DDN Network Information Center SERVICE Mail Server


           _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
           SRI International
           Network Information Systems Center, Room EJ291
           333 Ravenswood Ave
           Menlo Park, CA 94015

           _E-_m_a_i_l:
           Requests for information via mail: [email protected]
           Questions and comments about SERVICE: [email protected]

           _P_h_o_n_e: 1-800-235-3155 or (415) 859-3695


           _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

           SERVICE is an automatic mail program provided  by  the  NIC.
           It  allows  access  to  NIC online files and information via
           ordinary electronic mail.  This  is  especially  useful  for
           people who do not have access to the NIC via a direct Inter-
           net link.  Users can request publicly accessible  files  and
           searches in the WHOIS database via this server.  Replies are
           batched and sent back overnight.

           SERVICE looks only at the subject line of a message.   These
           are the services currently available:


           HELP          A help message with a list of current services.
           HOST xxx      Returns information about host xxx.  WHOIS xxx
                         can also be used  to  get  more  details  about
                         a host.
           IEN nnn       nnn is the  IEN  number  or  the  word INDEX.
           NETINFO xxx   xxx  is  a  file  name  or  the  word INDEX.
           RFC nnn       nnn is the  RFC  number  or  the  word INDEX.



           _________________________
           The information in this section is provided  in  accor-
           dance  with the copyright notice appearing at the front
           of this guide.




           June 14, 1990               NNSC       Section 3.16,  Page 1








           RFC nnn.PS    to  retrieve  an  available  Postscript  RFC.
                         Check   RFC    INDEX    for   form   of  RFC.
           FYI nnn       nnn  is the  FYI  number  of  the word INDEX.
           FYI nnn.PS    to retrieve postscript versions of FYI files.
           SEND xxx      xxx   is   a   fully   specified   file name.
           WHOIS xxx     Returns information about xxx from  the  WHOIS
                         service.
                         Use "WHOIS HELP" for information on how to use
                         WHOIS.


           Example SERVICE subject lines:

           HELP
           RFC 822
           RFC INDEX
           RFC 1119.PS
           FYI 1
           NETINFO DOMAIN-TEMPLATE.TXT
           SEND RFC:ASSIGNED-NUMBERS.TXT
           SEND DDN-NEWS:DDN-MGT-BULLETIN-72.TXT
           HOST NIC.DDN.MIL
           WHOIS NEOU, VIVIAN

           _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s

           Access to SERVICE is via electronic mail.

           _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _S_E_R_V_I_C_E

           All users of the Internet and users  on  networks  that  can
           send mail to the Internet can use the SERVICE mailbox.



















           June 14, 1990               NNSC       Section 3.16,  Page 2

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