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 Entrez
A client/server version of Entrez, called Network Entrez, provides remote
Internet access to the Entrez database residing at the NCBI.
To use the networked version, direct TCP/IP access to the Internet is
a mandatory requirement.
For support of Network Entrez, NCBI requires that a local
administrator be designated to install software and assist users.
Network Entrez software is available for anonymous FTP from
ftp.ncbi.nih.gov in the /entrez/network
directory. There is a README file in the same directory that should be
consulted before attempting installation and use. Network Entrez
client programs are currently available for the following computer
platforms:
- Macintosh (MacTCP)
- MS Windows (WinSock 1.1 compatible)
- Sun SparcStations (SunOS and Solaris)
- DEC Alpha running OSF/1
- DEC Ultrix
- SGI IRIX
- DEC VMS (Multinet/TGV, Wollongong and UCX)
Installation of the client software is the responsibility of the local
network administrator. Questions, comments, and bug reports should be
sent to: info@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov .
In addition to the client/server version, there is also a
WWW version
of Entrez available.
BLAST
Netblast
Netblast is the newest version of the BLAST client software
(blastcl3) that accesses the current version of gapped BLAST at NCBI. The
netblast client (blastcl3) is available via ftp for a number of
popular platforms (Linux, SGI, Solaris, Windows, and Macintosh). Netblast routes
a user's query to the BLAST server at NCBI that can handle the work in the
shortest time, rather than to a particular machine. Users receive results back
faster, and their work is not interrupted by maintenance on a particular NCBI
server. Registration is not required for this service.
Revised August 21, 2003
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