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`Contents
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`Chapter
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`Optimizing Your Success
`Perception versus Reality
`Analyzing Alternative Costs of Expansion
`Paying for Expansion
`The Hobbyist
`to Entrepreneur Transition
`Getting Mainstream Businesses Online
`Expanding Your Telephone Capacity
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`Online Databases
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`Chapter
`Why Databases Are Important
`Approaches to Databases
`Types of Database Systems
`Database Implementation
`Marketing Data Online
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`An Introduction to the Internet
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`Chapter
`Introduction to the Internet
`Interface Issues and the BBS Environment
`General Approaches to BBS/Internet Connections
`Content versus Connections
`Additional Reading
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`Chapter
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`The Nuts and Bolts of the
`BBS/Internet Connection
`How Data Gets from Point
`to Point
`Important Components for Internet Connections
`How the Connection Is Made
`Low-speed Connections
`Moderate-speed Connections
`High-speed Connections
`Frame Relay versus Dedicated Service
`Tariffs and You
`Obtaining Internet Services
`Additional Reading
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`Contents
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`IX
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`Providing Internet Services
`Chapter
`Service Provisioning as aBBS Adjunct
`Offering Internet Services
`Understanding Required Equipment
`Pricing Internet Services
`Marketing Internet Services
`Additional Reading
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`Your BBS and the Law
`Chapter
`Understanding Your Rights
`in Writing The Service Agreement
`Puffing It
`The Ownership of BBS Content
`Confidentiality and Privacy Online
`Adult Materials and the Online Environment
`Additional Reading
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`Chapter 10 Advanced BBS Marketing
`Developing Marketing Plan
`Effective Advertising Ideas
`Beyond Advertising
`Other Marketing Ideas
`BBS Marketing Summary
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`Code Charts
`Appendix
`ASCII Codes
`ANSI/VT-i 00 Codes
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`Appendix Wiring Diagrams
`RS-232 Serial Pinouts Twenty-five-Pin
`RS-232 Serial Pinouts Nine-Pin
`V.35Pinouts
`RJ-45 Ten-Pin Serial Cable Pinouts
`RJ-1 Telephone Jack Pinouts
`Null Modem Adapter Wiring
`Macintosh Printer and Modem Serial Ports
`Telephone Wiring Color Codes U.S
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`Reference Lists
`Appendix
`Modem Lights and Meanings
`Common Bell and ITU-T Modem Standards
`Microcom Networking Protocol MNP Levels
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`Appendix Whafs on the CD-ROM
`How the CD-ROM is Organized
`Few Cautions
`Reminder about the Shareware Concept
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`Acknowledgments
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`Thecreation of a bookis a large undertaking, and although an
`authorcan take the credit for generatingits content,it’s hardly a
`lone project.
`Rob King and Linda Bryant deserve a sincere thank youfor their
`incredible patience with me.
`Todd Melka wasinstrumental in assembling the CD-ROM disc
`included with this book. He worked literally dozens of hours to
`assemble the components and handle a numberof “grunt work”
`tasks, andit just wouldn’t have been possible otherwise.
`Jim Craig and Nate Harrington have been extraordinarily giving of
`their time in relating their experiences, positive and negative, as BBS
`sysops and Internet providers. Thanks also to the many sysops who
`have provided insights (many who didn’t even knowit) through
`working and conversing with me. Withouttheir insight, gleaned
`from decades of collective BBS experience, this book just wouldn’t
`have been possible.
`Also deserving of mention are Phil Becker, Kevin Behrens,Bill
`McCauley, Adam Hudson,Karl GlasgowIV, Bill Gibson, Jay Knut-
`son, Mark Smith, and Scott Sturgis—all of whom have madespecial
`contributions of insightto this project. (My apologies to the people
`I’m sure I've inadvertently omitted from this list; your contributions
`are no less appreciated.)
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`Acknowledgments
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`book wouldnt be much of book without someone to
`Finally
`publish it The people at Addison-Wesley have truly been extraordi
`nary to work with especially Claire Home and Keith Woliman
`Thanks also to everyone both past and present who was there
`they were incredibly helpful during the writing of this and my pre
`vious book This group of top-notch professionals has made the
`second book rather delightful
`idea of doing
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`Alan
`Bryant
`Denver Colorado
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`13135 oper.ator yxu already uriderskmd .ow wWaixifrig being .a
`A.s
`sysop ran he You are at the controls of an information serb ire
`BBS as hobbyist an enhupreneur or in
`whether you re running
`business
`conjunction with
`not
`exciting stuff all nght but it
`witho.ut its ciu.11.c.nges
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`It
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`Thats why created this book Once you has your system online
`.que.s ions .ard issues .ou hadn.t expecind My
`you .mi.y be left
`first book on bulletin boards Creating Successful Bulletin Board 5ys
`ferns has helped thousands of people get their systems off the
`ground This book picks up where the first book left off by giving
`ir.1dep.th un
`ou. an ever greater in ..oni
`pn...c..ess of
`nding .of fi
`BBS Its also designed to help sysops who se been
`operating
`online for some time now and may neser have had the head start
`fhai my first hoof pvidLes
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`While my host book as itself of great
`reference after your
`aloe as
`sstem up and running this book addresses many of the more
`a.dvanced i.s.u.es you .may be facof with..
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`WFe.ffhe. your UBSIs en track toward soccess or not questions
`keep coming up that you may not be equipped to handle on intu
`if you want
`to add Internet access to
`thon alone For example what
`your BBS How will you pay for the equipmeni How do you know
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`XIV
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`Introduction
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`what youll need And most importantly how do you plan to
`recoup your expenses from your paying customers This book will
`help you with these and many more decisions
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`success this book can help optimize that success
`If your BBS is
`and enhance it to its fullest potential
`If your BBS is just not living up
`to expectations material provided here can help you turn things
`around and get them back on course
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`Ive also included
`chapter covering online databases You may
`have implemented databasing when you started your system but
`often databases are an adjunct whose importance only becomes
`fully realized after youve opened the doors on your BBS Ill
`demystify databasing in the online world addressing the various
`types of databases how they work and what
`they can offer you
`The Internet
`is another hot topic and if youre like most BBS sysops
`youre curious if not in state of outright upheaval about what
`you need to connect your system to the information superhighway
`Ive included three chapters devoted to this topic After reading
`them youll have
`full understanding of the services you can pro
`vide how they are provided and how these connections
`can
`increase your bottom line
`One of the most valuable parts of the book however
`is the sysop
`collection of lists and charts of helpful information you
`reference
`just cant ever find in one place FromASCII charts to ANSI codes to
`serial pinouts youll find this section invaluable in pinch
`Finally with the assistance of Todd Melka Ive assembled CD
`ROM collection of ifies critical
`to the operation of your BBS Some of
`the utilities on the disc you may already have but if you dont
`youll wish youd had them before In addition weve pulled
`variety of freeware shareware and demo add-ons for
`together
`your BBS Many are BBS-specific while others operate with any
`multinode BBS system through
`door or on integrated systems
`gateway door Im certain youll find the CD-ROM valu
`through
`able one-stop place to find dozens of gems to help you and to
`enhance your system
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`What This Book Contains
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`What This Book Contains
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`This book is arranged in ten chapters as follows
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`BBSs Today and Tomorrow is
`review of the histo
`Chapter
`ry of bulletin boards along with my vision of whats to come in
`BBS technology The Internet
`is changing the future of bulletin
`boards in big way Ill discuss what you can expect
`in your
`future as
`sysop
`
`Dealing With Success
`addresses variety of issues
`Chapter
`of concern to sysops whose systems have enjoyed success
`Youll find out how to analyze your success and why how to
`continue your momentum and how to expand in logical sen
`sible manner
`
`Cutting Your Losses
`is designed to help sysops
`Chapter
`whose systems just havent lived up to expectations Youll learn
`how to analyze your situation and discover
`variety of tips on
`how to rescue it or shift gears when thats appropriate
`
`helps you fine-tune your
`Chapter Optimizing Your Success
`BBS for optimal results If youre successful now youll find out
`how to optimize that success If youre on the right track but
`things are not going quite as well as they could this chapter
`will help
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`is devoted entirely to the issues
`Online Databases
`Chapter
`of implementing databases in the online environment From sim
`ple text searching to fully programmable relational databases
`this chapter provides everything you need to know about data
`bases for your BBS
`An Introduction to the Internet
`teaches you the
`Chapter
`basics of the Internet and its offerings from the special perspective
`of the BBS sysop The types of connections you can make to the
`Internet from your BBS are also covered
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`Introduction
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`The Nuts and Bolts of the BBS/Internet Connection
`Chapter
`in more technical detail From the basics of
`covers the Internet
`TCP/IP networking to routers and domain name service youll
`learn everything you need to know to make informed decisions
`about connecting your BBS to the Internet
`
`is your guide to provid
`Providing Internet Services
`Chapter
`ing your current BBS callers with Internet connection
`services
`Expand your profit potential by selling connectivity to your cur
`rent customers and gain new ones with hot new services
`Your BBS and the Law is an overview of the legal
`Chapter
`issues you may encounter in the operation of your BBSfrom
`service agreement to understanding your rights
`creating
`Chapter 10 Advanced BBS Marketing covers the creation of
`comprehensive marketing plan Several new marketing ideas are
`presented to help sell your service to the public
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`In addition one of the most valuable parts of the book are the
`appendices Here Ive included an array of reference information
`you just cant ever seem to find when you need it From ANSI code
`charts to the wiring of telephone jacks to serial connector pinouts
`youll find variety of useful data at your disposal
`
`About the CD-ROM Disc
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`The CD-ROM included with this book is
`valuable collection of
`software for BBS sysops Weve worked hard to select modest
`group of top-notch packages From utilities weve found we cant
`live without to demonstration editions of commercial products
`youre bound to find dozens of helpful programs in this collection
`Complete details about the disc and its layout can be found in the
`appendices
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`An Introduction to
`The Internet
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`Never in the history of communications has there been as much
`excitement as has been generated by the recent explosion in popular
`ity of the Internet The media is abuzz with articles and information
`about the grand Information Superhighway the communications
`tool of the future Theres also considerable confusion Telephone
`companies are touting how theyll be with you into the future Cable
`television companies are bombarding you with their vision of the
`set-top box interface to the superhighway But while these compa
`nies and the media are talking about the future the Internet is the
`information superhighway of today its here nowand
`growing
`number of computer-savvy individuals are discovering what it has
`to offer
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`While some have predicted that the future of BBSs is dim because of
`the Internet the more likely outcome is that BBS operators will dis
`cover new and innovative ways to deliver service to their callers
`Thats what this chapter is devoted totelling you how to get your
`new
`BBS on line with the Internet Ill also give some coverage to
`profit-making opportunity on the Internet for entrepreneurial
`sysops in Chapter
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`Introduction to the Internet
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`There are many fine books available that describe the Internet and
`its features in much more detail than is appropriate here But as
`BBS sysop you need
`special outlook on the Internet and its fea
`comprehensive tutorial on
`tures This chapter is not therefore
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`An Introduction to the Internet
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`What
`is
`the Internet
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`the Internet its designed to help ground you for the discussions
`is how it
`that follow For greater coverage of what
`the Internet
`works and what
`it has to offer visit your local book or computer
`list of some of my personal choices at the end
`store Ive included
`of the chapter
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`Before you can understand what the Internet is you need to under
`little about networks Many of us are familiar with local area
`stand
`networks LANs such as Novell Netware or Artisoft LANtastic
`that let you share files printers arid other computing resources
`distributed group of computer users Wide area networks
`among
`WANs are simply LANs on much bigger scale For example
`the networks in particular
`many large companies may interconnect
`buildings with the networks in other buildings in their organiza
`tionsometimes across the street often clear across the country
`WANs are also generically known as internetworks or an internet
`which is where the Internet gets its name By convention internet
`is the generic term for an internetwork while Internet refers to the
`global network that is the subject of this chapter
`Networks whether were talking about Novell Netware or the Inter
`net use pmtocolsstandardized communications methods that
`define how data is moved from computer
`In the area of
`to computer
`networking there are many protocols that cover multitude of
`aspects of the packaging movement and delivery of data In fact
`this is where networking gets very complicated for many people to
`understand Thankfully to understand and use the Internet you
`dont have to worry about every detail of how things work
`But before we move along there is one protocol you should under
`stand While networks we typically see at the office like Novell
`protocol known as IPX and Apple Macintosh com
`Netware use
`puters have long supported
`protocol called Appletalk within the
`protocol known as TCP/IPTransmission Control
`Internet
`Protocol/Internet Protocolis used This networking protocol
`suite of several related protocols is commonly associat
`actually
`ed with UNIX environments but has been implemented for both
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`local and wide area networks on variety of computing platforms
`In fact while Novell might be the brand name most of us associate
`with LANs their IPX protocol
`is but one of many players in the
`protocol game Within the Internet however none of this matters
`is little more than TCP/IPbased computer network
`the Internet
`that is international in its reach
`lot more in common with the Novell LAN you
`The Internet has
`may be familiar with at your office than you might believe at first
`to move data around the
`While it doesnt use the same protocol
`general principles are identical Here are just some of the ways in
`which this is true
`
`Sophisticated Novell LANs in an office environ
`Connections
`ment can connect computers via Ethernet cables dial-up serial
`connections integrated services digital network ISDN leased
`telephone circuitseven infrared wireless linksgiven the right
`combination of hardware and software So can the Internet
`Connection speeds We may associate industry-standard 10
`Mbps megabits-per-second Ethernet connections with local area
`networks like Novell but iii
`reality many different
`types of
`speeds may exist in LAN Next-generation 100Mbps Ethernet is
`becoming more common and of course dial-up LAN links run
`at the speed of the modems in use Speeds can be and often are
`single network with the higher
`mixed quite successfully within
`speed connections being deployed where they are most needed
`All of this is true with the Internet too
`Functionality On Novell LAN you can transfer files from
`from
`computer to computer share printers send electronic-mail
`one LAN user to another share access to computer software pro
`grams play multiuser games and much more You can with the
`Internet as well
`
`Hardware When you build
`sophisticated Novell network you
`may use one or more of LAN adapters such as Ethernet interface
`cards bridges routers modemsand of course wide array of
`wiring You may use one or more of these same hardware items
`to connect
`to the Internet
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`What the Internet
`Has to Offer
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`The three most important elements of networkthe connections
`that link systems together what you can do with the network once
`you have it and the hardware involvedare all virtually identical
`between that LAN back at the office and the global Internet As you
`can see whether youre trying to connect
`two or three PCs together
`with LANtastic or whether youre trying to connect
`two or three
`hundred thousand computers together the fundamental elements of
`it takes to network are very much the same This is impor
`what
`tant to bear in mind when youre grappling with the concepts of
`is nothing fancy or unusualits just on
`networking The Internet
`an enormous scale
`
`The Internet often referred to as the net offers the computer user an
`incredibly vast range of functionalities Most books dedicated to the
`them all so wont try to
`subject of the Internet dont even cover
`is important however
`here either It
`for you to understand the pri
`they do This knowledge
`mary features available to you and what
`basis from which you can make informed decisions
`will serve as
`later regarding the hows whats and wheres of connecting your BBS
`to the Internet
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`Electronic Mail
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`Electronic mail e-mail is probably the most popular and most
`powerful feature of the Internet In fact many people dont even
`is anything more than
`global e-mail net
`realize that the Internet
`work Hundreds of thousands of e-mail messages are carried by the
`Internet each and every day and the volume continues to grow
`
`There are two reasons that Internet e-mail is so popular reach and
`ease of use
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`While computer visionaries dreamed about global e-mail networks
`for years only relatively recently have those dreams been realized
`reaches so many people true even somewhat
`Because the Internet
`early in the life of the Internet as we know it private and commer
`cial e-mail systems developed gateways between their networks and
`to send e-mail to their
`to allow users of the Internet
`the Internet
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`A typical Internet e-mail
`interface for a
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`users and vice versa. Of course, every time a gatewayis added, the
`numberof people reachable via the Internet grows,increasing the
`desire on the part of others to develop gateways.
`
`A snowballeffect led to the current state of affairs today: virtually
`every electronic mailbox in the world can sendandreceive e-mail to
`and fromthe Internet, either by being on the Internetdirectly, or by
`using a gatewayto another e-mail system. By havingtheability to
`transact mail with the Internet, a user can exchange mail with any
`e-mail system connected to the net. CompuServe users can send
`mail to MCI Mail users. MCI Mail users can send mail to users of a
`small FidoNet BBSin rural Idaho. Users of that BBS can send mail to
`friends at major universities worldwide. Those students can com-
`municate with family members who use America Online, and so on.
`Virtually no publicly accessible, for-profit BBS can exist today with-
`outInternet e-mail capabilities. Nearly every significant BBSsoft-
`ware package can supportit, and users expect it. But while
`important and popular, e-mail is not the only Internet function you
`may need for your system.
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`Newsgroups
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`Originally and sometimes still called Usenet news the public dis
`that we now call simply newsgroups
`cussion areas on the Internet
`news
`are like e-mail one of the most popular features of the net
`group is simply put massive group discussion on particular
`subject Today there are well over 10000 unique newsgroups avail
`able and the number continues to grow on daily basis No matter
`what area of interest you may have youll find one or more news-
`groups available that address it
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`Newsgroups are somewhat different from traditional public discus
`sion areas of the type you may be accustomed to on BBS In
`newsgroup message is known as
`post and while you can usual
`ly identify the originator of the message its not addressed to any
`one in particular Most software used to access newsgroups on the
`Internet as well as some BBS packages arrange newsgroup posts
`stream of messages that share the same subject as that
`by threads
`subject was typed in the original post by the person who posted it
`While this is not the same as
`conversation thread as typically
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`N>What are you doing for electricity? Mine needs a complete redo.
`Ben,
`My barn is a 40° X 60° Butler building, divided into 3 20° bays. One is
`the shop,
`the middle is where I work on my cars when necessary, and the
`3rd will be woodshop ‘someday’. It used to have horse stalls and a
`tackroom. The "shop’ has a 2-ton electric chain hoist on a rail running
`just about over my computer desk and an overhead door that’s been closed
`off. The 19" x 54" LeBlond lathe sits directly behind the computer desk.
`There's a 400-amp DC welder, compressed air, a sink, and a small
`bathroom in the shop,
`too.
`
`I've seen “corn stoves", and would use one if I farmed the land myself.
`As it is,
`I use a computer-controlled barrel stove. The sawmill out back
`provides plenty of scrap wood. The temperature will fluctuate from < 50
`sometimes to maybe 75 as a high. We have A/C in the shop for summertime,
`something we DON’T have in the house; my wife complains bitterly about
`that,
`too. The temperature fluctuations don't bother anything.
`
`I did nothing to “prepare” the shop for the BBS, but quickly found that
`the bare concrete floor made for a LOT of dust. So,
`I had a woodworker
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`Windows-based program Introduction to the Internet
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`Figure 6-3.
`Reading newsgroups
`using a
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`implemented on a BBS,it can emulateit in a fashion.Still, it’s some-
`times difficult to truly have a discussion within a newsgroup
`becauseit can be difficult to know whosaid what to whom andin
`whatorder. Messages can arrive onaparticular system in any order;
`sometimes a reply comesin before the original post.
`Because newsgroup posts don’t carry specific “to” and “from” infor-
`mationlike a BBS, adding newsgroupsto a bulletin board can pre-
`sent some uniquechallenges to BBS software and sysops. Users can
`sometimesbe confused bythe difference between a newsgroup and
`the wayit operates, as contrasted to other message areas on the BBS.
`But newsgroupspresentunique challenges to the BBS operatorfor
`another reason: their sheer volume.
`In addition to the massive number of newsgroupsavailable, popu-
`lar groups can carry hundredsof messageseach and every day. While
`some BBSsoftware can support a heavy messageloadofthis sort,
`most cannot. Amongthose thatdo, the processing powerandstor-
`age space needed for the job may be unreasonable. For this reason,
`most BBS sysopsthat carry newsgroupssettle for a subsetof the
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation, Ex. 1028, p. 123
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation, Ex. 1028, p. 123
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`total available groups selecting those that their users want or need
`or that pertain the subject matter of the BBS Carrying all available
`newsgroups is called afull news feed most BBS software cannot be
`realistically expected to handle that At this writing full news feed
`system to handle between two and ten messages per sec
`requires
`ond all day every daya pretty hefty load
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`Telnet
`
`is the most popular method of remotely logging into com
`Telnet
`user could for example telnet to
`puter system over the Internet
`library catalog system and search the catalog for particular book
`Many sites on the Internet can be accessed via telnet For BBS
`operator there are two aspects of telnet that are important
`inbound
`and outbound
`
`Inbound telnet refers to the ability to have Internet users call your
`BBS by using the telnet protocol This type of access is very power
`conventional modem-to-modem
`ful indeed instead of placing
`dial-up telephone call from their computer to the one running your
`BBS they can use telnet to simply connect without really dialing
`at all With the growing number of people who have the type of
`Internet access that provides telnet many entrepreneurial and busi
`ness BBS want
`this capability in order to extend the reach of their
`services to greater audiences
`Outbound telnet refers to the ability to enable users of your BBS to
`telnet other systems on the net
`caller can dial up your BBS and
`to other systems be they
`host to connect
`library card
`use it as
`catalog weather irformation center multiuser game commonly
`called MUDs or whatever
`user doesnt have any other Internet
`access they can use your BBS as way to get it
`
`If
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`Issues of cost are strong motivators for telnet access whether
`inbound or outbound Throughout most of the developed world
`consumer-type Internet access is relatively speaking inexpensive to
`obtain At the time this book was prepared the market price within
`the United States for basic Internet access ran between $15 and $30
`per month But if for that $30 per month you can connect
`to
`wealth of information on distant computer systems at no additional
`cost the cost savings far outweigh the small monthly fee Many
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`people get Internet access at work or school at no charge whatever,
`fostering the belief among some people thatthe Internet is “free.”
`Here’s an example of how the savings work: A product-support BBS
`for a computer companyin the western U.S.addstelnet accessibility
`to their BBS. Suddenly, users anywhereelsein the U.S., as well as
`Australia, Europe, or wherever Internet access is available, can con-
`nect to the BBSfree of long-distance dialing charges that would nor-
`mally be incurredto reach the system. Whilethere’s no such thing
`as “free” Internet accessin the true sense of the word, many Internet
`users have comet