






                 DDN Network Information Center SERVICE Mail Server


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
            SRI International
            Network Information Systems Center, Room EJ291
            333 Ravenswood Ave
            Menlo Park, CA 94015

            _E-_m_a_i_l:
            Requests for information via mail: SERVICE@NIC.DDN.MIL
            Questions and comments about SERVICE: BUG-SERVICE@NIC.DDN.MIL

            _P_h_o_n_e: 1-800-235-3155 or (415) 859-3695


            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            SERVICE is an automatic mail program provided  by  the  NIC.
            It  allows  access  to  NIC online files and information via
            ordinary electronic mail.  This  is  especially  useful  for
            people who do not have access to the NIC via a direct Inter-
            net link.  Users can request publicly accessible  files  and
            searches in the WHOIS database via this server.  Replies are
            batched and sent back overnight.

            SERVICE looks only at the subject line of a message.   These
            are the services currently available:


            HELP          A help message with 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.



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            The information in this section is provided  in  accor-
            dance  with the copyright notice appearing at the front
            of this guide.




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            RFC nnn.PS    to  retrieve  an  available  Postscript  RFC.
                          Check   RFC    INDEX    for   form   of  RFC.
            FYI nnn       nnn  is the  FYI  number  of  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.


            Example SERVICE subject lines:

            HELP
            RFC 822
            RFC INDEX
            RFC 1119.PS
            FYI 1
            NETINFO DOMAIN-TEMPLATE.TXT
            SEND RFC:ASSIGNED-NUMBERS.TXT
            SEND DDN-NEWS:DDN-MGT-BULLETIN-72.TXT
            HOST NIC.DDN.MIL
            WHOIS NEOU, VIVIAN

            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s

            Access to SERVICE is via electronic mail.

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _S_E_R_V_I_C_E

            All users of the Internet and users  on  networks  that  can
            send mail to the Internet can use the SERVICE mailbox.



















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