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FIRST, create your own free shell account via SSH at: http://sdf.org/?signup
Membership in SDF is comprised of the following three tiers: USERS, ARPA and MetaARPA.
Already a member of SDF? You can support us with a donation, too.
1. USERS: Basic Membership Level
INSTRUCTOR (free)
Allows staff, volunteer or adjunct at an accredited college or K-12 to self-manage a virtual UNIX classroom. A prospective instructor should provide SDF with details regarding their class (such as a syllabus or lesson plan). Students create their own accounts and are then validated by the instructor. The ATutor CMS is also available for classes. Further details are available in the FAQ.
STUDENT (free)
Allows an enrolled student at an accredited college or K-12 school to be validated by a qualifying 'INSTRUCTOR'. The account provides a student with 'USERS' benefits, as well as development tools of the 'ARPA' membership. The student can retain this access by joining the 'ARPA' membership or will be made 'USERS' after the semester.
DIALUP ($7-$10/month)
- 16,000 numbers in the U.S. and Canada
- 1200 to 56000 bps analog
- 64000 to 128000 bps ISDN
- direct terminal login or PPP
- project site: TENEX.ORG
- PPoE from 128kbps to 7000kbps
- DSLAM statistical information
- static IP addresses available
- no setup fee, no commitment
- outgoing SMTP access
- dialup access (for emergency use)
- DSL modem shipped to you for $25
- project site: TENEX.ORG
2. ARPA: Patron Lifetime Membership Level
ARPA ($36 one-time)
- 600MB disk quota / 15,000 files divided into 4 areas
- lifetime membership for only $36
- all features of the 'users' account
- voting rights on system features and policies
- private 'arpa' member server
- outbound telnet, ssh, sftp, ftp, ytalk, irc, snarf, wget
- gcc, elisp, perl, php, python, ruby
- UUCP mail and USENET / ClariNET newsfeed via dialup or TCP
- 50 domains to choose from for your URL
- full CGI access for php, perl, python, ruby
TWEAK ($20 annual)
- ability to self-manage 600MB disk quota
- quota can be modified for all file areas
- 100MB available with each add'l tweak
DBA [MySQL database] ($30 annual)
- MySQL and sqlite database access
- additional 100MB disk quota
- php, perl, python, ruby accessible
DNS [Domain Name Service] ($20 annual)
- domain name service (Dynamic DNS)
- primary or secondary DNS
- direct access to your DNS records
- served across multiple networks
VPM [Mail Service] ($20 annual)
- 50 VPMs (virtual pop3 mailboxes)
- 50 alias addresses
- 50 forwarding addresses
- wildcard reception if desired
- greylisting can be toggled
- SMTP AUTH outbound mail service
- for your domain or one of ours
VHOST [Website Hosting] ($5-$20/month)
POINTER [Website Aliasing] ($30 annual)
- allows you to point to an additonal domain name to an existing VHOST membership domain
- DNS & VPM memberships are included
MLIST [Mailing List] ($30 annual)
- 'majordomo' list up to 500 members
- mailing list archiving and digesting
- direct management of your list files
REGIS [Domain Registration] ($15 annual)
- registration for your domain name
- .biz, .com, .info, .net, .org, .us
- DNS membership included
- free to VHOST members with annual dues
3. MetaARPA: Sustaining Membership Level
MetaARPA ($36 annual)
- 1000MB disk quota / 60,000 files divided into 4 areas
- ARPA membership is required (waiver)
- access to private MetaARPA server
- SSL encryption on personal web site
- cron jobs managed via 'mkcron', screen, OpenLISP
- Proxying via bouncers like irssi, psybnc
- ssh tunnel/forwarding with alt port
- access to svn, git, rsync and java
- may write tutorials and system software
- dynamic domain name service (mdns.org)
- MOTD source code contrib access (no DBA)
VPN ($18-$36 annual)
- SDF Virtual Private Network
- dynamic IP assignment in 192.94.73.0
- 500MB-3GB monthly transfer quota
- External read/post access to the USENET server
- complete VPN dues, quotas & features
VPS ($7-$28 month or $60-$224 annual)
- SDF Virtual Private Server
- static IP assignment in 192.94.73.0
- 250MB-1GB daily transfer quota
- Centos 5.5, Debian 5, NetBSD 5.0.1 and Plan9
- 2GB OS images are persistent and can be interchanged
- Pre-build and communally managed pkgsrc for NetBSD
- complete VPS dues, quotas & features
Where to send donations & membership dues:
POSTAL ADDRESS
SDF Public Access UNIX System
Post Office Box 17355
Seattle, WA 98127
United States
INTERNET (via PayPal)
Acceptable funds: Cheques, Money Orders, USD, CDN, EURO, UK, AUS, YUAN and YEN.
(Please include your login name and membership level with your donation.)
Thank you for your support!
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