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- NIC Mail Services January 1993
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- This is an automated service provided by the DDN Network Information
- Center. It allows access to NIC documents and information via ordinary
- electronic mail. This is especially useful for people who do not have
- access to the NIC via a direct Internet link, such as BITNET and UUCP sites.
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- To use the mail service, send a mail message to SERVICE@NIC.DDN.MIL.
- In the SUBJECT field, request the type of service you wish followed by
- any needed arguments. The message body is normally ignored; however, if the
- SUBJECT field is empty, the first line of the message body will be used
- as the request. Large files will be broken into smaller separate messages.
- However, a few files are too large to be sent through the mail system.
- Requests are processed automatically once a day.
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- The following services are currently available:
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- HELP This message; 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.
- IETF xxx xxx is a file name
- INDEX Returns the master list of available index files.
- INTERNET-DRAFTS xxx xxx is a file name
- NETINFO xxx xxx is a file name or the word INDEX.
- RFC nnn nnn is the RFC number or the word INDEX.
- RFC nnn.PS to retrieve an available Postscript RFC. Check RFC INDEX for
- form of RFC.
- FYI nnn nnn is the FYI number or 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 WHOIS.
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- Example SUBJECT lines:
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- HELP
- RFC 822
- RFC INDEX
- RFC 1119.PS
- FYI 1
- IETF 1IETF-DESCRIPTION.TXT
- INTERNET-DRAFTS 1ID-ABSTRACTS.TXT
- NETINFO DOMAIN-TEMPLATE.TXT
- SEND RFC: RFC-BY-AUTHOR.TXT
- SEND IETF/1WG-SUMMARY.TXT
- SEND INTERNET-DRAFTS/DRAFT-IETF-NETDATA-NETDATA-00.TXT
- HOST DIIS
- WHOIS KOSTERS, MARK
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- Send comments or suggestions to SUGGESTIONS@NIC.DDN.MIL. Send questions
- and bug reports to BUG-SERVICE@NIC.DDN.MIL.
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