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CONCORD/WVNET Dialup Internet Service is intended to support the missions and goals of higher education, public education, libraries, and state and local government. These missions and goals include education, research, administration, community service and economic development.  The service itself emphasizes only Internet access. Actual services, such as Email, news feeds, etc., should be provided by either campus computer centers, libraries, public education, state government, or by a commercial Internet provider.

Note: Concord University and WVNET has no control over the material available on the Internet.

The Background

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded to WVNET a $739,519 grant to improve Internet access at each of the sixteen public colleges and universities in West Virginia. The grant funds faster phone lines between the schools and WVNET, as well as associated routers and communications equipment.

As a cost share to the grant, WVNET installed dialup Internet access at each of the campuses. Some schools have multiple campuses supported by WVNET, so there are at least twenty-six modem locations statewide.  There were initially at least eight modems per site. WVNET deployed additional modems in high-volume areas. These modems are viewed as a statewide resource, and subscribers may use their account number at any of the twenty-six state sites.

• WHAT IS HTTP?
  Ever wonder what "http" stands for in all of the Web sites you access with your Web browser? Hypertext Transfer Protocol is how your browser transfers files from remote web servers to graphically display web content on your monitor. Although HTTP does a good job of downloading HTML files and the small bitmaps displayed within them, it was never designed to transfer large files. However, with FTP, you can download large files and resume transfer after interruptions, where you left off, saving time (read that "money") and aggravation (priceless).

• WHAT IS FTP?
  FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. FTP client
  software allows you to transfer files between your hard drive and a remote server. For instance, you could put your personal home page up on the Web by transferring files from your hard drive to a Web server, or you can download programs from your favorite shareware site fast.