Encyclopedias & FAQs
109 sites
http://faximum.com/faqs/fax
Hosted by Faximum Software Inc., this is a comprehensive FAQ covering fax technology drawn from the comp.dcom.fax newsgroup, addressing everything from modem compatibility and fax resolution to internet faxing and legal restrictions. It includes a glossary, standards references, and curated magazine reviews of fax software and hardware across UNIX, DOS/Windows, and Mac platforms.
http://odp.org/
A web directory built from the legendary DMOZ/Open Directory Project RDF database, organizing thousands of high-quality internet resources across categories ranging from Arts and Science to Regional and World languages. It carries on the spirit of the original ODP, offering a human-curated alternative to algorithmic search engines for those seeking organized, categorized links.
https://search-22.com/
Search-22 is a long-running directory of internet search tools, aggregating over 22 search engines including Google, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Wolfram|Alpha, and many lesser-known alternatives in one convenient interface. Running since 2002, it organizes search resources by category including news, recipes, health, and humor, making it a handy meta-search launching pad for web veterans.
http://searchenginehistory.com/
Search Engine History.com, published by Aaron Wall, traces the full arc of search engine development from Vannevar Bush's 1945 vision of hypertext through the rise of Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. Covering early directories, meta search, SEO, pay-per-click advertising, and legal battles, it serves as a comprehensive reference for anyone curious about how the modern web's information retrieval systems came to be.
http://asciiribbon.org/
The official home of the ASCII Ribbon Campaign, an advocacy movement urging internet users to avoid HTML email and proprietary file attachments in favor of plain text. The site explains the technical and practical reasons behind the campaign, offers multilingual resources, and provides badge graphics for supporters to display on their own sites.
https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Main_Page
Consumer Rights Wiki is a community-built encyclopedia dedicated to documenting anti-consumer practices, corporate misconduct, and right-to-repair issues across industries. With over 1,150 articles covering everything from Samsung pushing ads to refrigerators to John Deere's aggressive repair restrictions, it serves as a vital reference for consumers navigating corporate overreach.
http://geniac.net/odp
Created by ODP editor geniac, this page tracks and compares the growth of the Open Directory Project (DMOZ) and Yahoo Directory through detailed size charts and milestone tables spanning 1998 to 2004. It's a fascinating historical snapshot of the early web directory wars, complete with projected vs. actual crossover dates and a Q&A section explaining the methodology behind the size calculations.
http://euroseek.com/directory/world/europe
Euroseek.com bills itself as the first European web directory, organizing links to sites across every European country from Albania to Yugoslavia. Visitors can browse country-by-country listings covering travel, government, finance, and more, all focused on the European continent.
https://follypress.dns-systems.net/dmoz/world-2.html
A preserved page from the DMOZ Open Directory Project explaining the structure and internationalization of the World category, which supported 90 languages and allowed volunteer editors to build out non-English directory sections. It provides editor guidance, FAQ links, and details on how subcategories were organized across languages for one of the web's most ambitious human-curated link directories.
http://internic.net/faqs/authoritative-dns.html
This archived InterNIC page from ICANN provides a non-technical explanation of how the Domain Name System works, covering IP addresses, domain resolution, universal resolvability, and the importance of a single authoritative DNS root. It offers clear, accessible answers to common questions about how domain names function and why global DNS consistency matters for all Internet users.