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                      LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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                   A monthly BBS listing
                 by Daryl Stout, 1:382/33

  The BBS Corner (www.dmine.com/bbscorner) produces a monthly issuance
of dial-up and telnet BBS's in the United States and Canada. The
telnet listings are updated monthly, and the dial-up listings are
updated quarterly; all done by Sysop/Webmaster David Perussel. You can
go to this website, and sign up for automatic distribution of the
monthly file to your email box.

  While the total number of dial-up and telnet BBS listings are not
what they were at one time...there still are quite a few of these
BBS's that are online. According to the list, there are fewer dial-up
than telnet BBS's online...but some dial-up systems do exist for those
callers who prefer logging on via that method. All types of BBS
software are noted.

  If you have a system that you'd like to be in this list, no fee is
required...however, there are a few basic requirements...which are
explained more in depth within the archive:

1) The BBS must be online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (excluding
regularly scheduled maintenence and netmail). For telnet BBS's,
internet accessability must be active during normal BBS hours, and
they should be accessable via telnet port 23.

2) The BBS should be privately owned, and be a "BBS" of some
kind...providing both Internet services, and a variety of local
services. This is NOT a listing of "Internet Providers".

3) The BBS must be accessable for logon from the Internet via Telnet,
RLogin, and/or  other special client...or logon via dial-up. If
accessable via Telnet, it must be accessable via hostname or IP
address. An automated updating client is recommended if your BBS has a
"dynamic" instead of a "static" IP address.

4) The BBS should include message areas, chat, files, doorgames, and
email, if at all possible. Web-Only BBS's...which usually just have
message areas and chat features only...are NOT accepted for listing.
The Synchronet Windows BBS package provides a web interface for
message and file areas...but users must click on the telnet link to
logon to play the doorgames or view the bulletins. Also, the BBS MUST
accept new users (no closed systems).

5) If your system has a GUEST account, or a special "New User Logon",
you may need to detail this in your application. A form for adding or
updating your entry is provided within the archive.

  Each BBS will be VERIFIED before being placed in the list, and then
re-verified on a MONTHLY basis. BBS's that can't be verified will be
REMOVED from the list. Distribution of the archive is encouraged,
provided it is done free of charge. Sysops are also encouraged to make
the archive available for download, and/or as a bulletin online. The
archive is usually released around the first of the month, and the
deadline for submission is approximately the 20th of each month.


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