






                         BITNET Network Information Center


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
            BITNET Network Information Center
            EDUCOM
            Suite 600
            1112 Sixteenth Street, NW
            Washington, DC 20036

            _E_m_a_i_l: BITNET@BITNIC (on BITNET)
            BITNET%BITNIC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (on Internet)

            _P_h_o_n_e: (202) 872-4200


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

            BITNIC provides and coordinates user  support,  information,
            and administrative services for BITNET, including:

                 o+    BITNEWS,     an     electronically     distributed
                      newsletter.

                 o+    On-line BITNET documentation accessible via  LIST-
                      SERV and NETSERV server.

                 o+    On-line and telephone assistance for campus BITNET
                      support  staff  and  organizations  seeking BITNET
                      membership.

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

            Subscribe  to  BITNEWS  by  sending  a   mail   message   to
            LISTSERV@BITNIC (on BITNET) with any subject and the text

                            SUBSCRIBE BITNEWS your-name

            in which ``your-name'' is replaced by your name.

            Obtain a list of files  available  from  LISTSERV@BITNIC  by
            sending it mail with any subject and the text
            _________________________
            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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                                SENDME NETINFO INDEX

            Order any file listed by  sending  mail  to  LISTSERV@BITNIC
            with any subject and the text

                              SENDME filename filetype

            using the filename and filetype of  the  file  as  shown  in
            NETINFO INDEX.

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _B_I_T_N_E_T

            The BITNIC services are supported by dues  from  the  BITNET
            member organizations, and their primary purpose is to assist
            BITNET members.  The on-line newsletter and files are,  how-
            ever, available to all who can access BITNET with electronic
            mail.


































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