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- INTERNET RESOURCE GUIDE TRANSITION
- NSFNET NNSC to InterNIC Directory and Database Services.
-
- Starting April 1, 1993, the Internet Resource Guide (IRG) compiled
- and maintained by BBN, Inc. for the NSFNET Network Service Center
- (NNSC) is being transitioned to the InterNIC Directory and Database
- Services being provided by AT&T. This document provides details of
- this transition for users and entry providers of the IRG.
-
- Transition Overview:
- ---------------------
- The Internet Resource Guide has been moved from nnsc.nsf.net to
- host ds.internic.net in the /resource-guide directory. The format
- is the same as it was on nnsc.nsf.net. It is available via
- anonymous FTP, WAIS, and electronic mail.
-
- During 1993 the Internet Resource Guide will be incorporated into
- the InterNIC Directory of Directories. The first step will be to
- move the ASCII text chapters into the Directory of Directories as
- they currently appear in the IRG so that these entries may be
- available to users of the Directory of Directories.
- AT&T is contacting the IRG entry providers and inviting
- them to convert their entries to Directory of Directories format.
-
- No more new or updated entries will be accepted for the IRG, but
- if any are submitted, BBN Inc. will send them to the InterNIC
- Directory and Database Administrator. The Directory and Database
- Administrator will contact the provider about putting the entry
- into the new Directory of Directories format.
-
- The IRG will remain intact for at least one year.
-
- The mailing lists maintained by the NNSC (irg-ftp, irg-ps, irg-txt)
- will be taken over by Directory and Database Services and merged
- into one list (dirofdirs-announce). This mailing list will be used
- to announce changes in the status of the IRG and updates to the
- Directory of Directories.
-
- Contact Information
- -------------------
- Any questions or concerns may be directed to:
-
- The InterNIC Directory and Database Services Administrator
- AT&T
- 5000 Hadley Road Room 1B13
- South Plainfield, NJ 07080
- Email: admin@ds.internic.net
- Phone: (908) 668-6587
-
- Putting an Entry in the Directory of Directories
- ------------------------------------------------
- The request form for placing an entry in the Directory of
- Directories may be obtained from host ds.internic.net via anonymous
- ftp. Issue the following commands:
-
- cd pub/InterNIC-info
- get dirofdirs-request.template
-
- Or, send mail to mailserv@ds.internic.net and include the following
- command in the body of the message:
-
- file /ftp/pub/InterNIC-info/dirofdirs-request.template
-
- This form contains a description of the new format, the terms and
- conditions which apply, and a template for providing the information.
- A completed form may be returned to:
-
- Email: request@ds.internic.net
- FAX: (908) 668-3763
- Mail: The InterNIC Directory and Database Services Administrator
- AT&T
- 5000 Hadley Road Room 1B13
- South Plainfield, NJ 07080
-
- Accessing the InterNIC Directory of Directories:
- ------------------------------------------------
- You may use WAIS, anonymous FTP or electronic mail to access the
- InterNIC Directory of Directories.
-
- Using WAIS
- ----------
- To access the Directory using WAIS, telnet to ds.internic.net and
- login with userid "wais." No password is required. The default
- database is "resources" which is the database name for the
- Directory of Directories. An online tutorial and a help interface
- are available to new users of the Directory and Database Services
- WAIS client.
-
- Using anonymous FTP
- -------------------
- FTP to host ds.internic.net. The Directory of Directories is stored
- in the "resource/" directory as ASCII text files in resource category
- subdirectories (e.g. NIC, ftpsite, compcenter, archive, etc.). The
- IRG entries will have the same file names as they have in the IRG
- directory (e.g. section1-1.txt). Each chapter in the IRG is stored
- in the following Directory of Directories subdirectory:
-
- Chapter 1: compcenter
- Chapter 2: library
- Chapter 3: archive
- Chapter 4: directory
- Chapter 5: provider
- Chapter 6: nic
- Chapter M: nirserver
-
- Entries in the new Directory of Directories format have file names
- based on an abbreviation of the name of the resource.
-
- Using electronic mail
- ---------------------
- Entries in the Directory may also be obtained through electronic mail
- by sending a message to mailserv@ds.internic.net. To retrieve
- individual files, include the FILE command in the message body. FILE
- has the following format:
-
- FILE - This command initiates a file transfer by emailfor each
- file specified. It requires a fully qualified pathname
- for each desired file.
-
- examples: file /ftp/resources/newsletter/SimpleTimes.b
- file /ftp/resources/compcenter/section1-1.txt
-
- A directory list may be obtained by including the LD (or DIR)
- command which has the following format:
-
- LS/DIR - This command initiates a directory listing for each
- directory specified. It requires a fully qualified
- pathname for each desired directory listing.
-
- example: ls /ftp/resources
-
- A users guide for the Directory and Database Services Mailserver
- may be obtained by sending email to mailserv@ds.internic.net and
- including the command HELP in the message body.
-
- Accessing the IRG
- -----------------
- The Internet Resource Guide may be accessed using anonymous FTP,
- WAIS or electronic mail.
-
- Using FTP
- ---------
- FTP to host ds.internic.net and cd to /resource-guide. The IRG
- is stored in the same directory structure as it appeared on
- nnsc.nsf.net.
-
- Using WAIS
- ----------
- The IRG may also be scanned using WAIS by telneting to
- ds.internic.net and logging in with userid "wais". No password is
- required. When you receive the "search->" prompt, issue the command:
-
- database resource-guide
-
- to point you to the IRG database. An online tutorial and a help
- interface are available to new users of the Directory and Database
- Services WAIS client.
-
- Using Electronic Mail
- ---------------------
- The files which make up the IRG may also be obtained through
- electronic mail by sending a message to mailserv@ds.internic.net.
- To retrieve individual files, include the FILE command in the
- message body. Some examples are:
-
- file /ftp/resource-guide/overview
- file /ftp/resource-guide/chapter.1/section1-14.ps
-
- The LS (or DIR) command may also be used to get a directory listing
- of the IRG. Use the following command in the message body:
-
- ls /ftp/resource-guide
-
- A users guide for the Directory and Database Services Mailserver
- may be obtained by sending email to mailserv@ds.internic.net and
- including the command HELP in the message body.
-