Re: Dedicated leased line?

[bob.leduc@pcforvm.avcnet.org]

>Brian Caouette and I have been discussing the possibility of AVCNet
>obtaining a 56K leased line Internet feed to be shared among the
>member BBS systems.  While this has been discussed as a possibility
>several times in the last 2 years, I told Brian that the present Board
>had expressed the sentiment that AVCNet doesn't want to get into the
>service provider business at this time.  I suggested to Brian, and he
>agreed, that we move the discussion to this list.
>
>Would others care to comment?

IMHO a leased line right now would be overkill.  Take Mr or Mrs John Doe who
has never even seen the internet much less gone upon it.  It will be hard
enough getting them to understand the concept of e-mail and newsgroups.

Bob