






                       MIDnet - A Midwestern Regional Network


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
               MIDnet
               501 Building 113.1
               Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0202

            _E_m_a_i_l: nic@westie.mid.net

            _P_h_o_n_e: (402) 472-8971
               FAX: (402) 472-8486


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

            MIDnet is a Midwest regional  research  and  education  data
            communications  network that provides access to the National
            Science Foundation Network (NSFNET) and to the Internet com-
            munity.   Our purpose is to promote advances in research and
            education by providing low-cost, reliable,  high-speed  con-
            nectivity  to  educational  institutions,  non-profit organ-
            zations, and businesses interested  in  the  advancement  of
            research and education.

            MIDnet's mission is to give individuals at member  sites  in
            the  seven state region of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,
            Nebraska, Oklahoma, and South Dakota access to a broad range
            of  advanced  information resources such as large databases,
            supercomputers, libraries,  data  archives,  and  electronic
            mail.

            MIDnet is an IP-based network running at speeds from 56 Kbps
            to  T1  (1.544 mps), and currently connects sixty individual
            sites  and  two  state  networks  using  cisco  and  Proteon
            routers.

            Major information resources include: the  EROS  Data  Center
            (Sioux  Falls,  South Dakota), WUARCHIVE (Washington Univer-
            sity in St. Louis), see Section 3-10, National Severe Storms
            Laboratory  (University of Oklahoma), ARCHIE server (Univer-
            sity of Nebraska-Lincoln) and on-line library  catalogs  and
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            The information in this section is provided  in  accor-
            dance  with the copyright notice appearing at the front
            of this guide.




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            Campus Wide Information Systems.

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

            MIDnet is available to any IP host on the Internet.

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k

            Any IP host at any member organization  may  use  MIDnet  as
            long  as  they  abide  by  the  MIDnet Acceptable Use Policy
            (AUP). Any Internet-connected host may access MIDnet members
            IP hosts under the same usage policy.

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

            Network Operations Center (402) 472-5032 noc@westie.mid.net

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

            Further information may be obtained via anonymous  FTP  from
            westie.mid.net, directory pub.  Included in this information
            is the MIDnet AUP,membership list, maps, meeting notices and
            minutes.




























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