Read Me File: wk

Welcome to CDC's MMWR FTP file server.

You have selected the subdirectory wk. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) (weekly) is located here. The MMWR is CDC's leading publication, reporting on timely public health topics such as emerging infectious diseases, immunization, environmental health, injury prevention and control, chronic diseases, and occupational diseases and injuries.

About the MMWR series

The MMWR series of publications (MMWR weekly reports, CDC Surveillance Summaries, and MMWR Recommendations and Reports) are now available free of charge to the general public in an electronic format through the Internet and e-mail subscriptions. To access the MMWR Recommendations and Reports go to the subdirectory rr, and to access CDC Surveillance Summaries go to subdirectory ss.

About getting the electronic MMWR edition

To retrieve the MMWR, users must have Internet access through E-mail, software that retrieves electronic documents by file transfer protocol (FTP), or software that can access the World-Wide Web (WWW). Past copies (since January 15, 1993) of the electronic MMWR series also are available over the Internet through FTP and WWW and as e-mail attachments.

About e-mail subscriptions

E-mail subscribers will electronically receive the table of contents of each issue on the day that it is published. Also sent are instructions on how to download the complete file. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to lists@list.cdc.gov . The body content of the e-mail should read subscribe mmwr-toc . You will be added automatically to the electronic mailing list and receive a weekly table of contents. You will also receive instructions about e-mail commands, such as commands for retrieving documents, sending messages to the system operator, or canceling a subscription.

About the World-Wide Web server

Programs that browse the WWW (e.g., Mosaic and Netscape) allow particularly easy navigation of the Internet. Use WWW software to connect to CDC's WWW pages at the following address: http://www.cdc.gov/ . Once connected go to Publications, Products, and Subscription Services, then to Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) and follow the instructions.

About .pdf files

Each portable document format (.pdf) file represents a single issue of the MMWR and is named according to the publication, volume, and issue number. For example, mm4401.pdf contains all pages for the MMWR (weekly) Volume 44, Number 1. Files with the prefix of either rr or ss represent MMWR Recommendations and Reports or CDC Surveillance Summaries, respectively. To view the MMWR in .pdf format, Acrobat Reader*, a program produced by Adobe, Inc., is required.**

About free Reader software

Different versions of Acrobat Reader are available free of charge for computers that use DOS, Macintosh ®, UNIX ®, and Windows ™ operating systems. The MMWR in .pdf format (portable document format) can be viewed in any of these systems.

To retrieve free Adobe Acrobat Reader software from the CDC FTP server go to subdirectory pub, then subdirectory Acrobat. Download the appropriate file.

Free Reader software may also be obtained from the WWW. Connect to CDC's WWW server at http://www.cdc.gov/ then choose Publications, Products, and Subscription Services, then Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), and finally Adobe Acrobat Reader. Read the instructions and select the appropriate software to download. You may also connect to http://www.adobe.com/ for Reader software or dial-in to Adobe's electronic bulletin board (BBS) 206/623-6984. Connecting to the BBS requires a modem and a terminal emulation program that supports either VT-100 or ANSI emulation. Modem settings should be 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity. The BBS will support modems with speeds up to 14.4kb. To use the BBS, the user should log in with his/her own name as the user ID and select a password. Adobe BBS will not accept a blank as either the user ID or the password.

Who to call for help!

900/555-2362	Adobe Acrobat Reader software support

206/628-2757	Adobe Acrobat Technical Support

206/623-6984	Adobe BBS Technical Support

206/628-5737 Adobe FAX YI Line

Questions regarding access to the electronic MMWR can be sent via e-mail to:

mmwr-questions@list.cdc.gov

* Use of trade names and commercial sources is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the Public Health Service or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

** "Acrobat" and "Adobe" are trademarks of Adobe, Inc.