Category : Recently Uploaded Files
Archive   : USBBS138.ZIP
Filename : USBBS138.NWS

================================================================
USBBS138.LST News
A List of PC Bulletin Boards for DOS Users
November 1995

Editor: Bob Breedlove
----------------------------------------------------------------
Home BBS: BOBsBBS 916-929-7511 (Messages to SYSOP)
[email protected] or [email protected]
================================================================

--==[[ Update Point Closes ]]==--

Mark Adkins, the operator of BlueLake BBS in West Linn, OR,
will be moving effective Feb 1996. He will not maintain
Blue Lake as a full-time BBS. Because of this, updates will
no longer be collected from BlueLake effective immediately.

Thanks for Mark and his excellent BBS for their support of
the USBBS List. We wish Mark the best of luck in his future
endeavors.

--==[[ Expiration of BBS's on USBBS ]]==--

I have decided to extend this period and start this option with
the new year.

One of the major problems I have with the list is finding out when
boards go out of existence. They do this quite often and without
notice.

+---------------------------------------------+
| Starting JANUARY 1, 1996, you *MUST* update |
| your BBS entry once every 180 DAYS to |
| remain on the USBBS List. |
+---------------------------------------------+

Boards on the list as of JANUARY 1, 1996, will be "grandfathered" and
will not be removed until JANUARY 1, 1997. This will give time for
the word to spread.

Check out "The A-List" article below for a reason to update
your BBS every *90 days*.

Your comments are always welcome, and they DO count!

--==[[ The A-List ]]==--

BBS Magazine now prints an annotated list of BBS systems derived
from updates to the USBBS list for the last three months. Updates
made by one of the following methods with the FOCUS field entered
are the only updates considered:

* Call BOBsBBS (916-929-7511)
* Connect to the USBBS homepage
* Create with USBBSUP.EXE and upload to BOBsBBS or mail
to the editor

The "A-List" contains all the information from the USBBS list
*plus* the FOCUS field entered by the updaters. This makes it
a very valuable list for callers searching for a board with a
particular focus.

BBS Magazine is published monthly and is available wherever
magazines are sold, or by calling 800-822-0437. Email
[email protected].

--==[[ COMMERCIAL/SHAREWARE PRODUCTS SUPPORTING USBBS ]]==--

If you have a commercial or shareware product which supports the
USBBS List, I'd like to list it here. Please send me a (registered)
copy of your product to I can check it out. I will list it here
so the thousands of BBSer's who use the USBBS List can know that
you support the list.

Upload shareware to BOBsBBS (916-929-7511) and I will post it
on the board. Or send a copy of your commercial software to:

Bob Breedlove
3196 Swallows Nest Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95833

Keep me informed of the new version numbers and I will keep
the software list at the end of this document up to date.
Thanks for you cooperation.

--==[[ INTERNET CONTACT POINTS ]]==--

Please send messages to the following addresses:

HOMEPAGE: http://www.channel1.com/usbbs/home
List Updates, create custom USBBS List,
read the news and more!
Sponsored by Channel 1 BBS (617-354-8873)
FTP USBBS.LST ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/msdos/bbslist/usbbs135.zip
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/bbs/usbbs135.zip
LIST REQUESTS: [email protected]
Automated Processor.
Send message with "HELP" (no quotes) in
the body for instructions.
LIST UPDATES : [email protected]
Automated processor, updates created by
USBBSUP.EXE ONLY, PLEASE!
(ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/msdos/bbslist/usbup14a.zip)
OTHER : [email protected]
Comments to the editor.

BOBsBBS (916-929-7511) is still the best way for updates or to
reach the USBBS.

--==[[ USBBS DOWNLOADS AT BOBSBBS ]]==--

BOBsBBS supports a set of special ID's which are for downloading
the USBBS list ONLY. Here they are:

ID PROTOCOL
USBBS ZMODEM Zmodem
USBBS YMODEM Ymodem
USBBS XMODEM Xmodem-Checksum
USBBS CRC Xmodem-CRC
USBBS Xmodem1k Xmodem-1K

These ID's have no passwords and go through a special script
which starts the download immediately after logon. To help
you automate your downloads, here are the phrases to wait
for and the responses to enter:

WAIT FOR ENTER
Graphics
LAST name {id};;
Protocol starts immediately start protocol download

Wait approximately 1 second after detecting each phrase.

Notice that there is a set of two semi-colons (";;") after
the {id}. This by-passes the password prompt. You MUST
enter this or you will get the "PASSWORD" prompt. For
example, you would enter "USBBS ZMODEM;;" in response to the
"LAST name" prompt.

The connection is terminated immediately after the download
is completed.


--==[[ RELEASE SCHEDULE ]==--

This is a release schedule for USBBS for the next several
months. The list is released on the last weekend of the
month, unless there is some reason to revise this schedule.
Here are a couple of known exceptions:

- If the first of the next month is on a weekend, the list
is released on that weekend.
- If the last weekend of the month is a holiday weekend, the
list distribution may be adjusted.
- If I will be out of town or otherwise occupied on the release
weekend, the list distribution will be adjusted.

The list is usually available sometime on Sunday afternoon of the
release weekend. If you want to avoid long distance calls, I'd
suggest that you call Sunday after 6p, Pacific Time. Of course,
since this is my hobby, there are no guarantees.

All revisions for the list should be in by the Monday before
the release date to help assure that I get them and add them
to the list. Although some parts of this effort are automated,
much is manual. I cannot guarantee that I will be able to get
revisions received after Monday into the next list edition.

PLEASE NOTE: Because I do this for free, I reserve the
right to change this schedule without notice. Notices about
distribution are posted on BOBsBBS (916-929-7511). Sorry
for any inconvenience this causes.

SYSOPS, please note: I sometimes have difficulty reaching
the remote update points before the release date. If the
board is down or constantly busy, I may not be able to
collect the information before the update for that month.
Call BOBsBBS (916-929-7511) to be assured that your update
will be considered for the next edition of the list.

Edition Weekend Notes
139 12/02/95 Thanksgiving weekend
140 12/27/95
141 1/27/96
142 2/24/96
143 3/30/96
144 4/27/96
145 6/01/96 First on a weekend
146 6/29/96

--==[[ FILES IN ARCHIVE ]]==--

USBBSxxx.LST The USBBS National BBS list itself.

USBBSxxx.TXT Information about distribution and update
points for the USBBS list. Contact points
for local listkeepers who contribute to the
list. Always included.

USBBSxxx.NWS News about the USBBS list. Always included.

FILE_ID.DIZ An extended description for the USBBS list
archive. Always included.

Other files may be included for special announcements and other
purposes with a specific edition of the list.


--==[[ PROGRAM VERSIONS ]]==--

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION VERSION
USBBSUP.EXE The USBBS offline update program. 1.04A

--==[[ COMMERCIAL/SHAREWARE PRODUCTS SUPPORTING USBBS ]]==--

This is a list of verified programs and services supporting the
USBBS List.

PROGRAM/SERVICE DESCRIPTION VERSION

USBBSDOR.EXE List/download the USBBS List. 5.4
USBDOR54.ZIP From YCS computing 813-842-8099 (9600+ ONLY).

BBS Magazine A-List, Annotated BBS List Monthly
Subscribe: 800-822-0437. Email [email protected].

How to Prosper
on the Infor-
mation Super-
highway Diskette of Information
Order: 801-486-1137


----------------------------------------------------------------
END of USBBS.NWS