[comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc] Information on Dial-Up Internet Access

pushp@nic.cerf.net (Pushpendra Mohta) (09/21/90)

In article <BOB.90Sep19110415@volitans.MorningStar.Com> of comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc bob@MorningStar.Com (Bob Sutterfield) writes:
>   On the issue of Internet connectivity, you have to locate your
>   nearest data communications regional network offering Internet
>   connectivity services.
>You would do well to contact folks at either PSI, Alternet, or
>CERFnet, the major commercial IP connectivity providers that spring to
>mind.  Write to postmaster@psi.com, postmaster@uunet.uu.net, and
>postmaster@cerf.net respectively and they'll be happy to send you all

Enough of you have written seeking information  on
DIAL n' CERF , CERFnet's Dial-Up Internet Access Service.
to warrant this reply:

DIAL n' CERF ( and similar) services cater chiefly to :

	Organizations/Individuals  with legitimate  but low start up
	needs to access the Internet.
	Organizations/Individuals  with legitimate  but short term 
	needs to access the Internet.
	To "roamers", who already have access to the Internet in their 
	parent organizations, but need this access when traveling. 

DIAL n' CERF offers:	Terminal Service ( telnet, rlogin )
                  	SLIP
                  	USENet News
                  	Internet Mailboxes

CERFnet currently offers this service at the following locations:
(Other sites are under consideration as are alternate access schemes.)

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DIAL n' CERF  LOCATIONS

Southern California
SDSC	San Diego SuperComputer Center	
	SANDIEGO
CIT	Caltech Institute of Technology	
	PASADENA
UCI	University Of California, Irvine
	IRVINE
UCLA	University of California, Los Angeles
	WESTWOOD

Northern California
UCOP	University of California, Office of the President
	OAKLAND
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For further information retrieve the files

dial-n-cerf-agreement.txt ( includes cerfnet-acceptable-use-policy )
dial-n-cerf-locations.txt

by anonymous ftp from NIC.CERF.NET [ 134.24.99.3 ]

This site is also a good repository of information
on the Internet for beginners and we encourage its use. 

If currently without ftp access send mail to
help@cerf.net or 
call (619) 534-5087


If visiting Interop 90 look us up at the CERFnet booth.

--pushpendra

pushp@nic.cerf.net (Pushpendra Mohta) (09/23/90)

In article <179@nic.cerf.net> pushp@nic.cerf.net (I, Pushpendra Mohta) wrote:
>For further information[ about DIAL n' CERF, CERFnet's Dial Up Internet
access service ] retrieve the files
>dial-n-cerf-agreement.txt ( includes cerfnet-acceptable-use-policy )
>dial-n-cerf-locations.txt
>by anonymous ftp from NIC.CERF.NET [ 134.24.99.3 ]
>
I should have added that the files are in

~ftp/cerfnet/cerfnet_info directory 

>This site is also a good repository of information
>on the Internet for beginners and we encourage its use. 
>
>If currently without ftp access send mail to
>help@cerf.net or 
>call (619) 534-5087
>

--pushpendra
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Pushpendra Mohta		pushp@cerf.net		(619) 534-5056
CERFNet/SDSC	 		pushp@sdsc.bitnet	(619) 534-5167 FAX
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