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The preliminary Internet release of the EDGAR database is
now available from town.hall.org, as well as 1993 data from
the Federal Reserve Board. The initial release of information
supports the electronic mail and anonymous FTP interfaces.
For anonymous FTP, use your FTP software to go to town.hall.org
and log in as "anonymous." Enter your electronic mail address
for the password. Look in the edgar directory for the file named
general.txt and read it.
If you are using electronic mail, send mail to mail@town.hall.org
and enter the word "HELP" in the body of the message. You will
receive back a copy of the general help text. If you would like
the general information on EDGAR, you would enter the following
command in the body of the message:
send edgar/general.txt
Easy enough? You bet! This initial release of information is
rough and ready ... don't expect a huge amount of user support
or navigational aids. Over the next few months, we'll be
adding gopher and WWW interfaces, full text searching and
Z39.50 searches, improved navigational and summary files,
and a variety of other user-friendly services.
*** BECAUSE THIS IS A RESEARCH PROJECT YOU SHOULD EXPECT
THE DATA FORMATS TO CHANGE, THE ACCESS METHODS TO
CHANGE, AND YOU SHOULD EXPECT FLUCTUATIONS IN THE
NUMBERS AND TYPES OF USERS AND SERVICES SUPPORTED.
DO NOT BECOME ADDICTED TO YOUR FAVORITE PROTOCOL OR
YOU MAY HAVE TO GO COLD TURKEY. THIS DATA IS PROVIDED
*** AS-IS WITH NO WARRANTIES OR GAURANTEES OF ANY KIND.
This project is by funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation
to the New York University School of Business in conjunction with the
Internet Multicasting Service. Additional support for this project
has been provided by Sun Microsystems and UUNET Technologies.
To learn about the Internet Multicasting Service, send your mail
to info@radio.com.
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Subject: Information Infrastructure Task Force Announces BBS
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Larry Irving, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information announced today the Information Infrastructure Task Force
(IITF) Secretariat has begun operating a computer bulletin board system to
provide public access to IITF and other National Information Infrastructure
(NII) related documents, including IITF schedules, committee reports and
minutes of meetings.
"Our goal is to make government information available and easily accessible
to the public," stated Larry Irving. "As we move towards our goal of
rapidly expanding our national information infrastructure, we want to
ensure that the public is kept aware of our activities."
The Information Infrastructure Task Force (IITF) Bulletin Board may be
reached through Internet or by calling +1 202 501 1920 using a personal
computer and a telephone modem. The bulletin board is available to the
public 24 hours each day, seven days a week.
For access through Internet, point your Gopher client to iitf.doc.gov or
telnet to iitf.doc.gov and login as gopher. Comments may be sent by e-mail
to nii@ntia.doc.gov.
For telephone access, call +1 202 501 1920. Modem communication parameters
should be set at no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop (N,8,1). The bulletin
board modem operates at speeds up to 14,400 bps. If the above number is
busy, the same information may be accessed by calling +1 202 482 1199 and
choosing the IITF item on the menu.
When dialing in for the first time, you will be prompted for your name,
location and terminal type. It is recommended that you select VT-100 as
your terminal type.
After you have logged-in, you can choose to read or download information
stored under the subject areas listed below.
Frequently Asked Questions
Directory/Points of Contact
Press Releases
Schedules/Calendar of Events
IITF Committee Reports and Minutes
Documents/Papers
Selected Legislation
If you have any questions, contact Charlie Franz, Dan Davis or Art
Altenburg at +1 202 482 1835 (e-mail cfranz@ntia.doc.gov).
Press contact: Larry Williams +1 202 482 1551
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Subject: What You Can Do
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"New media, like any chaotic system, are highly sensitive to initial
conditions. Today's heuristical answers of the moment become tomorrow's
permanent institutions of both law and expectation."
-John Perry Barlow, "Crime & Puzzlement"
The decisions and precedents set today as the legal and social standards
for online communications will affect our online futures indefinitely.
Don't let them be set by default. Educate yourself and shape your future.
Join EFF.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is working with legislators to
make sure that principles guaranteeing free speech, privacy and affordable
service to consumers are written into new communications legislation. Rep.
Edward Markey (D-MA) has already incorporated much of EFF's Open Platform
vision into his NII proposal (H.R. 3626). But the fight is not yet won.
The only way to make sure that future networks will serve *you* is to
become involved. Join EFF and receive regular updates on what's happening
and action alerts when immediate action becomes critical.
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