From: pauls@mudskipper.css.itd.umich.edu (Paul Southworth)
Subject: Re: 517 internet access
Organization: University of Michigan
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 22:20:58 GMT

In article <t+2mgrq.lllowen@netcom.com> lllowen@netcom.com (lllowen)  
writes:
> In article <1992Aug9.153632.26197@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> 
> mxl6@po.CWRU.Edu (Michael Lederman) writes:
> >I have a friend who is moving to Alpena, Mich (area code 517).  Are  
there
> >ANY bbs's which are a local call which can send email to an internet  
addess
> >so that we can keep in touch via email?


well, he should probably just become a patron of m-net, which is pretty  
cheap, and lets you use michnet access numbers to get in.  I have never  
heard of Alpena, but in the 517 area code, merit shows up a a few numbers  
for your friend to call in to.

              enter area code
:         or ? for assistance: 517



 ACCESS NUMBER LISTING   -   United States

 State/City                                     Phone        Net Speeds
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
----
             (A - Autonet, B - MiBell, D - Datapac, M - Merit, S -  
SprintNet)

 MICHIGAN
 East Lansing   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  517/353-8578  M 110-1200
                                               517/353-3500  M 300-2400
                                               517/353-8500  M 300-2400
                                               517/353-4854  M 1200(V
 Jackson  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  517/788-6300  M 300-2400
                                               517/782-8111  S 300-1200(B)
                                               517/782-6796  A 110-1200
 Lansing  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  517/484-0062  S 300-1200(B)
                                               517/484-6301  S 2400
                                               517/482-0120  S 9600(v.32)
                                               517/487-2222  A 110-1200
 Midland  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  517/832-7068  S 300-1200(B)
 Mount Pleasant   - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  517/774-3790  M 300-2400
 Saginaw  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  517/790-3429  M 300-2400
 Saginaw  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  517/790-7590  M 1200-9600
                                               517/790-5166  S 300-1200(B)
                                               517/799-3190  S 2400
                                               517/790-1141  A 110-1200


If any of the "M" coded numbers (the merit/michnet numbers) are within his  
range, those are the ones to use.  He should call the number, and do this:

Which Host?um-m-net
%TN07:HME24D-HME24E:TN00 um-m-n

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Enter G for guest or P for patron - g


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