info-vax@sri-kl (10/25/85)
From: Henry Nussbacher <HJNCU%CUNYVM.BITNET@WISCVM.ARPA> This is to announce that some new services have been added to the inter-network server running at Bitnic. Certain selected Arpanet digests are now being loaded into a Spires database and are therefore searchable from anywhere as long as you can send RFC822 mail. If you are interested in using this service, send a piece of mail to: DATABASE%BITNIC.BITNET@WISCVM.ARPA or DATABASE%BITNIC.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU and have as the first 3 lines of your file (case does not matter): help help arpanet help design The server will send back to you 3 help files describing how to use the internet server, how to search Arpanet digests and how the whole thing was designed. Read over the section on "Signup" carefully before making further use of the Database server. Presently, the following 5 Arpanet forums are being loaded into the Database: Name Retention Period ============= ================ Ai-List 2 months Info-Ibmpc 2 months Info-Mac 2 months Info-Graphics 3 months Info-Nets 3 months IrList 3 months (started at 10/11/85) Info-Vax 3 months (started at 10/25/85) The retention period is set for a short duration in order to see if Bitnic can handle the volume of data that needs to be stored in Spires. This service was initialized on October 4th, 1985 except where stated otherwise. Example of search command: FIND TEXT UNIX (IN INFO-IBMPC TABLE would find all entries in Info-Ibmpc that contain the word UNIX. An entry is just the section within a "digested" digest that makes reference to the word UNIX. For further details read over the help files. Henry Nussbacher (Hank@Bitnic.Bitnet) Bitnet Development and Operations Center