Subject: ACESS TO E-MAIL & INTERNET

From: Adamu Nchama Baba-kutigi <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 11:31:41 +0200 (MET DST)

I have just been introduced to e-mail and very impressed about it.
I will be going back to my country(Nigeria) by June 1. I will like to know the
processes I will follow to get access to e-mail & Internet.
	How will an institution like University get registered for e-mail
& Internet?
	All the information is as regard to Nigeria.
This informations needs urgent attention.

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From: Robin S Socha <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 12:10:18 +0200 (CEST)

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On Sat, 17 May 1997, Adamu Nchama Baba-kutigi wrote:

Hi, Adamu,

  >	I have just been introduced to e-mail and very impressed about it. I
  >will be going back to my country(Nigeria) by June 1. I will like to know
  >the processes I will follow to get access to e-mail & Internet.

Ok, while you still have access to the internet, start your web-browser and
go to 
	http://www.yahoo.com
and check for the internet section. There are *many* good documents. In
particular, look for anything that says email and faq (frequently asked
questions) or tutorial.

  >	How will an institution like University get registered for e-mail

Basically, you only need one *big* computer, a phone line, and a few
terminals. With the big computer, make a connection to a so-called internet
servive provider (ISP), who is permanently on-line. That's the simplest
solution I could think of (I've no idea how things look like in Nigeria, so
I'll assume we're not talking a million $ a month for a *real* solution).
With this setup, you could give about fifty students on-line access without
having to pay a penny for the software. This could all be done with Linux,
the free u*ix for almost all computer platforms (if anyone out there's
running Linux on an Alpha, I'd like to talk to him, pls :-) ). If you gave
your students email access only, the following setup would do:
	1. Server: 			$5000
	2. Terminals (used 386ers)	$250 apiece
	3. Networking stuff		$2500
That'd be all for a start. :-)

  >	All the information is as regard to Nigeria.

Hmmm, I hope I didn't fall into some information trap, but from what I've
seen on tv, Nigeria has certain smaller deficits as far as
tele-communication goes :-) if that's what you mean. The above system could
be run by sending email once an hour or so. So that shouldn't be a problem
either.

  >This informations needs urgent attention.

Hope this helps. There are other, far more competent people than I on this
list, and on the net in general. Check the related newsgroups for further
information.
	alt.education.email-project
Sounds like something... There is a German project that roughly translates
"get those schools on the net". They've written some very decent software
for schools. I'm sure something similar exists in other countries to. Check
for that, too --- why re-invent the wheel, right?

HTH,
Robin

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