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Chapter 5 - Beyond the Web: E-Mail; Finding Sources; Listservs, Newsgroups, and FAQs

Popular Electronic Mail Programs

Eudora Lite - available through Qualcomm Inc
Offers all basic e-mail features with an easy interface.

Eudora Pro - available through Qualcomm Inc
Offers advanced mail filter feature and supports multiple e-mail accounts.

Netscape Messenger bundled with Netscape Browser
Basic mail functions along with newer features like the ability to filter and search messages.

Outlook Express bundled with Internet Explorer
Supports multiple accounts and will filter messages to a specific account.

Pegasus available through Pegasus
Well-designed e-mail freeware that supports mail filters.

Finding E-mail Addresses

Anywho  -  For e-mail addresses in the US

Bigfoot   -  One of the largest e-mail directories on the web

Infospace  -  For people, businesses, Yellow Pages, or fax directories worldwide

The Internet Address Finder   -  For searching e-mail addresses around the world

The Ultimate E-mail Directory  -  Allows searching of several directories at once

Whowhere   -  For searching e-mail addresses worldwide

The World E-mail Directory   -  Good for international addresses

Yahoo People Search   -  For searching e-mail addresses and more

Finding Phone Numbers, Addresses, and Reverse Directories

Anywho's reverse directory

Canada 411  -  For Canadian phone numbers, etc.

555-1212.com   -  A useful directory that includes links to reverse directories

Infospace's reverse directory for US

Infospace's reverse directory for Canada

International phone books  -  Links to phone books from around the world

Phonebook Gateway  -  Links to all sorts of phone directories online

Switchboard  -  Searches for residential and business phones as well as email addresses, but has no reverse directory.

Finding Experts Online

Profnet   -  Designed to give journalists and authors convenient access to expert sources. Profnet is an international cooperative of public information officers.

JournalismNet  -  For a detailed list of expert resources

PowerReporting  -  For a detailed list of expert resources

AllExperts.com  -  Thousands of volunteer experts available to answer your questions free of charge from About.com.

Ask a Librarian  -  A UK resource that allows you to send questions to a librarian and get answers quickly

Directory of News Sources  -  A database of experts searchable by category, name, or keyword from The National Press Club in Washington, DC

Experts.com   -  A searchable database of worldwide experts

FACSNet's Reporters Cardfile  -  An address book of think tanks, advocacy groups, and special-interest organizations compiled by the Foundation for American Communications (FACS)

FindLaw's Experts Witnesses Database   -  A US database of prospective expert witnesses used by lawyers

Sources Online   -  Canada's premier list of organizations and experts, including an easy-to-search guide to foreign embassies in Canada

US Sources and Experts  -  A collection of links to expert resources

West's Legal Directory   -  Used to search for lawyers around the world by name or area of practice

Listservs: Where experts share information

Liszt   -  a search tool on the net designed specifically to help you find mailing lists.

Kovacs Consulting  -  another place to find scholarly and academic mailing lists.

Tile.net   -  a third helpful site to find mailing lists by topic or country.

Catalist  -  the official catalog of listserv lists, can be searched by subject and by country.

Newgroups: Where people share opinions

Google   -  The best place to search for newsgroups by subject.

Spying on people online

a little-known feature of Google Groups is that it allows people to track other folks' online behavior. Click on the link to Advanced Groups Search, and search all the newsgroup archives by topic, newsgroup, or even someone's email address.

Getting FAQs

Internet FAQ Archive

FAQ Finder

Also, FYI

Google Groups  -  Used to search for newsgroups

Interguru  -  Used for converting nicknames and address lists from one e-mail program to another

For a more detailed list of expert resources, check out the links at JournalismNet or PowerReporting.

Syracuse University's Newhouse Net Lists  -  For an extensive list of mailing lists and newsletters for people interested in the media, follow the links for the Newhouse Net Lists

JournalismNet Links  -  For other links to mail lists

Netiquette  -  Rules about behavior online