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- From: london@sunSITE.unc.edu (Larry London)
- Subject: Re: Freenets in Canada and elsewhere
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.044814.9673@samba.oit.unc.edu>
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- References: <jstewart.721493440@cunews> <1992Nov22.013800.28364@cs.sfu.ca>
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 04:48:14 GMT
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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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