HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: josmit@nyx.cs.du.edu (john smith)
Subject: Compuserve & Internet
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 03:24:33 GMT


HI All!
 
I would like to know if anyone knows of a way to get files (as in binary)
to and from the Compu$erve service? Talking to the people at Compu$erve
would indicate that the Hermes.merit.edu path only yields a "TEXT ONLY"
situation for Compu$erve sessions.. Is there ANY way to make use of the
Hermes link to compu$erve for File Transfer ?
 
thanks in advance.
 

Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet
From: malcolm@muir.demon.co.uk ("Malcolm S. Muir")
Subject: Re: UK BBS->Interne 
Distribution: world
Organization: Muir
Reply-To: malcolm@muir.demon.co.uk
X-Mailer: Simple NEWS 1.90 (ka9q DIS 1.18)
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 13:05:09 +0000


In article <1992Oct11.050207.160@news.Hawaii.Edu> JOEL@jach.hawaii.edu writes:

>        I'm looking for a modem-accessable (free or subscription) BBS
>service in the UK, accessable by MODEM, that allows access to
>INTERNET/MULTINET/BITNET so that my father-in-law can send/receive EMAIL
>to our site in HAWAII.... (ie cheaper than ATT). 

Two suggestions (neither of which is BBS) ...

1) Demon Internet Services permits your machine to be part of the Internet
   with its own IP address (Like mine) Access is dial-up via PPP or SLIP
   and suitable software is available from the service for a PC (and most
   other platforms) Full Internet access, email (via smtp) news ftp finger
   etc. is available. Cost is fixed PDS 10 per month regardless of use.
   Mail internet@demon.co.uk for more information. (Tell 'em I sent you)

2) CIX is a cosy based (like BIX) conferencing system which permits
   Internet email, and Usenet news (readonly) as well as a vast local
   conference base. Subscription is UKP 5 per month minimum with time
   based charges of PDS 1.80 per hour for connect. Non UK outgoing
   mail is also charged at about PDS 0.03 per Kbyte. Access number
   for on-line signup (by credit card) +44 81 390 1255.
   mail mat@cix.clink.co.uk for more information.

Both services are London based dialup so you need to add the costs of
telephone calls !

-- 
=============================================================================
Malcolm S. Muir                              EMAIL: malcolm@muir.demon.co.uk
Sunderland                                   CIX: mmuir BIX: mmuir
England                                      CSERVE: 100012,31
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From: pauls@icecreambar.css.itd.umich.edu (Paul Southworth)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet
Subject: Re: SATAN
Date: 14 Oct 1992 03:53:02 GMT
Organization: University of Michigan
Reply-To: pauls@umich.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: uglymouse.css.itd.umich.edu

a total loser writes:
| 
| 
| I am Lord Satan, God of this world and the next.
| 
| I have taken over your world, at the moment I am thinking of how I shall
| torture you all.

Actually I suspect that at the moment you are smoking crack and reaching  
for a jar of vaseline while you peruse the nudie GIFs.

Just be sure to get a handi-wipe for your video screen.

Remind me to wish you many happy returns on your 14th birthday.
From: ratzan@rwja.umdnj.edu (Lee Ratzan)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet
Subject: the whole internet (textbook) by Kroll
Summary: the whole internet (textbook) by Kroll
Keywords: bbs
Date: 15 Oct 92 16:15:00 GMT
Distribution: alt
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway NJ

Is anyone aware of a text entitled The Whole Internet by a person
named Kroll (spelling unsure)? Is there an online version on the
net or does anyone have any editorial comments about how it compares
to Zen and the Art of the Internet by Kehoe?

Thank you,

Lee

Please respond directly to: ratzan@umdnj.edu

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (USA)
From: david.walton@cccbbs.UUCP (David Walton)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet
Subject: COMMUNICATIONS LINK
Date: 11 Oct 92 10:55:00 GMT
Reply-To: david.walton@cccbbs.UUCP (David Walton)
Organization: Cincinnati Computer Connection BBS - Cincinnati, OH - 513-752-8248


        I am looking for a communications link to Cebu City in
the Philippine Islands.
        A very close friend of mine just came back from there
and had to leave his new wife there for three to five months
while paperwork is being processed.
        There will be a need to transfer documentation to his
wife which is not really possible on the telephone and you
can't really depend on the mail either. He has found out that
the mail is more often than not tampered with before it ever
gets to the receiving party. This is why I am trying to
establish this communications link for him.
        If anyone can help me in this matter it would be
greatly appreciated by both of us.
                                        David Walton
                                 
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet
From: grahame@demon.co.uk (Grahame Davies)
Subject: UK BBS->Interne 
Distribution: world
Organization: Demon Systems Ltd.
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 12:39:47 +0000


In article <Bw1ypr.1Hn@ibmpcug.co.uk> alanj@ibmpcug.co.uk writes:

>BBS system Connect.  For email the costs are less than Demon and
>similarly there are no time charges and you only need a
>
How much is less than 0.  Do you *pay* people to send mail? :)

We charge 10 pounds per month for the complete service - fixed.  There
is no charge for mail.  The fundemental difference is with our service
you are connecting *directly* to the internet and thus can download files
*directly* to your computer.

If you mean that were someone to use Connect just for mail and send
less than 10 pounds worth out per month then, compared with doing the
same on Demon you are correct.

I just thought your message was a little misleading.

Regards
Grahame
--
Grahame Davies              DEMON INTERNET SERVICES       Tel +44 81-349 0063
Demon Systems Ltd.          Your computer on the          Fax +44 81-349 0309
42 Hendon Lane              Internet inc. Usenet feed     Bat 0831 528774
Finchley London N3 1TT      & email #10/month fixed.
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet
Subject: Wanted : News feeds
From: jonc@status.gen.nz (Jon Clarke)
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 92 09:55:13 GMT
Organization: The Z*NET Global News Gateway. Parnell New Zealand


 Greetings
  
 In early Novemeber I will be travelling to the United States (NJ)
 and Bermuda.
  
 I require a login for a few days while in Bermuda to carry out some
 testing and sending of email to my site here in New Zealand. 
  
 Can someone help me with this please or direct me to a site I can
 send email to request a login.  I have spoken to DEC Bermuda who
 may be able to help but they ar enot sure if their DECNET does
 interface to Usenet or Internet.
  
 I also require for a very good friend of mine in Middlesex New Jersey
 a newsfeed.  Can someone here please drop me a note so I can arrange 
 this when I am up there on his site please.  He will only require
 5 comp groups and and 6 alt groups and EMAIL. 
 
 Kind regards


                                                  _
 Jon Clarke                                     o( )       
 jonc@status.gen.nz                            /  /\        GE: J.CLARKE6
 The Z*NET Global News Gateway in Auckland New Zealand      HSBC NZM  EBD
  
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet
From: da188@city.ac.uk (The Eno)
Subject: Re: InterPub: variant of NixPub?
Organization: The City University
Date: 15 Oct 92 13:51:36 GMT

doug@telerama.pgh.pa.us (Doug Luce) writes:

>Ideas or submissions are welcomed!

Ok, Id like to submit our BBS here in that case. Im not sure if it would
qualify for your list - since it started out as a student run internal BBS.
The guy who wrote it is now a member of staff, we have external access via
JANET and the Internet. All external users must have a genuine email address.
There's no FTP or similar facilties - its mainly conferencing and suchlike.

Here are the details:

	NAME:  Monochrome BBS
	ADMIN: monoadm@city.ac.uk
	LOGIN: Strictly by request to the above email address, though
	       there is a guest login with no password. (Guests cant
	       take part in any conferences or messaging facilities)
	       Users recieve details when their accounts are verified.
	
	ACCESS: You can login over an X.25 JANET line or over the Internet
		by telnet. On JANET its by padding to uk.ac.city (000041002300)
		and via Internet its to either of:

			address:	 server:
			138.40.31.1      kingsx
			138.40.11.1      victoria
			138.40.21.1      paddington
			138.40.41.1      euston

		login:mono	password:mono
		(sublogin as guest for a browse)

I think that just about sums it up.

Aj.

-- 
-------------------------------[ The Eno ]------------------------------------.
 JANET : da188@uk.ac.city  da188@uk.ac.city.cs
 I'net : da188@city.ac.uk  da188@cs.city.ac.uk
 BITNET: da188%city.ac.uk@cunyvm.cuny.edu   da188%cs.city.ac.uk@cunyvm.cuny.edu
From: dlbb0@diag.amdahl.com (David Black)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet
Subject: Compuserve telnet access?
Date: 16 Oct 92 18:18:22 GMT
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Cupertino, CA

I used to have the address of a telnet port into Compuserve, same as dialing
in, but misplaced it. Could someone repost/email that please? Thanks!

-- 
David L. Black     I/O Diagnostics Development   Hip-Hop BBS: Linux support
dlbb0@amdahl.com   Amdahl Corp., Sunnyvale CA    408-773-0768 V.32bis/HST
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet
From: Don Lee <DL10@cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: what is compuserve ?
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A6FB986BE001EC7C@cu-dialup-0418.cit.cornell.edu>
X-Xxdate: Fri, 9 Oct 92 20: 13:31 GMT
Nntp-Posting-User: dl10@cornell.edu
Organization: Cornell Information Technologies
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 00:09:45 GMT

In article <1992Oct3.194950.29352@actrix.gen.nz> ,
Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
>> I apologize for the FAQ, but i need to use a database that is
available 
>> on compuserve ( namely accu-weather), but i doknown anything
>> about compuserve.any information or contact is wellcome.
>> thanks in advances.
>> fabrizio ravegnani
>> cnr fisbat institute
>> bologna italy
>> lc1bocv1@cine88.cineca.it
>> 
>
>It's an American online service that is expensive for Americans,
restricted to
>2400bps (unless you can print your own money) and is too expensive for
>everyone else (unless you are or work for a monopoly industry OR are
spending
>taxpayers money).
> 
>Steve

There is a basic services option available for a monthly fee (no other
connect time charges - as long as you stay in the basic services areas) -
something like $7.50/month.  You can connect at up to 9600bps (if you
have a local number that supports it, of course).

Don Lee (DL10@cornell.edu)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet
From: bjhille@iastate.edu (Brian J Hille)
Subject: Re: Crystal Lake connection
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 22:53:05 GMT

In <Bvz2DF.BqC@iat.holonet.net> peten@iat.holonet.net (Pete Norton) writes:

>Brian J. Hille asks:

>"I am orriginally from Crystal Lake.  I'm tring to find a way to hook up
>the the I SU Computer from there.  I assume I have to use Internet.  I'm
>in the 815 area co de.  312 or 708 would be acceptable if there is no
>other alternatives.  Is there some big list of numbers I can call to
>connect, or does someone know of a way to do it?  Any help would be
>appreciated.  Thanks. "

>In what state or country is Crystal Lake?

Crystal Lake is about 40 minutes Northwest of Chicago.  It is in Mchenry
county in the state of Illionis in the good 'ol US of A.
-- 
     ______                  "Oh, it's ...                Brian J. Hille
 ___|______\_______            YOU Bob!"                  Mech. Eng.
|____[____}________>                                      bjhille@iastate.edu
  ()          ()        General Motors rules the road
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet
From: peten@iat.holonet.net (Pete Norton)
Subject: Re: COMMUNICATIONS LINK
Organization: HoloNet (BBS: 510-704-1058)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 18:55:18 GMT

David Walton asks:

"        I am looking for a communications link to Cebu City in
the Philippine Islands.
        A very close friend of mine just came back from there
and had to leave his new wife there for three to five months
while paperwork is being processed.
        There will be a need to transfer documentation to his
wife which is not really possible on the telephone and you
can't really depend on the mail either. He has found out that
the mail is more often than not tampered with before it ever
gets to the receiving party. This is why I am trying to
establish this communications link for him.
        If anyone can help me in this matter it would be
greatly appreciated by both of us.
                                        David Walton "
Assuming you aren't considering sending legal documents via email,
I suggest you look in the Business White Pages for DHL Worldwide
Express, dial their tollfree number and find out if they have service
to Cebu City. (I know they serve Manila.) IMHO they are more reliable
than FedEx or any other courier service to the Pacific Rim.
Xref: sparky alt.bbs.internet:3970 news.sysadmin:1318 news.newsites:511 alt.bbs.waffle:4742
From: Tazzie@cup.portal.com (Jon S Novak)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet,news.sysadmin,news.newsites,alt.bbs.waffle
Subject: Wanted: News Feed in New York (Area code 516)
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 16:35:12 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: usa

Hi there.  I am setting up Waffle from DOS, and searching for a news-feed
that I may use, in the 516 area code (Long Island, NY)

I'm running Waffle 1.65 from DOS (Possibly OS/2 in the future), using
a v.32bis v.42bis 14400 baud modem.

I am not sure how many usenet newsgroups I will be carrying, I will 
start off low and see how it goes from there... 


If you would be so kind as to allow me to feed from your node,
please email me here, TAZZIE@CUP.PORTAL.COM 

Thank you for your time.        --Jon Nowak
From: kingsley@hpwrce.mayfield.hp.com (Kingsley Morse)
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 20:02:07 GMT
Subject: Please Help
Organization: HP Western Response Center
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet

              Please answer these 9 questions and return.

1.) Do you think equal rights for men and women is generally a good idea?
Yes                  [ ]
Sometimes            [ ]
No                   [ ]
Haven't heard enough [ ]
Other                [ ]

2.) Are you pro choice?
Yes                  [ ]
Sometimes            [ ]
No                   [ ]
Haven't heard enough [ ]
Other                [ ]

3.) Are you in favor of adoption?
Yes                  [ ]
Sometimes            [ ]
No                   [ ]
Haven't heard enough [ ]
Other                [ ]

4.) Do you think men should be allowed to legally terminate their parental
rights and responsibilities before fetal viability?
Yes                  [ ]
Sometimes            [ ]
No                   [ ]
Haven't heard enough [ ]
Other                [ ]

5.) What sex are you?
Male               [ ]
Female             [ ]

6.) How old are you?
Under 18           [ ]
19 to 65           [ ]
Over 65            [ ]

7.) What religion are you?
Protestant         [ ]
Catholic           [ ]
Jewish             [ ]
Other              [ ]

8.) What political party are you affiliated with?
Democratic         [ ]
Republican         [ ]
Other              [ ]

9.) How many years of education have you completed?
Grade School       [ ]
High School        [ ]
College            [ ]
More               [ ]
Xref: sparky alt.bbs:6412 alt.bbs.internet:3907 alt.bbs.lists:1285
From: newt@infochi.com (newt)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs,alt.bbs.internet,alt.bbs.lists
Subject: Re: Federal Information BBS's ON and OFF of internet.  ???
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 92 19:35:04 CDT
Organization: Infochi System of Chicago

> 
> I am trying to find any and all ways to get federal information via
> phone or internet.  I am taking a class in US and Federal Information
> and have been told that many agencies are online.  I don't mind making
> a long distant data call.  Does anyone know of these numbers or how
> I can get them?  Whatever answers I find, I will post.
> 
The question you ask would require a huge posting. But I think I can make 
a suggestion that will provide you with an answer. The King Guru of 
obtaining Federal information is Matthew Lesko. He publishes a number of 
books that give addresses and contact names for negotiating this huge 
mountain. Look for Info-Power which is available in any 1/2 way decent 
library. Also in this series is the Federal Database Finder and The 
Computer Data and Database Source Book. In addition he provides an online 
service and Forum on "Leave Your Wallet at The Door Compuserve". Here is 
another way. Many university libraries are in the Government Federal 
Deposit Library Program. They make available large archives of 
Government Publications. They vary in what they carry but they may carry 
some Departmental listings i.e. Commerce, Census, etc. Some gov't 
databases are available through commercial providers. And some are 
subscription through the providing agency also. Another excellent source 
is to call local bulletin boards and see if among their board listings is 
one for gov't BBS's. These vary in usefulness but can be very good. In 
Lesko's books you will find a section on these with the numbers to call.
And finally The NTIS is a quasi gov't operation that acts as the 
marketing and distribution arm for several Federal Agencies.
They will send you a catalog of software and services including online 
stuff. 

NTIS
U.S. Department of Commerace
National Technical Information Service
Springfield, VA 22161
(703) 487-4650

If you do any business with with these people you will also have the 
pleasure of obtaining something you pay for twice. Once with taxes and 
once with cash!
Hope I helped.

newt@infochi.com
Xref: sparky alt.bbs:6411 comp.bbs.misc:1109 alt.bbs.allsysop:725
From: chris@iowegia.uucp (Chris Lyons)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs,comp.bbs.misc,alt.bbs.allsysop
Subject: Re: Recommendations for Software for Commerical BBS
Keywords: want,bbs
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 92 15:55:38 CDT
Distribution: world
Organization: Iowegia Public Access Usenet/UUCP, Clive IA USA.

glm@Unify.Com (Gary L. Manning) writes:

> I am in the process of putting together a new BBS for the company.  I
> need to have the ability to post and view local messages, e-mail, and
> netnews articles and be able to upload and download files (text and
> binary).  I will be running this on a 386 Unix box probably running SCO
> Unix 3.2.2.
>
> If you have any experiences you would like to share or can recommend a
> software package please let me know (e-mail preferably).
>
> If this is a FAQ, please let me know.
>
> Thanks.
>
> gary
>
> --
> Gary Manning                                            internet: glm@Unify.C
> UNIFY Corporation                                ...!{csusac,pyramid}!unify!g
>      The opinions are mine...  The misspellings belong to the editor.

YES YES YES!!!! Use Waffle!! It runs on  both UNIX and DOS.  You need to
register it I believe to use muli-node, but waffle isn't too bad.
Newsgroups: alt.bbs
From: nbb3647@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Subject: Re: Best BBS system
Reply-To: nbb3647@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 06:08:56 GMT

In article <9210008.17.719006874@sunvax.sun.ac.za>, 9210008@sunvax.sun.ac.za (Conrad Christensen) writes:
>What would the best BBS system be to start a BBS with : RA or QBBS ...
>

I'm partial to UltraBBS...  but most everyone prefers what they are running... 
:)  Ultra is simple to set up for a beginner, but has respectable customization
potential once you know what you're doing...


					Noah Bast

no .sig, but call The Vanishing Point (716)889-3353  12-16.8bps 300megs


>Thanks
>Conrad
>--
>Some of today's contestants will die in household accidents after the show.
From: drparul@maico.ksu.ksu.edu (TRANSCEND  G O D)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs
Subject: conversion file needed
Date: 12 Oct 1992 11:23:02 -0500
Organization: Kansas State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: maico.ksu.ksu.edu
Summary: help
Keywords: .gif file need to be converted in to .cmg (computer meta graaphics)

  i am looking for a program or software which can convert *.gif files to *.cgm  files ......this files are to be aquired by qpro spread sheet program            ...any help is apperiated ....shrinath j kotdawala...drparul@matt.ksu.ksu.edu
From: havemann_l@spcvxb.spc.edu
Newsgroups: alt.bbs
Subject: Re: Using ProComm for a BBS?
Date: 14 Oct 92 21:24:19 GMT
Organization: SPC Community Access System

In article <Bw2v4p.yp@ireq.hydro.qc.ca>, beaurega@ireq.hydro.qc.ca (Denis Beauregard) writes:
> I am to start a new BBS, something standalone for now, with limited
> capacities.
> 
> System: 8088 PC with a 30M HD, 2400 baud, one dedicated phone line.
> 
> BBS functions:
> Answering a call, password for downloaders, call duration limited to 30 min.
> Number of downloads (to callers) limited to 5 per call (i.e. I split
> files into enough chunks to have short download and not having someone
> importing all data)
> Access with no restriction to all (or most) directories for downloading
> Access to one directory only for uploading (from callers)
> Calling an external program that will handle some question oriented process
> (i.e. to register, to produce some data on request, to handle a database for
> all users).
> 
> Is ProComm enough to do all that job?  

If you mean ProComm (Plus) Host Mode, then No.  PCPHM gives you ONE u/l and d/l 
directory, passwording, and that's about it.

> 
> One special feature I will add later : double uni-lingual service.  By
> typing (for example) ctrl-E (ctrl-F), all messages would then be in
> English (French).  I presume I can't do that with procomm, except if I
> download a message file at the beginning.
> 

I heartily recommend PCBoard for this -- including multi-lingual operation for 
French, German, Spanish, etc.  PCB is very secure, and allows up to 255 
different security levels; dozens of conferences (each with its *own* security 
level, if desired) with separate u/l and d/l directories; and much more.

In fact, I use it for our clients -- some can have *these* files, some can have 
*those* files, and never the twain shall meet.  It isn't necessarily cheap, but 
it IS very good.  Call Clark Development Corp -- they are in Salt Lake City UT 
(area code 801).


 Lee Havemann, Sys_op    HSH Associates          (201) 838-3330 
 Havemann_l@spcvxa.spc.edu      -      Havemann_l@spcvxa.bitnet
 "Any opinions expressed are not necessarily those of anyone else, 
  including myself."