






            SURAnet - Southeastern Universities Research Association Network


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
               SURAnet
               8400 Baltimore Blvd.
               College Park, MD 20740

            _E_m_a_i_l: help@sura.net

            _P_h_o_n_e: (800) 787-2638 (SURAnet)
               FAX: (301) 982-4605


            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            SURAnet, the Southeastern Universities Research  Association
            Network, is a project of SURA, the Southeastern Universities
            Research Assocation. SURA is a  consortium  of  universities
            which  supports, manages, and operates projects too large or
            complex to be handled by a single university.

            SURAnet, a TCP/IP network, is one of  the  NSFNET  mid-level
            networks.  Connectivity  is  provided  via a T-1 backbone of
            co-located equipment  housed  in  MCI  points  of  presence.
            Future plans include migration to a T-3 backbone.

            SURAnet is connected to the  NSFNET  backbone  and  provides
            facilities for the FIX-East connections.

            SURAnet's geographic area includes the District of  Columbia
            and  13  states  in  the southeastern US: Alabama, Delaware,
            Florida, Georgia,  Kentucky,  Louisiana,  Maryland,  Missis-
            sippi,  North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia,
            and West Virginia.

            While SURA, the parent  organization,  is  a  consortium  of
            academic  organizations,  SURAnet  members comprise approxi-
            mately two-thirds academic institutions and  one-third  non-
            academic sites.


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            The information in this section is provided  in  accor-
            dance  with the copyright notice appearing at the front
            of this guide.




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            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s

            Any IP host of any member organization may  access  SURAnet.
            We  provide  Archie  services at archie.sura.net. Dial-up is
            not provided at this time.

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k

            We follow the guidelines set forth by NSFNET.

            _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s


            Hours of operation:            24x7 with limited holiday coverage

            Administrative contacts:       Jack Hahn (hahn@sura.net)
                                           Dave Littleton (dlittlet@sura.net)

            Additional e-mail addresses:   suranet-admin@sura.net
                                           nic@sura.net
                                           noc@sura.net


            _R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s

            Interested persons may "ftp" the "README"  file  located  on
            "ftp.sura.net"  in  the  directory  "pub",  which  lists all
            information available for anonymous ftp.























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