[sci.astro] NASA Space archive service now available

yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (11/22/89)

I've added an extra directory to the archive server running on
ames.arc.nasa.gov.  Now, if you miss a status report posting, or you
want to read back issues of NASA Headline News, you can!  The archive
is available via both anonymous ftp and archive-server mail response.

Instructions:

	Anonymous FTP

	ftp to ames.arc.nasa.gov (128.102.18.3).  Cd to pub/SPACE.
	Get any of the files you want.  The file index contains a
	listing of what's available.


	Archive-server mail response

	Send a letter to archive-server@ames.arc.nasa.gov (or to
	ames!archive-server, or ames::archive-server).  As the
	subject of your message you may send commands like:
	"send space index" or "send space STS-34.Press-Kit".
	Send the command "help" for more detailed instructions
	on how to use the archive-server.


File names:

	Generally files are named by type and date.  For example, the
	Shuttle Status report for this morning would be named
	ss11.21.89.  Common prefixes are "ps" for Payload Status,
	"h" for NASA Headline News, "r" for Press Release, "ss"
	for Shuttle Status, "gs" for Galileo Status", "ms" for
	Magellan Status, "cs" for COBE Status, "la" for Launch
	Advisory, etc.  There are also several other files with
	more descriptive names.


Problems:

	Send me e-mail if you have problems accessing the archives.


Start of Service:

	I started filling the archive yesterday, so there isn't much there
yet.


							-Peter Yee
							yee@ames.arc.nasa.gov
							ames!yee