Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!Donald_B_Phillips
From: Donald_B_Phillips@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: Re: Public Access USENET from Scotland?
Message-ID: <6098@cup.portal.com>
Date: 31 May 88 09:12:16 GMT
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John Owens writes:
>I don't know the details, although Telenet's customer service should be
>able to.  From Scotland, he should be able to connect to a public data
>network, and connect to Telenet in the US.  He could then get a portal
>account (like the poster has), or use PC Pursuit to dial any of the
>other various public access systems (see the "picnix" postings).
>-- 
>John Owens		SMART HOUSE Development Venture
>john@jetson.UUCP	(old uucp) uunet!jetson!john
>+1 301 249 6000		(internet) john%jetson.uucp@uunet.uu.net

The thought of using PC-PURSUIT had crossed my mind.  When I last checked
with TELENET, PC-PURSUIT access was only available from US dialins.  This
was as of nine months ago.
Thanks for the thought, though.
Don Phillips