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In <1991Jun9.224828.11954@netcom.COM> penders@netcom.COM (Joe Penders) asks

> Is there a easy way to find Email addresses for company's and there employee's

There is a way to find some e-mail addresses for companies, if they have
registered a domain name with nic.ddn.mil.  It's called whois, and can be
used in a couple of different ways, depending on the requester's situation.

From a host on the Internet, some people can simply enter the command 
WHOIS character_string, and available records will come back to them.
Exact procedures for using this function should be determined by reviewing
the TCP/IP User's Manual for your host.  Alternatively, you can telnet to
nic.ddn.mil and search for character strings interactively.  For example,

FALCON_$ telnet nic.ddn.mil
Trying... Open
Connected to SRI-NIC.ARPA.
Escape character is '^]'.
*  -- DDN Network Information Center --
*
*  For TAC news, type:                    TACNEWS <return>
*  For user and host information, type:   WHOIS <return>
*  For NIC information, type:             NIC <return>
*
*  For user assistance call (800) 235-3155 or (415) 859-3695
*  Report system problems to ACTION@NIC.DDN.MIL or call (415) 859-5921

@Whois netcom.
Netcom - Online Communication Services (NET-NETCOM) NETCOM       192.100.81.0
NETCOM - Online Communication Services (NETCOM) NETCOM.NETCOM.COM
                                                               192.100.81.100
Netcom - Online Communication Services (NETCOM-DOM)                NETCOM.COM
Netcom - Online Communication Services (NETCOMSV) NETCOMSV.NETCOM.COM
                                                               192.100.81.101

SRI-NIC WHOIS 3.5(1090)-1 on Wed, 12 Jun 91 14:16:37 PDT, load 11.58
  Enter a handle, name, mailbox, or other field, optionally preceded
  by a keyword, like "host sri-nic".  Type "?" for short, 2-page
  details, "HELP" for full documentation, or hit RETURN to exit.
---> Do ^E to show search progress, ^G to abort a search or output <---
Whois:

BITNET, UUCP, and other users who are not "on" the Internet can obtain the
same information, albeit more slowly, by sending mail

To:     service@nic.ddn.mil
Subj:   whois <character_string>

The facility finds only strings occurring at the beginning of one of the
record fields.  It would not have found any of the above records in response
to a search for either "online" or "communication".  Better results are
usually obtained by including a ".", e.g., whois netcom., to indicate a
partial string, so as to obtain such variations as "netcomA" or "netcom1".

A second query asking whois !netcom-dom will produce the full record,
including names and e-mail addresses of domain contacts

Whois: !netcom-dom
Netcom - Online Communication Services (NETCOM-DOM)
   P.O. Box 20774
   San Jose, CA 95160
   Domain Name: NETCOM.COM
   Administrative Contact:
      Rieger, Bob  (BR166)  BOBR@NETCOM.COM      (408) 984-7524
   Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
      Moffett, Gordon  (GM268)  GAM@NETCOM.COM      (408) 984-7524
   Record last updated on 16-May-91.
Would you like to see the known hosts under this secondary domain? no
Whois: exit
@logout
Killed Job 65, TTY 203, at 12-Jun-91 14:25:18
 Used 0:00:03 in 0:09:15

Connection closed to SRI-NIC.ARPA

These contacts are _not_ necessarily the people who answer inquiries about
employees' e-mail addresses.  However, a polite inquiry to postmaster@
the same host, giving as much information as available about the employee's
name, organizational location, phone number, etc., will usually be answered.
If not, then another polite inquiry to the Technical Contact, mentioning no
response from postmaster, should be acceptable.

Ric <nauen@wrair-emh1.army.mil>  <nauen%wrmain.decnet@detrick-emh1.army.mil>
           ^^^^^Walter Reed Army Institute of Research