8.1. Ben Gardiner's Gopher AIDS Database
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This article is from the AIDS FAQ, by Dan Greening with numerous contributions by others.
8.1. Ben Gardiner's Gopher AIDS Database
The 'gopher' system provides convenient menu-driven access to a wealth
of arcana--and valuable information--on the Internet. Daily, more and
more resources are made available in gopherspace. Generally, your
local gopher client (if one is installed) will be available by typing
'gopher' at your system prompt; your local system administrator should
be able to provide further details. Local gopher clients in turn allow
convenient access to other remote gopher clients throughout the
Internet.
One of the most valuable gopher resources for AIDS-related information
is the mirror of Ben Gardiner's AIDS-Info BBS database (also available
by direct modem dialup -- see below section). This database exists on
the University of California at San Francisco Experimental Gopher. It
may be reached either, (1) through the menu system of your local
gopher:
--> More Gophers and Other Internet Services/ --> All Registered Gophers/
--> North America/
--> USA/
--> california/
--> University of California - San Francisco, UCSFYI/
--> Computers and Networking Guide to Services at UCSF/
--> Questions, Answers and Information about Everything/
--> Databases (including Ben Gardiner's AIDS BBS database)/
or, (2) by typing 'gopher itsa.ucsf.edu', and going through the final
three menus. However, these particular menus are subject to change.
The most convenient means of reaching the database is by adding the
below information to your '.gopherrc' file. This will set a bookmark
in your personal gopher for the AIDS-Info BBS, which may be reached by
typing 'v' from anywhere within the gopher system. The information to
add, using your favorite system editor, is:
Type=1
Name=Databases (including Ben Gardiner's AIDS BBS database) Path=1/.i/.q/.d
Host=itsa.ucsf.edu
Port=70
The University of California at San Francisco Experimental Gopher also
provides gopher gateways to a wide variety of Biology and Medical
resource gophers. The UCSF gopher may be reached as described above
('gopher itsa.ucsf.edu'), or most simply by adding the following to
your '.gopherrc' file:
Type=1
Name=Bio and Medical Gophers and Info. Sites Path=1/Bio and
Medical Gophers and Info.
Sites Host=itsa.ucsf.edu Port=70
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