BITNET Network Information Center _A_d_d_r_e_s_s: BITNET Network Information Center EDUCOM Suite 600 1112 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 _E_m_a_i_l: BITNET@BITNIC (on BITNET) BITNET%BITNIC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (on Internet) _P_h_o_n_e: (202) 872-4200 _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n BITNIC provides and coordinates user support, information, and administrative services for BITNET, including: o+ BITNEWS, an electronically distributed newsletter. o+ On-line BITNET documentation accessible via LIST- SERV and NETSERV server. o+ On-line and telephone assistance for campus BITNET support staff and organizations seeking BITNET membership. _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s: Subscribe to BITNEWS by sending a mail message to LISTSERV@BITNIC (on BITNET) with any subject and the text SUBSCRIBE BITNEWS your-name in which ``your-name'' is replaced by your name. Obtain a list of files available from LISTSERV@BITNIC by sending it mail with any subject and the text _________________________ The information in this section is provided in accor- dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front of this guide. July 17, 1989 NNSC Section 6.1, Page 1 SENDME NETINFO INDEX Order any file listed by sending mail to LISTSERV@BITNIC with any subject and the text SENDME filename filetype using the filename and filetype of the file as shown in NETINFO INDEX. _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _B_I_T_N_E_T The BITNIC services are supported by dues from the BITNET member organizations, and their primary purpose is to assist BITNET members. The on-line newsletter and files are, how- ever, available to all who can access BITNET with electronic mail. July 17, 1989 NNSC Section 6.1, Page 2