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From: rich@eddie.MIT.EDU (Richard Caloggero)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Servers
Message-ID: <8252@eddie.MIT.EDU>
Date: 23 Feb 88 21:56:08 GMT
Organization: MIT EE/CS Computer Facility, Cambridge, MA
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Keywords: netlib, lxrics server, mail



     I'm not sure where to post this, so feel free to complain...

     I recently was informed of the existance of the "netlib server", a
     program which responds to requests sent to it via e-mail.  The
program maintains a database of a wide variety of sources for various
numerically-oriented packages (such as linpack), and some other odds
and ends.  For those interested, send e-mail to
"netlib@anl-mcs.arpa".  Send a message containing the line "send index"
to the server.  I'm not sure of other paths to the machine -- sorry.
Having said this, I would like to know if there are other similar
facilities available on usenet.  I do know about this thing called the
lyrics server "lyrics@umass.bitnet", which maintains a database of song
lyrics by author and/or album title.  Send a message containing the
single word "help" to the formentioned address for more.  Are there
other such things out there?  Is there a list of addresses and
cescriptions of purpose available somewhere?
-- 
						-- Rich (rich@eddie.mit.edu).
	The circle is open, but unbroken.
	Merry meet, merry part,
	and merry meet again.