RFC 457 UNKNOWN NETWORK OPERATIONS · USER SUPPORT

TIPUG

A request for TIP users to join the distribution list for guides and newsletters.

RFC EDITOR

Walden, D.C., "TIPUG", RFC 457, DOI 10.17487/RFC0457, February 1973, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc457>.

BIBTEX

@misc{rfc457,
  series = {Request for Comments},
  number = 457,
  howpublished = {RFC 457},
  publisher = {RFC Editor},
  doi = {10.17487/RFC0457},
  url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc457},
  author = {D.C. Walden},
  title = {{TIPUG}},
  pagetotal = 1,
  year = 1973,
  month = feb,
}

PUBLISHED: February 1973
AUTHORS: D.C. Walden
STREAM: Legacy
DOI: 10.17487/RFC0457

RFC text

Original text · RFC Editor View on rfc-editor.org ↗

Network Working Group                                  Dave Walden
RFC #457                                               BBN-NET
NIC #14377                                             February 15, 1973



                                 TIPUG


To any TIP users who have not been receiving updates to their TIP User's
Guide or who have not been receiving copies of TIP User's Group Notes:
please send me your name (along with the TIP and Host you normally use)
and I'll make sure you get on a distribution list for these materials.










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PROBLEMSome users of the TIP (Terminal Interface Processor) were not receiving the TIP User's Guide or the TIP User's Group Notes.

MECHANISMBBN invited any TIP user not on the mailing list to send their name and the TIP and host they normally used, so they could be added to the distribution.

USER COMMUNICATIONBBN ensured that all active TIP users could stay informed of updates and best practices.

§1TIP User's Group

RFC 457 is a brief administrative notice from BBN addressing the TIP User's Group (TIPUG). The TIP (Terminal Interface Processor) was a special-purpose computer that allowed regular terminals to connect to the ARPANET without requiring a full host computer. BBN maintained documentation and notes for TIP users, including the TIP User's Guide and TIP User's Group Notes.

The TIP was a box that let regular computer terminals connect to the network. BBN published guides for people using it.

§2Joining the Mailing List

Not all TIP users were receiving the latest documentation. RFC 457 asks any TIP user who was not receiving updates to send BBN their name, along with the identifier of the TIP and the host computer they normally used. BBN would then add them to the distribution list for future updates and notices.

If you used a TIP and were not getting the guides, you could write to BBN and they would put you on the mailing list.

§3User Support Infrastructure

This notice reflects BBN's commitment to maintaining an active community of TIP users and ensuring they had access to current documentation. The TIP User's Group (TIPUG) and the distribution mechanism for guides and notes were important parts of the support infrastructure for remote terminal users on the ARPANET. Proper communication channels helped users maximize the value they got from their TIP equipment.

BBN wanted to make sure everyone using a TIP got the latest guides so they could use it effectively.