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- From: imran@panix.com (Imran Anwar)
- Subject: Re: E-MAIL TO/FROM PAKITAN...INFO. NEEDED?
- Message-ID: <C1HzIJ.HrE@panix.com>
- Organization: IMRAN: Information & Media Resources, Affiliations, Networks
- References: <1993Jan23.195123.26808@cs.wayne.edu>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 05:35:06 GMT
- Lines: 105
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- In <1993Jan23.195123.26808@cs.wayne.edu> bmb@pandora.cs.wayne.edu (Amir M. Baig) writes:
-
- Dear Baig Sahib
-
- I hope I can asnwer some of your questions below.
-
- Regards
-
- Imran Anwar
-
-
- >I want to find out about how to use internet or any other
- >network services in Pakistan.
-
- >I have following questions:
-
- > 1. What hardware resources are required? i.e.(80xx/80x86)?
-
- *ANY* computer that you have communications software for, including, but
- not limited to PCs and compatibles, Macs, Ataris, Commodores or Amigas
- etc. Of course you do need modems and it is best to have an error
- correcting modem because of occasional poor line quality in some areas.
-
-
- > 2. How to get communication software in Pakistan?
-
- Use any comms program, eg Procomm, Telix, etc. It is also possible
- (and preferable) to get UUCP software (we can help with that in Pakistan)
- that allows you to have your own "node"
-
- > 3. Who is to be contacted in Pakistan(Karachi) to get e-mail
- > address?
-
- I can answer your questions here (imran@panix.com) or Ashar Nisar (a9@btr.com)
- can when I am inPakistan. In Karachi people call 455-9448, speak with
- Mr. Hamid or if they are connected to a modem register online. They can be
- validated and online in as little as a day to send and receive email.
-
- > 4. What monthly or percall charges are involved?
-
- Because the system is still be ing developed and continually improved
- this information should be considered variable. Currently we
- are only charging for information costs that we are paying, while the
- staff, office, equipment, effort etc are all costs borne by us. The
- idea is to promote the use of email. Currently, the costs are about
- Rs 500 or so for 30 messages. However, these do change.
-
- When you call the node in Karachi you do not pay any "per call" charge,
- you do not pay for email within the city but pay for email to and from
- any other citiesin the world. We are still waiting for the applications
- for ten lines to get thru PT&T [PTC] but are told that March isthe magic
- month when anyone can get as many phones as they like (Inshallah)
-
- If you want Lahore the modem numbers are 858500 (being changed to an 86
- number soon I am told) and 830111 while you can contact my brother
- Dr usman Anwar at 830847.
-
- The Islamabad location was shifted and the phone is still under shifting
- Again, we have been promised "soon" and we are trying to use "contacts"
- to get that done as soon as possible
-
-
- > 5. Do the charges depend on bytes/message or esle?
-
- Yes, the general message size is one page of text on your screen or about
- 2K of data.
-
-
- > 6. Any one would like to share his experiences using
-
- Because we do not want to limit the system in anyt way, we have allowed
- other users to be on internet using the .pk domain address (of which
- Ashar Nisar and myself are administrators).
-
- One such person / institution is SAHICS in Lahore
-
- Someone there has mentioned that their costs are lower than ours. If you
- would like to investigate thjat possibility then please also feel free
- to ask them.
-
- You can send email to him at
-
- aslam@sahics.edu.pk
-
- get the details about rates, access cities they offer, and how often
- they upload and download mail (they use dial-up to UUNET I think while
- we use a combination of packet switching, leased line, and dial-up)
- and offer local call access in Karachi, Lahore, Sialokot and
- in Islamabad when the phone number has shifted.
-
- >Answers to any or some of the above questions would be greatly
- >appreciated
-
-
- I hoipe this information is helpful.
-
- >Thanks in advance
-
- >Amir Baig
-
-
- Imran Anwar
-
- imran@panix.com
-
-