[860] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Re: Internet Access
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Hae-young Rieh Hwang)
Wed Jul 29 14:01:23 1992
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 12:07:42 CDT
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@ricevm1.rice.edu>
From: Hae-young Rieh Hwang <hwang@eff.org>
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@ricevm1.rice.edu>
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Here is the document.
Individuals' Access to Internet
A. Internet Access
To get an account, currently three services offer full Internet access:
World (Brookline, Mass) - A Public Access Unix System
Netcom (Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley) - Online Communication Services
JvNCnet (Princeton, NJ) - Dialin'Tiger
World
Services
E-Mail to Internet, UUCP, BITNET, etc.
USENET - collection of 2600 newsgroups
ClariNet - UPI, AP, and Satellite news services
Unix Software - need to know Unix system
Shell access
Archie - indexes for most anonymous FTP sites on Internet
GNU software
AlterNet access via FTP/Telnet
Compuserve Packet Network access
Limitations on FTP Access and others
Due to NSFnet policy, FTP/Telnet connections are limited:
Northeast users cannot have access to Midwest part and Colorado
Many .EDU or "Research and Education" Internet locations do not allow
access (a user's experience)
Service Fee*
Basic: $2.00/hr + $5.00/month fee
20/20 Plan: $20.00/20 hrs + $1.00/hr
Equipment
Sun Microsystem SPARC Server
19200, 9600, 2400, 1200 baud modems
Over 3GB disk storage
Sign Up
Dial (617)739-WRLD, type "new"
Contact
1330 Beacon St. Brookline, MA 02146 (617)739-0202;
or contact
geb@world.std.com or
mer@world.std.com
Guest Account
Not Available. Registered users are allowed free connections for an hour.
Netcom
E-Mail
USENET - 2 weeks of news and over 1500 groups
UUCP services (no time charges, but separate fee)
Shell access
Archive service
FTP/Telnet/IRC & others on Internet
Online archive of RFC's, UUNET, GNU, etc.
Text processing & Compilers
Menu driven - easy to use
Limitations on FTP Access and others
Anonymous FTP is unlimited as long as users access within NSFnet policy (in
their term).
Service Fee*
No Connection Charge, $15.00 Registration fee.
Personal (invoiced): $19.50/month
Personal (auto-billing): $17.50/ month
Business: $35.00/month
UUCP Account (optional) $7.50/month
USENET & mail feeds $35.00
Equipment
SPARC based Servers
9600, V.32/V.42, 2400, 1200 baud modems
Sign Up
From a Guest account, hit Registration menu.
Contact
Voice (408) 554-UNIX
Via Net, contact:
Santa Cruz (408) 459-9851
San Francisco area (510) 865-9004
San Jose area (408) 241-9760
Stanford area (415) 424-0131
Pleasanton area (510) 426-6860
Will expand to Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Seattle, WA
Guest Account
Available. Above phone numbers or IP address: netcom.netcom.com, login as
guest (no password).
JvNCnet
Services
Full Internet access
FTP/Telnet
USENET
E-Mail with account on Unix SPARC Station
Service Fee*
$150.00/month flat-fee allows maximum 8 hours/day connection without time
restrictions.
Equipment
UNIX SPARC Station
Supports modems up to 9600 baud
Sign Up
Give them a call to (609) 258-2406
Contact
B6 von Newmann Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544
(609) 258-2406
Guest Account
Available. If you ask, they give you trial account which allows 1-2 days
of trial.* Note: There is no standard in the service charges.
B. Internet Connection
Over a dozen of companies provide Internet connections. Most of these
companies do not provide many of the services that the World, Netcom, or
JvNCnet provide, i.e. FTP, Telnet, Archive, or USENET access with online
interconnections.
However, limited services are available to individual users. Followings
are examples of the services offered by Internet service providers.
PSILink
Services
Limited FTP access
E-Mail
Planning to provide support for USENET newsgroups, Macintosh software,
and more full anonymous FTP capability.
Limitations on FTP Access and Others
Provide access to text only documents not exceeding one Megabyte in the
current release.
Only supports MSDOS based PC's now.
Service Fee*
Registration fee $35.00
LowSpeed (1200/2400) $19.00/month
HighSpeed (9600/v.32) $29.00/month
Equipment
Supports MSDOS based PC's (PSI provides the software to give FTP/Telnet
access)
Sign Up
Send E-Mail to psilink-registration@psi.com; a PostScript registration
information
will be mailed to you. If you cannot print;
Send postal address, name, and phone number to psilink-order@psi.com; you
will receive materials via the postal system.
Contact
Suite 1100, 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 22091 (703) 620-6651
Guest Account
Available via anonymous FTP on FTP.psi.com in the "psilink" directory. The
demonstration account is "guest" using the password of "guest".
MV Communications
Services
USENET newsgroup
E-Mail
Clarinet
Limitations on FTP Access and Others
Limited FTP and Archie service will be available soon
Service Fee*
Casual access $7.00/month includes 1 hour/month + $10.00/hr for
additional 2 hours
Normal access $20.00/month includes 3 hours/month + $20.00/additional 30
hours/month + $2.00/hour
First month, up to 20 hours, is free
Equipment
Supports 1200/2400 baud modem
Sign Up
Give them a call;
or contact via E-mail:
(603) 429-1735
Contact
P.O. Box 4963, Manchester, NH 03108-4963 (603) 429-2223;or
info@mv.mv.com or (603) 429-1735, login as info (password info) or as rates
(password rates)
Guest Account
Not available. Planning to offer.
Dial n' CERF
Services
Dialup service:
USENET newsgroup
E-Mail
FTP/Telnet
Limitations on FTP Access and Others
Unlimited FTP Access.
Service Fee*
Installation fee $50.00
$20.00/month per user ID + Connect charge $5.00/hr.; or
$250.00/month flat rate fee
Equipment
Supports PC's and Macintosh's (CERFnet provides the software)
Sign Up
Give them a call or contact help@cerf.net
Contact
P.O. Box 85608, San Diego, CA 92186-9784 (619) 534-5087 or hotline (800)
876-CERF; or help@cerf.net
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