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Basic Membership Level

USERS

USERS (free ¹⁾)

mutt, pop3, imap, icq, twitter, bsflite (aim), local irc
games, mud, lynx, gopher, TOPS-20
http://yourlogin.sdf.org (over 50 domains to choose from)
traceroute, ping, whois, dig and more

- after account validation ²⁾ -

inbound ssh, ftp and sftp connections
elm, pine, alpine, mailx and rmail
webmail interface
bash, ksh, tcsh, rc and zsh
ed, ex, vi, pico, nano and emacs
shell, awk and sed based CGI
USENET access (read/post), ClariNET access
hundreds of shell/network utilities

INSTRUCTOR

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

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

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
dues month to month or discounted for prepayment
project site: TENEX.ORG

DSL

PPoE from 128kbps to 7000kbps
DSLAM statistical information
static IP addresses available
no setup fee, no commitment
outgoing SSL SMTP access
dialup access (for emergency use)
DSL modem shipped to you for $25
project site: TENEX.ORG

Patron Lifetime Membership Level

ARPA

ARPA: Patron Lifetime Membership Level ($36 one-time)

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
Basic VoIP access (internet only, no PSTN access)
gcc, elisp, perl, php, python, ruby
Twitter (ttytter), SDF VoIP (non-PSTN), Voicemail and conferencing
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

VOIP

VOIP ($15 quarterly)

Allows for calls into the global PSTN
Flat unmetered service – no minutes, no overage
Calls from the PSTN via SDF DID 1+206-299-2120
Personal (360) or (425) DID for an add'l $9/quarter

DBA

DBA ($30 annual)

MySQL and sqlite database access
php, perl, python, ruby accessible
MySQL access on MetaArray with MetaARPA membership

DNS [Domain Name Service]

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]

VPM [Mail Service] ($20 annual)

allows for Virtual pop3 Mailboxes for your domain (or one of ours)
manage your own alias and forwarding Addresses
wildcard reception for your domain can be toggled
greylisting can be toggled
SMTP SSL AUTH outbound mail service

VHOST [Website Hosting]

VHOST [Website Hosting] ($5 – $20 month)

hosting for ‘yourdomain’ + subdomains
letsencrypt SSL certificate automatically issued and renewed
private access log with daily & monthly reports
~~analog historical graphing & reporting~~ [:FIXME:] ³⁾
includes DNS & VPM memberships
complete VHOST dues & features
also see the VHOST FAQ for more details

POINTER [Website Aliasing]

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]

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]

REGIS [Domain Registration] ($18 annual)

registration for your domain name
most TLDs (Top Level Domains ⁴⁾ ) available – including .com, .net, .org, .tv, .uk, .info, .cc etc.
DNS membership included
free to VHOST members with annual dues

Sustaining Membership Level

MetaARPA

MetaARPA ($11 quarterly)

ARPA membership is required ( waiver available)
Access to private MetaARPA and MetaArray servers
SSL encryption on personal web site
Umetered personal website transfer quota
cron jobs managed via ‘crontab’, screen, OpenLISP
SBCL – A Modern Common Lisp implementation
Proxying via bouncers like irssi, psybnc
ssh tunnel/forwarding with alt port
Run background processes and TCP port allocation based on uid
Access to rsync and java
May write tutorials and system software
Dynamic domain name service (mdns.org)
MOTD source code contrib access
SMTP SSL Auth for remote outgoing mail
Google Reader alternative: tt-rss
Ability to validate the account of any new user
Access to SDF's NextCloud instance.
Access to SDF's Gitea instance.

VPN

VPN ($4 month)

SDF Virtual Private Network
Encrypted OpenVPN service
Source IP assignment in 192.94.73.0 (US), 178.63.35.0 (EU) and 172.81.178.0 (CA)
Routing origin from the US, EU and Canada
External read/post access to the USENET server
External SSL SMTP server access
Flat rate, unmetered service

VPS

VPS ($7 – $28 month or $60 – $224 annual)

SDF Virtual Private Server
static IP assignment in 205.166.94.0
Linux: Centos 8.2, Debian 10, Ubuntu 20.10, OpenSUS 15.2, Trisquel 9, Fedora 33, Slackware 14.2
BSD: NetBSD 9.1, FreeBSD 11.2, OpenBSD 6.8, DragonFly BSD 5.8.3
Other: Illumos OmniOS, Oracle Solaris 11.4, Plan9 9Front, GNU Hurd 0.9
20GB OS images are persistent and can be interchanged
Additional disks available in 20GB increments for an additional $3/mo
Pre-build and communally managed pkgsrc for NetBSD

MOTD

MOTD ($4 – $8 month)

a special blog/forum/gallery membership
pre-installed phpbb, Movable Type and others
MySQL database (DBA membership)
project site: MOTD.ORG
complete MOTD dues & features

Where to send donations & membership dues:

POSTAL ADDRESS

SDF Public Access UNIX System
Post Office Box 17355
Seattle, WA 98127
United States

CREDIT CARD or PAYPAL payment of donations and dues
Donate to SDF via PayPal	Please be sure to fill in the DESCRIPTION with your LOGIN and desired MEMBERSHIP.

Acceptable funds:
Cheques, Money Orders, USD, CDN, EURO, UK, AUS, YUAN, and YEN.
Thank you for your support!

Tip: Search the SDF wiki for tutorials that contain a mentioned subscription ⁵⁾ keyword.

For use by existing ARPA members ⁶⁾ ⁷⁾	Support SDF through recurring donations and memberships (html; annual subscriptions, including MetaARPA, VPN, VPS, VHOST, VoIP, MOTD.ORG, DBA DataBase membership, TWEAK Disk Array Storage Fund, NeinPlan! Support the Plan9 Server, Support SDF's efforts in the fediverse (Mastodon, Peertube, Pixelfed, Matrix, lemmy, teddit, et cetera))
Not a Blue Check Mark Club ⁸⁾	Support SDF through recurring donations (html; Mastodon, Peertube, Pixelfed, Matrix, Lemmy, GITea, tt-rss and teddit)

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As a pre-validated user

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As a validated user

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The [:FIXME:] is interchangeable with a [FIXME], for the abaco, and mothra browsers.

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For newer top level domains‚ please contact membership for a quote.

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Recurring payments above and beyond the baseline for the ARPA tier.

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Type ‘arpa’ at the SDF shell ($ arpa) for details.

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UNIX Shell Account.

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SDF Fan, Supporter, Patron, or Saint.

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