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                               CFS NET-HELP FILE
                                       
    compiled by Roger Burns (CFS-NEWS@LIST.NIH.GOV)   Version: 1996/01/03
   
     *  Section 1. Mailing Lists and Listserv
     *  Section 2. Usenet Newsgroups
     *  Section 3. File documents via email
     *  Section 4. World Wide Web
     *  Section 5. IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
     *  Section 6. Gopher
     *  Section 7. FTP
     *  Section 8. Telnet
       
     * Appendix A: Further info about health resources and Listserv
     * Appendix B: Other help documents about on-line CFS resources
     * Appendix C: Where to get this document
       
   
   
   This file was written for CFS networkers to be a help reference about
   Internet, Listserv and Usenet. It can be used more easily by reading
   its web version at http://metro.turnpike.net/C/cfs-news/net-help.html
   . For the most basic help about Listserv, it may only be necessary to
   read section 1-B.
   
   
   
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   Subject: Section 1: Mailing Lists and Listserv 
   
     * A. About LISTSERV
     * B. Common LISTSERV commands
          + i. Subscription   (SUB, SET options, QUERY, Index procedure)
          + ii. Information files   (REView, INDEX and GET)
          + iii. Other helpful commands   (LISTS, SHOW ALIAS and THANK)
     * C. Mailing Lists of interest
     * D. BITNET network
     * E. Searching old messages
       
   
   
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   Subject: Section 1-A: About Listserv 
   
   LISTSERV is an automated procedure that does administrative work to
   maintain lists. It relieves the list-owner from a great many time-
   consuming chores. Messages to be posted to a list for all to read
   should be sent directly to the list address, e.g., CFS-L@LIST.NIH.GOV
   however, requests for administrative changes to your list
   subscription, or to retrieve files of archived messages, etc., must be
   sent to the LISTSERV address (which in this example would be
   LISTSERV@LIST.NIH.GOV) in the form of commands that LISTSERV
   understands. Sometimes people will accidentally send a LISTSERV
   command to a list address where it is distributed to all subscribers;
   the person will then often get complaints from subscribers about how
   too many accidental and unnecessary messages are clogging up the
   network. So, address your mail to LISTSERV carefully!
   
   There are several hundred Listservs, but most CFS resources are based
   at two of them, LISTSERV@LIST.NIH.GOV and LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU.
   Messages that are replies *and* which quote an earlier message
   including the original mail headers will usually be rejected by
   Listserv if they include a Sender: line which points to the address of
   the list you are posting to. To ensure that your message gets posted,
   be sure to delete Sender: lines in any quoted text in your message. In
   any case it is a courtesy to readers to keep quoted material to a
   minimum.
   
   If the advice in this guide is not sufficient, you may wish to contact
   the list-owners directly for help. They can be reached at standard
   email address which takes the form of (listname)-REQUEST@(nodename).
   For example, the list-owners' address for the CFS-L list would be
   CFS-L-REQUEST@LIST.NIH.GOV.
   
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   Subject: Section 1-B: Common LISTSERV commands 
   
   In the text below, commands that LISTSERV will accept are initially
   shown with the minimum acceptable abbreviation in capital letters.
   
   SUBSCRIPTION commands: SUBscribe; SET options; QUERY; the Index
   procedure
   
   To subscribe to a list, send a command in the following format to
   LISTSERV in an e-mail message: SUBscribe (listname) (your_first_name)
   (your_last_name) . Example:
   
      SUB CFS-L John Doze
   
   You may later unsubscribe by sending the command: UNSUB (listname)
   
   
   
   The SET command can set various options for your list subscription,
   and the QUERY command can view the status of your current SET options.
   The available SET options are as follows:
   
     REPRO -- sends you copies of messages you post, so you are certain
     that they've been distributed to the list
     
     NOMAIL -- temporarily suspends list mail to you; handy if you'll be
     out of town and don't want list messages piling up at your address
     
     MAIL -- cancels a setting of NOMAIL or DIGests or INDex (see next
     items) and restores individual piece-by-piece mail
     
     DIGests -- has all messages sent to you once per day/week/month,
     depending on how the list is set up, so that you won't get every
     message individually)
     
     INDex -- to get a list of messages sent once per day/week/month but
     not the actual messages themselves; messages that you select can be
     retrieved in full text by using the Index procedure described below
     
     SHORT -- makes message mail-headers briefer, less extraneous
     information to page through.
     
   QUERY: To check which options as described above you currently have in
   place, send a command to Listserv in the form of QUERY (listname) .
   Example:
   
      QUERY CFS-L
   
   To use the SET command, send a message by email to Listserv in the
   form of SET (listname) (option) . Example:
   
      SET CFS-L DIGEST
   
   The following is a summary of the available SET options.


      SET (listname)  REPro or NOREPro
                      MAIL or NOMail
                      DIGests or INDex or NORMAL
                      SHORT or FULL [and other alternatives]
                      CONCEAL or NOCONCEAL

   There are additional SET options. See help files LISTSERV REFCARD and
   LISTSERV MEMO described below in Appendix A.
   
   
   The Index procedure enables you to pick and choose messages from a
   listing that is sent to you daily (or more often) by Listserv. To get
   Index listings, you must first be subscribed in the usual manner, then
   send the command SET listname INDEX (e.g. SET CFS-L INDEX) in email to
   the Listserv (for CFS-L that would be LISTSERV@LIST.NIH.GOV). When you
   receive the Index listings, then do the following:
   
     - read the message descriptions and write down the message ID
     numbers of those message that seem interesting
     
     - begin to FORWARD (do not use "reply") the Index listing back to
     the Listserv address, but first pause to edit it
     
     - jump down to the end of the forwarded listing where the batch job
     is shown (lines beginning with // ) and edit the Print command by
     putting the message ID numbers after it. Example: edit
     
        Print (enter numbers here)
     
     so that instead it show something like
     
        Print 5423,5428-5432,5436
     
     - then send the edited version to the Listserv address (which in
     this example is LISTSERV@LIST.NIH.GOV)
     
   The Listserv will then send you the full text of those messages you
   haev selected.
   
   Another means of selecting messages that may be quicker is to note
   subject keywords of interest rather than message ID numbers. Under
   this method, you would edit the forwarded listing so that (1) no
   numbers or other text follows the Print command, and (2) edit the
   Search command to add WHERE SUBJECT CONTAINS at the end, followed by
   the subject keyword(s) you have chosen. For example, if you want to
   retrieve all messages with Florinef in the subject, then edit the
   Search command so that it looks like
   
      Search * in CFS-L.8023-8144 WHERE SUBJECT CONTAINS FLORINEF
   
   Or if you had two keywords, such as Florinef and IRC, then do
   
      Search * in CFS-L.8023-8144 WHERE SUBJECT CONTAINS -
   
         ( FLORINEF OR IRC )
   
   (Note the use of "-" to enable the command to wrap to a 2nd line.) For
   a more detailed discussion of how to tailor batch search jobs, see
   subsection 1-E below.)
   
   
   FILE commands
   
   The REView, INDex and GET commands enable you to retrieve useful
   information about a list, and any stored documents that relate to the
   list's subject matter. Also, the FUI and AFD commands can help keep
   you updated about important files that may be revised from time to
   time (these commands are described in Section 3 below).
   
   The command REView (listname) will retrieve descriptive information
   about a list, including its definition, the identity and address of
   the list-owner, and a list of current subscribers. Recent abuses on
   the Internet have prompted many list-owners to keep their subscription
   lists confidential and so REVIEW may not always retrieve such lists.
   
   The command INDex (listname) will show all files on the LISTSERV
   relating to the named list. Usually these will only be archives of the
   list's old messages. Sometimes the list-owner will also have other
   documents there. A few lists do not maintain an archive of previous
   messages.
   
   The command GET (filename1) (filename2) will retrieve files saved on
   the LISTSERV, either archives or special documents. Every file has a
   two-word name. Most often, files of a list's archived messages will be
   grouped by month (like CFS-NEWS) or by week (like CFS-L). A monthly
   archive will have a filename in the form of (listname)
   LOG(2-digit-year)(2-digit-month) and a weekly archive will have a
   letter added at the end (either A, B, C, D or E) to identify a week.
   (CFS-L messages were grouped by month until early May 1995, and
   thereafter by week). For example, the March 1995 archive for CFS-NEWS
   would be retrieved by sending the command
   
      GET CFS-NEWS LOG9503
   
   as an email message to address LISTSERV@LIST.NIH.GOV. Or to get the
   CFS-L archive for the 2nd week of December 1995 you would send the
   command
   
      GET CFS-L LOG9512B
   
   To see what specific filenames are available, you can use the INDEX
   command as described above.
   
   CFS information files are available from the St. John's Listserv (and
   by web and gopher) at LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU, and from the Albany
   Listserv at LISTSERV@HEALTH.STATE.NY.US . For a discussion of those
   file facilities and some advanced LISTSERV file commands, see Section
   3 below.
   
   
   
   Other helpful commands
   
   The command LISTS will show a description of all lists based at the
   Listserv that that command is sent to. The command LISTS GLOBAL will
   generate a listing of all Listserv lists everywhere! Be careful -- the
   file is over 20,000 lines long! To get only a selection of listnames
   where the name or description contains a certain keyword, send a
   command in the form of LISTS GLOBAL /keyword . Example:
   
      LISTS GLOBAL /CFS
   
   The command SHOW ALIAS (BITNET nodename) will show the Internet
   alternative name for a nodename on BITNET. This may be useful if you
   are on the BITNET network and you need an alternative means to reach a
   LISTSERV address. See subsection D below about the BITNET network.
   
   The command THANKs will generate a message which says "YOU're
   welcome!". This may be used to check whether all the network
   connections are in place between you and the Listserv and to be sure
   that the LISTSERV is up and operating.
   
   A complete list of Listserv commands can be found on the LISTSERV
   REFCARD and a detailed Listserv manual can be found as the LISTSERV
   MEMO document. These docments, and how to get them, are described in
   Appendix A below.
   
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   Subject: Section 1-C: Mailing lists of interest 
   
   Note the following net mailing lists that may be of interest. In each
   case, the Internet node where the sponsoring Listserv is located is
   shown. (Underneath in parentheses the BITNET nodename is shown, which
   may be useful for those who are on that network. Always send
   subscription commands to the LISTSERV address. Study subsection B
   above carefully before using the addresses below.
   
   In the web version of this doucment, many of the group names below are
   hot-linked to more detailed information about each group. Those who
   don't have web may get more information by sending the command GET CFS
   LISTS as an e-mail message to the address LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU.

 CFS-L    @ LIST.NIH.GOV        Chronic Fatigue Syndrome general discussion.
            (NIHLIST)           Gatewayed to newsgroup alt.med.cfs.
 CFS-NEWS @ LIST.NIH.GOV        CFS Electronic Newsletter.
            (NIHLIST)           Gatewayed to bit.listserv.cfs.newsletter.
 CFS-WIRE @ SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU   CFS Newswire service to exchange news articles
            (SJUVM)             between CFS support group newsletters
 CATHAR-M @ SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU   Catharsis magazine of personal health,
            (SJUVM)             intellect and creativity for the CFS community
 CFS-Y    @ SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU   CFS discussion for youths
            (SJUVM)
 ME-NET   @ NIC.SURFNET.NL      Dutch language group for CFS/FMS/Lyme
            (HEARN)
 CFIDS-L  @ AMERICAN.EDU        CFS/CFIDS/ME political action discussion.
            (AUVM)              Gatewayed to alt.health.cfids-action.
 CFS-FILE @ SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU   Notices of additions and changes to CFS file
            (SJUVM)             base at SJUVM
 CFS-D    @ HEALTH.STATE.NY.US  Notices of additions and changes to CFS file
            (ALBNYDH2)          base at Albany, New York
 CFS-MED  @ LIST.NIH.GOV        CFS discussion for health professionals
            (NIHLIST)
 CFS-DOC  @ LIST.NIH.GOV        CFS discussion for doctors (private group; to
            (NIHLIST)           subscribe contact CFS-DOC-REQUEST@LIST.NIH.GOV)
 immune   (not on LISTSERV)     Immune system discussion.  To subscribe, send
                                a message to immune-request@weber.ucsd.edu.
                                To post messages send to immune@weber.ucsd.edu
 FIBROM-L @ VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU    Fibromyalgia / Fibrositis discussion
            (UIUCVMD)           Gatewayed to alt.med.fibromyalgia.
 Gulf War Syndrome              News on Gulf War syndrome.  To join, send a
                                request to grant@ides.com.
 Toxicology Update              Newsletter of interest to those with multiple
                                chemical sensitivities (a.k.a. environmental
                                illness).  To subscribe send the command
                                SUBSCRIBE TOXUPS YourFirstName YourLastName
                                to samcfadd@access.digex.net.
 WITSENDO @ DARTCMS1.DARTMOUTH.EDU       Endometriosis discussion
            (DARTCMS1)
 EPD @ white.cis.pitt.edu       Enzyme Potentiated Desensitization treatment
                                discussion.  (Send SUBSCRIBE in the Subject:
                                line to epd@white.cis.pitt.edu.)
 LymeNet-L                      Lyme Disease electronic newsletter available
                                through a non-standard listserv; send the
                                command Subscribe Lymenet-l (your) (name)
                                to listserv@lehigh.edu
 YEAST-L  @ PSUHMC.HMC.PSU.EDU  Yeast problems and yeast-free recipes.
            (PSUHMC)
 PNI     @ ccat.sas.upenn.edu   PNI professional discussion (psychoneuro-
                                immunology; send SUBSCRIBE PNI to
                                LSTSRV@ccat.sas.upenn.edu)
 HOLISTIC @ SIUCVMB.SIU.EDU     Holistic discussion
            (SIUCVMB)
 HERB     @ VM3090.EGE.EDU.TR   Medicinal and Aromatic Plants discussion
            (TREARN)
 VEGLIFE  @ VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU     Vegetarian discussion
            (VTVM1)
 WMN-HLTH @ U.WASHINGTON.EDU    Women's Health discussion
 AMALGAM  @ VM.GMD.DE           Dental AMALGAM and MERCURY Poisoning
            (DEARN)
 HELP-NET @ VM.TEMPLE.EDU       Internet Help group
            (TEMPLEVM)

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   Subject: Section 1-D: BITNET network 
   
   The BITNET network, a subset of the Internet, links many university
   computers together. Users on the BITNET network may find useful the
   short table below which shows correspondences between BITNET and
   Internet nodenames. Only a few BITNET nodes are shown below, and as
   mentioned above, the Internet alias for any BITNET node can be found
   by sending the command SHOW ALIAS (Bitnet nodename) to any LISTSERV.
   Since the BITNET node for SIUCVMB has no Internet alias, the .BITNET
   suffix is shown in the list below.

      Bitnet     Internet               Bitnet    Internet

      ALBNYDH2 HEALTH.STATE.NY.US       NIHLIST  LIST.NIH.GOV
      AUVM     AMERICAN.EDU             SIUCVMB  SIUCVMB.SIU.EDU
      BITNIC   BITNIC.CREN.NET          SJUVM    SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU
      DARTCMS1 DARTCMS1.DARTMOUTH.EDU   TEMPLEVM VM.TEMPLE.EDU
      DEARN    VM.GMD.DE                TREARN   VM3090.EGE.EDU.TR
      HEARN    NIC.SURFNET.NL           UBVM     UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU
      INDYCMS  INDYCMS.IUPUI.EDU        UIUCVMD  VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU
      IRLEARN  IRLEARN.UCD.IE           UKACRL   IB.RL.AC.UK
      NDSUVM1  VM1.NODAK.EDU            VTVM1    VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU

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   Subject: Section 1-E: SEARCHing and selecting old messages 
   
   You can have LISTSERV send you only selected messages of your choosing
   without having to retrieve whole files of monthly logs. All LISTSERV
   lists that have archived messages can have those messages searched and
   selected by using database commands. These commands must be submitted
   as a "batch job", however, not as the simpler one-line commands
   described above. Consider the following example where we want to
   search the CFS-L archive for all messages containing the character
   string "amalgam":
   
     // JOB Echo=No
     Database Search DD=A
     //A DD *
     SEARCH AMALGAM IN CFS-L
     INDEX
     PRINT
     /*
     
   If you send the text above to the LISTSERV where CFS-L is based (i.e.,
   LISTSERV@LIST.NIH.GOV) you will get in return a listing of all CFS-L
   messages that contain the word "amalgam" (regardless of whether any of
   the letters are upper or lower case in the messages).
   
   Please note that the NIH Listserv has a restriction on computing time
   that may block most search jobs from being completed UNLESS they are
   limited to a brief time interval. Therefore you may want to send
   several search jobs, each covering a different interval. Consider the
   following examples:
   
     SEARCH FLORINEF IN CFS-L SINCE 22 JUN
     
     SEARCH NMH IN CFS-L FROM 12 MAY TO 22 JUN
     
     SEARCH MELATONIN IN CFS-L FROM 30 APR 94 TO 12 MAY 94 -
       WHERE SUBJECT CONTAINS MED AND SENDER CONTAINS ABURG
     
   Note: in the last example, the dash at the end of the first line
   allows the command to continue to a 2nd line. Also, the "SENDER
   CONTAINS" option can only search the sender's email address, not the
   sender's name.
   
   The "INDEX" command shown in the original full example is unnecessary
   but is useful to include because sometimes a database search will
   exceed the maximum allowable output per job (2000 lines). The INDEX
   output will list all the items that had been found from the search,
   including what was not printed out because of the maximum limit. You
   can then get those extra items by submitting another variation of the
   search command. If you use the command SEARCH AMALGAM IN CFS-L SINCE
   13 NOV you will then be sent all messages that contain the word
   AMALGAM and had been sent on or after the 13th of November.
   
   You can also narrow your search by using the reserved word AND or
   broaden it by using the reserved word OR. E.g., entering SEARCH
   AMALGAM AND RESEARCH would yield only those messages which contained
   both of those words.
   
   A full description of how to use the LISTSERV database utility can be
   obtained by sending the "regular" LISTSERV command (i.e., not placed
   within a batch job) GET LISTDB MEMO to any LISTSERV. The one error in
   the LISTDB MEMO manual is that it claims you must send database batch
   jobs to a special address whereas in fact you must send them to the
   usual LISTSERV@nodename address (such as LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU).
   
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   Subject: Section 2: USENET newsgroups 
   
   Many people prefer the convenience of reading USENET newsgroups rather
   than receiving many messages from an active mailing list. Some mailing
   lists and newsgroups are linked, or "gatewayed". If you don't have
   access to USENET and would like to find a service that enables you to
   reach there, read the "CFS/ME Electronic Resources" guide which can be
   obtained by sending the command GET CFS-NET TXT as an e-mail message
   to the address LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU.
   
  NEWSGROUPS
  
    alt.med.cfs                    patient discussion, linked to CFS-L
    alt.med.fibromyalgia           patient discussion, linked to FIBROM-L
    sci.med.immunology             gen'l discussion on immunology
    sci.med.diseases.lyme          Lyme disease
    misc.health.alternative        alternative health
    alt.health.cfids-action        CFS political action issues (CFIDS-L)
    bit.listserv.cfs.newsletter    CFS-NEWS electronic newsletter
    news.announce.newusers         info for those new to USENET
    news.newsusers.questions       Q&A about USENET
   
   Discussions on other health issues can be found in the hierarchies of
   sci.med, misc.health, and alt.support. Discussions for biologists can
   be found in the bionet hierarchy. In the near future there will be a
   proposal to shift the alt.med.cfs group to the misc.health hierarchy,
   and also to create a separate misc.health group for a combined
   distribution of the CFS-NEWS electronic newsletter, the CFS Newswire
   (CFS-WIRE), Catharsis magazine (CATHAR-M) and other distributions.
   
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   Subject: Section 3: FILES -- documents via email 
   
   CFS information files are available from the CFS-FILE database on the
   St. John's University Listserv, and the CFS-D database on the New York
   State Department of Health LISTSERV in Albany, New York.
   
   To use the SJUVM Listserv, send commands to
   LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU. To get a list of current files available,
   send the command GET CFS-FILE FILELIST to this Listserv address. To
   retrieve specific files, note the filenames on the FILELIST and then
   send a command in the form of GET (filename1) (filename2) to the
   LISTSERV address (each file has a two-part name). Example: GET CFS FAQ
   To be notified of newly added files in the future, join the
   notification list by sending a command in the form of
   
      SUB CFS-FILE YourFirstName YourLastName
   
   as an email message to the address LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU.
   
   To use the Albany Listserv, send commands by e-mail to
   LISTSERV@HEALTH.STATE.NY.US and use commands similarly as above, i.e.
   send GET CFS-D FILELIST to this Listserv address.
   
   
   By use of the FUI and AFD commands it is possible to be automatically
   notified when a certain file is updated, or even to be sent the
   updated file, by using certain LISTSERV file commands. To be notified
   of an update to a file of interest to you -- say for example, CFS FAQ
   -- you would send the command
   
      FUI ADD CFS FAQ
   
   to LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU. To get the complete file sent to you
   rather than just being notified of the revision, you can use the AFD
   in a similar fashion, e.g. AFD ADD CFS FAQ. For detailed information
   about automatic file commands, send the command GET LISTAFD MEMO to
   any LISTSERV address.
   
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   Subject: Section 4: World Wide Web 
   
   World Wide Web, or "www", is the latest Internet tool which having a
   revolutionary effect on computer technology. Web pages link many
   different Internet resources together on any related topic. If your
   system doesn't have www but does have telnet, you can use www by
   telnetting into any of the following and logging in as 'www':
   fatty.law.cornell.edu; ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu; info.cern.ch; or
   www.njit.edu.
   
   There are a great many CFS/ME resources that are reachable via the
   web, too many to list here. The following web pages can lead you to
   these many links:
   
      http://metro.turnpike.net/C/cfs-news
   
      http://www.dds.nl/~me-net/meweb
   
   
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   Subject: Section 5: IRC (Internet Relay Chat) 
   
   Internet Relay Chat (IRC) enables a real-time live conference. There
   is a CFS channel on the "Undernet" portion of the IRC network which
   holds regular meetings daily, and which has become so popular that
   there are usually people on the channel at almost all hours of the
   day. For details about how to reach the #CFS channel you can go to the
   web page at http://metro.turnpike.net/C/cfs-news/irc.html. Or by email
   you can send the command
   
      GET CFS IRC
   
   as a message to LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU.
   
   For information about IRC generally, send the command
   
      send usenet/news.answers/irc/undernet-faq/part1
   
   as an e-mail message to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu. For information
   about the IRC Undernet in particular (where the active CFS channel is
   located), send the command
   
      send usenet/news.answers/irc/undernet-faq/part2
   
   to that same address.
   
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   Subject: Section 6: Gopher 
   
   "Gopher" is a file-finding utility. The SJUVM Listserv at St. Johns
   University in New York holds the CFS-FILE file base, and archives of
   the CFS-WIRE (Newswire) service, and Catharsis magazine. To reach
   these resources you can gopher to sjuvm.stjohns.edu and at the main
   menu, choose Disabilities, and then Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
   
   The ME-NET mailing list based in the Netherlands has much information
   and its archives can be found by gopher. Go to HEARN.nic.SURFnet.nl
   and choose "LISTSERVs public archives on HEARN.nic.SURFnet.NL", and
   then ME-NET.
   
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   Subject: Section 7: FTP 
   
   "FTP" stands for "file transfer protocol". It is a means of
   transfering large files rapidly between different computer systems,
   and it is available at some Internet providers. The web links below to
   the ftp sites will only work if your system has ftp. Note the
   following sites:
   
     alternatives.com (Alternatives BBS, British Columbia), directory
     hecfs (to see a helpful menu listing of the files there, web to
     http://alternatives.com/hecfs.htm
     
     warp.icdi.wvu.edu (Project ENABLE BBS, West Virginia), directory CFS
     (to see a helpful menu listing of the files there, web to
     http://www.icdi.wvu.edu/files/file23.htm
     
     ftp.uci.edu (U. Calif. Irvine Science Library), directory med-ed/cfs
     
     rtfm.mit.edu (Usenet FAQ repository), directory
     pub/usenet/news.answers/medicine/chronic-fatigue-syndrome
     
     listserv.american.edu, directory cfids (CFS political action files;
     see information about the CFIDS-L list, send command GET CFIDS-L
     WELCOME as e-mail to address LISTSERV@AMERICAN.EDU)
     
     ftp.cdc.gov (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention),
     directory pub/General_Information/diseases/cfs
     
   Some ftp sites are on non-Unix machines and cannot be reached by web
   but only manually. In particular, some CFS files are available
   list.nih.gov, directory CFS-NEWS. The available files are: the monthly
   archives of the CFS-NEWS Electronic Newsletter (first see the file
   CFS-NEWS.INDEX); the CFS resource file CFS-RES.TXT; and this file.
   
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   Subject: Section 8: Telnet 
   
   "Telnet" enables you login in to another system from your own. There
   are a few computer systems that allow limited access by the general
   public to selected resources.
   
   The Project ENABLE BBS of West Virginia can be reached by telnet. The
   BBS gives access to many disability related discussion groups on the
   Fidonet BBS network, including the CFS "echo". People on Internet who
   are accustomed to quick responses to messages may feel that the
   Fidonet echos are slow (they can take a day or two to distribute
   messages). However, Fidonet BBSs can be accessed at no charge and
   usually by a local telephone call, so they can be reached by a great
   many people. Telnet to enable.wvnet.edu and after completing the
   online registration you can from the main menu use the Join command to
   go to the CFS echo at conference 101. CFS files can be found in file
   area 23 and can be downloaded via ftp from warp.icdi.wvu.edu directory
   CFS. (For information on how to find Fidonet BBSs locally, get the
   "CFS/ME Electronic Resources" guide by sending the command GET
   CFS-NET TXT as an email message to LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU.)
   
   The National Capital Free-net (Ottawa) has a CFS section with
   discussion groups and info files. Telnet to freenet.carleton.ca. When
   you reach the command prompt, enter the command "go cfseir" to get to
   the CFS section. You may want to fill out and mail in the Freenet
   registration forms to get wider access to that system.
   
   The Alternatives BBS has a health forum including a files section on
   CFS (which can be accessed directly by ftp, see Section 7 above).
   Telnet to alternatives.com or 204.244.17.10.
   
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   Subject: Appendix A: Further info about health resources and LISTSERV 
   
   A comprehensive guide to medical resources has been developed by Dr.
   Gary Malet with Lee Hancock and it is available as a web page at
   
      http://www.kumc.edu/mmatrix/
   
   A similar guide to general health resources can be found in the Health
   Resources file maintained by Lee Hancock. The 1993 edition can be
   obtained by sending the command GET CFS MED-RES as an e-mail message
   to LISTSERV@HEALTH.STATE.NY.US. The current edition can be obtained by
   the following means:
   

       web:  http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/cwis/units/medcntr/menu.html

       gopher:  ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu, login kufacts
                choose Departmental Information, and
                then Medical Center Resources

       ftp:  ftp.cc.ukans.edu, directory /pub/hmatrix
             with filenames in the form of medlst*

   Further detailed information about Listserv can be obtained by sending
   the command GET (filename1) (filename2) as email to
   LISTSERV@LISTSERV.NET. See the examples below.


   GET LISTSERV REFCARD   Commands reference card
   GET LISTSERV MEMO      Gen'l Introduction to LISTSERV
   GET LISTSERV SITES     A list of all LISTSERV sites
   GET LISTFILE MEMO      File-server functions
   GET USING    SERVERS   Help in using LISTSERV,
                          DATABASE, and NETSERV
   GET LISTDB   MEMO      Database functions
   GET LISTFAQ  MEMO      Frequently Asked Questions
                          [could be subtitled How to Use
                          Database to Answer Your Own
                          Questions]

   
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   Subject: Appendix B: Other help documents about on-line CFS resources 
   
   The "CFS/ME Electronic Resources" guide answers questions such as
   
     - How can I find Freenets, BBSs, and other low-cost alternatives to
     CFS online information?
     
     - Where can CFS information be found on the commercial services,
     like Prodigy, America Online, Compuserve, GEnie, and others?
     
     - How can I find a local full-service Internet provider?
     
   To get a copy, send the command GET CFS-NET TXT as an email message to
   LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU.
   
   
   The CFS INDEX file describes many basic online documents and how to
   obtain them, including the CFS FAQ. The CFS INDEX is available on the
   web at http://metro.turnpike.net/C/cfs-news/cfs-index.html and can be
   obtained via email by sending GET CFS INDEX to
   LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU.
   
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   Subject: Appendix C: Where to get this document 
   
   A current edition of this document can be obtained in the following
   ways:
   
     Email: send GET CFS NET-HELP to LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU
     
     Web: go to http://metro.turnpike.net/C/cfs-news/net-help.html
     
     Usenet: go to newsgroup alt.med.cfs and see the weekly FAQ article
     whose subject title is "FAQ: CFS Network Help"
     
     Gopher: go to sjuvm.stjohns.edu and at the main menu choose
     Disabilities, then Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, then CFS-FILE, then
     filename CFS-NET TXT.
     
     ftp: go to rtfm.mit.edu, directory
     pub/usenet/news.answers/medicine/chronic-fatigue-syndrome
     filename cfs-network-help
     
   Suggestions and comments about this document should be sent by email
   to Roger Burns at CFS-NEWS-REQUEST@LIST.NIH.GOV.
   
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