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- DDN Network Information Center SERVICE Mail Server
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- _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
- SRI International
- Network Information Systems Center, Room EJ291
- 333 Ravenswood Ave
- Menlo Park, CA 94015
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- _E-_m_a_i_l:
- Requests for information via mail: SERVICE@NIC.DDN.MIL
- Questions and comments about SERVICE: BUG-SERVICE@NIC.DDN.MIL
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- _P_h_o_n_e: 1-800-235-3155 or (415) 859-3695
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- _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
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- 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.
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- SERVICE looks only at the subject line of a message. These
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- 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.
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- The information in this section is provided in accor-
- dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
- of this guide.
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- June 14, 1990 NNSC Section 3.16, Page 1
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- 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
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- Example SERVICE subject lines:
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- 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
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- Access to SERVICE is via electronic mail.
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- All users of the Internet and users on networks that can
- send mail to the Internet can use the SERVICE mailbox.
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