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====== SDF Dialup Membership ======
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===== What is DIALUP Membership? =====
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Best way to learn about the //DIALUP// SDF membership is to login to your SDF shell account and enter **dialup**:
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you@sdf: dialup
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SDF provides analogue and digital (ISDN) DIALUP service to members.
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To get a list of numbers in your area, use 'getdialup'.
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Some quick tips and things to note:
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1) You can choose from 54,143 dialup numbers in the USA & Canada
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2) Connections from 1200bps to 52000bps or 64kbps to 128kbps ISDN
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3) Read the bboard: for discussions on the membership
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4) Your dialup login is you@tenex.org
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5) use 'setdialup' to maintain your DIALUP login and SMTP AUTH password
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6) Pay your dues via paypal or mail (type 'address' for more details)
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Dues are: $10/mo, $27/qtr, $48/semi and $84/year and
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membership is open to all validated members, no setup fee, a
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monthly average of 15 hours a day, no dialer, no adverts! Enjoy!
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The SDF>DIALUP FAQ and [[http://dialup.tenex.org/|dialup.tenex.org]] have additional information. Before you sign-up though you may want to run **getdialup** first to see what numbers are in your local/extended [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_telephone_service| calling area]]. Usually this information is contained in your local telephone directory.
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example: list all (503) access numbers in the Portland, OR area
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you@sdf: getdialup 503 | grep Portland
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(503) 258-7011 Portland OR pi PacWest
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(503) 258-7023 Portland OR pi PacWest
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(503) 548-0317 Portland OR pi PacWest
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(503) 416-2098 Portland OR st Du_MegaPop
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(503) 488-3200 Portland OR st Du_MegaPop
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(503) 734-3200 Portland OR st Du_MegaPop
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(503) 258-7014 Portland OR n3 Du_Sprint
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(503) 914-0040 Portland OR pw Du_PacWest
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(503) 974-0040 Portland OR pw Du_PacWest
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(503) 914-0558 Portland OR pw Du_PacWest
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(503) 972-0302 Portland OR pw Du_PacWest
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(503) 467-6101 Portland OR pw Du_PacWest
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(503) 548-0317 Portland OR pw Du_PacWest
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(503) 412-1576 Portland OR yn YourNetPlus
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Users in rural areas may find no local access numbers and would need to weigh the cost of long distance charges.
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===== I've got SDF DIALUP membership - Now What? =====
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Now you need to run **setdialup** and set the type of account and your DIALUP password. Most users will want to leave the //type// set to "NETWORK PPP", the default:
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you@sdf: setdialup
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SETDIALUP Version 2
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[p] Set your DIALUP and SMTP Auth password
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[n] Set your connection type to NETWORK PPP (default)
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[s] Set your connection type to SHELL
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[t] Set your connection to TIP
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[r] REMOVE your DIALUP Membership
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[q] QUIT
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Choice?
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Enter "p" to set password:
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Choice? (SET) PASSWORD
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Setting your password for DIALUP LOGIN: you@tenex.org
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This will also serve as your SMTP AUTH for you.tenex.org
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New password:********
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Retype new password:********
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Password set for you@tenex.org
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Updates issued by mkhomepg, mkvhost, mkvpm and setdialup are executed
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within 10 minutes.
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Choice?
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Enter "q" to quit:
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Choice? QUIT
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You are you@tenex.org using a NETWORK type LOGIN
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That's it - time to get your modem set up and configured...
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