






                            Knowbot Information Service


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
            Ralph Droms
            Computer Science Department
            323 Dana Engineering
            Bucknell University
            Lewisburg, PA 17837

            _E_m_a_i_l: droms@bucknell.edu

            _P_h_o_n_e: (717) 524-1145


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

            The Knowbot Information Service is  a  white  pages  ``meta-
            service'' that provides a uniform interface to heterogeneous
            white pages services in the  Internet.   Using  the  Knowbot
            Information  Service,  one  can form a single query that can
            search for white pages information from the NIC  WHOIS  ser-
            vice,  the  CSNET  WHOIS  service,  the NYSERNet White Pages
            Pilot Project, and MCI Mail,  among  others,  and  have  the
            responses displayed in a single, uniform format.

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

            There are three ways to gain access to the Knowbot  Informa-
            tion Service:

            1. Obtain the Knowbot User Service user  interface  program,
            netaddress, for local installation

            2. Telnet to the Knowbot  Information  Service.   Currently,
            there are servers accessible through a telnet to port 185 on
            hosts <nri.reston.va.us>  and  <sol.bucknell.edu>.   From  a
            UNIX  host, use <telnet nri.reston.va.us 185>.  The commands
            help and man summarize the command interface.

            3. Send mail to userid <kis> at one of the Knowbot  Informa-
            tion Service hosts.
            _________________________
            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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            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e

            The Knowbot Information Service is available  to  all  users
            through the mechanisms listed above.















































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