Gnutella (and Gnofrog host finder)
Instant messenger utilities
Skype: is probably the best(?) free net phone system at the moment.
Linux Slackware
Can't get a feed from alt.binaries.slack? Try the Usenet replayer. It is a bit slow, but you can use it from Internet cafes…
Wiki Wackiness
Not-So-Useful Net Utilities
The Net is home to an amazing number of informative and interesting sites, but it's also home to a vast amount of online garbage and sludge. Here's a look at some sites that represent the antithesis of the sites listed above.
Referrers: http://www.modemac.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/The_Official_Dan_Clore_Homepage_--_The_Website_of_Lord_Weÿrdgliffe/Cast_Iron_Chaos/Cast_Iron_Movie_Reviews/The_Final_Cut/Cast_Iron_Chaos/Movies/Cast_Iron_Movie_Reviews/Unforgiven/Modemac/American_Flag_Cake/Cast_Iron_Chaos http://www.modemac.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/G_vs._E_(a.k.a._Good_vs._Evil)/Cast_Iron_Chaos/Fun_on_the_Net/Gothic.net/Cast_Iron_Chaos http://www.modemac.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1953)/Cast_Iron_Chaos/Know_Your_Enemy/Net_Scum_Page/RecentChanges/Cast_Iron_Chaos/Food_and_Cooking/Modemac/2016-11-11/Cast_Iron_Chaos/Other_So-Called_Mainstream_Religious_Stuff/Cast_Iron_Chaos http://www.modemac.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/30_Minutes_With_the_Lights_Off_(in_Color)/Cast_Iron_Chaos/Anarchists_Hackers_and_Revolutionaries/Wikileaks/Scientology/Know_Your_Enemy/Net_Scum_Page/Cast_Iron_Chaos/Chaos_Magic/Cast_Iron_Chaos/Books_and_Zines/Cast_Iron_Chaos http://www.modemac.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/The_Official_Dan_Clore_Homepage_--_The_Website_of_Lord_Weÿrdgliffe/Cast_Iron_Chaos/The_Middle_East/Modemac/2015-11-04/Cast_Iron_Chaos/Atheists_and_Other_Troublemakers/Tim_Boucher/Modemac/Birmingham_Stove_and_Range/Teflon-Coated_Non-Stick_Cast_Iron_Pans_from_Birmingham_Stove_and_Range/Cast_Iron_Chaos http://www.modemac.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/The_Official_Dan_Clore_Homepage_--_The_Website_of_Lord_Weÿrdgliffe/Cast_Iron_Chaos/The_Middle_East/Modemac/2015-11-04/Cast_Iron_Chaos/Adventures_in_Culimancy/Skillet_Roasted_Chicken/Modemac/2014-12-09/Cast_Iron_Chaos/Politics/The/Cast_Iron_Chaos http://www.modemac.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1953)/Cast_Iron_Chaos/Know_Your_Enemy/Net_Scum_Page/RecentChanges/Cast_Iron_Chaos/Food_and_Cooking/Adventures_in_Culimancy/Cast_Iron_Roast_Duck/RecentChanges/Cast_Iron_Chaos http://www.modemac.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/The_Official_Dan_Clore_Homepage_--_The_Website_of_Lord_Weÿrdgliffe/Cast_Iron_Chaos/Cool_Drug_Stuff_Man/The/Cast_Iron_Chaos/Way_Way_Out_There/Christianity_and_Anti-Christianity/Left_Behind/Cast_Iron_Chaos