If you have been struggling with printing receipts when you access DOCLINE via the Internet, read on...
Colette Hochstein of the National Network Office announced in July that NLM has put up a new page on its Internet Website entitled "DOCLINE, the Internet, and Telnet". It's located at:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/psd/cas/docline/doc_telnet.html
Telnet is an abbreviation for Teletype Network, a protocol or set of rules which allows users to login to other computers on the Internet. A telnet client is a software program that enables a telnet connection to work. This new page features information about three telnet clients that, according to the page, "require minimal configuration and provide a number of features that are especially helpful when telneting to DOCLINE". It also provides links to the vendors marketing these clients. The clients are Anzio Win, NetTerm, and SmarTerm 420. We have already received positive feedback at PSRML from Network members who have tried these clients and are pleased with their functionality.
NLM is strongly encouraging all libraries to access DOCLINE via the Internet by the end of 1997, in order to decrease the telecommunication costs associated with providing access through its FTS2000 "800" number. This new Website should make the transition easier!