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[ <REFERENCE>NETS-BRIEF.INFO ]
Last updated: 5/12/86 AWS
See notebook NETWORKS on the shelf in the NIC room for an in-depth
discussion of this subject. The notebook is organized alphabetically
by network name. Also see "Notable Computer Networks" by J.
Quarterman and J. Hoskins in "Communications of the ACM", Oct. 1986,
Vol. 29, no. 10 for more complete coverage of many of the networks
noted here.
For each name, this file lists the following:
-Name of the network, sorted alphabetically
-Contact for information about that network
-Who manages, what technology, what purpose (as of 3/4/86)
-Major category: research, public data network, private-corporate, military
-An example of how to send mail to there from the ARPAnet.
1.
NAME: ACSNET
CONTACT: postmaster%munnari.oz@seismo.css.gov
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Australian unix network, domain based with
hierarchical and non-hierarchical
domains.
MANAGEMENT: The VAX, called munnari, is located at Melbourne Univ.
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM: User%node.oz@seismo.css.gov
2.
NAME: ADP AUTONET
CONTACT: 313-769-6800, Ann Arbor, Michigan
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: X.25, X.3, X.29 PAD stds.
MANAGEMENT:
CATEGORY: Public Data Network
ADDRESS FORM:
3.
NAME: ARPANET
CONTACT: ARPANET Manager: Mary Callaway, ARPANETMGR@DDN1.ARPA,
(202) 692-7580
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: TCP/IP, experimental
MANAGEMENT: DARPA
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM: user@host.arpa
4.
NAME: BIONET
CONTACT: Kristofferson%BIONET@SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU
Hard copy info from
mwarner%BIONET@SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: TCP/IP, DEC-20, resource for people with NSF or NIH
grants
MANAGEMENT: Sponsored by NIH
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM: lastname%BIONET@SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU
5.
NAME: BITNET (See also EARN, NETNORTH)
CONTACT: INFO%BITNIC.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU, BITNIC 609-734-1878
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: IBM RSCS protocol, VM/SP mostly to link between
universities and research centers
MANAGEMENT: City University of New York
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM: username%host.bitnet@berkeley (also @wiscvm)
6.
NAME: CCNET
CONTACT: cc.ken@cs.columbia.edu (212)280-4876
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: DECNET for CMU, Columbia,Case Western Reserve,
NYU, and Stevens Inst.
MANAGEMENT: Columbia University
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM:
7.
NAME: CDNNET
CONTACT: John Demco, U of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: X.400, Canadian Universities Network
MANAGEMENT:
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM: Demco%ubc.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA
8.
NAME: COMWEST
CONTACT: Located at University of Utah
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: X.25,leased lines, nodes are Dynatech Packet Technology
MANAGEMENT: Blue Cross/Blue Shield
CATEGORY: Public data network
ADDRESS FORM:
9.
NAME: CSNET
CONTACT: 617-497-2777, CIC@SH.CS.NET
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Consists of gateways between Phonenet, Telenet
and ARPANET
MANAGEMENT National Science Foundation until 198?.
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM: user%host@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA
10.
NAME: DEC ENET
CONTACT:
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Internal DEC network.
MANAGEMENT: Digital Equipment Corporation
CATEGORY: Private, Corporate
ADDRESS FORM: user%host.DEC@DECWRL.ARPA
11.
NAME: DISNET
CONTACT: DISNET Manager: Mary Callaway, DISNETMGR@DDN1.ARPA
(202)692-7580
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: TCP/IP
MANAGEMENT: DDN DCS
CATEGORY: MILITARY, Classified
ADDRESS FORM:
12.
NAME: DSNET 3 (also called DODIIS; formerly called
TS/SCI, SCINET)
CONTACT: Monitoring Center: 202-373-3015 (AV) 243-3015
dia@paxrv-nes
Mr. Jeff Verbeten
Network Manager: 202-692-7581
Mr. Andrew Hogan
SCINETMGR@DDN1.ARPA
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE:
MANAGEMENT: DDN, Defense Intelligence Agency
CATEGORY: Military, Classified
ADDRESS:
13.
NAME: EARN
CONTACT: rmxj%cornella.bitnet@WISCVM.WISC.EDU
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Bitnet's European Connection, RSCS
MANAGEMENT: Bitnet
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM:
14.
NAME: GSN (Global Students Network)
CONTACT: Toshi Tsubo (Toshi_Tsubo%SFU.Mailnet@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Meta-net--computer conference discussions for
GSN as model for global communications. Use
DASNET and TWICS for email.
MANAGEMENT: Waseda University, Japan
CATEGORY: Educational
ADDRESS FORM:
15.
NAME: GTE Telenet, 8229 Boone Blvd., Vienna, VA 22180
CONTACT: 703-442-1000 or 800-368-3407 (Linda or Chris)
800-572-0408 in VA
User support: 800-835-3638
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: X.25
MANAGEMENT: GTE
CATEGORY: Public data network
ADDRESS FORM:
16.
NAME: HEANET (Higher Education Authority Network)
CONTACT: Dennis Jennings (JENNINGS%IRLEARN.BITNET@wiscvm.
wisc.edu)
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE:
MANAGEMENT: Irish Research Network Management Committee
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM: username%irlearn.bitnet@wiscvm.wisc.edu
(.hea.irl and .irl domains)
17.
NAME: JANET(Joint Academic Network)
CONTACT: user%host.ac.uk@cs.ucl.ac.uk
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: X.25 over leased lines for long-haul network,
Links to universities and research institutions
on ethernets and Cambridge Rings
MANAGEMENT: University College London and Rutherford
Appleton Labs
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM: liaison@cs.ucl.ac.uk
18.
NAME: JUNET
CONTACT: Jun Murai
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: UUCP with X.25
MANAGEMENT: Tokyo Institute of Technology
CATEGORY: PDN in Japan
ADDRESS FORM:
19.
NAME: Los Alamos ICN
CONTACT: 505-667-5745, CONSULT@LANL.ARPA
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: TCP/IP, XNET for remote login, integrates super
computers
MANAGEMENT: Los Alamos National Labs
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM: User@LANL.ARPA
20.
NAME: NMFENET (National Magnetic Fusion Energy Network)
CONTACT: Postmaster@NMFECC.ARPA, 415-422-0146
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Super Computer network, only DOE-funded research
MANAGEMENT:
CATEGORY: RESEARCH
ADDRESS FORM: user@NMFECC.ARPA
21.
NAME: MILNET
CONTACT: MILNET Manager: Lt. Fennig, MILNETMGR@DDN1.ARPA
(202) 692-7582
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: TCP/IP, operational military network
MANAGEMENT: DDN DCS
CATEGORY: Government
ADDRESS FORM: user@host.arpa
22.
NAME: NETNORTH
CONTACT: percival@NOGUELPH, see also bitnet
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Bitnet's Canadian connection
MANAGEMENT: Bitnet
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM:
23.
NAME: NSFNET
CONTACT: Steve Wolff, 202-357-9717, steve@BRL.ARPA
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Supercomputer network using ARPANET backbone
MANAGEMENT: National Science Foundation
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM: nnsc@nnsc.nsf.net
24.
NAME: NWCNET (Nuclear Weapons Complex Network)
CONTACT: Ray Elliott 505-667-1449 (FTS) 843-1449
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Uses WBCN to provide secure transmission, storage,
manipulation of weapons-related data.
MANAGEMENT: Dept. of Energy
CATEGORY: Government, classified and unclassified
ADDRESS FORM:
25.
NAME: PHONENET (part of CSnet)
CONTACT: Dave Farber 302-738-1163 or phonenet@udel-relay.arpa
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Two relay hosts, MMDF, Purpose to connect
15 universities
MANAGEMENT: CSNET
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM: mailbox.site@louie.udel.edu
26.
NAME: SURANET (Southern Universities Regional Academic Net)
CONTACT: Jack Hahn, 301-454-5434, U of Maryland
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Regional network, TCP/IP upper layer, Proteon
in lower level.
MANAGEMENT: NSF
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM: nnsc@nnsc.nsf.net
27.
NAME: SPEARNET(South Pacific Educational and Research
Network)
CONTACT: Robert Elz (postmaster@munnari.oz.au)
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Colored Book Protocols, moving to X.400)
MANAGEMENT:
CATEGORY: Education and Research
ADDRESS FORM: Currently no gateways to the world nets.
28.
NAME: TECNET
CONTACT: Harold Grossman (hgrossman@tecnet-clemson.arpa)
803-656-4792 or George Hurlburt 202-695-7176
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: X.25 & GTE Telenet, service for test and evaluation
community within DoD.
MANAGEMENT: Clemson University
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM: username@tecnet-clemson.arpa
29.
NAME: TECHNET (New Mexico Technet)
CONTACT: Customer Services 505-345-6555
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Statewide communications network in New Mexico
MANAGEMENT: Customer Services 505-345-6555
CATEGORY: Government
ADDRESS FORM:
30.
NAME: TELENET
CONTACT:
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Leased lines
MANAGEMENT: See GTE Telenet
CATEGORY: Public Data network
ADDRESS FORM:
31.
NAME: TYMNET
CONTACT: 408-946-4900 San Jose, Ca. (McDonnell Douglas)
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: X.25
MANAGEMENT: Tymnet
CATEGORY: Public Data Network
ADDRESS FORM:
32.
NAME: UREP
CONTACT: Robert Owens, Joseph Boykin 814-865-9505
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Unix-rscs network VAX11/780/unix with IBM RCSC
MANAGEMENT: Penn State U., Dept. of Computer Science, University
Park, PA 16802
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM:
33.
NAME: UUCP
CONTACT: Mark Horton, 614-860-4276,
cbpavo.cbosgd.ATT.UUCP!mark@SEISMO.CSS.GOV
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Telephone based--dial-up
MANAGEMENT: Anarchy
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM: User%node.uucp@seismo.css.gov or ucbvax.berkeley.edu
or "node!node!node!user"@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
34.
NAME: UNINET
CONTACT: 816-221-2444 Kansas City, MO
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: MODCOMP 7830s, virtual circuit protocol
on top of HDLC
MANAGEMENT: United Telecom Communications, Inc. 2525 Washington,
Kansas City, MO 64108
CATEGORY: Public Data Network
ADDRESS FORM:
35.
NAME: UNINETT
CONTACT: Alf Hansen <alf_hansen@vax.runit.unit.uninett>
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Norwegian University network, X.400 with Europe
and Canada. 6 EAN nodes serving approx. 250 users
MANAGEMENT: University of Trondheim
CATEGORY: Research
ADDRESS FORM: user%vax.runit.unit.uninett@nta-vax.arpa
36.
NAME: VNET
CONTACT:
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: IBM's internal communications network, RSCS/NJE
MANAGEMENT: IBM
CATEGORY: Private, Corporate
ADDRESS FORM: USERID@IBM.COM
37.
NAME: WBCN (Wideband Communications Network)
CONTACT: Dale Sparks 505-667-9488, (FTS)843-9488
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Terrestrial and satellite circuits
MANAGEMENT:
CATEGORY:
ADDRESS FORM:
38.
NAME: WINCS
CONTACT: WINCS manager: Andrew Hogan,WINCSMGR@DDN1.ARPA
(202) 692-7581
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: TCP/IP, military communications network
MANAGEMENT: DDN PMO
CATEGORY: Military
ADDRESS FORM:
39.
NAME: Xerox
CONTACT: Postmaster@xerox.com
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: Internal xerox network
MANAGEMENT: Xerox
CATEGORY: Private, Corporate
ADDRESS FORM: <user>.<registry>@parcvax.xerox.com
(registry = pa (northern California) or
= es (southern California))
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COMMERCIAL NETWORK CONTACTS
BIX (Computer Conference system run by BYTE and operated by MacGraw
Hill, commercial, through Tymnet)
COMPUSERVE
DASNET SEE BELOW
EIES (at New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJIT-EIES.MAILNET)
EASYLINK(Western Union email)
ENET
GENIE (to register by voice, the number is 1-800-638-9636;
to register on-line, the number is 1-800-638-8369.
To register enter HHH, then at U#= enter xjm11901,GEnie<CR>,
and then enter Visa or MC number. Charges are $18 to join
and then connect time.)
MCI MAIL (201-872-0069, email only)
NWI (Telex machines)
Portal
Peacenet
The Source(Email, 800-336-3366)
Telex
TRANSPAC French network accessible through PDN, X.25 gateway
from TYMNET
TWICS
Unison
UUCP
NAME: DASNET
CONTACT: Russ Briggs (GG.RLB@forsythe.stanford.edu)
Russ@DAS.COM (not from NIC) 408-559-7970
TECHNOLOGY, PURPOSE: A network of IBM PCs via phone lines, packet
switches and RS232 lines providing email links
between Japan, U.S., Canada and Europe and
telex services to Mexico and Brazil as well.
MANAGEMENT: DA Systems, Inc., 1503 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell,
CA 95008
CATEGORY: Commercial
ADDRESS FORM: User@DAS.NET
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