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+Ken Harrenstien                                           RFC-812
+Vic White                                            1 March 1982
+Network Information Center
+SRI International
+                          NICNAME/WHOIS
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+INTRODUCTION
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+    The NICNAME/WHOIS Server is an NCP/TCP transaction based
+   query/response server, running on the SRI-NIC machine, that
+   provides netwide directory service to ARPANET users.  It is
+   one of a series of ARPANET/Internet name services maintained
+   by the Network Information Center (NIC) at SRI International
+   on behalf of the Defense Communications Agency (DCA).  The
+   server is accessible across the ARPANET from user programs
+   running on local hosts, and it delivers the full name, U.S.
+   mailing address, telephone number, and network mailbox for
+   ARPANET users.
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+   This server, together with the corresponding Identification
+   Data Base provides online directory look-up equivalent to the
+   ARPANET Directory.  DCA strongly encourages network hosts to
+   provide their users with access to this network service.
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+WHO SHOULD BE IN THE DATA BASE
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+   DCA requests that each individual with a directory on an
+   ARPANET host, who is capable of passing traffic across the
+   ARPANET, be registered in the NIC Identification Data Base.
+   To register, send full name, middle initial, U.S. mailing
+   address (including mail stop and full explanation of
+   abbreviations and acronyms), ZIP code, telephone (including
+   Autovon and FTS, if available), and one network mailbox, via
+   electronic mail to NIC@SRI-NIC.
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+PROTOCOL
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+   The NICNAME protocol is similar to the NAME/FINGER protocol
+   (RFC 742).  To access the server:
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+   Connect to the service host (SRI-NIC)
+      TCP: service port 43 decimal
+      NCP: ICP to socket 43 decimal, establishing two 8-bit
+   connections
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+   Send a single "command line", ending with <CRLF>.
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+   Receive information in response to the command line.  The
+   server closes its connections as soon as the output is
+   finished.
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+RFC 812                                                     1 March 1982
+                                                           NICNAME/WHOIS
+                                                                        
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+EXISTING USER PROGRAMS
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+   NICNAME has been chosen as the global name for the user
+   program, although some sites may choose to use the more
+   familiar name of "WHOIS".  There are versions of NICNAME for
+   Tenex, Tops-20, and Unix.  The Tenex and Tops-20 programs are
+   written in assembly language (FAIL/MACRO), and the Unix
+   version is written in C.  They are easy to invoke, taking one
+   argument which is passed directly to the NICNAME server at
+   SRI-NIC.  Normally it is best to use the NIC-supplied
+   programs, if possible, since the protocol will continue to
+   evolve.  Contact NIC@SRI-NIC for copies.
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+COMMAND LINES AND REPLIES
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+   A command line is normally a single name specification.  The
+   easiest way to obtain the most recent documentation on name
+   specifications is to give the server a command line consisting
+   of "?<CRLF>" (that is, a question-mark alone as the name
+   specification).  The response from the NICNAME server will
+   list all possible formats that can be used.
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+   The responses are not currently intended to be
+   machine-readable; the information is meant to be passed back
+   directly to a human user.  The following three examples will
+   illustrate the use of NICNAME.
+
+Command line: ?
+Response:
+      Please enter a name or a handle ("ident"), such as "Smith"
+   or "SRI-NIC".  Starting with a period forces a name-only
+   search;
+   starting with exclamation point forces handle-only.  Examples:
+      Smith                   [looks for name or handle SMITH ]
+      !SRI-NIC                [looks for handle SRI-NIC only  ]
+      .Smith, John            [looks for name JOHN SMITH only ]
+   Adding "..." to the argument will match anything from that
+   point,
+   e.g. "ZU..." will match ZUL, ZUM, etc.
+      To have the ENTIRE membership list of a group or
+   organization,
+   if you are asking about a group or org, shown with the record,
+   use
+   an asterisk character "*" directly preceding the given
+   argument.
+   [CAUTION: If there are a lot of members this will take a long
+   time!]
+   You may of course use exclamation point and asterisk, or a
+   period
+   and asterisk together.
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+1 March 1982                                                     RFC 812
+NICNAME/WHOIS
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+Command line: dyer
+Response:
+   Dyer, David A. (DAD2)   DDYER@USC-ISIB  (213) 822-1511
+   Dyer, Fred S. (FSD)  Dyer@RADC-MULTICS  (315) 330-7275
+   Dyer, Mary K. (MARY)   DYER@SRI-NIC     (415) 859-4775
+   Dyer, William R. (WRD)   WRDyer@RADC-MULTICS  (315) 330-7791
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+Command line: mary
+Response:
+   Dyer, Mary K. (MARY)          DYER@SRI-NIC
+   SRI International
+   Network Information Center
+   Telecommunications Sciences Center
+   333 Ravenswood Avenue
+   Menlo Park, California 94025
+   Phone: (415) 859-4775
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