Spud's Public Usenet Domain

aka Spuddy

B EST O F T HE
P LANET A WARD

INFORMATION

Here is a brief description of Spud's Xanadu - the sun network dedicated to the provision of a FREE mail and usenet service for the UK. Login as 'new' at the prompt - there is an automatic server that will create your login shell.

SERVICES

Spuddy offers the only online full usenet/mail service for free in the UK. A growing system, now running on a Sun Sparc 2, Spuddy represents a high speed fast-expanding system.
Why not give it a call?!
Thousands of other users to talk to, averaging 400 users a week
Over 2 gig of stuff to download or request by post. This includes a complete archive of GNU freeware, mirrored from prep.ai.mit.edu
Two `mud' games.
FREE access to a full Unix shell. The choices of shell are : sh, csh, bash, ksh, zsh, tcsh, etc.
If you don't like Unix - you don't have to touch it! There is a menu system that allows user-friendly access to the world of usenet ! Just request a `menu' shell.
Full access to usenet news. This (obviously) includes posting.
Your own mailbox for worldwide internet/uucp mail.
No limit on downloading - no ratios or silly rules. You may request sources by post for free (providing you provide the media!)
No restriction for time spent online.
A friendly BBS.

PRICING

There is *no* restriction for time spent online, *no charges* for mail, news, disk usage or ANYTHING!!

Spuddy is a FREE news/mail service!

PHONE NUMBER

Call Spuddy on 01268 515441, 24 hours a day. This number has four Hayes Optima V34 modems dedicated for spuddy!

An interview with Spuddy the Cat!