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From: lad@eplrx7.UUCP (Lawrence Dziegielewski)
Newsgroups: soc.net-people,news.misc
Subject: Re: Public Access UN*X, Connecting to Usenet
Message-ID: <470@eplrx7.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 9-Sep-87 08:16:07 EDT
Article-I.D.: eplrx7.470
Posted: Wed Sep  9 08:16:07 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 11-Sep-87 00:48:32 EDT
References: <1213@dasys1.UUCP> <695@mtuxo.UUCP>
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Organization: E.I. DuPont Co. Engineering Physics Lab
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Keywords: Boston, MA, uucp, Usenet, public access
Summary: Getting on the net
Xref: mnetor soc.net-people:488 news.misc:904

In article <695@mtuxo.UUCP>, cas@mtuxo.UUCP (C.STEVENS) writes:
> In article <1213@dasys1.UUCP>, wfp@dasys1.UUCP (William Phillips) writes:
> # Also, what is involved in getting, say, a corporate UN*X system hooked up
> # to Usenet?
> # 

Getting your company on USENET is simply a matter of getting the news 2.11
software running on your system,  then finding someone willing to feed you
news and mail.  

When I pur my system on the net,  it took me roughly 2 weekes to track down
someone generous enough to feed my machine.  At that time he was already
feeding several other machines,  and took me when his machine was already
full.

Now,  it's even easier due to the advent of UUNET.  UUNET is a 'news
subscription service' which you get access to thru Tymnet or an 800 number.
Getting on UUNET is easy,  it costs $30./month plus connect time.  Connect
time can be as little as $3./hour if you call off-peak times only.  UUNET is
run from a computer who's only mission in life is news and mail,  meaning it
is a highly reliable system.  We've been feeding thru UUNET for about a
month and so far I like the service.

You can get subscription info by writing:

		Peter H. Salus
		UUNET/USENIX
		P.O. Box 2299
		Berkley,  CA 94710
		+ 1 415 528 8649
		uunet!usenix!peter

Hope this helps.  If you need further info,  or need the news software,
feel free to call me at my office number below.




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