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- CSNET: The Computer + Science Network
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- _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
- CSNET Coordination and Information Center
- BBN Systems and Technologies Corp.
- 10 Moulton St.
- Cambridge, MA 02138
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- _E-_m_a_i_l: cic@sh.cs.net
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- _P_h_o_n_e: (617)873-2777 [CSNET hotline]
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- _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
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- CSNET is an international data communications network that
- supports research and education. Members of CSNET include
- universities, colleges, government agencies, non-profit
- organizations and industrial research laboratories. Twelve
- foreign countries have university networks which are affili-
- ated with CSNET; their users can exchange electronic mail,
- and in some cases transfer files and log in remotely to com-
- puters in the U.S. Foreign organizations can also join
- CSNET as individual members.
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- CSNET offers several different connection options to serve
- the needs of large and small organizations. The options
- include dial-up delivery of electronic mail, dial-up IP-
- based interactive service, and IP-based interactive service
- using leased telephone and X.25 circuits. CSNET currently
- has about 145 members and affiliates.
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- CSNET also provides technical information and support ser-
- vices to network users and to member technical representa-
- tives. It operates a telephone hotline and a ``help'' mail-
- box, publishes an online newsletter and a hardcopy
- newsletter, and distributes documentation on network use and
- services through an automated document server.
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- CSNET users may register in the User Name Server, a direc-
- tory database of users and hosts maintained at the CIC.
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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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- July 8, 1989 NNSC Section 5.2, Page 1
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- CSNET participates actively in organizations such as the
- Federation of American Research Networks, the IETF User Ser-
- vices Working Group, and the international ``networkshop''
- forum.
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- CSNET and Bitnet are merging into a single organization in
- 1990.
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- _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
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- Any member organization may use the services of CSNET. A
- number of the automated services are available to anyone
- with email access to the Internet.
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- _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
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- Members can exchange data with each other and with the users
- of many connected networks, including Arpanet, NSFNET, and
- Bitnet. Use of the network for purposes other than research
- and education is not permitted.
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- _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
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- See also, Bitnet.
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- July 8, 1989 NNSC Section 5.2, Page 2
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