The Computer Science department of the University of Maryland
maintains a repository of information on a wide variety of topics.
They wish to give a working example of how network technology can
(and should) provide as much information as possible to those who use
it. Telnet to info.umd.edu and log in as info. The information
contained in the database is accessible through a screen-oriented
interface, and everything therein is available via anonymous FTP.
There is a mailing list used to discuss the UMD Info Database,
welcoming suggestions for new information, comments on the interface
the system provides, and other related topics. Send mail to
listserv@umdd.umd.edu with a body of
subscribe INFO-L Your Full Name
Listservs for more information on using the Listserv system.