Via:         UK.AC.ULCC.CLUS1; 29 SEP 92 23:24:11 BST
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Date:         Tue, 29 Sep 1992 23:07:43 BST
From:         Christopher Currie <c.currie@CLUS1.ULCC.AC.UK>
Subject:      Re: European Commission Host Organization

>
>
> One of our faculty has come across a listing of European databases.
> For many of them, access is free, but they are listed as being available
> through ECHO which stands for European Commission Host Organization.
> This body exists under the EC (European Community).  The document that
> these databases are listed in is called the Directory of Public Databases.
>
> Can anyone provide guidance as to whether ECHO can be accessed through
> the Internet or any other network, or have a contact for ECHO for which
> we can make further inquiry.   I could not find anything relevant at
> nic.ddn.mil for either ECHO or european com. .
>
> Thanks,
>   Jim Cocks  Univ. of Louisville  <JACOCK01@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU>
>

Jim: (and anyone else who may be interested): the following is a log
of an actual session which should give you all you need to get started.
I admit I've fudged it slightly to omit mY mistakes.

Christopher

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 lookup sun.nsf.ac.uk
Server:  :  192.12.72.60

Name:    sun.nsfnet-relay.ac.uk
Address:  128.86.8.7
Aliases:  sun.nsf.ac.uk

 telnet 128.86.8.7
Trying 128.86.8.7 ...
Connected to 128.86.8.7.
Escape character is ']'.

SunOS UNIX (sun.nsfnet-relay.ac.uk)

login: janet

/logs: write failed, file system is full

Welcome to the JANET X.25 PAD Service.

Enter a JANET hostname (i.e uk.ac.janet.news) 'h' for help or 'q' to quit.
hostname: uk.ac.niss

pad: Calling ...
Connected, break-in character is p
To enter command state type p followed by 'a'

	The  |**|  |*|   |*|  |******|  |******|
	     |*|*| |*|   |*|  |*|____   |*|____
	     |*||*||*|   |*|  |******|  |******|
	     |*| |*|*|   |*|   ____|*|   ____|*|
	     |*|  |**|   |*|  |******|  |******|   Gateway

	   A :) NISSBB  - The NISS Bulletin Board

	   B :) NISSPAC - The NISS Public Access Collections

	   U :) Information Services in the UK

	   E :) Information Services in Europe

	   S :) Information Services in the USA

	   T :) Information Services on Trial

	   H :) Help Information / NEWS

	 X,Q :) Logoff the Gateway

     Please select your option  (A, B, U, E, S, T, H, X or Q)
		         Information Services in Europe

     A :)   ASK:        German Universities' Online Information Services

     B :) * DATA-STAR:  Online Information Service

     D :) * DIMDI:      German Biosciences Online Services

     E :) * ECHO:       Database Service

     K :) * EuroKom:    Computer Conferencing Service

     S :) * STN:        Scientific and Technical Information Network

     H :)   Help Information



	   Any other key will return you to the main menu

    * These services require you to supply a username and password.
      If you wish to register, select option H for more information.
	   Please select your option (A, B, D, E, K, S, H, Other)

E

		 Gateway calling ECHO via IXI connection ...


		  please wait for a connection to be made




  NOTE : If you do not have an account on the ECHO service you can return
	 to the NISS Gateway by pressing the [RETURN] key repeatedly

[which I then did. C]

%  THIS IS ECHO; PLEASE ENTER YOUR CODE
%/

@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@####
##########################################################################

%  THIS IS ECHO; PLEASE ENTER YOUR CODE
%/@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
@@##############################################################################
##
		         Information Services in Europe

     A :)   ASK:        German Universities' Online Information Services
  ..etc..

[The next time, the H key is pressed:]


		    Information Services in Europe
			      Help Menu

      A :)   Help on ASK

      B :)   Help on DATA-STAR

      D :)   Help on DIMDI

      E :)   Help on ECHO

      K :)   Help on EuroKOM

      S :)   Help on STN


	     Pressing any other key will return you to the
	       "Information Services in Europe" menu


	  Please select your option (A, B, D, E, K, S, Other)

		ECHO: The European Commission Host Organisation

     The European Commission's host service aims to:

     - provide objective multi-lingual information about Community
       information services;
     - give guidance and training to users, with emphasis on areas where
       access to electronic information is still not so common;
     - act as an outlet for advanced information services.

     Databases/services accessible through ECHO include: CCL-TRAIN (*), I'M
     GUIDE (*), DUNDIS (*), CORDIS, BIOREP, DOMIS, EUREKA (*), EURISTOTE,
     NETTBASE, ECU Service (*), ELISE, TED, JUSLETTER, PABLI, MISEP,
     EURODICAUTOM, IMTRANS and THESAURI. Those marked with an asterisk are
     accessible free of charge using the public password "ECHO" on
     connection; for the others you need to register with ECHO.

     For further information contact the ECHO Help Desk on freephone:
     (0800) 899256.


     Please press a key to return to the European Services Help Menu