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Forwarded in the hopes that it'll provide some insight into the
efforts that other computer networks outside of the US are putting
into network services.  The emphasis appears to be on European
services rather than general internet, and on OSI protocols rather
exclusively; but it is interesting and refreshing to have a federally
sponsored effort actually ask network users what sort of information
they would like to get at.

In my own response I sent back information about WAIS, archie,
comp.archives, the U of Michigan "Weather Underground", and a few of
my favorite library catalogs.  Perhaps the Europeans can be convinced
to take care of the USA's "network roadmapping" needs :-)

--Ed

Edward Vielmetti, vice president for research, MSEN Inc. emv@msen.com
	     MSEN Inc. 628 Brooks Ann Arbor MI 48103 USA
questions about MSEN products & services please send to info@msen.com

   From: foest@ZPL.DFN.DBP.DE
   Subject:      COSINE Information Service

(Rough translation from the original German as found on dnet.inet, all
errors mine!)

A European information system is being built within the framework of
COSINE.  The consulting firm "Level-7" has a contract to do this work
in cooperation with the University of Brussels.  Level 7 is sending
out a questionaire to all member networks, see the attached message.
It would be best if as many as possible would answer this questionaire
-- you can win 100 English Pounds!

Many thanks for your assistance, and at the same time thanks for all
who answered the IXI inquiry.

   Mit freundlichen Gruessen
   Gerti Foest


   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Survey of potential users of the CONCISE information service

   All completed replies to this survey which are received by the 10 July
   1991, will be entered into a prize draw. The winner will be picked out
   at random from the responses and will receive a prize of 100 UK pounds.

   The CONCISE project is one of the COSINE projects (co-operation for
   open systems interconnection networking in Europe). The CONCISE
   information service will provide information about networks and
   networking, events and other matters of European interest. Access to
   the service will be by several different network facilities.

   The following lists the types of information that will be stored in the
   information server. Please indicate your personal level of interest in
   each subject on a scale of 1 (no interest) to 10 (very interested), or
   0 (do not understand the subject). Enter the number to the left of each
   subject in the list.

       projects
       conferences and meetings
       COSINE
       network products
       special interest groups
       networks
       information servers
       name servers
       conference servers
       distribution lists servers
       file servers
       bulletin boards
       data bases
       super computers and special facilities
       service machines
       gateways, relays, and converters
       miscellaneous network resources and servers

   Any other comments on the information to be stored:



   In the following questions, indicate your selected choices with a '*'
   to the left of the items.

   Access to the CONCISE service will be by the following methods. Please
   indicate which you have heard of:

       X.400
       FTAM
       electronic mail
       Interactive X.29 (sometimes known as triple X)
       Interactive VTP
       Interactive dial-up using modem

   Please indicate which you use:

       X.400
       FTAM
       electronic mail
       Interactive X.29
       Interactive VTP
       Interactive dial-up using modem

   Please indicate which you have access to, but do not use:

       X.400
       FTAM
       electronic mail
       Interactive X.29
       Interactive VTP
       Interactive dial-up using modem

   What other methods of access would you like to be available?



   The CONCISE service will have a help desk that can be contacted by any
   users. The following are the ways in which the help desk will be
   contacted. If you were to use the help desk, which method would you
   prefer to use:

       X.400 or other electronic mail
       A special command to CONCISE when in interactive use
       Fax
       The normal mail service

   Please list any local or national computer newsletters that you read
   regularly:



   Please list any information servers you have used in the last year:



   Any other comments:



   Enter your name and address (this will only be used to contact the
   prize winner):



   After completing this survey, please send it to:

   concise@helios.iihe.rtt.be  or
   c=be;admd=rtt;prmd=iihe;o=helios;s=concise

   or mail to:

   CONCISE survey
   c/o Level-7 Ltd
   Centennial Court
   Easthampstead Road
   Bracknell
   Berkshire  RG12 1YQ
   UK

   or fax to:

   +44 344 868 442
   ..