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- From: gcook@horus.cem.msu.EDU (Greg Cook|xxxxxx)
- Newsgroups: comp.misc
- Subject: Re: Internet Connection to Congress
- Message-ID: <1k63r6INNfkn@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 13:48:22 GMT
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- From article <161@ocdis01.UUCP>, by johnboyd@ocdis01.UUCP (John Boyd):
- > In article <1jopsvINN7m8@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> gcook@horus.cem.msu.EDU (Greg Cook|xxxxxx) writes:
- >>
- >>Actually, the National Science Foundation has 100's of documents available
- >>online. You can reach there on the internet Gopher system and probably by
- >>telnet as well.
- >
- > How might I grab them if I only have mail access? Thanx!
-
- Here's a repost of the message I sent out previously about accessing NSF.
- -----------------------NSF PUBLICATION----------------------------------
-
- Title : NSF 91-10 STIS Brochure
- Type : General Publication
- NSF Org: IRM / DIS
- Date : May 27, 1992
- File : nsf9110
-
-
- The Science & Technology Information System (STIS) at the
- National Science Foundation
-
- *** What is STIS? ***
-
- STIS is an electronic dissemination system that provides fast,
- easy access to National Science Foundation (NSF) publications.
- There is no cost to you except for possible long-distance phone
- charges. The service is available 24 hours a day, except for brief
- weekly maintenance periods.
-
- *** What Publications are Available? ***
-
- Publications currently available include:
-
- * The NSF Bulletin
- * Program announcements and "Dear Colleague" letters
- * General publications and reports
- * Press releases
- * NSF organization charts and phone books
- * NSF vacancy announcements
- * Award abstracts (1989-now)
-
- *** Access Methods ***
-
- There are many ways to access STIS. Choose the method
- that meets your needs and the communication facilities you have
- available.
-
- The Internet Gopher. If your campus supports a Gopher client, this is
- the easiest way to access STIS documents.
-
- Electronic Documents Via E-Mail. If you have access to
- Internet or BITNET e-mail, you can send a specially formatted
- message, and the document you request will be automatically
- returned to you via e-mail.
-
- Anonymous FTP. Internet users who are familiar with this file
- transfer method can quickly and easily transfer STIS documents
- to their local system for browsing and printing.
-
- WAIS (Wide Area Information Servers). WAIS is a distributed text
- search and retrieval system available to many Internet users.
-
- On-Line STIS. If you have a VT100 emulator and an Internet
- connection or a modem, you can log on to the on-line system.
- The on-line system features full-text search and retrieval software
- to help you locate the documents and award abstracts that are of
- interest to you. Once you locate a document, you can browse
- through it on-line or download it using the Kermit protocol or
- request that it be mailed to you.
-
- Direct E-Mail. You can request that STIS E-mail you a weekly
- summary of all the new documents on STIS. You can also sign
- up to get the full text of all documents added to STIS.
-
- *** FOR YOUR REFERENCE ***
-
- The following sections tell how to get started with each of the access
- methods described above:
-
- Internet Gopher
-
- You must be on the Internet to use Gopher. If you are on the Internet,
- and your campus doesn't support Gopher, encourage your network
- administrator to install Gopher clients. If you have a Gopher client,
- ask your administrator to include STIS in it. Our server is on host
- "stis.nsf.gov" on port 70.
-
- Documents Via E-Mail
-
- Send a message to stisserv@nsf.gov (Internet) or
- stisserv@NSF (BITNET). The text of the message should be as
- follows (the Subject line is ignored):
-
- get index
-
- You will receive a list of all the documents on STIS and
- instructions for retrieving them. Please note that all requests for
- electronic documents should be sent to stisserv, as shown above.
- Requests for printed publications should be sent to pubs@nsf.gov
- (Internet) or pubs@NSF (BITNET).
-
- Anonymous FTP
-
- FTP to stis.nsf.gov. If you cannot connect, try
- 128.150.195.40. Enter anonymous for the username, and your E-
- mail address for the password. Retrieve the file "index". This
- file contains a list of the files available on STIS and additional
- instructions.
-
- WAIS
-
- The NSF WAIS server is stis.nsf.gov (128.150.195.40). You can
- get the ".src" file from the "Directory of Servers" at
- quake.think.com.
-
- The On-Line System
-
- If you are on the Internet: telnet stis.nsf.gov. If you cannot
- connect, try telnet 128.150.195.40. At the login prompt, enter
- "public".
-
- If you are dialing in with a modem: Choose 1200, 2400, or
- 9600 baud, 7-E-1. Dial 202-357-0359 or 202-357-0360. When
- connected, press Enter. At the login prompt, enter public.
-
- The on-line system uses a powerful text search and retrieval
- system called TOPIC. If you are not familiar with TOPIC, you will
- want to obtain a copy of the STIS User's Guide, NSF 91-19. You can
- request an electronic copy after you log on. For a printed copy, send
- your mailing address to "stis@nsf.gov" (Internet) or "stis@NSF"
- (BITNET).
-
- Direct E-Mail
-
- Send an E-mail message to stisserv@nsf.gov (Internet) or
- stisserv@NSF (BITNET). Put the following in the text:
-
- get stisdirm
-
- You will receive instructions for this service.
-
- *** For More Information ***
-
- For additional assistance, contact:
-
- E-mail: stis@nsf.gov (Internet)
- stis@NSF (BITNET)
- Phone: 202-357-7555 (voice mail)
- TDD: 202-357-7492
- NSF 91-10 Revised 5/27/92
-
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-
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- Department of Chemistry | cookgreg@student.msu.edu
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