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        RFC 1625:

        Title:      WAIS over Z39.50-1988
        Author:     M. St. Pierre, J. Fullton, K. Gamiel, J. Goldman,
                    B. Kahle, J. Kunze, H. Morris & F. Schiettecatte
        Mailbox:    saint@wais.com, jim.fullton@cnidr.org,
                    kevin.gamiel@cnidr.org, jonathan@think.com,
                    brewster@wais.com, jak@violet.berkeley.edu,
                    morris@wais.com, francois@wais.com
        Pages:      7
        Characters: 14,694
        Update/Obsoletes:  none


The purpose of this memo is to initiate a discussion for a migration
path of the WAIS technology from Z39.50-1988 Information Retrieval
Service Definitions and Protocol Specification for Library
Applications to Z39.50-1992, and then to Z39.50-1994.  The intent of
this memo is not to provide a detailed implementation specification,
but rather to describe the high-level design goals and functional
assumptions made in the WAIS implementation of Z39.50-1988.  WAIS use
of Z39.50-1992 and Z39.50-1994 standards will be the subject of future
RFCs.  This RFC is the product of the Integration of Internet
Information Resources Working Group of the IETF.

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Joyce K. Reynolds
USC/Information Sciences Institute