    Network Working Group                                          J. Martin
    Request for Comments: 1290                         Ohio State University
    FYI: 10                                                    December 1991

                      There's Gold in them thar Networks!
                                       or
                 Searching for Treasure in all the Wrong Places

    Status of this Memo

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

    Abstract

       This document was presented at the 1991 ACM SIGUCCS User Services
       Conference.  It appears here in its updated form.

       There is a wealth of information on the network.  In fact, so much
       information, that you could spend your entire life browsing. This
       paper will present some of the "gold nuggets" of information and file
       repositories on the network that could be of use to end users.

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

    Table of Contents

       1.0  Introduction................................................   2
       2.0  Lists and Indexes of Network Resources/Bibliographies/
            Information Available over the Network......................   2
       3.0  Libraries Available over the Network........................   6
       4.0  Anonymous FTP Sites.........................................   7
       5.0  Network Information Centers - NICs..........................   8
       6.0  Network Statistics..........................................  10
       7.0  Campus Wide Information Systems - CWIS......................  11
       8.0  Internet Bulleting Board System/Interactive
            Databases/Freenet...........................................  19
       9.0  WHOIS - E-mail white pages..................................  22
       10.0 Books.......................................................  23
       11.0 Free Periodicals/Tabloids/Magazines.........................  23
       12.0 Glossary....................................................  25
       Security Considerations..........................................  26
       Author's Address.................................................  27

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    1.0  Introduction

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

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

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

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

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

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

       2.01  Internet Resource Guide (Document)

          An excellent guide to major resources available on the network.
          The Table of Contents includes chapters on Computational
          Resources, Library Catalogs, Archives, White Pages, Networks,
          Network Information Centers, and Miscellaneous

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          Source:
          Anonymous FTP to NNSC.NSF.NET
          cd resource-guide
          get resource-guide.ps.tar.Z (Postscript) or
          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
          To quit type //EXIT

       2.02  Anonymous FTP Sites (Document)

          A list of all the sites on the Internet that support anonymous
          FTP.

          Source:
          Anonymous FTP to pilot.njin.net
          cd pub/ftp-list
          get ftp.list

          Search:
          Telnet to quiche.cs.mcgill.ca
          login as user archie
          type help to get a list of commands
          type prog topic - where topic is the keyword for the search of
                            a program or topic

       2.03  INDEX - Index of all RFC's - (Document)

          RFC-1118 - The Hitchhikers Guide to the Internet
          RFC-1175 - A Bibliography of Internetworking Information
          RFC-1173 - Responsibilities of Host and Network Managers
          RFC-1206 - Answers to Commonly asked "New Internet User"
                     Questions
          RFC-1207 - Answers to Commonly asked "Experienced Internet User"
                     Questions
          RFC-1208 - Networking Glossary of Terms

          Source:
          Anonymous FTP to nis.nsf.net
          cd rfc
          get $index.rfc
          get RFC1118.TXT-1

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          get RFC1175.TXT-1
          get RFC1173.TXT-1
          get RFC1206.TXT-1
          get RFC1207.TXT-1
          get RFC1208.TXT-1

       2.04  Interest Groups  List-of-Lists (Document)

          This is a document that list the mailing lists or groups that
          exist.  To get on the list to receive updates, send e-mail to
          Interest-groups-request@nisc.sri.com.

          Source:
          Anonymous FTP to ftp.nisc.sri.com
          cd netinfo
          get interest-groups

       2.05  Regional Network Policies (Documents)

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

          Source:
          Anonymous FTP to ftp.nsic.sri.com
          cd netinfo
          dir
          get ???.policy

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

       2.06  Campus ethics/policy statements (Documents)

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

          Source:
          Anonymous FTP to ariel.unm.edu
          cd ethics
          dir
          get ???.policy

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

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       2.07  VAX book (Document)

          Joe St Sauver of the University of Oregon has developed a very
          complete guide of information on the network available via
          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 of
          interest to users at most other VAX sites, and even users at many
          non-VAX sites connected to the national networks." There is a
          major section on Network Topics that is excellent.  It is a large
          document, over 300 pages.

          Source:
          Anonymous FTP to decoy.uoregon.edu
          cd pub/vaxbook
          get vms.ps  (for postscript format)
          get vms.mem (lineprinter format)

       2.08  Network Tidbits  COMPUNET BIBLIO (Document)

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

          Source:
          Listserv

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

          SEND COMPUNET BIBLIO

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

       2.09  Internet Tour Macintosh Hypercard 2.0 Stack (Program)

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

          Source:
          Anonymous FTP to nnsc.nsf.net
          cd internet-tour
          get Internet-Tour-README

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          get Internet-Tour.sit.hqx

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

       2.10  A Survey of Educational Computer Networks (Document)

          This is a document that list the mailing lists or groups that
          exist.  To get on the list to receive updates, send e-mail to
          Interest-groups-request@nisc.sri.com.

          Source:
          Anonymous FTP to ariel.unm.edu
          cd library
          get networks survey

       2.11  Network Managers's Reading List (Document)

          This is a document is an annotated list of books and other
          resources of use to network managers who are using TCP/IP, UNIC,
          and Ethernet technologies.

          Source:
          Anonymous FTP to ftp.utexas.edu
          cd pub/netinfo/docs
          get net-read.txt

    3.0  Libraries Available over the Network

       There are hundreds of libraries available over the network, far too
       many to list here.  There are several documents available that list
       Internet accessible Libraries.  There are two major documents that
       list many libraries.  One is Internet-Accessible Library Catalogs and
       Databases, coauthored by Dr. Art St. George of the University of New
       Mexico (stgeorge@bootes.unm.edu [Internet] or stgeorge@unmb [BITNET])
       and Dr. Ron Larsen of the University of Maryland.  The other is UNT's
       Accessing On-Line Bibliographic Databases by Billy Barron,
       (billy@vaxb.acs.unt.edu [Internet]).

       3.1  UNT's Accessing On-Line bibliographic Databases (Document)

          Source:
          Anonymous FTP to vaxb.acs.unt.edu
          cd library
          get libraries.ps (postscript format)
          get libraries.txt (ASCII text version)
          get libraries.wp5 (Wordperfect 5.1 source)

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       3.2  Internet-Accessible Library Catalogs & Databases (Docment)

          Source:
          Anonymous FTP to ariel.unm.edu
          cd library
          get library.ps (postscript format)
          get internet.library (ASCII text version)

    4.0  The Mother Lode of Anonymous FTP Sites

       Throughout this document, there are listed sites for specific
       documents.  Most of the documents listed in this paper are only
       indexes to more information.  A big problem is searching through all
       of this information to find what you want.  Listed below are some of
       the major sites for specific programs.

       You can also use Archie for searching for specific programs. (See
       Search: category under Anonymous FTP sites above.)

       4.1  Washington University (Anonymous FTP)

          Washington University represents perhaps one of the most popular
          sites for software on the network.  The mirrors directory is where
          a copy of all of the wsmr-simtel20.army.mil files are kept.
          Wsmr-simtel20-army.mil is the originator and keeper of major
          amounts of public domain software.  Their site, however, is often
          overloaded with connections and difficult to make connection to.

          You will find enough software here to keep you busy for the rest
          of your life.  The mirrors directory MSDOS and Macintosh
          directories contain files for those specific machines.

          Anonymous FTP to wuarchive.wustl.edu
          cd mirrors

          cd msdos

          for Income tax time cd taxes
          for unzipping files cd zip, type binary, and get pkz110eu.exe
          for education software cd education
          for graphics files cd giff, tiff or graphics

          cd macintosh

          for the macintosh there are directories for applications, inits,
          sounds, reviews and many more.

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       4.2  KERMIT (Anonymous FTP)

          Kermit is a public domain file transfer protocol that is available
          for just about all microcomputers, minicomputers, and mainframes.
          It is very popular and has been has been utilized by many computer
          facilities everywhere.

          Anonymous FTP to watsun.cc.columbia.edu

          cd kermit
          get read.me

          For executable versions of kermit

          cd bin

          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 activate
          the binary transfer mode.

       4.3  NCSA Software for Network Access from PC's
           (Anonymous FTP)

          Source:
          Anonymous FTP to ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu
          cd NCSA_Telnet
          cd PC/Telnet  (for IBM PC Software)
          get telxxbin.zip
          where xx is the current version number
          (in binary format, I also suggest getting readme files)

          cd Mac/Telnet
          get telnet.x.sithqx  or
          where x is the current version number
          (in binary format, I also suggest getting readme files)

    5.0  Network Information Centers - NICs

       These are the individuals to contact if you want information on what
       networking is all about, and how you can connect.  They can put you
       in contact with the individuals in your area that can assist you in
       obtaining a network connection.

       They can also provide assistance if you don't know who else to ask
       about network topics.

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       5.1  Defense Data Network (DDN)

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

          NIC@NIC.DDN.MIL

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

       5.2  NSF Network Service Center (NNSC)

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

          NNSC@NNSC.NSF.NET

          Corinne Carroll
          NNSC Staff

          Publishes Newsletter called NSF Network News; to subscribe,
          contact them at address above.

       5.3  NSFNET Information Services (NIS)

          NSFNET Information Services
          Merit Network, Inc.
          ITI Building
          2901 Hubbard, Pod G
          Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2016
          (313) 936-3000 or 1-800-66MERIT

          NSFNET-INFO@MERIT.EDU

          Publishes Newsletter called Linkletter, to subscribe send e-mail
          to NSFNET-linkletter-Request@merit.edu.

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       5.4  SRI International Network Information Systems Center (NISC)

          SRI International
          Network Information Systems Center
          333 Ravenswood Avenue, Room EJ291
          Menlo Park, CA 94015
          (415) 859-6387 or (415) 859-3695
          Fax: (415) 859-6028

          NISC@NISC.SRI.COM

       5.5  BITNET (NIC)

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

          INFO@BITNIC

          Lisa Covi, BITNET Support

    6.0  Network Statistics

       If you would like to publish statistics in your newsletter about your
       institutions network traffic into and out of the NSFNET backbone, you
       can obtain information on either the packets or bytes sent.  I prefer
       the bytes since that can be translated into some sort of
       understandable figure.

       6.1  Files containing monthly information on NSF Internet
            backbone traffic by packets or bytes (Document)

          Source:
          Anonymous FTP to nis.nsf.net
          cd stats
          get nsfyy-mm.ptraffic  where yy is year, 91 and mm is month, 06
          get nsf91-06.ptraffic  ptraffic is the packet traffic

          get nsfyy-mm.btraffic  where yy is year, 91 and mm is month, 06
          get nsf91-06.btraffic  btraffic is the byte traffic

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    7.0  Campus Wide Information Systems - CWIS

       The information provided in this paper is primarily intended for the
       individuals who will use this information to then provide methods for
       access from their own computing environment.  Although standards have
       been proposed, there are no "packages" that give you access to all of
       the information presented here.  What we at Ohio State University
       have done, as have several other universities, is to provide a menu
       to the user that accesses these services and databases behind the
       scenes.  In fact, Ur had to go into the shell scripts to look up the
       network addresses of these machines, because I rely on the menu for
       access as well.

       As the name "Information Systems" implies, the user wants access to
       the information without having to know exactly how to get to it.  In
       this way, the network is invisible to the end user.  All they need to
       know is what they want, not the command structure needed to actually
       get the information.

       At the present, the menu system seems to be the easiest way in which
       to lead the end user to the information.  A term "knowbot" has been
       used to describe the ability to indicate what information you wish in
       free form, and have a "knowbot" which knows what is available, go out
       and retrieve it.

       The following are some of the places you can connect to for a
       demonstration of their capabilities.

       7.1  Appalachian State University

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

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

       7.2  Arizona State University PEGASUS and ASEDD

          asuvm.inre.asu.edu
          Login as helloasu.
          Use tn3270.

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

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

       7.3  Clemson University

          eureka.clemson.edu
          Login as public.
          Emulate a VT100.

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

          System contains information on: Weather for SC, NC, and GA;
          economics; plants; animals; engineering; food; home, health,
          family and youth.

       7.4  Columbia University

          cal.cc.columbia.edu
          Login as calendar.

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

       7.5  Cornell CUINFO

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

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

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

          CUINFO of interest to non-Cornell community members:

          Uncle Ezra     The Electronic Counselor - first program of its
                         kind; a must see

          Directories    Student and Staff directories includes staff
                         electronic addresses
          Ski Reports    Up to the minute Upstate New York Ski Reports
                         (Seasonal)
          Jobs Listings and Descriptions of jobs at Cornell

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          Computing Extensive on-line information regarding computing at
                         Cornell
          Patents   Descriptions of current patents held by Cornell
          Various Newsletters Newsletters from numerous campus groups
          Weather   Up to the minute local weather forecast

       7.6  Lafayette Integrated, Networked Campus - LINC

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

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

       7.7  Lehigh

          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 to AIX on RS/6000s.
          Contact:  Timothy J. Foley (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 supported.

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

          Contains:  announcements, campus events, community events,
          continuing education offerings, jobs, recent press releases,
          research funding opportunities, etc.

       7.9  MIT TechInfo

          Accessible either via telnet, or via a native Macintosh
          application that uses the MacTCP drivers to access the TechInfo
          server. MacPlus with 1 Meg memory or better required, System 6.0.3
          or better, and licensed MacTCP drivers.

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          Source code available freely to other schools looking to get
          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/techinfo
          directory, fetch techinfo.hqx Binhex (public domain tool)
          required to decode the binary.

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

       7.10  New Mexico State University NMSU/INFO

          info.nmsu.edu
          Login as info.
          Emulate a VT100.

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

       7.11  North Carolina State University Happenings!

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

          Hardware/software:  DEC/VTX
          Contact:  Harry Nicholos (hmn@ncsuvax.bitnet) MIT TechInfo

       7.12  NYU ACF INFO system

          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) or
          (tihor@nyuacf.bitnet)

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       7.13  Pima Community College

          pimacc.pima.edu
          Login as pimainfo.
          Emulate a VT100.

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

       7.14  Princeton News Network PNN

          pucc.princeton.edu
          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 and
          a Mac HyperCard version are up, running, and available. All
          versions (CMS, UNIX, HyperCard) are available to universities at
          no cost.
          Contact:  Rita Saltz (rita@pucc.bitnet)
          System and Development:  Howard Strauss (howard@pucc.bitnet)

       7.15  Rutgers University

          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 university wide activities, graduate courses
          catalogs, Faculty/Staff phone directory, computer services,
          libraries online catalog, weather, news, bus schedules, etc.

       7.16  San Diego State University

          wintermute.sdsu.edu
          Login as sdsuinfo.
          Emulate a VT100.

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

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       7.17  University of Arkansas

          uafsysb.uark.edu
          Login as info.

          Hardware/software:  IBM 4381-14, VM/HPO 6.0, Cornell's CUINFO
          module
          Contact:  Susan Adkins (sa06037@uafsysb.bitnet) or
          (sa06037@uafsysb.uark.edu)

          System contains information on: Calendar of events, campus e-mail
          directory, and hours and services.

       7.18  University of Colorado at Boulder

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

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

       7.19  University of Denver

          du.edu
          Login as atdu.

          Contact:  Bob Stocker (bstocker@ducair.bitnet)

       7.20  University of Minnesota at Duluth

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

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

          System contains over 700 documents ranging from athletic schedules
          to micro-computer prices to art gallery showing schedules. All
          commands are displayed at the bottom of each screen and separate
          on-line help is available. Keyword searching is available,
          although at this time only words in the titles of documents are
          used.

       7.21  University of New Brunswick, Canada, INFO

          unbmvs1.csd.unb.ca (131.202.1.2)
          Login with application id INFO.
          There is no password 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/fax
          numbers for faculty/staff/students, faculty and staff email ids,
          seminar schedules, minutes, newsletter, etc.

       7.22  University of New Hampshire's VideoTex

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

          Hardware/software:  DEC/VTX
          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

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

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

          System contains:  Campus directory; job openings; "The Independent
          Study" catalog (courses people can take by correspondence);
          undergraduate catalog; continuing education classes; several
          campus newsletters, including "Newsbrief," the weekly campus
          computing newsletter.

       7.24  University of North Carolina at Greensboro MINERVA

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

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

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       7.25  University of North Carolina at Wilmington SEABOARD

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

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

          System includes:  class schedule listings, institutional
          statistics, library services, faculty & staff publications,
          current university news releases, phone directories, facilities
          schedules.

       7.26  University of Northern Iowa

          infosys.uni.edu
          Log in as public.
          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

          In final testing phase; due for release at the beginning of
          November, 1991.

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

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

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

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    8.0  Internet Bulleting Board System/Interactive
         Databases/Freenet

       There are several systems you can establish a connection with,
       sometimes referred to as an "anonymous telnet" session, that provide
       a variety of services/information.  In some respects they resemble
       Campus Wide Information Systems, in others they are more like
       bulletin boards or interactive databases.

       A file containing the most frequently asked questions about Bulletin
       Board systems is available via anonymous ftp.

       Source:
       Anonymous FTP to polyslo.calpoly.edu
       cd pub
       get alt.bbs.faq

       Listed below are some of these types of systems:

       8.1  Cleveland Freenet - Case Western Reserve University

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

       8.2  Heartland Freenet

          heartland.bradley.edu (136.176.10.10)
          Login as fnguest

       8.3  Youngstown Freenet - Youngstown State University

          Telnet yfn.ysu.edu

          Type visitor at userid prompt and follow menu driven
          instructions.

       8.4  Ocean Network Information Center

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

       8.5  Geographic Name Server

          Telnet martini.eecs.umich.edu 3000

          To use just type the name of the city and state you would like
          information on, just like you would on the last line of a postal

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          address.  Example: Zanesville, OH

       8.6  ISAAC

          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 and
          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 in
          the information, using the TAB key to go from field to field.
          Once registered you will be assigned a userid and password; you
          must connect again, this time typing your assigned userid and
          password.

          To access ISAAC, you need to establish a telnet connection over
          the network.  If you do not have network access, you also can call
          over phone lines.  Call 1-800-237-5551 in the U.S. or, within the
          local Seattle are or outside the United States, call 1-206-543-
          3761.

          telnet isaac.engr.washington.edu  or  128.95.32.61

       8.7  FEDIX

          FEDIX is an on-line information service that links the higher
          education community and the federal government to facilitate
          research, education, and services.  The system provides accurate
          and timely federal agency information to colleges, universities,
          and other research organizations.

          There are no registration fees and no access charges for using
          FEDIX.  The only cost is for the phone call.

          FEDIX provides daily information updates on:

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

          Scholarships, fellowships, and grants.

          Available used government research equipment.

          New funding for specific research and education activities from

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          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, organizaitonal
          structure, mission statement. etc.

          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 fedix

       8.8  STIS

          Science and Technology Information System at the National Science
          Foundation.

          Information includes: the NSF Bulletin, Guide to Programs, grants
          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 Programs
          Division.

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

          For more information, contact the National Science Foundation,
          Phone (202) 357-7555, FAX (202) 357-7745, TDD (202) 357-7492 or
          via E-Mail stis@nsf.gov (Internet), stis@nsf (BITNET).

          telnet stis.nsf.gov
          At the login: prompt type public

          At the terminal type prompt type vt100nkp.

          Enter your terminal type [blank=vt100]: vt100nkp

          You are then asked for a userid of up to 8 characters.  If you are
          a new user, you will be asked to supply your name and address for
          record keeping.  You can then search the NSF publications for
          information and have the information sent to your e-mail address
          if you wish.  STIS provides a menu system.  To get back to the
          main menu, press the esc key until you have the main menu on the

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          screen.  Press the arrow key until Exit is highlighted, and press
          enter to exit STIS.

       8.9  Weather

          Source:
          Telnet madlab.sprl.umich.edu 3000

    9.0  WHOIS - E-mail white pages

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

       The following is a list of universities that have a whois service
       working.  It is not, by any means exhaustive, and I would be
       interested in knowing about others that may exist so I can add to
       this list.

       9.1  The Ohio State University

          Telnet to osu.edu or
          Use Whois command whois -h osu.edu
          Enter firstname.lastname
          Example: whois -h osu.edu jerry.smith

       9.2  University of Oregon

          Use Whois command whois -h oregon.uoregon.edu
          Enter firstname.lastname
          Example: whois -h oregon.uoregon.edu Rose.Smith

       9.3  University of Virginia

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

       9.4  University of Pennsylvania

          Use Whois command whois -h whois.upenn.edu
          Enter lastname, firstname
          Example: whois -h whois.upenn.edu Smith, Judy

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       9.5  University of Wisconsin

          Use Whois command whois -h wisc.edu
          Enter firstname lastname
          Example: whois -h wisc.edu Jane Smith

       9.6  MIT

          Use Whois command whois -h mit.edu
          Enter firstname_lastname
          Example: whois -h mit.edu Robert_Smith

       9.7  Indiana University

          Use Whois command whois -h iugate.ucs.indiana.edu
          Enter firstname_lastname
          Example: whois -h iugate.ucs.indiana.edu Gerald_Smith

    10.0  Books

       For a more complete listing, see sections 3.08 and 3.11.

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

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

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

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

    11.0  Free Periodicals/Tabloids/Magazines

       Below are just a few of the periodicals qualified subscribers can
       receive free.  I find the first four, PCWeek, MacWeek, Info World,
       and Network World, the ones I try to glance over routinely.  Others
       are dedicated to specific network, LAN, or UNIX topics that are
       useful if you have need for that information.

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

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

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

          Network World
          161 Worchester Road
          Framingham, Mass. 01701

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

          Network Management
          Circulation Department
          Box 2417
          Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101-2417

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

          Communication News
          2504 North Tamiami Trail
          Nokomis, Fl 34275-9987

          LAN Times
          P.O. Box 652
          Hightstown, NJ 08520

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

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

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

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

    12.0  Glossary

          I use some concepts here that may not be familiar to all.  The
          following is a brief explanation of some of the concepts.

       12.1  BITNET:

          A network of normally mini or mainframe computers.  BITNET
          connects many universities and colleges together.  It provides
          e-mail and file transfer capabilities.  It does not have the
          ability to do remote login (Telnet sessions).

       12.2  Internet:

          A very large network that connects just about any type of
          computer together.  It supports e-mail, file transfer (FTP), and
          remote login (Telnet).

       12.3  Anonymous FTP:

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

          FTP Internet computer name
          When prompted for a userid:  type anonymous
          When prompted for a password type your e-mail address
          To get a listing of files type dir
          To change directory type cd directory name
          To get a file type get filename
          To get a binary file type binary then get filename
          To end session type quit

          Example:
          FTP pilot.njin.net
          Username:  anonymous
          Password:  yourname@computer.edu
          cd pub/ftp-list
          get ftp.list
          quit

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       12.4  Telnet:

          The ability to establish a connection to a remote computer
          connected to the Internet network.  There are two types of
          programs that are used to do this.  One, normally referred to as
          Telnet, normally establishes a VT100 type 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 can
          act as a mail forward system and as a file repository.  BITNET is
          another network that links many colleges and universities
          together.  It does not normally link to military or government
          institutions as does the Internet.  To subscribe to a listserv,
          you normally send mail to the machine which has the mailing list
          with the command to subscribe.  As an example, to subscribe to a
          list for discussion of topics pertinent to Mechanical Engineering,
          you would send e-mail to listserv@utarlvml with the content of the
          message containing the one line command to subscribe:

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

          The document "Interest Groups" listed below contains the list of
          the majority of these lists that you can subscribe.

    Disclaimer

       The information provided in the previous sections has been put
       together from multiple sources acquired from the network.  Much of it
       came from reading newsgroups and trying things out to see how they
       worked.  The information is as accurate as I have been able to
       determine, as of December 5, 1991.

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

    Security Considerations

       Security issues are not discussed in this memo.

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    Author's Address

       Jerry Martin
       Leader, Network Information Center
       Ohio State Univ. ACS, 1971 Neil Ave.
       Columbus, OH 43210-1210

       Phone: (614) 292-4843
       EMail: jmartin@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu

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