Re: GEnie via Internet

[bazyar@netcom.com (Jawaid Bazyar)]

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.

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