@techreport{nri-droms-kis-00,
    number =    {draft-nri-droms-kis-00},
    type =      {Internet-Draft},
    institution =   {Internet Engineering Task Force},
    publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force},
    note =      {Work in Progress},
    url =       {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-nri-droms-kis/00/},
    author =    {},
    title =     {{The Knowbot Information Service}},
    pagetotal = 0,
    year =      1989,
    month =     dec,
    day =       1,
    abstract =  {Within the metanetwork of networks that exchange electronic mail, there are many directory services that provide partial coverage ofnetwork users; that is, directories with information about some subset of a particular network's user population. Searching the collection of available directories is time-consuming and requires knowledge of each directory's user interface. Although X.500 is currently under study as a basis for an Internet-wide directory service, it is unlikely that a universal user registry will be in place in the near future. The Knowbot Information Service provides a uniform interface to heterogeneous directory services that simplifies the task of locating users in the combined network.},
}