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Wide Area Information Server at Thinking Machines
Telnet QUAKE.THINK.COM or 192.31.181.1
login: wais
Please type user identifier (optional, i.e user@host):
TERM = (unknown) vt100
The WAIS (Wide Area Information Service) system is a collection of
programs which provide for convenient information distribution over wide
area networks. Tools for both "publishing" and accessing information
sources are provided. The Simple WAIS (SWAIS) interface is a basic
access tool designed for those focused on data retreival and not
computer operation. It provides most of the functionality of the more
complicated interfaces but features a simple and potentially more
natural interface. The functionality supported includes source
selection, keyword entry, and automatic document retrieval. I hope that
this tool may be of use. Enjoy.
The WAIS system is the result of a joint project between Thinking
Machines, Apple Computer, and Dow Jones. For more information on WAIS,
send mail to "wais-discussion@think.com". The current release of the
WAIS software is available via anonymous ftp from think.com in
subdirectory wais.
Simple Wais 1.8 [built with WAIS release 8 b5]
John Curran (jcurran@nnsc.nsf.net)