>From:
Vijay Shrivastav
Off: 1129 San Antonio Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303,(415)962-7124
777 W. Middlefield Rd. #7, Mountain View, CA 94043,(415)960-1988
Try sending mail to "sathish.biginfo@axcess.net.in", this is a part of
Living Media, the India today group that provides e-mail access in
India. I had helped my earlier company set up an e-mail connection
between India and US using this guy.
The charges are around Rs. 1800/- per year and Rs. 18/- per 2500
characters in Delhi. This is a part of the uunet provided by
ERNET (NCST).
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>From: IGC User Support
COUNTRY: India
APC Member Network responsible for/most experienced with this country:
GreenNet
23 Bevenden Street
London N1 6BH
ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (71) 608-3040
Fax: +44 (71) 253-0801
E-Mail: support@gn.apc.org
NUA: 2342 12301371
(needed if accessing this APC Member from a public data network)
Internet Address: gn.apc.org or 193.37.35.2
(needed if you will be accessing this APC member from an internet
site)
Local System (if any):
IndiaLink Delhi
Indian Social Institute
10 Institutional area, Lodiraod
New Delhi
Tel: 91-11-463- or 461-1745
Fax: 91-11-462-5015
Email: leo@unv.ernet.in
IndiaLink Bombay
Maniben Kara Institute
Nagindas Chambers, 167 P.D'Mello Rd.
Bombay - 400 038
Tel: 91-22-262-2388 or 261-2185
Email: mki@inbb.gn.apc.org
Public Data Network (if any):
INDONET
General Manager (NB)
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
Videsh Sanchar Bhavan,
Bangala Sabib Road
New Delhi-110 001
Tel: 91 (11) 350289/353062
or
Department of Telecommunication
Karnataka Telephone Circle
Telecom Building
Basaversra Circle
Bangalore-560 001
Tel: 91 (812) 262233/263900
Internet Access/Telnet (if any):
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:
Two Options:
INDIALINK (New Delhi, Bombay)
INDONET/GPSS (public data network)
(1) INDIA-LINK
This is an informal network of NGOs exploring es of new technologies for
information exchange, international solidarity, social justice and uman
rights. This network emerged uring 1989 and has been organizing training
workshops in different parts of India.
(2) INTERNATIONAL GATEWAY PACKET SWITCHED DATA NETWORK (GPSS)
Please note that the service is presently restricted for access to foreign
data networks as the domestic PDN is not yet operational.
Public Dial-In Service at 300 - 2400 bps
RATES: All prices are quoted in Indian Rupees (Rs).
International Access Charges:
Connection Charge: Rs 4/Minute
Traffic Charge: Rs 2/10 Segments
Dial-In Access: An NUI allocated by VSNL is required.
DNIC: 4042 GPSS
4043 INDONET
GPSS On-line Information Service:
NUA: 040422200224205
ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS:
(2) GPSS/INDONET
Subscribers from other than Bombay can access GPSS Bombay on STD mode or
through PAD if available, on telephone nos. given below. For STD access,
subscriber has to pay STD charges in addition to GPSS call:
Bombay New Dehli Madras
262 40 23 371 22 20 52 00 66
262 40 22 371 22 21 52 00 77
262 40 13 262 40 14 (Hunting)
Ahmadabad Pune Trivandrum Bangalore
968501 65 36 00 636 50 21 21 22
668 28 21 34 43
Hydrabad Calcutta
24 23 41 26 69 33
Trouble Reporting/Customer Service:
Tel: 91 (22) 262 40 20 Ext. 328
or 91 (22) 262 40 15
DIAL-UP OPERATING PROCEDURES:
1. Use 2 wire dial up CCITT V22/V22BIS modem preferably with MNP error
correction and data compression facility.
2. Modem should be in 'originate' mode.
3. SET modem and terminal to 1200 or 2400 bps.
4. Connect modem to Personal Computer and to the telephone line.
5. Load communication program on the Personal Computer.
6. Dial GPSS or local PAD access telephone number.
7. Carrier detect lamp will light on the modem and connect message will
appear on the terminal.
8. After connect message press if you are accessing GPSS from
Bombay,or press H and if you are accessing remote PAD. GPSS
welcome message along with port address will appear on the screen
followed by *.
9. Type NUI (given by VSNL/DOT) and called address and give .
10. GPSS will respond with a connection message. Customer is now ready
to begin his conversation with the destination.
11. After the customer has signed off the host system he will
automatically receive a call cleared message. As an alternative
customer can clear the call by: ^P clr
12. As you are still connected to the PAD you can make another call or
you can disconnect call from GPSS by the required command to your
modem.
Date last revised: 1/15/93 SprintNet
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>From: sunit@sideways.welly.gen.nz [Sunit Prakash]
Public Access Email in India - Charges
Here Goes :
Registration (per email box) - Rs 1,500.00 (disc avail for > 10 boxes)
Annual email box rental - Rs 1,200.00 without modem
- Rs 5,400.00 with a 2400 baud modem
Connect Time - Nil for first 10 mins
- Rs 1.00
- Rs 1.00/2.00 from 11 to 20 mins
- Rs 2.00/3.00 from 21 to 30 mins
- Rs 3.00/5.00 for every addntl min
Message Xmission - Rs 18.00 per page for intl email
Incoming messages - Nil (upto 5 pages/day)
- Rs 5.00 per addntl page/day
1 US $ = Rs 30.00
etc etc..
Trust you find the charges useful, sorry for the layout, looks like I
have a bad line.
The network is currently available in Bangalore, baroda, Bombay,
Calcutta, Chandigargh, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolhapur, ucknow,
Madras, Madurai, Mysore, Pune and Vizag.
Trust that answers everyones questions. Any furher queries pls do not
hesitate to ask, but perhaps best you get in touch with Suhas Prabhu at
Business India's Bombay office - and make sure you tell him it was me who
posted this on the net !
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>From: IGC User Support
Here are a couple of others:
INDIA CURRENTS (INDIACUR-DOM) INDIACUR.COM
India Network Information Center (INNIC-DOM) INNIC.NET
You can also telnet bruno.cs.colorado.edu and login as 'netfind'
and search there for other possible Internet sites in India.
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>From: uunet India
Dear sir,
Our UUNET covers all the different networks in the world.We provide E-mail
facilities to our clients any where in India.Since we have internet acess
as our doamin id registered in internet and as we have a sattlite link in
our main branch in Hyderabad, We provide Telnet ,FTP, Public Domiain
Software, Archives, Net News, Gopher services.
We also have a Software Exports Division as our subordinate.
Which exports Software in MS-Windows, Multimedia, Device Drivers,and many
types of database software. We also have a Network Consultancy division
here.
We shortly are opening a course in NETWORK ADMINSTRATION.
for high class officials.We are soon going to offer all internet facilities
to our clients.We at present are developing network software under
MS-Windows, Windows-NT,MS-DOS,UNIX.
We are the Sole distributors of BSD/386 (BERKELY SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION)
UNIX, throughout the south asia division .
email: (uunet india covers all the below n/ws)
*****
NETWORKS COVERD:
---------------
1)AARNET
2)ACONET
3)ACSNET
4)ALTERNET
5)APPLELINK
4)ARGENTINA
5)ARISTOTE
6)ARPANET
7)AT&MAIL
8)AUSEANET <---------------------------------------
-- UUNET INDIA (INDIA)
9)BARRNET
10)BITNET
11)CANET
12)CAPNET
13)CDNNET
14)CSNET
15)EASYNET
16)ERNET
17)EUNET
18)FIDONET
19)FUNET
20)SPRINTMAIL
21)SURANET
22)NEARNET
23)
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Info on UUNET INDIA:
**********************
As of May 1994 UUNET INDIA is functioned in the following cities:
in India:
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Hyderabad,
Bangalore,
Madras,
Delhi and
Calcutta,
Bombay.
Shortly thereafter the hubs will
be operational in the secondary cities of
Pune
Ahmedabad
Trivandrum.
HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS:
**********************
Mr.T.Saibaba.
Network Manager
poll@uunet.in,oper@uunet.in
UUNET INDIA.
Ph No: 040 290933
---------------------------------
Our Hub Addresses are:
**************************
1.DELHI HUB :
MR.Venkat,MR.Prasad.
A-37/F, D.D.A FLATS.
MUNIRKA.
NEW DELHI.
PH - (011) 654608.
E-MAIL: root@delhi.uunet.in
------------------------------------
2.BANGALORE HUB:
MR.Rajashekar ,
UUNET INDIA.
FLAT. NO: 62,
CUNNINGHAM APTS.
EDWARD ROAD .
BANGALORE - 560052.
PH - (080) 2260640.
E-MAIL: root@bangalore.uunet.in
-------------------------------------
3.CALCUTTA HUB:
MR.CHATEERJI, MR.NAGESH.
UUNET INDIA.
45, PRINCEP STREET.
CALCUTTA - 700072.
PH - (033) 268955 ,273291.
E-MAIL: root@calcutta.uunet.in
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4.MADRAS HUB:
MR.SHIVA NARAYAN, MR.SRIDHAR.
UUNET INDIA.
2986, 13TH MAIN ROAD
ANNANAGAR WEST
MADRAS - 600 040.
PH - (044) 6216056.
E-MAIL: root@madras.uunet.in
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5. BOMBAY HUB:
Mr.Srinivas, mahidhar,-
UUNET INDIA LTD,
FLAT#8,ARUNODAY CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD.,
PLOT#7,TARUN BHARAT,
CHAKALA,ANDHERI(E),
BOMBAY-400 099.
TEL.: 8377874,8362120.
EMAIL:mahidhar@bombay.uunnet.in
root@bombay.uunnet.in
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The services offered by UUNET INDIA are as follows:
---------------------------------------------------
1) Email facility connectvity to the global and domestic.
2) USENET News
3) Public Domain Source Archives
4) LAN and WAN Consultancy
5) TCP/IP SERVICES
6) on line support services
7) BSD-386 : UUNET INDIA is the distributor for latest UNIX oper sys
.BSD-386-486. for whole south ASIA.
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UUNET INDIA has applied for leased 64kbps circuits between the above mentined
cities in India and as soon as they are commissioned by the Department of
Telecommunications UUNET INDIA will introduce its TCP/IP services under the
name 'AlterNet'. The expected time of this coming into being is the first
quarter of 1994.
The charges for connecting into the UUNET INDIA's network are as follows:
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EMAIL:
*****
1) Annual Subscription :
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a) International (includes Domestic alse):-
a)total amount =Rs. 15,000/-
(high volume users) >250kb per month
(non refundable)
b)total amount=Rs. 12,500/- (low volume users <
250kb per month) - [Rs.7,500 (non refundable) +
Rs. 5,000/- refundable security deposit)
b) Domestic (Within India):-
total amount=Rs 10,000.
[Rs. 5,000/(non refundable) + Rs 5,000/- refundable
security deposit)
c) if 2-5 locations are subscribed for:
domastic-PERlocation :RS.4,500.00 per year
security deposit :RS 3,000.00 (refundable)
international(include domastic also) :
----------------
high volume(above 250 kb\month) :RS 12,500 /year
low volume :RS 7,000/year +
security deposit :RS 5000 (refundable)
d) if 6-10 locations are subscibed for:
---------------------------------
DOMASTIC -per location :RS 4,000.00/year
security deposit-per location :RS 2,000.00(refundable)
international (includes domastic also):
high volume :RS.10,000.00 /year
low volume :RS.5,000.00/per year
+
RS.5000.00 (refundable)
e) modem bought thru uunet india:
-----------------------------
V.22 bis(2400 bps) -RS.12,500 less 10%discount +taxes
V.42 bis (2400/9600) -RS 16,500 less 10%discount + taxes
f) for data transfer the discounts are as follows:
-----------------------------------------------
up to 1.5 mb :no discount
1.5 m.b-2.5 MB :10% discount
2.5MB+ :15% "
f) DATA TRANSFER CHARGES:
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domestic:
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RS 4 per kilobyte delivery(during day)
over night: RS 1 per k.b
international:
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RS 8 per k.b for sending mail
RS 4 per k.b for reciveing mail
Connect Time Charges : Rs. 90 per hour Inbound (You polling us)
---------------------
Rs.120 per hour Outbound (we polling you)
f) a) DOS Installation Charges - Free
(Software provided free with Subscription)
UUPC
b) UNIX Installation Charges - Rs. 1,000/- (uucp)
g) FAX gate ways:
--------------
these gateways available in 6 cites
bombay,delhi,bangalore,madras,calcutta,hyderabad.
do not provide fax gateway abroad because some other network
provide this facility.
rate:RS.4/-per message destined as fax(this is over your
regular email charge)
h) PUBLIC DOMAIN SOURCE ARCHIVES:
------------------------------
MORE than 3.5 giga bytes of source archives are available with
UUNET INDIA for public distribution.They will come on data
catridge.pl indicate your interest to the uunet india personnel
or email or fax if you want a copy of these archives.
rates: QIC-150 -6 tapes : RS.4,500 + cost of tapes
-----
exabyte -cost of 8mm tape+RS.2,500 copying and handling
charges
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Note:- For Email facility the user must have the following:-
1) A modem and telephone line
2) Any machine with DOS or UNIX or any other Operating System.
3) A serial port on machine
[ 'UUNET' and 'AlterNet' are registered service Trademarks of M/s UUNET
Technologies, Inc., U.S.A ]
Please send your queries via email to info@uunet.in,poll@uunet.in
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T.Saibaba PhNo: 040 290933
Network Administrator
UUNET INDIA LIMITED General E-mail:info@uunet.in
505B,S.T.P. Myhtrivanam. Information Regarding
Hyderabad -500 038. Networking: net@uunet.in
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Business India Information Technology Limited.
Internet: postmaster@axcess.net.in
Bombay: 3-10 Phoenix Mills Compound, Bombay 400013
Phone: 91-22-4937676
Fax: 91-22-4936578
Delhi: B 3/86 Safdarjung Enclave, N. Delhi 110029
Phone: 91-11-6883225,6883181,6883223
Fax: 91-11-6883226
Calcutta: DB 120, Sector 1, Salt Lake City, Calcutta 700064
Phone: 91-33-3219327
Fax: 91-33-3219348
Banglore: M-507 Manipal Centre, Dickinson Road, Banglore 560042
Cost: ALL CHARGES ARE IN INDIAN RUPEES
Charges Regular Gold Monitor
Registration 1500 11500 100000
Annual Rental 1200 1200 1200
Regular: Includes one free training session
Gold: Includes 2 training sessions, one 9400/2400 fax,data modem
Win Fax & BitCom S/W free for use.
Monitor: Includes 2 training sessions, one 486 Subnote book computer
with 9400/2400 fax,data modem Win Fax & BitCom S/W free for use.
Connect Time and Transmission Charges:
Connect Time Regular Time Prime Time
First 10 Min 0.25 0.50
11 to 20 Min 1.00 2.00
21 to 30 Min 2.00 3.00
Every addl Min 3.00 5.00
Sending Charge Domestic International
Per Page Regular Priority Regular
Half Page 1.75 3.00 11.00
Full Page (1-3) 3.00 5.00 18.00
Beyond 3 pages 2.50 4.00 18.00
Receiving Charge Domestic International
Per Day
(Beyond 5 Pages) Free 5.00
Each page is 2500 Characters, Half Page is 1250 Characters