NorthNet Library Staff Account Registration
NorthNet is the regional Internet gateway provided by the NorthNet Internet Services, Inc.
NorthNet passwords are available at no charge to all libraries and library staff members in
Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis, and Oswego counties. Internet
services available to NorthNet users include ftp, gopher, telnet, Internet electronic mail,
network news, and the World Wide Web. NorthNet offers dial in access using a standard
telephone line. Please note that there will be a charge to your library for any long
distance telephone calls.
For those who already have Internet access, NorthNet can be reached via telnet (telnet to "northnet.org").
The NNYLN's HOBO electronic mail service will continue to provide toll free
interlibrary loan traffic. Each HOBO library should continue using its institutional HOBO account for interlibrary loan.
NorthNet users who wish to either dial in or telnet in to use NorthNet will need a NorthNet password. Passwords are issued at no charge to individual library staff members so that electronic mail, listserv subscriptions, and other services may be individually customized.
Please answer the following questions, sign this form, and return to the NorthNet Internet Services, Inc., 7 Commerce Lane, Canton, NY 13617, Fax: 315-379-9553. You will receive your password via US mail.
Name:____________________________________________________________________
Library:___________________________________________________________________
Address:__________________________________________________________________
City: ____________________________State:___________Zip:______________________
Phone: _________________________________Fax:_______________________________
Member of which library system:________________________________________________
Type of computer that will be used to access NorthNet:______________________________
Highest speed of your modem:_________________________________________________
If you have a specific request for a user name, please specify:
User Name:__________________________________________
Maximum of 8 characters.
This will be your e-mail address so choose carefully.
Password: ___________________________________________
Minimum of 6 characters, maximum of 8 characters.
Should not be a person's name or a word in the dictionary.
Acceptable Use Guidelines for Use of NorthNet
The purpose of NorthNet is to support research, resource sharing, professional collaboration, and other scholarly and library related activities.
Users of NorthNet may not sell or resell Internet access services.
Users of dial-in access to NorthNet are requested to limit their use to two hours daily.
Users of NorthNet electronic mail are limited to electronic storage in the amount of 5 megabytes of space on the NorthNet system.
Users of NorthNet are requested to observe Internet etiquette at all times.
NorthNet offers access to Internet files and data which are not reviewed or censored for age propriety. NorthNet users in institutions where materials selection is age specific need to be aware of this and deal with it according to local policy.
Use of NorthNet which is not consistent with acceptable use may result in the loss of access to NorthNet.
NorthNet passwords are issued to individuals and should not be shared or given out to others.
I hereby apply to the NorthNet Internet Services, Inc. for a NorthNet password in my name. I have read the NorthNet Acceptable Use Guidelines and agree to comply with them.
_________________________________________________
Signed Date
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For Office Use Only:
Account number: _______________________ date_________________
User Name:__________________________________(lower case)
Password:___________________________________ (lower case)
Your NorthNet/Internet mail address is ________________________@northnet.org
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