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The User Services Area of the
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
Joyce K. Reynolds, <jkrey@isi.edu>
March 1993
When the IETF was first established, it did not immediately create a
distinct User Services Area. As of 1991, this area has grown to take
its place with other Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) areas
as the importance of a user services forum has increased globally.
This area provides an international forum for people interested in
all levels of user services, to identify and initiate projects
designed to improve the quality of the information available to users
of the Internet.
One continuing goal of the User Services Area is to coordinate the
development of user information services by clearly and concisely
providing documentation information and distribution for the Internet
community. FYI (For Your Information) RFCs (Request for Comments)
are introductory and overview documents for network users. Their
purpose is to make available general information, rather than the
protocol specifications or standards that is typical of other RFCs.
FYIs are allied to the RFC series of notes, but provides information
about who does what on the Internet. The FYI RFC series has proved a
success since its initiation, and its goal is to continue to do so.
A current list of FYI RFCs are listed at the end of this document.
The actual projects of the User Services Area are handled by the
creation of Working Groups. There are currently eleven working
groups in this area.
IETF User Services Area Working Groups
Internet Anonymous FTP Archives (IAFA). IAFA is chartered to define
a set of recommended standard procedures for the access and
administration of anonymous ftp archive sites on the Internet.
Integration of Internet Information Resources (IIIR). IIIR is
chartered to facilitate interoperability between Internet Information
Services, and to develop, specify, and align protocols designed to
integrate the plethora of Internet information services (WAIS,
archie, Prospero, etc.) into a single "virtually unified information
service".
Integrated Directory Services (IDS). The IDS Working Group is
chartered to facilitate the integration and interoperability of
current and future directory services into a unified directory
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service. This work will unite directory services based on a
heterogeneous set of directory services protocols (X.500, WHOIS++,
etc.). In addition to specifying technical requirements for the
integration, the IDS Group will also contribute to the administrative
and maintenance issues of directory service offerings by publishing
guidelines on directory data integrity, maintenance, security, and
privacy and legal issues for users and administrators of directories.
Internet School Networking (ISN). ISN is chartered to facilitate the
connection of the United States' K-12 (Kindergarten-12th Grade)
schools, public and private, to promote school networking in general.
Networked Information Retrieval (NIR). NIR is chartered to increase
the useful base of information about networked information retrieval
tools, their developers, interested organizations, and other
activities that relate to the production, dissemination, and support
of NIR tools. NIR is a cooperative effort of the IETF, RARE, and
CNI.
Network Information Services Infrastructure (NISI). NISI is
exploring the requirements for common, shared Internet-wide network
information services. The goal is to develop an understanding for
what is required to implement an information services
"infrastructure" for the Internet.
Network Training Materials (TRAINMAT). The Network Training
Materials Working Group is chartered to enable the research community
to make better use of the networked services. Towards this end, the
Working Group will work to provide a comprehensive package of "mix
and match" training materials for the broad academic community which
will: 1) enable user support staff to train users to use the
networked services and 2) provide users with self-paced learning
material. In the first instance, it will not deal with operational
training. This Working Group is the IETF component of a joint
RARE/IETF group working on Network Training Materials.
Universal Resource Identifiers (URI). URI is chartered to define a
set of standards for the encoding of system independent Resource
Location and Identification information for the use of Internet
information services.
User Documentation (USERDOC2). UserDoc2 is preparing a revised
bibliography of on-line and hard copy documents/reference materials/
training tools addressing general networking information and how to
use the Internet. (Target audience: those individuals who provide
services to end users and end users themselves.)
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User Services (USWG). The User Services Working Group provides a
regular forum for people interested in all user services to identify
and initiate projects designed to improve the quality of information
available to end-users of the Internet.
Whois and Network Information Lookup Service (WNILS). The purpose of
WNILS is to expand and define the standard for WHOIS services, to
resolve issues associated with the variations in access, and to
promote a consistent and predictable service across the network.
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+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| WG Chair(s) Mailing List |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| IAFA Peter Deutsch iafa@bunyip.com |
| Alan Emtage |
| |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| IDS Tim Howes ids@merit.edu |
| Chris Weider |
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+-----------------------------------------------------------+
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| IIIR Chris Weider iiir@merit.edu |
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+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| ISN John Clement isn-wg@bitnic.educom.edu |
| Art St. George |
| Connie Stout |
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+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| NIR George Brett nir@cc.mcgill.ca |
| Jill Foster |
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+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| NISI April Marine nisi@merit.edu |
| Pat Smith |
| |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| TRAINMAT Ellen Hoffman us-wg@nnsc.nsf.net |
| Jill Foster |
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+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| URI Alan Emtage uri@bunyip.com |
| |
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+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| USERDOC2 Ellen Hoffman userdoc@merit.edu |
| Lenore Jackson |
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+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| USWG Joyce K. Reynolds us-wg@nnsc.nsf.net |
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+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| WNILS Joan C. Gargano ietf-wnils@ucdavis.edu |
| |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
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Internet Documentation for USERS (not Wizards!)
The FYI RFC Series
FYI 18 "Internet Users' Glossary", (Also RFC 1392),
January 1993.
FYI 17 "The Tao of IETF - A Guide for New Attendees of the
Internet Engineering Task Force, (Also RFC 1391),
January 1993.
FYI 16 "Connecting to the Internet: What Connecting
Institutions Should Anticipate", (Also RFC 1359),
August 1992.
FYI 15 "Privacy and Accuracy Issues in Network
Information Center Databases", (Also RFC 1355),
August 1992.
FYI 14 "Technical Overview of Directory Services Using
the X.500 Protocol", (Also RFC 1309), March 1992.
FYI 13 "Executive Introduction to Directory Services Using
the X.500 Protocol", (Also RFC 1308), March 1992.
FYI 12 "Building a Network Information Services Infrastructure",
(Also RFC 1302), February 1992.
FYI 11 "A Catalog of Available X.500 Implementations",
(Also RFC 1292), January 1992.
FYI 10 "There's Gold in them thar Networks! or Searching for
Treasure in all the Wrong Places", (Also RFC 1402),
January 1993.
FYI 9 "Who's Who in the Internet: Biographies of IAB, IESG
and IRSG Members", (Also RFC 1336), May 1992.
FYI 8 "Site Security Handbook", (Also RFC 1244), July 1991.
FYI 7 "FYI on Questions and Answers: Answers to Commonly Asked
"Experienced Internet User" Questions", (Also RFC
1207), February 1991.
FYI 6 "FYI on the X Window System", (Also RFC 1198),
January 1991.
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FYI 5 "Choosing a Name for Your Computer", (Also RFC 1178),
August 1990.
FYI 4 "FYI on Questions and Answers: Answers to Commonly
asked "New Internet User" Questions", (Also RFC 1325),
May 1992.
FYI 3 "FYI on Where to Start: A Bibliography of Internetworking
Information", (Also RFC 1175), August 1990.
FYI 2 "FYI on a Network Management Tool Catalog: Tools for
Monitoring and Debugging TCP/IP Internets and
Interconnected Devices", (Also RFC 1147), April 1990.
FYI 1 "F.Y.I. on F.Y.I.: Introduction to the F.Y.I.
Notes", (Also RFC 1150), March 1990.
Details on obtaining FYI RFCs via FTP or EMAIL may be obtained by
sending an EMAIL message to "rfc-info@ISI.EDU" with the message body
"help: ways_to_get_rfcs".
For example:
To: rfc-info@ISI.EDU
Subject: getting rfcs
help: ways_to_get_rfcs