Internet access in New Zealand FAQ
Simon Lyall
Posting-Frequency: Monthly
Last-modified: Jun 19 1995
Version: 1.63
Internet Access in New Zealand FAQ
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Maintained by Simon Lyall (si...@darkmere.midland.co.nz).
Contents:
Section 0.1: Notes on this Edition.
Section 0.2: Changes since last Edition.
Section 1.0: Overview of this FAQ.
Section 1.1: Where can I get a copy of this FAQ?
Section 1.2: Other FAQs to do with Internet and New Zealand.
Section 2.0: Structure of the Internet in New Zealand.
Section 3.0: What public access sites are there in my area?
Section 3.1: National providers.
Section 3.2: Auckland & the Far North.
Section 3.3: Waikato and Central North Island.
Section 3.4: Wellington Area.
Section 3.5: The South Island.
Section 4.0: What sort of Internet access do other people have?
Section 4.1: What sort of access do University Students have?
Section 4.2: What sort of access do School Pupils have?
Section 4.3: Government on the Internet.
Section 4.4: Public Access Terminals.
Section 5.0: What's involved in actually getting on the Internet?
Section 6.0: What can I do once I'm on the Internet?
Section 7.0: How can I find out more about the Internet?
Section 8.0: Disclaimer and Credits.
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Subject: Section 0.1: Notes on this Edition.
Not many notes about this edition except to say that the sites that I have
expressed concern about have all updated their entries to my satisfaction.
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Subject: Section 0.2: Changes since last Edition.
General: Usual spelling, format and minor wording changes.
Section 3.1: Added: PlaNet FreeNZ
Section 3.1: Added: inzo.co.nz
Section 3.3: Updated: reap.org.nz
Section 3.4: Updated: wgtn.planet.co.nz
Section 3.4: Updated: wn.planet.co.nz
Section 3.2: Updated: inca.co.nz
Section 3.5: Updated: earthlight.co.nz
Section 3.3: Updated: ramhb.co.nz
Section 3.2: Updated: ihug.co.nz
Section 3.5: Updated: southern.co.nz
Section 3.5: Updated: es.co.nz
Section 3.3: Updated: reap.org.nz
Section 3.1: Updated: PlaNet (NZ) Trust
Section 3.1: Updated: NEW ZEALAND ONLINE LEARNING LINK
Section 3.1: Updated: IBM Global Network
Section 3.3: Updated: wave.co.nz
Section 3.2: Updated: cybernet.co.nz
Section 3.4: Name change vuw.ac.nz -> netlink.co.nz
Section 3.5: Deleted: equinox.gen.nz
Section 3.2: Deleted: ak.planet.gen.nz
Section 2.0: International Link speed increased.
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Subject: Section 1.0: Overview of this FAQ.
This is a compilation of information about Internet access in New Zealand.
It contains an overview of the Internet in New Zealand, where to get more
information about the Internet and a list of organisations offering Internet
access to the public.
This FAQ will be reposted monthly, changes will be marked in "Section 0.2".
If you have information on sites not listed here or any corrections or
constructive comments to make, please mail me. I am very happy to accept
pieces from other people to go into this FAQ and I will endeavour to
include and answer any actual FAQ's that come to my attention.
This FAQ is Copyright Simon Lyall 1994,1995.
This FAQ may be reproduced and distributed electronically or in hardcopy as
long as this is done for free and it is kept intact. Please contact me if you
wish to distribute this FAQ in any other manner.
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Subject: Section 1.1: Where can I get a copy of this FAQ?
This FAQ is updated and published each month at around the middle of the
month, however each edition way take a while to get to some places. As a rule
the best place to check is Usenet or rtfm.mit.edu. The FAQ can be obtained
via the following methods. Please Email me if there are any errors.
Usenet
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I post the FAQ to the following groups at around the middle of each month,
all other places obtain their copy from this post.
nz.netstatus, nz.comp,
nz.general, soc.culture.new-zealand,
alt.internet.access.wanted, alt.answers,
soc.answers, news.answers.
The FAQ is posted under the subject "Internet access in New Zealand FAQ"
FTP
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The FAQ may be obtained from rtfm and it's mirrors in several places (one
for every newsgroup plus a couple of others), here is one of the easiest
to find:
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/nz.comp/Internet_access_in_New_Zealand_FAQ
The following sites also mirror rtfm, in most cases this FAQ will be under
it's archive name of "internet-access/new-zealand".
ftp://ftp.uu.net:/usenet
ftp://ftp.funet.fi:/pub/doc/rtfm
ftp://ftp.univ-lyon1.fr:/pub/faq-by-newsgroup
ftp://ftp.Germany.EU.net:/pub/newsarchive/news.answers
ftp://ftp.sunet.se:/pub/usenet
ftp://ftp.switch.ch:/info_service/usenet/periodic-postings
The following New Zealand site also carries the FAQ, please only use
this site if you are within New Zealand.
ftp://ftp.dosli.govt.nz/pub/lists/
FSP
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src.doc.ic.ac.uk port 21
ftp.Germany.EU.net, port 2001
E-MAIL
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Please don't ask me to send you a copy of this FAQ, I pay for email and I
have a policy of not sending the FAQ to *anyone* (including people who
archive it). If you wish to obtain a copy via email you can send mail
to rtfm's email server as follows.
To: mail-...@rtfm.mit.edu
Leave Subject blank, and enter only this line in the body of the note:
send usenet/news.answers/internet-access/new-zealand
GOPHER
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cc1.kuleuven.ac.be port 70
jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca port 70
gopher.insa-lyon.fr, port 70
gopher.Germany.EU.net, port 70.
World Wide Web
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Here are a couple of URLs for the FAQ on the Web, The Ohio State one is
especially interesting since the FAQ is HTMLized and split into parts
with indexing etc. Please don't use the Actrix one unless you are within
New Zealand, it costs them money to send it to you, so if you require the
whole FAQ in one piece please use one of the URLs given in the FTP section
above instead.
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/internet-access/new-zealand/faq.html
http://actrix.gen.nz/general/internet.faq ( Updated by hand )
FREQ
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In order to make to FAQ more accessible to people who are not already on
the Internet I am attempting to make it available to people on FidoNet and
other similar networks. Currently it is available for FREQ access at the
following BBS, however I am keen to have other BBSs around New Zealand
also make this available. Please note that these two methods of distrbution
are in their early stages so site information may be incomplete or have errors
and it may also take some time for each site to get each edition of the FAQ.
Christchurch: 3:770/220@Fidonet with the magic name NZINTFAQ
Tokoroa: 3:774/950@Fidonet with the magic name NZINTFAQ
BBS
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The file can also be down-loaded from the following places.
* (04) 475 9172, The Laundry, Wellington. ( Not sure on file name, sorry)
* (+647) 883 7010, Hill Billys BBS IFNA 3:774/950, Bulletin Menu, and
Internet Q&A area.
* Arrow BBS, IFNA 3:772/185, Auckland.
Thank-you to all the people who are making copies of this FAQ available in
various places, If you are aware of any others or wish to do so
yourself then please contact me.
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Subject: Section 1.2: Other FAQs to do with Internet and New Zealand.
Several other people post FAQs relating to New Zealand and the Internet.
The following is a list of those I am aware of, if anyone else has
any others they wish to add then could they please contact me.
Several off these FAQs are available from:
http://www.dosli.govt.nz/lists
The soc.culture.new-zealand FAQ
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Phil Stuart-Jones <ph...@hyphen.equinox.gen.nz> maintains this FAQ
which is basicly about everything and anything to do with New Zealand
and it's people/culture. Phil's FAQ is available via ftp from
ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/tu/turf/nz/FAQ_New_Zealand as well as a couple
of other places.
Read the Usenet newsgroup soc.culture.new-zealand to find out other places
where to get it and to find general discussion about New Zealand (watch out
for the "soc.culture.new-zealand FAQ reminder" post by Phil which gives more
info about his FAQ). Please do not Email Phil asking for a copy or for
information about New Zealand as he pays for his Email and does not have the
time nor money to answer requests.
New Zealand Typical User Prices (TUP) FAQ
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Tony Sutorius <sutor...@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz> has done a survey of Internet
providers and asked how much a series of 'Typical Users' would pay to be
a customer of them. He posted his second edition to nz.general, nz.netstatus,
nz.comp & soc.culture.new-zealand on March the 28th.
The TUP FAQ is available from:
ftp://ftp.dosli.govt.nz/pub/lists/
Internet Mail And USENET News OFFLINE FAQ
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This has been recently started by Richard Vowles <ro...@nacjack.gen.nz>,
it "..is designed to provide a counter point to Simon's FAQ ..
concentrating more on detail and options on those sites who provide Mail
and News .. not Internet itself." and goes into greater detail about
sites and software than this FAQ as well as listing many smaller sites.
The FAQ is posted to othernet.admin, nz.general, nz.netstatus, the
'DM_SOFTWARE' echo of Demi-Monde and the 'NZ_COMMS" echo of FidoNet.
Network Society of New Zealand FAQ
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This provides information about the 'Network Society of New Zealand' a
organisation setup to represent New Zealanders who user computer networks.
This FAQ is maintained by Simon Lyall <si...@midland.co.nz> and is
posted to nz.org.net-society, nz.general, comp.org.eff.talk,
soc.culture.new-zealand and sometimes aus.org.efa at around the start of
each month.
Network Connected Organisations in New Zealand
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At the start of each month Mark Davies <ma...@comp.vuw.ac.nz> posts a
automaticly generated list of all organisations who are registered in the
DNS as having a *.nz name. Only the top level domain for each organisation
is listed so some smaller sites (usually BBS's) that do not have full
names registered may not be listed.
The list is posted to nz.general and nz.netstatus along with a diff from
the previous month and is available at:
http://www.comp.vuw.ac.nz/~mark/netsites.html
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Subject: Section 2.0: Structure of the Internet in New Zealand
The backbone of the Internet in New Zealand is TuiaNet, a research and
education network provided by an organisation made up of the universities,
Crown Research Institutes and a small number of other bodies. Tuia operates
a system of links between its members, mainly using Netway's frame relay
network. The highest-capacity of these links at present is the 384kbps link
between Victoria and Waikato universities. However, higher-capacity links
between universities are expected to enter service later this year.
Almost all Internet traffic between New Zealand and the rest of the world
passes through facilities provided at The University of Waikato by NZGate, a
non-profit activity of that university. NZGate operates a 2Mbps frame relay
link to MAE WEST in the United States, and a 128kbps link to AARNET at the
University of Melbourne in Australia.
The exceptions to the above are the IBM Global Network which has two 64kpbs
frame-relay links to IBM Australia and KC Computer Services which have a
64kbps link to Hawaii. IBM run all their traffic over their link with New
Zealand customers connecting directly to US based servers while KC Computer
Services conduct most of their activities via NZGate's link and reserve
their international circuit for specific requirements. Compuserve also run
their own link. Please refer to the entries for these providers for more
details.
The system NZGate uses to charge its customers is based on the amount of
international traffic they generate. Customers generating 100 - 200 megabytes
of traffic are charged a monthly fee. Customers generating 200 - 300MB are
charged a higher monthly fee, though one which amounts to less money per
megabyte, and so on up. This system is used instead of a direct per byte
charge to smooth out changes in monthly charges for both NZGate and it's
customers. Organisation then pass on this traffic charge to sites and users
that connect to them, usually at a mark up on NZGate's price.
The concept of charging for IP traffic is almost unique to New Zealand
and means that public available resources such as FTP and World Wide Web
servers are limited while most Internet providers are forced to modify
software to include traffic billing in order to pass these charges onto
their users.
Most Usenet groups are imported via the NewZnet organisation based at
Victoria University. NewZnet then bills most sites that receive Usenet news
in order to recover the traffic costs involved. Some groups that NewZnet
does not choose to get are imported on an ad hoc basis.
Further information on the structure of the Internet in New Zealand and
elsewhere is available from:
http://gopher.econ.lsa.umich.edu/EconInternet.html
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Subject: Section 3.0: What public access sites are there in my area?
This section lists public access sites. It is organized by regions:
Section 3.1: National providers.
Section 3.2: Auckland & the Far North.
Section 3.3: Waikato and Central North Island.
Section 3.4: Wellington Area.
Section 3.5: The South Island.
I may re-arrange these regions as needed.
If your site is not listed or you know of other sites (especially those
offering full ip access or outside the main cities) not mentioned then
please get the manager(s) to contact me about being included.
Please Note: In order to prevent this FAQ from becoming too long and
unwieldy, I have decided that in regions where there are many sites offering
a range of Internet access I will only list those sites that offer full
Internet connections or are otherwise special.
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Subject: Section 3.1: National providers.
This part is intended for organisations that provide Internet access in
more than one region. This can be by various means including pacnet, 0800 and
0900 numbers or co-ordination of a number of regional sites. If access is
through a series of local sites you should also see the entry for the site
in your region.
Could any National provider please contact me about getting an entry in
this area.
Actrix Networks Limited
=======================
Actrix provides nationwide access via pacnet, see Actrix's entry in the
list of Wellington providers for more information.
COMPUSERVE PACIFIC
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Columbus, Ohio based CompuServe is the world's leading commercial online
Information service, including Databases, Email, File Transfer, Special
Interest Groups on every subject with Commercial worldwide support for
leading computer applications. In addition, CompuServe has several
servers on Internet to allow an easy "on ramp". CompuServe's CIM front
end software provides point and click Internet Email, Newsgroups, FTP.
WWW access is via CompuServe with no Slip/PPP account needed, using
CompuServe's Netlauncher (Spry Mosaic for CompuServe or any browser of
choice).
Access in New Zealand through Pacific area Licencees, Fujitsu:
Network is COMPUSERVE. Script is the standard default in CIM s/w.
2400 bps 9600/14000 bps
AUCKLAND 09 358 3031 09 357 6642
WELLINGTON 04 499 3422 04 473 7949
CHRISTCHURCH 03 365 0759 03 365 4621
PACNET: 1743 1745 all sites
( Script available
in CIM s/w. ) ?N(then your NUI)-4700013470
TELNET: to compuserve.com
Login as "CIS" and "HELP"
COSTS:
Standard Pricing Plan:
$17.50 month from second month of membership (includes Monthly magazine)
All Speeds
Daytime Rate:
Basic Services $0.33/$19.80 per hr
(Email, News, Weather, 3 hrs Internet per month etc)
Extended services $0.46/$27.60 per hr
(Forums, Databases etc)
Economy Rate: (7pm to 8am Mon-Fri plus All Weekend)
Basic Services $0.19/$11.40 per hr
Extended Services $0.33/$19.20 per hr
CONTACT INFOMATION.
Sales and Service Helpdesk: 0800 446 113 (answered in Sydney)
9am to 9pm weekdays: (best times 9 to
11am, also 7 to 9pm)
Also call them for latest information on access speeds and locations.
New Zealand Marketing Manager
Colin Wallis
04 495 0700
75300...@compuserve.com
IBM Global Network
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IBM New Zealand Ltd offers the IBM Global Network solution for Internet
Access. Facilities include World Wide Web, Gopher, NewsReader for 8,000
Usenet Newsgroups, Email, FTP, Telnet etc via SLIP access.
Access software is included for WARP and Warp Connect in the free Bonus
Pack, and is available for Windows and other platforms.
Billing is simple via credit card, and registration is child's play.
Registration is via a toll free call, subsequent access is via local
phone calls in Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch. No script is
necessary, as the connection uses intelligent handshaking for both
registration and subsequent calls. Phone numbers are already imbedded
in the WARP and Internet Connection for Windows software, but are
included here for your information:
14,400 bps
Registration only 0800 105-765
Auckland 09 356-3984
Wellington 04 576-5998
Christchurch 03 372-8954
COSTS (excl GST)
Registration (valid world-wide) $70 (first 3 hours free)
Option 1: 3 hour commitment per month $30 per month
Option 2: 15 hour commitment per month $75 per month
Excess rate after commitment period $11 per hour (Until June)
NEW: Excess rate after commitment period $5 per hour (From July)
Data transfer rates no volume charges
ACCESS FACILITIES
IBM has a pool of modems available to callers to Auckland, Wellington
and Christchurch access numbers. Two physically separate frame relay
links connect the customers on 256 Kbps lines with a CIR of 64K
via Sydney directly to US-based servers over IBM's ATM network.
Statistics show that the IBM Global Network has never experienced a
situation where all lines in the pool were busy.
The IBM Global Network also maintains multiple ATM backbone paths from
Sydney to US and Asia/Pacific countries to ensure high reliability
and availability for its access offerings.
Services Product Manager Terry Bowden bow...@vnet.ibm.com
NEW ZEALAND ONLINE LEARNING LINK
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Learning Link is a service that uses the NZ Online host to
provide an education network designed for schools, parents and
children.
It offers basic email local and Internet, managed menus featuring
content streams from Internet and local sources built around the
curriculum.
Recent content additions have been the Antarctic Forum, featuring
reports for Lisa Williams, an American scientist wintering over
at McMurdo Sound, and Don and Margie McIntyre, two Australian
explorers wintering over at Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica.
These reports provide fascinating reading and provide an
opportunity for email interchange from New Zealand schools to the
Antarctic.
Also featured is the Classical Studies Forum. This helps
Classical Studies teachers to network (and provide excellent
information for high school students studying Classics). This
proves the worth of technology to support non science subjects
online.
Learning Link also features a text lynx browser linked to an
increasing number of school data bases throughout the world.
Learning Link's Content Manager has recently visited the
United States and United Kingdom, sourcing more material
to feature in Learning Link in future.
Later in the year it is likely that Learning Link will have
full web access available and it plans to convert its current
menu into web format in stages.
In addition access to the Internet and newsgroups is available on
request.
Learning Link offers a full startup kit (software, modems and
helpdesk).
For more information -
Phone: 0800 65 1993
Fax: 04 3829059
Email: l...@nzonline.ac.nz
Post: PO Box 2724 Wellington
PlaNet (New Zealand)
====================
The PlaNet (NZ) Trust provides Internet connectivity to about 90% of New
Zealand without toll or Pacnet charges. There are PlaNet operations in:
PLACE CONTACT PERSON PHONE E-MAIL
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wellington Peter Hall-Jones 04-4997250 pe...@wgtn.planet.co.nz
Christchurch Robert Hunt 03-3485822 rob...@chch.planet.co.nz
Dunedin Brett/Adam Shand 03-4790303 bre...@earthlight.co.nz
Palm North Alan Brown 025-480204 al...@manawatu.planet.co.nz
Wanganui Dave and Sarah 06-3453092 dave...@wanganui.planet.co.nz
Taupo Gregg Sheehan 06-3786223 gr...@taupo.planet.co.nz
Rotorua Tim Morgan 07-3489042 t...@rotorua.planet.co.nz
Gisborne John Thorpe 06-8672039
jo...@greenlink.gisborne.planet.co.nz
Nelson Chris O'Donohue 03-5267805 ch...@nelson.planet.co.nz
Auckland Currently being renegotiated
* If you are interested in setting up a PlaNet operation in your area,
contact your closest local operator or sup...@wgtn.planet.co.nz.
We offer PPP, Slip, BBS and UUCP access (with some regional exceptions).
We are also the NZ member network for the Association of Progressive
Communications, an international federation of networks with a list of
conferences which rivals Usenet (and is almost totally flame free!).
NOTE: THe PlaNet (NZ) Trust shares a Charter with the PlaNet FREENZ network,
but otherwise we are completely separate entities.
What is the APC??
=================
The Association for Progressive Communications is an international
federation of with more than 40 partner networks. PlaNet (NZ) is
the New Zealand member. Collectively the APC provides the world's major
alternative to Usenet conferences. For a list of conferences contact
sup...@wgtn.planet.co.nz.
What else does PlaNet offer?
============================
* Standardisation of services and rates for groups interested
in networking nationwide
* User-defined national conferences and/or mailing lists
(for public or private use)
* Public Terminals!
* Software installation, configuration and user support
* Internet tuition services
* World Wide Web home page creation
* Comprehensive desktop publishing services
* Discount rates on modems, hardware and disks
For more information contact your closest local operator or
sup...@wgtn.planet.co.nz
PlaNet FreeNZ
=============
Is a network of independent owner-operators working
cooperatively within their community, NZ and internationally.
Each Local Operation is owned and controlled locally and agrees
to act within the Charter which follows.
Our aim is maximum connectivity and accessibility and that is why
we have established a network (FreeNZ) of Public Access
Terminals (PATs) that offer free news and sent email and cheap
private emailboxes. For more information tel (09)3786006 and
leave a voicemail message requesting our info-magazine.
The PlaNet FreeNZ Charter
------------------------
ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
Information on PlaNet promotes human dignity and the inter-
dependence of nature and humanity.
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY:
The responsibility for the consequences of information or
action rests with the individual who was its source.
NON-VIOLENCE:
Information on PlaNet reflects the belief that social
sustainability requires non-violent resolution of conflict.
CONTACTS:
General: sup...@planet.gen.nz
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Subject: Section 3.2: Auckland & the Far North.
Organisation --> The University of Auckland
Site name -----> auckland.ac.nz
Location ------> Auckland
Area Serviced -> Auckland
Dialins -------> None
System --------> Various
Link ----------> 256kbps to Kawaihiko/Tuianet.
Services ------> We only provide lease line access to the public. Async at
Services ------> up to 28.8Kb and syncronous at up to 128K.
Usenet --------> We can supply a full feed (sans a.b.p.e* ) via nntp but
Usenet --------> only to sites directly connected to us.
Charges -------> Intital connection $3,000, monthly rental $100, $0.50/MB
Charges -------> on all traffic + NZGate tariff for International data.
Comments ------> Auckland sites wanting greater than 64Kbps should
Comments ------> contact Waikato. Cost of digital circuits at above 64K
Comments ------> is about the same to Hamilton as it is across town.
Contact Postal-> Internet Group, Computer Centre, University of Auckland,
Contact Postal-> Private Bag 92019, Auckland.
Last Update ---> 13 Feb 95
Organisation --> CyberNet Ltd.
Site name -----> cybernet.co.nz
Location ------> Auckland, New Zealand.
Dialins -------> Motorola V.34 28,800bps all lines + ISDN Group Hunting
System --------> AXIL HyperSPARC 90Mhz, 96meg ram, 3GB HDD. Cisco Routers
Link ----------> 128kbps DDS to Auckland University.
Services ------> WWW Server Rental, Email, PPP Dial-In, CyberISDN,
Services ------> Leased Lines.
Usenet --------> Full Feed, 5000+ Newsgroups.
Charges -------> $14.95 per month. $2.95MB Int, $0.50MB Nat 9am-8pm 7 Days.
Charges -------> $1.75MB Int, $0.50MB Nat 8pm-9am 7 Days.
Features ------> New Zealand's Best WWW Pages. No Busy Tones.
Features ------> No Traffic charges for WWW Page Hits.
Other Services-> "World Wide" WWW Design and Promotion.
Other Services-> Internet In a Box Training,TCP Connect II (MAC), Training,
Other Services-> Installation. CyberISDN for Auckland CBD with NO ISDN
Other Services-> time charges. Cheaper then MDDS-DDS
Comments ------> Motorola Modem Sales and Support Site.
Comments ------> SPARC Servers and Hosts of the NZ WWW EXPO.
Comments ------> ISDN Accredited Resellers.
Contact Email -> in...@cybernet.co.nz
Contact Fax ---> 09-376-6400
Contact Modem -> For customers only.
Contact Postal-> Cybernet Ltd, PO Box 90-690,
Contact Postal-> Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland.
Last Update ---> 14 June 1995.
Organisation --> Internet Company of New Zealand (ICONZ).
Site name -----> iconz.co.nz
Location ------> Auckland, New Zealand
Dialins -------> 52 @ v.22/v34bis. (60 from 20 April)
System --------> Several Sun SPARCstations II,20 and many others
Link ----------> 128Kbps to Waikato University
Services ------> Unix Shell, Dial-in Slip, BBS, UUCP, Leased lines, Satellite
Usenet --------> Full feed
Charges -------> Standard Iconz rates, contact in...@iconz.co.nz
Features ------> File areas, Own national backbone.
Other Services-> Hardware/software sales, Network installation, Sun VAR
Other Services-> Unix consulting, http design, training, modem sales
Other Services-> WWW space rented.
Comments ------> Part of the Iconz group, National Internet Provider,
Comments ------> Gopher Server,
Comments ------> http://iconz.co.nz/, http://forchlth.army.mil.nz/
Comments ------> Tauranga opening from 28th April
Contact Email -> Manager : Kim Scheinberg <k...@iconz.co.nz>,
Contact Email -> Misc: <he...@iconz.co.nz>
Contact Voice -> Kim Scheinberg (09) 358-1186
Contact Fax ---> (09) 300-3122
Contact Modem -> (09) 303-0088 : <newuser> (52 lines stepping)
Contact Postal-> Internet Company of New Zealand, PO Box 6721, Auckland.
Last Update ---> 16 April 1995
Organisation --> i-Max
Site Name -----> i-max.co.nz (202.36.239.0)
Location ------> Auckland, New Zealand
Dialins -------> 8 x Microcom V.FC 28k8
System --------> PC Direct 586pl-75, 3GB disk, 16MB RAM + 2 x 386/33
Link ----------> 48k MDDS to Auckland University
Services ------> slIP
Usenet --------> Full feed from Auckland University
Charges -------> $10/month + $1.50-$5.50/MB + $0.30-$1.80/Hr
Features ------> Usenet, Mail, FTP, WWW
Other Services-> Custom shareware/freeware package installer
Comments ------> Flexible and fair pricing and billing options
Contact Email -> jay...@i-max.co.nz (Justin Maxwell)
Contact Voice -> 09-623-3896
Contact Fax ---> 09-623-4082
Contact Modem -> 09-623-3214 (Load Distribution Hunting)
Contact Postal-> PO Box 8128, Symonds Street, Auckland
Last Update ---> 10 Apr 1995
Organisation --> InterNet Connectivity Associates Ltd
Site name -----> inca.co.nz
Location ------> Auckland
Area Serviced -> Auckland Region
Dialins -------> 13 28.8k lines , Leased Line Access
System --------> Axil 235
Link ----------> Leased Line to Crown Research Institute
Services ------> Terminal Emulation, SLIP, PPP, E-Mail
Usenet --------> Full
Charges -------> Contact ad...@inca.co.nz
Features ------> Selection of Shareware software available on host.
Other Services-> Pre-configured installation diskettes. WWW page storage and
Other Services-> consultancy. Training & Installation. After hours Support
Other Services-> line.
Comments ------>
Contact Email -> ad...@inca.co.nz
Contact Voice -> (09) 358 1757
Contact Fax ---> (09) 846 7320
Contact Modem -> (09) 358 3536
Contact Postal-> InterNet Connectivity Associates Ltd,
Contact Postal-> PO Box 1619, Auckland.
Last Update ---> 14th Jun 1995
Organisation --> Internet ProLink NZ
Site name -----> iprolink.co.nz
Location ------> Downtown Auckland, New Zealand
Dialins -------> 30 lines, all 28,000 V.34 (V.FC) modems
System --------> IBM Risc System/6000 workstations
Link ----------> to Auckland University
Services ------> World-Wide Web interface to all services, easy setup
Usenet --------> Full feed
Charges -------> Low volume charges, email in...@iprolink.co.nz for details.
Features ------> Plug and play installation
Other Services-> Network consultancy and installation, network security,
Other Services-> Web page design and publishing (no volume charges),
Other Services-> training, modem sales
Comments ------> Part of the Internet ProLink global network.
Comments ------> National and international network services.
Comments ------> See our Web page at http://www.iprolink.co.nz/iprolink
Contact Email -> Sales: sa...@iprolink.co.nz
Contact Email -> Support: sup...@iprolink.co.nz
Contact Voice -> (09) 302-3352
Contact Fax ---> (09) 302-3341
Contact Modem -> (09) 302-2507 (stepping)
Contact Postal-> Internet ProLink, PO Box 91235,
Contact Postal-> Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland.
Last Update ---> 15 March 1995
Organisation --> Internet New Zealand Online Limited
Site name -----> inzo.co.nz
Location ------> Auckland City Centre
Area Serviced -> Auckland City Calling Area
Dialins -------> 100 lines present, 6 active. 2 primary ISDN booked
System --------> Several Linux Workstations.
Link ----------> 64k MDDS
Services ------> PPP, dial in UUCP, Full World Wide Web, Telnet, IRC, Gopher
Usenet --------> Full News Feed as supplied by Waikato (~4200 groups)
Charges -------> Free Connection, Free Time, Extremely competitive
Charges -------> monthly/volume charges...please call us for latest details.
Features ------> Friendly, intelligent WWW interface. Please enquire about
Features ------> our ISDN and leased line (MDDS) connection services.
Other Services-> Fantastically easy and user friendly setup service.
Comments ------> Professional customer care/service with training available
Comments ------> as required. User manual and online help / newsletters.
Comments ------> It's so easy.
Contact Email -> in...@inzo.co.nz (General Information - automated reply)
Contact Email -> ad...@inzo.co.nz (For questions, or more information)
Contact Voice -> 64-9-377 3000
Contact Fax ---> 64-9-377 3010
Contact Modem -> 64-9-377 1100 (Load share/hunting groups)
Contact Postal-> 97A Grafton Road, Auckland.
Last Update ---> 18th June 1995
Organisation --> NZNET
Site name -----> nznet.gen.nz
Location ------> 11A Piermark Drive, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand
Dialins -------> 4 x 14400 (soon to be 8 28800s)
System --------> Various PCs (Linux, OS/2, Dos and Windows)
Link ----------> 28800 (upgrade soon)
Services ------> SLIP, CSLIP, WWW, FTP, mail, news, CD collection
Usenet --------> Complete
Charges -------> $10/mth personal, $30/mth business, free news, no time
Charges -------> charge, $5/MB national, $10/MB international
Features ------> Friendly staff and pretty WWW pages
Other Services-> Hardware/software sales/consultancy, easy setup
Other Services-> of Internet accounts
Contact Email -> in...@nznet.gen.nz
Contact Voice -> (09) 415-7045 (Stephen, Joe or David)
Contact Fax ---> (09) 415-6744
Contact Modem -> (09) 415-7071 (lines are stepping)
Contact Postal-> NZNET, P.O. Box 101069, North Shore Mail Centre, Auckland
Last Update ---> 22 January, 1995
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Subject: Section 3.3: Waikato and Central North Island.
Organisation --> Midland Internet Limited.
Site name -----> midland.co.nz.
Location ------> Hamilton.
Area Serviced -> Waikato/Bop & Central North Island.
Dialins -------> 4@ v.42/v32bis. 9@ v.34/v.fc (13 Lines)
System --------> 2 x Axil 220's, Cisco 2511 16port TermServ
Link ----------> 2 MegaBit Radio to Waikato University.
Services ------> Full Dialup PPP/SLIP, Leased circuits
Usenet --------> Full feed.
Charges -------> Start at $16.88 per month, contact ro...@midland.co.nz
Features ------> File areas, Linux Support Site.
Other Services-> Hardware/software sales, Network installation,
Other Services-> Unix consulting.
Comments ------> Experience with Novell/NT <-> Internet integration.
Comments ------> Microsoft ftp site ( ftp.microsoft.co.nz )
Contact Email -> Bryce Farmilo - br...@midland.co.nz
Contact Voice -> Bryce Farmilo (07) 839-1045
Contact Modem -> 839-1172 (13 lines stepping)
Contact Postal-> Midland Internet Limited, PO Box 19255, Hamilton.
Last Update ---> 10th May 1995.
Organisation --> Manawatu Internet Services / PlaNet (Manawatu)
Site name -----> manawatu.gen.nz, manawatu.planet.co.nz
Location ------> Palmerston North
Area Serviced -> Manawatu, Rangitikei, Horowhenua, Hawkes Bay,
Dialins -------> 6 14k4 lines.
System --------> Sun SLC, Various PCs
Link ----------> 28k8 leased line to Massey Uni.
Services ------> uucp feeds, PPP, SLIP, 2 BBS packages.
Usenet --------> Full + APC, PlaNet.
Charges -------> Contact admin.
Features ------> multiuser online chat for bbs users.
Features ------> IRC planned for bbs users.
Other Services-> Modem sales, consulting.
Comments ------> We install and configure onsite!
Contact Email -> al...@manawatu.planet.co.nz
Contact Voice -> 025 480 204
Contact Fax ---> 06 356-2814
Contact Modem -> 06 357-9245 (6 lines)
Contact Postal-> P.O.Box 678, Palmerston North
Last Update ---> 10 Apr 1995
Organisation --> Ram Management Limited
Site Name -----> ramhb.co.nz
Location ------> Hawkes Bay - Napier
Area Serviced -> Hawkes Bay
Dial Ins ------> 06 8430 430 - 4 Lines v34 28.8k Ellcon's
System --------> Cisco 2511, 486-66DX 3.5 Gig HD, 16 Meg Ram, Linux
Link ----------> 48k Synchronous Link to Waikato
Services ------> Shell, PPP Access, Email, UUCP, WWW
Usenet --------> All feeds from Waikato (except a.s.* & a.b.p.e*)
Charges -------> $22.50/Month Shell+PPP Access int $8.50/3.30 Day/Night
Charges -------> All Prices INCLUDE GST. - Contact us for full list.
Features ------> Home Pages, WWW Publishing
Other Services > Supply Software, Modems and consultancy for setting up.
Comments ------> Providing Independent Internet Access for Hawkes Bay Area.
Comments ------> Encouraging local Institutions, Businesses and other service
Comments ------> providors to connect to our feed and run their own domains.
Contact EMail -> ros...@ramhb.co.nz
Contact Voice -> 06 8433 212 - Ross Allan
Contact Fax ---> 06 8434 873
Contact Modem -> 06 8430 430 (4 Lines) v34 28.8k
Contact Postal-> Ram Management Limited, 7 Menin Road, Onekawa, Napier
Last Update ---> 15 Jun 1995
Organisation --> Central Plateau REAP Inc
Organisation --> (Rural Education Activities Programme)
Site Name -----> reap.org.nz
Location ------> Taupo
Area Serviced -> Central Plateau (Taupo, Turangi, Rangitaiki)
Dial Ins ------> 07 377 6258 - 2 Lines 14k4
System --------> Cisco 2511, Sun SLC 1.02 Gig HD, 16 Meg Ram
Link ----------> 48k Synchronous Link to Waikato
Services ------> Shell, SLIP, Email, UUCP, WWW
Usenet --------> Partial feed from Waikato
Charges -------> $135 full account per year, $45 initial connect fee,
Charges -------> $6.75/mb volume charge, $56 software and manual,
Charges -------> $45 support setup if needed. Prices include GST
Features ------> Home Pages (URL to http://www.reap.org.nz/)
Other Services > Supply Software, and cosultancy for setting up.
Comments ------> REAP is an incorporated society providing complementary
Comments ------> and supplementary education opportunities for the
Comments ------> Central Plateau
Contact EMail -> gr...@reap.org.nz
Contact Voice -> 07 378 6223 Gregg Sheehan
Contact Fax ---> 07 378 0569
Contact Modem -> 07 377 6258 (2 Lines)
Contact Postal-> Central Plateau REAP, PO Box 1000, TAUPO
Last Update ---> 15 June 1995
Organisation --> Waiariki Polytechnic
Site name -----> waiariki.ac.nz
Location ------> Rotorua
Area Serviced -> Rotorua, Bay Of Plenty
Dialins -------> 6 Lines ZyXel U-1496E+ >19k2
System --------> Comms Server, Cisco 508-CS
Link ----------> 48k DDS to Waikato Uni
Services ------> Email, Shell, Uucp, PPP/SLIP/CSLIP
Usenet --------> Partial feed, Most common groups + Planet
Charges -------> Monthly Subs; Public $10, Business $50, plus $6/mb
Features ------> FTP, WWW and Gopher servers.
Other Services-> Consulting & Training
Comments ------> Leased connections also available, POA
Contact Email -> N...@waiariki.ac.nz
Contact Voice -> Roger Hill (07)346 8655
Contact Fax ---> Roger Hill (07)346 8680
Contact Modem ->
Contact Postal-> Private Bag RO3028, 13 Haupapa st Rotorua
Last Update ---> 22 Dec 1994
Organisation --> Information & Technology Services, The University of Waikato
Site name -----> waikato.ac.nz
Location ------> Hamilton
Area Serviced -> Central North Island incl. Bay of Plenty
Dialins -------> Not for public use
System --------> Various Digital, IBM, Sun
Link ----------> 10Mbps ethernet
Services ------> Leased line connections and many other services
Usenet --------> Full feed to nntp servers only.
Charges -------> POA, but see -
Charges -------> http://www2.waikato.ac.nz/its/charges/extcharge.html
Features ------> Too many to list
Other Services->
Comments ------> ITS provides services primarily to customers within the
Comments ------> university and to Internet service providers. Members
Comments ------> of the public should contact their local retail provider.
Contact Email -> j.ho...@waikato.ac.nz
Contact Voice -> (07) 838-4069
Contact Fax ---> (07) 838-4066
Contact Modem ->
Contact Postal-> Private Bag 3105, Hamilton
Last Update ---> 10 May 1995
Organisation --> Wave Internet Services, a division of CSE (NZ) Ltd.
Site name -----> wave.co.nz
Location ------> Hamilton
Area Serviced -> Hamilton/Waikato/Tauranga - Thames/Coromandel comming soon
Dialins -------> 10 x 28.8VFc/V.34 (13 Soon)
System --------> Sun Clone running as an application server
Link ----------> 2Mb/s link to Waikato Uni.
Services ------> EMail, Slip, PPP, FTP, Leased circuits.
Usenet --------> Most groups. Groups not carried can be requested.
Charges -------> Home (6pm-8am) $50 setup,$20/Mth, $4/Mb Int,$2/Mb Nat
Charges -------> Commercial $100 setup,$50/Mth, $8/Mb Int,$4/Mb Nat
Features ------> See Other Services
Other Services-> Specialists in Automation/Process control, esp.
Other Services-> Man-Machine Interfaces, and Allen Bradley PLC/Automation
Comments ------> Time restrictions on Home Users applies from Mon-Fri.
Comments ------> Pay for 10 mths in advance, get the last 2 mths free.
Comments ------> Up to the hour traffic usage available!
Contact Email -> in...@wave.co.nz
Contact Voice -> +64-7-838-2010
Contact Fax ---> +64-7-838-0977
Contact Modem -> +64-7-839-7013 HAM, +64-7-578-0561 TGA
Contact Postal-> P.O. Box 935, Waikato Mail Centre
Last Update ---> 10 May 1995
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Subject: Section 3.4: Wellington Area.
Organisation --> Actrix Networks Limited
Site name -----> atlantis.actrix.gen.nz
Location ------> Wellington
Dialins -------> 41 Dialup lines (20 14k4 21 28k8 ) PacNet
System --------> Several Sun systems and 486 PC
Link ----------> 10 MB Link onto the VUW backbone.
Services ------> PPP/SLIP, Menu front end, Offline readers, UUCP, WEB pages
Usenet --------> Full Newsfeed, Clarinet
Charges -------> From $50 / year. E-mail sy...@actrix.gen.nz
Charges -------> NZ Traffic $1 per Mbyte, International $5 per Mbyte
Features ------> FTP, Gopher, WWW, E-mail, Telnet
Features ------> Files.
Other Services-> Unix training and consulting. Internet demos.
Comments ------> Access available throughtout New Zealand. Call us to
Comments ------> discuss your internet requirements.
Contact Email -> jo...@actrix.gen.nz, sy...@actrix.gen.nz
Contact Voice -> Business (04) 499-1122
Contact Fax ---> (04) 499-1130
Contact Modem -> (04) 499-1708 (30 x 14k4) (04)499-8150(31 x 28k8)
Contact Postal-> P.O. Box 11-410, Wellington
Last Update ---> 16 Mar 1995.
Organisation --> Internet Company of NZ (Central Internet Services)
Site name -----> central.co.nz
Location ------> Wellington
Area Serviced -> Wellington, Napier, Palmerston North, Nelson
Dialins -------> Wellington - 16 lines 8 x V34, 2 x V.fast, 6 x V32
Dialins -------> Napier - 4 lines @ V34
Dialins -------> Palmerston North - 4 lines @ V34
Dialins -------> Nelson - 4 lines @ V34
System --------> Sun Sparcstations running SunOS
Link ----------> 48K MDDS circuit to VUW
Services ------> UUCP, Shell, slIP, leased line Internet access
Usenet --------> Full feed as supplied by Victoria University
Charges -------> Contact us to discuss options, starting from $15 per month
Features ------> Reciprocal arrangements for logging in to your
Features ------> account from remote sites, eg Auckland, Christchurch
Other Services-> Training, support, boxed solutions for your
Other Services-> commercial Internet requirements.
Other Services-> Training, support, WWW Pages, ftp archives etc...
Comments ------> Part of ICONZ, NZ's largest Internet Access Provider.
Comments ------> We will be opening Offices in Napier and Palmerston
Comments ------> North from the 20th of April.
Contact Email -> jer...@central.co.nz
Contact Voice -> 04-495-2960
Contact Fax ---> 04-499-9573
Contact Modem -> 04-499-5248
Contact Postal-> PO Box 1309, Wellington
Last Update ---> 10 May 1995
Organisation --> PlaNet (NZ) Wellington
Site name -----> wgtn.planet.co.nz
Location ------> Wellington
Area Serviced -> Larger Wellington area
Dialins -------> 41 dial in lines (shared with Actrix), part of the PlaNet
Dialins -------> (NZ) Trust - a nation-wide linked network of Internet
Dialins -------> providers
System --------> 486 ethernetted to SUN
Link ----------> 10MB Link (shared with Actrix)
Services ------> PPP, APC conferences, UUCP, On-line menu, Unix Shell, Fido
Usenet --------> Full Newsfeed, Clarinet
Charges -------> From $100 / year. E-mail sup...@wgtn.planet.co.nz
Features ------> FTP, Gopher, WWW, E-mail, Telnet
Features ------> Files.
Other Services-> PlaNet Public Terminals (libraries, schools, etc)
Comments ------> In Wgtn we are working co-operatively with Actrix.
Comments ------> PlaNet can offer connection without tolls or Pacnet to
Comments ------> about 90% of the NZ population.
Contact Email -> sup...@wgtn.planet.co.nz
Contact Voice -> Peter (04) 4997250 (025) 471654
Contact Postal-> P.O. Box 6218, Wellington
Last Update ---> 16 June 1995.
Organisation --> Welcom BBS
Site name -----> welcom.gen.nz
Location ------> Wellington
Dialins -------> 8 V.32 or better lines
System --------> Seperate workstations on Novell 3.12 LAN
Link ----------> UUCP Link to VUW
Services ------> email, Usenet, Fido
Usenet --------> Predominantly rec, alt, but others available
Charges -------> From $40 / year. E-mail ke...@welcom.gen.nz
Features ------> QWK offline mail support for email, Large file archive,
Features ------> RIP graphical interface. Online entertainment.
Comments ------> Very user friendly system with lots of online help
Contact Email -> ke...@welcom.gen.nz
Contact Voice -> Kevin (04) 384-8544
Contact Modem -> (04) 385-6550 (all lines stepping)
Contact Postal-> PO Box 9559, Wellington
Last Update ---> 10th Apr 1995.
Organisation --> PlaNet FreeNZ (Wn), Wellington InterNet Services.
Site name -----> wn.planet.gen.nz
Location ------> Wellington
Area Serviced -> Wellington
Dialins -------> 04 479 4242 (4 Lines Stepping), 28.8K V34/VFC
System --------> Sun SPARC station SLC 2GB
Link ----------> 48K MDDS to Victoria University
Services ------> email, Shell, uucp feeds, slip, PPP, IRC
Usenet --------> Full Feed
Charges -------> $70 to 150 pa (GST Inclusive)
Features ------> Guest Login for New Users
Other Services-> Software & Documentation Support
Comments ------>
Contact Email -> da...@wn.planet.gen.nz
Contact Voice -> 04 479 5112
Contact Fax ---> 04 479 5112
Contact Modem -> 04 479 4242
Contact Postal-> P O Box 11113, Manners Street, Wellington.
Last Update ---> 14 June 1995
Organisation --> NetLink (A Service of Victoria Link Ltd)
Site name -----> netlink.co.nz
Location ------> Wellington
Area Serviced -> Wellington region, Nelson
Dialins -------> Yes
System --------> DEC3000/300, OSF/1(leased Lines) DX4/100, NetBSD(dial) +
others
Link ----------> 384 kbps TuiaNet Frame Relay (384k VC to NZGate)
Services ------> Leased line connections 28.8kbps to 2 Mbps, Dialin at 28.8kbps
Usenet --------> Handled by NewZnet Support Group
Charges -------> poa
Features ------>
Other Services-> Consulting on WWW, IP security
Comments ------>
Contact Email -> in...@netlink.co.nz
Contact Voice -> (04) 495-5021
Contact Fax ---> (04) 471-5386
Contact Modem ->
Contact Postal-> PO Box 1762, Wellington
Last Update ---> 15 June 1995
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Subject: Section 3.5: The South Island.
Organisation --> Deep South Networks Ltd
Site name -----> deepsouth.co.nz
Location ------> Dunedin
Area Serviced -> Otago and Southland
Dialins -------> 2 @ 14K4, more added as required.
System --------> 486DX2/66 running Linux, 420M and 540M disks.
Link ----------> 28K8+compression leased line to the University of Otago
Services ------> SLIP and menu shell accounts.
Usenet --------> Over 3400 groups from the University of Otago.
Charges -------> Please call us for details.
Features ------> WWW local information server.
Features ------> Add *your* home page to the Web!
Other Services-> We specialise in on-site installation of software!
Other Services-> WWW advertising for businesses. Training.
Other Services-> Sales of modems and other hardware by prior arrangement.
Contact Email -> jus...@deepsouth.co.nz
Contact Voice -> (3) 479-0716 (evenings)
Contact Mobile-> 0-25-323-675 (any time at all)
Contact Fax ---> By arrangement - call us first.
Contact Modem -> Available to registered users only.
Contact Postal-> P.O. Box 8074, Dunedin
Last Update ---> 15 May 1995
Organisation --> EARTHLIGHT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
Site name -----> earthlight.co.nz
Location ------> Dunedin, New Zealand
Area Serviced -> Otago and Southland
Dialins -------> 4 @ 14k4 and 2 @ 28k8
System --------> Sun Sparc SLC running SunOs with 1 Gb storage
Link ----------> 28k8 analog leased line to Otago University
Services ------> Email, Shell access, telnet, FTP, WWW, IRC
Services ------> PPP and UUCP. Our own MUD is under development
Usenet --------> 3,500 approx groups from NewZnet
Charges -------> Private: $135 , Comm: $225.00 per year. + $2.00 per Hour.
Charges -------> Other options available, contact Earthlight Communications
Features ------> Menu front end, IRC client, TinyFugue (MUD client), on-line
Features ------> chat, on-line help. We are the Dunedin for PlaNet(NZ)
Other Services-> Small retail store for hardware/software and computer books
Comments ------> We think the Internet is for everybody. We love to teach
Comments ------> and particularly those who are scared of computers and
Comments ------> computing! System upgrade on the way :)
Contact Email -> bre...@earthlight.co.nz
Contact Voice -> (03) 479 0303 and 0800 45 55 65 (outside Dunedin)
Contact Fax ---> (03) 476 1782
Contact Modem -> (03) 479 0391 - six stepped lines
Contact Postal-> PO Box 5301 Dunedin New Zealand
Last Update ---> 14th Jun 1995
Organisation --> Efficient Software New Zealand limited
Site name -----> zeus.es.co.nz
Location ------> 50 Filleul Street, Dunedin
Area Serviced -> Dunedin, Invercargill, Timaru, Oamaru, Central Otago &
Area Serviced -> the West Coast.
Dialins -------> Dunedin: 10 lines at 28.8Kbps V34 protocol.
Dialins -------> Invercargill: 4 lines at 28.8Kbps V34 protocol.
System --------> Several DX4-100 PC's running Linux UNIX & Windows and a Mac
Link ----------> 128 Kbps Frame Relay directly to Waikato.
Services ------> FULL SLIP access only. We are running a FTP and WWW server.
Usenet --------> Full News feed from Waikato, 4.5 Gigabyte storage.
Charges -------> Private: $120.00 / Commercial $360.00 per year plus GST
Charges -------> On-line time: $3.00 per Hour plus GST
Charges -------> We do *not* charge for any data transfer or E-Mail.
Features ------> Via our full SLIP access, you can do everything you want.
Other Services-> We sell Modems and computer parts at just above cost price.
Comments ------> We supply Internet Software free of charge, for Windows or
Comments ------> Macintosh computers, all pre-setup and ready to go.
Contact Email -> ad...@es.co.nz
Contact Voice -> (03) 4777474
Contact Fax ---> 03 - 4777030
Contact Modem -> 03 - 4777445 (Users only)
Contact Postal-> P.O. Box 5677, Dunedin
Last Updated --> 14 Jun 1995.
Organisation --> Southern InterNet Services
Site name -----> southern.co.nz
Location ------> Christchurch city
Area serviced -> Entire South Island
Dialins -------> 14 lines V.32,V.34,V.FC all with V.42bis
System -------> Sun SPARC, 2.5GB Disk
Link ----------> 64k Frame Relay to Waikato, 28k8 Leased line to UoC
Services ------> Email FTP Telnet Talk Gopher WWW IRC etc
Usenet --------> Full newsfeed
Charges -------> Please call for details or mail he...@southern.co.nz
Features ------> Interactive sessions, uucp, SLIP and PPP connects
Features ------> Leased line access available
Contact Email -> he...@southern.co.nz
Contact Voice -> (3) 3657059
Contact Fax --->
Contact Modem -> (3) 3655408
Contact Postal-> P.O. Box 22-651 Christchurch.
Last Update ---> 15th Jun 1995
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Subject: Section 4.0: What sort of Internet access do other people have?
This section covers access to the Internet by people other than those
getting on via commercial providers.
Section 4.1: What sort of access do University Students have?
Section 4.2: What sort of access do School Pupils have?
Section 4.3: Central Government on the Internet.
Section 4.4: Public Access Terminals.
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Subject: Section 4.1: What sort of access do University Students have?
This is an rough guide to what sort of access is given to students at the
various universities, For exact information you should contact the postmaster
at the University.
I would very much appreciate any updates/corrections to this Information.
Auckland University (auckland.ac.nz)
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* General.
Unknown.
* Faculty of Commerce.
Usenet news for all students plus email to local sites.
* Arts Faculty
Full Email and other services to graduates.
Other students Usenet and ability to communicate other campus machines only.
Charges picked up by the department.
* Computer Science Department
The Computer Science department provides unrestricted access to Usenet,
WWW (+gopher, WAIS, Hyper-G), Email and ftp to all students (graduate and
undergraduate). Students contribute a one-off fee of $5 per paper. No
other student charges.
The University of Waikato (waikato.ac.nz)
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* General.
In 1995 all students will have access to Email and Usenet News on a
user-pays basis, other access is dependant on the student's department.
Massey University (massey.ac.nz)
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* Internal Students
Massey University has e-mail available to it internal students on a
user pays basis. Any internal student can register for e-mail access
with Massey University's Computing Services department. Some departments
automatically provide their post graduate students with e-mail addresses
and access to other network services on the campus network.
For more information, internal students should contact reception at
Computing Services.
* Extramural Students
Massey University has a large extramural programme with over 19,000
students. Massey's Centre for University Exramural Studies (CUES)
is operating a dial-up service for extramural students. Registration
with the service costs $70 (a one-off charge) which buys students a user
pack - which includes manual, software, an e-mail address on Massey's system,
0800 telephone support support, and a $55 usage credit (to cover Pacnet
call access). This software is available in MS-DOS and Macintosh versions
- and a Windows version is schedules to be available in the Spring 1995
semester.
The software is preconfigured to call in via Pacnet. Once the initial
usage credit runs out, students can simply purchase additional credits.
The service is available to them for as long as they want it (even if they
are no longer a student).
There are currently a few hundred Massey extramural students online,
including those linking from other Internet sites. E-mail is being used
increasing as a means to provide support extramural students. A large number
of mailing lists are operated to facilitate class discussions and online
study groups - this allows any extramural student on the Internet to chat
with other classmates via e-mail (particularly handy for remote or
overseas-based students). Students can use e-mail to communicate with many
course staff, and we are currently running an small experiment using e-mail
for sending in assignments. Course advice and a slowly increasing number
of other services are also currently available through e-mail.
Dial-up access will very soon also be available for students wishing to get
into our library catalogues, and for ordering library books. The current
dial-up is limited to simple e-mail, and we do not have SLIP/PPP access
available. However, extramural students are encouraged to get online through
whichever means they prefer. Information and advice is made available about
getting connected through other service providers and gaining access to other
Internet facilities (such as FTP, Gopher, WWW etc).
For more information, extramural students should contact the
Mass-e-mail Coordinator at CUES:
Phone: 06 350 5379
Fax: 06 350 5625
E-mail: he...@uni.massey.ac.nz
Victoria University of Wellington (vuw.ac.nz)
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* General
User-pays access provided to students by Student Access Network
Systems (SANS), Graduate students may have access paid for by their dept.
The University of Canterbury (canterbury.ac.nz)
===============================================
* General
Anyone with physical access to a terminal can read News, but cannot post
or use chargeable Internet services. Students who do not have accounts on an
internet-connected computer can pay for full Internet access.
Those paid accounts have usercodes of the form MISC*@csc.canterbury.ac.nz.
* Senior Undergraduates
Some departments (notably Science and Engineering departments and
Economics) give their students accounts on the main university servers and
departmental computers in their fourth year or even earlier, when they need
computational facilities to complete research projects. Whether the
accounts carry full Internet access seems to depend at least in part on
the academics responsible for the relevant courses.
* Graduate Students
Graduate students in some departments are given accounts with full
Internet access to enable them to use telnet and email and ftp. Ftp is
no longer directly available to many users because of accounting
considerations but they can use the lynx WWW browser instead.
Lincoln University. (lincoln.ac.nz)
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* General
ALL undergraduates at Lincoln have access to e-mail and the Internet.
They have full e-mail rights - on campus, and off campus both
nationally and internationally. They also have access to a large
number of newsgroups, not all however as some are restricted by the
admin for various reasons. They do NOT have off campus telnet and
ftp rights. WWW will be up and running soon for undergrads but they
will only have access to NZ sites.
ALL these facilites are provided free to ALL students at the present
time. All undergraduates have access to public labs, accessible 24
hours, where all workstations should allow them to access these
facilities. The official policy currently held by the University is
that the ratio of workstations to students should be 1:13 which is
high by NZ standards, especially since this is for ALL students not
just certain faculties. So there are plenty of machines to be found.
Postgrads have full e-mail, no restrictions on newsgroups, ftp and
telnet off campus, and will have access to WWW (whether or not this
will be just NZ I'm not sure).
The University of Otago. (otago.ac.nz)
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* General
Full access to the Internet. (charging system unknown)
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Subject: Section 4.2: What sort of access do School Pupils have?
This is a new section, any information would be appreciated.
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Subject: Section 4.3: Central Government on the Internet.
Currently there is very little government presence on the Internet in
New Zealand, however a Homepage on the World Wide Web is being run by
Victoria University for the government and several departments have some
access. The New Zealand Government Homepage is at:
I would very much appreciate anymore information on the government's
presence that people might have.
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Subject: Section 4.4: Public Access Terminals
The following places provide terminals for the general public to access
the Internet. In most areas they are provided by the PlaNet organisation
and you should contact root at the PlaNet representive in the area.
Auckland
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Auckland Central Library
Cyberculture, Karangahape Rd, Auckland 1.
Mangere Bridge Library
Mangere Central Library
Mangere East Library
Highland Park Library Pakuranga
Dargaville Public Library
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Subject: Section 5.0: What's involved in actually getting on the Internet?
Individual Users
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Hardware -
A Modem of some description. Basically the faster your modem can go the
better. 2400bps is okay if you just want to chat and read messages
interactively but if you want to download files or use a SLIP or uucp
account it is best to get something faster.
A computer. Just about any sort of computer younger than a few years
will be able to handle a Unix shell or basic bbs account. The only
trouble you may have is with older computers such as C64's that cannot
display 80 columns of text easily. If you wish to have a SLIP/PPP account
you should check the availability of software for your machine.
Software -
A terminal Program is the minimum you need for accessing most providers.
This is usually provided with your modem or operating system and cheap
shareware or commercial packages are readily available.
PPP/SLIP software is available for MS-Windows, Mac, Amiga , OS/2 and
Unix platforms.
Companies
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Introduction -
Small companies can just choose to have an account similar to those for
individuals with a provider. If that is the case then hardware/software
requirements will be similar to those given for private users. Larger
companies may wish to be directly connected via leased circuits which may
require a large investment in software, hardware and training.
Hardware -
Some form of gateway machine is usually needed to provide a link between
a company's internal network and the Internet. This machine would usually
run some form of Unix and provide route, firewall and protocol
translation while acting as a mail, news server etc. For small to medium
size companies a 486 level PC running Unixware or one of the free Unixes
would probably be sufficient.
Software -
This is very dependent on what your internal network runs along with
what level of access you are planning to give to your employees. In many
cases software is available free but there are also many commercial
packages available. You should check with your provider to see who they
recommend.
Leased Circuits -
This gives your company a continuous connection (via your provider)
with the Internet. At the cheapest level a leased phone line costs
$2000-$3000 to set up and as little as $100 a month to run. This can
provide a throughput of 28,800 bit per second. Faster options such as
ISDN and microwave are also available in some areas but the cost of these
options both in hardware and line rental (if applicable) rises sharply as
bandwidth increases.
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Subject: Section 6.0: What can I do once I'm on the Internet?
The Internet is the result of connecting together a large number of
university, research, and commercial networks. It's history's first
major global computer network.
Originally it evolved out of a desire for researchers to communicate
with each other and exchange data more conveniently. Electronic mail
remains one of the major uses of the Internet today - anyone on the
network can send electronic mail to anyone else quickly and
conveniently.
A logical extension of this idea is "Usenet news", which allows people
to discuss publicly topics of interest with people all over the
world who have similar interests. There are over five thousand such
discussion groups now (although few sites carry them all) , with something
to interest everyone.
Both these services are "offline" services - in other words you send a
message and other people read it later. The alternative is programs
that type directly to other people's screens. The "online" equivalent
of mail is "talk" which allows you to chat with a friend, typing
directly to each other's screens. News' equivalent is "IRC" or
Internet Relay Chat which allows people to enter discussion groups on
various topics and send messages to each other.
People looking for software or information have various ways of
accessing it. "ftp" and "fsp" are ways of getting files from computers
anywhere in the world, with many places providing areas with
gigabytes of files. The problem with these is finding what you're
looking for amongst the millions of computers around the world. One
solution is "Archie", which can be used to search a list of ftp
sites for whatever you're interested in. Other alternatives are "gopher"
and "World Wide Web" (or "WWW") which provide a user-friendly way to
browse through the plethora of databases and ftp sites on the net.
Many games and bulletin boards are also accessible via the Internet,
including the very popular MUDs, or "Multi-User Dimension"s. These
allow people to wander around a simulated environment, interacting as if
they were physically in the same place.
There are plenty of other things to do on the Internet - just finding
out about them could easily become a career in itself! There's so many
interesting things out there that it's impossible to list them all but
exploring the possibilities is half the fun.
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Subject: Section 7.0: How can I find out more about the Internet?
Usenet
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* news.announce.newusers
There are a series of introductory texts posted to this group every week.
reading these could save you a lot of time and trouble as you are getting
started.
* alt.internet.access.wanted
If you want to find out if you can receive in a particular area try posting
here and asking.
* news.answers
Currently all 'official' FAQs are posted to this newsgroup (including
this one). Also all FAQs in this group are available via ftp from
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet/news.answers/
Other FAQs
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* FAQ: International E-mail accessibility.
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet/news.answers/mail/country-codes
* Summary list of Internet access providers in the UK.
ftp://archie.au/usenet/FAQs/alt.internet.access.wanted/Summary_list_of_Internet_access_providers_in_the_UK
* Network Access in Australia FAQ
ftp://archie.au/usenet/FAQs/alt.internet.access.wanted/Network_Access_in_Australia_FAQ
* The Unofficial Internet Book List
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet/news.answers/internet-services/book-list
Books
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There are hundreds of books on the Internet currently available, most of
them fairly good. The "Unofficial Internet Book List"(see above) lists
most of these with prices and short reviews of many. Usually it is best
to buy a book that is as recent as possible since the Internet rapidly
changes and books over a year or two old are almost certainly out of
date in places.
* New Zealand Internet books
If anyone is aware of any other books on the Internet from a New Zealand
perspective I would be happy to list them.
`The Well connected Library' by Gordon Findley and Lyn Dawson
ISBN 0-908560-37-0. Author's Email contact: g...@chmeds.ac.nz
The IT Policy Unit of the Ministry of Commerce has produced the 'Dictionary
of Public Dial-Up Networks', it is a guide to online resources aimed at
the business person and can be obtained through 'Rowan Greig, Ministry of
Commerce, PO Box 1473, Wellington.' .
The document provide a good backgrounder from a New Zealand perspective
although care should be taken with the list of providers as it is a few
months out of date.
'The Kiwi's Guide to the Internet'
35 A4 pages spiral bound with card and acetate cover
Cost $12.50 (incl gst and postage)
Send cheque or money order to Martin Lennon, 18 Tinopai Road,
Titirangi, Waitakere City (remember to include your address)
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Subject: Section 8.0: Disclaimer and Credits.
DISCLAIMER:
The 'Internet Access in New Zealand FAQ' is a private project done for
purely informational reasons. It has no affiliation with any group or
entity. Please note that information contained in this FAQ does not
necessarily reflect the opinions of myself or any company or organisation
I am connected with and vice versa.
While I endeavour to keep the FAQ as up-to-date and error free as possible
I can accept no responsibility for any errors in it, I will however do my
best to correct any errors as soon as I become aware of them.
Especially note that I only make minimum effort to check the validity
of entries sent to me by various organisations for inclusion in Section 3.
If you feel these are inaccurate you should point this out to the Managers
of the site, on Usenet or make a complaint to the Ministry of Consumer
Affairs.
CREDITS:
I would especially like to thank Zik Saleeba <z...@cs.monash.edu.au>, the
keeper of the 'Network Access in Australia FAQ' for permission to use
material from his FAQ in this one.
Big thanks to Don Neal for much of the information on the structure of the
New Zealand Internet and also to Bryce Farmilo, Ray Brownrigg and many
others for their input as well as to the various providers for their
information.
Additional to the above the following have also sent me information:
John Hamer, Alan Marston, Justine Lee, Gary Elmes, Manfred Marriott,
Richard Vowles, Marcus Robins, Colin Jackson, Douglas Davey,
t...@ben.dciem.dnd.ca, David King, Lyndon Watson, David Zanetti,
Tony Sutorius, David Dix and many others who I have missed.
Thanks also for moral support at various times from:
SJS, OSS, HJF, RV, SB, LN, GG and many others.
The End.