8.2 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Internet Services
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This article is from the AIDS FAQ, by Dan Greening with numerous contributions by others.
8.2 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Internet Services
CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse
Internet Services
The CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse is pleased to announce our new
Internet services, including a listserv of AIDS-related news, an
anonymous FTP site, and a gopher server. The CDC Clearinghouse
also maintains an Internet mailbox to which users may send
questions about Clearinghouse services, orders for free publications
and general inquiries. To correspond with the Clearinghouse, send
email to "aidsinfo@cdcnac.aspensys.com".
AIDS News Listserv
Address: listserv@cdcnac.aspensys.com
A listserv (short for "listserver," the computer server that
runs the list) is an automated mailing list that sends electronic
mail messages to a large group of users who subscribe by sending
signup messages to the listserv. The CDC National AIDS
Clearinghouse maintains a read-only mailing list for individuals
who wish to receive AIDS-related documents from CDC, including the
AIDS Daily Summary, selected Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
articles, CDC National AIDS Hotline Training Bulletins, and
factsheets. The listserv also distributes press releases from
other Public Health Service agencies such as the National
Institutes of Health. To subscribe, Internet users should send the
message
"subscribe aidsnews firstname lastname"
to the address above, where your real first and last names are
substituted for "firstname" and "lastname." Anyone with email
access to the Internet, including members of such networks as
America Online and CompuServe, can subscribe to the AIDS News
Listserv.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Site
Address: cdcnac.aspensys.com
FTP allows users to download files from host computer sites
all over the world. An "anonymous FTP" site means that users do
not have to have an individual ID or password to connect to the
host. The CDC Clearinghouse's anonymous FTP site contains files of
documents such as the current HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, AHCPR's
clinical practice guidelines, pathfinder guides to AIDS
information, and in the future, the Clearinghouse's Standard Search
Series. To obtain files:
1) FTP to the address "cdcnac.aspensys.com"
2) Type "anonymous" when asked to login.
3) Enter your complete Internet address (e.g.,
"johndoe@delphi.com") when asked for password.
4) Change to the public directory and the CDC NAC
subdirectory with the command "cd /pub/cdcnac".
5) To download the file with basic information about CDC
NAC's FTP site and the available files, type the command "get
readme".
6) To download other files, type the command "get filename",
where "filename" is the name of the file. If downloading a
binary (non-text) file, such as WordPerfect files ending in
".wp5" or compressed files ending in ".exe" or ".zip", be sure
to type the command "binary" and press [Enter] before using
the "get" command.
If using Mosaic or similar Internet software, the universal
resource locator address is "ftp://cdcnac.aspensys.com/pub/cdcnac".
Gopher Server
Address: cdcnac.aspensys.com
A gopher server is a host computer with a simple menu
interface leading to text files of documents and other options. A
gopher is structured in a hierarchical or outline format with menus
and submenus leading to different levels of choices, like folders
or directories. The CDC Clearinghouse's gopher site contains the
AIDS Daily Summary, AIDS-related Morbidity and Mortality Weekly
Report articles, tables from the HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, and
other CDC documents. Basic HIV/AIDS-related information is
available, as well as information about prevention, treatment, and
living with HIV. To reach the CDC Clearinghouse gopher, point your
gopher client to the address:
"cdcnac.aspensys.com"
Select CDC NAC from the first menu. To point directly to the CDC
NAC gopher, point to the address "cdcnac.aspensys.com 72" (port
72). If using Mosaic or similar Internet software, the URL is
"gopher://cdcnac.aspensys.com:72".
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