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Editor at work . . .
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August 29, 1992 -- As you can │ multiple protocols anyway. The
see, the first of the changes │ objective here is to get more
have been added to the USBBS │ information to allow callers to
list to accommodate edition │ decide whether they can connect
100. I will be moving the │ with your board. Here are the
two-digit numbers over starting │ settings I have come up with to
with edition 102. This should │ this point:
give list door writers time to │
accommodate. │ baud rate
│
I am still grappling with the │ 0 = 300
best format for the modem speed │ 1 = 1200
information. You would be │ 2 = 2400
surprised at the variety of │ 9 = 9600+
speeds and alphabet soup of │
capabilities that I get from │ protocols:
those wishing to update their │
modem speeds. │ U = USRobotics HST
│ M = MNP1-4
I think the list will continue │ V = V.32, V.42, etc.
to show 9600 as the maximum │ D = USRobotics Dual Standard
baud rate. This is because │ H = Hayes VSM
many of the claimed speeds │ B = Hayes Dual Standard
require exact connections, file │
types and compression matches. │ more protocol abbreviations can
│ be added as they pop up.
I continue to try to find a way │
to show more protocol │ Again, my intention here is to
information in the limited │ make this information more
space of the single line BBS │ meaningful in the limited space
list format. (Perhaps we │ available.
should go to a multi-line │
format?) │ Also, remember, I will be
│ eliminating all defaults.
Here are my thoughts to the │ Thus, we will adopt the "R" for
moment. The baud rate will be │ RBBS in the BBS column and list
shown in 4 columns as follows: │ 2400 baud boards as "2".
│ Unknown information will be
mMxx │ indicated with "?".
│
where │ Change Schedule
│
m = minimum baud rate │ UNLESS I HEAR MAJOR OBJECTIONS,
M = maximum baud rate │ I WILL ANNOUNCE THE FINAL
xx= protocols supported │ FORMAT WITH EDITION 102 OF THE
│ LIST AND MAKE THE CHANGES WITH
Admittedly, this will not allow │ EDITION 105.
me to show all the information. │
In a single line of │ Since I do not want to make the
information. This is impossible │ changes prior to the
for many boards which support │ distribution of edition 105,
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it make take an addition │
edition to retrofit all the │
existing boards. All │
positional changes WILL be made │
with edition 105. │
│
Thank you for your comments and │
continued support of the Darwin │
USBBS list. │