jackson@ttidcb.UUCP (Dick Jackson) (06/04/85)
We are considering the use of international packet switching. Apparently most civilized countries have at least one packet switched network, and they are mostly interconnected (I think) by IRCs. Supposedly you can call in to your local access point in, say, Australia just as you would with Telenet or Tymnet, then ask for any other PSN . You get connected to, say, France and log on again with them (I am assuming you have established accounts with these organizations). Then you ask for your end point address and - bingo! half way around the world. Does anyone have any direct experience with this? Is it as straightforward as I have described? Any catches? We have not found it easy to get tariff information on non-US PSNs - can anyone recommend a source?