jay@laic.UUCP (Jay Weber) (11/22/89)
The place I work is not an internet site (just usenet) but is considering becoming one. Could someone fill me in on what is necessary, i.e. hardware/software/administration? Thanks -- reply to above address or jay@icsi.berkeley.edu Jay Weber Lockheed AI Center
freds@legs.legs (Fred Sieg) (11/23/89)
in article <752@laic.UUCP>, jay@laic.UUCP (Jay Weber) says: > > > The place I work is not an internet site (just usenet) but is considering > becoming one. Could someone fill me in on what is necessary, i.e. > hardware/software/administration? Thanks -- I, too, would like this information. Thanks --- Fred -- Fred Sieg - M/S 2-84 uucp: ...!uunet!ccicpg!legs!freds AST Research Inc. fax: (714) 476-3879 2722 Michelson Drive Tel: (714) 476-3831 Irvine, California 92715-1603
jay@laic.UUCP (Jay Weber) (11/28/89)
In article <239@legs.legs> freds@legs.legs (Fred Sieg) writes: >in article <752@laic.UUCP>, jay@laic.UUCP (Jay Weber) says: >> >> >> The place I work is not an internet site (just usenet) but is considering >> becoming one. Could someone fill me in on what is necessary, i.e. >> hardware/software/administration? Thanks -- > >I, too, would like this information. Several people have asked for a summary, so I'll post what I have found to the net. Thanks to all those that responded with information. The best source of information seems to be the following symbolic link: *********** >From news.announce.newusers: Newsgroups: news.admin,news.announce.newusers Expires: +90days Approved: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU Original-from: Randall Atkinson <randall@uvaarpa.virginia.edu> [Most recent change: 16 Oct 1989 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)] This is a periodic posting on how to get information about the National Science Foundation (NSF) Internet. The NSFNET Network Service Center (NNSC) makes current documentation on the NSFNET available via a mail server and by anonymous ftp. Because the contents of the documents are constantly being updated, this posting only describes how to obtain a current copy rather than providing the data directly. 1) Using anonymous FTP: host: SH.CS.NET username: anonymous password: guest directory: nsfnet (i.e. type: cd nsfnet ) The files "help-ftp", "help.1" and "nsfnet-help" will provide you with information to get started. 2) Using the mail server: Send mail to the address shown below (either nnsc.nsf.net or sh.cs.net) and leave the "Subject;" line blank. The first line of the message body should contain a "Request:" line, followed by a "Topic:" line, as described below. You do not need a "Subject:" line, but be sure your mailer puts out a valid "From:" line that the server can respond to! To obtain general information on the CSNET INFO SERVER send the following message to the mail-server "info-server@nnsc.nsf.net" or "info-server@sh.cs.net": Request: Info Topic: Help To obtain current contact information on the NSFNET and its affiliated regional networks, send the following mail message to the mail-server: "info-server@nnsc.nsf.net": Request: NSFNET Topic: NNSC To obtain information on how to connect to the Internet through the NSFNET or an NSF-affiliated network, send the following mail message to the mail-server "info-server@nnsc.nsf.net": Request: NSFNET Topic: CONNECTING To obtain information on the documents currently available on the NSFNET from the info-server, send the following mail message to the mail server "info-server@nnsc.nsf.net": Request: NSFNET Topic: NSFNET-HELP If you need to contact the people at the NNSC directly, you can either send mail or call them. It would be a good idea to read the NSFNET documents first though. ************ I retrieved the documents above, and they contain names and addresses of regional network and nsfnet contacts. The next step seems to be to reach your regional contact. Jay Weber Lockheed AI Center jay@icsi.berkeley.edu