RFC 1402:There's Gold in them thar Networks! ...
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service provider


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... Some service providers also are offering part-time dialup connections ...
... Some service providers have begun to offer a new dial-in service. ...
... Internet-connected users to connect back to their home sites from remote locations. But most service providers do not limit their service to this audience, it is open to people not already on the Internet ...
... connection [with password] or an account on the service provider's equipment [with password] which permits you to use Telnet ...



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