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From: Rain <>
Subject: RAIN membership drive
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 18:16:42 GMT

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RAIN is trying to work through a critical period right now. We are
faced with a heavy outlay of money - and for now we realy need go
ahead with a sustained membership drive. If we can push through and
get 1000 new members this month, it will create a real dynamic in
the area and show a strong economic revitalization throughout the
community.

I'm very happy to announce our new online signup form. Simply telnet
to "coyote.rain.org" and login as "guest". We've put a lot of effort
into making it easier to become part of our virtual community.

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RAIN Membership Application

1. INDIVIDUAL $20/month with $35 start-up -SHELL
$30/month with $35 start-up -SLIP/PPP+SHELL

2 megs disk space and one hour per day time limit

Select one of the following:

Shell/Menus access SLIP/PPP/Shell/Menus access
[] 3 mo. (enclose $95) [] 3 mo. (enclose $125)
[] 6 mo. (enclose $155) [] 6 mo. (enclose $215)
[] 12 mo. (enclose $275) [] 12 mo. (enclose $395)

Name:_____________________________________

Address:__________________________________

__________________________________________

Phone:____________________________________

Occupation:_______________________________

Include name/occupation in online members directory? [] Y [] N

User ID (3-8 characters) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ @rain.org

Password (8 characters) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Second family member (if applicable)

Name:_____________________________________

User ID (3-8 characters) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ @rain.org

Password (8 characters) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Signature___________________________ Date_____________

Total enclosed $_______________

Send with start-up payment to:

Rain Network
1129 State Street Suite A6
Santa Barbara, CA 93120

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The Regional Alliance for Information Networking

RAIN MISSION

REGIONAL ACTIVITIES

The RAIN Network operates a regional information system from
a central T1 Internet hub in Santa Barbara, California. Founded in
1991, and tested under special arrangements with the University of
California, RAIN is an independent non-profit agency that has
steadily expanded across its regional host area. RAIN works with
an affiliate, Pacific RAIN, to provide services to commercial
organizations. Pacific RAIN was established to ensure a stable
economic base for the non-profit Community services RAIN provides
and to help subsidize the cost of individual and non-profit accounts.

RAIN is a leader in the development of self-sustaining
Regional Networks and operates primarily on membership income from
agencies, families and individuals. RAIN seeks to pioneer the
role of Regional Networks on the electronic frontier - developing
sources of local information that establish each host community as a
recognized destination on the National Information Highway, while
providing low cost access out to national and global resources in
a manner sensitive to the needs of its regional users.

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Rain provides 14.4k V.32bis dial-up and slip/ppp access
for Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. We are a full service
Internet provider. We provide access to Usenet News, Electronic
Mail, Unix shells, IRC, Gopher, FTP, Telnet and WWW.

Data lines are:
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Santa Barbara County (805) 899-8600
Ventura County (805) 650-5354
Santa Paula, Somis (805) 659-1209
Simi/TO/Moorpark (805) 579-6900
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(8 data bits, No parity, 1 stop bit -- VT-100 terminal emulation)

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We have a critical situation going on with SCTA and their efforts
to become what we are. Their continued work to become the Community
Network and in the process they are also working to take away
accounts from Rain that belong on our network.
SCTA is now trying to rather rudly move in on without any
willingness to work with us or actually demonstrate any networking
capability except what they do through the commercial network
Silicon.

Keeping in mind that RAIN already is the Internet source for
Ventura County government and is involved in building a
Ventura County and City Public Information system we need to
express the importance of having our County Supervisors work with
RAIN.
Step in and help support RAIN in the face of some really
underhanded activity.

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R.A.I.N. means Business, the Network is dedicated to working with
economic revitalization, government services, library and school
services as well as Individual users.

With a frame relay clound covering the entire tri-county area
RAIN is the Network that can provide reliable, inter-agency
Network possible within our Community.

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Send your tax deductable donation today!

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Timothy

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Timothy Tyndall
Director
Regional Alliance for Information Networking
voice: 805-967-8200
fax : 805-967-5153
Internet:
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