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Much of the adminstration functions for the Internet are handled by the InterNIC. Directory and Database services are handled by AT&T, while Registration Services are handled by Network Solutions, Inc. Addresses for these organizations are listed below.
Internet Organizations
A number of groups contribute to the management, operation and proliferation of the Internet. These include (in alphabetical order):
Obtaining RFCs
The following is an excerpt from the file rfc-retrieval.txt, which is available from many of the RFC repositories listed below. This information is subject to change; obtain the current version of the rfc-retrieval file if problems occur. Also note that each RFC site may have instructions for file retrieval (such as a particular subdirectory) that are unique to that location.
RFCs may be obtained via e-mail or FTP from many RFC repositories. The Primary Repositories will have the RFC available when it is first announced, as will many Secondary Repositories. Some Secondary Repositories may take a few days to make available the most recent RFCs.
Many of these repositories now also have World Wide Web servers. Try the following URL as a starting point:
http://www.isi.edu/rfc-editor/
Primary Repositories
RFCs can be obtained via FTP from DS.INTERNIC.NET, NIS.NSF.NET, NISC.JVNC.NET, FTP.ISI.EDU, WUARCHIVE.WUSTL.EDU, SRC.DOC.IC.AC.UK, FTP.NCREN.NET, FTP.SESQUI.NET, or NIS.GARR.IT.
document-by-name rfcnnnn where nnnn is the RFC number. The text version is sent. file /ftp/rfc/rfcnnnn.yyy where nnnn is the RFC number and yyy is txt or ps. help to get information on how to use the mailserver.
Retrieve: RFC Doc-ID: RFCnnnn
request sources topic path rfc/rfcnnnn.txt.gz request end
Via ftp: ftp.nis.garr.it directory mirrors/RFC Via gopher: gopher.nis.garr.it folders GARR-NIS anonymous FTP ftp.nis.garr.it mirrors RFC Via WWW: ftp://ftp.nis.garr.it/mirrors/RFC Via e-mail: send a mail to dbserv@nis.garr.it whose body contains get mirrors/RFC/rfc<number>.[txt,ps].
get mirrors/RFC/rfc1004.txt.
Secondary Repositories:
Sweden
Host: | sunic.sunet.se |
Directory: | rfc |
Host: | chalmers.se |
Directory: | rfc |
Germany
Site: | EUnet Germany |
Host: | ftp.Germany.EU.net |
Directory: | pub/documents/rfc |
France
Site: | Institut National de la Recherche en Informatique et Automatique (INRIA) |
Address: | info-server@inria.fr |
Notes: | RFCs are available via email to the above address.Info Server manager is Mireille Yamajako (yamajako@inria.fr). |
Site: | Centre dInformatique Scientifique et Medicale (CISM) |
Contact: | ftpmaint@univ-lyon1.fr |
Host | ftp.univ-lyon1.fr |
Directories: | pub/rfc/* Classified by hundreds pub/mirrors/rfc Mirror of Internic |
Notes: | Files compressed with gzip. Online decompression done by the FTP server. |
Netherlands
Site: | EUnet |
Host: | mcsun.eu.net |
Directory: | rfc |
Notes: | RFCs in compressed format. |
Finland
Site: | FUNET |
Host: | nic.funet.fi |
Directory: | index/RFC |
Directory: | /pub/doc/networking/documents/rfc |
Notes: | RFCs in compressed format. Also provides e-mail access by sending mail to archive-server@nic.funet.fi. |
Norway
Host: | ugle.unit.no |
Directory: | pub/rfc |
Denmark
Site: | University of Copenhagen |
Host: | ftp.denet.dk |
Directory: | rfc |
Australia and Pacific Rim
Site: | munnari |
Contact: | Robert Elz <kre@cs.mu.OZ.AU> |
Host: | munnari.oz.au |
Directory: | rfc |
Notes: | RFCs in compressed format rfcNNNN.Z postscript RFCs rfcNNNN.ps.Z |
Site: | The Programmers Society University of Technology, Sydney |
Contact: | ftp@progsoc.uts.edu.au |
Host: | ftp.progsoc.uts.edu.au |
Directory: | rfc (or std). |
Both are stored uncompressed. |
South Africa
Site: | The Internet Solution |
Contact: | ftp-admin@is.co.za |
Host: | ftp.is.co.za |
Directory: | internet/in-notes/rfc |
United States
Site: | cerfnet |
Contact: | help@cerf.net |
Host: | nic.cerf.net |
Directory: | netinfo/rfc |
Site: | NASA NAIC |
Contact: | rfc-updates@naic.nasa.gov |
Host: | naic.nasa.gov |
Directory: | files/rfc |
Site: | NIC.DDN.MIL (DOD users only) |
Contact: | NIC@nic.ddn.mil |
Host: | NIC.DDN.MIL |
Directory: | rfc/rfcnnnn.txt |
Note: | Only DOD users may obtain RFCs via FTP from NIC.DDN.MIL. Internet users should NOT use this source due to inadequate connectivity. |
Site: | uunet |
Contact: | James Revell <revell@uunet.uu.net> |
Host: | ftp.uu.net |
Directory: | inet/rfc |
The RFC-Info Service
The following describes the RFC-Info Service, which is an Internet document and information retrieval service. The text that follows describesthe service in detail; it was obtained by using Help:Help as discussed below.
RFC-Info is an e-mail based service to help in locating and retrieving RFCs, FYIs, STDs, and IMRs. Users can ask for lists of all RFCs, FYIs, STDs, and IMRs having certain attributes such as their ID number, keywords, title, author, issuing organization, and date.
To use the service send e-mail to RFC-INFO@ISI.EDU with your requests in the body of the message. Feel free to put anything in the SUBJECT; the system ignores it. The body of the message is processed with case independence.
To get started you may send a message to RFC-INFO@ISI.EDU with requests such as in the following examples (without the explanation between [ ]):
Help: Help | [to get this information page] |
List: FYI | [list the FYI notes] |
List: RFC | [list RFCs with window as keyword or in title] |
Keywords: window | |
List: FYI | [list FYIs about windows] |
Keywords: window | |
List: * | [list all documents by Cooper] |
Author: Cooper | |
List: RFC | [list RFCs about ARPANET, ARPA NETWORK, etc.] |
title: ARPA*NET | |
List: RFC | [list RFCs issued by MITRE, dated 7+8/1991] |
Organization: MITRE | |
Dated-after: Jul-01-1991 | |
Dated-before: Aug-31-1991 | |
List: RFC | [list RFCs obsoleting a given RFC] |
Obsoletes: RFC0010 | |
List: RFC | [list RFCs by authors starting with Bracken] |
Author: Bracken* [* is a wild card matching all endings] | |
List: IMR | [list the IMRs for the first 6 months of 92] |
Dated-after: Dec-31-1991 | |
Dated-before: Jul-01-1992 | |
Retrieve: RFC | [retrieve RFC 822] |
Doc-ID: RFC0822 [note, always 4 digits in RFC#] | |
Retrieve: FYI | [retrieve FYI 4] |
Doc-ID: FYI0004 [note, always 4 digits in FYI#] | |
Retrieve: STD | [retrieve STD 1] |
Doc-ID: STD0001 [note, always 4 digits in STD#] | |
Retrieve: IMR | [retrieve May 1992 Internet Monthly Report] |
Doc-ID: IMR9205 [note, always 4 digits = YYMM] | |
Help: Manual [to retrieve the long user manual, 30+ pages] | |
Help: List [how to use the LIST request] | |
Help: Retrieve [how to use the RETRIEVE request] | |
Help: Topics [list topics for which help is available] | |
Help: Dates [Dates is such a topic] | |
List: keywords | [list the keywords in use] |
List: organizations | [list the organizations known to the system] |
A useful way to test this service is to retrieve the file Where and how to get new RFCs (which is also the file rfc-retrieval.txt noted above in the section Obtaining RFCs). Place the following in the message body:
Help: ways_to_get_rfcs
Internet Mailing Lists
A number of mailing lists are maintained on the Internet for the purpose of soliciting information and discussions on specific subjects. In addition, a number of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) working groups maintain a list for the exchange of information that is specific to that group.
For example, the IETF maintains two lists: the IETF General Discussion list and the IETF Announcement list. To join the IETF Announcement list, send a request to:
ietf-announce-request@ietf.org
To join the IETF General Discussion, send a request to:
ietf-request@ietf.org
A number of other mailing lists are available. To join a mailing list, send a message to the associated request list:
listname-request@listhost (for example, snmp-request@psi.com)
with the following as the message body:
subscribe listname (for example, subscribe snmp)
A complete listing of the current IETF working groups and their respective mailing lists is available at:
http://www.ietf.cnri.reston.va.us/mailinglists.html
SNMP-related mailing lists of interest include:
The Simple Times Newsletter
The Simple Times is a periodically published newsletter that details various topics relevant to SNMP. It is freely distributed via electronic form on the Internet. The Simple Times is available in three editions: HTML, ASCII, and PostScript. For further information, send a message to:
st-subscriptions@simple-times.org
with a Subject: line of:
help
Back issues are available from:
http://www.simple-times.org ftp://ftp.simple-times.org
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