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From: scott@dtscp1.UUCP (Scott Barman)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Re: RFC
Keywords: totally clueless new user
Message-ID: <951@dtscp1.UUCP>
Date: 14 Sep 89 18:26:34 GMT
References: <564@cwjcc.CWRU.Edu> <1989Sep13.085325.1094@twwells.com>
Reply-To: scott@dtscp1.UUCP (Scott Barman)
Organization: Digital Transmission Systems (a subsidiary of DCA), Duluth, GA
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In article <1989Sep13.085325.1094@twwells.com> bill@twwells.com (T. William Wells) writes:
>There is, I believe, somewhere on the Internet, the primary archive
>for these; I really should know where (and expect to be educated
>shortly :-) but don't know right now.

OK, I'll byte :-)

They are available from the Network Information Center at SRI.  To get a
specific RFC, you can use the facilities of ftp to get the documents you
want (from SRI-NIC.ARPA) or they have an automated uucp mail answering
service.  To use this, mail your request to SERVICE@SRI-NIC.ARPA (or
sri-nic.arpa!service is you like) with the subject line containing what
you want.

For example,

	Subject: RFC 822
		gets you RFC 822
	Subject: RFC INDEX
		gets you the index of available RFCs
	Subject: INFO
		gets you the info file from the NIC.

Some documents (like RFC 822) are too big to send all at once, so they
will break it up before sending it.  It's a good service, I use it all
the time!

-- 
scott barman
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