UUNET Technologies, Inc. is an international networking corporation 
providing domestic and international communications and information 
services to its customers worldwide.

What does UUNET do?

UUNET's electronic mail and news services provide a dedicated, 
accessible, and reliable facility for international electronic mail and 
electronic news, including mail access to the Internet. 

UUNET offers access to:

o	UUCP mail

	-	Over 2,000 direct mail connections

	-	UUNET is an authorized Internet mail gateway, and can 
		act as your Internet mail forwarder.

	-	UUNET serves as the principal gateway to European, 
		Australian, Asian, and South American UUCP sites.

o	USENET news

	-	UUNET offers a full or partial news feed; 
		all news groups are offered.

	-	Over 1,000 news feeds

o	Publicly available UNIX software and information

	-	Available via UUCP, magnetic tape, or 900 number

	-	GNU, MIT X Window System, Kermit 

	-	Berkeley 4BSD (not requiring AT&T license)

	-	Bug fixes and files from Sun, Pyramid, SCO, and Microsoft

o	NSFnet, for AlterNet customers with appropriate authorizations


UUNET offers the following services:

o	AlterNet, a public TCP/IP Internet without traffic type 
	restrictions

o	UUCP mail gateway to Internet sites and other UUCP hosts

o	Domain registrations at no charge to subscribers, and a nominal 
	charge to non-subscribers

o	Customer support 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday

o	Operator support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week


UUNET also offers the following at a substantial discount:

o	Telebit Modems

o	Uninterruptible Power Supplies

o	Nutshell Handbooks

o	Other books of interest


When is service available?

UUNET's facility is staffed and operational 24 hours a day, 
seven days a week. 


Which access methods are available?

o	From within the United States:

	-	Dial your closest CompuServe network access number 
		(local from thousands of US cities). You are then 
		connected to UUNET via the X.25 public data network. 
		No registration with CompuServe is necessary.

	-	Direct dial modem at our San Jose, CA; Palo Alto, CA; 
		Berleley, CA; Boston, MA; and Falls Church, VA hubs

	-	800 number 

	-	900 number for anonymous access to our archive

o	Connection Methods

	-	UUNET supports all standard modems 
		(V.32 / V.32 bis / V.22bis / Bell 212A / Bell 103)

	-	For those of you with UNIX platforms, you only need the 
		standard UNIX UUCP programs. For those with non-UNIX 
		platforms, software is available through commercial 
		vendors.

o	Modem Types

	-	UUNET uses Telebit T2500 and T3000 modems

	-	We support Telebit PEP / 9600 V.32 / V.32 bis
		/ 2400 / 1200 / 300 bps


Why should I subscribe to UUNET?

UUNET provides the largest and best connected UUCP mail service 
in the world. If your organization has come to rely on electronic 
mail and news as part of its daily business, you need a professional 
communications service you can depend on. 


UUNET offers you:

o	Savings		UUNET can reduce your communications costs, 
			especially if you are presently paying for 
			long distance calls to send or receive UUCP mail 
			or news. UUNET offers discounts on modems and 
			other computer equipment, and books.

o	Reliability	UUNET exists as a communications relay. It will 
			never be unavailable due to other work. 
			Our facility is operational 24 hours a day,
			7 days a week and uses an uninterruptible 
			power system.

o	Availability	UUNET is the best connected news machine 
			in the country. All news groups are offered.

o	Accessibility	UUNET is an authorized Internet mail gateway 
			as well as serving as the principal gateway 
			to European, Australian, Asian, and South 
			American UUCP sites.

o	Archives	UUNET has an extensive archive of publicly 
			available UNIX software.


How do I subscribe to UUNET?

We have several subscription options for users with different needs. 
Call us and ask for the General Information Packet on UUNET and 
AlterNet. Fill out the UUNET Subscription Form and send the original 
in to us.


Who do I contact with questions?

Please contact us and ask for Customer Support.


Where is UUNET?

The address is:

UUNET Technologies, Inc.
3110 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 570
Falls Church, Virginia 22042 USA
+1 703 204 8000 (voice)
+1 800 4UUNET4 (voice)
+1 703 204 8001 (fax)
info@uunet.uu.net

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