Example of using archie with telnet

ups.ecn.purdue.edu% telnet archie.internic.net
Trying 192.20.239.132 ...
Connected to archie.internic.net.
Escape character is '^]'.
             InterNIC Directory and Database Services

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First time users may login as guest with no password to receive help.

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SunOS UNIX (ds2)

login: archie

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              Welcome to the InterNIC Directory and Database Server.

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# Bunyip Information Systems, 1993

# Terminal type set to `sun-cmd 24 80'.
# `erase' character is `^?'.
# `search' (type string) has the value `sub'.
archie> prog eudora
# Search type: sub.
# Your queue position: 1
# Estimated time for completion: 00:23
working...  
Host wuarchive.wustl.edu    (128.252.135.4)
Last updated 11:27 22 Dec 1993

    Location: /systems/mac/info-mac/Old/comm
    FILE    -r--r--r--  333623 bytes  23:00  4 Apr 1993  eudora-122.hqx


Host sumex-aim.stanford.edu    (36.44.0.6)
Last updated 11:07 12 Feb 1994
 
    Location: /info-mac/comm/net
      FILE    -rw-r--r--  785635 bytes  23:00 13 Apr 1993  eudora-131-accessories.hqx

Host plaza.aarnet.edu.au    (139.130.4.6)
Last updated 11:13  8 Feb 1994

    Location: /micros/mac/info-mac/comm/net
      FILE    -r--r--r--  785635 bytes  01:00 14 Apr 1993  eudora-131-accessories.hqx

Host sics.se    (192.16.123.90)
Last updated 11:19  5 Feb 1994

    Location: /pub/info-mac/comm/net
       FILE    -rw-r--r--  785635 bytes  05:09 19 Dec 1993  eudora-131-accessories.hqx


Host wuarchive.wustl.edu    (128.252.135.4)
Last updated 11:27 22 Dec 1993

    Location: /systems/mac/info-mac/Old/comm
      FILE    -r--r--r--  785635 bytes  23:00 13 Apr 1993  eudora-131-accessoris.hqx

    Location: /systems/mac/info-mac/comm
     FILE    -r--r--r--  785635 bytes  23:00 13 Apr 1993  eudora-131-accessories.hqx

Host ftp.technion.ac.il    (132.68.1.10)
Last updated 11:14  6 Dec 1993

    Location: /pub/unsupported/mac/info-mac/comm
      FILE    -rwxr--r--  785635 bytes  01:00 14 Apr 1993  eudora-131-accessories.hqx


Host ftp.sunet.se    (130.238.127.3)
Last updated 11:25  5 Feb 1994

   Location: /pub/mac/info-mac/comm
      FILE    -r--r--r--  225913 bytes  22:00  4 Apr 1993  eudora-131.hqx


Host ftp.halcyon.com    (192.135.191.2)
Last updated 11:01 19 Feb 1994

    Location: /pub/tidbits/tisk/mactcp/mail/eudora
      FILE    -rw-r--r--   23192 bytes  15:58 29 Sep 1993  eudora-offline-reade-unix.shar

Host sumex-aim.stanford.edu    (36.44.0.6)
Last updated 11:07 12 Feb 1994

    Location: /info-mac/comm/net
      FILE    -rw-r--r--   23192 bytes  23:00 20 Sep 1992  eudora-offline-reade-unix.shar
archie> quit
# Bye.
Connection closed by foreign host.
ups.ecn.purdue.edu% 

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