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This sheet tells you how to use NSERVE,  an automated directory of electronic-
mail addresses at Syracuse University.
 
 
Using NSERVE by mail:
 
Send an electronic message to NSERVE on SUVM, i.e.
 
              NSERVE@SUVM                       (Bitnet)
              NSERVE@SUVM.BITNET
              nserve@suvm.acs.syr.edu           (Internet)
 
The first line of the message should be of the form
 
              WHOIS name
 
The name may be the last name or  the whole name.   The message should have no
subject line.   Do not use titles.   You can use an asterisk (*) at the end of
one of the words  of the name to specify "any ending" for  that word,  but you
must specify at least the first two letters of the surname.
 
 
The Answer:
 
Your answer will come back in an electronic-mail message from NSERVE@SUVM.  If
more than one answer matches your search,  it will return up to ten names that
match.    If  two or  more  names  are  identical,   it will  list  additional
information about the department to which the person belongs.  You can specify
the  exact  person by  adding  this  department  information after  the  name,
separated by a semicolon (;).
 
 
Using the WHOSU Command:
 
Some computers at Syracuse University have a WHOSU command.   In this case you
simply type the command at your terminal or personal computer:
 
              WHOSU name
 
The  WHOSU command  will create  the electronic-mail  message and  send it  to
NSERVE@SUVM.
 
 
Example queries:
 
Any  of the  following  could  be sent  to  NSERVE in  the  first  line of  an
electronic-mail message:
 
whois john doe
 
   Looks for someone named "John Doe".
 
whois jane ro*
 
   Looks for someone with a last name beginning with "Ro"
   and with first name "Jane".
 
 
 
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whois John Smith;xyz dept
 
   Looks for someone named "John Smith".   "xyz dept" is the information about
   John Smith's department that NSERVE has listed.    The only way you can get
   the exact text of this information is to ask about "John Smith",  which (if
   NSERVE has more  than one "John Smith")   will return a list  including its
   information about each one.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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