Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!chinet!mcdchg!nud!sunburn!dover!waters From: waters@dover.uucp (Mike Waters) Newsgroups: news.misc Subject: Re: connecting to the net Summary: General interest - please post replies! Message-ID: <570@dover.uucp> Date: 3 Dec 88 19:56:11 GMT References: <162@sjs.sj.ate.slb.com> Reply-To: waters@dover.UUCP (Mike Waters) Organization: Motorola CAD Mesa, AZ {dover} Lines: 32 In article <162@sjs.sj.ate.slb.com> doyle@sjs.sj.ate.slb.com (Matt Doyle, 408-437-5284) writes: :Sorry to interrupt the flamfest going on here (BTW my vote goes :to Brad). Mine too! : :Can anyone out there send me some info on connecting a system to :the net from scratch. I have friends at other companies that :would like to gain access to the net but I'm not certain what :hardware and software will be required. Also if this is going to :require capital expenses dose anyone have tried and proven :justifications that can be feed to the 'bean counters' (i.e. :management). : As far as I know all you need for UUCP is a freindly neighbor a phone call away, and a system that can run the news/mail software. I believe the software is all public domain so you just have to find someone to give you a copy. Finding out where and the intricacies (sp?) of setting up is a MUCH bigger problem though hopefully someone will post a writeup to news.newusers on that (we are still fussing/tweeking). Justifications are another matter, especially security considerations. We are restricted to dial OUT only for example, I am aware of several other sites which cannot have modems AT ALL! Any suggestions out there? -- Mike Waters (for your EDIFication) * Motorola CAD Group * Witty remark goes *HERE* Mesa, AZ ...!sun!sunburn!dover!waters * OR moto@cad.Berkley.EDU *