trying to find a pc e mail network i am desperately trying to find a pc based e mail wide area network service or the necessary network software to establish one myself while i am aware there are various bbs s and other similar services avalible like compuserve canada remote systems etc i require fairly specific criteria in approximate order of importance they are the mail files news are read written locally and batched to the network server ie no continuous on line connection note all users are remote and will use modems over conventional phone lines simple the users i have for the system have very little computer knowledge have never heard of unix and have very little interest in learning it is essential that the client software is completely pain free cheap we would prefer not paying high connect fees to an established commercial network just so we can send large files between members of the group hence in addition i would like the network server to be something small simple and inexpensive like a there are only about people in the group so it is not a huge network the capability for internet access for news mail internet style id s eg pwood math uwaterloo ca if anyone knows of a system similar to what i am describing even if it doesn t sastisfy all my criteria and i don t care where it is please please e mail me and tell me about it we are not adverse to making alterations to an existing system if necessary thanks peter wood internet id pwood math uwaterloo ca
