lasting lessons learned from it. (September, 2004) |
| SearchEngineWatch__Search_Engine_Birthdays It's been a little more than ten years ago that the first web search engines were born. Chris Sherman charts the dates starting with WWW Wanderer in 1993. (September 9, 2003) |
| From_Wartime_Tool_to_the_Fish_Cam Scott Ruthfield explores the beginnings of the Internet, development of IMPs and packet-switching, ARPAnet, TCP/IP, and NSFNet, with references. (September, 1995) |
| A_Short_History_of_Internet_Protocols_at_CERN Ben Segal traces the history of the Internet at CERN. (April, 1995) |
| Moderated_Newsgroups_FAQ Text format. Explains what moderation is, how it works, issues regarding moderation, and requirements for becoming a moderator. |
| Pitfalls_of_Newsgroup_Moderation Describes some of the difficulties one can run into in maintaining a moderated newsgroup. Recommended reading before creating a moderated newsgroup, or converting the status of an existing newsgroup t |
| S_T_U_M_P__Robomoderator_Program A powerful and flexible auto-moderation tool, which allows Usenet news group moderators to partly or completely automate their tasks. |
| Usenet_Volunteer_Moderators A group dedicated to helping moderate Usenet newsgroups and help others that wish to moderate a newsgroup themselves. |
| How_do_I_quote_correctly_in_Usenet? About attribution, quoting, answering, quotation marks and quoting other resources. |
| How_Not_to_Look_Like_an_Idiot_on_Usenet A list of 16 rules for basic Usenet postings is provided. |
| Internet_Trolls People who delight in upsetting other Internet users are known as 'trolls'. This article examines the phenomenon. |
| The_Seven_Don\'ts_of_Usenet Gives a list of behaviours to be avoided when posting to Usenet groups, as well as links to expand on each item. |
| Why_is_Bottom-posting_better_than_Top-posting? Short lesson by A. Smit and H.W. de Haan explaining how threaded conversations such as found on Usenet are adversely affected by those who "top post" instead of "bottom post" their replies. |
| A_Primer_on_How_to_Work_with_the_Usenet_Community Provides a list of things to remember when posting to Usenet groups. (September 23, 1996) |
| Planet_Connect Several different plans, including256Kbps feeds on GE-1 covering USA+. Also plans which cover Europe and other news networks such as FidoNet, FileBone, and UPI. |
| Basics_of_Win32_Shatter_Attacks Step by step guide to privilege escalation using shatter attacks. Shatter Attacks use flaws within the Windows API call SetWindowLong() as well as others. |
| Canvas_Exploit_Platform A commercial exploit platform similar to metasploit. Has built in memory resident shells that are cleared when the machine is rebooted. Perfect for cleaning up after a penetration test. |
| 0-Day_Exploits_and_Tutorials DataStroghold.com Unveils how exploits and other hacking techniques are performed, in a clear and concise method. Frequently updated and always interesting. |
| Ethical_Hacking_Course Commercial hacker training course on how to write and use exploits. |
| Exploiting_Caller_ID The Software Orange Box is a free proof-of-concept tool which can spoof most forms of North American Caller ID. |
| FrSIRT_Exploits_Archive Archive of current 0day exploits from European and Asian sources. French and English language content provided. |
| Fyodor\'s_Exploit_World A large and descriptive exploit archive organized by affected operating systems. |
| Hack_A_Day A hardware hack every day. |
| Ill_Mob Home of a number of 0-day exploit authors. Many creative Trojan droppers and methods are released here. |
| malware_com A group that develops as well as discloses software exploits on many of the security mailing lists. Mainly specializing with Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer Vulnerabilitys. |
| Metasploit_Project The Metasploit Project is an open source computer security project which provides information about security vulnerabilities and aids in penetration testing and IDS signature development. Its most wel |
| milw0rm_com Exploit database separated by exploit type (local, remote, DoS, etc.) |
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