Information about joining the club as a non-CMU student
			and obtaining a DRYCAS account
 
 
First, let me thank you for requesting information on joining the CMU Computer
Club.  More than likely, you have expressed this interest in order to obtain 
a DRYCAS account.  Well, read on ...
 
The official statement of purpose for the club is that the CMU Computer Club 
is an independent organization, whose purpose is to promote the widespread 
dissemination of knowledge concerning any and all aspects of computing.  In 
keeping with this statement of purpose, people in the Computer Club are very 
friendly and willing to share their computing successes as well as their 
failures to help others get along!
 
What can DRYCAS offer you?  With DRYCAS you will be able to:
	- send and receive electronic mail and files on the Internet
	- access Internet with real-time conferencing
        - use GOPHER and LYNX
	- access NetNews
	- play games on-line
	- meet new and interesting people

To connect to DRYCAS, you will either need to TELNET in from a remote Internet
site or use our local Pittsburgh dialup numbers.  If you live outside the 
Pittsburgh general area, you may wish to consider using a local dialup service 
such as SprintNet's PC Pursuit or PSInet, but these do cost a fair bit and 
you would have to make arrangements with those companies for access to their 
networks.  At present, these are the only ways to connect to DRYCAS.
 
If you are still interested in joining, simply send your name, address, and 
phone number where I can reach you in the evening, along with a check made 
payable to CMU Computer Club, to:
 
			CMU Computer Club
			UC Box 51
			5032 Forbes Avenue
			Pittsburgh, PA  15213
 
Also, please include three possible usernames (between 1 and 8
characters long, and an initial password. You will be contacted upon
activation of your account.  To ensure security, we also request a
copy of a photo ID with your address and birthdate.  This is for our
records and will not be distributed.  If you have a computer account
somewhere else, please let us know what that account is.  If you have
a fax number and prefer receiving confirmation via fax, please include
that.  Once we receive your payment and the necessary information, we
will contact you.
 
If  you  have  any  questions, feel free to contact us via 
electronic mail at:
			ACCOUNTS@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU.
 
The rates for a DRYCAS account, shown below, are subject to change.  Should 
you have any questions about the rates, check the on-line help under external
accounts, or send mail to ACCOUNTS.
 
Daily account charge		$0.1232876712 / day
	In other words, approximately $45 / year charged at a daily rate.

(NOTE:  An account for one year costs $45.00 [or $3.75/month] however, you
may send in *any* amount that you wish.)
 
Disk quota	First 20,000 blocks alloc.  $0.00 / 20000 blocks per day
		Additional blocks alloc.    $0.016/ 10000 blocks per day
	(Disk quota increases are available in any quantity as the billing 
system charges per individual block.  To increase your disk quota, send mail 
to ACCOUNTS.)
 
Multiple login surcharge	$0.005/ minute
	(Multiple logins are having more than one connected interactive 
process.  A 20 minute grace period is provided for disconnected processes.  
After the initial 20 minutes, you will be charged this surcharge for each 
process you have connected beyond the first.)
 
There are no charges for:
	Interactive/Batch connect-time or CPU time, network task, subprocesses,
detached processes

The current external accounts maintainer is Derrick Brashear, who can be 
reached during the day at 412-268-6406