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re: Dialup access to internet

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From: mdlcpgs
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 23:52
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Okay, I am in the middle of setting this up.

1/ Find an internet provider. John Houlker at Waikato University
is probably a good start. Michael Newbury at Victoria uni. is
another. Both can do dial-up internet access.

2/ Decide whether you just need mail, need FTP too. etc. Your
internet provider will be able to tell you what options at what
cost. It will depend on where you are getting the feed too.
Basic options:
   a/ simplist option is dialup account on host machine. You will
have to use Kermit or similar to move stuff back to your machine.
   b/ Mail only requirements can be achieved with with a mailbox
on the host machine and either a UUCP connection or POP2/3 on
your local machine.
   c/ Full connection will need dialup SLIP or PPP on your machine
plus a mailbox on host and some means of triggering the transfer.

I have found both Michael and John very helpful. What is possible for
you will depend on the provider too. A bewildering array of software
is available for the local end of things. I may be able to summerise
what you can do for a MSDOS machine in a few weeks and certainly give
some hints now if you have sorted out the provider end.
	Phil
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