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From: FC137501@ysub.ysu.edu (Paul M. Mullins)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet
Subject: Re: Internet BBS List
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Date: 30 Nov 90 18:35:49 GMT
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Organization: Youngstown State University VM system (YSUB)
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You can get a list of Internet-accessable Library Catalogues and campus
information networks (along with dialup BBS's) using anonymous FTP or
a BITNET listserver:

BITNET -
  send mail or a command to LISTSERV@UNMVM
  body of mail is "GET INTERNET LIBRARY" (or "GET LIBRARY PS" for the
  postcript version).

FTP -
  ftp nic.cerf.net
  login as "anonymous"
  send userid@host as passwd
     cd cerfnet/cefnet_info
     get internet-accessible-catalogue-nov90-general.ps   (for postcript)
     get internet-accessible-catalogue-nov90.txt          (for text)

-OR-
  ftp ariel.unm.edu
  login as "anonymous"
  send userid@host as passwd
     cd library
     get library.ps          (for postcript)
     get internet.library    (for text)


Brief description:
1. a list of some 50 on-line library catalogue systems (US), with instructions
2. a few international catalogues
3. a list of dial-up systems
4. several campus networks that allow telnet access
and more

Paul Mullins