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INFONET
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A friendlier way to communicate!
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Echo-Mail Conferences Designed for Boards Using QWK/REP Packets!
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TNET/RNET/QNET Compatible
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WHERE DID WE COME FROM?
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Many of 'us' users have felt that FidoNet and some of "those"
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types of echo-mail conferences generally are not very friendly to the
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users or sysops. Sysops in particular are expected to jump through
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hoops, change their sleeping schedules, and sacrifice their sanity
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in order to participate and become members of these networks!
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Also, on some of the other Networks, WE have been amazed at the amount
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of mail that has passed back and forth between sysops complaining about
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this and that and then this again. Do you want a change?! Sure you do!
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WE CAN PROMISE YOU that INFONET will offer greater:
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1. Sysop Flexibility 2. Consumer Awareness (Working on ads now!)
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3. Friendlier Users 4. Marketing Emphasis
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5. Ease of Use 6. Moderator Diplomacy
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7. FUN!
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WE CAN ALSO PROMISE YOU THAT:
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1.) We Like Spirited Discussions!
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2.) Sysops and Users won't be 'twitted' because they are expressing views
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that are not popular. Electronic forums are wonderful melting pots
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of ideas!
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3.) Our Buy/Sell/Swap Conference welcomes Commercial Ads!
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Our polls have told us the obvious: Your users want to read
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and search through ads that offer quality merchandise.
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Not only used but new. Commercial vendors provide the ads
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that prompt many callers to call your board in search of good deals.
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Don't worry, they are not allowed to leave 1000 line messages.
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Message lengths are limited to 150 lines - plenty for any ad.
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ALSO:
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We wanted to take it one step further and establish a marketing
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campaign to highlight InfoNet and its Supporting Bulletin Board
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Systems (YOU!) around the country. All of the Bulletin Board
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Systems will need to support the new QWK/REP Packet Standard.
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Initially, the bulk of the conferences will be mainstream
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interests, to appeal to the majority of your users.
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WHERE IS IT BASED?
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California Online! has enthusiastically agreed to support INFONET
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and act as the National Hub. (415) 898-5416 high speed // (415) 898-2565
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ANOTHER REASON WHY WE ARE DIFFERENT:
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Would you rather belong to a Messaging System that every sysop in
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your town carries, or InfoNet which will be exclusive for one sysop
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per calling area? We think the latter! Your callers should have
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a reason to call YOUR BBS. Hubs will have a larger exclusive area,
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branches a little smaller, and nodes will have their local rights.
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This territorial organization protects the sysops and rewards them
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for their support of InfoNet. For the users, this system will
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provide a seamless, efficient, and robust messaging system!
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OK! LET"S GO!
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Give us a call! It's as easy as that. (Wondered why you didn't call
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us before?!) Leave Jim Thornson an e-mail message at California
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OnLine! telling him that you want to echo InfoNet and he'll upgrade
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you that same day to NetSysop Status. (Please be sure to leave your
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BBS name, number, and other pertinent information.)
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Then, send in the InfoNet.app form. Instructions will be found on the form.
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That's it! We want you to become an active member right away,
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so let us know who you are!
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CONFIGURATION FILE
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Look in the file area for Info1092.zip or Info1192.zip (November'92)
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information packets. We've supplied everything you need to get
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started today!
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We hope you are a little familiar with TNet, etc. and how it works with
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your BBS. If you do have problems with your setup, I will be glad
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to help either by voice or e-mail.
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Jim Thornson
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California Online!/InfoNet
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(415) 898-2565 (2400 3-Lines) or (415) 898-5416 (14400 v32.bis 2-Lines)
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