Fedora™ Unleashed, 2008 Edition, Eighth Edition

Chapter 5. On the Internet

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• Browsing the Internet

• Choosing an Email Client

• RSS Readers

• Instant Messaging with Pidgin

• Internet Relay Chat

• Usenet Network Newsgroups

• The Pan News Client Newsreader

• Videoconferencing with Ekiga

• Reference

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The Internet has revolutionized our modern civilization within a very short time. Not all that long ago, it was unheard of to be communicating through the Internet, and computer networks were viewed with some suspicion thanks to various Hollywood blockbusters such as WarGames and The Terminator; nowadays you are deemed backward if you do not have an email account or an instant messenger “nick.” This chapter introduces you to some of the more popular software that you can use ...