In a previous issue of NetTalk, we described a procedure for obtaining a file that's on the World Wide Web by using simple e-mail commands. It's a useful technique for those who do not have a Web browser such as Netscape on their system, but know a file’s Internet name, that is, its URL (or Uniform Locator Code).

At CCSI, we tested this procedure recently, and discovered that it was no longer working. Some readers may have had a similar experience. The reason, it turns out, is that the divinities who rule the Internet changed the address for the computer that provides this service.

The current address for that computer is: [email protected]

So, if you know the URL for the file you want, simply send an e-mail message to the address above. In the message area of your mailer program, type on one line the letters URL followed by the actual URL of the file you want.

For example: If you wished to retrieve the home page of CCSI's materials at our Friends and Partners World Wide Web site, you would address an e-mail message to [email protected] and type this in the message area:

http://solar.rtd/utk.edu/~ccsi/ccsihome.html

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Last updated: March 29 1996

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