emv@ox.com (Ed Vielmetti) (04/12/91)
In article <1991Apr11.210543.1374@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) writes:
are not normally given out. BIX does not have an Internet linkup
so that general users can get out to the Internet. I think the
reason is that it's hard for commercial (for profit) services like
BIX to get Internet connections, since it's all such a non-profit
sort of thing.
They could connect to the internet through one of the commercial
internet providers, including Alternet, PSI, Cerfnet, or any of the
other organizations which are in the process of selling to this
market. (Not to mention any names.) Rates vary according to the
location of your site relative to the network service provider's local
point of presence (POP), the speed of the line, and local market
conditions; you can do *anything you want* with these connections, so
long as it's legal and so long as you don't violate the conditions of
use of other more restricted nets.
It is OK to be a for-profit site on the Internet, as long as you play
by all of the rules and as long as you pay for the services you're
getting.
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