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Last-modified: Wed Sep 27 13:39:20 GMT 1995

This is a regularly scheduled bi-weekly posting, which explains the
purpose of the usenet newsgroups for the Capital District of New York
State and answers frequently asked questions (FAQs).  Please follow
these guidelines when posting your articles; this will make life
easier for all of us.

NOTE: Binary files (whether programs, bitmaps or others) are not to be
      posted to any of the groups listed below.

These are the current Capital District newsgroups:

capdist.announce        Announcements and news of and about the Capital
                        District.  If this newsgroup is abused by
                        excessive off-topic postings, it should probably
                        be changed to a moderated newsgroup.

capdist.seminars        This newsgroup is presumably for seminars that are
                        given in the Capital District.  Such postings
                        should probably be to capdist.announce.

capdist.admin           Discussions about the capdist newsgroups
                        themselves.

capdist.misc            All other discussions that don't fit into any of
                        the other capdist newsgroup categories, but are
                        somehow specific to the Capital District.

capdist.general         This newsgroup really should not exist.  Post to
                        capdist.misc instead.  capdist.general might be
                        deleted eventually.


OTHER RELATED GROUPS:

alt.culture.ny-upstate  Discussions of and about the area in NY State that
                        is north of NYC and south of the Canadian border.

ny.*                    Newsgroups with discussions of and about NY State.

nyc.*			Newsgroups with discussions of and about NY City.


GENERAL GUIDELINES:
    Please try to post to the appropriate newsgroup, and try to avoid
    crossposting whenever possible. This makes it easier for everyone
    to find the information they are looking for without wading through
    irrelevant articles.

MORE INFORMATION:
    If you have questions about these guidelines, you can send E-Mail to
    Daniel A. Norton <danorton@albany.net>


FREQUENTLY-ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)
=================================

1) Which newsgroups are specific to the Capital District? 

   ANSWER: See above.


2) Is there an Internet Service Provider (ISP) in the 518 area code?

   ANSWER: Yes, there are several.  For the latest list, see
           <URL:http://www.rpi.edu/~sullis/capdist/inetaccess.html>

   Here's the list as of this posting:
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   This is a list of Capital District (Albany, NY) internet access
   providers. They provide service in the 518 area code.
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     * AdirondackNet
        http://www.adirondack.net/
        AdirondackNet serves the Glens Falls area
        518-798-5488 (voice)
     * Automatrix
        http://www.automatrix.com/
        Email:  info@automatrix.com
        518-372-5583 (voice)
     * AlbanyNet
        http://www.albany.net/
        518-432-1751 (modem) login as new
        or telnet to albany.net login as new
        Sales:
        sales@albany.net
        518-465-0873 (voice)
     * Capital Region Information Service of New York (aka CRISNY)
        http://www.crisny.albany.edu/
     * Cow Land BBS
        http://www.cowland.com/
        Altamont, NY
        1-518-861-8718 (modem, 14400 baud)
        1-518-861-7074 (modem, 28800 baud)
        Or send e-mail to:  hawk@cowland.com
     * EMI Communications
        http://www.emi.com/
        5015 Campuswood Drive
        Syracuse N.Y. 13057
        1-800-456-2001
        or e-mail info@emi.com for additional information
     * Global One
      http://www.globalone.net/
      The Global One, Inc.
      1840 Western Avenue
      Albany, NY 12203
      Modem: 518-452-1234
      Help Line: 518-452-1465
      FAX: 518-452-1466
     * Klink Net Communications
        http://www.klink.net/
        Klink Net Communications
        PO Box 602
        Gloversville, NY 12078
        Voice:  518-725-3000 or 800-KLINK-123
        Modem:  518-773-2808 and login as "new" for new accounts
        Fax:  518-725-3151
        Servicing:  Fulton/Montgomery and surrounding counties
     * Logical.net
        Logical.net
        Albany, NY
        518-452-9090 (voice)
        518-452-0505 (modem)
     * NetHeaven
           http://www.netheaven.com/
           NetHeaven
           Ballston Spa and Glens Falls
           Voice:  518-885-1295 or 800-910-6671
           Servicing:  Albany/Rensselaer through Lake George
     * NYSERNET
        http://www.nysernet.org/
        gopher://gopher.nysernet.org
        Most people will probably be interested in their TRANSIT service.
        For more info, call 315-453-2912 or send email to
        info@nysernet.org
     * Wizvax
        http://www.wizvax.net/
        1508 Tibbits Ave.
        Troy, NY 12180
        For information, send email to info@wizvax.net
        518-271-0049 (modem) login as user new with password new.
        518-273-4325 (voice)
     _________________________________________________________________
   A list of New York City Internet Access providers is available at
   http://www.panix.com/sea/providr.html 
     _________________________________________________________________
   Try these Internet Access provider listings...
     * http://www.netusa.net/ISP/
     * http://www.celestin.com/pocia/index.html
     * http://thelist.com/
     _________________________________________________________________
   You might try this USENET newsgroup: alt.internet.access.wanted
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Daniel A. Norton
danorton@albany.net