ulmo@seal.ucsc.edu (scritzifchisted ulmo qzutvchsxik) (05/11/89)
[I'm not sure what to make of this, but it does seem
to belong. tww]
This is an example of the kind of documentation
I come to expect ...
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To: Brad Allen <ulmo%SSYX.UCSC.EDU@princeton.edu>
Someone asked for how to join the Internet a while back. I
said something about a site.contacts file. Now there is something
better.
From the latest link letter, a description of new services
from the NSF database of backbone and regionals:
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Vol. 2 No. 1 15 April 1989
T H E L I N K L E T T E R
The Merit/NSFNET Backbone Project
UPDATES TO THE NSFNET-IS REMOTE QUERY DATABASE
The 19 December 1988 issue of the Link Letter provided
information on the NSFNET Information Services remote query
database. Recently, NSFNET Information Systems has put in place
several enhancements to that system. The CONTACTS command has
been expanded and the TOPOLOGY command has been added.
An overview of the changes is given below; those who wish to
obtain the complete documentation by remote query may do so by
sending electronic mail to either:
nis-info@nis.nsf.net (Internet/NSFNET) or
nis-info@merit (the Bitnet address).
The subject field of the message is ignored and the text of the
message text should contain only the word HELP. The server will
return information on all the commands currently available.
The Contacts Command
The CONTACTS command retrieves information on administrative,
technical, or user contacts for a given site. The syntax for the
first line of the message to the server is given below. Note
that options which appear in angle brackets (< >) must be
supplied.
CONTACTS <nettype> <netname/number>
Where the five options for nettype are:
AS (autonomous system number)
IP (IP address of a connected net)
NET (name or location of a connected net)
NSS (a Nodal Switching Subsystem number or name)
Multiple AS, IP, NET, or NSS nettypes (or a combination of any
of these) can be included in a single search. For example:
contacts net utah or xerox
will return contact information for any nets with the name or
location of either "utah" or "xerox." Note that commands are not
case sensitive.
The Topology Command
The TOPOLOGY command has been added to the server to supply
network topology information. The syntax of this command is:
TOPOLOGY <nettype>-<format> <value>
Valid choices for nettype and the value expected are:
AS = an AS
GATE = a gate IP
NSS = an NSS number
NET = a net IP
Valid format choices and their output are:
" " (NULL) = full configuration information
AS = GATE and NSS information
COMP = NET and AS numbers in a computer-readable format.
GATE = AS and NET information.
NET = NET name, location and AS information for each net.
Requests for further information about these upgrades may be
sent to userhelp@nis.nsf.net (Internet/NSFNET) or
userhelp@merit (Bitnet).
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Here is what I got from a request for "contacts net nysernet":
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Subject: contacts net nysernet
Status: R
Result: Result 2 Records
Database: TOPOLOGY - Merit-NSFNET Information Server
NSS CONTACT INFORMATION - NSS #10 -- CNSF/NYSERNet
Administrative Contact(s):
Callinan, Craig 607/255-5060 craig@devvax.tn.cornell.edu
Cornell Theory Center
265 Olin Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853
Brim, Scott 607/255-8686 swb@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu
Cornell Theory Center
26 Olin Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853
Schrader, William L. 212/395-4480
NYSERNet, Inc.
1094 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036
Mandelbaum, Richard 716/275-2917 rma@cs.rochester.edu
University of Rochester
Administration Bldg., Rochester, NY 14627
Technical Contact(s):
Honig, Jeffrey C 607/255-8686 jch@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu
Cornell Theory Center
265 Olin Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-5201
Schoffstall, Martin L. 518/283-8860 schoff@nisc.nyser.net
NYSERNet NISC
Rensselaer Technology Park, Troy, NY 12180
Fedor, Mark 518/283-8860 fedor@nisc.nyser.net
NYSERNet NISC
Rensselaer Technology Park, Troy, NY 12180
MIDLEVEL CONTACT INFORMATION - 128.145 -- NYSERNET
NYSERNET Network Information Center
Technical Contact(s):
Schoffstall, Martin Lee 518/276-2654
NYSERNET Network Information Center, Troy, NY 12810
MIDLEVEL CONTACT INFORMATION - 130.117 -- NYSER2
NYSERNET Inc., Rensselaer Technology Park, Troy, New York
Technical Contact(s):
Schoffstall, Martin Lee 518/276-2654
NYSERNET Inc., Troy, NY 12180
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I think you people ought to find this service useful. It's
mail based, so it should work for all of you.
Enjoy. :-)
Kent England, Boston U