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In article <Bu6zJJ.2Aw@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu>, njoddson@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu (Nick Oddson) writes:
> Hi,
>   I'm looking for information on how to go about getting a connection to
> internet (or fidonet or whatever) from a BBS... the costs involved, the 
> maintenance required, what I have to do to set it up, and the like.  The
> BBS is in the area code 807 (Northwestern Ontario, Canada) in a remote
> town with now educational facilities (except a small division of Lakehead)
> 
> Is this a feasible idea, I only really want to be able to have the BBS users
> send email to the internet, but ideally I suppose some news, ftp sites or such
> would also be useful.
> 
> I've seen some local (and LD) boards that have a fidonet connection, and I
> guess it can't be all THAT expensive...
>  
> Any information welcome - contact me email @ njoddson@descartes.uwaterloo.ca
> 
> Thanks again!
> 
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> --
> Nick Oddson -- University of Waterloo - Canada

Hi Nick!  FIDONET can be expensive if you like.  On the other hand, if your
local boards have formed a net (Several nodes), you can share the expense of
messages being transferred to the hub.  Best to start out with just a few
echoes and increase until your pocketbook can no longer handle the phonebill.
You should go to your local net - coordinator and request a node.  If you want
usenet messages, you should setup uf_gate software and find a usenet gateway
to handle that traffic, although I am not sure you will be able to get ftp
access that method.
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