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- DDN Network Information Center
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- _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
- SRI International
- Network Information Systems Center, Room EJ291
- 333 Ravenswood Avenue
- Menlo Park, CA 94025
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- _E_m_a_i_l: NIC@NIC.DDN.MIL (for general user questions or docu-
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- _P_h_o_n_e: (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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- The DDN Network Information Center (NIC) assists Defense
- Data Network (DDN) users and potential subscribers in
- obtaining pertinent information about the DDN and the Inter-
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- The NIC supports several database and information servers,
- including the WHOIS registry of users, hosts, domains, and
- networks, the NIC/QUERY browsing system, and the TACNEWS
- server. The NIC provides host name translation tables,
- maintains domain name system server files, assigns IP net-
- work numbers and autonomous system numbers, registers net-
- work users, and issues MILNET TAC access cards. The NIC is
- also the source of DDN documents and the complete Internet
- Request For Comments (RFC) series and index.
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- The NIC maintains a toll-free hotline from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Pacific time at 1-800-235-3155. Users experiencing problems
- with TAC login, or who have requests for NIC services, are
- encouraged to call.
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- _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s:
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- The DDN NIC is on the Internet as host NIC.DDN.MIL
- (26.0.0.73) and most services are available by telnetting to
- this machine. Users may also mail requests to
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- The information in this section is provided in accor-
- dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
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- July 11, 1989 NNSC Section 6.2, Page 1
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- SERVICE@NIC.DDN.MIL to retrieve documents or use the WHOIS
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- _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _D_D_N _N_I_C
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- All services are available to users of the DDN. Many ser-
- vices are available to DARPA Internet users. Some services
- are available via electronic mail to users of networks that
- gateway to the Internet.
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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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- NIC@NIC.DDN.MIL General user assistance, document requests
- REGISTRAR@NIC.DDN.MIL User registration and WHOIS updates
- HOSTMASTER@NIC.DDN.MIL Host, domain, network changes and updates
- ACTION@NIC.DDN.MIL NIC computer operations
- SUGGESTIONS@NIC.DDN.MIL Comments on NIC publications and services
- SERVICE@NIC.DDN.MIL Automatic mail service
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