Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!ukc!axion!tharr!sweh From: sweh@tharr.UUCP (Stephen Harris) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Public Access in UK Message-ID: <1072@tharr.UUCP> Date: 6 Oct 90 03:32:17 GMT References: <14321@hydra.gatech.EDU> Reply-To: sweh@tharr.UUCP (Stephen Harris) Organization: Power Microsystems Ltd Lines: 22 In article zmacx07@asunfs.doc.ic.ac.uk (Simon E Spero) writes: >Finally, there is tharr.co.uk. I don't know much about this side, since >I've never been able to get a clean connection to it, but from the few >characters I could read appears to be a Unaxcess BBS offering free >access to the Unix shell, and providing rn/mail . >The number is : 0234 261804 > This is all perfectly true. When I do get acces to it (it seems to be busy quite a lot since only 1 modem) there is UA (with only a few conferences) and if you ask the Sysop (Chris) nicely he will give you a login id for the shell. From there there is email and Usenet via uk.co.bt.axion. I don't know how Chris manages to provide this service free, but I thank him for it! -- Stephen Harris Disclaimer: me have an opinion? | Email: sweh%uucp.tharr@uk.co.bt.axion What an idea! | (But don't ask me what gateways) <-- tharr *free* public access to Usenet in the UK 0234 261804 -->