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From: sl@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca (Stuart Lynne)
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Subject: Re: UUCP Services
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Date: Sat, 12 Jan 1991 15:07:37 -0500
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In article <1991Jan11.122318.27039@nstn.ns.ca> daniel@nstn.ns.ca (Daniel MacKay) writes:
>Hello!
>
>NSTN is planning to offer UUCP accounts.  UUCP will be probably be provided
>by a SparcStation running SunOS, and a single directly-connected Telebit
>Trailblazer.  Our planned rates are 75$/month subscription, plus .25$/minute.  
>Downstreaming of sites won't be allowed, but sites will have a FQDN for a 
>site name, which I imagine should be both convenient and upwardly-mobile.
>
>We've been designing the service for the last month or so, but as well as
>being reminded of it yesterday :-), we made some final decisions about the
>price and the service details.
>
>What do the other regionals have planned for UUCP?
>
>-dan

This is fantastic. Our average trailblazer news feeds are averaging 10 hours per
week so:

	10hrs*4wks = 40hrs*60 = 2400 minutes *$.25 = $600 +$75 = $675/month

I'll have to get in touch with everyone and let them know that van-bc is putting
it's rates up from $35/month flat fee to $675/month (depending on usage). I'm gonna
get rich, rich, rich, rich, :-)

Seriously, I rather doubt that anyone would be stupid enough to subscribe to this
type of service. In BC a 9600 bps PPP/SLIP link directly to BCNet, complete with
leased line, lease on PCrouters at each end, etc would cost less than that.

I certainly don't make any money running van-bc by asking for donations of about
$35/month to pay for the communications costs. If I was trying to make money I'd
definitely put the rates up a bit. But nowhere near the above suggested rates.

-- 
Stuart Lynne	S&L Investments Ltd.
		...!van-bc!sl 604-937-7532(voice)     	sl@wimsey.bc.ca