CREN/CSNET User Name Server ``ns''


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
            CREN/CSNET Coordination and Information Center
            10 Moulton Street
            Cambridge, MA 02138

            _E-_m_a_i_l: cic@sh.cs.net (for questions or comments  about  the
            User Name Server and for new registrations)

            registrar@sh.cs.net (for automated query requests via email)

            _P_h_o_n_e: (617) 873-2777 (for questions or comments)
            (617) 491-2777 (for access to the program via dial-up modem)


            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            The User Name Server is a central database containing infor-
            mation  about  CREN/CSNET  organizations  and  users  from a
            variety of sites.  The User Name Server automatically  sends
            update messages at least once a year to registered users.

            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s

            Interactive access for queries only: (1)  On  the  Internet,
            TELNET  to  sh.cs.net  and  log  on  as  ``ns,'' no password
            required.  (2) By dial-up modem, call (617)  491-2777.   (3)
            On the Internet, under UNIX BSD, use the whois protocol, for
            example, whois -h sh.cs.net ``jones oxbridge.''

            Email access for queries and registration: for  information,
            send  a  message to info-server@sh.cs.net with the following
            lines in the body of the message:

                    Request: info
                    Topic: ns




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            The information in this section is provided  in  accor-
            dance  with the copyright notice appearing at the front
            of this guide.




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            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_a_m_e_s_e_r_v_e_r

            Anyone with Internet access or email access to the Internet/
            CSNET/BITNET  community  may  query  the database or request
            registration.  Sites that wish to submit nameserver  entries
            are encouraged to contact the CIC (cic@sh.cs.net).













































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