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From: kwe@bu-cs.BU.EDU (kwe@bu-it.bu.edu (Kent W. England))
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: NSFNET ?
Message-ID: <29393@bu-cs.BU.EDU>
Date: 10 Apr 89 18:40:46 GMT
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In article <8904091233.AA00388@rebel.nyser.net> schoff@REBEL.NYSER.NET
 ("Marty Schoffstall") writes:
>Strictly speaking the ARPANet is being replaced by other DARPA
>networks on the National Networking Testbed (NNT), and the ARPANet
>is still chugging along as we speak.  The NSFNet is a national network
>connecting regional networks (BARRNet in your area).  Indvidual organizations
>don't join NSFNet they join a regional.
>
>Of course one paragraph doesn't do any of this jstice.
>
>Marty
>-------------

	You are right, one paragraph can't do the topic justice.  The
original poster gets Internet service from uunet.  This will not change
at all as the arpanet goes away and nsfnet develops.  That may allay
some fears about connectivity.

	Of course, in a way, the old arpanet operational service *is*
being transferred to the NSFnet.  The NNT will be research oriented
and not for production e-mail use.  (Back to the roots.)  So, most
people's idea of arpanet service is moving to the NSFnet.

	In southern CA, Quotron could join the San Diego Supercomputer
regional or perhaps one of the other quasi-independent networking
conspiracies in CA.  I know of four now (BARRnet in the Bay Area,
SDSCnet in San Diego, CERFnet, and Los Nettos in LA).  I think that is
a record of sorts.  (I forgot to mention Shorelinenet, (good luck
folks) :-).

	Be prepared to pay your way and to use the net only for
academic, educational, and research purposes.  It's a little looser
than the arpanet was.  Understand you get telnet, ftp, smtp as well as
mail gateways to usenet, csnet, bitnet, etc.

	So call your local regional network sales office and sign up!
:-) 

	Kent England, Boston University