Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!uunet!shelby!riacs!cincsac.arc.nasa.gov!medin From: medin@cincsac.arc.nasa.gov (Milo S. Medin) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: Internet at home ? Message-ID: <1991Mar3.062659.29071@riacs.edu> Date: 3 Mar 91 06:26:59 GMT References: <296@nic.cerf.net> Sender: news@riacs.edu Reply-To: medin@cincsac.arc.nasa.gov (Milo S. Medin) Distribution: comp Organization: NASA Science Internet Project Office Lines: 32 In article <296@nic.cerf.net>, pushp@nic.cerf.net (Pushpendra Mohta) writes: |> In article cedman@golem.ps.uci.edu (Carl Edman) asks about Dial Up Access to the Internet :writes: |> |> >volumes ? Run remote X-Windows applications ? Is there a better |> >solution for a similar price ? Will the internet administration charge |> >me $10,000 a year ? |> > |> |> |> In California, drop a note to help@cerf.net requesting information on |> DIAL n' CERF ( CERFnet's low cost Dial Up Internet Access Service ) |> ... Well, looks like it's time again for my usual statement that the Internet is not a public data network, and in general, may not be used for private or personal gain, but is aimed at supporting the academic, research, and government communities. Policies vary from place to place. The U.S. Government, and the organizations it subsidizes are not in the business of providing data services for the public or commercial sectors. PSInet and UUnet and other network providers DO support these types of uses, though when they pass traffic onto the NSFNet or other US Government networks, they must abide by the policies in effect there. So, while a "generic" individual can certainly get Internet access, it is generally not without strings, and all service providers need to make sure that the approriate use policies are known and understood by their clients... Thanks, Milo PS Usual disclaimers apply...