5.1.1 Data managed by DB-WG (Database management working group)

      (whois.nic.ad.jp is experimentally offering data through
      mail-server, www and x.500) 
      Personal information related to network administration
      (not the same as searching a general person)
      Domain information (domain name), Network information (IP address)
      Host information (name server), Project information (network project)
      NOC information (Network Operation Center) etc.

5.1.2 JPNIC open documents
      (documents under ftp.nic.ad.jp:/pub can be retrieved with
       the help of mail-server, ftp, gopher, www)

5.1.2.1 Documents related to JPNIC (ftp:/pub/jpnic, jpnic-pub)
         (rules of JPNIC, application form, minutes of steering
         committee meeting, Q&A, list of JP domain names)
         The list containing the domain names is regularly updated.

5.1.2.2 JPNIC members (network project) information
         (ftp:/pub/member's directory)
         This information contains documents given by each of
         the network projects.

5.1.2.3 Others
 
	(jcrn, jepg-ip etc.) (ftp:/pub/jcrn, jepg-ip)

5.1.3
 
      Information related to Internet that are copied/mirrored from
      other sites (can be availed by using ftp,gopher,www)
      InterNIC/RIPE NCC/ISOC/IETF etc. ( ftp:/pub/internet)

5.1.4 Pointer information (can be availed by using gopher/www)

5.1.5 Others, access-log etc.

5.2 Usage

5.2.1 Usage via e-mail (mail-server)
      (the contents of ftp:/pub/HELP will be transferred)

   At present file transfer (anonymous ftp) and information retrieval 
   (whois) service are offered as pilot projects.  The same services are
   offered through e-mail.  By using these services, documents offered
   and maintained by JPNIC could be searched and retrieved even if
   there is no IP connection.

   If an e-mail with the following command is send to mail-server@nic.ad.jp
   then the requested file or search status will be returned to the
   sender (defined by From: or Reply-to: field) of the e-mail.  In case of
   a large file (more than 50k bytes) the file will be send part by part.

   Commands

           send help       This document will be send
           send index      List of files
           send filename   Send the file defined by filename
           whois keyword   Search with the term keyword and send the result
           end             End
    
   Commands should be written from the first line of the body of
   the e-mail.  There should be one command on each line and the
   command end should be written in the last line to mean that there
   are no more commands.  For example, this document and the list of
   files can be retrieved by executing the following.

           % mail mail-server@nic.ad.jp
           Subject:
           send help
           send index
           end
           .
           %

   In case of PC networks, as the number of e-mails, amount of data
   that can be stored in the mailbox depends on the network system,
   please check the details before using this service.

5.2.2
 
	Service that can be availed through the machines that have
        direct Internet connectivity.

5.2.2.1 Use of whois:
 
         This service can be used to retrieve information
         about a person who is involved in network projects.
         The related information about the key-word can be retrieved
         by executing the following command.

	  whois -h whois.nic.ad.jp key-word 

	 The help regarding how to use whois can be obtained in Japanese
	 by executing whois -h whois.nic.ad.jp help. The English version
	 can be obtained by executing the command in the following way.

	  whois -h whois.nic.ad.jp key-word/e 

	 Note: There should not be any space between the key-word and the /.
	 In case of using * or other symbols, the key-word should be double
	 couted.

5.2.2.2 Use of anonymous ftp:
 
         Files stored in ftp.nic.ad.jp can be
	 obtained by using this service.

         If the command ftp ftp.nic.ad.jp is executed, the user will be
         asked for user id and password.  In that case files can be
	 accessed, by specifying anonymous for user id and e-mail address
	 for password.  An example for anonymous ftp is given below.
	 IP address (192.41.192.1) can also be used.  Care should be taken,
	 for this IP address may be changed in future.


	 % ftp ftp.nic.ad.jp
	 Connected to ns.nic.ad.jp.
	 Name (ftp.nic.ad.jp:tatsumi): anonymous  <- specify user id as 
	                                             anonymous
	 331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
	 Password:                                <- key-in complete
	                                             e-mail address
	 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.   
	 ftp>                                     <- ftp commands can be used.
	                                             The list of commands can
	                                             be found by executing ?.
   
	 The necessary files can be accessed with the help of the
	 commands "ls" and "get".  List of files/directories can be
	 displayed by executing "ls".  As the file ls-lR contains the
	 list of files under the directory pub, it may be convenient to
	 get this file first.  An example is given below.


          ftp> ls
          bin
          dev
          etc
	  lost+found
	  ls-lR
	  pub
	  src
	  usr
	  ftp> get ls-lR

	The contents of ftp:/pub is shown below.

	HELP              inetclub/         jpnic-pub/        star-internet/
	INDEX             infoweb/          junet/            tisn/
	bitnet/           internet/         karrn/            tohoku-inet/
	bitnetjp/         internet-drafts@  north-net/        topic/
	csi/              jain/             orions/           train/
	gdbnetjp/         jcrn/             rfc@              trendy/
	ietf@             jepg-ip/          ric-tsukuba/      wide/
	iij/              join/             sinet/            winc/
	iikk/             jpnic/            spin/

5.2.2.3 Use of gopher: (whois and ftp functions are included)

	 The gopher service menu can be displayed by executing the command
	 gopher gopher.nic.ad.jp.  The directions for using gopher can be
	 displayed by executing ?.  The ? command can be used by preparing
	 a help file in the local machine.  Required information can be
	 obtained either by inputting the number given in the menu or by
	 moving the cursor to the proper position and keying-in return.
	 Key-in u,m and,q for returning to the previous menu, main menu
	 and quitting the program.  For retrieving the present information,
	 execute m and then key-in the e-mail address.  Normally, a simple
	 help menu is always displayed at the bottom.

5.2.2.4 Use of www (World Wide Web): (whois, ftp and gopher are included)

	 For using www, the client program (mosaic,chimera etc.) should
	 be installed on the local machine, the machine must be IP
	 connected, and capable of using window systems.  The www server
	 can be accessed by specifying http://www.nic.ad.jp through
	 Open URL.  More detailed information can be obtained or a menu
	 containing ftp, gopher, search etc. can be displayed by cliquing
	 the mouse on the underlined/colored places of the menu.  Graphic
	 data can also be displayed, but in that case, the local machine
	 must have the necessary viewers previously installed.  Although
	 lynx can display only text data, it can also be used on vt100
	 terminals.

5.3 e-mail address
 
	mail-server     :mail-server@nic.ad.jp
	whois           :whois.nic.ad.jp
	ftp             :ftp.nic.ad.jp
	gopher          :gopher.nic.ad.jp
	www             :www.nic.ad.jp