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- NEARnet- New England Academic and Research Network
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- _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
- NEARnet
- Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc.
- 10 Moulton St., Mail Stop 6/3B
- Cambridge, MA 02138
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- _E_m_a_i_l: nearnet-staff@nic.near.net
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- _P_h_o_n_e: (617) 873-8730 [NEARnet hotline]
- FAX: (617) 873-5620
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- _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
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- NEARnet, the New England Academic and Research Network, is a
- regional high speed data communications network. NEARnet
- was founded in 1988 by Boston University, Harvard Univer-
- sity, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to meet
- a growing need for fast, reliable information exchange. It
- is linked to other regional and national networks to create
- a national infrastructure for electronic information.
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- NEARnet is a cooperative project which continues to grow
- very rapidly. As of October 1992, NEARnet has grown to 174
- member organizations. These members include New England's
- finest universities, colleges, technology-based industries,
- government and private agencies. Since its inception in
- 1988, NEARnet's management and operations has been con-
- tracted to Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc.
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- Utilizing the Internet TCP/IP protocol suite, NEARnet sup-
- ports leased-line and microwave links at speeds from 19.2
- Kb/s to 10 Mb/s. Dialup IP access is also supported using
- SLIP starting at 9.6 Kb/s. In addition to technical sup-
- port, consulting, and user information services, the NEARnet
- staff maintains a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week network opera-
- tions center.
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- The information in this section is provided in accor-
- dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
- of this guide.
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- October 30, 1992 NNSC Section 5.8, Page 1
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- Any IP host on the Internet may access NEARnet sites.
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- Any NEARnet member may exchange traffic with any other
- member for purposes that are consonant with the NEARnet
- Acceptable Use Policy. In cases where data communications
- are carried across other networks, NEARnet members are
- advised to adhere to the acceptable use policies of these
- networks. Commercial routing is offered through a coopera-
- tive agreement with the CIX and ANS CO+RE Services.
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- Online information is available via anonymous FTP at
- nic.near.net. The NEARnet Staff publishes a monthly online
- bulletin and a hardcopy quarterly newsletter. NEARnet also
- offers a series of Technical and User Services Seminars for
- its members and the Internet community.
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