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Subject: re: HELP

NIC Mail Services						July 1988

   This is an automated service provided by the DDN Network Information
Center.  It allows access to NIC documents and information via ordinary
electronic mail.  This is especially useful for people who do not have
access to the NIC via a direct Internet link, such as BITNET, CSNET
and UUCP sites. 

   To use the mail service, send a mail message to SERVICE@SRI-NIC.ARPA.
In the SUBJECT field, request the type of service you wish followed by
any needed arguments.  The message body is normally ignored.  Large files
will be broken into smaller separate messages.  The information you
request will be sent back to you as soon as possible.

The following services are currently available:

HELP		This message; a list of current services.
HOST xxx	Returns information about host xxx.  WHOIS xxx can
		also be used to get more details about a host.
IDEA nnn [vvv]	nnn is the IETF idea number or the word INDEX.  For
		a given idea, vvv is the optional version number,
		which defaults to the highest current version.
IEN nnn		nnn is the IEN number or the word INDEX.
NETINFO xxx	xxx is a file name or the word INDEX.
RFC nnn		nnn is the RFC number or the word INDEX.
SEND xxx	xxx is a fully specified file name.
WHOIS xxx	Returns information about xxx from the WHOIS service.
                Use "WHOIS HELP" for information on how to use WHOIS.

Example SUBJECT lines:

    HELP
    RFC 822
    RFC INDEX
    IDEA 1
    IDEA 4 1
    NETINFO DOMAIN-TEMPLATE.TXT
    SEND RFC:ASSIGNED-NUMBERS.TXT
    HOST SRI-NIC.ARPA
    WHOIS LOTTOR, MARK

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