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For more information call our Ticket Office in Burger Boy at 846-2146 By Alw WHAT ARE YOU DOING ? PACKING FOR -SFTING BRCAK u CIHY? WHEN ARE YOU LFAV1WG ? TOMORROW] THIS IS FAY LAST SPRING BREAK AMD 1 WANT IT TO WHERE DID YOU &CT THE MONEY FoE T sold all MY Books TWIG TRif OF Yojrs awywax? u Qc",, u A YOU SCH-P y©ur Boc>K-SI Youtzk MAW 1 StTAKiwA or Book* . HAVE YOU ii-EN MY PHYS«<C£ Book r OAKl't FlWDlT U lout rm. BOOK.. W L« Ivr THf IM UTj CIA'S! n ya! ir| A weekly column dedicated to computing at Texas A&M Electronic mail addresses An electronic address identifies your “home” in the computer world, just as your street address identifies your home in the real world. If you want to use a computer to send and receive electronic mail, you must first have a home. Logon-ID and the node Electronic addresses are typically made up of two parts: a logon-ID and a node. The logon-ID identifies you and your home. The node identi fies the computer where your home resides. (Synonyms for logon-ID include userid and username.) For example, in the electronic address, C 1 B6760 @ ACS .TAMU.EDU, C1B6760 identifies the person and acs.tamu.edu identifies the computer on which this person has an account. When you send electronic mail, software on your own system looks at the node—the name of the recipient’s computer—and figures out how to route your mail towards that destination. When the mail arrives, software on the target system looks at the first part of the address—your logon-ID—and figures out how to deliver the mail to the recipient. Nodes and networks Electronic mail addresses identify networks. Often, the form of the electronic mail address will give you a good indication of the network where that address resides. Internet addresses take the form logonid @node. The node portion of Internet addresses can take two forms: •The node portion of the domain address is almost always made up of multiple words separated by periods. For example, acs.tamu.edu •The node form of the IP addresss is a series of numbers also separated by periods. For ex ample, 128.194.3.89. A computer may be on multiple networks at the same time, so it is possible that the same account could be referenced by several different address forms. Finding electronic mail addresses Perhaps one of the most difficult obstacles in using electronic mail is finding the address of someone you wish to write. Essentially, you could compare finding an electronic mail address with finding someone’s postal address. Conventional alternatives such as calling the person and asking for the address will always be successful. Secondly, the printed 1994-1995 Texas A&M University Campus Directory provides a section containing faculty/staff elec tronic mail address listings. However, electronic alternatives are also available. Electronic phone directories If you wanted to find someone’s home address, one of the first places you would probably look is in the phone directory. Well, to find an electronic address, one of the first places to look would be in an electronic phone directory. Whether you’re looking for an electronic mail address, office location, or even a postal address, it can probabaly be found in Texas A&M’s electronic phone directory known as “ph.” Every person associated with Texas A&M has an entry in ph. Something that makes this phone directory special, though, is that you maintain most of the information yourself, including your electronic mail address. If you take time to maintain your electronic mail address in ph, anyone can look up your address (and visa/versa) with programs like Mosaic and Gopher. Ph is another program that can be used to furnish electronic phonebook information. For information on using Mosaic, Gopher, or ph to look up someone’s electronic mail address, or for information to update your own entry, see page twenty of Computing at Texas A&M: A world of opportunity, which can be found at any CIS Help Desk, or contact a CIS Help Desk. \Gopher But what if the person isn’t at Texas A&M? The best way to find the electronic directory for another site is to use the Texas A&M Gopher. (See page thirty-one of Computing at Texas A&M: A world of opportunity for more information about Gopher.) From the Root Menu of the Texas A&M Gopher, select the menu option Browse Informa tion by Subject, then select Electronic Phonebooks—Other Institutions. For more information about Gopher, contact a CIS Help Desk. If you have a question about ph commands, first try the online help. Once in the interactive mode of ph, type: ph > help topic where "topic" is the command about which you need more information. Specific questions may be sent by eJectronic mail to: nameserver@tamu.edu or call any CIS Help Desk. Chris Barnes Customer Help and Training, CIS KAMU-FM and CIS announce “Gig-A-Bytes” You may have already heard about the new call-in radio show, “Gig-A-Bytes,” pro duced by KAMU-FM 90.9 and CIS. The weekly half-hour talk show includes a short news segment, commentary and discussion among a panel of experts, call-in guests, and a weekly commentary—all of which concern general issues related to computing. The first few shows of “Gig-A-Bytes” will focus on Internet topics such as Mosaic, electronic mail, and discussion groups. The March 8th show, for instance, will focus on the World Wide Web, one of the most popular and intriguing features of the Internet. Future topics, though, will focus on other aspects of computing beyond the Internet such as ethics in computing, software, hardware and much more. You don't have to be an expert to call in, and the show is not limited to campus issues. So on Wednesdays at 12:00 noon, tune your radio dial to KAMU-FM 90.9, call in to “Gig-A-Bytes” and ask questions or share your ideas about the Internet! If you have a question about “Gig-A-Bytes” or if you would like to make suggestions, call KAMU-FM at 845-5613 or send electronic mail to: GIG-A-BYTES@TAMU.EDU. Computing Toolbox is published by Computing and Information Services (CIS) at Texas A&M University. Please send comments, topic suggestions, and questions for the Computing Wizard to suggest@tamu.edu or call 845-9325. We want your input! Place Your Ad In The Battalion Call 845-2696 i The Inkwell - IfxNw-uf Fo<?. c>yC,LET3 R^lTIce VJHNT to SAY... o IT 0 WELL© ( t YUe-fje. gt/yj-riFuL YovJ... LCfs Qo FIW... By Bra AND Yoo MjJ$r HAee I Fcoc<ii e,££S .fSvJnF*. 6oSo«s 6o eeAT OV\ 900?!! 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South winds becoming Northerly 10-15. Tuesday Chance of early morning showers becoming partly cloudy. High near 57. NW winds near 10 mph. Source - A&M Chapter of the American MeteorologicalSocifl Tuesday Night Partly cloudy and cold. Low near 41. Wednesday Partly cloudy. High near 64. So.# SuniLSe.gu • 'Mic.fuie.t 'gingfian A weekly call-in radio show about computing Date: Time: Premiere: Topic: i'll c/s Every Wednesday 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. March 8, 1995 “World Wide Web” KAMU-FM 90.9