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- From: fass@cs.sfu.ca (Dan Fass)
- Subject: Freenets in Canada and elsewhere
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.013800.28364@cs.sfu.ca>
- Organization: CSS, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
- References: <jstewart.721493440@cunews>
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 01:38:00 GMT
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- 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
-