The following announcement will appear in the Braille Monitor of November, 
1996.
David Andrews
More Good News about NFBNET:
     David Andrews, the System operator for NFBNET writes with the following 
information for Internet surfers:
     If you have Internet access, you can now reach NFB NET, the National 
Federation of the Blind's official bulletin board
service (BBS) from anywhere in the world at no cost. In response to many 
requests, we have finally put NFB NET on the Internet. You reach NFB NET 
using a function called Telnet. This service allows you to log in to a remote 
computer, namely NFB NET. We can support up to five simultaneous sessions at 
once, using a new digital phone service called ISDN. In addition, you can 
also send and receive Internet e-mail using NFB NET.
     If you have a shell account, type "telnet nfbnet.org" (do not include 
the quotes) from your Internet service provider's system prompt. After a few 
seconds you will be connected directly to NFB NET. While most providers now 
automatically give you an eight-bit Telnet path, some do not. This means that 
you may have difficulty uploading and downloading files. If you have 
problems,send e-mail to david.andrews@nfbnet.org We will try to work your 
problems through. If you have a SLIP or PPP account, you will have to get a 
Telnet client for your computer.
     Because of Internet limitations the smoothness of your connection can 
vary. Also, upload and download speeds may
fluctuate and are likely to be slower than with a modem. Also,some people 
have reported problems downloading and particularly uploading. As we all 
gather more experience with these services,we will make additional 
information available.
     As if this news weren't exciting enough, it is also now possible to 
subscribe to NFB Talk and Blind Talk, the two
Fidonet-originated discussion conferences hosted on NFB NET. Yes,as a part of 
the Internet upgrade we were able to install an Internet mail gateway and 
Listserv software. To subscribe to NFB Talk, send a message to 
listserv@nfbnet.org Leave the subject line blank and write "subscribe 
nfb-talk" (without the quotes) in the body of the message. To subscribe to 
Blind Talk, put
"subscribe blindtlk" (without the quotes) into the body of the same or a 
different message. Note that one message can contain both subscribe commands.
     If you wish to contact NFB NET in the old-fashioned way, we still have a 
modem number. It is (612) 696-1975. We look forward to serving you using this 
new and exciting medium. We have
already had callers from Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Germany,Egypt, and 
South Africa, as well as from all over the United States. Happy Internetting.
--- Maximus/2 2.02
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