NOT ANOTHER LIST?!?!?!?!!! (Rumors of CC's death haven't been that far off.) A list of telnet sites available on the Internet, compiled with the help of Auggie BBS (bbs.augsburg.edu) and dozens of brave net riders. Compiled on July 26, 1993 by CC May (mcm@sunset.cse.nau.edu) (C) Copyright 1993 CC May. This document may be copied and distributed freely, provided... a) It is distributed in its entirety (quoting from it is still OK...) and b) It is not used for commerce or the purpose of making money. Contact me if you're interested in putting this in one of the 18 million new Internet books. Entries are as follows: Name of Board 666666 TCP address 6 6 IP address 6 Login name (password, if necessary) 6666666 Services provided 6 6 0................ CC's Wish List 6 6 0.5.............. Coke Machines on the Internet 6 6 1................ Free BBSs on the net 666666 2................ Freenets and Public Access UNIX 3................ For-Pay BBSs 4................ FTP sites! 5................ Other services and tips This is a list of services, often made possible by volunteers who usually go unthanked. If you see anyone who does this sort of thing, thank them. New to this list is a couple of government services: The Library of Congress database and the Presidential email addresses. Get involved. Also, whatever you do, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO HACK ANYTHING ON THE INTERNET! The hacking that has been done on the Internet has caused a great many BBSs and other sites to go down forever, and others have taken steps at making this net a little less friendly than it is now. (e.g., Nyx.) These BBSs do not have to be here. However, they still exist and literally thousands use them each day. Don't hack them, or what we now have will be history. Well, that said, on with the show... Note: Yes, Virginia, these services run over the summer. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| COKE MACHINES ON THE INTERNET ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| The latest in hacker trends. :) Actually, they've been around for a little while now... These are actual Coke and M & M machines connected to the Internet, and when fingered, provide you with the amount of soft drinks held within. I doubt you could hack 'em, anyway... and if you could, how would you get the product? :) These are just interesting, so I put them in. Enjoy. drink@csh.rit.edu graph@drink.csh.rit.edu coke@cmu.edu @coke.elab.cs.cmu.edu bargraph@coke.elab.cs.cmu.edu mnm@coke.elab.cs.cmu.edu coke@cs.wisc.edu coke@gu.uwa.edu.au (Special thanks to alt.hackers for the info.) /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// FREE BULLETIN BOARD SERVICES \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ NOTE: I have placed BBSs whose main goal is to entertain or serve as a forum for people to get together here. BBSs whose primary purpose is connectivity or services involving the INet have been placed in 'Other Services and Tips'. \\\EBBS/PIRATE BBS/// Friendlier than it sounds. Takes advantage of VT100 and up with a full-screen environment. All offer Boards (message areas), Mail, and Talk. Some offer Files and IRC connections. Auggie BBS bbs.augsburg.edu 141.224.128.3 bbs Friendly BBS. Lots of chatting on various topics, file areas, and IRC-like and realtime chat facilities. Now has 4m, a new chat network. Try it out. Eagles' Nest BBS seabass.st.usm.edu 131.95.127.2 bbs (bbs) Ask around for cute stories. :) SCF BBS freedom.nmsu.edu 128.123.1.14 bbs ICU BBS kometh.ethz.ch 129.132.1.18 Prompt: You type: # call c600 TERMSERV call avalon login: bbs Switzerland. Uninet BBS uninet.mty.itesm.mx 131.178.51.42 bbs uninet Specializing in ecology/the environment, in Spanish. SPARCS BBS ara.kaist.ac.kr 143.218.1.53 bbs KIDS BBS kids.kotel.co.kr 147.6.11.151 kids Badboy's Inn badboy.aue.com 192.136.108.18 bbs Razor BBS netrats.dayton.saic.com 139.121.26.235 bbs NSYSU-BBS cc.nsysu.edu.tw 140.117.11.1 bbs Taiwanese. Don't let the strange characters fool you. :) Mars Hotel solaria.ee.msstate.edu 130.18.64.90 bbs bbs It's back. Believe it or don't. Now, don't go flooding this and nesting in; it's only temporary, until such time as they can get some permanent hardware. Chatsubo chatsubo.nersc.gov 128.55.160.162 guest Would ya believe this one's back, too? Would ya believe that it may also be temporary? CIS-NCTU cissun11.cis.nctu.edu.tw 140.113.23.31 bbs Taiwan. \\\CITADEL/// Citadel is a message-only system. Boards using this are highly active with the exchange of messages in various "rooms", sometimes as varied as MST3K>, NetLife>, and Spam! Spam! Spam!>. Plenty of information can be had on these boards, though no files are available. Another feature of these boards is that each one has added a little flavor to the stock Citadel code, so none of them are quite the same. Quartz BBS quartz.rutgers.edu 128.6.60.6 bbs The granddaddy. Interesting and spontaneous conversation found at any hour of the day or night. That is, if you can get in. :) Prism BBS bbs.fdu.edu 132.238.2.10 bbs This one is based on 'floors'; Check out Free Ass>. Sunset BBS paladine.hacks.arizona.edu 128.196.230.7 bbs Another variation of the normal Citadel, somewhere between the original and DOC. \\\DOC/// Dave's Own version of Citadel. Best-known as the software ISCA BBS runs. No files can be had on these, either. ISCA BBS bbs.isca.uiowa.edu 128.255.40.203 The biggest BBS on the net. Period. About 13000 active users, and often more than 300 users online at any given time. Huge areas for conversation on diverse topics. SkyNet hpx6.aid.no 128.39.145.226 skynet Norway. It just keeps getting bigger. CC runs the INet> room. CetysBBS infux.mxl.cetys.mx 158.122.1.2 cetysbbs South of the border. A lot of the posts are in Spanish, but English speakers are easily accommodated... Shadow shadow.acc.iit.edu 192.41.245.143 Go ahead. Play around. Maybe by fall ISCA won't need to have 400 people on at once. BBSs USING OTHER SOFTWARE: OUBBS oubbs.telecom.uoknor.edu 129.15.3.15 TBBS A very attractive BBS catering to University of Oklahoma students. Offers a lot of services typical to non-Net BBSs, including Internet and FidoNet mail. Both Mac and IBM files available. The Ragged Edge wagner.musicnet.ua.edu Used to run Citadel, but now uses its own system. Internet email, chat, and lots of neat, useful features. Monochrome mono.city.ac.uk 138.40.17.1 mono (mono) Mail monoadm@city.ac.uk for an account. It's neat. I like it. You get to see lots of English people. BOX tolsun.oulu.fi 130.231.96.16 box Has trouble translating everything to English, but still a good board all around. DUBBS tudrwa.tudelft.nl 130.161.180.68 bbs BBS in the Netherlands with an almost-WWIV look. yabbs phred.pc.cc.cmu.edu 128.2.111.111 bbs Messages and a few text files. Lots of computing areas. tiny.computing.csbsju.edu 152.65.165.2 bbs A graphical BBS, like a hybridization of Pirate and Monochrome. Try it. The Endless Forest forest.unomaha.edu 137.48.1.4 ef A neat little hangout. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ FREENETS AND PUBLIC ACCESS UNIX /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Freenets are fairly new to the Internet. These services often have Telnet, full email, USA Today news and weather, and are typically set up like 'cities'. Registration is (as the name implies) free, but usually require a snail-mailed form. In much the same idea, a few boards have been set up for the public to use UNIX at no cost. Cleveland Freenet hela.ins.cwru.edu freenet-in-a.cwru.edu freenet-in-b.cwru.edu freenet-in-c.cwru.edu 129.22.8.38 The first Freenet and by far the largest. Lots of features. Youngstown Freenet yfn.ysu.edu 192.55.234.27 visitor National Capital Freenet freenet.carleton.ca 134.117.1.25 visitor Victoria Freenet freenet.victoria.bc.ca 134.87.16.100 guest Tallahassee Freenet freenet.scri.fsu.edu 144.174.128.43 visitor Denver Free-Net freenet.hsc.colorado.edu 140.226.1.8 visitor Wellington City-Net kosmos.wcc.govt.nz 192.54.130.39 Information available from gopher.wcc.govt.nz. You have to apply for an account, since there is no guest account available. New Zealand. Vaasa FreePort BBS garbo.uwasa.fi 128.214.87.1 guest M-Net hermes.merit.edu m-net.ann-arbor.mi.us 35.1.48.159 35.1.48.160 35.1.48.165 35.1.48.166 35.1.48.149 um-m-net This was the first Public Access UNIX. Offers email and several UNIX shells, from novice to expert. NYX nyx.cs.du.edu 130.253.192.68 nyx Full Usenet, UNIX access, and files. Much like a BBS. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// FOR-PAY BBSs \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Most of these services offer telnet and FTP as features. All are available via the Internet. Certain services offer ClariNet/UPI and/or Reuters news services, Usenet, UNIX shells, and real-time chat. Tell 'em CC sent you. :) Internet Direct indirect.com 192.215.1.62 Phoenix. I personally like this interface. An excellent service. Prepaid accounts of $20 get rates of $.50/hr. Invoiced accounts of $10 or more get rates of $.75/hr. The WELL well.sf.ca.us 192.132.30.2 San Francisco. The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link. Arguably one of the most interesting places on the Internet. Price is quite steep, at over $20/month for normal use, but this group is tightly-knit. Featured just about everywhere they discuss the Net. Mindvox phantom.com 38.145.218.228 New York City. $10/month for basic access, $15/mo for FULL access. Rumored to be a hangout for the elite. Featured in _Rolling Stone_. Well, kinda. :) The World world.std.com 192.74.137.5 Boston. Public dial-up internet site since 1989, Usenet, FTP, Telnet, Clarinet/UPI and Reuters news, IRC, Gopher, Online Book Initiative (large etext archive), Compuserve Packet Network long-distance access ($5.60/hr, USA). $5/mo+$2/hr or $20/20 hours. Eskimo North BBS eskimo.com 192.195.251.13 Washington State. Features Usenet, including several readers, shell access, and files. Netcom netcom.com 192.100.81.100 guest (guest) California, statewide. HoloNet holonet.net 157.151.0.1 holonet California. Usenet, connectability with MS Mail, cc:Mail and the like... news, files, FTP and Telnet access, fairly low-cost, hundreds of access points via SprintNet. Telerama telerama.pgh.pa.us 128.2.55.33 new Pittsburgh. A very inexpensive site, especially considering the services provided. Net Access netaxs.com 192.204.4.1 Philadelphia. FTP, IRC, Telnet, Gopher, email, MUD/MUSE, and Usenet. Texas Metronet feenix.metronet.com 192.245.137.1 info(info) or signup(signup) Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. Good interface. Fairly expensive, though. Bergen By Byte oscar.bbb.no 192.124.156.13 Norwegian for-pay BBS. Email and all the typical features. Cost is 400 NK for non-students, half that for students. (Exchange rate works out to AM$25-30 for students.) /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// FTP SITES! \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ I've had so many users ask me if I make a list of FTP sites that I've decided to make a list of FTP sites. Service with a smiley face. :) However, I'm not going to list FTP sites by platform. It'd be too large, and I'd be stepping on the toes of others who make lists of FTP sites. I'm limiting my list to sites that have important text files, such as Project Gutenberg or the Online Book Initiative (see world.std.com.), and a site that has sound files, something very important to me since I just bought a sound card. :) For those of you who don't know how to FTP: The command is like this: To FTP Project Gutenberg... ftp mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu Once you are prompted for a login, do this: On a UNIX, type anonymous. On a VAX, type login anonymous. Your password is your email address. It's a courtesy to the FTP server to do this. Get used to it or make a macro. List the contents of directories by hitting 'ls' or 'dir'. If you use 'dir', you can tell which are directories by looking at the far left. If the first letter at the far left is a d, it's a directory. Otherwise, it's a file. Change directories by hitting 'cd directoryname', where directoryname is the name of the directory. To get a non-text file (.ZIP, .Z, .sea, .LHA, .tar...), type bin before the next step. To get a file from the server to your account, type get filename. Sometimes it takes a while. That's life. Getting it from your account to your computer is someone else's problem. :) ftp mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu Project Gutenberg. The project is trying to distribute 1 trillion volumes within a decade. Dozens of books have already been translated into plain-vanilla text. Files are in /pub/etext. ftp world.std.com Online Book Initiative in /obi. Another very big site for text files. All sorts of classic books and information. Also, the Online Bookstore in /OBS. This will soon become a commercial service where you pay for new books in plain-text form. ftp wiretap.spies.com Just look around. It's pretty self-explanatory. ftp ftp.eff.org The Electronic Frontiers Foundation site. Lots of text files on the organization and legal questions about cyberspace. ftp sound.usach.cl A buncha sound files, cross-platform. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ OTHER SERVICES AND TIPS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Library of Congress locis.loc.gov 192.160.13.1 Not only can you look at the world's most extensive card catalog, you can search through and read pending legislation from as far back as the (gasp!) early 80's! Grind grind.isca.uiowa.edu 128.255.40.200 iscabbs This used to tag along with ISCABBS, but provides an excellent service. This is the only site of its kind (that I know of...), providing Telnet access to files normally available only by FTP. Mirrors FTP sites on several platforms. Also has a Bulletin system featuring (of all things...) this list. info.rutgers.edu 128.6.26.25 info Quartz BBS' info system. Dictionary, thesaurus, Bible, Koran, US Constitution, CIA World Fact Book and CD listing all online, just for starters! liberty.uc.wlu.edu 137.113.10.35 lawlib Law library. Online guide to a few hundred or so sites with law info. netinfo.berkeley.edu 117 128.32.136.12 117 Network Information. Weather Underground downwind.sprl.umich.edu 3000 madlab.sprl.umich.edu 3000 141.212.196.177 3000 Weather from the NWS for hundreds of cities. Suggested that you know the 3-letter airport code to access the city... LAX, BOS, etc.. SFI BBS bbs.santafe.edu 192.12.12.6 bbs A very serious, research-oriented BBS. It is requested that you only use this BBS for work of some kind. National Education BBS nebbs.nersc.gov 128.55.128.90 guest Running EBBS (Pirate), this is a system dedicated to US educational issues, and operated by the government. Current time (Mountain): telnet india.colorado.edu 13 Presidential email address: PRESIDENT@WHITEHOUSE.GOV VICE.PRESIDENT@WHITEHOUSE.GOV (No, they don't accept talk requests. :) Mail: FidoNet: My.Name@P.F.N.Z.FidoNet.Org Translation: CC May at 1:2/3.4 would be CC.May@p4.f3.n2.z1.FidoNet.Org Note: Some Fido addresses don't require point. CompuServe: 72650.414@compuserve.com GEnie: C.MAY3@genie.geis.com (NOTE: GEnie users don't automatically have access to Internet email.) America Online: UserName@aol.com Delphi: Username@delphi.com Applelink: Username@applelink.apple.com AT&T Mail: User@attmail.att.com MCI Mail: 1234567@mcimail.com BIX: User@dcibix.das.net Bitnet: user@SITE.BITNET is user%site.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu or @mitvma.mit.edu Prodigy: Latest info: Prodigy now says it will offer an add-on service with access to the Internet. Price is rumored to be an extra $4-5 a month. Don't quote me. There is also a prodigy.com subdomain, so it should be coming in the next couple of months. But don't quote me. Prodigy's probably only doing this to make me look bad. Latest info #2: Rumor has it that Prodigy's problem is its interface: INet mail is 80 columns wide; Prodigy's is only 40. Simple math'll tell you it ain't gonna fit. Solution: Somewhere over the rainbow, there'll be an 80-column version. Damn, you'd think Prodigy would pay me for doling out all this info... This is by no means a complete list of the sites and services on the Internet. It is, however, a good place to start. If you have any sites that you would like added (or maybe even removed), please send them to me. Also: This list is available 6 ways: -By mailing bbslist@aug3.augsburg.edu (no subject or body necessary). This will send 3 lists (including this one) to your mailbox. -On Auggie BBS in its InternetBBS board. -By FTP: on aug3.augsburg.edu, as files/bbs_lists/nal006.txt -In the ulletins menu on Grind (grind.isca.uiowa.edu, 128.255.40.200, login iscabbs). -In the bulletins section and the file area of Thunderstorm BBS in Flagstaff, AZ. v.32bis, access on first call, running Maximus/CBCS 2.01. Phone number is (602)556-0999, and CC is the Co-SysOp. Free, too. -On Simtel-20 and its mirrors, an executable version for IBMs and compatibles, with word search, packaged with the list in text form, will be released once a month as nal006.zip. CC May mcm@sunset.cse.nau.edu mcm@ghost.cse.nau.edu mcmay@nauvax.ucc.nau.edu cc@grdpnt.flagstaff.az.us BBS ID: Trip Shakespeare