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David Wood (david@thermoteknix.co.uk) wrote:
> In article: <30D6D359.7150@tyger.co.uk>  ? <root@tyger.co.uk> writes:
> > I have a small LAN (6 PCs running '95).

> So do we.

> > We have 1 modem.

> As we do.

> > Objective: Internet access (Mail and Web) from each PC without buying 
> > expensive routers, software.
> > 
> > We do not want to register as a class C subnet. Ideally we would have 
> > the modem on our NT server dial-up our ISP and pick up our mail using 
> > SMTP, then using MS Exchange server to convert it into POP3 format and 
> > then use MS Exchnage clients on our PCs to read our mail. 

> I use rbgate from richard@floosie.demon.co.uk. It talks SMTP and MS 
> exchange, so we use exchange locally.

> Web browsing and online ftp can be done using wingate from 
> 	http://nz.com/NZ/Commerce/creative-cgi/special/qbik/wingate.htm

> This is brought up during the day by request as we keep the online time 
> low. However, www and ftp can be done by mail, which we are encouraging 
> as it stops lots of idle online time.

Without in any way suggesting the current posters here do not have the
correct type of account for this style of use, may I take the
opportunity to remind people that the 'tenner-a-month' style account
only permits a single computer to be connected to the Internet and
email for that account (regardless of the number of mailboxes in use)
may only be read and composed on the same machine.

If you wish to pass email around a LAN, you should have an account
that permits such use. Of course such accounts are more than the
standard 10pds per month in line with the greater use that you will be
making of the connection.

-- 
Malcolm S. Muir
Sunderland
England