From: oppedahl@panix.com (Carl Oppedahl)
Subject: Re: internet bbs-holland
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 06:59:09 GMT
Distribution: alt
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC

In <19931.4015.2260@dosgate> "richard mohammed" <richard.mohammed@canrem.com> writes:

>Hello

>I am looking for a Public Access BBS with Internet/Usenet Access in
>Holland.  Particularly I am looking for one located in the City of
>Zoetermeer.

>After searching through BBS lists, I managed to find one in Zoetermeer
>called "PC SQUARE".

>If anyone can help me by providing e-mail addresses of BBS's or
>institutions which I may contact in Zoetermeer or elsewhere in the
>Netherlands, or an individual I should contact it would be greatly
>appreciated.

 
 
I recently posted a message asking for internet access in the 
Netherlands.  For those who are in the Netherlands who only need 
to be able to send and receive email (who do not need to read
netnews or telnet or FTP) two choices are to use MCI Mail or
Compuserve, each of which have gateways for internet email.
 
Each service does charge on a per-message basis for email, which
should be taken into account when one is comparing various ways
to connect to the internet for email.
 
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MCI Mail information
 
To sign up for MCI Mail, in the United States call 1-800-444-6245.
 
To sign up for MCI Mail, in the Netherlands call 06 022 7648.
 
Here are the MCI Mail access instructions for the Netherlands.
 
| Unless otherwise noted, the modems on these access numbers support the
| "CCITT" standards used in much of the world rather than the "Bell" standard
| used in modems built for U.S. use.  This difference is important only if
| accessing at 300 bps, as the two standards are NOT compatible at that
| speed. Numbers supporting ONLY CCITT 300 bps are designated "300 CCITT;"
| most U.S. modems will not be usable with these numbers.
|
| Numbers designated "MNP4" support the MNP error-correction protocol; num-
| bers designated "MNP5" support both the MNP error-correction and data-
| compression protocols. Check the documentation supplied with your modem
| for further details on how to use these protocols.
|
| There is a charge of (US)$0.50/minute to connect via MCI Mail Global Access
| These connect-time charges will appear on your MCI Mail invoice.
|
| 1. Set your communications parameters to 7 data bits, even parity, 1 stop
| bit; if you intend to upload or download binary files, set the parameters
| to 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit. Refer to the documentation sup-
| plied with your communications software or equipment for instructions on
| how to do this.
|
| 2. Dial appropriate access number, wait for connect.
|
| 3. Press <RETURN> several times until a "#" prompt appears.
|
| 4. Type C and press <RETURN>. (What you type may not appear on your
| screen; this is normal. If you are accessing with your communications
| parameters set for binary file transfer as mentioned above, the prompts
| that you receive may not be legible; you will still follow these steps and
| will be able to read all prompts once you are logged onto MCI Mail.)
|
| 5. At the "CENTER:" prompt, type MCI,MAIL and press <RETURN>. (Again,
| what you type may not appear on the screen.)
|
| 6. At the "Please enter your user name:" prompt, type your MCI Mail
| username and press <RETURN>, then type your password and press
| <RETURN>. When you see "Connection initiated. . .Opened." or "COM" you
| are now logged onto MCI Mail.
|
|NETHERLANDS (IN CITY: DIAL NO.; IN COUNTRY: DIAL
|0+CITY CODE+NO.; INTL: DIAL 31+CITY CODE+NO.)
|
|AMSTELVEEN        300 CCITT         20     6417855
|                  1200              20     6450952
|                  1200-2400 MNP5    20     6476171
|
|
| Customers located outside the U.S.A. may contact MCI Mail Customer 
| Support, via electronic mail, by sending a toll-free
| message to the mailbox "INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT / MCI ID: 339-3527"  
| This mailbox is staffed by individuals trained to deal
| with issues common to users located outside the U.S.A.
|
| The support mailboxes are checked on a regular basis. Replies are sent 
| within 24 hours.
|
| Customers outside the US may report troubles to Customer Support by calling
| these toll-free numbers.  Customer Support will only handle trouble 
| reporting in English at this time.
|
| Netherlands        06 022 7648
 
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Compuserve information
 
Access number in the Netherlands
 
                    COUNTRY 
CITY                  CODE  PHONE NUMBER  NETWORK BAUD RATE
------------------- ------- ------------  ------- -------------------
Amstelveen               31 020 688 00 85     CPS 300 1200 2400 9600
 
To access CompuServe through the direct-dial CompuServe Network in the
Netherlands, follow the instructions below.  GO RATES to view current
information on communication surcharges.
 
LOGON INSTRUCTIONS:
 
  1.  Establish a phone connection by dialing a CompuServe (CPS) access
number listed under "List Access Numbers" from the previous menu.
 
  2.  Once the connection has been made, wait for 3-4 seconds, then press
Enter or Carriage Return <CR>.
 
  3.  At the "Host Name:" prompt, type CIS and press Carriage Return.
 
  4.  At the "User ID:" prompt, enter your User ID number and log on as
usual.
    
      example:  CONNECT 2400
                <CR>
     
                17ACK
 
                Host Name:  CIS  <CR>
                User ID:
      
 
LOGGING OFF:
 
  To log off from the CompuServe Information Serivce, type OFF at any !
  prompt online.
 
  ex:  ! OFF <CR>
 
  Or, if you are using the Information Manager software, select "Disconnect"
  from the "File" pull-down menu.
 

-- 
Carl Oppedahl AA2KW  (intellectual property lawyer)
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY  10112-0228
voice 212-408-2578     fax 212-765-2519
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