From execdir@torfree.net Thu May 2 00:08:51 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: tfn-announce@torfree.net Received: by sheppard1.torfree.net (Postfix, from userid 11129) id 873746CA02; Thu, 2 May 2002 00:08:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sheppard1.torfree.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B6BE68A34 for ; Thu, 2 May 2002 00:08:51 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 00:08:51 -0400 (EDT) From: TFN Executive Director To: tfn-announce@torfree.net Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [TFN-announce] New Dialup Time and Filespace Quotas Sender: tfn-announce-admin@torfree.net Errors-To: tfn-announce-admin@torfree.net X-BeenThere: tfn-announce@torfree.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.5 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Toronto Free-Net Announcements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: In order to ensure the financial viability of the Toronto Free-Net, we must start charging for the higher levels of access to TFN. In May we will be fully implementing dialup time/filespace control. We are asking you to choose a level of access that will best satisfy your needs. Free access will still be available, but it will be more limited than it has been in the past. There are five membership levels: * BASIC: Free service will give you a total of 20 minutes per day dial-up time, in sessions of up to 10-minutes and you will receive half a megabyte of disk space. * 1-PLUS: will give you a total of 70 minutes per day, with a session length of up to 60-minutes with 3 megabytes of disk space. 1-plus costs $5 per month, or $50 per year if paid annually. * 2-PLUS: will give you a total of 130 minutes per day, with a session length of up to 60-minutes with 7 megabytes of disk space. 2-plus costs $8 per month, or $80 per year if paid annually. * 442-PLUS: Like the 2-plus plan, 442-Plus will give you a total of up to 260 minutes over a 2 day period. It also allows you to use unused time from the previous day. For example, if you use 1 hour one day, the next day you can use 3 hours. Session lengths are up to 90 minutes with 10 megabytes of disk space. 442-plus costs $10 per month, or $100 per year if paid annually. * UNLIMITED: Unlimited time, Unlimited session length, 20 megabytes of diskspace. This costs $23/month and $220 per year if paid annually. **All accounts above include extra daytime and evening 2 minute sessions to quickly check email. Also from Midnight to 8:00 am, extra time is available... equal to the allowed day/evening usage. WHEN: May 7th will be the last day where the current 1 hour session "442-Plus" level of access is given to everyone. On May 8th we will put in place the "2-Plus" level, on May 15th the "1-Plus" level and finally on May 22nd, the "Basic Free" level of time and filespace access. Please be forewarned that filespace quota constraints put in place on these dates may temporarily block your use of mail and file storage until you are able to download or delete larger unneccessary files. HOW: Please use the online form under "Membership Upgrade" to indicate the level of access you wish to use. Then as soon as possible, please send, phone, fax or bring your payment to our office. When we receive your payment, we will enable your "Plus" privileges for the next day. The expiry date for "Plus" accounts (the date when access level will automatically be set back to "Basic Free") will be calculated forward from May 22nd. If you wish to maintain the "Basic Free" level access, no action is required at this time. Thank-you for continuing to support Toronto Free-Net. It is the volunteer and financial support of members which makes everything possible at TFN. Ken McCracken Executive Director Toronto Free-Net From execdir@torfree.net Thu May 30 08:18:26 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: tfn-announce@torfree.net Received: by sheppard1.torfree.net (Postfix, from userid 11129) id 394CB6C9AF; Thu, 30 May 2002 08:18:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sheppard1.torfree.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E1D268A34 for ; Thu, 30 May 2002 08:18:26 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 08:18:26 -0400 (EDT) From: TFN Executive Director To: tfn-announce@torfree.net Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [TFN-announce] Upgrading Your Account Sender: tfn-announce-admin@torfree.net Errors-To: tfn-announce-admin@torfree.net X-BeenThere: tfn-announce@torfree.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.5 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Toronto Free-Net Announcements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Toronto Free-Net is in the last stages of implementing its new tiered services plan. Thank-you to all members who have already upgraded! By sharing the costs together, we can continue to be a resource for everyone. We have given members an extra week to upgrade from Basic level access which allows two 10 minute sessions per day and .5 Megabytes of file storage. In your web browser, see the link "Memberships: New and Upgrading" at www.torfree.net for more information on the various accounts available. BASIC ACCOUNTS: For the past week, all members who have not upgraded have been given 70 minutes a day with maximum session lengths of 30 minutes. On May 30th, we will be reducing access to two 20 minute sessions. On June 3rd we will set Basic accounts to two 10 minute sessions. If you are unable to contribute at the $5 per month level, you may still donate by sending your cheque (with userid) to: Toronto FreeNet, Inc. 600 Bay Street, Suite 406, Toronto, Ontario Canada, M5G 1M6 Telling people you know about Toronto Free-Net is another way you can help us. Thanks so much for supporting community networking in Toronto. Ken McCracken Executive Director Toronto Free-Net PLEASE NOTE: When most of our lines are busy, our timing software requires you to wait at least 2 minutes before reconnecting after a session disconnect. If you continually redial without waiting, you will not be able to reconnect. From execdir@torfree.net Wed Jul 16 15:45:47 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: tfn-announce@torfree.net Received: by sheppard1.torfree.net (Postfix, from userid 11129) id 3ED2F6C8FE; Wed, 16 Jul 2003 15:45:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sheppard1.torfree.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2222C68AB8 for ; Wed, 16 Jul 2003 15:45:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 15:45:47 -0400 (EDT) From: TFN Executive Director To: tfn-announce@torfree.net Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [TFN-announce] Toronto Free-Net Founding Anniversary Sender: tfn-announce-admin@torfree.net Errors-To: tfn-announce-admin@torfree.net X-BeenThere: tfn-announce@torfree.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.5 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Toronto Free-Net Announcements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: HAPPY FOUNDING DAY, TFN! Toronto Free-Net Marks Ten Years of Commitment to Universal Internet Access July 16th, 2003 marks the ten year anniversary of the legal founding of Toronto Free-Net (TFN), Toronto's Community Network non-profit Internet Service Provider (ISP). Founded on principles of freedom of expression, freedom of access to online information, and equal (to commercial) opportunity to disseminate (community) information, TFN has kept up with the times to provide reliable, modern ISP services at low cost while continuing to sponsor access for disadvantaged citizens. Since opening its phone lines to the public in the fall of 1994, TFN has provided over 12 million Internet sessions to its 45,000 registered members. TFN is unique as an ISP in that it is member-directed and employs a cadre of skilled volunteers to maintain its technical and administrative systems. Over the years TFN has been supported with in-kind donations by corporate sponsors such as Velocet Communications, Cisco Systems, Rogers Communications, Bell Canada and Sun Microsystems. However contrary to popular belief, TFN has not received support from any level of government for its core operating costs, except for an initial 1994 grant during the Ontario New Democratic Party reign from the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism. TFN is part of a worldwide community networking movement which believes that Internet access should be a human right. Early advocacy and grassroots organising by local citizens in Community Networks similar to TFN has in part placed Canada in the lead in addressing the Digital Divide and universal access to information. By supporting TFN as their low cost ISP, Toronto citizens are voting for the reality of Universal Access for their disadvantaged neighbours. http://www.torfree.net other related links: - Worldwide Community Networks - Telecommunities Canada -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ken McCracken, Executive Director Toronto Free-Net Inc. 600 Bay Street, Suite 406 Toronto, M5G 1M6 From execdir@torfree.net Wed Aug 27 23:47:30 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: tfn-announce@torfree.net Received: by sheppard1.torfree.net (Postfix, from userid 11129) id E3D726F240; Wed, 27 Aug 2003 23:47:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sheppard1.torfree.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id D74F968A2D for ; Wed, 27 Aug 2003 23:47:29 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 23:47:29 -0400 (EDT) From: TFN Executive Director To: tfn-announce@torfree.net Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [TFN-announce] TFN on CityTV Thursday Aug 28 / New Packages Sender: tfn-announce-admin@torfree.net Errors-To: tfn-announce-admin@torfree.net X-BeenThere: tfn-announce@torfree.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.5 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Toronto Free-Net Announcements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Dear TFN Members, Toronto Free-Net will be featured in a short spot on the 6pm CityTV news on Thursday Aug 28. If you aren't able to catch it live, I'm told that the video clip will be linked at http://www.pulse24.com/News/Newserials/page.asp under "Jee-Yun Lee's Back To School Bargains" "Plus" plans improved --------------------------------------------- In September TFN is on a membership drive to share the significant costs in running the operation amongst more members and also to provide better service. If you know of a way to spread the word that TFN provides good Internet service at low cost, please do! To add more value to our packages: -the price on the Unlimited plan is now reduced to $20/month and $192/year -the offpeak/onpeak changeover time for "plus" packages has been extended from 8am to 9am so that earlybirds can get another hour online before onpeak hours (which will now be 9am to 12 midnight) will start counting. -our most popular plan, 422plus, now gets 6 hours after midnight and the same timebanking ability to save unused time over 2 days. 442plus will feel even more like the Unlimited package for most people. As before, the rolling 2 day timebanking utility for extended onpeak day and evening usage still allows for more than 4 hours every 2 days. -2plus gets an extra offpeak hour to make it 3 hours after midnight during offpeak hours. During onpeak hours, daily quota remains at 2 hours. -1plus remains the same except for the changeover time. By the way, 1plus is still the best deal in Toronto for $5/month Internet access! -as before short sessions are still available after you've used your daily time quota to allow checking for, and then responding offline to urgent email. For a summary of our plans see: http://torfree.net/AboutFN/membership.html. Also in case you didn't know, TFN now offers DSL High Speed service with a static IP address and a generous transfer quota. You can share your connection and costs as well as run servers with a permanent address on the Internet from your home or office (while still being able to talk on your phone line!). See http://www.tfnet.ca for details. If Bell is able to provide DSL to yuor home or business, TFN can too. That's about it for now. More improvements and services will be available soon! Ken McCracken -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ken McCracken, Executive Director Toronto Free-Net Inc. 600 Bay Street, Suite 406 Toronto, M5G 1M6 416 204 9257 From execdir@torfree.net Thu Sep 4 07:42:05 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: tfn-announce@torfree.net Received: by sheppard1.torfree.net (Postfix, from userid 11129) id C1FFA6D19E; Thu, 4 Sep 2003 07:42:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sheppard1.torfree.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B542F68A47 for ; Thu, 4 Sep 2003 07:42:05 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 07:42:05 -0400 (EDT) From: TFN Executive Director To: tfn-announce@torfree.net Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [TFN-announce] Toronto Free-Net recent connection problems Sender: tfn-announce-admin@torfree.net Errors-To: tfn-announce-admin@torfree.net X-BeenThere: tfn-announce@torfree.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.5 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Toronto Free-Net Announcements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: We are sorry for the recent connection problems. The source was traced at 3:00 pm Tuesday to a single bad cable at our bandwidth supplier. This was the first significant break in service in over three years (if you don't count the recent 2 day blackout that is!) We will be adding 4 days to the expiry date for "Plus" Account level members to compensate for these two incidents. TFN continues the ongoing process of making its systems more stable and reliable. Rather than relying on a single bandwidth supplier we are in the process of securing more back-up resources with the help of Peer1 Networks (www.Peer1.net) in order to safeguard your connectivity. Thank you for your patience and support. Ken McCracken Executive Director Toronto Free-Net