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- From: ppg@oasis.icl.co.uk (Philippe Goujard)
- Newsgroups: alt.internet.services,uk.misc
- Subject: Re: UK teletext server
- Message-ID: <1788@ozz.oasis.icl.co.uk>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 15:47:58 GMT
- References: <1993Jan19.153202.17519@ohm.york.ac.uk> <1993Jan20.104603.15572@dmu.ac.uk>
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- mjh@dmu.ac.uk (Mike Howarth) writes:
-
- >I am doing some work on Teletext based info systems for use on our campus.
- > I have come across this question before. There doesn't seem to be a
- >simple single answer.
-
- I think the general opinion is that as long as you don't charge for their
- distribution, you can freely display / put for download teletext pages in a
- server.
-
- Actually this is exactly what I do on my server : call (0734) 34 00 55,
- login as 'new' and you have access to teletex pages, even without needing
- to register.
-
-
- >Having talked to the Beeb, I know that they _will_ allow useage like this
- >- but you have got to talk to them first. This is a different case to the
- >one I'm dealing with in that I am only dealing with a private data net,
- >and you are dealing with a Public one - maybe there will be other
- >constraints ?
-
- No, when we called them they said "no problem as long as you don't charge"
-
- >Practically, though, although the idea is good, would it really work ?
- >How many people have machines hooked-up that can actually take level 2
- >teletext codes ? I know of very little software to handle this (excepting
- >the Beeb computers) on PC's, VAX etc.
-
- You can easily filter out graphic characters and colors so a page will
- display on any terminal.
-