Subject: The Internet Access Provider FAQ From: David H Dennis Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 23:03:51 -0800
How the Web Was Won
 Subject: The Internet Access Provider FAQ From: David H Dennis Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 23:03:51 -0800 

THE INET-ACCESS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS LIST
By David H Dennis (david@amazing.cinenet.net; backup e-mail dhd@smartdocs.com,
dhd@netcom.com).

[Third release edition: 17 November 1994]

Welcome to the third edition (and first formal release) of the Inet-
Access Frequently Asked Questions List (FAQ).  Thanks for joining me
and my many contributers on this voyage into the unknown.  Here,
we will see the traffic cops and maintenance people of the
Information Superhighway make their first struggling appearances.
Perhaps you want to be one of them, or maybe you're just curious.
Either way, this FAQ's for you.



This FAQ is copyright (C) 1994 by David H Dennis.  Unlimited non-
commercial redistribution is allowed so long as the text and copyright
notice is retained in its entirety and not modified in any way.
Commercial use is prohibited without written permission from the
author.



TABLE OF CONTENTS 


       Chapter / Section Name                                      Line Number

1      Introduction                                                      00248
2      What about business organization and raising money?               00357
3      What sorts of returns can I expect making as an ISP?              00488
4      The Big-Time Competition:  Should you worry?                      00847
5      Equipment                                                         01035
6      Hooking up to the Internet                                        01899
7      What are interchange agreements, and why should I care?           02052
8      Internet Software tips, tricks and answers                        02323
9      What about Fees, Terms and Conditions?                            02594
10      What sorts of technical problems should I expect?                02974
11     Who needs and wants Internet Services?  How can we reach them?    03229
12     Now that I have users, how should I deal with them?               03329
13     Legal Issues                                                      03449
14     Books and other Resources                                         03481
15     Glossary of Common Terms and Acronyms                             03507
16     Resources                                                         03653
17     Conclusion                                                        03775

Resources 

+.#   Internet Mailing Lists

inet-access@earth.com          (Email inet-access-request@earth.com)
small-providers@netheaven.com  (Email small-providers-request@netheaven.com)
com-priv@psi.com               (Email com-priv-request@psi.com)

+.#   Internet Newsgroups

alt.bbs.internet               Newsgroup
alt.internet.access.wanted     Newsgroup
alt.internet.services          Newsgroup

+.#   USENET Oriented News Groups

news.admin.*
alt.current-events.net-abuse

These newsgroups contain information about the current flood of
"spamming", e-mail abuse and other topics relating to net
administration.



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