Network Information Services Infrastructure

  o  Work on NIC Locator

     -  Progress since last meeting in Toronto

     -  Planned improvements

     -  Additional suggestions...?

  o  Status on InterNIC Briefcase (a.k.a. Starter Kit)

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NIC Locator Progress

Since last meeting in Toronto

  o  NIC Locator database contains 69 profiles

     -  17 new profiles

     -  23 updates to existing profiles

  o  Outreach

     -  Scout Report

     -  Net-happenings mailing list

     -  Discussed at SIGUCCS BOF (October, Ann Arbor)

     -  Discussed at EDUCOM Presentation (November, San Antonio)

     -  Included in InterNIC Handout (hard copy)

     -  Included in InterNIC Briefcase (hard copy)

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NIC Locator Access Statistics - November

  Gopher/WWW:  2187 file requests
               2258 directory scans

  FTP:         534 profiles downloaded

  WAIS:        3211 database access requests


NIC Locator Access

  Gopher

    ds.internic.net
    select D & D Services/Database Services

  Web

    gopher://ds.internic.net/1/pub/niclocator

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Planned Improvements

(i.e. InterNIC Suggestions)

  o  Improved Wed access:  HTML "on the fly"
     Target date:  Spring IETF 

  o  Automatic Email to NIC contact every six months

  o  Outreach through Briefcase Service enrollment

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InterNIC Briefcase Service

  InterNIC Briefcase

    o  A 12 page brochure designed for people not yet connected
       to the Internet

    o  Always designed for use by NIC organizations to service
       their users easier 

    o  Briefcase will evolve; include additional documents

  Status

    o  Hard copy "masters" available to NIC organizations for
       local reproduction and distribution

    o  No-cost license after NIC enrolls in Briefcase Service

    o  Enrollment very simple:  one electronic form with contact
       information and NIC Services

    o  Highly recommended:  Include your NIC information on the 
       inside front cover

    o  Highly recommended:  Join the NIC Locator service by submitting
       a profile

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Electronic version of this information:

send mail to mailserv@is.internic.net

      in the body of message:

        send/faq/briefcase