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Index Key:   CSI025
Author:      B Shumak
Subject:     How do you use ARCHIE on the Internet?
Text:        Can someone tell me how to use ARCHIE on the Internet? I know 
enough to get to the prompt archie>, but after that I do not know what to do 
to have word searches performed etc. Thanks.



Response #: 1 of 1
Author:     Thomas Buller
Text:       B Shumak, I am not quite sure where you are in the whole archie 
process so here is a simple guide that I hope will help you:
1. Telnet to an archie server (you may have done that already).
2. login archie.
3. at this point you could type help to get that servers commands.
4. or you could type  prog  followed by a space and a  filename.
5. at this point you could print this list from your telecom buffer or..
6. have it sent to you. To have the list mailed to you type mail followed by 
your e-mail address.
7. when finished leave gracefully by typing exit.
All of this will tell you where a file is. If you do not know where the 
nearest archie server is, then try these:  archie.mcgill.ca or archie.ans.net 
or  archie.rutgers.edu and send e-mail to one to get the command list. Just 
type help in the body of the message.  I hope this helps.