Account Features

The Calgary Community Network Association has set a standard of account features for every account on its system. Each account holder must be a member of the Association. To become a member of the Association you must apply for ONE such account via the on line registration form. Upon payment of the membership fee and presentation of some form of current personal identification your account will be verified. The membership fee may be waived upon receipt of a signed waiver request form found here . This form must be submitted with your personal identification.

Please note: Memberships are Non-Refundable and Non-Transferable.

The basic account features are:

- Access to text based information via the Elinks World WideWeb Browser) using a telnet or ssh terminal client

- A personal E-mail address (one account per person only)

- Pine Text based e-mail via Pine using a telnet or ssh terminal client

- Web mail via Squirrel Mail using a graphical browser such as Internet Explorer

- Access to newsgroups:
(TRN news reader client)(PINE news reader client)

- Uploading & Downloading:
(kermit) (zmodem) (ftp)

- GoTo - User Specified URL

- Bookmarks:

- On-line "help" support (helpdesk@calcna.ab.ca)

- Over the phone "help" support for the local dialling area (263-8080)

- Voting privileges at any Special and Annual General Meeting of Members
of the Calgary Community Network Association;

- Eligibility to run for election for a position on the Board of
Directors at any Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Calgary
Community Network Association;

- A percentage discount on services the Association provides the general
public. For example, the Association's Internet and HTML Training courses
are discounted to Members at nearly 50%;

- Eligibility to create and manage your own Home Page on the Calgary
Community Network computer system;

- Eligibility to become an Information Provider on the Calgary Community
Network computer system;*

* Member must be a subscriber to the Unlimited Dial-up option.

Remote dial-up access is not included in the basic Calgary Community Network
account. More information on Dial-up options can be found under the

Dial-up Options link.

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Last revised December 2006

Calgary Community Network Association