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        ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE NAVY NEWS SERVICE
                       (Updated 27 June 2000)

     This document describes the Navy News Service and how to 
get it electronically.  Please retain this document for 
future reference, and please feel free to share it with 
others who may be interested.
     The latest version of this document is available through 
the Navy Web Site at: 
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/news/navnews/Nnsinfo.txt
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CONTENTS
1.  What is the Navy News Service (NavNews)?
2.  In what formats is NavNews published?  On what schedule?
3.  How do I get NavNews as a naval message?
4.  How do I get NavNews through SALTS?
5.  How do I get NavNews through the World Wide Web (WWW)?
6.  How do I get NavNews by electronic mail?
7.  How do I send feedback to NavNews?
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1.   What is the Navy News Service (NavNews)?
     The Navy News Service (NavNews) is the official news 
service of the Department of the Navy of the United States of 
America.  NavNews contains official news and information 
about fleet operations and exercises, personnel policies, 
budget actions, and more.  This is the same news service that 
is distributed through Navy circuits to ships at sea and to 
shore commands around the world.
     NavNews is produced in Washington, D.C., for the Navy 
Office of Information by the Publishing Division of the Naval 
Media Center.
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2.   In what formats is NavNews published?  On what schedule?
     NavNews is published in straight ASCII text and in a 
desktop-published PDF format.
     The text edition is best for on-screen reading, browsing 
or searching.  Because it is ordinary ASCII text, it may be 
downloaded and then retrieved into virtually any word 
processor for use in local Plans of the Day/Week, base 
newspapers, command newsletters or other local publications. 
The text edition is published weekly, typically on Wednesday 
evenings, with occasional special issues.
     The desktop edition is fully produced and ready for 
downloading and printing.  This edition is intended to be 
downloaded and printed intact, thus providing smaller 
commands with a ready-made Navy News Service in an 
attractive, readable format.  The NavNews desktop edition is 
offered in PDF format.  To use the NavNews desktop edition, 
you need to obtain a copy of Acrobat reader.  The desktop 
edition is published weekly, typically on Thursday 
afternoons.
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3.   How do I get NavNews as a naval message?
     All Navy commands receive NavNews as a naval message 
(message text format) through the NavNews collective address.  
If you are not receiving NavNews in your message traffic, 
check with your admin or Comm officer, or with the CommSta or 
NTCC that serves your command.  The message version of 
NavNews is the text edition, except that it is transmitted in 
all capital letters and is automatically divided into 
sections when it exceeds the maximum length.
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4.   How do I get NavNews through SALTS?
     Most Navy supply departments, both ashore and afloat, 
are connected into the Streamlined Automated Logistics 
Terminal System (SALTS).  Both the text and desktop editions 
are available through SALTS.  Ask your supply officer for 
details.
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5.   How do I get NavNews through the World Wide Web (WWW)?
     The World Wide Web uses a client-server scheme to 
provide a flexible, easy-to-use interface for retrieving 
Internet resources.  Both current and back issues of the text 
and desktop editions are available through the World Wide Web 
from the NAVY NEWS section of the Navy Web Site.
     To reach NavNews via the Web, point your web browser to 
the following Uniform Resource Locator (URL):
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/news/navnews/.www/navnews
.html
     Ask your host administrator, system operator or ADP 
officer if the
World Wide Web is accessible through your system.
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6.  How do I get NavNews by electronic mail?
     E-mail subscriptions to NavNews are available to 
individuals and organizations.
     All members of the Navy Public Affairs Directory who 
have submitted an e-mail address automatically receive this 
service and do not need to submit a subscription request.
     An e-mail distribution list for the NavNews text edition 
is maintained to feed relay and redistribution points and to 
support those individuals who are unable to receive NavNews 
otherwise.
     To subscribe to NavNews by e-mail, send an e-mail 
message to listserv@mediacen.navy.mil with "subscribe 
navynews" (without quotes) in the body.  To unsubscribe, type 
"signoff navynews"  (without quotes) in the body.
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7.  How do I send feedback to NavNews?
     Feedback concerning electronic distribution of NavNews, 
including distribution questions, problems, or suggestions, 
should be sent by e-mail to navynews-
request@mediacen.navy.mil.
     Feedback concerning the editing or design of NavNews, 
including questions about content and inputs for future 
issues, should be sent by e-mail to pubs@mediacen.navy.mil.
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