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From: murray@sun13.scri.fsu.edu (John Murray)
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Subject: [packet-radio] Re: Call sign from name.
Message-ID: <1991May13.065838.27489@ox.com>
Date: 13 May 91 06:58:38 GMT
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Archive-name: rec/radio/callbook-server/1991-05-01
Original-posting-by: murray@sun13.scri.fsu.edu (John Murray)
Original-subject: Re: Call sign from name.
Reposted-by: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti, MSEN)

In article <1991May1.173746.4571@markets.amix.com> jeff@markets.amix.com (Jeff Crilly N6ZFX) writes:
>In article <1991Apr30.153421.21198@ns.network.com> hughes@ns.network.com (Jim Hughes) writes:
>>Can anyone do searches to find a call sign from a name?  If so, please
>>email me.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>jim
>
>A while ago I did lookups using the server "callbook@sat.datapoint.com"
>It worked then, but I don't know if its still up.  

And, for systems on the Internet (like ns.network.com :-) ) use the callbook
server at marvin.cs.buffalo.edu, or it's evil twin, ham.njit.edu. The 'name'
command 'name Murray' will find all Murrays, and using the -f <firstname>
filter should reduce that to a reasonable list (unless you're looking for a
"John Smith"). So:

	ftp marvin.cs.buffalo.edu 2000
	>> name -f <first> <last>

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