Microsoft KB Archive/126246

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Internet Assistant Supports HTTP, FTP, and Gopher

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Q126246

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Internet Assistant for Word, versions 1.0, 1.0z, 2.0
 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0a, 6.0c

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SUMMARY
Microsoft Internet Assistant for Word supports the following services:

  HTTP         HyperText Transport Protocol. Manages hypertext information across the Internet.

FTP         File Transfer Protocol. Allows file transfers.

Gopher      A menu-driven system for accessing text information. Internet Assistant does not support the following:

  Mailto       Used to send electronic mail.

WAIS        Wide Area Information Service. Allows searching through large indexed databases.

Telnet      Allows connections to remote computers. Everything you type at the keyboard is passed on to the other computer.

Usenet News Allows access to news groups or discussion groups. Additional query words: iaword winword http word6 ftp gopher wais telnet news mailto e-mail email electronic mail file ia html transfer protocol hypertext transport hyper text

Keywords : kbhtml kbwdinternet

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