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- From: Andy.Linton@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Andy Linton)
- Subject: re: Dialup access to internet
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 02:36:13 GMT
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- In article <2b370174.cae@lhn.gns.cri.nz>, mdlcpgs@lhn.gns.cri.nz writes:
- |> 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.
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- This picture isn't quite correct. UUCP can be done using this model but for
- POP3 - I hope no one is proposing that we use POP2 - you will need an IP
- connection - see option (c) before you can work this way.
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- UUCP feeds are available from NewZnet in Wellington and Auckland as well as
- the sites mentioned in Duncan McEwan's posting.
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- |> 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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