RFC relevance of university

As per Relevance of the word university, we have this rfc below:

Network Working Group J.
Request for Comments: 1402 Ohio State
FYI: 10 January 1993
Obsoletes: 1290

There's Gold in them thar Networks

Searching for Treasure in all the Wrong

Status of this

This RFC provides information for the Internet community. It
not specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo
unlimited

A wealth of information exists on the network. In fact, there is
much information that you could spend your entire life browsing.
paper will present some of the "gold nuggets" of information and
repositories on the network that could be useful

The ultimate goal is to make the route to these sources
information invisible to you. At present, this is not easy to do.
will explain some of the techniques that can be used to make
nuggets easier to pick up so that we all can be richer

Table of

1.0 Introduction................................................ 2
2.0 Lists and Indexes of Network Resources/Bibliographies
Information Available over the Network...................... 7
3.0 Libraries Available over the Network........................ 14
4.0 Anonymous FTP Sites......................................... 14
5.0 Network Information Centers - NICs.......................... 17
6.0 Network Statistics.......................................... 19
7.0 Campuswide Information Systems - CWISes..................... 20
8.0 Internet Bulletin Board System/
Databases/Freenet........................................... 28
9.0 WHOIS - E-mail white pages.................................. 32
10.0 Books....................................................... 35
11.0 Free Periodicals/Tabloids/Magazines......................... 36
12.0 Glossary.................................................... 37
Security Considerations.......................................... 39
Author's Address................................................. 39

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1.0

This paper is a list of the essential things, in my view, that
people who are responsible for providing network information
have in their hands as reference material. One of the basic
with information is making it easily available to those who need
data. Libraries have been performing a cataloging function for
centuries. Information flow is now being provided so fast that it
difficult to keep up with it, even partially. Computer networks
only added to the problem by opening up access to even
information

Attempting to make this wealth of information available to those
would find it useful poses some problems

First, we need to know of its existence. To that end, this
provides an index to the vast realm of network information. Most
the documents listed here are POINTERS to the final information

Second, even if you know of a document's existence, you may not
if it is important or relevant. Few of us are knowledgeable in
than a limited area. We need to rely on others to make us aware
the importance of databases in a specific discipline. Librarians
be of great assistance here. They are familiar with the
databases that individuals search in law, mathematics, and many
fields

Finally, once existence and importance are known, the
needs to be indexed so that researchers can find it. This is
most difficult task to accomplish. Information available on
network is rarely static. It is always moving, growing, changing
and dying. Computers should be able to assist us in managing
ever-changing environment. Right now, we have to catalog
information as it passes through the network. In my case,
generally save it in a file somewhere and spend far too much
trying to retrieve it again when I need it

1.5 Access to the

A frequently asked question concerns how the average mortal
access to the Internet. The most common way is via electronic mail
Using e-mail, it is possible to communicate with anyone on
Internet and on any other networks as well, and there are
"gateways" to the Internet from other networks and systems.
instance using CompuServe, a large commercial electronic
and communication service, you can send e-mail to and
individuals on the Internet

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A direct connection to the Internet provides some
capabilities that e-mail cannot. One of these is the ability
establish a connection to a remote computer connected to the
from your own personal computer or from one connected to
Internet. The program that establishes this connection is
Telnet. Many universities and large research companies have
connections. They pay rather large fees to have these high
(more than one million bits per second) connections. If you
associated with a large university or company you already may
access or can gain access to the Internet using one of
computers

A direct connection to the Internet also allows you to transfer
file from a remote computer. This program is referred to as
(file transfer protocol). Section 4.0 covers the many places
have files and programs available using FTP

The following information was taken from a Frequently Asked
posting by Aydin Edguer to the alt.bbs newsgroup

If you do not have access to a service connected to Internet, you
get access for a fee. The following companies provide
access to individuals or companies at various rates depending on
time of access, speed of access desired, and several other factors

The first method to gain access to the Internet is by getting
account on a public access bulletin board system that is connected
the Internet. There are a growing number of such systems available
For information on some of these systems, send electronic mail to

info@world.std.
info@netcom.
info@concert.
info@panix.
info@holonet.
info@msen.
info@csn.
sysadmin@ids.

Any of these systems is open to the public for a monthly access fee

A second method to gain access to the Internet is by getting
account with a network service provider who offers a dial-in service
See the "How do I get connected to the Internet?" section for
information

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How do I get connected to the Internet

Traditionally, connections to the Internet were
connections. This is still the most common type of connection
Monthly costs for the connection range anywhere from $250 per
[plus line charges] for a dialup 9600-bps connection to $4,000 [
line charges] for a T1 [1.44-Mbps] connection. There is also
initial one-time startup fee of anywhere from $100 to $8,000 [
equipment charges].

Some service providers also are offering part-time
connections. Customers share a set of phone lines and dialup
needed. This is usually less expensive than dedicated
connections for customers who need a connection less than 80
per month. Monthly costs range from $40-100 per month [plus
charges] plus an hourly charge of $2-4.

Some service providers have begun to offer a new dial-in service
The name for dial-in service varies from vendor to vendor.
dial-in service is usually provided as a way for Internet-
users to connect back to their home sites from remote locations.
most service providers do not limit their service to this audience
it is open to people not already on the Internet. The dial-
service provides either a terminal server connection [with password
or an account on the service provider's equipment [with password
which permits you to use Telnet to connect to other sites on
Internet. This service differs from the normal dialup IP
because it does not require the user to run any IP software like
(Point-to-Point protocol) or SLIP (serial line IP). The cost
this service usually range from $35 to $250 per month [plus
charges]. There is also an initial $35 to $500 connection fee [
equipment charges].

The following is a list of known Internet service providers,
with the services they offer, an e-mail address to contact for
information, a phone number to contact for more information, or
FTP archive for more information

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Full time
speed 9.6K 14.4K 56K T1 T
Leased Line y y y y
Dialup Line y y - - -
note: T1=1.544Mbs T3=45
Part time connections:
Dial-in Service:
Region: national (USA
Contact: alternet-info@uunet.uu.
Phone: (800)4UUNET
FTP: ftp.uu.net:/uunet-info

Full time
speed 9.6K 14.4K 56K T1 T
Leased Line y y y y
Dialup Line y y - - -
note: T1=1.544Mbs T3=45
Part time connections:
Dial-in Service: Global Dialup Service (GDS
Region: national (USA
Contact: info@psi.
Phone: (800)82PSI82
FTP: ftp.psi.com:/press.releases

Full time
speed 9.6K 14.4K 56K T1 T
Leased Line n y y y
Dialup Line y y - - -
note: T1=1.544Mbs T3=45
Part time connections:
Dial-in Service: DIAL'n'CERF (nationwide USA
Region:
Contact: help@cerf.
Phone: (800)876-
FTP: nic.cerf.net:/cerfnet

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Full time
speed 9.6K 14.4K 56K T1 T
Leased Line n n y y
Dialup Line n n - - -
note: T1=1.544Mbs T3=45
Part time connections:
Region: national (USA
Contact: info@ans.
Phone: (914)789-5300 or (313)663-2482
FTP: nis.ans.net:/pub/info

Full time
speed 9.6K 14.4K 56K T1 T
Leased Line y y n n
Dialup Line y y - - -
note: T1=1.544Mbs T3=45
Part time connections:
Dial-in Service: yes [*note* it is a local call from any 313 #]
Region:
Contact: info@msen.
Phone: (313)741-1120
FTP: ftp.msen.com:/pub/vendor/msen

Full time
speed 9.6K 14.4K 56K T1 T
Leased Line y y y y
Dialup Line y y - - -
note: T1=1.544Mbs T3=45
Part time connections:
Dial-in Service:
Region:
Contact: nic@oar.
Phone: (614)292-0700

Please note, although this is a Frequently asked Question,
newsgroup, alt.bbs.internet, is NOT for the discussion of how to
connected to the Internet. This is the correct newsgroup to
your bulletin board system and what it offers once you are
to the Internet

The above excerpt is from a frequently asked questions Usenet
to alt.bbs.internet and crossposted to news.answers.
news.answers newsgroup is a very good group to subscribe to read
frequently asked questions sent to many newsgroups. See 12.6
entry in the Glossary for more information on newsgroups

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Further investigation in the above groups yields a great deal
information about techniques and rates to access the Internet.
course one common question is about getting free access.
mentioned before if you are associated with a university, a
company, or research group you may very well have access via one
their computers. If you are a student or faculty member and are
from your local campus, you may be able to get a guest account
the local university

Some campuswide information systems may give limited access to
network in a read-only mode. Also some communities (such
Cleveland) operate a FREENET which enables you to read newsgroups
if you register send mail at no charge. See section 8.0 for
information

For example, you can Telnet to Holonet below to get an idea of how
works. This is not an endorsement of this system but it does
you a good idea how this type of access to an Internet BBS works

1.7 Holonet (Commercial access to Internet

Source

Telnet holonet.
Login with userid of

2.0 Lists and Indexes of Network Resources/Bibliographies
Information Available over the

2.01 Internet Resource Guide (document

This is an excellent guide to major resources available on
network. The table of tontents includes chapters on
Resources, Library Catalogs, Archives, White Pages, Networks
Network Information Centers, and Miscellaneous

Source
Anonymous ftp to NNSC.NSF.
cd resource-
get resource-guide.ps.tar.Z (PostScript)
get resource-guide.txt.tar.Z (ASCII text

Search
Telnet to pac.carl.org (Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
Select terminal type
Choose Item 3 (Information Databases).
Choose Item 65 (Internet Resource Guide).
You can then browse or do a keyword search

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To quit type //

2.02 Anonymous FTP Sites (document

This document offers a list of all the sites on the Internet
support anonymous FTP

Source
Anonymous ftp to pilot.njin.
cd pub/ftp-
get ftp.

Search
Telnet to archie.ans.
Login as user
Type help to get a list of
Type prog topic - where topic is the keyword for the search of
program topic

See section 4.05 for more information about using Archie

2.03 INDEX - Index of all RFCs - (document

RFC-1118 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the
RFC-1175 - A Bibliography of Internetworking
RFC-1173 - Responsibilities of Host and Network
RFC-1325 - Answers to Commonly Asked "New Internet User

RFC-1207 - Answers to Commonly Asked "Experienced Internet User

RFC-1208 - Networking Glossary of
RFC-1359 - Connecting to the
RFC-1392 - Internet Users'
RFC-1402 - Gold in the Network (this file

Source
Anonymous FTP to nis.nsf.
cd documents/
get INDEX.
get rfc1118.
get rfc1175.
get rfc1173.
get rfc1206.
get rfc1207.
get rfc1208.
get rfc1359.
get rfc1392.
get rfc1402.

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2.04 Interest Groups List-of-Lists (document
This is a document that list existing mailing lists and groups.
get on the list to receive updates, send e-mail to Interest
groups-request@nisc.sri.com

Source
Anonymous ftp to ftp.nisc.sri.
cd
get interest-

2.05 Regional network policies (documents

Many regional networks have developed policies on responsible
of their network. You can retrieve copies of these policies
line by anonymous FTP

Source
Anonymous ftp to ftp.nsic.sri.
cd

get ???.

where ??? is the name of the regional network. The dir
will give you a directory of the filenames

2.06 Campus ethics/policy statements (documents

Many universities have developed more complete policies based
the regional network policies. If you want to look at some to
as guidelines for your own campus, you can get them
anonymous FTP

Source
Anonymous ftp to ariel.unm.
cd

get ???.

where ??? is the name of the university or college. The
command will give you a directory of the filenames

2.07 VAX Book (document

Joe St. Sauver of the University of Oregon has developed
complete guide of information on the network available
anonymous FTP. The following is a quote from the README file
"While it is tailored to the University of Oregon's VAX8000
system, the skills it illustrates are general enough to be

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interest to users at most other VAX sites, and even users at
non-VAX sites connected to the national networks." A
section on Network Topics is excellent. It is a large document
more than 300 pages

Source
Anonymous ftp to decoy.uoregon.
cd pub/
get vms.ps (PostScript format
get vms.mem (lineprinter format

2.08 Network Tidbits COMPUNET BIBLIO (document

This is a "Network Bibliography" by Elliott Parker from
Journalism Department of Central Michigan University. It
a bibliography of network related documents that he finds helpful

Source

Send e-mail to comserve@rpiecs (BITNET
The message should contain the following one-line request

SEND COMPUNET

You will receive the file "COMPUNET BIBLIO" via return mail
well as a "Welcome to Comserve" message and a "Getting
with Comserve message." If you are unfamiliar with how
program Listserv works on BITNET, these documents are a
start

2.09 Internet Tour Macintosh HyperCard 2.0 Stack (program

This is a Macintosh HyperCard 2.0 stack that does a nice job
describing some of the functions of the Internet. It has
section that you can modify for your own institution's needs

Source
Anonymous ftp to nnsc.nsf.
cd internet-
get Internet-Tour-
get Internet-Tour.sit.

Note this is a stuffed and binhexed file. You must have
program Stuffit to convert it to an executable file on
Macintosh

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2.10 A Survey of Educational Computer Networks (document

This is a fact-finding project to examine the current status
computer networks in K-12 education, including ways in
networking linkages are impacting educational tasks. This is
good summary for educators
Source
Anonymous ftp to ariel.unm.
cd
get networks

2.11 Internet Resource

A group of teachers compiled a Internet Resource Directory
would be of specific interest to teachers. It is available
four parts

Listservers, Telnet sites, FTP sites, and general infusion-ideas

Source
Anonymous ftp to ftp.virginia.
cd public_
get IRD-listservs.
get IRD-Telnet-sites.
get IRD-FTP-sites.
get IRD-infusion-ideas.

2.12 Network Managers' Reading List (document

This document is an annotated list of books and other
for network managers who are using TCP/IP, UNIX, and
technologies

Source
Anonymous ftp to ftp.utexas.
cd pub/netinfo/
get net-read.

2.13 Network Resources List (document

This document lists of many resources available on the network
including weather, online databases, book reviews, a ham
callbook, and many more. Author Scott
(yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu) routinely posts lists to
alt.bbs.internet, news.lists, alt.bbs.ads, and biz.comp.services

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Source

Anonymous ftp to csd4.csd.uwm.
cd
get inet.services.

2.14 Zen and the Art of the Internet (document; version 1)

This document is the first version of what has become a book (
section 10 for information on version 2) in book format.
first version has some very good information on the Internet
is designed for the beginning user

Source

Anonymous ftp to ashley.cs.widener.
cd pub/
get
get zen-1.0.

2.15 Hytelnet (Program

Hytelnet is a must-have program available for UNIX, Macintoshes
and PCs. It is designed to help you reach all of the Internet
accessible libraries, freenets, CWISes, library BBSs, and
information sites by Telnet. Peter Scott is the developer of
program, and he also maintains a list if you want to receive
latest updates on network information

Contact: scott@sklib.usask.

Source

Anonymous ftp to access.usask.

cd pub/
get

Change directory to the computer you want to run hytelnet from

cd pub/hytelnet/
cd pub/hytelnet/
cd pub/hytelnet/
cd pub/hytelnet/
cd pub/hytelnet/
cd pub/hytelnet/

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2.16 World Wide

The WWW project merges the techniques of information retrieval
hypertext to make an easy but powerful global information system

The project is based on the philosophy that academic
should be freely available to anyone. Its aim is to
information sharing within internationally dispersed teams
dissemination of information by support groups. Originally
at the High Energy Physics community, it has spread to other
and attracted much interest in user support, resource discovery
and collaborative work areas

Reader

The WWW world consists of documents and links. Indexes
special documents which, rather than being read, can be searched
The result of such a search is another ("virtual")
containing links to the documents found. A simple
("HTTP") is used to allow a browser program to request a
search by a remote information server

The web contains documents in many formats. Those
documents (real or virtual) contain links to other documents
places within documents. All documents, whether real, virtual
indexes, look similar to the reader and are contained within
same addressing scheme

To follow a link, you either click with a mouse or type in
number. To search an index, give keywords or other
criteria. These are the only operations necessary to access
entire world of data

You can try the simple line mode browser by Telnetting
info.cern.ch (no user or password) From UK JANET, use the gateway
You also can find out more about WWW in this way. This is
least sophisticated browser; remember that the window-
ones are much smarter

It is much more efficient to install a browser on your
machine. The line mode browser is currently available in
form by anonymous FTP from node: info.cern.ch [
128.141.201.74] as

/pub/www/src/WWWLineMode_v.vv.tar.Z

(v.vv is the version number - take the latest.)

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Also available is a hypertext editor for the
(WWWNeXTStepEditor_v.vv.tar.Z), the ViolaWWW browser for X11,
a skeleton server daemon (WWWDaemon_v.vv.tar.Z).

Documentation is readable using www. A plain text version of
installation instructions is included in the tar file.
(PostScript) documentation and articles are in /pub/www/

Source

Telnet to info.cern.
No login required

Telnet to eies2.njit.
Login as

3.0 Libraries Available over the

Hundreds of libraries are accessible over the network, far too
to list here. Several documents listInternet-accessible
including two major ones: Internet-Accessible Library Catalogs
Databases, coauthored by Dr. Art St. George of the University of
Mexico (stgeorge@bootes.unm.edu [Internet] or stgeorge@unmb [BITNET])
and Dr. Ron Larsen of the University of Maryland; and UNT's
On-Line Bibliographic Databases by Billy Barron
(billy@vaxb.acs.unt.edu [Internet]).

3.1 Internet-Accessible Library Catalogs and Databases (document

Source
Anonymous ftp to ariel.unm.
cd
get library.ps (PostScript format
get internet.library (ASCII text version

3.2 UNT's Accessing On-Line Bibliographic Databases (document

Source
Anonymous ftp to ftp.unt.
cd pub/
get libraries.ps (PostScript format
get libraries.txt (ASCII text version
get libraries.wp5 (WordPerfect 5.1 source

4.0 The Mother Lode of Anonymous FTP

Throughout this document, sites are listed for specific documents
Most are only indexes to more information. A big problem

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searching through all this information to find what you want. One
the best search methods is Archie, described below

Several sites contain large repositories of files and other
that are the source for specific programs such as Kermit, the
domain file transfer program

4.05

One of the best ways of searching for a program available
anonymous FTP is with archie (Archive Server Listing Service),
several of these servers scattered throughout the world.
fastest one I have found is the Advanced Network & Services, Inc
located in the United States

Archie goes to every site that offers anonymous FTP files
collects the file structure from that site, and places it in
database it can search

A real-life example. I was reading an article about Windows
the July 1992 issue of PC World, and it mentioned a
program called ZiPaper on page 212. The name of the program
zipapr.zip. I can use Archie to locate this program

Source

telnet archie.ans.

login as

At the archie prompt

prog zipapr.

The response

Host wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.2)
Last updated 17:22 13 July 1992

Location: /mirrors3/archive.umich.edu/msdos/mswindows/
FILE rw-rw-r-- 41984 Jan 30 1991 zipapr.

This tells you the file is available via anonymous FTP
wuarchive.wustl.edu in the
mirrors3/archive.umich.edu/msdos/mswindows/desktop and the file
zipapr.zip

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4.1 Washington University (anonymous FTP

Washington University represents perhaps one of the most
sites for software on the network. The Mirrors directory
a copy of all of the wsmr-simtel20.army.mil files. Wsmr-simtel20-
army.mil is the originator and keeper of major amounts of
domain software. Their site, however, is often overloaded
difficult to connect to

You will find enough software in the Mirrors directory to keep
busy for the rest of your life. The MS-DOS and
subdirectories contain files for those specific machines

Anonymous FTP to wuarchive.wustl.
cd

cd

For income tax time cd
For unzipping files cd zip, type binary, and get pkz110eu.
For education software cd
For graphics files cd giff, tiff or

cd

For the Macintosh there are directories for applications, inits
sounds, reviews, and many more

4.2 KERMIT (anonymous FTP

Kermit is a public domain file transfer protocol available
just about all microcomputers, minicomputers, andmainframes.
is very popular and has been has been used at computer
everywhere

Anonymous FTP to watsun.cc.columbia.

cd
get read.

For executable versions of kermit

cd

get READ.ME file and read for specifics of what file to get

For the IBM PC, I get msvibm.exe after typing binary to
the binary transfer mode

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4.3 NCSA Software for Network Access from
(anonymous FTP

Source
Anonymous ftp to ftp.ncsa.uiuc.
cd NCSA_
cd PC/Telnet (for IBM PC Software
get telxxbin.zip where xx is the current version
(in binary format; I also suggest getting readme files

cd Mac/
get telnet.x.sithqx where x is the current version
(in binary format; I also suggest getting readme files

4.4 Other Popular Ftp Sites (anonymous FTP

Name of Site What's

ftp.apple.com Macintosh system software/

ftp.cayman.com Gatorbox archive
dragonfly.wri.com Mathematica archive
mac.archive.umich.edu Macintosh
sumex-aim.stanford.edu Macintosh
rascal.ics.utexas.edu Macintosh
ftp.acns.nwu.edu Disinfectant archive
(virus software
microlib.cc.utexas.edu GateKeeper archive
(virus software
bert.cs.byu.edu NCSA Telnet archive site (BYU version
ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu NCSA Telnet archive
beach.gal.utexas.edu F-Prot/Scan & Clean archive
(virus software
cert.sei.cmu.edu Virus
msdos.archive.umich.edu MS-DOS
ux1.cso.uiuc.edu MS-DOS software (PC-SIG CD
oak.oakland.edu MS-DOS
wuarchive.wustl.edu MS-DOS
cica.cica.indiana.edu MS-DOS software (Windows software
archive.cis.ohio-state.edu UNIX

5.0 Network Information Centers -

Contact NICs if you want information on what networking is all
and how you can connect. They can put you in contact with
individuals in your area who can help you get a network connection
They can also provide assistance if you don't know who else to
about network topics

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5.1 Goverment Systems, Inc. (GSI) (Internet NIC

Government Systems, Inc. (GSI
Attn: Network Information
14200 Park Meadow
Suite 200
Chantilly, VA 22021
(800) 365-3642 or (703) 802-4535
FAX: (703) 802-8373

NIC@NIC.DDN.

The main NIC on the Internet. The source for network numbers
domain names, and much more

5.2 NSF Network Service Center (NNSC) (NIC

NSF Network Service
Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc
10 Moulton St
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 873-3400

NNSC@NNSC.NSF.

Publishes a newsletter called NSF Network News; to subscribe
contact them at the address above

5.3 NSFNET Information Services (NIS

NSFNET Information
Merit Network, Inc
ITI
2901 Hubbard, Pod
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2016
(313) 936-3000 or (800) 66

NSFNET-INFO@MERIT.

Publishes a newsletter called Linkletter; to subscribe send e-
to NSFNET-Linkletter-request@merit.edu

5.4 SRI International Network Information Systems Center (NISC

SRI
Network Information Systems
333 Ravenswood Avenue, Room EJ291
Menlo Park, CA 94015

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(415) 859-6387 or (415) 859-3695
Fax: (415) 859-6028

NISC@NISC.SRI.

5.5 BITNET (NIC

BITNET Network Information
Corporation for Research and Educational Networking (CREN
1112 16th Street, N.W
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 872-4200

INFO@

Lisa Covi, BITNET

5.6 NASA Science Internet Network Information Center (NIC-NSI

NASA
Goddard Space Flight
Code 930.4
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Hotline: (303) 286-7251
FAX: (301) 286-5152

help@nic.nsi.nasa.

NSI is an international dual-protocol network (TCP/IP and DECnet),
which supports scientists and engineers worldwide. The NSI-
supports a help desk, online services, anonymous FTP,
interoperability gateways, along with other services

Bill Yurick, NSI-NIC

6.0 Network

If you would like to publish statistics in your newsletter about
institution's network traffic into and out of the NSFNET backbone
you can obtain information on either the packets or bytes sent.
prefer bytes which can be translated into an understandable figure

6.1 Files containing monthly information on NSF
backbone traffic by packets or bytes (document

Source
Anonymous FTP to nis.nsf.

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cd statistics/

get INDEX.

cd 19?? where ?? is the year you are interested in

Files are availble for traffic by ports, country, delay, bytes
packets for T1 and T3 networks

7.0 Campuswide Information Systems -

The information in this section is intended primarily for those
are providing access methods from their own computing environments
Although standards have been proposed, there are no "packages"
give you access to all of the information presented here. What
Ohio State University and several other universities have done
provide a menu to the user that accesses these services and
behind the scenes. In fact, I had to refer to the shell scripts
look up the network addresses of these machines, because I rely
the menu for access as well

As the name implies, information systems provide access
information the user knowing exactly how to get to it. In this way
the network is invisible to end users. All they need to know is
they want, not the command structure needed to actually get
information

At present, the menu system seems to be the easiest way in In
background is a knowbot, a program that knows how to go out
locate services on the network using a keyword search

You can connect to the following sites for a demonstration of
capabilities

Many CWIS systems are converting to Gopher (see section 8.96).
Hytelnet (see section 2.15) also has complete listings of
systems

7.1 Appalachian State

conrad.appstate.edu (152.10.1.1)
Login as
Emulate a VT100.

Hardware/software: DEC/
Contact: Ernest Jones (jonesel@appstate.bitnet

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7.2 Arizona State University PEGASUS and

asuvm.inre.asu.
Login as
Use tn3270.

Hardware/software: Running PNN News Network Software
VM/CMS (with Profs and FOCUS
Contact: Joy Kramer (iejxk@asuvm.inre.asu.edu

Contains two databases: Personal Guide to ASU Stuff (PEGASUS
and Arizona State Economic Development Database (ASEDD).

7.3 Clemson

eureka.clemson.
Login as
Emulate a VT100.

Hardware/software: DEC/
Contact: Amy Slankard (amy@clust1.clemson.edu

System contains information on weather for South Carolina,
Carolina, and Georgia; economics; plants; animals; engineering
food; home; health; family; and youth

7.4 Columbia

cal.cc.columbia.edu Login as

Contact: David Millman (dsm@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu

7.5 Cornell

cuinfo.cornell.edu Connect to port 300. Use Telnet or tn3270.
Different versions of Telnet or tn3270 have different syntax
defining the port. The following are the most common

TELNET cuinfo.cornell.edu 300 TELNET cuinfo.cornell.edu::300
TELNET cuinfo.cornell.edu..300

Hardware/software: VM/CMS; IBM S/370 assembler; locally
Contact: Steve Worona (slw@cornella.bitnet

CUINFO of interest to nonCornell community members

Uncle Ezra The electronic counselor - first program of
kind; a must

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Directories Student and staff directories - includes
electronic addresses Ski Reports Up-to-the-
upstate New York ski
(Seasonal) Jobs Listings and descriptions of jobs
Cornell Computing Extensive online information regarding

Cornell Patents Descriptions of current patents
by Cornell Various Newsletters Newsletters from numerous
groups Weather Up-to-the-minute local weather

7.6 Lafayette Integrated, Networked Campus -

lafibm.lafayette.edu (139.147.8.4) Use Telnet or tn3270. When
see the LINC logo, ignore the ALT-L advice and clear the logo
pressing Enter. On next screen, instead of logging on, type
MUSIC (case does not matter). On login screen that appears,
GUEST as ID, and GUEST as password

Hardware/software: IBM 9375 running MUSIC/SP Contact:
Ciriello (ciri@lafayacs.bitnet

7.7

ibm1.cc.lehigh.edu Use tn3270. At the VM prompt, type DIAL MUSIC
and at the /ID prompt, type LUNA

Hardware/software: IBM 4381 running MUSIC. Planning to move
AIX on RS/6000s. Contact: Timothy J.
(tjf0@ns.cc.lehigh.edu

7.8 Mississippi State University (MSUinfo

isis.msstate.edu (130.18.164.2) Login as msuinfo Terminal type
enter yours; most are supported

Hardware/software: UNIX/TechInfo Contact: Bennet
(George_Bennet@admin.msstate.edu

Contains announcements, campus events, community events
continuing education offerings, jobs, recent press releases
research funding opportunities, and more

7.9 MIT

Accessible either via Telnet, or via a native
application that uses the MacTCP drivers to access the
server; requires a MacPlus with one Meg memory or better,
6.0.3 or better, and licensed MacTCP drivers

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Source code is freely available to other schools seeking to
started quickly - contact folks listed below

For Telnet access

telnet techinfo.mit.edu (18.72.1.146)
No username/password is required
Once you're in, you can use upper- or lower-case commands
To exit the system, use the QUIT command

For native Macintosh access

anonymous FTP to net-dist.mit.edu, look in the /pub/
directory, fetch techinfo.hqx; Binhex (a public domain tool
is required to decode the binary

Contact: Tim McGovern (tjm@mit.edu), (617) 253-0505
Bugs: bug-techinfo@mit.
Comments: comment-techinfo@mit.
Administration: admin-techinfo@mit.

7.10 New Mexico State University NMSU/

info.nmsu.
Login as
Emulate a VT100.

Hardware/software: DEC/
Contact: D. Brian Ormand (bormand@nmsuvm1.bitnet)
(bormand@nmsu.edu

7.11 North Carolina State University Happenings

ccvax1.cc.ncsu.edu (128.109.153.4)
Login as
Emulate a VT100.

Hardware/software: DEC/
Contact: Harry Nicholos (hmn@ncsuvax.bitnet

7.12 NYU ACF INFO

info.nyu.edu (information.nyu.edu) (128.122.138.142)
Emulating a VT100 or better enables some additional suboptions

Contact: Stephen Tihor (tihor@ACFcluster.nyu.edu)
(tihor@nyuacf.bitnet

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7.13 Pima Community

pimacc.pima.
Login as
Emulate a VT100.

Hardware/software: DEC/
Contact: Terry Loftus (tloftus@pimacc.pima.edu) or Al
(acamberos@pimacc.pima.edu

7.14 Princeton News Network

pucc.princeton.
Use Telnet or tn3270. When you see the VM 370 logo, clear it
and instead of logging on, enter pnn (case does not matter).
Clear the information screen that appears

Hardware/software: VM/CMS; locally written. A UNIX version
a Mac HyperCard version are up, running, and available.
versions (CMS, UNIX, and HyperCard) are available to
at no cost

Contact: Rita Saltz (rita@pucc.bitnet
System and Development: Howard Strauss (howard@pucc.bitnet

7.15 Rutgers

info.rutgers.edu 98
No password required
Can be accessed from any microcomputer or terminal

Hardware/software: written in lush (a public domain program);
runs on any SUN workstation
Contact: Leny Struminger (struming@zodiac.rutgers.edu

INFO contains universitywide activities, graduate course catalogs
faculty/taff phone directory, computer services, library
catalog, weather, news, bus schedules, and more

7.16 San Diego State

wintermute.sdsu.
Login as
Emulate a VT100.

Hardware/software: pnn &
Contact: Richard Caasi (caasi@sdsu.edu

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7.17 University of

uafsysb.uark.
Login as

Hardware/software: IBM 4381-14, VM/HPO 6.0, Cornell's

Contact: Susan Adkins (sa06037@uafsysb.bitnet)
(sa06037@uafsysb.uark.edu

System contains information on calendar of events, campus e-
directory, and hours and services

7.18 University of Colorado at

culine.colorado.edu 852 (128.138.129.2 852)
Login as

Contact: Donna Pattee (pattee@spot.colorado.edu

7.19 University of

du.
Login as

Contact: Bob Stocker (bstocker@ducair.bitnet

7.20 University of Minnesota at

ub.d.umn.
Login as
Emulate a vt100.

Contact: Frank Simmons (fsimmons@ub.d.umn.edu

This system contains more than 700 documents ranging from
schedules to microcomputer prices to art gallery
schedules. All commands are displayed at the bottom of
screen, and separate online help is available. Keyword
is available, although at this time only words in the titles
documents are used

7.21 University of New Brunswick, Canada,

unbmvs1.csd.unb.ca (131.202.1.2)
Login with application id
No password is required
INFO is a full-screen CICS application running under MVS

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tn3270 emulation

Contact: Bonita Mockler (bgm@unb.ca

System contains university calendar; class timetable; phone/
numbers for faculty, staff, and students, faculty and staff e-
IDs; seminar schedules; minutes; newsletter; and more

7.22 University of New Hampshire

unhvtx.unh.edu (132.177.128.58)
USERNAME: student (no password required).
Control-z to log off
VT100/VT200 terminal emulation

Hardware/software: DEC/
Contact: Robin Tuttle (r_tuttle1@unhh.unh.edu

System includes phone directories, campus calendar, job listings
off-campus housing list, undergraduate catalog, class schedules
newsletters, services and programs, rights and rules of conduct
athletics and recreation information, activities, and workshops

7.23 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

info.oit.unc.edu (128.109.157.1)
Login as
Emulate a VT100.

Hardware/software: DEC/
Contact: Judy Hallman (hallman@unc.bitnet

System contains campus directory; job openings; "
Study" catalog (correspondence courses); undergraduate catalog
continuing education classes; and several campus newsletters
including "Newsbrief," the weekly campus computing newsletter

7.24 University of North Carolina at Greensboro

steffi.acc.uncg.
Login as info or
Emulate a VT100.

Hardware/software: DEC/
Contact: Norman Hill (hillnr@uncg.bitnet

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7.25 University of North Carolina at Wilmington

vxc.uncwil.edu (128.109.221.3)
Log in as
Emulate a VT100.

Hardware/software: DEC/
Contact: Eddy Cavenaugh (cavenaughd@uncwil.bitnet)
(cavenaughd@vxc.uncwil.edu

System includes class schedule listings, institutional statistics
library services, faculty and staff publications,
university news releases, phone directories, and
schedules

7.26 University of Northern

infosys.uni.
Log in as
Prefers a vtxxx terminal, but works with unknown terminal types

Hardware/software: The program uses UNIX tput clear, tput mc4,
and tput mc5 (for printing).
Contact: Mike Yohe (yohe@iscsvax.uni.edu

7.27 University of Pennsylvania

penninfo.upenn.
(no login id is needed.)
Emulate a VT100.

Hardware/software: MIT's Techinfo; type HELP for
Contact: Valerie Glauser (glauser@dccs.upenn.edu
Comments: penninfo-comments@dccs.upenn.
Bugs: penninfo-bugs@dccs.upenn.
Contact: Valerie Glauser (glauser@dccs.upenn.edu

PennInfo can be accessed via MIT's TechInfo Mac client program
well. We've modified the MAC client slightly because we
different contact information at Penn than MIT does

7.28 Ohio State

oasis.acs.ohio-state.
Login as
Emulate a VT100.

Hardware/software: DEC 5500 using Ultrix, shell scripts

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modified Gopher code to allow Gopher access
Contact: Clifford Collins (collins+@osu.edu
Comments: oasis@magnus.acs.ohio-state.
Bugs: oasis@magnus.acs.ohio-state.

8.0 Internet Bulletin Board System/
Databases/

These are systems that you connect to through
anonymous Telnet session to access a variety of services/information
In some respects they resemble campuswide information systems; in others
they are more like bulletin boards or interactive databases

A file containing the most frequently asked questions
bulletin board systems is available via anonymous FTP

Source
Anonymous FTP to polyslo.calpoly.
cd
get alt.bbs.

Listed below are some of these types of systems

8.1 Cleveland Freenet - Case Western Reserve

Telnet to freenet-in-a.cwru.
Follow the menu driven instructions

8.2 Heartland

heartland.bradley.edu (136.176.10.10)
Login as

8.3 Youngstown Freenet - Youngstown State

Telnet yfn.ysu.

Type visitor at userid prompt and follow menu
instructions

8.4 Ocean Network Information

Telnet delocn.udel.
When the Userid: prompt appears, type INFO and press Enter/
key

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8.5 Geographic Name

Telnet martini.eecs.umich.edu 3000

For informatin on a place, type the name of the city and state
you would on the last line of a postal address. Example
Zanesville,

8.6

ISAAC, the Information System for Advanced Academic Computing
serves as a clearinghouse for information about the use of IBM
compatible hardware and software as aids to instruction
research in higher education. Membership is free to all students
faculty, and staff at institutions of higher education

For more information call (206) 543-5604.

ISAAC requires that you register before you can access the system
To register, type register for the userid and password and fill
the information using the tab key to go from field to field.
registered, you will be assigned a userid and password; then
must reconnect, this time typing your assigned userid
password

To access ISAAC, you need to establish a Telnet connection
the network. If you do not have network access, you also can
over phone lines. Call (800) 237-5551 in the United States or
within the local Seattle area or outside the United States,
(206) 543-3761.

telnet isaac.engr.washington.edu or 128.95.32.61

8.7

FEDIX is an online information service that links the
education community and the federal government to
research, education, and services. The system provides
and timely federal agency information to colleges, universities
and other research organizations. There are no registration
and no access charges for using FEDIX. The only cost is for
phone call

FEDIX provides daily information updates on

Federal education and research programs (including descriptions
eligibility, funding, and deadlines).

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Scholarships, fellowships, and grants

Used government research equipment available

New funding for specific research and education activities
the Commerce Business Daily, Federal Register, and other sources

Minority assistance research and education programs

News and current events within participating agencies

General information such as agency history, budget,
structure, and mission statement

For more information, contact the HELPLINE at (301) 975-0103
Monday-Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm EST, except on federal holidays

telnet 192.111.228.1
At the login: prompt type

8.8

STIS is the Science and Technology Information System at
National Science Foundation

Information includes the NSF Bulletin, guide to programs,
booklet (including forms), program announcements, press releases
NSF telephone book, reports of the National Science Board
descriptions of research projects funded by NSF (with abstracts),
and analytical reports and news from the International
Division

Publications may be searched by using a keyword, such as japan
volcano; using a phrase, such as exchange of scientists and
union; or by selecting a broad topic like biosciences

For more information, contact the National Science Foundation
Pone (202) 357-7555, FAX (202) 357-7745, TDD (202) 357-7492 or
e-mail to stis@nsf.gov (Internet), or stis@nsf (BITNET).

telnet stis.nsf.
At the login: prompt type

At the terminal type prompt, type vt100

Enter your terminal type [blank=vt100]: vt100

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a new user, you will be asked to supply your name and address
record keeping. You can search the NSF publications
information and have the information sent to your e-mail
if you wish. STIS provides a menu system. To get back to
main menu, press the esc key until you have the main menu on
screen. Press the arrow key until Exit is highlighted, and
enter to exit STIS

8.9

Source
Telnet madlab.sprl.umich.edu 3000

8.93 NASA

A space-related information database provided by the
Educational Affairs Division

Source

Telnet spacelink.msfc.nasa.
Login with userid
and password

8.95

Wide Area Information Server; this system uses a standard
system for access to information databases on the Internet. It
a client server model with clients available for Macintoshes
NeXTs, UNIX and PCs

Source

Telnet quake.think.

Login as

Files avaialable via anonymous FTP to quake.
cd

8.96

Gopher is a client server system that accesses information on
Internet. Clients exist for Macintoshes, PCs, NeXTs, X Windows
and UNIX terminals. The use of Gopher as Campus Wide
Systems has been exploding in the past year. If you have
tried Gopher I would highly recommend giving it a try. It
truly a golden Gopher

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Source

Telnet to consultant.micro.umn.
Login as

Files available via anonymous FTP to boombox.micro.umn.
cd pub/

9.0 WHOIS - E-mail white

WHOIS is a program available on many workstation/mini/
computers that can connect to another computer. By supplying
persons name, it will respond with information it has on the person
A similar program called finger does the same type of thing,
it only supplies information on individuals with an account on
specific computer. A WHOIS database generally is
information on most of the individuals at a university, not just
the machine you connect to

In a larger sense WHOIS is a technique for finding a person's e-
address. There is no master list of e-mail addresses on the network
Standards have been established for supplying e-mail addresses,
it will take some time for it to be globally implemented. In
meantime, the easiest way to find out is to call and ask

I can just hear the gasps of horror, using the phone for anything
talking to your mom, sacrilege. There are, of course, many ways
finding a person's e-mail address. But what you don't know is if
person even reads his/her e-mail, and in the case of multiple e-
addresses, which one is correct. A simple phone call the first
will answer those unknowns quickly

The following documents and resources will assist in finding
person's e-mail address

9.03 College E-mail

Mark Kantrowitz (mkant@cs.cmu.edu) of Caregie-Mellon
has compiled an extensive list of techniques for locating e-
addresses for many universities. This document contains
alphabetic listing of universities and searching techniques
to each

Source
Anonymous ftp to a.gp.cs.cmu.
Note: for password you must use your e-mail address in
form of name@computer
cd /afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/mkant/Public/

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Note: you must cd to this directory as above,
intermediate directories are protected
get college-email.-#.text.##
Note: the files are separated into several sections and
need to specify the sections you want by replacing the #
shown above with a number 1, 2, 3 etc

You also can send mail to mail-server@pit-manager.mit.edu
no subject and the body of the text message (with no signature

send usenet/soc.college/FAQ:_College_Email_
_1_2_[Monthly_posting

send usenet/soc.college/FAQ:_College_Email_
_2_2_[Monthly_posting

Note the above commands should be all on one line

9.05

Netfind is a program that goes out and queries the
in an organized way to find e-mail addresses

Source
Telnet bruno.cs.colorado.
Login is

9.07 Inter-Network

When mailing from one network to another you need to know
address to use to access the gateway. For instance, if you
to send a message from the Internet to someone on CompuServe,
address it to 12345.1234@compuserve.com, where the 12345.1234
the person's CompuServe ID in the form 12345,1234.

The Inter-Network Mail Guide by John Chew provides
information

Source: Send a mail message to listserv@unmvm.unm.edu No
Message body of: GET NETWORK

9.09 WHOIS

The following is a list of universities that have a WHOIS
working. A more complete list has been collected by Matt Power
MIT (mhpower@athena.mit.edu).

Source

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Anonymous ftp to sipb.mit.
cd pub/
get whois-servers.

The following is a short list of WHOIS servers

9.1 The Ohio State

Telnet to osu.
Use WHOIS command whois -h osu.
Enter firstname.
Example: whois -h osu.edu jerry.

9.2 University of

Use WHOIS command whois -h oregon.uoregon.
Enter firstname.
Example: whois -h oregon.uoregon.edu Rose.

9.3 University of

Use WHOIS command whois -h whois.virginia.
Enter lastname, firstname
Example: whois -h whois.virginia.edu Smith, John

9.4 University of

Use WHOIS command whois -h whois.upenn.
Enter lastname,
Example: whois -h whois.upenn.edu Smith,

9.5 University of

Use WHOIS command whois -h wisc.
Enter firstname
Example: whois -h wisc.edu Jane

9.6

Use WHOIS command whois -h mit.
Enter firstname_
Example: whois -h mit.edu Robert_

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9.7 Indiana

Use WHOIS command whois -h iugate.ucs.indiana.
Enter firstname_
Example: whois -h iugate.ucs.indiana.edu Gerald_

9.8 Stanford

Use WHOIS command whois -h stanford.
Enter firstname
Example: whois -h stanford.edu "shirley smith

9.9 University of California at

Use WHOIS command whois -h ucdavis.
Enter lastname,
Example: whois -h ucdavis.edu smith,

9.95 Directory of ERNET users in

Use WHOIS command whois -h sangam.ernet.in
(will give the help screen with examples

Enter city
Example: whois -h sangam.ernet.in
(will list all computer names at bombay

Enter name@
Example: whois -h sangam.ernet.in joshi@
(will match all users on shakti matching the pattern "johsi")

10.0

For a more complete listing, see sections 2.08 and 2.11.

Internetworking with TCP/IP Principles, Protocols,
Architecture by Douglas Comer, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-470154-2.

The Matrix, Computer Networks and Conferencing Systems
by John S. Quarterman, Digital Press, ISBN 0-13-565607-9.

!%@:: A Directory of Electronic Mail Addressing and Networks,
Donnalyn Frey and Rick Adams, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.,
0-937175-39-0.

The User's Directory of Computer Networks, Edited by Tracy L
LaQuey, Digital Press, ISBN 0-13-950262-9.

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Zen and the art of the Internet: A Beginner's Guide,
Editon, by Brendan Kehoe, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-010778-6.

11.0 Free Periodicals/Tabloids/

Below are just a few of the periodicals available to
subscribers

The first four, PCWeek, MacWeek, Info World, and Network World,
the ones I try to glance over routinely. Others are dedicated
specific network, LAN, or UNIX topics that are useful if you
that information

PC
P.O. Box 1767
Riverton, NJ 08077-9767

P.O. Box 1764
Riverton, NJ 08077-9764

Info
P.O. Box 3013
Northbrook, IL 60065-3013

Network
161 Worchester
Framingham, MA 01701

Computer System
Circulation Dept
P.O. Box 2030
Manhasset, NY 11030-7030

Network
Circulation
Box 2417
Tulsa, OK 74101-2417

Unix
Circulation
P.O. Box 7439
San Francisco, CA 94120-7439

Communication
2504 North Tamiami
Nokomis, FL 34275-9987

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LAN
P.O. Box 652
Hightstown, NJ 08520

Communications
Circulations Dept
P.O. Box 2070
Manhasset, NY 11030

LAN
101 Witmer
O.O. Box 322
Horsham, PA 19044-0322

Midrange
P.O. Box 445
Horsham, PA 19044-0445

Unix Today
Circulation Dept
P.O. Box 2170
Manhasset NY 11030-4376

12.0

I use some terms here that may not be familiar to all.
following is a brief explanation

12.1 BITNET

A network of mainframes or minicomputers.
connects many universities and colleges. It
e-mail and file transfer capabilities, but does not have
ability to do remote login (Telnet session capability).

12.2 Internet

A very large network that connects just about any types
computers. It supports e-mail, file transfer (FTP),
remote login (Telnet).

12.3 Anonymous FTP

The ability to transfer a file from a remote computer
to the Internet without having an account on the remote computer
The program that performs the file transfer is normal FTP.
connect to a remote computer offering anonymous FTP, you can
the following commands from a computer connected to the Internet

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FTP Internet computer
When prompted for a userid, type
When prompted for a password, type your e-mail
To get a listing of files type
To change directory, type cd directory
To get a file, type get
To get a binary file, type binary then get
To end session, type

Example
FTP pilot.njin.
Username:
Password: yourname@computer.
cd pub/ftp-
get ftp.

12.4 Telnet

The ability to establish a connection to a remote
connected to the Internet network. Two types of programs are
to do this. One, usually called Telnet, establishes a VT100-
terminal emulation to the remote computer. The second, TN3270,
establishes a full-screen IBM 3270-type terminal connection

12.5 Listserv

A program available on many BITNET connected computers that
act as a mail forwarding system and as a file repository.
is another network that links many colleges and universities
does not normally link to military or government institutions
does the Internet. To subscribe to a listserv, you usually
mail to the machine that has the mailing list with the command
subscribe. As an example, to subscribe to a list for
of topics pertinent to mechanical engineering, send e-mail
listserv@utarlvml with a message containing the one-line
to subscribe

SUB MECH-1 John Doe (Where John Doe would be your full name

12.6 Usenet/Read

Newsgroups are like public bulletin boards that you can post
read messages from other individuals world wide. More than 1500
groups cover topics ranging from arts and recreation to
research oriented topics such as physics, philosohy,
and many many others. Normally you gain access through a
that has lots of disk space and is connected directly to

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Internet. You can read many of the newgroups from the
Freenet (section 8.1) or from commercial providors of
access; for example, Holonet (section 1.7).

The information provided in the previous sections has been
together from multiple sources acquired from the network. Much of
came from reading newsgroups and trying things out to see how
worked. The information is as accurate as I have been able
determine, as of July 17, 1992.

I used a DEC5500 system running Ultrix to check most of
sources. Most of the information is oriented toward Internet,
it has remote login (Telnet) and file transfer (FTP).

Security

Security issues are not discussed in this memo

Author's

Jerry
Leader, Network Information
Ohio State
Academic Computing
1971 Neil Ave
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if you see any problems within the linking, don't worry be happy,
this is version 0.1 of the Relevance System and you gotta expect some crappy subroutines sometimes,
just be content we did not write this in Java, which would have made this "bigger and better" HAHAHHA.

RFC documents can be found at I.E.T.F.

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