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From: davidsen@sungod.crd.ge.com (William Davidsen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: How do we obtain wide-area FTP access.
Keywords: ftp  arpanet ftp-sites
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Date: 16 Jun 89 15:00:24 GMT
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  The free ride days are just about over. Even companies which do
billions in government business are being told to buy their own internet
connection. There is probably a commercial net which you can join which
connects to the other nets. Prices for various regional nets which I
have seen are in the range of $30-60k, not something you want to do for
your home system.

  A commercial net will provide things like nameservice, etc. Also plan
on having someone in your organization become a guru for network
services, such as bind.

	bill davidsen		(davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM)
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"Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me