ARCC: E-mail in Nairobi

NETWORK OBJECTIVES: Provide a platform for high-level computer training, research and consultancy; promote development and usage of computing and communications technologies in Africa; facilitate co-ordination of collaborative computing education and research; and foster closer collaboration and linkages between computing industry, academia, NGOs, policy making institutions and the general economies.

SERVICES OFFERED: E-mail (Internet, Fidonet and UUCP), file transfers, email-to-fax serve electronic conferences, broadcasts/adverts, and bulletin boards (BBSs).

  CONFERENCES AVAILABLE:
  
           AANET:          Anti-AIDS/HIV research, data, drugs (HIVNet, CDC daily summaries, ..)
           AFYANET:        health institutions, researchers, managers, ..(HELINA-L, WHO-HLMNet, ..)
           AGRONET:        agroforestry institutions and researchers (incl.access to CGNET, ..)
           EDUNET:         universities and other educational institutions (EDUCOM, UNESCO RINAF..)
           ENVIRONET:      environmental and related discussions (UNEP's INFOTERRA, ..)
           FEMNET:         gender issues (APC, WEDNET conferences, ..)
           JAMBONET:       echo-tourism industry, airline info, hotels, tour operators, etc.
           JUSTNET:        legal and judicial fraternity (access to LEXIS, WESTLAW, ..)
           KCI-NET:        information technology experts and industry (IFIP, DEVEL-L, AFRICANA, ..)
           KENYANEWS:      daily summaries of local newspapers, select foreign,financial, sports news
           KIDLINK:        children's & youth issues (access to global KIDLINK,KIDSCAFE, ..)
           LIBNET:         libraries, information and documentation centres (KELIAS News, NIG, ..)
           POPLINE:        population development (WorldBank's PHNFlash, ..)
           SSENET:         small-scale business discussions (TINET, UNCTAD trade points, ..)
           TRIVIA:         casual discussions, general issues, humour, culture, socio-politics, ..
  
  Other specialized services offered available on request.

COST OF SERVICE

Below are our special, subsidized introductory rates for non-commercial (academic, research, educational, governmental, NGO, etc)to e-mail, and are guaranteed only if offer is taken up within 3 months.

           Installation and user training:  KShs 3,250
           Monthly Subscription:            KShs 650 (7,800 p.a)
           International Traffic (aprox)    KShs 35 per page
           International Fax via Email      KShs 65 per page
           Local Traffic (within Kenya)     Free
           Software                         Free
  

Service is provided within 1 week of application. Rates for companies and the business community available on request.

  CONTACT:         Network Manager (SysOp/Postmaster)
                   African Regional Centre for Computing (ARCC)
                   Ngong' Road, Opp. Ngong' Hills Hotel, Off George Padmore Lane
                   P.O. Box 58638, NAIROBI, Kenya, East Africa
                   Tel: (254-2) 726914, 723552 Fax: 728351 Modem: 562362 PEP V42 V32B MNP
                   Email: sysop@arcc.kaact.kenya-net.org
                   FidoNet: 5:731/100
  
  
From: Matunda Nyanchama matunda@csd.uwo.ca
Subject: E-mail in Nairobi
Date: 13 Dec 1994 15:19:02 GMT
Message-ID: 9412131518.AA10426@mccarthy.csd.uwo.ca