Look beyond the Web

When you're searching for information on the Net, look beyond the Web. There are millions of documents and files available via Gopher, WAIS, and FTP, and you can use search utilities like TurboGopher, WinGopher, Archie, Anarchie, and Veronica to find them.

* Gopher servers often store university or government documents such as trade statistics or opinion poll results.

* WAIS (Wide Area Information Servers) stores the full text of articles, reports, and speeches by famous people, among other facts.

* FTP servers used by corporations, government agencies, and universities can store files containing lengthy reports, graphics, charts, demo programs, and video clips.

Much of the information available on Gopher and WAIS in particular, may never be available on the web. So check out these other information searching methods to avoid missing out on a lot of great information.