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From: ron@TOPAZ.RUTGERS.EDU (Ron Natalie)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re:  Fetching host tables from the NIC
Message-ID: <8711091910.AA13941@topaz.rutgers.edu>
Date: Mon, 9-Nov-87 14:10:28 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov  9 14:10:28 1987
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You ought to use the domain system rather than host tables,
but since you are on MILNET you can ftp or use the port 101
server to pull the NIC host table off BRL-AOS.  It is available
in the file <NETINFO>HOSTS.TXT