NFREE
Global Networking Survey
Section 1: Coordinates
Name of the network:
Freenet(Network For Research,Education and Engineering)
Contact person/point:
Victor A. Krivoschokov
Postal Address: Chylyakiust Technical University,ps Lenner,76 Chelyakiust454080Russia
Telephone Number: 7-3512-654-992
Fax Number: 7-3512-654-992
E-mail address: Victor@free.net victor@usc.acru
Section 2: Network
1. Scope of the network: (check all that apply)
Academic [x ]
General Research [x ]
Government [ ]
NGO [ ]
Commercial [ ]
Special Interest Group [ ] Specify________
Other [ ] Specify________
2. Description:
Operating since:1993
Registered users: 1000
Active users:300
(connected at least once a month during the last 3
months)
3. Approximately, what percent of your users would you estimate as
being:
_70____ University and research faculty staff
_10____ University students
_10 Government employees
_____ Commercial employees
_____ NGO employees
_____ Employees of International organizations
_10__ Other ecological agency
4. Do you charge for services? Yes [ ] No [x]
If Yes, specify charging methods (check all that apply):
____ Free to end users
____ Fixed charges to end users
____ Variable (usage-based) charge to end users
____ Free to end institutions (such as a university)
____ Fixed charged to institutions
____ Variable (usage-based) charge to institutions
5. What is the approximate annual budget for your network
connection and/or information center? _10000_ USA$
6. Of that budget, approximately what percent is used for:
_30__ communication equipment
_10__ computer equipment
_30__ communication charges
_10__ technical staff
_10__ management staff
_10_ support staff
_____ facilities
_____ software
_____ overhead
_____ other ______________________
7. Type(s) of connection(s) or gateway(s) out of your country
__x___ IP
__x___ UUCP
_____ Fidonet
_____ Bitnet
_____ Other _______________________
8. Communication links(s) out of your country (for each link)
Speed 19kbps
Leased or switched leased
Communication vendor PTT
Connection point in Moscow
9. Approximately, what percent of your users have:
_15______ e-mail only
_______ dial-in access to a command line account on a host
_5______ dial-in SLIP/PPP connectivity
_80______ full-time IP connectivity
10. Approximately, what percent of hosts on your network run:
__25_____ an FTP server
__25_____ a WWW (http) server
__25_____ a Gopher server
_______ a list server
__25_____ a news server
_______ a dial-up bulletin board
_______ a library catalogue
_______ other
11. Of the hosts of your network, what of each type?
__10_Personal computers running DO
80___Personal computers running Microsoft Windows
____ Personal computers running Unix
____ Personal computers running Mac OS
____ Unix workstations
____ Other workstations
___9_ Unix minicomputers
____ Other minicomputers
____ Unix mainframes
____ Other mainframes
___1_ Other _Netware__
os/2
12. Approximately, what percent of the hosts in your network
communicate via:
_90___ IP
_10___ UUCP
_00___ Fido
_00___ Bitnet
____ Other ________________
Media:
Comments (plans, etc.):
Section 4: Help-desk and user support
1. Is there a help-desk or other central point for queries? Yes [X]
No [ ]
Postal address: Wide Area Newwork Technology Dept.,Technical University,
Telephone Number:7-3512-65-4992 ps Lenner 76,Chelyakiust,454080,Russia
e-mail address: support@usc.ac.ru
2. Is a general user guide available? Yes [ x] No [ ]
Paper [ ] Electronic [ x]
3. User group support activities
Describe activities to support user groups in using the
network.
For local newsgroups at news@usc.ac.ru and news.usc.ac.ru
4. Training activities and workshops
five-days and workshops
Describe activities to train and inform user support
staff.
5. Other activities
Describe any other activities on your network you
consider relevant. Comments (plans, etc.):
We plan to teach students of University from 2 to 4 grade
Section 5: Success stories
Could you give some examples of users or applications which best
illustrate the value of your network: