JAJZ801@calstate.bitnet (10/10/90)
I know this is not on the usual subject of this forum, but some past
postings indicate some knowledge of TELEcommunications in the USSR,
maybe more than they have there given the apparent state of things
over there (from news reports). This was a request posted to MEDNEWS
readers by the moderator of that forum. In any case, it seems a
healthy break from much of the bitching and complaining that often
characterizes this Digest. If you can help or make any suggestions,
please reply to the sinatory at the end of the message or myself and I
will forward. Thanks VERY much.
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Could you please post following as an 'urgent' request for information,
unless you happen to be able to answer it yourself. Thanks.
I have been contacted by the Diabetes Forum administrator on
CompuServe regarding the problem of diabetic children in the USSR. A
group of parents in need of assistance with information and (to us)
readily available material, had contacted him recently. We may be in
a position to support these people in a very real sense, but the main
problem right now is the almost total lack of communication with the
area in question.
We have an urgent need for a communications link with USSR not too
distant from the town or city of "Krasnodar", zip code 350000.
If someone does have knowledge of an Internet link in the USSR, or a
FidoNet link, or any other useful network, please contact me as soon
as possible at the address below.
Help us help those children! Thanks.
Martin Wehlou MD
WEHLOU@BGERUG51.BITNET 72047,2444 at CompuServe
Fax: 32-91-313312 Phone: 32-91-316740djb@mailer.cc.fsu.edu (David Brightbill) (10/11/90)
I've learned a little more about email connections to Krasnodar. Bob
Brodel who is one of the directors of our sister city program sent me
a copy of a longish article he sent to the Bitnet list. The following
is extracted from that letter with his permission.
There is a man (in Krasnodar) who is president of a club called
"Parents of Diabetic Children." His name is Eugene Makarets. His
postal address is:
35000 CCCP
G. Krasnodar
UL. Shaumyana, D.55, KV.66
Makarets, Eugene USSR
Eugene does not speak English. The most direct electronic way to
contact him is via FAX. The Krasnodar English Club Business Center
has a FAX with international access. Their FAX number is (8612)
558747. Mark the fax ATTN: Marina Martinova and ask her to forward it
to Eugene. She will translate it and see that he gets it.
We have one person in Krasnodar who is accessable on Internet via the
San Francisco - Moscow Spacebridge. Mail addressed to:
"cdp!krasneft@labrea.stanford.edu"
should arrive in his mailbox. The guy in Krasnodar is Alexander
Samarin. Because of the nature of his account, it is real
expensive for him to email back. He deals in Roubles and the gateway
charges are in "hard currency" He should be able to get mail to Eugene
Makarets. Put ATTN: Makarets, Eugene in the subject line. Include a
FAX number for Eugene to respond back to.
Bob also says that there are two TELEX units in Krasnodar with
international access. They are at the Eye Micro Surgery Institute
(Dr. Yakovchuk, Director) telex 123220 (CERTA SU) and the Rice
Research Institute (Professor Alyoshin, Director) telex 279117 (AQVA
SU). The country code is 871.
Bob and I are working on getting a UUCP connection between a
university in Krasnodar and the Moscow node. Does anyone have the
email address of the guy at the node in Moscow? If you have any
trouble connecting with Krasnodar, let Bob know. His email address is
broedel@fsu.bitnet. I'd also be happy to help.
Just to give you more background, Krasnodar is the sister city to my
town of Tallahassee. We have sent a modem to a Soviet hacker in
Krasnodar and are in regular contact with folks there. MD's from
Krasnodar have traveled to Tallahassee for training and visa versa. A
UUCP link to there is something I have been promoting for a while. I
know that there is a node in Moscow via Finland. I'm going to explore
ways of making the Krasnodar link. The main deal will be finding
bucks for the phone charges.
David Brightbill