RFC 544 UNKNOWN DOCUMENTATION · SRI-ARC · NLS

Locating on-line documentation at SRI-ARC

How to find network and SRI-ARC documentation in NLS.

RFC EDITOR

Meyer, N.D. and K. Kelley, "Locating on-line documentation at SRI-ARC", RFC 544, DOI 10.17487/RFC0544, July 1973, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc544>.

BIBTEX

@misc{rfc544,
  series = {Request for Comments},
  number = 544,
  howpublished = {RFC 544},
  publisher = {RFC Editor},
  doi = {10.17487/RFC0544},
  url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc544},
  author = {N.D. Meyer and K. Kelley},
  title = {{Locating on-line documentation at SRI-ARC}},
  pagetotal = 1,
  year = 1973,
  month = jul,
}

PUBLISHED: July 1973
AUTHORS: N.D. Meyer, K. Kelley
STREAM: Legacy
DOI: 10.17487/RFC0544

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Network Working Group                               Dean Meyer (SRI-ARC)
RFC # 544                                          Kirk Kelley (SRI-ARC)
NIC # 17782                                                July 13, 1973


               Locating On-Line Documentation at SRI-ARC

Where there used to be one, there are now two files to help users locate
user documentation and other files available in NLS:

    <NIC>LOCATOR will lead the user to NIC functional documents by means
    of links.  Its branch labeled "ARC SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION" will direct
    the user to <USERGUIDES>ARCLOCATOR.

        (nic, locator, l:w)

    <USERGUIDES>ARCLOCATOR includes documentation of the SRI-ARC system.
    Many ARC features are available for Network use, and the documents
    in <USERGUIDES>ARCLOCATOR should serve to introduce users to these
    capabilities.

        (userguides, arclocator, l:w)

These files are formatted in a way that allows the documents to be
easily accessed by inexperienced NLS users.  Both files contain
instructions for their use as branch one.  To see these instructions:

    L[oad] F[ile] <nic>locator CR

    P[rint] B[ranch] .1 CA wn  CA

Please send ideas and suggestions for the LOCATOR files to KIRK or NDM
at SRI-ARC.










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PROBLEMUsers needed help locating user documentation and other files available in NLS.

MECHANISMThe RFC describes two locator files: NIC LOCATOR for NIC functional documents and ARCLOCATOR for SRI-ARC system documentation.

DOCUMENTATION GUIDANCEBoth files include instructions for their use in their first branch, and users are invited to suggest improvements.

§1Two Documentation Locator Files

RFC 544 says that users now have two files to help locate documentation and other files in NLS. NIC LOCATOR leads users to NIC functional documents.

A branch labeled ARC SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION in NIC LOCATOR directs users to ARCLOCATOR, which includes documentation of the SRI-ARC system.

NIC LOCATOR leads to NIC documents, including a branch for SRI-ARC documentation. ARCLOCATOR contains documents about the SRI-ARC system.

§2Instructions for Using the Files

The RFC says both locator files are formatted to make documents easy to access for inexperienced NLS users. Each file includes instructions for its own use in branch one.

To see the instructions in NIC LOCATOR, the RFC gives commands to load the file and print branch .1.

Each locator file includes instructions in its first branch. The RFC shows commands for loading NIC LOCATOR and printing those instructions.

§3Suggestions and Updates

The authors invite users to send ideas and suggestions about the LOCATOR files to KIRK or NDM at SRI-ARC. The notice does not describe a general search system beyond these locator files.

Users can send suggestions about the locator files to the named SRI-ARC contacts. The RFC focuses on locating documents with these files.