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Re: BCS on the Net

#132
From: Anthony P Lawrence
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 22:03
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In article <1992Jul27.145418.21100@unixland.natick.ma.us> bdowning@unixland.natick.ma.us (Bill Downing) writes:
>In article <BrxuFH.20p@world.std.com> jah@world.std.com (Jamal A Hannah) writes:
>>What is the progress of the BCS with respect to getting their members
>>on usenet/uucp/The Internet?   One would think by now that it wouldnt be
>>hard to at least set up the major BBS systems with netmail capability that
>>went beyond FidoNet and actualy gave BCS members the ability to send and
>>recieve email using the above mentioned networks.  (hopefully free of
>>extra charge)
>>
>> - Jamal Hannah
>
>I second the motion...at one time, the BCS and the World were
>negotiating access by BCS members to Internet/Usenet at reduced rates
>(at least I think it was the World)...
>

Gosh, the World is only $1.00/hr now (min 20 hrs).  While less than
that is fine, compared to Compuserve, etc, it's pretty close to free
already!

			Tony

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Subject: Re: BCS on the Net
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Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
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