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Re: Freenets in Canada and elsewhere

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From: Larry London
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 04:48
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In article <1992Nov22.013800.28364@cs.sfu.ca> fass@cs.sfu.ca (Dan Fass) writes:
>n article <jstewart.721493440@cunews> jstewart@alfred.carleton.ca (John Stewar
>t) writes:
>
>> Attempts are being made in several Canadian cities to setup Freenets based
>> on the model of the Freenet systems currently operating in several American
>> cities.  Victoria and Ottawa are likely to be the first cities that put a
>> Freenet into full operation.
>
>Could John or anyone else tell us which other Canadian cities are planning
>freenets?  What of Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal?
>
>
>I've compiled a list of worldwide current/planned freenets using hytelnet, 
>the University of Saskatoon based Internet information service, and from a
>leaflet distributed by VIFA, the VIctoria Free-Net Association. Here's that
>list:
>
>There are two freenets in Canada:
>
>* National Capital Freenet, Ottawa, Ontario: telnet freenet.carleton.ca or 
>134.117.1.12       login: guest
>
>* The Victoria Free-Net, Victoria, British Columbia: telnet 
>freenet.victoria.bc.ca     available by modem at (604) 595 2300
>
>There's one freenet in New Zealand:
>
>* Citynet, Wellington: operational, telnet access not available.
>
>And there are 15 freenets in the USA:
>
>* Big Sky Telegraph, Dillon, Montana: ``Available Fall/Winter 1992''
>
>* Buffalo Free-Net, Buffalo, New York: ``Available Fall/Winter 1992''
>
>* Chicago Free-Net, Chicago, Illinois: ``Should be available early 1992,''
>contact Paul Bernstein, voice: 312-951-8451, e-mail: 72466.3137@compuserve.com
>
>* The Cleveland FreeNet, Cleveland, Ohio: telnet hela.ins.cwru.edu or 
>freenet-in-a.cwru or 129.22.8.38
>login: visitor
>
>* Core, Seal Beach, California: ``Available Fall/Winter 1992''
>
>* Denver Free-Net, Denver, Colorado: ``Available Fall/Winter 1992''
>
>* The Heartland FreeNet, Peoria, Illinois: telnet heartland.bradley.edu or 
>136.176.5.114           login: bbguest
>
>* La Grande Free-Net, La Grande, Oregon: ``Should be available early 1992,'' 
>contact Jim Williams, voice: 503-494-6059, e-mail: williams@ohsu.edu
>
>* Lorain County FreeNet, Elyria, Ohio: telnet freenet.lorain.oberlin.edu or 
>132.162.32.99         	login: guest
>
>* The Medina County FreeNet, Medina, Ohio: currently not available by telnet, 
>available by modem at (216) 723-6732
>
>* Salem Free-Net, Salem, Oregon: not yet operational, contact Jim Williams, 
>voice: 503-494-6059, e-mail: williams@ohsu.edu
>
>* Santa Barbara Free-Net, Santa Barbara, California: ``Should be available 
>early 1992,'' contact: Timothy Tyndall, voice: 805-962-0129, e-mail: 
>3000rain@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu
>
>* Sendit, Fargo, North Dakota: telnet sendit.nodak.edu or 134.129.105.1 
>login: bbs    Password: sendit2me     Login as visitor
>
>* Tri-State Online, Cincinnati, Ohio: telnet tso.uc.edu or 129.137.100.1 
>login: visitor
>
>* The Youngstown Free-Net, Youngstown, Ohio: telnet yfn.ysu.edu or 
>192.55.234.27      	login: visitor
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>- Dan Fass
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