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Newsgroups: bit.listserv.pacs-l
Date:         Wed, 29 Jul 1992 12:07:42 CDT
From:         Hae-young Rieh Hwang <hwang@eff.org>
Subject:      Re: Internet Access

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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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Hae-young Rieh Hwang <hwang@eff.org>               Phone: (617)864-1550
155 Second Street, Cambridge, MA 02141             FAX: (617)864-0866
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