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BABBA SYSOP FORM - Document edit date: 940404
; This form is for all Online Systems and Electronic Bulletin Boards.
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;BABBA - Bay Area Bulletin Board Advisor (c) 1992-94 All Rights Reserved.
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; Keep an unedited version of this form handy - post it on your BBS.
; If the date above is past 60 days old,
; get a newer revision of the form, if convenient.
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; BABBA is the Bay Area Bulletin Board Advisor, a communication
; magazine/information service. BABBA is available by subscription
; and has distribution in California.
; We list quality online systems that meet these conditions:
; 1) No viruses or pirated software. Regular checks for,
; and removal of, any viruses or commercial software.
; 2) No undeserved rudeness and no illegal activities.
; 3) Controls on profanity/adult access. No adult access under 18.
; 4) Some useful level of public access.
; 5) Online (BBS) software reasonably easy for the caller to use/figure out.
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; Subscriptions to BABBA are $15 a year (12 issues). BABBA has a
; money-back guarantee of satisfaction (for unmailed issues only)
; To subscribe:
; Send a check, (Payable to BABBA) with your name, address &
; phone number to: BABBA P.O. Box 360588 Milpitas, CA 95036-0588
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: We are requesting SYSOPS to upload, e-mail, or send this form to BABBA.
; BABBA BBS: 408-946-8592 (located in North San Jose,CA) or
; (Our Internet address is sysop@babba.com) or
; Our ftp site is ftp.rahul.net (/pub/babba) or
; (Our RIME node is 5093) (Our RIME conference # is 887) or
; (Our Fido Node is 1:143/124) or
; (Our FAX number is 408-946-5331)
; (Our VOICE number is 408-946-3823)
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; You are invited to fill out this form, with a PLAIN text editor,
; and send it to us. First rename it, using any unique IBM-PC DOS file
; name (Not babsysop)
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; If you send it to our BBS:
; If you want to compress it, please use PKZIP.
; Don't upload it as a message, upload it as a file. (not a file attach)
; Also, please do not uuencode it.
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; All the questions lines start with a semicolon explaining them.
; On the next line without a semicolon, should be your response,
; taking 1 line per answer. At the end of the form is space for your
; additional comments or questions.
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; If you choose NOT to answer any question(s), just leave them blank.
; // START of confidential (NON-Published) questions about the SYSOP.
; // These questions are for our records ONLY.
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; Primary SYSOP First name? (Sorry, only one person can be listed here).
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; Primary SYSOP Last name? (Sorry, only one person can be listed here).
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; Home or voice contact phone on line below? (e.g.) 408-946-3823
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; Full Mailing Address? (P.O. Box ok, include CITY & ZIP)
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; /// START of Questions that WILL be published. ////////////////////
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; Your Online Service/BBS name?
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; Is this an (Update) to your existing BABBA listing? (Yes or No)
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; Month/Year your BBS/Online service started operation? (e.g): 4/92
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; /// If you don't want your or any name published, leave these
; /// next 2 questions blank. (Use handle name if you wish)
; Published SYSOP First name? (Sorry, only one person can be listed here).
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; Published SYSOP Last name? (Sorry, only one person can be listed here).
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; Is the Sysop Male or Female?
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; Are you a member of any SYSOP organizations? If so, please list below:
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; Date you filled out this form? (e.g) 1/7/93
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; ////////// START OF QUESTIONS ABOUT MODEMS:
; Number of FREE data telephone lines open to the public? (e.g.) 1
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; Total number of data telephone lines (pay and/or free) on your system?
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; Your Online service may have more than 1 phone number, but we only need
; the first one accessible to the public.
; (Other #s can be listed at the end of form)
; A "FREE?" question is asked for the phone number. Answer YES to
; the "FREE" question if the phone line has free public access.
; This includes lines requiring mail in, or call-back registration. Also
; included are free lines, that give only restricted access to your BBS.
; Answer NO to the "FREE?" question, if the phone number is only open to
; paying members, and hangs up on others.
; BBS telephone number 1 ? (e.g.) 408-946-8592 (answer here!)
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; What City is this BBS phone number 1 located in? (e.g. San Jose)
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; Is this a "FREE" line? (YES or NO)
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; Your Modem brand name (of your modem 1)
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; Modem model? (your modem 1)
; (e.g.) Sportster 14,400 FAX, or Optima 9600, or PM14400FXSA
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; Internal or External? (your modem 1)
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; Top Modem Speed, of that phone number # 1?
; (e.g.) 2400, 14400, 16800, 19200, 28800 (Answer must be below 30000)
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; Hand-Shake? 99% of the time, the line below will not need editing...
8-N-1
; Protocol? (e.g.): V22, V32V42bis, MNP5, HST, or USR DUAL-STANDARD
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; ////////// START OF QUESTIONS ABOUT DISKS AND FILES:
; Your TOTAL HARD DRIVE (ON-LINE) capacity? (NOT including CD ROM drives)
; Please answer in MegaBytes: (e.g.) 340
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; Your ADDITIONAL CD ROM (ON-LINE) drive capacity?
; (enter 0 if you don't have a CD ROM drive)
; Please answer in MegaBytes: (e.g.) 1024
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; Do you have more files OFF-Line? (YES or NO)
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; How many different file categories do you have on your BBS?
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; Approximately how many files are there on your BBS available to
; Download, from a read/write normal hard drive?
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; Approximately how many files are there on your BBS available to
; Download, from a read only (Tape or CD ROM) drive?
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; ////////// START OF QUESTIONS ABOUT MESSAGES:
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; Number of Local (not echoed) conferences or message areas on your BBS?
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; Number of 'echo' network linked message conferences on your BBS?
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; Do you have a "MAIL" door that allows callers to download mail in .QWK
; or other mail "packets" that can be used by Mail Reading programs?
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; Which echo networks is your BBS hooked up with? (e.g.) RIME or FIDO.
; (leave blank if none)
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; Which of these echo networks are you a HUB for?
; (leave blank if none)
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; ////////// START OF GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR ONLINE SERVICE:
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; What is the MINimum baud speed your BBS accepts all 24 hours
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; Please describe the location of your BBS, good answers are HOME,SCHOOL,
; COLLEGE, BUSINESS, CHURCH, etc. (choose 1, e.g. not: Home/Office)
; location?
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; Is your BBS UP 24 hours 7 days a week,
; except for maintenance, mail runs, and crashes?
; Please answer: YES or NO
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; If above answer was NO, Days/Hours your bbs IS up? (blank if 24 hours)
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; Number of DOORS (or software extensions/modules) on your BBS?
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; Some Doors can be categorized as "role playing doors". These are doors
; that the callers assume a character role where the game is quite
; complex and the game goes on for a long time.
; Games such as "Dungeons and Dragons" fit this category.
; Number of ROLE type doors on your BBS?
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; Does your BBS have a useful level of free public access where
; (registered) callers can (e.g. download, read & leave messages,
; use doors, etc.) without paying? Answer: YES or NO, or TRIAL
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; Maximum $ CASH (per year) for highest level access on your BBS?
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; Your BBS software? (e.g.) PCBoard 14.5a or Wildcat 3.90s
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; BBS graphic standards your BBS supports? (e.g. RIP, Avatar, ROBOTerm, etc.)
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; Your Operating system?
; (e.g.) MAC DOS DOS/Desqview DOS/Windows OS/2
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; Do you allow 'handles' on your BBS at any or your access levels?
; (e.g.) YES NO YES-LIMITED
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; Is your BBS a support center for a organization, product, or service?
; (e.g. a software program) If so, list the name of the supported
; product/ organization / company / service / club below:
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; Your BBS category? (Only one topic please, more than one is General)
; (e.g.) General, Engineering, Fun, Medical, Files, Messages, etc.
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; Please leave one line of special information or rules about your BBS
; (e.g.) Over 18 only or a dead serious BBS or a fun bbs or anything
; you want to list here:
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; Your Primary BBS specialty, what your BBS "knows the most about". This
; is closely tied with the skills of the SYSOP in some cases. If you are
; a software engineer and carry software conferences and have software
; files you would answer software. If you were a model airplane buff,
; and your board had lots of stuff related to that, you would answer
; model airplanes.
; Your Primary BBS specialty?
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; Your Secondary BBS specialty, another thing your BBS
; "knows something about". This could be the hobby of the SYSOP,
; or another area your BBS is strong in.
; Your Secondary BBS specialty?
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; Is there any unique quality, subject, feature, conference, file area
; or service on your BBS, that is not (to your knowledge) found on
; other local BBSs? If so, please list it, on the one line below:
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; The primary type of computer you carry files for or that your BBS runs
; on? (e.g.) MAC PC SUN UNIX NEXT AMIGA ATARI
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; Other types of computers you carry (files or conferences) for?
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; ////////// END OF QUESTIONS:
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topics for BABBA. Uploads of text information
or feedback are always welcome. THANKS!
If you have other BBS numbers (besides roll-over numbers),
here is where to list them.
You can add any additional questions or comments below this line.
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