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In This Issue
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þ Exclusive Interview with Rocky Rawlins,
National Coordinator of the American BBS Association
þ Archive Comparison
þ The Game Factor by Alberto Able
þ Follow-Up on Rusty & Edie's BBS Bust
þ News, reviews and more!
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Editor's Welcome
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Welcome to the fourth issue of the Pasco BBS Magazine. This month there is
information about a new organization promoting education of the public about
the BBS community. Rocky Rawlins, the National Coordinator of the ABBSA, is
also interviewed.
There is also a new voice number for those who wish to contact the Pasco BBS
Magazine. We are still looking for Sysops who wish to be distribution Sites.
The new voice number is (813) 863-5886.
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Exclusive Interview with Rocky Rawlins, National Coordinator ABBSA
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The American BBS Association is a new BBS advocacy organization which is only
weeks old, but is taking off all over the country. The organization was
founded in response to media reports about bulletin boards, which contained
misconceptions about the BBS community, and the ABBSA attempts to educate the
public on just what is going on in the BBS community. Since the BBS industry
is young and rapidly growing such misconceptions could be quite detrimental if
allowed to go unanswered.
The American BBS Association has developed a set of ethical standards which
all member boards must agree to, however, the organization has no interest in
telling others how to run their boards. The ethical standards are something
which most Sysops should have no trouble adhering to, as they are already
common practice on most of the better BBSes.
American BBS Association Ethical Standards
1. I will not use or allow my BBS to be used for illegal activity.
2. I will not allow my BBS to be used to distribute Pirated or Copyrighted
software except where software Copyright and/or License agreements
specifically allow electronic distribution and if such software is
uploaded to my board without my knowledge I will remove it when I am made
aware of it.
3. I will restrict access to adult material by minors and I will make all
reasonable efforts to verify that a caller is 21 years of age before
allowing that caller access to adult material.
4. If I run a Public BBS I will not refuse access to any individual on the
basis of age, sex, religion, race, or ethnic origin except restrictions
to specific conferences that are necessary to provide Private Conferences
for particular age, sex, religious, racial or ethnic groups.
5. I will support and promote the Right of Freedom of Speech and the free
exchange of ideas among individuals.
Rocky Rawlins is the ABBSA National Coordinator and Sysop of a bulletin board
which has been around since the early days of BBSing, The Matrix BBS in
Birmingham, Alabama. Rocky Rawlins agreed to a exclusive interview with the
Pasco BBS Magazine.
Pasco BBS Magazine (PBM): What are some of the basic goals of the ABBSA?
Rocky Rawlins (RR): It really comes down to two or three items. One, to put
out a set of ethical standards that everyone can agree with and live with, and
that we can let everybody know about. Two is to educate the general public,
teachers, parents, organizations and businesses about what BBSes really do.
As opposed to what the public seems to think they do. Third is to try to
educate the media about what BBSes really do, as opposed to what they are
often portrayed as doing.
PBM: Do you believe there are a lot of misconceptions about bulletin boards
out there?
RR: Numbers of them. Just in the past two months I've seen three different
stories on network or local television about bulletin boards, and every one of
them was rather sensational.
PBM: Do you think the media has a tendency towards sensationalism rather than
telling both sides of the story?
RR: Possibly, but I'm inclined to think it is more a matter that most of the
folks in the media are not even aware of the BBS community. So it might not
be purely sensationalism, but many of them are simply unaware of what is going
on in the bulletin board world.
PBM: How were the ethical standards developed?
RR: Basically by sitting down with a group of the local Sysops here in town,
and asking "what ethical standards do you currently abide by?" We tried to
look for the common denominators among the Sysops. Certain things seemed to
be common for all of the better Sysops.
PBM: What are the requirements for membership?
RR: Basically just read the ethical standards and sign them, and make all
efforts to try and follow those ethical standards.
PBM: What other organization, if any, will the ABBSA work with to achieve its
goals?
RR: I am not really sure, but I suppose we'll work with and be in contact
with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and pretty much all bulletin board or
electronic vocation organizations that we find. But, we are really
concentrating on local areas and there really isn't any other organization
that we'll be working closely with. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, and
people like that are doing a wonderful job at the national level, but because
they are concentrating all their resources and personnel at the national level
they do not really have the resources to do anything at the local level. The
ABBSA is organized to create State Chapters which can take action and try to
see some results at a local level in the towns in which the Sysops actually
live.
PBM: This a relatively young organization, when did it start?
RR: Actually, about a month ago, maybe four or five weeks. It has grown
phenomenally already. We have chapters, in about half the states right now.
We have members in almost every state. I think we are missing Alaska and
Hawaii and possibly Minnesota, but that is about the only states we're missing
at this point. I've got about two inches of new applications which have come
in the past week, and I haven't even had the chance to go through yet. The
response has been overwhelming, a much, much stronger response than we ever
expected to get.
PBM: You had originally thought of doing this just on the local level?
RR: Originally the ABBSA was going to be the Alabama Bulletin Board
Association. Several of the Sysops raised the point there really needs to be
something like this nationally, that every state should have something like
that. So, we decided to call it the American BBS Association and put
information on some bulletin board networks to see if some other states would
like to get involved in it too. Within a week we where just being inundated
with applications. The response tells us that this is something which is
badly needed throughout the country. It seems to indicate to me that a lot
other states, areas and cities are running into the same kinds of problems and
misconceptions that we've been running into here.
PBM: It seems that you hit something at the right time.
RR: I think so. Bulletin boards are becoming just visible enough now that
they are beginning to get some press coverage and some publicity. But the
industry has not matured enough in the public eye that the general public and
the media is really aware of what the bulletin boards are doing.
PBM: Tell us about the ABBSA related conference you offer on your board.
RR: What we're trying to do is run a national conference that all of the
states can use to share ideas, concepts, approaches, techniques, things they
find work in one area may work in another area, and so on. Each state,
depending on the state, may want a state conference for state ABBSA members.
PBM: You have said that the national organization would offer help and
guidance, but the State Chapters would operate the way they would like to for
their area.
RR: The State Chapters are pretty much independent. There is no funding or
cost involved in joining the ABBSA, so we don't have the personnel or
resources to try to control this at the national level. What we are going to
try to do is simply coordinate the flow of information between the state
chapters to insure that ideas which come up in one state get passed along to
all the other states. That is if someone comes up with a particular
technique, approach or program which works well, we want everybody else to
know about it. They could have the chance to try it, or perhaps adapt it for
their particular area. We have already had cases were people have come up
with ideas, but they didn't locally have the resources to carry it out, but
someone in another state found it was very applicable to their area because
they did have the resources to carry it out. The flow of information, I
think, is what really feeds the whole organization.
PBM: What do you see for the future of the ABBSA?
RR: The ideal situation would be the ABBSA to totally disappear because there
was no longer any need for it. I suspect ten to fifteen years from now there
will not be any need for something like the ABBSA, because the concept of
bulletin boards and on-line communications will be such a household word that
everyone will be aware of what it is and what it does, so there wont be any
need to educate the public because the public will know. The problem right
now is that there are so many misconceptions, misinformation and lack of
information that somebody has to provide it. Fifteen years from now, I don't
think that is going to be a problem.
RR: The Matrix BBS has been around for quite awhile, could you give some
history?
RR: Well, it started up in either 1980 or 1981, I honestly don't remember
which at this point. It started with an XT, a little 1200 baud modem and ten
meg drive and has been on-line continuously since then, under one name or
another. We changed names a couple of times along the way. We used to be
America On-Line and we sold that name to the folks that use it now. In those
eleven or twelve years, whatever it has been, we've grown to 23 or 24 nodes,
about five gigabytes, so we've turned into a pretty large board. It has taken
over a pretty good portion of the house.
PBM: Do you consider yourself to be one of the BBS pioneers?
RR: Apparently I am. I wasn't really aware of it until I went to the BBSCon
last year. They had people standing up and started sitting them down, from
the youngest board to the oldest boards, and when they got back to the early
days there was only about ten of us standing. I was rather surprized. I
hadn't really thought about it until then.
PBM: Do you have any idea of who has been with you since day one?
RR: Yes, there are a number which have been on there since the very early
days. In fact, one of the people who was one of the first callers, that first
week the board was first up, is now one of the Sysops on the board. Right now
we have about 3,600 regular users.
PBM: What changes do you feel have led to the growth in the BBS industry?
RR: Two real changes. One, the hardware and software have matured to the
point where systems are very stable, very robust and very secure. The second,
the advent of echo-mail and mass-communications networks, where a user can
leave a message on a board and a day later it can echoed on boards literally
around the world.
The American BBS Association's National Office address is at 1416 11th Street
South, Birmingham, AL 35205. The Matrix BBS can be reached at (205) 323-2016
or (205) 323-6016. The National Office can also be reached by voice at (205)
323-6608. There are informational packages available around the country on
bulletin boards which give the details on how to contact the State Chapters.
Thank you to Rocky Rawlins for the interview, and for undertaking such an
enormous task to help the BBS community.
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Archive Comparison
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The .ZIP format archive has been the standard compression method used on
bulletin boards since the initial release of the Shareware program in 1990.
The confusion which surrounded the recent release of PKZIP 2 has lead some to
suggest that maybe other formats would gain some inroads into the archive
market. It seems that the smoke has cleared, with PKWARE feverishly working
to fix the earlier problems, and the .ZIP format will remain the industry
standard. While many Sysops are still waiting to switch to the new format,
the conversion now seems inevitable.
There are only a few archive formats which have gained any notoriety in the
attempt to unseat the .ZIP archive. No one has gained more than limited
success in the competition. The .ARC format, which is short for archive, was
the first created to reduce the size of files on bulletins boards. It was
discovered early that files would take quite some time to download using the
slower modems of that time. Remember, there were computer experts who felt
data could never transmitted at speeds over 2400 baud through telephone lines
designed for voice. Phil Katz improved on the .ARC format and the end result
was the .ZIP format. Of course, the other technology has improved as well.
This comparison does not claim to be a scientific experiment in compression
ratios, but looks at some results of the more popular archive programs
available on bulletin boards today. The comparison was made using the default
settings for each program, as this is what most people would be using anyway.
The latest version commonly available on BBSes was used, even if some versions
had not been updated recently. The old and new versions of PKWARE were both
used do to the recent interest. Two version of the .ARJ format were used
since the beta test release has been out for some time now. The two files
used for the comparison were the March issue of the Pasco BBS Magazine and
Sports Trivia by Software Creations. This way a file which was ANSII text and
a file containing several formats could be averaged. The table gives the size
after compression and the percentage of compression performed on the file, the
total is simply the average of the two files. All figures are rounded to the
nearest hundredth.
The object was to show compression ratios only, so let others argue that some
programs may have more features or are faster. On bulletin boards the size of
the file is the main concern for those with slower modems or calling long
distance.
De-compressed totals - Pasco BBS Magazine (PBM13.) 75,547
Sports Trivia (SPTTRV01.) 245,714
Extension - Vendor Version PBM13. SPTTRV01. Total
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.ARJ Robert K. Jung 2.39b 26,966 64.31% 148,948 39.38% 51.85%
.ZIP PKWARE, Inc. 2.04g 26,922 64.36% 149,220 39.27% 51.82%
.ARJ Robert K. Jung 2.30 27,012 64.24% 148,998 39.36% 51.80%
.LZH Haruyasu Yoshizaki 2.13 27,893 63.08% 148,511 39.56% 51.32%
.ZIP PKWARE, Inc. 1.1 28,673 62.05% 155,302 36.80% 49.43%
.ICE Haruyasu Yoshizaki 1.14 29,668 60.73% 152,272 38.03% 49.38%
.PAK NoGate Consulting 2.51 29,449 61.02% 154,650 37.06% 49.04%
.ZOO Rahul Dhesi 2.10 35,237 53.36% 171,780 30.09% 41.73%
.ARC SEA, Inc. 6.02 37,307 50.62% 171,558 30.18% 40.40%
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The Game Factor, by Alberto Able, Editor of Lore & Legends, Port Richey, FL
One problem that role-players encounter is they can usually never find a group
to play with. This is usually the biggest problem one can face when one gets
into role-playing games. But it is a problem to be reckoned with.
Well, within the last couple of years, computers are starting to be the
alternative to playing with a group. You have out on the market the 'gold
box' AD&D computer games, the Ultima series of fantasy games, and the father
of all RPG computer games, the Wizardry series. Plus with this selection, you
can also include the various Shareware/freeware games out there on the market.
But still, with such games an element is missing from them. Not even the most
advanced home computer games can take over. You see, one reason most people
play RPGs, other than to have fun, is to be with friends, to meet people. And
surely you can't be friends with your computer (and if you do, you really need
to get out more.)
But now, BBSes are jumping onto the RPG bandwagon. They are starting what I
prefer to call Play-By-E-Mail RPGs, or PBEM. This is more of a offshoot of
PBM games (play-by-mail), in which people use the Postal Service and play with
people all over the country, and perhaps all over the world.
PBEM are different, as most of you fellow BBSers know, a BBS consists of
mainly three things: a files base, game doors, and a message base. PBEM games
use the message base instead of the Postal Service. And as most of you BBSers
know already anyway, the message base in a BBS is much faster and more
reliable than the mere insignificant Postal Service (no offense intended).
But the question comes to mind, "What games does one play by PBEM?" Well, in
fact, anything you can think of. The games range from Dungeons & Dragons to
war simulations. It just all differs according to the BBS.
Take for example some of the BBSes in my area. The Round Table BBS is offering
an AD&D game, a Paranoia game, and an X-Men game (there may be one more, but I
only remember that which interests me). I have only seen the AD&D game in
progress (at the writing of this report, I am in the process of getting into a
game) but it was rather exciting. The main elements of a RPG game were there,
and maybe as technology increases we may be able to see who we're playing with
through the computer screen (remember, these games take place over message
bases).
But AD&D games aren't the only games you can play. Another BBS, called
Virtual Realm, offers Shadowrun (a very good game I may add). And I may also
add that both Game-Masters (the guys who run the games) are also very
competent about the games.
Ah, but I can go on and on... I can write a book about the subject, but this
magazine needs room for more important articles. I leave you with this... as
all RPG games go, a PBEM game is the best alternative when you're not able to
find someone to play with. But, there are certain more 'interactive' games
out there to play. More graphics, more sound, more etc. And with that in
mind, I leave you hanging, so then you can maybe pick up the next issue and
see if the next article I may write is about those 'other' games. <grin>
<and if Rich doesn't cut this out... read Lore & Legends>
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Follow-Up Report
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Rusty & Edie's BBS Back On-Line, Charges Pending
Rusty & Edie's BBS is back on-line after the highly publicize bust on January
30, 1993. The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the raid on the
Boardman, Ohio bulletin board because it had allegedly been distributing
copyrighted software programs. A press release, put out by the Software
Publishers Association (SPA), in last month's issue described the details of
the bust. The SPA investigates complaints by software companies that their
programs are being distributed illegally.
The raid, press release and subsequent delay in filing charges has lead to
some mixed responses in the on-line community. Many have praised both the FBI
and SPA for their active role in pursuing the distributors of illegal
software. Bulletin Boards which distribute software illegally are hurting the
entire BBS industry, and as such, should be prosecuted to the full extent of
the law. However, some have said since no charges have been filed it boils
downs to just plain harassment. To clear up some of the confusion, the Pasco
BBS Magazine contacted Ilene Rosenthal, general counsel for the SPA, to
discuss just these issues.
When asked of how the SPA got involved in the FBI investigation Ms. Rosenthal
explained how that developed. "The SPA has a very active anti-piracy program.
Our members and the user community report to us organizations or bulletins
boards that are pirating their software. We investigate and either bring a
civil action on behalf of the members of our industry whose software is being
pirated, or alternatively, if it is a case which is criminal we will go to the
FBI and show them the evidence which we've amassed and ask them whether or not
this was the type of case they would be interested in taking. In this
particular case we went to the FBI and asked them if they were interested, and
it turns out they had their own investigation going as well. So, we ended up
coordinating and working to the extent that we could provide them with
information. We ended up working with them in that regard."
When asked about those who felt it was harassment, simply because no charges
have been filed, she explained "it is the FBI, not the SPA who is doing the
investigation, but it is not unusual. Before an indictment comes down there
is always very, very careful work done on the part of federal authorities. I
don't think that is unusual at all. There is a time element. It is not
unusual that a search warrant is executed and at a later date people are
charged. People don't get arrested until very thorough work and investigation
are completed. My own personal feeling is that people are probably jumping
the gun here. It is interesting, because the on-line which I have been
looking at has been much more favorable then what you have just indicated."
Ilene Rosenthal is right when she states that software piracy on bulletins
boards "does hurt the BBS industry and the legitimate Sysops, which is really
the saddest thing." We also thank her for here time and will have more on the
Software Publishers Association in next month's issue.
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Unnamed Winter Storm Wrecks Havoc on BBS Community
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It is really an insignificant part of the killer winter storm which left a
path of destruction along the eastern United States, but an impact was felt on
the BBS community. The March surprise caused extensive damage to power and
telephone lines as hurricane strength winds ripped through almost half of the
states in the union. Nearly a million customers lost electrical power along
the east coast.
Here along Florida's west coast, Pasco County was hit as hard as anybody and
declared a disaster area by the Federal government. The local telephone
exchange of the Pasco BBS Magazine was completely out for a day as flood
waters forced the shut-down.
People calling bulletins boards throughout the east found busy signals and
ring-through, and other weather related problems. But again, this was minor
considering the storm claimed a couple hundred lives.
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Editorial
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Who is responsible for scanning files for viruses?
The chance of finding a virus in a computer program may be remote, but all
users should realize there is a chance. Millions of computer programs are
purchased or downloaded each year and a viruses is rarely encountered. Most
bulletin board operators check every file before making them available to
users and commercial software developers are also cautious. It is also
foolish to assume that commercial "shrink-wrap" software is virus free, as
many retails do re-sell returned software. In reality, commercial software
dealers and retailers do not take viruses as seriously as BBS Sysops, so their
record is nothing to brag about.
Most bulletin boards do warn users that all files are provided "as it," so as
to limited their own liability. But who is responsible for scanning your
programs for viruses? Who is responsible for assuring that the programs you
use on your computer do not contain harmful viruses which may cause
catastrophic damage to your system?
Whose fault is it if you get ill because you fail to cook your meat
thoroughly? Whose fault is it if you have serious injuries sustained in
automobile crash, despite the fact you neglected to wear your seat belts?
Whose fault is it you do not read the labels on medicines or toxic substances?
Whose fault is it if you are burglarized because of an unlocked door? Whose
fault is it if your pet is run over by a car? Whose fault is it if you smoke
cigarettes and are diagnosed with lung cancer?
I think you get the point. You have to be responsible for your own actions
and not take senseless chances. Perhaps society in general would also benefit
if people would take responsibility instead of blaming others. Only one
person can be responsible for scanning for viruses, and that person is you.
The Pasco BBS Magazine wants your opinion, and welcomes opposing viewpoints.
Send along your opinions on BBS related issues.
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Trivia Shell Review
-------------------
Dan Linton and Jason Blochowiak have teamed up to create a very enjoyable
Shareware trivia game. Trivia Shell has all kinds of features and a growing
number of question databases, which makes it fun and educational no matter
what your interests are.
Trivia Shell has many options which the player can choose from, so the game
can be set-up to your own personal preferences. You can choose which level of
play, or how difficult you want the questions to be, which makes it fun for
the entire family. There is also a humor mode which will make comments on
your play. The game can be set-up for timed play, to repeat questions
answered incorrectly, to give the correct answer if you miss a question or to
allow hints.
There are currently twenty-five different question databases available for
Trivia Shell. There is TV Trivia, Kids Trivia, Presidents Trivia, Sports
Trivia, World War II Trivia, to name a few. The Shareware version offers 105
questions for each game, but registration brings 300, 600, or in the case of
some titles, 1000 questions, depending on which level of registration you
prefer.
Trivia Shell is well done, and if you are not careful you may learn something.
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More BBS Symbols
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A couple of issues ago, some of the more common BBS symbols were run in the
magazine. Some users like to add symbols to messages to convey some sense of
feeling. Some think of them as emotional icons, or "emoticons." You have
most likely seen things like :-) (the smiling happy face) in BBS messages.
Some of the other symbols are far more complex and not so self explanatory.
Here are more BBS symbols. It might help to turn your head, as most symbols
are on their sides.
#:-) :-) done by someone with matted hair
@= Flame about nuclear war (mushroom cloud)
(:-) Message dealing with bicycle (or motorcycle) helmets
oo "Somebody's head-lights are on" message
O>-<|= Message of interest to women
|-( Late night message
:^) Message teasing someone about their nose
:-{#} Message teasing someone about their braces
(:-$ Message indicating person is sick
(:-& Message indicating person is angry
(:-* Kiss...
(:-( Message indicating person is very sad
:-(=) Message about someone with big teeth
&:-) Message from a person with curly hair
@:-) Message from a person with wavy hair
?-( Message about someone with a black eye
%-) Message about someone with broken glasses
+<:-| Message from a monk or nun
{0-) Message about a cyclops
(:-|K- Formal message
||*( Handshake offered
||*) Handshake accepted
<&&> Message concerning rubber chickens
>< >< Message about someone wearing argyle socks
(-_-) Secret smile
<{:-)} Message in a bottle
<:-)<<| Message from a space rocket
<I==I) A message on four wheels
:^{ User wears a mustache.
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Murphy's Law of Computers
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If you consult enough computer experts it is possible to confirm any opinion.
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(Last Month's answer: Whenever you do not understand what you are doing
remember to always do it neatly. Left over words spell: Wolfenstein is a
classic.)
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S H A R E W A R E R E V I E W
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TheDraw Review
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TheDraw is an excellent drawing program, allowing almost anyone to become a
computer artist with little effort. It is more than a basic screen drawing
utility. The Shareware program has easy access to oversize letters and
graphics characters. TheDraw saves to numerous formats including a .COM file
to display your work with ease.
TheDraw works well with text files, saving to the ASCII format. Artwork can
be also be created in full ANSI color. The animation feature makes
professional looking graphics animation easy, and is great for presentations.
Programmers may formulate screens in BASIC, Turbo Pascal, C, Object and
Assembler formats. The newest version allows Sysops to design screens and
save to PCBoard and Wildcat color code form.
TheDraw is extremely versatile, while remaining simple to use. It is a real
time saver for those who need to design graphics screens.
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BBS Basics
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Messages, Conferences and Networks
The last few issues brought us to the point where the discussion begins on
what is available on bulletin board systems. We know now what a BBS is and
how to call for the first time, so let's move on to the discussion on
messages.
Unfortunately, a large percentage of today's bulletin board callers are not
interested in reading messages. They are more likely to be calling for files
or to play on-line games. However, the callers who have been at this awhile
can remember when BBSes offered little else, and they still maintain an
attraction for reading messages. In the early days there was nothing called
Shareware or the wide variety of game doors that are now available. Yes, the
BBS pioneers called primarily to talk to each other and to this day messages
remain a major part of BBSing.
In the simplest form, a message is left on a bulletin board system so another
user may read it and reply. A private message is left for just one person and
no one else can read it. It should be noted that you should never leave
something in a message which you would be afraid to have someone else read, as
there is no such thing as a truly private message. Sysops can read messages
or someone could download the message file, or capture file, and possibly read
all messages. Public messages are more fun, as everyone who accesses the
system may read and maybe respond to the message. Some systems may have quite
a few messages and some messages may have been left some time ago, leaving a
sort of system history.
The problem with having numerous messages is that they may vary considerably
as to topic, thus making the user have to wade through all the messages to
find those which interest them. This is how the idea of conferences came into
being. By having users enter messages in conferences, which pertain to a
particular subject, all similar messages are grouped together. BBSes may have
a "for sale" conference, "teen" conference or "sports" conference. This way
the users know where to go for messages which interest them. The problem is
that once the messages are separated into all the different conferences, there
may be very few messages in each conference. This is what brought about the
development of networks.
By linking computers together by networks, a message on one system is "echoed"
to other systems. Bulletin boards may choose to have network conferences,
which pertain to whatever subjects the Sysop feels the users will enjoy the
most, so that messages originally left on more than one system may be read.
This way the advantage of having specialized conferences is not hampered by
having very few messages to read. Another advantage of networks is that a
user can leave a message on their local BBS for someone in another area, and
thus avoid the long-distance telephone charges. Some echo-mail networks are
huge with thousands of systems all over the world. But to be a network all it
really takes is two BBSes and many networks start out this way. Thousands of
boards are calling each other, normally in the middle of the night, to
transfer mail. Most boards are "nodes" which call the particular network
"hub," so messages can be received from a common place. Larger networks may
have "regional hubs" because the "network hub" could not handle all the
systems calling each night.
Next month the discussion moves on to what has become the most popular feature
in the world of BBSing, files.
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Corrections and Clarifications
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In last month's interview with Dan Linton a company working on a new game for
Apogee Software was mistakenly referred to as the Jail Group. This new
company's name is actually the JAM Group. Sorry for any confusion this may
have caused.
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Important Information
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