The Usenet newsgroup sci.fractals and the listserv forum frac-l are devoted to discussions on fractals. This FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is an electronic serial compiled from questions and answers contributed by many participants in those discussions. This FAQ also lists various archives of programs, images, and papers that can be accessed through the global computer networks (WWW/Internet/BITNET) by using email, anonymous ftp, gophers, and World Wide Web browsers. This FAQ is not intended as a general introduction to fractals, or a set of rigorous definitions, but rather a useful summary of ideas, sources, and references.

DCL user feedback: The links on that particular page are extremely outdated, as well as a lot of the information. It’s still useful, but there’s gotta be
a more up-to-date alternative

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/fractal-faq/