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In <1992Jul30.140945.23969@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu> hall@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu (Marty
Hall) writes:

> I am making inquiries on behalf of a friend in Bandung, Indonesia.
> He is looking into the possibility of an email connection from
> Bandung to the US. What would his best options be?
> 
> The only possibility of which he is currently aware is to buy a
> fast modem and dial into a commercial service in another country
> such as Prodigy, MCImail, Compuserve, etc. He is not aware of any
> connection to any of these without dialing out internationally,
> but has very incomplete information.
> 
> Any suggestions on other options? Does anyone know if the Technical
> Institute of Bandung has an outside email connection?

I'd certainly not advise any consideration of Prodigy, based on everything
which has been said about them in this group and elsewhere.  

According to Quarterman in The Matrix, Indonesia has (or had at one time)
a public data network called SKDN, run by their Post, Telephone, & Telegraph.
In some countries similar PDNs offer email service connecting to commercial
services here such as Telemail.

Although not registered as a UUCP node, the Institut Teknologi Bandung may be 
reachable using indogtw!itbgtw!postmaster@uunet.uu.net.  If not, further
information may be available from indogtw!didik@uunet.uu.net.  Unfortunately,
available information seems to be at least three years old.

Ric <nauen@wrair-emh1.army.mil>  <nauen%wrmain.decnet@detrick-emh1.army.mil>
           ^^^^^Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
        U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command

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