






                        EMBL - Data Library Network Servers


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
               EMBL Data Library
               European Molecular Biology Laboratory
               Postfach 10.2209
               W-6900 Heidelberg
               Germany

            _E_m_a_i_l: NetHelp@EMBL-Heidelberg.DE

            _P_h_o_n_e: +49-6221-387 258
               FAX: +49-6221-387 519

            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            The EMBL Data Library offers a range of electronic  services
            to the molecular biology research community.

            An electronic mail server and an anonymous ftp server  allow
            access  to  a  large  number  of important data collections,
            including the EMBL nucleotide sequence database, the  SWISS-
            PROT  protein  sequence database, and the Brookhaven protein
            structure database. In addition  to  the  complete  quartely
            releases  of  the  sequence  databases weekly updates of the
            EMBL database are provided for downloading by  ftp.  Indivi-
            dual EMBL database entries can be retrieved using the e-mail
            server, and new entries are made available on a daily basis.

            The Data Library also maintains an archive of free  software
            for  molecular biology. More than 200 different programs are
            currently available for MS-DOS, Vax/VMS, UNIX and  Macintosh
            systems and can be downloaded by e-mail or anonymous ftp.

            New data collections and software are added constantly.

            The FASTA and QuickSearch services enable  remote  users  to
            perform  sequence  similarity  searches against a variety of
            nucleotide and  protein  sequence  databases  maintained  at
            EMBL. Whereas QuickSearch is appropriate for the quick iden-
            tification of very similar database entries, FASTA is better
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            The information in this section is provided  in  accor-
            dance  with the copyright notice appearing at the front
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            suited  for  the  detection  of   more   distantly   related
            sequences.  The  database available for searches are updated
            daily,  thus  access  to  latest  sequence  information   is
            guaranteed.

            A Gopher server (EMBnet BioInformation Resource EMBL) is  in
            operation  which  sits  on  top  of  the  EMBL anonymous ftp
            archive. It is part of the EMBnet BioGopher network.

            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s

            Anyone with direct or gatewayed access to the  Internet  can
            use the EMBL servers.

            The addresses to use are:

               NetServ@EMBL-Heidelberg.DE
                  (E-mail file server)

               Fasta@EMBL-Heidelberg.DE
                  (FASTA database similarity searches)

               Quick@EMBL-Heidelberg.DE
                  (QuickSearch database similarity searches)

            Detailed descriptions of access procedures and the  informa-
            tion  available  can be obtained by sending the word HELP on
            the Subject line or in the body of an e-mail message to  the
            addresses shown above.

            The anonymous ftp server can be reached at:

               ftp.EMBL-heidelberg.DE

            Use the user name "anonymous" and  your  e-mail  address  as
            password  to  log in.  Some older ftp clients might get con-
            fused by multiple message lines. In this case, enter a  dash
            "-"  as  the  first  character  of the password to turn this
            feature off.

            The Gopher server can be accessed at  ftp.EMBL-Heidelberg.DE
            at port 70.

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _E_M_B_L _S_e_r_v_e_r

            Access to the EMBL network services  is  unrestricted.  How-
            ever,  European  users  are strongly encouraged to use their
            national EMBnet nodes if possible. Most EMBnet  nodes  offer



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            similar services.

            _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s

            Periodically, the EMBL File Server Newsletter is  posted  to
            the  USENET  newsgroup  bionet.molbio.embl-databank. It con-
            tains information about changes and additions  to  the  ser-
            vices  provided by the EMBL Data Library. This newsgroup can
            also be used to contact the Data Library staff.

            The   EMBL   anonymous   ftp   server   is    mirrored    by
            ftp.weizmann.ac.il.

            The software provided is exchanged with the file servers  at
            the  University  of  Indiana  (Iubio)  and the University of
            Houston (Gene-Server).

            These network services are provided  in  collaboration  with
            the EMBL Computer Group.

            _R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s

            Additional information about these resources  are  available
            by  electronic  mail  from  NetServ@EMBL-Heidelberg.DE (help
            doc),  by  anonymous  ftp   (in   /pub/help   on   ftp.EMBL-
            Heidelberg.DE) or by Gopher ("About this resource").

























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