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- _SURAnet Guide to Selected Internet Resources_
- FINDING FELLOW NET USERS
-
- This section includes directories and information about directories of
- organizations and individuals (including students) that are connected to the
- Internet. This includes information from various WHOIS servers, the Domain
- Naming System and other databases of electronic mail addresses. Searchable
- databases and information on how to use the finger protocol to obtain e-mail
- addresses is noted. This section also includes a listing of Campus Wide
- Information Systems, which often provide access to campus libraries and
- regional networks that can help locate e-mail addresses.
-
- Directories
-
- Astronomers
- Electronic mail guide to over 7000 astronomers worldwide. Also lists
- postal addresses, telephone numbers, fax and telex of hundreds of
- observatories worldwide. Available to bona-fide astronomers.
- Access: send e-mail to email@srf.ro-greenwich.ac.uk
- and ask for the guide
-
- British Online Yellow Pages - British Telecom
- A Yellow Pages directory of British firms and organizations. Searches of
- this database are possible based upon name of firm, location, and product.
- Access: telnet sun.nsf.ac.uk (128.86.8.7)
- Login: janet
- Password: janet
- Hostname: uk.ac.niss
- Select U on the NISS Gateway menu
- Select B on the Information Services in the UK menu
-
- Executive Introduction to Directory Services: RFC 1308. (March
- 1992.) Editors; C. Weider & J. Reynolds. 4p.
- This document briefly discusses the deficiencies in currently deployed
- Internet Directory Services, and then illustrates the solutions provided by
- X.500.
- Access: ftp.internic.net
- Directory: rfc
-
- The Unix command, "finger", is also a good way to search for a person's
- e-mail address. There is an explanation of the "finger" command sequence along
- with many other helpful hints in the Student E-Mail guide. See also RFC 1288
- below.
-
- The "finger" User Information Protocol: RFC 1288 (Dec. 1991). D.
- Zimmerman. 12p.
- Describes the "finger" protocol, a simple protocol which provides an
- interface to a remote user information program.
- Access: ftp.internic.net
- Directory: rfc
-
- JANET (Joint Academic Network) Public Access Directory Service
- An online directory of individuals associated with JANET, the British
- Networking organization.
- Access: telnet sun.nsf.ac.uk (128.86.8.7)
- Login: janet
- Password: janet
- Hostname: uk.ac.jnt.dir
-
- KNOWBOT - Online E-mail Directory
- Knowbot is a 'master directory' that contains e-mail address information
- from the NIC WHOIS database, the CSNET WHOIS database, the PSI White Pages
- Pilot Project, the NYSERNET X.500 database and MCI Mail. Most of these
- services which make up KNOWBOT are e-mail registries themselves, however
- Knowbot provides a very easy to use access point for all of these services.
- Access: telnet info.cnri.reston.va.us 185
- (132.151.1.15)
-
- List of Internet WHOIS Servers: Matt Power, MIT, last updated April 1, 1992.
- A list of Internet sites which provide WHOIS servers.
- Access: ftp.sura.net (128.167.254.179)
- Directory: pub/nic/directory.services/WHOIS.info
- File: WHOIS.servers
-
- NICNAME/WHOIS: RFC 954 Description of the WHOIS protocol and service.
- The NICNAME/WHOIS Server is a TCP transaction-based query/response
- server, running on the SRI-NIC machine (26.0.0.73 or 10.0.0.51), that
- provides netwide directory service to Internet users. It is one of a series
- of Internet name services maintained by the DDN Network Information Center
- (NIC) at SRI International on behalf of the Defense Communications Agency
- (DCA). The server is accessible across the Internet from user programs
- running on local hosts, which SURAnet provides. Queries provide full name,
- U.S. mailing address, telephone number, and network mailbox for DDN users who
- are registered in the NIC database.
- Access: ftp.internic.net
- Directory: rfc
-
- Net Mail Hosts Database - Merit
- This NetMail Hosts database is able to list both Bitnet and UUCP
- addresses for a particular site. Queries are limited to three per session.
- Access: telnet merit-telnet-gw.msu.edu (35.8.2.56)
- At the WHICH HOST? prompt, type: NETMAILSITES
-
- NetFind - Michael Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder
- NetFind is a prototype tool that provides a simple Internet "white
- pages" directory facility. Given the name of a user and a rough description of
- where the user works (e.g., the company name or city), NetFind attempts to
- locate telephone and e-mail info about the user. At present, the NetFind
- utilizes information from USENET news messages, the Domain Naming System,
- the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, and the "finger" protocol.
- Access: telnet bruno.cs.colorado.edu (128.138.243.151)
- Login: netfind
-
- Information on NetFind software and documentation is available at the
- following site.
- NetFind Software:
- Access: ftp.cs.colorado.edu (128.138.243.151)
- Directory: pub/cs/distribs/netfind
- NetFind Documentation:
- Access: ftp.cs.colorado.edu (128.138.243.151)
- Directory: pub/cs/techreports/schwartz/ASCII
- File: White.Pages.txt. Z
-
- PARADISE Directory Service
- PARADISE, the COSINE X.500 Directory Service pilot, was launched in
- November 1990 to coordinate an international directory service for the
- European research and development community. The Directory Enquiries Service
- is a public access interface to the Directory. The directory service helps you
- find out information about people and the organizations they work for. In
- particular it can provide electronic mail addresses, postal addresses,
- telephone and fax numbers. There are currently 28 countries, over 2500
- organizations, and over 750,000 individual entries participating.
- Access: telnet paradise.ulcc.ac.uk (128.86.8.56)
- Login: dua
-
- PSI White Pages
- An online directory of information on individuals. Lists name,
- organization, and e-mail address. Accessed by name within area or
- organization. New users will have to read the online "manual" to learn how to
- use this directory.
- Access: telnet wp.psi.com (192.33.4.21)
- Login: fred
-
- A Plan for Internet Directory Services: RFC 1107 (July 1989.) 19p.
- Proposes a program to develop directory services for the Internet.
- Reports the results of a meeting held in Feb. 1989 that reviewed the
- requirements for such a service.
- Access: ftp.internic.net
- Directory: rfc
-
- Student E-Mail Addresses: (compiled by Mark Kantrowitz)
- A "how-to" manual for obtaining the e-mail addresses of undergraduate
- and graduate students enrolled at various colleges and universities in the
- United States.
- Access: pit-manager.mit.edu (18.172.1.27)
- Directory: pub/usenet/soc.college
- File: FAQ:_College_Email_Addresses_1_2_[Monthly_posting]
- FAQ:_College_Email_Addresses_2_2_[Monthly_posting]
-
- Campus Wide Information Systems
-
- Campus Wide Information Systems (CWIS) List
- A list of CWIS sites in the United States, Canada, Germany, Sweden, and
- the United Kingdom. This list is also a good starting point for locating an
- individual's e- mail address, telephone number, or mail address. Many
- of these sites allow access to campus libraries, regional networks, and
- other information systems.
- Access: ftp.sura.net (128.167.254.179)
- Directory: pub/nic
- File: cwis.list
-
- The following list of CWISs should give the user an idea of what a CWIS
- encompasses.
-
- North Carolina State University
- An online directory of faculty and staff. The directory is
- part of the NCSU Happenings database. Access is by name of individual.
- Access: telnet happenings.ncsu.edu (152.1.13.23)
- Username: info
-
- University of Maryland
- Along with general information about the University, INFO at
- Maryland also contains sample interfaces for HYTELNET, Gopher, WAIS,
- Archie, and WWW. An online listing of faculty, departmental phone
- numbers, and a wealth of information on computer systems.
- Access: telnet info.umd.edu (128.8.10.29)
-
- University of Nebraska
- What this database contains is an online catalog of over 1700
- titles available from the University of Nebraska (see University Press
- option). Of the 1700, over 1100 titles include descriptive reviews.
- Full-text searches of author, title, or subject are possible.
- Access: telnet crcvms.unl.edu (129.93.1.2)
- Username: info
-
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- An online directory of faculty and staff. Access is by name of
- individual. Information includes full name, position, department,
- phone number, home address, and e-mail address. Includes link to
- directory of UNC Wilmington, UNC Greensboro, North Carolina State
- University, and Appalachian State University information systems.
- Access: telnet info.unc.edu (152.2.21.17)
- Username: info
-
- Yale University
- An online directory of faculty is available along with dining
- hall menus, concerts, movies, and weather.
- Access: telnet yalevm.ycc.yale.edu 300
- (130.132.21.136 300)
-