A Shell account is an account which gives one network access by way of dialing
in to another machine, often a UNIX machine, which gives you access to those WWW
services it has selected and a preset amount of disk storage.
URLs:
- U.S. Internet Service
Providers List
- This useful site lists U.S. Internet service providers, indexed by
telephone area code.
- The NetAccess Worldwide List
- Network access by continent is found at this site, as well as
links to related information.
W3E References:
- dial-up account
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- service provider
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- SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol)
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Print References:
- Que's Computer and Internet Dictionary
by Brian Pfaffenberger with David Wall. Que, Indianapolis, IN. 1995.
ISBN: 0-7897-0356-4
Detail:
One of the disadvantages of a shell account is that when you download files, you are
transferring them to space on the remote machine and they must later be moved to your
own machine. However, a shell account has the advantage of being less expensive other
types of connection to the WWW.
E-Mail:
The World Wide Web Encyclopedia at wwwe@tab.com
E-Mail: Charles River Media at chrivmedia@aol.com
Copyright 1996 Charles River Media. All rights reserved.
Text - Copyright © 1995, 1996 - James Michael Stewart & Ed Tittel.
Web Layout - Copyright © 1995, 1996 - LANWrights &
IMPACT Online.
Revised -- February 20th, 1996
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