Last status of the Cleveland Free-Net

The closing of freenet was announced by this login message:

 
               <<< FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR >>>


    The Cleveland Free-Net, a remarkable achievment for
    its time, has been made obsolete by new technologies.
    Chat and News services for community users will end
    on September 1, 1999. The Free-Net will be discontinued
    on September 30, 1999.
    
    CWRU faculty, staff, and students should immediately
    investigate the services provided by CWRUnet; information
    is available at Information Services Help Desk (KSL 105A),
    via e-mail to help@po.cwru.edu, and on the World Wide Web
    at http://www.cwru.edu/net/nutshell/miscl/free-cwru.html.

    CWRU alumni should visit the Alumni Affairs World Wide Web 
    site for information about the CWRUser program at
    http://www.cwru.edu/development/alum2/.
    That site gives an overview of the program, which is NOT an 
    ISP but a way to enhance alumni access to CWRU.

    Community users of Free-Net should explore alternate ways of 
    receiving e-mail and using Internet resources. Public libraries, 
    various continuing education programs, city recreation boards, 
    and community users' groups are excellent sources of information.