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In article <9301070010.AA28232@deepthought.cs.utexas.edu>,
nauen@wrair-emh1.army.mil wrote:
> 
> In <C0GD7w.J6y@unx.sas.com> sej@allspice.unx.sas.com (Samuel Johnson) asks
> 
> >    I have a friend who is going on an extended vacation to france and
> > morocco and would like to correspond by email with him. I am connected
> > to the internet and was wondering if this is possible. He will also
> > have access to AT&T easylink, can I send mail to that address and have
> > him call his regular number in the states to correspond?
> 
> If he (or you) are willing to spend the money, calling in to his EasyLink
> mailbox would probably be simpler than trying to get guest accounts
> around France.  (I don't think there are _any_ connections to Morocco.)
> 
> However, he may have problems with finding, carrying, and/or operating 
> a terminal which would give him EasyLink access. 
> 
> Inasmuch as commercial companies (read AT&T) should be out to please 
> their customers, my suggestion would be for him to ask AT&T how to do it. 
> 

My sister, who has spent considerable time studying in Paris,
tells me that French bureaucrats are extremely difficult to
work with, especially where foreigners are concerned.  This
applies with extra force where telecoms are concerned.

The most widely-used email system in France is Minitel, run
by their phone company.  Unfortunately I believe it still
lacks Internet connectivity.  If there is a way of reaching
it from Internet somebody should post it!

Your best bet is probably to try and find a person who has
an Internet-reachable email account over there and is willing
to help you.  Ideal method would be a person who has both
Minitel and EARN accounts who would be willing to act as a
gateway...

You could also try posting to alt.internet.access.wanted

Matt Healy
"I pretend to be a network administrator; the lab
 net pretends to work!"

matt@wardsgi.med.yale.edu