A new (version of) a draft document is available in the RIPE document store: RIPE NCC Activities & Expenditure 1997 Short content description ------------------------- This memorandum describes the activities to be performed by the RIPE NCC and associated expenditure during the year 1997. The current status is draft by the NCC. The contributors committee is scheduled to discuss and approve the document on September 11 1997. It is expected that TERENA will endorse it shortly after. The companion document "RIPE NCC Revenue & Charging 1997" (ripe-chr) describes the way to generate the necessary revenue. The draft of that document is expected to be available Tuesday September 3rd. FTP Access ---------- All RIPE documents and Internet RFC`s are available via anonymous FTP from host ftp.ripe.net. Type "ftp ftp.ripe.net". Login with username "anonymous" supplying your email address as the password. After logging in, type "cd ripe/drafts/" followed by the command "get filename". The relevant filenames for this document are: ripe-act.txt for the ASCII version ripe-act.ps for the PostScript version Electronic Mail Retrieval of Documents -------------------------------------- Documents can also be retrieved from the RIPE document store using a mail server program. For more information on how to use the program, send email to: mail-server@ripe.net with "send HELP" in the body text. RIPE NCC Interactive Information Server --------------------------------------- Type "telnet info.ripe.net". This is a menu driven service allows the document store to be browsed. After reading documents you are prompted as to whether you would like to receive an email copy of the document you have just read. If you would, you simply enter your email address and the document will be mailed to you. Below are details of alternative methods of access. Gopher Access ------------- The same documents are available via a "gopher" server at "gopher gopher.ripe.net". MIME Mail Reader ---------------- Below is the data which will enable a MIME compliant Mail Reader implementation to automatically retrieve the RIPE document by FTP or mail server. SEND ripe/drafts/ripe-act.txt