public access to UseNet
Ray Wilmott
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I'm trying to compile a list of sites offering public access to
UseNet. Please e-mail any info you may have (dialup numbers,
baud rates supported, access fees, etc.). Thanks. Will summarize
if there's interest.
Suzanne Sluizer
>
>I'm trying to compile a list of sites offering public access to
>UseNet. Please e-mail any info you may have (dialup numbers,
>baud rates supported, access fees, etc.). Thanks. Will summarize
>if there's interest.
Please post a summary to the net. I have set follow-ups to misc.wanted.
--
Suzanne Sluizer CSNET: slzr%gte...@RELAY.CS.NET
GTE Laboratories UUCP: ...!harvard!bunny!slzr
617-466-2882
"Truth is a pathless land." -- Krishnamurti
Phil Eschallier
i'd be interested in the results but are you just trying to
start a new nixpub??
attached is the latest nixpub list which i maintain -- part
of the info in the list is usenet access. i hope this helps.
phil eschallier
{ phile | nixpub }@LS.COM
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nixpub--> PUBLIC ACCESS UNIX (*NIX) SITES [04-10-89]
(mapped sites only!)
Systems listed (64):
[ agora, alphacm, amazing, anet, atrium, bigtex, bucket, chariot, chief ]
[ chinet, cpro, dasys1, ddsw1, dhw68k, eklektik, floyd, gensis, grebyn ]
[ igloo, jolnet, killer, lgnp1, lilink, lunapark, m-net, madnix, magpie ]
[ marob, ncoast, netcom, nuchat, nucleus, nwnexus, oncoast, ozdaltx ]
[ pallas, pedro, pnet01, pnet02, pnet51, portal, raider, rpp386, rtmvax ]
[ sactoh0, sharks, sir-alan, sixhub, spies, stanton, stb, sugar, telly ]
[ tmsoft, tnl, turnkey, uport, usource, vpnet, well, wet, wybbs, xroads ]
[ ziebmef ]
Last
Contact
Date Telephone # Sys-name Location Baud Hours
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01/10 206-487-3616^ nwnexus Seattle WA 3/12/24/96 24
VAX 11/750 - BSD 4.3, multiple lines, PC-pursuitable, Usenet mail/news,
carry alternate newsgroups. Fees: $5/month (min.), $3/hour direct (anytime)
Accounts are set up via application. Call number given for more information.
10/08 212-420-0527 magpie NYC NY 3/12/24/96 24
? - UNIX SYSV - 2, Magpie BBS, no fee, Authors: Magpie/UNIX,/MSDOS
two lines plus anonymous uucp: 212-677-9487 (9600 bps Telebit modem)
NOTE: 9487 reserved for registered Magpie sysops & anon uucp
Contact: Steve Manes, {rutgers|cmcl2|uunet}!hombre!magpie!manes
08/19 212-675-7059 marob NYC NY 3/12/24 24
386 SCO-XENIX 2.2, XBBS, magpie bbs, no fee, limit 60 min
Telebit Trailblazer (9600 PEP) only 212-675-8438
Contact: {philabs|rutgers|cmcl2}!{phri|hombre}!marob!clifford
07/07 212-879-9031^ dasys1 NYC NY 12/24 24
Unistride - SYS V, multiple lines, fee $5/mo AKA Big Electric Cat
USENET, games, multi-user chat, email, login: new
03/19 213-376-5714 pnet02 Redondo Bch CA 3/12/24 24
XENIX (also 213-374-7404) no fee, 90 min limit, login: pnet id: new
some USENET, net-work e-mail, multi-threaded conferencing
09/30 213-397-2987^ stb Santa Monica CA 3/12/24 24
Tandy 16 Serial Tree bbs, shell access, uucp-anon: ogin: uucp NO PASSWD
03/19 213-459-5891 amazing Pacific Palisades CA 3/12/24 24
AMT 286 - Microport David's Amazing BBS Fee $7.50/month;$35/6;$60/year
5 lines on rotary; Unique original software with conferencing, electronic
bar, matchmaking, no file up/downloading
07/31 214-247-2367 ozdaltx Dallas TX 3/12/24 24
INTEC/SCO XENIX 2.2.1, OZ BBS, Membership only adult BBS, fee $40
year. Multiple lines. Closed system, carries limited USENET
newsgroups. Login: guest (no PW). Voice verification on all new users.
11/01 214-250-6272^ rpp386 Dallas TX 12/24 24
386 SYSV, no shell, no bbs, anonymous uucp file transfer site only, no fee
uucp and kermit server available, login uucp or kermit NO PASSWD
01/15 214-824-7881^ killer Dallas TX 3/12/24 24
3b2/400 - UNIX, uucp-anon: 1200 bps -->214-827-2919 in: uupdsrc word: Public
uucp-anon: 2400 bps --> 214-821-3795 in: uupdsrc word: Public
uucp-anon info in: /bbsys4/README no fee
11/26 215-279-5921^ lgnp1 Norristown PA 3/12/24 24
80286 w/ SCO-XENIX -- Telebit now on other line. Limited number of
shell accounts, currently no charges. Services include E-mail, USENET,
PD downloads, UNIX Software development and Text Processing tools.
NO BBS!!
anon-uucp: nuucp NO PWD (download /usr/spool/uucppublic/PD_FILES)
09/23 216-781-6201^ ncoast Cleveland OH 3/12/24 24
Plexus P/35 System III, UNaXcess BBS, 5 lines; donation requested; shell
access, Usenet access; news feeds available; home of UNaXcess software
login: bbs for BBS, login: makeuser to register for shell access
system may go DOWN soon
08/14 217-529-3223 pallas Springfield IL 3/12/24 24
Convrgnt Minifrme, multiple lines, 200 meg Minnie bbs $25 donation
03/04 312-272-5912^ igloo Northbrook IL 12/24/96 24
PC clone/microport no limit/no fee AKCS bbs
full usenet read access/all post access/limited 112megs HD
2 lines rotary, 9600 telebit on 272-5917 rsh till validation
Contact: igloo!learn
08/14 312-283-0559^ chinet Chicago IL 3/12/24 24
3b2/300 - SYS V 3.1, multiple lines, Picospan BBS, system & BBS free
Extra phone lines and usenet, $50/yr.
02/19 312-301-2100^ jolnet Joliet/Orland Pk IL 3/12/24 24
3b2/400 - Unix, public access and contributions, fee for postnews.
$50.00 per year 5 lines XBBS bbs. Newsfeeds available.
Free Shell access. Telebit Trailblazer access. Telenet access.
08/11 312-566-8911^ ddsw1 Mundelein IL 3/12/24/96 24
Televideo 386 -SCO XENIX 386, guest usr 1 hr daily, fee extends use
AKCS bbs, fee $30/6 months $50/year, Authors of AKCS bbs
multiple lines, 9600 bps available, anonymous uucp, ~/README for info
Contact: Karl Denninger (...!ddsw1!karl) Voice: (312) 566-8910
04/16 312-833-8126^ vpnet Villa Park IL 3/12 24
3B1 UNIX Sys V 3.5, no fee, shell access, AKCS BBS (linked)
12/23 312-927-1885^ atrium Chicago IL 3/12 24
3B1 UNIX SYS V.2, Chicago MM, no fee, no limit, multiple lines,
national pen-pal service, login: mm, other lines: 927-1886, -1887
Contact: gatech!petro!ucmsa!atrium!sysop
07/31 313-623-6309 nucleus Clarkston MI 12/24 24
286 - UNIX SYS V, donation requested, shell access, full usenet access
AKCS BBS, *.sources.* archive
02/20 313-994-6333 m-net Ann Arbor MI 3/12 24
Altos 68020 - SYS III, limits unstated, fee for extended service
Picospan conference system, multiple lines, 160 meg, packet radio
08/21 313-996-4644 anet Ann Arbor MI 12 24
Altos 68000 -Sys III, multiple lines, $20/month, services provided unknown
04/10 314-474-4585 gensis Columbia MO 3/12/24/48/96 24
Gateway 386 system w/ SCO Xenix V/386, DataFlex, Oracle, CHARM, & VP/ix. No fee.
Online gaming, game design, and (oddly enough) data base design are the main
focus. Modem is Microcom MNP 6.
12/13 314-875-5886 floyd Columbia MO 3/12/24/48/96 24
Gateway 386 system w/ SCO Xenix V/386, DataFlex, Oracle, filePro, no fee.
Working on BBS <-> bitnet <-> uunet transparent access,
Modem is Microcomm MNP 6, contact Ken Ross (ken@floyd).
05/16 407-380-6228 rtmvax Orlando FL 3/12/24 24
mVAX-I - Ultrix-32 V1.2 USENET & UUCP Email Gateway. XBBS front end for
new user subscribing. No Fees. Primary function is Technical exchange.
Contact: { cbosgd!codas, hoptoad!peora }!rtmvax!rob
04/04 408-247-4810 sharks Santa Clara CA 3/12 24
Altos 886/80/80 - XENIX 3.2f AKA: Shark's Head BBS, BBCS Network
Multiple lines,no fee for non-members,members $25 year
Restricted sh access and UUCP/Usenet access for advanced members
08/14 408-438-6567 uport Northern CA 3/12/24 24
Compaq 386 Mport V/386, no fee, XBBS, 120 min limit, Microport sponsored BBS
other telnos: 408-438-6687 (3/12/24), 408-438-2492 (3/12)
05/07 408-725-0561 portal Cupertino CA 3/12/24 24
Networked Suns (SunOS), multiple lines, Telenet access, no shell access
fees: $10/month + Telenet charges (if used) @ various rates/times
conferencing, multi user chats, usenet
02/24 408-997-9119^ netcom San Jose CA 3/12/24/96 24
Unix System V -- Shell Access [Bourne, Korn, C-Shell], BBS, USENET,
Languages: C, Lisp, Prolog, Clips, (Ada soon), $10 / month, login as
'guest' no password. Contact netcom!bobr.
06/07 412-431-8649 eklektik Pittsburg PA 3/12 24
UNIX PC- SYSV - UNaXcess BBS, new system - donation requested for shell,
login: bbs for BBS, uucp-mail, limited Usenet news feeds. Gaming SIGS.
Contact: ...!gatech!emoryu1!eklektik!anthony
04/16 415-332-6106 well Sausalito CA 3/12 24
VAX 750 - BSD 4.2, multiple lines, Telenet access, Picospan bbs
fees: $8/month, $3/hour direct, Telenet $20/$4 hour (peak/off peak)
06/09 415-582-7691 cpro Hayward CA 12/24 24
Microport SYSV 2, UNaXcess bbs, no fee, 60 min limit, shell access
08/01 415-753-5265 wet San Francisco CA 3/12/24 24
386 SYS V.3. Wetware Diversions. $15 registration, $0.01/minute.
uucp, PicoSpan bbs, games, multiple lines, games, shell access, email
multi-user chat/party. Newusers get initial credit on the system!
contact:claris!wet!cc (Chris Cilley)
01/25 416-452-0926 telly Brampton ON 12/24/96 24
286 Xenix; proprietary menu-based BBS includes Usenet site searching.
News (all groups, incl biz, pubnet, gnu), mail (including to/from Internet),
some archives. Feeds available. Fee: $75(Cdn)/year.
Contact: Evan Leibovitch, ev...@telly.on.ca, {uunet!attcan,utzoo}!telly!evan
12/04 416-461-2608 tmsoft Toronto ON 3/12/24/96 24
NS32016, Sys5r2, shell; news+mail $30/mo, general-timesharing $60/mo
All newsgroups. Willing to setup mail/news connections.
Archives:comp.sources.{unix,games,x,misc}
Contact: Dave Mason <mason@tmsoft> / Login: newuser
12/13 416-654-8854 ziebmef Toronto ON 3/12/24 24
AT&T 3B1, Sys V, shell, news, mail, no fee (donations accepted)
Carries most newsgroups (willing to add extra ones on request)
Telebit comming soon, willing to give mail feeds
Contact: Chris Siebenmann, {utzoo!telly,ncrcan}!ziebmef!cks
12/10 503-254-0458 bucket Portland OR 3/12/24 24
Tektronix 6130, UTek 2.3(4.2BSD-derived). Bit Bucket BBS publically
available; login as 'bbs'. BBS is message only. Users intereseted in
access to Unix should contact SYSOP via the BBS or send EMail to
..tektronix!tessi!bucket!rickb. Unix services include USENET News,
EMail, and all tools/games/utility access. Alternate dial-in lines
available for Unix users.
12/23 503-640-4262^ agora PDX OR 3/12/24 24
Intel Xenix-286, $2/mo or $20/yr, news, mail, games, programming
two lines with trunk-hunt, 4380 supports MNP level 3.
Contact: Alan Batie, tektronix!tessi!agora!batie
10/08 512-346-2339 bigtex Austin TX 96 24
Equip unknown, no shell, no fee, anonymous uucp ONLY, Telebit 9600/PEP
mail & newsfeeds (limited) available. Carries GNU software.
anon login: nuucp NO PASSWD, file list /usr3/index
Contact: ...!uunet!utastro!bigtex!james
04/16 517-337-3844 lunapark E. Lansing MI 12/24 24
equip ?, lunabbs bulletin board & conferencing system, no fee
conferencing system currently in beta test, 2400 --> 8 N 1
1200 -->7 E 1
12/04 518-346-8033 sixhub upstate NY 3/12/24 24
PC Designs GV386. hub machine of the upstate NY UNIX users group (*IX)
two line reserved for incoming, bbs no fee, news & email fee $15/year
Smorgasboard of BBS systems, UNaXcess and XBBS online,
Citadel BBS now in production. Contact: davi...@sixhub.uucp.
09/26 602-941-2005 xroads Phoenix AZ 12/24 24
Motorola VME1121, UNIX 5.2, Crossroads BBS, Fee $30/yr + $.50/.25 (call)
prime (evenings)/non-prime, USENET news, multi-chat, online games,
movie reviews, adventure games, dos unix/xenix files for dload, multi lines
08/27 608-273-2657 madnix Madison WI 3/12/24 24
286 SCO-XENIX, shell, no fee, USENET news, mail, login: newuser
Contact: ray@madnix
04/15 612-929-6699^ pnet51 Minneapolis MN 3/12/24 24
Equip ?, Xenix, multi-line, no fee, some Usenet news, email, multi-threaded
conferencing, login: pnet id: new, PC Pursuitable
UUCP: {rosevax, crash}!orbit!pnet51!admin
11/02 615-896-8716 raider Murfreesboro TN 12/24 24
Tandy 4000 XENIX, UnaXcess, shell accounts, news and mail, newsfeeds
available (on Node 2) 2 machine LAN;Node 1 is OPUS BBS 615-896-7905
Contact: ro...@raider.MFEE.TN.US (Bob Reineri); NO CHARGE.
06/24 616-457-1964 wybbs Jenison MI 3/12/24 24
286 - SCO-XENIX 2.2.1, no fee, two lines, shell access, news
AKA: Consultants Connection
07/31 619-444-7006^ pnet01 El Cajon CA 3/12/24 24
BSD Unix, 3 lines, login: pnet id: new, some USENET, email, conferencing
Home of P-Net software, mail to crash!bblue or pnet01!bblue for info.
Contributions requested
Unix accounts available for regulars, PC Pursuit access 2/88.
10/03 703-281-7997^ grebyn Vienna VA 3/12/24/96 24
Vax/Ultrix. $25/month. GNU EMACS, USENET, PC/BLUE archives, Telebit on 7998
and 7999, archives, Ada repository, comp.sources.(misc,unix,games) archives,
net.sources archives, 3 C compilers, Ada compiler, 500MB disk, multiple lines
03/16 713-334-1204 nuchat Houston TX 3/12/24 24
286 - Mport USENET, mail, shell access available 120 meg
08/11 713-438-5018 sugar Houston TX 3/12/24 24
386/AT (2) networked - Microport SYS V, usenet, news, downloads
Homegrown BBS software, currently no charges
12/10 714-635-2863 dhw68k Anaheim CA 12/24 24
Unistride 2.1, no fee, also 714-385-1915, Trailblazer on both lines,
USENET News, /bin/sh or /bin/csh available
07/31 714-662-7450 turnkey Southern CA 12/24 24
286 - Xenix SYSV, XBBS
08/11 714-894-2246 stanton Irvine CA 3/12/24 24
286 - SCO Xenix - donation requested, limit 240 min, XBBS, USENET news
UNIX access granted on request through BBS, 20$/year, access includes
C development system (XENIX/MSDOS), PROCALC 1-2-3 clone, FOXBASE+
anon uucp: ogin: nuucp, no word, 2400/1200/300 MNP supported
12/04 714-898-8634^ alphacm Cypress CA 12/24/96 24
386 - SCO-XENIX, no fee, Home of XBBS, 90 minute per login, 4 lines,
9600 baud via MicroComm/Hayes (v.29)
uucp-anon: ogin: nuucp NO PASSWD
05/08 719-632-4111 chariot Colo Sprgs CO 3/12 24
Convrgnt Minifrme - SYS V, multiple lines, fee $12/mo Picospan
06/29 801-277-0272 pedro Salt Lake City UT 3/12/24/96 24
386 SYS V, Unidel BBS, a.k.a. Bitsko's Bar & Grill, no limit, no fee, UseNet
and Citadel feeds available, home of Unidel software, Telebit 19200 used,
anonymous uucp, archiving .amiga, .atari.st, .ibm.pc, .mac, .misc and .unix.
Contact: ken_m...@pedro.UUCP or uunet!iconsys!caeco!pedro!ken_macleod
12/04 802-865-3614 tnl Burlington VT 3/12/24 24
80386 w/ SCO XENIX. No Fee. 2 hr session limit. XBBS/USENET, shell.
Login as 'new' for a shell account, no validation. AKA: Northern Lights.
08/19 813-952-1981 usource Sarasota FL 12/24 -24
386 - SCO-XENIX, fee depends on services provided, no fee for bbs. New users
subscribe by logging in as 'help' or 'newuser' (no password). Primary
purpose is technical forum. 6pm-8am M-Th, 24 hrs weeekends (6pm Fri-8am Mon)
uucp-anon: 1200/2400 bps --> ogin: auucp word: gateway
uucp-anon directory: /usr/spool/uucppublic; contact: fr...@usource.UUCP
08/25 814-333-6728 sir-alan Meadville PA 3/12/24 24
Tandy XENIX/68000 03.01.02, Allegheny College, UNaXcess BBS
uucp-anon: ogin: pdsrc NO PASSWD
uucp-anon directory: /usr/spool/pdsrc/all.subjects
Telebit TB+ available at 814 337 0894, now operating.
Contact: sir-alan!mikes
05/16 814-337-3159 oncoast Meadville PA 3/12/24/96 24
Tandy 12/6000, no fee, no bbs, archive site, USR HST 9600, cycle 24/96/12
vols 1 - 13 of mod.sources/comp.sources.unix, comp.sources.misc
New stuff on sir-alan, older on oncoast. 2 uucp logins "uucp" and "pdsrc"
files list = /usr/spool/uucppublic/my.directory or /usr/spool/pdsrc/
all.subjects.Z
06/17 818-884-7821 chief Woodland Hills CA 3/12 24
286 - SCO XENIX 2.2.1, no fee, XBBS, interests: coins & coin investments
No file transfers
Contact: ...!srhqla!chief!lance
12/10 914-762-7365^ spies Scarborough NY 3/12/24 24
Wicat System 200 (2 networked machines; Unix SysV and WMCS o/s)
948 megs, 6 incoming lines, CitaSim bbs, full UseNet news feed.
Public domain downloads, including 90 megs of Amiga source.
Multi-user conferencing, shell access, no fee, no validation.
An open system in the true hobbyist spirit. Will feed other sites.
anonymous uucp: 914-762-8287, login: uucp (NO PASSWORD) 1200/2400 baud
12/23 916-722-6519 sactoh0 Sacramento CA 12/24/96 24
3B2/310 SYSV.2 SAC_UNIX no fee, limit 90 min (soon to be 2 lines)
hopefully. TB on line only by request. Norm Hayes.USENET. login: new
Contact: ..pacbell!sactoh0!sysop
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