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- NIC Mail Services April 1989
-
- 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, CSNET
- and UUCP sites.
-
- To use the mail service, send a mail message to SERVICE@SRI-NIC.ARPA.
- In the SUBJECT field, request the type of service you wish followed by
- any needed arguments. The message body is normally ignored. Large files
- will be broken into smaller separate messages. The information you
- request will be sent back to you as soon as possible.
-
- The following services are currently available:
-
- 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.
- NETINFO xxx xxx is a file name or the word INDEX.
- RFC nnn nnn is the RFC number or the word INDEX.
- 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.
-
- Example SUBJECT lines:
-
- HELP
- RFC 822
- RFC INDEX
- NETINFO DOMAIN-TEMPLATE.TXT
- SEND RFC:ASSIGNED-NUMBERS.TXT
- HOST SRI-NIC.ARPA
- WHOIS LOTTOR, MARK
-
- Send comments or suggestions to SUGGESTIONS@SRI-NIC.ARPA. Send questions
- and bug reports to BUG-SERVICE@SRI-NIC.ARPA.
-