From: takefuji@donald.EEAP.CWRU.Edu (Yoshiyasu Takefuji)
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Subject: NASA Langley Techreports via anon FTP
Date: 23 Jan 1993 07:30:01 GMT
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From news@rave.larc.nasa.gov Tue Jan 19 19:47:24 1993
From: M.L.Nelson@LaRC.NASA.GOV (Michael L Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.internet.library
Subject: NASA Langley Techreports via anon FTP
Date: 19 Jan 1993 14:23:56 GMT

	 	NASA Langley Technical Report FTP Site

Disclaimer:
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As an experimental project for electronic report distribution, this
service should complement not replace conventional methods for report
distribution.  

Some of the reports are missing some, none, or all of their
illustrations because the electronic files for these illustrations are
not available.  However, figure legends are present even when the
illustrations are not.

If there is a discrepancy between the electronic report and the printed
report, assume that the printed document is the version intended by the
author(s).


What Is Available:
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The pub/techreports/larc/92 directory contains PostScript files of
reference publications, technical memorandums, technical papers, and
technical translations produced at NASA Langley during 1992. The files
are named by report type and number; e.g., file tm4382 contains
Technical Memorandum 4382.

The directory also contains a ASCII file called abstracts.92.  This
file lists the abstracts of the reports available in this directory.
New reports will be added to the directory and the abstract list as
they become available.

The file transfer program (FTP) lets you copy the abstracts.92 file or
any of the PostScript report files to your local machine.  During the
FTP session, use the "get" command to copy the files into your
directory.  When the session is completed, use the "uncompress" command
to restore the PostScript files.  Then, use your system print command
to print the files.


A Sample FTP Session:
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fiddler% ftp techreports.larc.nasa.gov
	[login as "anonymous", give your e-mail address as the password]
ftp> cd pub/techreports/larc/92
ftp> get README
ftp> get abstracts.92
ftp> binary
ftp> get tm4382.ps.Z 
ftp> bye   
fiddler% uncompress tm4382.ps.Z
fiddler% 


How to Search:
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The abstracts.92 file can be scanned to locate information about a
report in the directory. This file contains the Report Number, Funding
Number, Title, Author(s), Abstract, Number of Pages, and a List of Key
Terms of the reports available in the directory.

Note:  To make your search easier, you may want to load this ASCII file
into an editor and then use it's search capabilities.


How To Print:
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The reports are stored in the PostScript format.  For storage efficiency,
they are also compressed with the UNIX utility "compress".  They must be
uncompressed with the UNIX utility "uncompress".   

To learn more about the compress/uncompress utilities, type "man compress" 
or "man uncompress" at the command prompt. 

After uncompressing the report, a PostScript file remains.  This file
can be printed on a PostScript printer on your network, or it can be
viewed on the screen with a PostScript previewer.  Consult your system
administrator for help performing these functions.


Comments and Suggestions:
-------------------------

Comments and suggestions about the NASA-Langley FTP service can be sent to
the following address:    tr-admin@techreports.larc.nasa.gov


How To Obtain a Hard Copy:
--------------------------

The following addresses can be contacted to obtain NASA Formal Reports, High-
Numbered Conference Publications, High-Numbered Technical Memorandums,
and Contractor Reports.

	National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
	5285 Port Royal Road
	Springfield, VA 22161-2171

	
	NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI)
	PO Box 8757
	Baltimore, MD 21240-0757


How To Contact Authors:
-----------------------

NASA Langley has a central post office system available via the
Internet and the "finger" utility.  Only the person's last name needs
to be known to obtain their complete mailing address, e-mail address,
and telephone number.  This post office system has two displays.

If more than one person has that last name, the following address
display appears:

%finger owens@larc.nasa.gov
[larc.nasa.gov] 

 Tel Num M/S  Name                       Bldg  Room  E-mail address
   47241 440  OWENS, BENJAMIN S          1209   190
   41130 355  OWENS, DONALD B             643   104  D.B.OWENS@LaRC.NASA.GOV
   45899 423  OWENS, PATRICIA H          1250   162
865-0800 142  OWENS, PHYLLIS A
   45833 483  OWENS, THOMAS L           1250T   405
   42387 185  OWENS, WILLIAM J           1194   302  W.J.OWENS@LaRC.NASA.GOV


If only one person has that last name or if the person's full name is
specified, the following address display appears:

%finger "owens, william j"@larc.nasa.gov
[larc.nasa.gov] 

OWENS, WILLIAM J                                       W.J.OWENS@LaRC.NASA.GOV

    Mail Stop 185                                   Reference Services Section
    2 West Durand Street               Research Information & Applications Div
    NASA Langley Research Center                       Building 1194, Room 302
    Hampton, VA  23681                                   Phone +1 804 864-2387

For more information about the UNIX "finger" utility, type "man finger" at 
the command prompt.


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Michael L. Nelson
NASA Langley Research Center
M.L.Nelson@LaRC.NASA.GOV
(804) 864-8511

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