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- The World
-
- TELNET WORLD.STD.COM or 192.74.137.5
- Login: new
-
- [edited information]
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- The World is a service provider for Internet services. Among the myriad
- available services are electronic mail, USENET, file software archives,
- telnet, ftp, IRC, library catalogs, and much more. As the first provider
- of public access Internet services, World is committed to providing cost
- effective, reliable network services for dialup customers of the
- Internet community.
- RATES
-
- The World offers two billing rates which are the same 24 hours per day
- at all connection speeds. The Basic Rate plan is a $5 monthly account
- fee plus a $2 per hour usage fee. Basic Rate accounts include a .5MB
- disk quota. The 20/20 Plan is a bulk usage rate where $20 paid in
- advance buys 20 hours of online time during a one month period. This
- includes the monthly account fee and offers an increased disk quota of
- 2MB. 20/20 Plan accounts used for more than 20 hours during one month
- are billed at an hourly rate of $1 per hour.
-
- The World offers payment options via MasterCard or Visa, postal invoice,
- or email invoice. Unfortunately, we cannot accept postal or email
- billing requests from outside the United States. Additional discounts
- are available for members of the Boston Computer Society and for
- corporate customers. Send email to "info@world.std.com" for details.
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- SIGNUP PROCEDURE
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- To sign up for public access, dial 617-739-WRLD. At The World's login
- prompt, use the login "new" to begin the account request program. You
- will be asked a few questions necessary to create your account. The
- World will allow you to select your login name which will become your
- email address. Most people select their name, their initials, or a
- combination of both. Your initial password will be provided by the
- account creation software. All customers must contact our office for
- account activation after making the account request. Accounts are
- eligible for a one hour trial period (see below).
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- THE WORLD'S STAFF
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- The World is managed by a staff of professionals, all of whom have UNIX
- and international networking experience. We are committed to providing
- you reliable, cost effective network access. Our full time job is the
- support of The World and its software in order that you, our customer,
- can exploit the power of today's electronic community.
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- ONE HOUR TRIAL
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- Any person may request an account and spend one hour on the system with
- no charges being incurred. This provides an opportunity to investigate
- The World and its resources. Simply complete the account request
- procedure and take a sixty minute tour on us.
-
- This document was last modified on August 21, 1992
- for the latest update, use the ftp archive at world.std.com
- or send your request via email to info@world.std.com
-
- Software Tool & Die 1330 Beacon Street Brookline MA 02146
- 617-739-0202 office@world.std.com
-