






                    DDN Network Information Center WHOIS Service


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

            _E-_m_a_i_l:
            BUG-WHOIS@NIC.DDN.MIL  (for  questions  and  comments  about
            WHOIS)
            SERVICE@NIC.DDN.MIL (for automated WHOIS search requests via
            e-mail)
            REGISTRAR@NIC.DDN.MIL (for requests to be registered in  the
            WHOIS database)

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


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

            WHOIS/NICNAME is a NIC program that provides  an  electronic
            ``white  pages'' of network entities.  WHOIS lists the name,
            network mailbox, US postal address,  telephone  number,  and
            host for all users registered with the NIC.  WHOIS also pro-
            vides information about registered hosts, domains, and  net-
            works,  including  the  names  and  addresses  of designated
            points of  contact,  host  addresses,  and  domain  servers.
            There  are  currently  more  than 75,000 users and points of
            contact registered.

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

            Access to the WHOIS program is  available  in  a  number  of
            ways.


            o+    Via client programs that query the WHOIS server

            o+    Via  Telnet  to  users  who  connect  to  <NIC.DDN.MIL>
                 (<192.67.67.20>)
            _________________________
            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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            o+    Via automatic mail  server  by  sending  a  message  to
                 <SERVICE@NIC.DDN.MIL>

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _W_H_O_I_S

            WHOIS services are available to all users  of  the  Internet
            and  also to users on networks that gateway to the Internet.
            Any Internet user with a valid  electronic  mailbox  can  be
            listed in the WHOIS database.










































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