JANET Network Application Services

As well as the basic IP service offered to organisations, there are a number of additional services that provided by JANET(UK) and supported over the JANET network.

Security:

• STAN (Spam Tester and Notification). A facility for managers of e-mail services for checking that their mail system is secure against unauthori sed relaying.

• Mailer Shield. The JANET Mailer Shield service helps make an organisation’s mail facilities more secure and robust, particularly where the organisation is small or its resources for managing e-mail are limited.

• JANET DNSBLs. JANET has its own copies of two leading DNSBLs: Spamhaus Zen lists and MAPS RBL+, enabling JANET organisations to quickly and easily reject a high proportion of unwanted e-mail.

Web Services:

• Web Filtering. A centralised web content filtering service that lets each organisation manage its own list of blocked or permitted URLs by filtering in accordance with the organisation’s local policy.

• Web Hosting. The JANET Web Hosting Service provides space on central web servers for JANET organisations to publish their websites.

Communicating:

• JANET txt provides a Short Message Service (SMS) service with PageOne selected as the partner for delivery to the JANET community. JANET txt is available to all JANET connected organizations and will allow them to send and receive text messages, to and from, relevant groups & individuals at cost effective rates.

• Web Mail. JANET(UK) provides an e-mail service to organisations that do not have the resources to support one themselves.

• JISCMail. Specialist mailing list based services, enabling delivery of high quality and relevant content to the academic and research community. Free, easy to set up and join mail list service promoting discussion, collaboration, rapid communications and announcements.

• Usenet News. The JANET Usenet News Service is available free to all JANET organisations with a primary connection.

• JANET Talk. Coming soon.