Z3950 Access PA

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Z3950 Access PA

1navistar96
Jun 15, 4:01 pm

I recently found that I can access the "ACCESSPA" catalog online. (https://accesspa.powerlibrary.org/home?cid=accesspa&lid=accesspa)
However, I cannot access it via Z3950 software. i found some info here: (https://librarians.powerlibrary.org/accesspa/documentation). anyone with ideas?

2bnielsen
Jun 15, 4:16 pm

It states quite clearly that you need a password to access it via Z39.50. I guessed that it might be duttelut but apparently it isn't :-)
So the idea would be to ask them for a password?

$ yaz-client
Z> auth accesspa/duttelut
Authentication set to Open (accesspa/duttelut)
Z> open z.powerlibrary.org:2010/ACCESSPA
Connecting...OK.
Sent initrequest.
Connection rejected by v3 target.
ID : 81
Name : YAZ
Version: 4.0.0.1
Options: search present
Elapsed: 0.281739
Z> f bible
Sent searchRequest.
Received SearchResponse.
Search was a bloomin' failure.
Number of hits: 0
records returned: 0
Diagnostic message(s) from database:
1014 Init/AC: Authentication System error -- v2 addinfo ''
Elapsed: 0.121013
Z> quit

3navistar96
Jun 15, 7:10 pm

ok. so i assume this resource cannot be used?

4bnielsen
Jun 16, 1:13 am

>3 navistar96: Only if someone can ask them politely if we can have the password. (And they say yes, and give it to us).