janm@eliot.UUCP (Jan Morales) (08/16/88)
I apologize if this is already common knowledge, has been discussed before, or is inappropriate for this newsgroup. I have a friend who would like to join the net. She has an IBM PC/AT with PC-DOS. Is there software available, either free or at a price, to be able to connect to the net from a DOS machine? She's mainly interested in news but would also like e-mail. Post or e-mail as you see fit. Thanks in advance. Jan uunet!pyrdc!eliot!janm 703-264-3301
janm@eliot.UUCP (Jan Morales) (08/22/88)
It seems that a summary is in order so here it is. Thanks to the many people who e-mailed and the one person who called. It appears that a product called UULINK (information below) is your best bet according to the recommendations I received, if your willing to pay the ~$335 price tag. The quality and service, I'm told, is worth the price. It handles news, e-mail, and file transfer. Product: UULINK From: Lauren Weinstein Vortex Technology P.O. Box 1323 Topanga, CA 90290-1323 (213) 390-3920 lauren@vortex.uucp (Disclaimer: I have not actually used the addresses or phone number above, but I have no reason to believe they're wrong, either.) In the public domain is a program called PC-Mail but it only handles e-mail, although I'm sure there must be some way to twiddle it to handle news as well. No one was able to offer specifics on it or how to get it, but I'm sure you can get it from BBS's or news sites. I'm waiting on receiving source for a news/e-mail system from another person and I'd be happy to report on it when it arrives, if there is interest. Two other alternatives were to either get UNIX or get a dial-up account on a UNIX machine. Although I completely agree with these suggestions, she is quite stuck in DOS and her company seems unwilling to see the errors of its ways. Oh, well... :-) <--- smug, superior-feeling grin So far, UULINK seems to be the way to go. Thanks again. Jan uunet!pyrdc!eliot!janm (703) 264-3301