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Tutorials for General Use of SDF

An old but valuable guide to Unix & SDF (link to sdfeu.org) by Gene Michael Stover

Basic Tutorials

Finding Help - How to get help from within the shell
Find Help by Asking People:
- com - (COM is not IRC) - An introduction to the chat program 'COM'– Talk to SDFers!
- bboard - An introduction to the message board 'bboard'
- Jabber on SDF - Using the SDF Jabber XMPP Instant Messaging Server
Connecting to SDF
- Gate One SSH Interface - HTTPS based SSH client
- Using SSH for connections/transfer to/from SDF
- Using Microsoft Windows (tm) telnet
Moving Files Around:
- Basic File and Directory Tasks - Working with files and directories
- Transferring Files - How to move files to and from SDF
- File permissions - Changing file permissions
Available Commands:
- SDF Specific Commands - Custom commands specific to SDF
- SDF Specific Commands - A list of commands, scripts, and programs unique to SDF.
- Software Packages on SDF by Category - many software packages & programs currently installed on SDF

doing_uucp_with_sdf - (Unix-to-Unix Copy) is a great way to get your mail and news

ASCII Gaming - All work and no play makes Jack a dull SDFer.
Game Servers on SDF - A listing of multiplayer gaming servers running on SDF
SDF Minecraft Survival Checklist - for new Minecraft players trying the game for the first time
xscrabble at SDF - An introduction

Multi-User System Responsibilities - A statement about responsibility in SDF's multi-user environment
How to Interact with Practical Strangers - interacting with practical strangers in an imprecise medium
SDF IRC server policy - a live 'helpdesk style' support to the SDF membership and to visiting non-members
Instant Messaging on SDF - How to use Instant Messaging on SDF
IRC Channels on SDF - channels currently defined on irc.sdf.org
IRC Channel Auto-Connection with Irssi - configure an IRC client to automatically connect to one or more channels
Using CenterICQ on SDF - steps to connect to ICQ using CenterIM
GNU Social - Microblogging on SDF
Tiny Tiny RSS - The RSS reader hosted in SDF
SDF - The Ethical Social Network - been around since the days of the ARPAnet
Using FreePBX with SDF VOIP - how to add your SDF VOIP extension as a trunk