| PublicationDate: 10/22/96 Summary: PEN Debuts on the Internet Author: CSB - SFA Customer Support Branch 01/22/96 [[The following are excerpts from a NASFAA press release. This information is provided as a courtesy to SFA BBS users and to our colleagues at NASFAA, and should not be interpreted as an endorsement.]] PEN DEBUTS ON THE INTERNET NASFAA's Postsecondary Education Network (PEN) has moved to the Internet, providing users with more options and flexibility than ever... THREE WAYS TO ACCESS. PEN will be based on computers located at the NASFAA office, with leased phone lines giving a direct connection to the Internet. You will be able to connect to PEN in three ways: directly via the Internet using telnet (TCP/IP), either through your campus's direct connection or by using a modem to access an Internet provider; by dialing directly the PEN BBS using a modem, or by dialing toll-free into the Department of Education and using its Internet gateway. World Wide Web access will be available in spring 1996. FAMILIAR SOFTWARE. PEN will use the same software that the Department of Education is using for its SFA BBS; thus, if you are already familiar with SFA BBS, you'll also know how to use the new PEN. Using communications software provided at no cost by NASFAA, you'll be able to use a graphical interface with PEN under Windows. The software supports both access by modem and by telnet (tcp/ip). While DOS access is possible, Windows is strongly recommended for ease of use. NEW FLEXIBILITY. One new option will be to let subscribers access much of PEN without leaving e-mail! A daily summary of what's new on PEN will be sent to subscribers via e-mail. Users will decide for which items they need the full text, then send a brief e- mail message to PEN. The requested articles will then be delivered automatically to their e-mail address. For more information on PEN, contact NASFAA at 202-785-0453, 202-785-1487 fax, or at the e-mail address pen@smtp.nasfaa.org [[For a copy of the entire press release, please contact NASFAA at the numbers listed above.]] |