Date: Sat, 19 Nov 1994 10:54:10 -0500 (EST) From: Mark Buzza Subject: CDC NAC New Gopher Hi Dave et al., Here's some stuff on the new CDC NAC site if you wanted to add it to your HIV area. Thanks... Regards, Mark Buzza University of South Florida Center for HIV Education and Research Voice 813-877-5696, FAX 813-877-6593 BAAC, 2901 Swann Avenue, Suite 107, Tampa, FL, 33609 finger baac@hal.fmhi.usf.edu for Public Key CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Internet Services The CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse is pleased to announce our new Internet services, including a listserv of AIDS-related news, an anonymous FTP site, and a gopher server. The CDC Clearinghouse also maintains an Internet mailbox to which users may send reference questions, orders for free publications and general inquiries. To correspond with the Clearinghouse, send email to "aidsinfo@cdcnac.aspensys.com". AIDS News Listserv Address: listserv@cdcnac.aspensys.com A listserv (short for "listserver," the computer server that runs the list) is an automated mailing list that sends electronic mail messages to a large group of users who subscribe by sending signup messages to the listserv. The CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse maintains a read-only mailing list for individuals who wish to receive AIDS-related documents from CDC, including the AIDS Daily Summary, selected Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report articles, CDC National AIDS Hotline Training Bulletins, and factsheets. The listserv also distributes press releases from other Public Health Service agencies such as the National Institutes of Health. To subscribe, Internet users should send the message "subscribe aidsnews firstname lastname" to the address above, where your real first and last names are substituted for "firstname" and "lastname." Anyone with email access to the Internet, including members of such networks as America Online and CompuServe, can subscribe to the AIDS News Listserv. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Site Address: cdcnac.aspensys.com FTP allows users to download files from host computer sites all over the world. An "anonymous FTP" site means that users do not have to have an individual ID or password to connect to the host. The CDC Clearinghouse's anonymous FTP site contains files of documents such as the current HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, AHCPR's clinical practice guidelines, pathfinder guides to AIDS information, and in the future, the Clearinghouse's Standard Search Series. To obtain files: 1) FTP to the address "cdcnac.aspensys.com" 2) Type "anonymous" when asked to login. 3) Enter your complete Internet address (e.g., "johndoe@delphi.com") when asked for password. 4) Change to the public directory and the CDC NAC subdirectory with the command "cd /pub/cdcnac". 5) To download the file with basic information about CDC NAC's FTP site and the available files, type the command "get readme". 6) To download other files, type the command "get filename", where "filename" is the name of the file. If downloading a binary (non-text) file, such as WordPerfect files ending in ".wp5" or compressed files ending in ".exe" or ".zip", be sure to type the command "binary" and press [Enter] before using the "get" command. If using Mosaic or similar Internet software, the universal resource locator address is "ftp://cdcnac.aspensys.com/pub/cdcnac". Gopher Server Address: cdcnac.aspensys.com A gopher server is a host computer with a simple menu interface leading to text files of documents and other options. A gopher is structured in a hierarchical or outline format with menus and submenus leading to different levels of choices, like folders or directories. The CDC Clearinghouse's gopher site contains the AIDS Daily Summary, AIDS-related Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report articles, tables from the HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, and other CDC documents. Basic HIV/AIDS-related information is available, as well as information about prevention, treatment, and living with HIV. To reach the CDC Clearinghouse gopher, point your gopher client to the address: "cdcnac.aspensys.com" Select CDC NAC from the first menu. To point directly to the CDC NAC gopher, point to the address "cdcnac.aspensys.com 72" (port 72). If using Mosaic or similar Internet software, the URL is "gopher://cdcnac.aspensys.com:72".