A dial-up Internet access provider based in Warrington,
UK. Speeds 4800 - 28.8kbps. The currently support Microsoft
Windows and RISC OS users. For 12 pounds to join and 12
pounds per month or 100 pounds per year you get a full SLIP
account with a pernament IP address and POP3 electronic
mail account. Membership includes a disk with Mosaic,
Eudora, Trumpet2, Newsreader, FTP and Telnet and full
Internet access. Users can choose their own user name and
hostname. Allows some extra services such as more than one
POP3 account per access account. User name is significant so
that a company can have accounts with the same hostname
(i.e. their company name) but the mail going to diffent
machines. Mail in users POP3 account is accessible from
anywhere not just via the dial-up connection. On your next
business trip you can still check your e-mail (provided you
can get onto the Internet).
http://www.u-net.com/.
E-mail: <hi@u-net.com>.
(1994-11-18)
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