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• CGI Resources - Useful CGI scripts
• Pop3 mailbox checker - web scripts
• Meta Tags - SearchEngineWatch, Webcrawler robots / norobots 
• Domain Stats - how many domains in each country etc.
• FTP Voyager - Explorer like FTP client
• HTML Goodies - full of tips on how to create web pages
• W3C site - HTML Validator, Style Sheets, Guidelines
• Web Developer's virtual library - Style Sheets
• Internet Content Rating - icra.org
• USB Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) - check pages for accessibility issues
• HTML Help home page, HTML validator
• delorie.com -  Page purifier - test as different HTML versions, Backwards compatability tester
• anybrowser.com - HTML validator, screen size tester etc.
• Netscape dashboard - HTML testing, validation, link checks etc.
• netmechanic.com - Testing, link checking etc.
• How to write a robots.txt file: Microsoft
• Domino ASP - Have your Notes applications hosted at Prominic.net
• WebQuiz - create online questionnaires / quizzes.

Web / Internet / TCP/IP Networking

• RIPE whois and IP Address list
• IANA - Worldwide IP address allocations
• Show your own IP Address, host name, and browser
• Internic WHOIS information, or AllWhois for worldwide whois
• NSLookup - DNS Lookups using any DNS on the Internet
• Trace Route - Find your external IP address, trace to any Internet host
• TCP/IP Port List - Complete listing of TCP/IP ports and their uses. 
• Netcraft - What OS is a web site and how long has it been running.
• Full TLD country code list
• RIPE - Map, and list of European TLD's
• 3com TCP/IP explanations
• Microsoft tutotial on IPv6
• Email program file formats for Address Books and Folders
• List of public NNTP time servers
• Firewalk - map a network behind a firewall
• Information Exchange - useful general internet / network info.
      RFC Listings, Online Net Tools - Whois, Ping, Traceroute etc.
• canyouseeme.org - Check ports are Open

ADSL / Broadband

• Solwise - suppliers of ADSL modems / routers etc.
• SEG - suppliers of ADSL modems / routers etc.
• ADSL Guide - Forums, Reviews, Info. everything to do with ADSL
      Speed Test for your internet connection
• World of ADSL - Forums, reviews, Info etc.
• Pipex DSL - Excellent, reliable provide of DSL services
• Alcatel SpeedTouch DSL site
• Alca Tool - Gui tool for adminitering Alcatel SpeedTouch DSL router
• Aramiska - Two way satellite based broadband internet access
• BT Openworld Satellite broadband
• Orange internet registration

To access BT test facilities dial 17070 from a BT line.  This will confirm the no. you are dialing from.  Apparently option 3, 1, 2 will ring you back with details of the line length.

ADSL test users:    bt_test@startup_domain / password, bt_test_user@adsl.eclipse.co.uk / password

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