Re: GEnie via Internet

[mnementh@netcom.com (David R. Villegas)]

bazyar@netcom.com (Jawaid Bazyar) wrote:
>mnementh@netcom.com (David R. Villegas) writes:
>>guertinp@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Paul Guertin) wrote:
>>>It turns out you CAN connect to GEnie via Internet. Simply
>>>telnet to hermes.merit.edu and answer "sprintnet-313171" to
>>>the "Which host?" prompt. There's apparently a $2/hour
>>>surcharge when you use this method.
>
>>How fast a connection do you get?
>
>  Pretty damn fast. Regular telnet speeds, depending on machine
>load, of course.

Wow.  So when downloading GEnie files, why bother with a 9600 bps dialup?
I suppose an 'expect' script also can capture all the messages on the
roundtables, allowing the user to read the messages at a later time.

I'm hoping that the $2/hour surcharge is the only added fee.