MIDnet - A Midwestern Regional Network


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
               MIDnet
               501 Building 113.1
               Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0202

            _E_m_a_i_l: nic@westie.mid.net

            _P_h_o_n_e: (402) 472-8971
               FAX: (402) 472-8486


            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            MIDnet is a Midwest regional  research  and  education  data
            communications  network that provides access to the National
            Science Foundation Network (NSFNET) and to the Internet com-
            munity.   Our purpose is to promote advances in research and
            education by providing low-cost, reliable,  high-speed  con-
            nectivity  to  educational  institutions,  non-profit organ-
            zations, and businesses interested  in  the  advancement  of
            research and education.

            MIDnet's mission is to give individuals at member  sites  in
            the  seven state region of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,
            Nebraska, Oklahoma, and South Dakota access to a broad range
            of  advanced  information resources such as large databases,
            supercomputers, libraries,  data  archives,  and  electronic
            mail.

            MIDnet is an IP-based network running at speeds from 56 Kbps
            to  T1  (1.544 mps), and currently connects sixty individual
            sites  and  two  state  networks  using  cisco  and  Proteon
            routers.

            Major information resources include: the  EROS  Data  Center
            (Sioux  Falls,  South Dakota), WUARCHIVE (Washington Univer-
            sity in St. Louis), see Section 3-10, National Severe Storms
            Laboratory  (University of Oklahoma), ARCHIE server (Univer-
            sity of Nebraska-Lincoln) and on-line library  catalogs  and
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            The information in this section is provided  in  accor-
            dance  with the copyright notice appearing at the front
            of this guide.




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            Campus Wide Information Systems.

            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s

            MIDnet is available to any IP host on the Internet.

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k

            Any IP host at any member organization  may  use  MIDnet  as
            long  as  they  abide  by  the  MIDnet Acceptable Use Policy
            (AUP). Any Internet-connected host may access MIDnet members
            IP hosts under the same usage policy.

            _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s

            Network Operations Center (402) 472-5032 noc@westie.mid.net

            _R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s

            Further information may be obtained via anonymous  FTP  from
            westie.mid.net, directory pub.  Included in this information
            is the MIDnet AUP,membership list, maps, meeting notices and
            minutes.




























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