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TERMS OF SERVICE
CONCENTRIC RESEARCH INFORMATION SERVICE OPERATING RULES
The Concentric Research Information Service ("CRIS" or the "Service")
consists of computing and information services and software, information
and other content provided by Concentric Research Corporation ("CRC").
In addition, third parties provide information, software, and other content
(collectively, "Third Party Content") which may be accessed over the Service.
These Operating Rules are provided to make online information usage and
communications a positive and secure experience for members.
Members agree during the online sign up procedure to the terms and conditions
outlined in the Operating Rules.
INTRODUCTION
These Operating Rules are part of the terms of your Service Agreement with
CRC, and you are bound by them. CRC may modify these rules at any time
without notice to member.
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Please Note:
If you are connecting to CRIS via SprintNet, there is a minimum charge
of 5 Minutes per call.
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CRC COPYRIGHT
The entire contents of the Service are copyrighted as a collective work under
the United States Copyright laws. The copying, redistribution, or publication
of any part of the Service is prohibited, except as expressly provided below.
Each member who places information, software or other content, in the public
areas of the Service grants CRC the right to edit, copy, publish, distribute,
and translate such information, software or other content. Subject to this
grant, each member who places information, software or other content on the
Service retains any rights member may have in such information, software or
other content.
COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
Copyrighted material must not be placed on the Service without the permission
of the owner(s) or person(s) they specifically authorize. Only the owner(s)
or such authorized person(s) may upload copyrighted material to the Service.
Members may download copyrighted material for their own use. Except as
expressly provided by copyright law, copying, redistribution, or publication
must be with the express permission of CRC and the owner(s) or such authorized
person(s), if other than CRC. Permission must be specified in the document,
on the Service, or must be obtained directly from CRC and the owner(s) or
such authorized persons(s), if other than CRC. In any copying, redistribution,
or publication of copyrighted material, any changes to or deletion of author
attribution or copyright notice are prohibited.
PUBLIC DOMAIN MATERIAL
Any member may upload public domain programs to the Service. Any member may
download public domain programs for their own use or non-commercially
redistribute a public domain program. Member assumes all risks regarding the
determination of whether a program is in the public domain.
CONTENT & USES OF THE SERVICE
Member agrees not to publish on or over the Service any information, software
or other content which violates or infringes upon the rights of any others or
which would be abusive, profane or sexually offensive to an average person,
or which, without the approval of CRC, contains any advertising or any
solicitation of other members to use goods or services. This paragraph,
however, shall not be interpreted to restrict member from utilizing CRC Email
in the conduct of a legitimate business except that member may not, without
the approval of CRC, send unsolicited advertising or promotional material to
other CRC members.
Member agrees not to use the facilities and capabilities of the Service to
conduct any business or activity or solicit the performance of any activity
which is prohibited by law or to solicit members to become members of other
competitive information services.
EDITING AND DELETING CONTENT
CRC reserves the right in its sole discretion to edit or delete any
information, software or other content appearing on the Service, regardless
of whether it violates the standards for content.
SERVICE TERMINATION
CRC reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend or terminate Service
to any member at any time for any reason whatsoever without recourse from
member.
INDEMNIFICATION
Member agrees to indemnify and hold CRC harmless from any claims and expenses,
including reasonable attorney's fees, related to member's violation of the
Service Agreement, including these rules or any information, software or
other content placed on the Service by the member.
STANDARD PRICING PLAN
Multiple members of the same household may share a single User ID. However,
only one person is authorized to access the Service at any given time on one
User ID.
COMPILATION COPYRIGHT
CRC has copyrighted the contents of the Concentric Research Information
Service (CRIS) as a compilation copyright, just as many magazines and
newspapers reserve such a copyright on the contents of their publications.
This copyright is held in accordance with the 1976 Copyright Act of the
United States.
A compilation copyright is granted when an organization collects information
in a lawful way, adds value to it, and offers it to others. In this case,
CRIS is a value-added product; CRC has committed substantial financial
resources to collecting more than 10,000 areas on the service and offering
them in an organized, structured way to a defined user base through a
nationwide telecommunications network.
The compilation copyright is intended to protect that substantial investment
from unauthorized exploitation. This does NOT mean that CRC assumes ownership
of individual programs and databases provided to the system by members or
information providers.
CRC's compilation copyright does NOT supersede individual ownership rights or
copyrights to any of the material furnished to the Service by members or
information providers.
It should be noted, however, that CRC cannot grant any redistribution rights
for materials copyrighted by another author, unless specifically authorized
to do so, CRC does not own the material or the copyright. These rights must
be obtained directly from the author.
COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
CRC does not allow copyrighted material to be placed on CRIS without the
author's permission. Only the owner(s) or persons they specifically authorize
may upload copyrighted material to the Service.
Any member may download copyrighted material for their own use. Any member
may also non-commercially redistribute a copyrighted program with the
expressed permission of the owner or authorized person. Permission must be
specified in the document, on the Service, or must be obtained directly
from the author.
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Any member may upload public domain programs to the Service. Any member may
download public domain programs for their own use or non-commercially
redistribute a public domain program.
SHAREWARE
Only the owner or an authorized person may upload shareware programs. Any
member may download shareware programs for their own use, subject to the terms
provided by the owner. Any member may non-commercially redistribute a
shareware program subject to the provided terms explicitly displayed in the
software itself, or with permission of the owner or authorized person.
Public domain information and shareware programs are uploaded to CRIS data
libraries by their authors for use by other CRIS members.
In keeping with the spirit of the development of public domain information
and shareware, it is not CRC's current policy to prevent casual redistribution
of this type of information -- this is low volume and low frequency use or
redistribution of information where no commercialism is involved. This means
that a member may download a file and share it with others for no commercial
gain -- either via a bulletin board service, diskette, or other means.
A member may not, however, download a large number of files for redistribution
via any means, nor is it acceptable for a member to update another bulletin
board regularly with files obtained from CRIS.
It's important to note that CRC cannot grant redistribution rights for
programs clearly copyrighted by the author, unless specifically authorized to
do so. Such permission must be obtained directly from the author of the
program.
Commercial exploitation of material contained on CRIS is specifically
prohibited by the CRC Service agreement, to which each member agrees before
being permitted to access the Service. Therefore, members cannot lawfully
download and redistribute public information or shareware programs for
personal gain.
In addition, mass redistribution of public domain information or shareware is
also prohibited.  Mass distribution is defined as high frequency and/or high
volume transfers.
When a situation involving exploitation is brought to CRC's attention, we
investigate and, if warranted, remind the violator of the Service Agreement
Terms. If subsequent violations are reported, access to CRIS may be terminated
for the violator and, in extreme cases, a letter is sent from our legal
counsel asking that he or she cease and desist, or risk further legal action.
This is done as a positive step to protect the value and use of the material
for CRIS members, and to discourage unauthorized redistribution of that
material.
FURTHER SERVICE AGREEMENT TERMS
1. The Concentric Research Information Service ("CRIS" or the "Service")
consists of computing and information services and software, information and
other content provided by Concentric Research Corporation (CRC). In addition,
third parties provide information, software, and other content (collectively,
"Third Party Content") which may be accessed over the Service. These terms and
any Operating Rules published over the Service constitute the entire and only
agreement (collectively, the "Agreement") between CRC and member (including
its designated users) with respect to the Service and supersede all other
communications and agreements with regard to the subject matter hereof.
2. Upon notice published over the Service, CRC may modify this agreement,
the Operating Rules or prices, and may discontinue or revise any or all other
aspects of the Service at its sole discretion and without prior notice.
3. Unless otherwise agreed, member's right to use the Service or to designate
users is not transferable and is subject to any limits established by CRC, or
by member's credit card company if billing is through a credit card.
4. Member agrees to indemnify CRC against liability for any and all use of
member's account.
5. Member is responsible for and must provide all telephone and other
equipment and services necessary to access the Service.
6. Member shall pay, in accordance with the provisions of the agreement
herein, any registration or monthly fees, connect time charges, minimum
charges and other charges incurred by member or its designated users at the
rates in effect for the billing period in which those charges are incurred,
including but not limited to charges for any purchases made through the
Service and any surcharges incurred while using any supplemental networks or
services other than the Service. Member shall pay all applicable taxes
relating to use of the Service by member or its designated users.  Member
shall be responsible for all use of the Service accessed through member's or
its designated users' password(s).
7. MEMBER EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT MEMBER'S SOLE RISK.
NEITHER CRC NOR ANY OF ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS, LICENSORS, EMPLOYEES, OR
AGENTS WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DOES
CRC OR ANY OF ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS, LICENSORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS MAKE
ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SERVICE. THE
SERVICE IS DISTRIBUTED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION,
RESTRICTION, OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT.
NEITHER CRC NOR ANYONE ELSE INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DELIVERING THE
SERVICE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF USE OF THE SERVICE OR INABILITY TO USE
THE SERVICE OR OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY. MEMBER EXPRESSLY
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE PROVISION OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL ALSO APPLY TO THE
THIRD PARTY CONTENT.
8. Except as expressly permitted, neither member nor its designated users may
reproduce, redistribute, retransmit, publish or otherwise transfer, or
commercially exploit, any information, software or other content which they
receive through the Service.
9. The provisions of paragraphs 7 and 8 are for the benefit of CRC and their
respective Information Providers, Licensors, Employees, and Agents; and each
shall have the right to assert and enforce such provisions directly on their
own behalf.
10. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, CRC grants to member a personal,
non-exclusive, nonassignable and nontransferable license to use and display
the CRC Graphical User Interface ("Software") on any machine(s) of which
member is the primary user. Unauthorized copying of the Software, including
software that has been modified, merged or included with the Software, or the
written materials associated therewith is expressly forbidden. Member may
not sublicense, assign or transfer this license or the Software. Any attempt
to sublicense, assign or transfer any of the rights, duties or obligations
under this license is void.
11. This agreement is, and shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the law of the State of Michigan applicable to agreements, made and
performed in Michigan.  Any cause of action of member or its designated users
with respect to the Service must be instituted within one year after the
claim or cause of action has arisen or be barred.
12. If Member's account is a qualified business account and approved by CRC
for corporate billing, charges for the services provided under this Agreement
will be accumulated and identified by User ID and will normally be invoiced
following the end of the month in which the service is provided. Terms of
payment on all charges are net, ten (10) days in the currency in which billed.
If any payment due hereunder is not made by the member within thirty (30)
days after the invoice date, late charges of one and one-half percent (1 1/2%)
per month shall be due and payable with respect to such payment, and CRC may,
in addition, at its sole discretion and without notice to the member, (a)
suspend its performance under this agreement and the member's and its
designated users' access to and use of the Service, or (b) terminate this
agreement and member's and its designated users' access to and the use of the
Service. For accounts not approved by CRC for corporate billing, member must
provide payment by credit card or direct debit.
13. Notwithstanding any acknowledgment of a member purchase order by CRC, any
provision or condition in any purchase order, voucher, or other memorandum of
the member which is in any way inconsistent with, or adds to, the provisions
of this agreement is null and void. Neither the course of conduct between
parties nor trade practice shall act to modify the provisions of this
Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid,
all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The provisions of
paragraphs 7,9, and 13 and all obligations of and restrictions on member and
its designated users shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
14. Vulgar language, even if masked by asterisks or other characters, is not
allowed.
15. By registering for CRIS or using the service, you become a Member, and
agree to the terms of this agreement ("Terms of Service"), which includes the
software license and disclaimer of warranty. If you do not agree to these
Terms of Service please do not register for CRC, or use the CRIS Graphical
User Interface. The use of CRIS is licensed, not sold, to you for use only
under the terms of the license contained herein, and CRC reserves any rights
not expressly granted to you. All provisions of the Terms of Service apply to
all accounts, sub-accounts, and alternate User ID's associated with the
Member's principal account. Each Member is responsible for the use of his or
her account(s) under any User ID on that account, and for ensuring full
compliance by the user of that account with these Terms of Service.
16. Member agrees to use CRIS in a manner consistent with any and all
applicable laws and regulations. Member may not be a minor. (A minor's parent
or legal guardian may authorize a minor to use his/her accounts.)
17. Member is responsible for all telephone charges for connecting directly
to Telenet or Tymnet or Sprintnet or Internetor or other network access
nodes. Members outside of the United States requiring access to an additional
telecommunications network in order to connect to CRIS are responsible for
those charges. Member agrees to pay CRIS all charges relating to the use of
Member's account(s), including but not limited to charges for use of CRIS
(as published online at the time CRIS is used), merchandise or services
purchased through CRIS, and charges incurred by minors using Member's
account(s).
18. CRC reserves the right to change fees, surcharges, monthly membership
fees or institute new fees at any time without notice to member. Members may
not place orders, or attempt to pay for CRIS services using any expired, false
or unauthorized credit card, or false or unauthorized bank or credit union
information, and must promptly inform CRC of the following:
Changes in the expiration date of any credit card they use in connection with
CRIS.  Any changes to the bank or credit union account they use in connection
with CRIS.  Changes in their home or billing address. Apparent breaches of
security, such as  loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure or use of a credit
card, bank or credit union account, ID or password.
Until CRC is notified in writing from member at Concentric Research
Corporation, 400 Forty-First Street, Bay City, Michigan 48708 of a breach of
security, the Member will remain liable for any unauthorized use of CRIS.
19. Member is responsible for all charges at the time the service is used.
20.  CRC reserves the right to suspend access to CRIS for Member's account(s)
immediately, without Notice, upon rejection of any credit card charges,
non-payment by Member's bank or credit union of authorized charges or any
other indication of credit problems, or for any reason whatsoever at CRC's
sole discretion without recourse from member.
If CRC is unable to collect the full amount of Member's account balance, an
additional $25.00 will be added to your bill. Full payment, including the
$25.00 charge, is due and payable to CRC by money order or certified check
within thirty (30) days after Notice.
21. Member may order services or merchandise from other Members and users of
CRIS, not affiliated with CRC, ("Seller") through CRIS. All matters concerning
the merchandise and services ordered from Seller, including but not limited
to purchase terms, payment terms, warranties, guarantees, maintenance and
delivery, are solely between the Seller and the Member. CRC makes no
warranties or representations whatsoever with regard to any goods or services
provided by Sellers. CRC shall not be a party to such transactions or be
liable for any costs or damages arising out of, either directly or indirectly,
the actions or inaction's of Sellers.
22. A Member's access to, and use of, CRIS may be terminated at any time, and
without cause, by the Member or CRC. Member must send written notice to
Concentric Research Corporation, 400 Forty-First Street Bay City, Michigan
48708. Member is liable for any charges incurred by them until the effective
date of such termination.
Termination's by Member will be effective on the day that CRIS receives Notice
or on a future date if so specified in the Notice. Termination's by CRC will
be effective on the day that CRC deems such termination is warranted at its
sole discretion and without notice to Member. Upon termination of CRIS, the
Member's license to use CRIS is also terminated.
23. CRC reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to immediately, without
Notice, suspend or terminate a Member's access to and use of CRIS for any
reason whatsoever at any time at CRC's sole discretion without recourse from
member.
24. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF CRIS AND OR ANY CRIS
SOFTWARE AND SERVICE, THE QUALITY OF ANY RELATED SERVICES, AND THE ACCURACY OF
ANY INFORMATION, OR QUALITY OF ANY SOFTWARE CONTAINED THEREIN IS WITH YOU.
SHOULD THE CRIS SOFTWARE, CRIS, AND ANY SERVICES, INFORMATION OR SOFTWARE
CONTAINED THEREIN PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU (AND NOT CRC) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST
OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.
CRC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OR SERVICES PERFORMED BY, OR THAT THE
INFORMATION OR SOFTWARE CONTAINED IN THE CRIS SOFTWARE OR CRIS WILL MEET YOUR
REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF CRIS SOFTWARE OR CRIS WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE CRIS SOFTWARE OR CRIS WILL
BE CORRECTED. CRIS AND THE CRIS SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS, AS
AVAILABLE" BASIS. CRC DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS (EXCEPT AS
EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN) OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE
CRIS SOFTWARE, CRIS, ANY SERVICES PROVIDED BY SAME AND ANY INFORMATION OR
SOFTWARE CONTAINED THEREIN. THE LIMITED WARRANTIES PROVIDED HEREIN ARE THE
ONLY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND THAT ARE MADE BY CRC ON THE CRIS SOFTWARE, CRIS,
ANY SERVICES PERFORMED BY SAME AND, INFORMATION OR SOFTWARE CONTAINED THEREIN.
NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY CRC OR ITS AUTHORIZED
DEALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY
WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY, AND YOU MAY NOT RELY ON ANY SUCH
INFORMATION OR ADVICE. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC RIGHTS.
IN NO EVENT WILL CRC BE LIABLE (i) TO YOU FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION
STORED ON THE DISK, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY
TO USE CRIS, ANY SERVICES PROVIDED THEREIN OR INFORMATION OR SOFTWARE
CONTAINED THEREIN, THE CRIS SOFTWARE OR THE DISK ON WHICH IT IS RECORDED,
EVEN IF CRC OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR (ii) FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY.
25.  THIRD PARTY SUPPLIED INFORMATION: Opinions, advice, services and all
other information expressed by Members, information providers, service
providers, or other third party personnel on CRIS are those of the provider
and not of CRC.  Members are urged to seek professional advice for specific,
individual situations.
26. TELEPHONE CHARGES: CRC assumes no responsibility or liability for any
phone charges including, but not limited to, long distance charges, per minute
(unit) surcharges and/or equipment or line costs, incurred by Member while
accessing CRIS.  Any disputes or problems regarding phone service are strictly
between the Member and his or her local phone company and/or long distance
service provider. Any action by a Member that, in CRC's sole opinion,
restricts or inhibits other Members from using and enjoying CRIS (such as
but not limited to, the use of vulgar language; inappropriate screen names;
committing, or discussing with the intention to commit, illegal activities),
is strictly prohibited.  Member specifically agrees not to submit, publish,
or display on CRIS any defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane,
sexually oriented, threatening, racially offensive, or illegal material; nor
shall Member encourage the use of controlled substances.
CRIS is to be used by Member for his/her personal use only. Commercial uses
of CRIS, other than the use of message boards for legal and appropriate
messages, are strictly prohibited unless prior written consent from CRC.
27. SOFTWARE LIBRARIES: Only public domain files, and files in which the
author has given expressed consent for online distribution, may be uploaded
to the software libraries by Member. Any other software may not be uploaded
to CRIS software libraries. CRC, at its sole discretion, reserves the right
to refuse posting of files, and to remove files. CRC at its sole discretion,
further reserves the right to immediately terminate, without Notice, a Member
who misuses the software libraries or for any other reason whatsoever at CRC's
sole discretion without recourse from member.
28. PUBLIC POSTING AREAS (Forums): CRC, at its sole discretion, may remove
messages it deems to be unacceptable or in violation of the Terms of Service.
CRC, at its sole discretion, further reserves the right to immediately
terminate, without Notice, a Member who misuses the message boards.
29. REAL-TIME/INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATIONS AREAS: CRC, at its sole discretion,
reserves the right to immediately terminate, without Notice, a Member who
misuses the real-time conference areas or violates the Terms of Service.
30. LICENSE:  The license granted to you under the Terms of Service allows
you to:  Use CRIS Software only on a single computer. Make one copy of the
CRIS Software in machine-readable form solely for backup purposes. The CRIS
Software is protected by United States copyright law. You must reproduce on
each copy all copyright notices and any other proprietary legends that were
on the original copy.
31. RESTRICTIONS:  You may not distribute copies of the CRIS Software to
others or electronically transfer the CRIS Software from one computer to
another over a network. The CRIS Software may only be used in the United
States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.  Use outside of this territory is prohibited.
You may not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the
CRIS Software to a human perceivable form. You may not modify, adapt,
translate, incorporate into other works, rent, lease, loan, resell for profit,
distribute, network, or create derivative works based upon the CRIS Software
or any part thereof or any manuals or documentation related thereto.
Compliance with each of the provisions of the Terms of Service shall be a
material condition of the foregoing license. The CRIS Software is not
available to or use by nationals of any of the following countries:
Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, People's Republic of China, Cuba,
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Kampuchea (Cambodia), Laos, Libya, Mongolian
People's Republic, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Commonwealth Of Independent
States (including Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), and Vietnam.  Any person
proposing to transfer this product across national borders must secure a
written assurance from the transferee that the transferee shall observe the
territorial restrictions of the preceding sentence.
32. TERMINATION:  This license shall terminate upon termination of the
membership for which it was used, or issued. Upon such termination the Member
must either return all CRIS Software to CRC or destroy it. Member who desires
to terminate their membership in CRIS must do so in accordance with
Termination's section of the Terms of Service.
33.  The placement of copyrighted material in any public posting area, or
software library of CRIS without the consent of the copyright owner is in
violation of the Terms of Service. A Member submitting information, or
materials, owned by Members for publication, or download, on CRIS grants CRC
an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free worldwide permission, rights and
license to use, reproduce, modify and distribute the materials or information
and to incorporate the materials or information in other works. CRC shall have
the right to sublicense such rights to others.
34. Information regarding a Member's credit card number(s), bank account
number(s) which the Member supplies to CRC  shall be used or disclosed only
for the purposes for which such information was collected, or as required by
law.  Members' addresses, phone numbers and other relevant information will
be provided to information providers, service providers and Merchants for the
purposes for which such information was collected.
35. ELECTRONIC MAIL  Electronic mail ("Mail") is a private electronic message
sent by a Member or by CRC to another Member or user of CRIS. Once it has been
read, it is retained on CRIS for one (1) week. If you delete a User ID, any
unread Mail sent prior to that deletion will also be removed, as a deleted
User ID cannot be reinstated.  UNREAD MAIL IS AUTOMATICALLY DELETED
PERIODICALLY. From time to time CRC may send Members Mail with an expiration
date. This means that Mail sent by CRC may be deleted from your mailbox, by
our system, if not read within a certain time frame.
CRC will not intentionally inspect the contents of Mail sent by one Member to
an identified addressee, or disclose such contents to other than the sender,
or an intended recipient, without the consent of the sender or an intended
recipient, unless required to do so by law. CRC reserves the right to
cooperate fully with local, state, or federal officials in any investigation
concerning or relating to any Mail transmitted on CRIS.
36. OTHER PROVISIONS, Terms of Service shall be interpreted, construed and
enforced in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan.
Each party irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State
of Michigan and the Terms of Service shall be interpreted, construed and
enforced in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State Of Michigan.
Each party irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State
of Michigan and the Federal courts situated in the State of Michigan, in
connection with any action to enforce the provisions of the Terms of Service,
to recover damages or other relief for breach or default under the Terms of
Service, or otherwise.

                    THE CRIS INSTANT GRATIFICATION MANUAL

Hello, welcome to the CRIS Information and Entertainment service. This
document is intended to help you get around the system, in a short amount of
time. This manual was written with brievity and frequently asked questions in
mind, so we would advise that you just take a few minutes to read it before
you attempt to navigate around CRIS. Although we think CRIS is easy to use,
even without a manual.
The important thing to keep in mind is to HAVE FUN !
Everything on the CRIS system is menu driven; meaning that, it is as simple
as selecting from the options given to you.
A few basics to remember:
*       If you want to exit from wherever you are in the system, type x.
*       All selections and commands must be followed by pressing the Enter or
        Return key.
*       Hit the Enter or Return key to abort scrolling displays
HELP
There is no doubt that given any level of computer expertise, there will come
the time when the CRIS user could use some assistance. That is why we offer
online assistance, seven days a week, from 6 p.m. to Midnight (Eastern
Standard Time) in Conference room 8. Users can access this from virtually
anywhere on CRIS (except BBS direct and Internet) by typing /go help or /go
services.  Users will find a Customer Service representitive with an ID like
Cust. Support - M.T., waiting to assist them.
If you need help some other time other than the time mentioned, you can always
send Email to Customer Service or call Customer Service; Monday through
Friday, 9:30 a.m. till Midnight (Eastern Standard Time) at [phone].
SUBSCIPTION, AND CHARGES INFORMATION
                                      Access           Total
Type of                               Time             CRIS Time
Subscription            Price         Per Month        Purchased
One month subscription  $ 10.00    5 hours / month      5 hours
Six month subscription    60.00    5 hours / month     30 hours
One year subscription    100.00    5 hours / month     60 hours
Each month of your subscription you are granted 5 hours of access time
at no additional charge. Every hour over your time per month is $ 2.00
*Additional notes*
1. This pricing reflects using the CRIS on-line system which includes
   Internet access.  BBS Direct is a premium service offered by CRIS; it
   is an additional $ 2.00 per hour.
2. With the one month subscription, there is a $ 10.00 minimum charge per
   month, regardless of usage.
3. There is no SprintNet charge for connecting to us via SprintNet (as long
   as it is a local call for you) however, all callers who access CRIS via
   SprintNet are subject to a minimum CRIS connect charge of 5 minutes per
   call.
4. To check your CRIS usage, type $. This will not reflect any BBS Direct
   time.
5. All subscriptions are automatically renewed.  To cancel a subscription
   type /go cancel.
TOP SCREEN
The first screen a user sees after signing up is the Top Screen. It consists
of :
1.  BBS Direct
2.  CRIS
3.  Internet Gateway
First, we'll look at BBS direct.
BBS Direct
Information:
BBS Direct is a connectivity feature that links you to many of the nations
biggest and best bulletin boards. To reach BBS Direct from any place
throughout the service, type: /GO BBSDIRECT and hit return.
Connection Fees:
BBS Direct is surcharged $2 an hour beyond the regular connection fees.
Using BBS Direct:
All of the systems found on CRIS are organized by their major content topic.
For example, if you're looking for a system with a considerable amount of
files available for download, select the "General Files" option from the BBS
Direct menu. There are also another 10 topics available from here to select
from.
Connecting to a System:
After you locate a BBS you want to connect to, you'll be given a menu with
two basic options: 1) a dialout selection and 2) more information on the BBS.
Once the additional information available for the board has been viewed,
you'll be ready to connect to the other system. Selecting #1 should provide
you with a prompt similiar to the following:
(Hit RETURN to abort)
Waiting to connect to Chat Chalet...
This message indicates we're in the process of dialing out to the bulletin
board. If you change your mind about the connection, pressing enter aborts
the process. After a few seconds, another message will appear:
(Hit RETURN to abort)
Waiting to connect to Chat Chalet...Connect!
This indicates a connection has been established. From here out out, all BBS
Direct users are treated as if the dialup was done manually from your own
terminal. You will also need to manually log out of the remote system to
return once again to CRIS.
If this connection prompt is replaced with another "Waiting to connect"
message, the board you're calling is more than likely down or busy. Please
wait a few minutes before trying this system once again.
Additional Help:
To obtain additional help on BBS Direct or any other CRIS feature, please feel
free to contact Customer Support.
Type: /GO HELP from any prompt to reach this service
THE CRIS ON-LINE SYSTEM
CRIS is an on-line service in itself, as well as being a connection to
BBS Direct and the Internet. CRIS is totally menu driven and requires
very little other than navigating around the system and becoming familiar
with the layout. The main screen is considered to be the heart of the system,
from here you can select some of CRIS's main features simply by picking the
option number. *Please take note* In the upper right hand corner will be a
title like Main below; by noting these titles you will be able to instantly
access these pages by typing /go <page name>.
*New on CRIS !*
Check out our on-line newsletter "No Barriers". No Barriers is an electronic
publication for CRIS members written by CRIS staff. The emphasis is on
current events on CRIS, new features, tips and tricks, up and coming
additions and feedback from our customers. Just type /go nletter.

MAIN MENU                                                 MAIN
1. Electronic Mail
2. Conference Rooms
3. Forums / Adult Area
4. Multiplayer Games
5. News / Weather / Sports
6. Shareware Distribution
7. Information Center
8. File Libraries
9. BBS Direct / Internet
G. Good-bye / Logoff

ELECTRONIC MAIL
The Mail page consists of the following options
1. Email
2. How to Send Netmail
3. Fax Services
4. Choose Internet Address
5. Address Rules
6. QWK-Mail
7. Select Internet Email delivery preference.
Here we will focus on Electronic Mail and Qwk-Mail
Electronic Mail is a way of sending private messages to other users of CRIS,
or anyone else for that matter who is connected to the Internet. On the Email
page you will see 4 options that you can pick from.
1. Read Mail To You
2. Read Mail from You
3. Write a Message
4. Other Email Options
Read Mail to you, does just that. It permits you to read mail that has been
sent to you from anywhere on the Internet. You will prompted whether you want
to start with either the (F) First message in your Email Box, (L)Last message
or you can just hit RETURN and it will start with your New messages.  If you
know the message number, you can also enter that number and that message (if
it hasn't been deleted) will appear.
After reading a message, you have the following options.
R       Reply to the message
E       Erase the message
F       Forward the message to another user, without retaining the message
        yourself
C       Copy the message to another user, keeping a copy for yourself
B       After viewing a reply to one of your messages, this allows you to view
        the original message.
P       Go to Previous message in your Email box
N       Go to next message in your Email box
*Note* when reading forum messages in your Email box, you can select (C) to
remove it from your Email box. However, it will remain in that particular
forum.

Read Mail from you, allows to go back and review messages that you have sent,
and more specifically *IF* the message was sent to another CRIS users then,
you can make modifications or erase the message that affect the message even
if it was already sent to the recipient. This does not apply to Internet mail.
E       Erase the message; if the recipient hasn't read it yet, he/she never
        will
M       Modify it; make changes to the message.
Write a message permits you to send a message to another person. If the
person is a CRIS user, their ID is sufficient, however, if they are a user at a
remote site on the Internet then you will need to address it as follows
[e-mail]. *Note* play careful attention to the addressing of
remote mail, not all networks address exactly the same. We recommend reading
some Internet books before diving into Internet applications.
After being prompted for the address that you are sending to, you will be
asked for the topic of your message and be put into the editor. Depending on
whether or not the terminal you're using to call in with has ANSI support,
you may get the Full Screen Editor. This ANSI editor will act very much like
a small word processor, allowing you to use your cursor keys to move around
the message. The automatic word-wrap words at the end to lines appropriately.
Just hit CTRL-G whenever you are done, and want to save your message.  Hit
CTRL-O if you want to just quit. Other commands are:
CTRL-Z          Select Terminal         CTRL-L          Redisplay Screen
CTRL-K CTRL-Q   Quit                    CTRL-K CTRL-X   Save and quit
CTRL-T          Change Topic            CTRL-W          Extended Help
CTRL-X          Exit to line edit       CTRL-N          Import Message
Line Commands:
CTRL-B          Insert Line             CTRL-Y          Delete Line
CTRL-C          Chop Line               CTRL-J          Join Line
CTRL-A          Center Line             CTRL-E          Erase to End of Line
CTRL-F          Insert Character        CTRL-V          Delete Character
Block Commands:
CTRL-K CTRL-B   Mark Start              CTRL-K CTRL-K   Mark End
CTRL-K CTRL-H   Hide Block              CTRL-K CTRL-F   Frame Block
CTRL-K CTRL-Y   Delete Block            CTRL-K CTRL-P   Format Paragraph
If you do not have ANSI support, you'll get the line editor. The line editor
doesn't allow you to move around with your cursor keys like the Full Screen
Editor, so you have to enter the message one line at a time. (The automatic
word-wrap feature will wrap the end of lines for you) . When you're all done
entering your message, you can save the message by typing a /S on a blank
line by itself. If you want to change something about what you've written so
far, you can edit the message by typing OK on a blank line by itself and you
will get the following menu:
Editor options:
       S)ave message            R)e-type a line
       A)ppend message          D)elete line
       L)ist message            I)nsert line(s)
       C)hange text             N)ew message
       H)elp                    T)opic change
Select an editor option (S,A,L,C,H,R,D,I,N, or ? for menu):
When you're done editing your message, just select S from this menu to save
your message.  Then, you'll get this prompt (you come to this same prompt by
typing /S in your message instead of typing OK and editing):
Do you wish to "attach" a file to this message (Y/N)?
If you answer Y to this question, your topic will be used as the file name
(you'll get a chance to re-enter your topic if it's not a valid one), and
you'll be asked to upload a file to CRIS.  When the recipient reads your mail,
they'll be asked if he wants to download the attached file.  Answer N if you
don't need to send a file along with the message. After all that, you'll get:
Do you want a "return receipt" when this message is read
(Y/N)?
In other words, when the recipient reads your message, do you want an E-mail
message to be sent to you immediately, letting you know when the recipient
read it?  Just enter Y or N (followed by a RETURN, as usual) as a response.
You'll then get this prompt:
Do you want to send a copy of this message to anyone (Y/N)?
You can send copies of your message to other User-IDs if you wish. If you
answer Y to this question, you'll simply be prompted for which User-ID you
want to send a copy to, and then asked if you want to send any more copies.
That's all there is to writing E-mail.  When you're done, you'll find yourself
back at the main Electronic Mail menu, where you can hit X to get back to the
MAIN menu.
Menu choice 4 allows you to select additional Electronic Mail options. You
have the following choices:
1 ... Configure Distribution List
2 ... Send A Message To Your Dist. List
3 ... Edit Your Email Preferences
4 ... Auto Forward Incoming Email
1:  Configure Distribution List:  This is your personal list of User-ID's on
    CRIS.  Your distribution list can have up to 40 entries. When you select
    2-Send A Message To Your Dist. List, the message you type is sent to every
    user in your Personal Distribution List.
2:  Send A Message To Your Distribution List: Sends a message to every user
    you added to your personal distribution list.
3:  Edit Your Email Preferences: Allows you to personalize your mailbox by
    telling CRIS important information about how you want your mail handled.
4:  Tell CRIS to forward all mail written to your User-ID to another User-ID.
    This is helpful when you are going out of town and are having someone
    handle your Email messages.
QWK-MAIL
In order to use QWK-mail, you must first have an offline quick mail reader
such as OLX, or BlueWave. Shareware versions of these programs are available
on CRIS.
QWK-Mail is a way of reading Forum Messages, your private Email and News
Reports (Newsgroups) off-line. CRIS lets you add CRIS Forums or Newsgroups to
your QWK Mail. All of the new messages (new messages being those messages you
have not read) are put into a single "packet" which you download.  This allows
you to review and respond to private Email, Forum Messages, etc. off-line
(off-line means while not on CRIS). This allows you to consider responses,
write more detailed Email and read all of your Email at a more leisurely
pace. *Note this different from downloading Usenet groups via quick-packets
from the Internet area.
OPERATION
In a normal situation, users can log-on CRIS, go to the QWK-mail menu and
request download of a QWK packet. A QWK packet is a file with a filename
unique to CRIS and with the extension of .QWK. QWK-mail scans for messages
you have not yet read in the CRIS forums along with all private E-mail
messages to you, and includes them in your QWK packet.
Users are requested to select one of CRIS's file transfer protocols for
download.  After the QWK packet is downloaded, the user can log off and read
the messages using their off-line mail reader. The off-line reader will allow
users to write responses and request file downloads. These are assembled into
a REP (reply) packet. A REP packet is a file with the same filename as the QWK
packet plus an extension of .REP.
Users then log back onto CRIS, select the QWK-mail menu and select upload of
the REP packet if they replied to any of the messages, otherwise, users can
disregard uploading the .REP packet. Users are requested to choose one of the
CRIS file transfer protocols for upload. After the upload is complete, users
can exit QWK-mail or log off the system. The uploaded REP packet is queued
behind other users' .REP packets for processing. It can take several minutes
for your REP packet to be processed. When the REP packet is processed, the
reply messages are sent as if users did them on-line. Requested files will be
included in your next QWK packet. The user will be notified when processing of
their REP packet is completed, if they are still on-line.
DOWNLOADING YOUR QWK PACKET
CRIS.QWK
When you download a QWK packet containing all messages you have not yet read
either on-line or via QWK-mail. You can filter the messages which are
downloaded by configuring your forum Quickscan parameters. QWK-mail displays
each forum and the number of messages included in the packet while the QWK
packet is being built.
QWK-mail will ask you to specify the download protocol. After the download
successfully completes, your current message pointers will automatically be
updated so that your next download will only include new messages.
UPLOADING YOUR REPLY PACKET
CRIS.REP
Uploads a REP packet which you built using your off-line reader. You will be
asked to specify the upload protocol. If you are still on-line, you will be
notified when processing of your REP packet has completed. This can take many
minutes due to REP packets queued ahead of yours.
Reset message pointers
This resets your current message pointers to the message number you specify.
Normally, you don't have to change your message pointers, since QWK-mail
automatically maintains them for you.
However, if you are interested in downloading all messages since a certain
date, you can reset the message pointers to the number of a message slightly
older than the time you're interested in.  Your next download will include
messages newer than the one specified.
Resetting the message pointers to 1 will cause your next QWK download to
include all messages in the forums in your Quickscan, along with all private
E-mail messages to you.
X - Exit, return to main menu
Exits QWK-mail and returns to the menu tree.  Processing of REP packets will
continue even if you exit QWK-mail or log off CRIS.
Teleconferencing is similar to a Citizen's band radio, but with many more
features.  When you first enter a conference room, you will get an
announcement of all the other users who are in that room. Anything that you
type is broadcast to everyone in the same conference room. Here are just some
of the features within the conference rooms.
To see other users in the conference room, just hit <enter>
Page a user - You can page any user on-line as long as they have their page
command set for receiving pages by typing /p <user id> <message> or by typing
page <user id>
<message>.
Example: /p John Hi there, how are you ?
To turn on your paging ability, type /p on. To turn the paging ability off,
type /p off. Typing /p OK will allow users to page you continuously. Also,
with the page function, a message is not needed if you choose not to type one.
Whisper to a user - Whispering to a user will only broadcast the message to
the user you want it to go to. However, to whisper, the user has to be in the
same conference room as you are. To whisper, simply type /<user id> <message>.
Example: /John Hi there, how are you ?
Scan - Using this feature will allow you to scan all the conference rooms and
it shows a directory of the users in those conference rooms. To scan, type
scan or /s.
Users - This will show who is currently on CRIS and where on CRIS they are.
To use this feature type #.
Edit - This will allow you to edit your teleconferencing profile. To use this,
type edit or /e while in the conference room. Here is a list of what can be
adjusted within the conference room editor.
Teleconferencing Profile Editor Menu:
[1]     Default Channel
[2]     Action on/off
[3]     Page on/ off/ OK
[4]     Page Interval
[5]     Chat Request Interval
[6]     Private Channel Topic
Private Channel - You can create your own private channel from within any
conference room. To do this, type /j or type join. By doing this you will have
your own conference room and can invite whoever you wish to be in your room
with you by typing /I <user id> or invite <user id>. To uninvite a user, type
uninvite <user id> or /u <user id>. To set the topic, if any in your private
channel, type topic <topic name> or /t  <topic name>. To join another users
private channel after being  invited, type join <user id> or /j <userid>
Echo - This turns your echo on, off, or px <echo-plex - X.25>. To use this
type Echo on, Echo off or Echo px depending on what it is that you want. The
shorthand commands for doing this are /H on, /H off and /H px.
Action words - the action words will allow you to type a word from a list to
get a certain action phrase. To turn on your actions, type /a on or action on.
To see a list of the action words available, type action list or /a list. To
turn them off again, type action off, or /a off. If your need some help in
using the action words, you can type action ? or /a ?. Note you must be in
the conference room to do this.
Forgetting a user - If you would like to forget a user that has been annoying
you. type forget <user id> or /f <user id>. If you choose to remember the user
then type remember <user id>.
Conference room games - there are three games that can be played while in the
conference room. To see the information on the games, type Tingo, Poker or BJ.
Follow the game name by typing help and will see the help menu for that
particular game.
Chat on Demand - This method or chat can be used from anywhere within CRIS.
This command allows two users to enter chat mode where they can converse
directing with one another. The main differences between this and the
conference room is that chat is private between two users and what you type is
seen by the other user as it is being typed as opposed to waiting for the
<enter> key to send the message as in the conference room. To use; both users
must consent. You can request another user to chat with you by typing
/chat <user id>. The other user will get a notice that asks him/her if they
would like to enter chat with you.
FILE LIBRARIES
There are two different kinds of file libraries here on
CRIS: the CD-ROM section and the forum file libraries.
Each are a bit different in the commands and features
used to operate the libraries.
The CD-ROM (MajorCD) Section:
When browsing through our CD-ROM file areas you'll notice
our content is first listed by CD names. After selecting
a CD you're interested in, you'll be asked to choose
a category of files to browse. Here is an example of what
this may look like:
                            Phoenix 3.0
 1 - SoundBlaster/TrakBlaster          16 - Games Galore!!!
 2 - GIFs                              17 - Misc.
 3 - BBS Programs and Utils            18 - Graphic Applications
 4 - Basic & Quick Basic               19 - Home & Personal
 5 - C & Assembly Language             20 - Keyboard Utilities
 6 - Business                          21 - Lantastic & Lan Utilities
 7 - Communications                    22 - Pascal & Turbo Pascal
 8 - Computer Assisted Design (CAD)    23 - Printer Utilities
 9 - Data Base & DB Files              24 - Religious
10 - Desktop Pubs & Clipper            25 - Screen Utilities
11 - Disk Utilities                    26 - Lotus & SpreadSheets
12 - Dos Utilities                     27 - System Utilities
13 - Education Programs                28 - Virus Protectors
14 - File Utilities                    29 - Windows Applications
15 - Food & General Health             30 - Word & Text Processors
Finally you'll be given a CD options screen for searching,
listing, and downloading of files in that category.
   (You downloaded 20 files sofar)
   A => List all files
   L => List files starting at....
   T => Tag a file for download
   U => Upload Quicktag (tm) file
   S => Show Tag-list
   C => Change to another LIB
   F => Find a file in this LIB
   G => Global search on this CD
   M => Mass search on all CD's
   ! => Toggle Ansi-Tagger (now ON)
   H => Help
 Current CD-ROM: 8 Lib: 1    Files Tagged: 0
Select (A,L,T,U,S,C,F,G,M,!,H) or eXit:
If your terminal supports ANSI graphics, the first thing you'll want to do is
check the full screen tagger. If this feature is not listed as being "on",
type: ! to change that setting.
Now you have several file browsing options to choose from. Listing the files
using the "A" command is usually the most popular method to search for
material; this command allows you to view file names, descriptions, and sizes
in an easy to use format. For those using the full screen ANSI tagger,
pressing the space bar while a file is highlighted will tag the file for
download. If you're using the line mode lister, you'll need to remember the
file name and select "T" (Tag a File) from the CD menu.                   *

CRIS INTERNET GATEWAY
     The CRIS Internet Gateway allows you to connect to the world's largest
     interconnected computer network, the Internet. CRIS offers these fine
     services for your computing enjoyment:
             o ARCHIE
             o FTP & NCFTP
             o GOPHER
             o IGQWK NETNEWS QWKMAIL PROCESSOR
             o IRC GLOBAL CHAT
             o LYNX (HYPERTEXT INTERNET NAVIGATOR)
             o NETFIND
             o NN, TIN, VN, RN, & TRN NETNEWS READERS
             o PERSONAL FILE DIRECTORY
             o PREFERRED UNIX COMMANDS
             o MODEM FILE TRANSFERS
             o TALK - LIVE INTERNET USER TO USER
             o TELNET
             o TKWARS ONLINE GAME
             o VI & VE TEXT EDITORS
             o ARCHIVING UTILITIES
             o /FILES AREA TO SHARE FAVORITES WITH FRIENDS

ARCHIE
     ARCHIE allows you to search indexes of what  files  are available on
     public servers on the Internet. It's the place to start if you are
     searching for programs, data, or  text files. Currently it indexes over
     1,200 servers and 2,200,000 files. You  can  ask  it  to  search  for
     filenames  which  contain  a certain string. It returns the actual
     filenames that meet your search, the name of the server you can FTP to,
     and which directory the file is in.
     You can execute archie from the Internet prompt to find the locations of
     all files with a certain string in them. The format is:
             archie searchstring
     For instance, the command:
             archie -c doom
     would find all of the ftp sites that contain the  popular public domain
     VGA 3-D virtual-reality adventure game called DOOM)
     You can pull up information on how to use archie by typing "archie" by
     itself or by typing:
             man archie
     Some Internet Sites also allow an  archie  login  where you can use
     another interface to the Archie Database. Sites and logins are:
             Site                      Login as:
             archie.sura.net           archie
             archie.rugters.edu        archie
     Once logged in, issue commands such as:
             help
             prog <searchstring>
             mail [e-mail]
FTP and NCFTP
     FTP and NCFTP are two ways to transfer files from the Internet to your
     personal directory. NcFTP is a modified version of FTP that some users
     may find more to their liking. NcFTP  differs from ftp in that it
     automatically logs you in to the  system  and  changing directories is as
     easy as typing the directory name.
     A highly technical documentation on FTP and NcFTP are available by
     typing the below in the Internet Gateway:
             man ftp
             man NcFTP

     A help file is also online that explains the whole procedure of
     transferring files from the Internet to your computer's disk drive
     through CRIS by typing:
             help ftp
GOPHER
     Gopher is a lookup tool that lets you prowl through the Internet by
     selecting resources from menus. If you want to select a resource
     displayed, Gopher will help you access it with minimal knowledge of
     Internet unix commands. Many "Gopher Sites" in the Internet contain
     resources CRIS has little control over, thus any support and questions
     regarding those services must be made through their "Site Administrator"
     -  however
     Gopher is usually very  consistent  in  the  manner  it presents
     services so if you've been on one site, you can easily use other sites.
     On the flip side, Gopher sites can add/delete/change the services at any
     time so what is here today is not necessarily offered tomorrow as menu
     options. Gopher is menu driven with the keyboard, and the best way to
     learn how to use it is by jumping into it. Explore, have fun, you can't
     break it!
     To run gopher, simply type:
             gopher
     Note what when you use gopher's ftp ability and ftp files from inside of
     gopher, do not choose to "strip" the files of date/size/time information
     if asked. This will save complications later when you try to download.
INTERNET NEWSGROUPS
Newsgroup discussions are among the most fascinating and diverse sources
of content to be found on the Internet.  Usenet newsgroups provide the
unique opportunity to participate in discussions on a wide range of
subjects with millions of people all around the world.
Since the content of the newsgroups comes from OUTSIDE of CRIS, the
thousands of newsgroup messages that you see in this area are NOT subject
to the CRIS Terms of Service. Everything you see in this area is exactly
as it appears on the Internet.
You may find that in certain newsgroups, the participants use language and
discuss subject matter that might not be acceptable on CRIS.  Although
this is the exception rather than the rule, you may choose to avoid
certain newsgroups if you are uncomfortable with the discussion that
takes place in them.  If you are a parent, you may wish to supervise
your child's use of this area.
The following tips for posting messages and responses to newsgroups are
adapted from guidelines originally compiled by 'Net citizens Chuq Von
Rospach and Gene Spafford.  They are good rules of thumb for any online
communication, but are particularly appropriate on the Internet (so many
people, and so much volume).
 1.  Never forget that the person on the other side is a human being.
 2.  Be brief.
 3.  Your messages reflect on YOU -- be proud of them.
 4.  Use descriptive Subject headings in your messages.
 5.  Think about your audience.
 6.  Be careful with humor and sarcasm.
 7.  Summarize what you are following up.
 8.  Give back to the Community
 9.  Try not to repeat what has already been said.
10.  Cite appropriate references.
In summary, the newsgroups are a fantastic source of information on a
wide range of subjects.  The information comes from a broad range of
people all over the world.  The newsgroups are, for the most part, not
moderated, so offensive language and objectionable subject matter may
be found in *ANY* newsgroup.  If you are a parent, you may wish to
supervise your child's use of this area.  CRIS takes no responsibility
for, and will not be liable for, any circumstances arising from your
use of the Internet Gateway, including Usenet Newsgroups.
IGQWK NETNEWS QWKMAIL PROCESSOR
     IGQWK is a QWK mail utility that scans through Internet message forums
     called "USENET NEWS" for unread messages and neatly packs them all into
     a single file you can transfer to your computer over the phone. This
     offers you the capability to read USENET NEWS at your convenience
     off-line, saving you money otherwise spent on CRIS to read the messages
     through a reader on our service.
     IGQWK requires that you have a qwk mail reader, and they are available
     in CRIS's menus by typing /go qwkmail. Popular ones can be transferred to
     your  computer right over the phone at no cost to you except for the
     connect time to CRIS to do so. Instructions are available from the /go
     qwkmail menu on how to install the reader.
     IGQWK scans USENET  NEWS  to  see  which  messages  you haven't read yet
     by looking at a file called ".newsrc". This file originally contains all
     of the  forums  (over 1,400) and should be edited to your personal tastes
     otherwise IGQWK will create a file that is millions of bytes in size.
     We recommend using Zmodem to transfer the file to  your computer for
     editing, if your terminal software does not have Zmodem file transfer
     protocol then give Customer Service a call at CRIS 1-800-745-2747.
     Procedure to edit .newsrc:

             1) Get to the Internet gateway
                (/go inet, choose #6 from CRIS)
             2) type in "mv .newsrc newsrc.txt"
                (renames .newsrc to an editable file name)
             3) type "sz -b -w 2048 newsrc.txt"
                (transfers the file to your computer)
             4) edit the file in your word processor and delete
                any forums you wish not to view. Be sure to save
                the file in plain text (ascii) mode.
             5) get back in the Internet gateway.
             6) type "rz -b -w 2048"
                (tells CRIS to prepare to receive a file in
                your Internet directory)
             7) send the edited file newsrc.txt to CRIS using Zmodem,
                there should be an option in your terminal program to
                do so.
             8) type "mv newsrc.txt .newsrc"
                (replaces your edited version into the .newsrc file
                for IGQWK to use)
             9) type "igqwk"
     IGQWK will now go through the newsgroups  you  selected to find new
     messages. It will then ask you how you want the file transferred.
     We suggest using Zmodem if your terminal  program  supports the protocol.
     It will then proceed to generate the "qwk packet" that contains all
     of your new messages and then ask you to download. Regardless of your
     previous answer after it completes the chosen option, it will ask you if
     you received the file and want the message pointers to be updated.
     Message  pointers  indicate  after  which message igqwk should consider
     to be unread.  Choose  yes  unless  you didn't  get the file transferred
     to you satisfactorily. You can then read the messages off-line by loading
     the file  "crisinet.qwk"  from your computer using your QWK mail reader.
     If you have too many newsgroups your qwk packet may be enormous in size
     and impractical to download. We recommend choosing the "do not download"
     option  when  asked in  IGQWK  and "yes" to update the message pointers
     the first time you use IGQWK to reset the message pointers to  today.
     Then  the  next  time you use IGQWK the qwk packet won't have long to
     accumulate unread messages and the qwk packet will be a manageable size.
     Most users have good success when they limit their .newsrc file to 50
     message areas and run IGQWK daily.
IRC GLOBAL CHAT
     IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat. It is a program that connects
     you "live" to other people around the world who can see what you type
     and respond instantly.
     IRC is a good way to meet new friends and it is sort of like the CRIS
     conference rooms except on a global scale. Amazingly you can talk to
     people in Japan, Portugal, England, France, Bosnia, Serbia, Russia,
     Pakistan, basically to anyone in the world who is running IRC. No
     need to worry about additional charges when running IRC - it is a
     standard service offered to all CRIS users!
     1)   Type "irc" (or "irc -d" if you want to capture the
          text for later viewing on your screen buffer)
     2)   Type "/nick " followed by your nickname  you  wish
          to be known by (example: /nick Barney ).
          Sometimes another person may already have the name
          you  want  and  the program may say "illegal nick-
          name" - try using a similar one or a different one
          altogether.
     3)   Type "/list" to see the hundreds of  channels  you
          can connect with.
          For example you may see:
                  *** #chat    34    The Friendly Channel!

          This means there is a channel (like  on  your  TV)
          you  can  tune  to  called  '#chat' with 34 people
          inside you can talk to. The topic of  the  channel
          is "The Friendly Channel!"
          If you started IRC by typing only  "irc"  you  may
          only  be  able to view the last page of the avail-
          able channels on your screen. By starting  IRC  by
          typing:
                  irc -d
          will, instead, allow you  to  scroll-back  through
          the listings with your screen capture buffer.
     4)   type "/join " followed by the channel name to be a
          participant  in  that channel. (for example "/join
          #chat" would connect you to  "The  Friendly  Chan-
          nel!")  If  you  want  to create your own channel,
          perhaps the CRIS channel, you  would  type  "/join
          #CRIS"  which would put you in charge of the #CRIS
          channel.
     5)   To talk to everyone in a channel you would  simply
          type  your  message and press return. To talk to a
          specific user, lets pretend we're talking  to  He-
          Man,  you would type "/msg He-Man Are you the mas-
          ter of the Universe?", and only He-Man  would  see
          your  question  about  Orko on his screen. You can
          tell if someone is just typing in things  for  all
          to  see  and  if  it is only something you see. If
          He-Man answers:
     6)   To quit IRC you type "/exit"
     Remember that IRC is addictive to some in the same  way
     as  Tetris,  and that CRIS has no control over what the
     contents of channels are or how people  speak  to  you.
     "Parental Discretion is advised."
     When in IRC you can type "help" to bring up a screen of
     all the commands.  The ones here are only the essential
     ones to use IRC to chat with others.)
LYNX (HYPERTEXT INTERNET NAVIGATOR)
     Lynx is the best  of  all  worlds  for  navigating  the Internet, as
     you  can  see it incorporates WWW, WAIS, GOPHER, and HYTELNET. It is an
     interactive way  to  use network  resources  by  highlighting keywords
     on the screen with arrows to connect with  services. It requires
     virtually no knowledge of how the Internet works to operate it
     effectively. Think of it as "Gopher evolved," and all the menu pages
     again are controlled by outside sources where CRIS has no control on
     support or  accessibility.  (Refer  once  again to the previous
     Gopher explanation)
     Concepts and protocols supported by Lynx:
          WWW, shorthand for the  World  Wide  Web,  another
          menu-based  service  similar  to Gopher that helps
          you access different resources. However the  "Web"
          is based on a much more flexible "hypertext" model
          that permits cross references, or  links,  between
          related resources. One of the most interesting and
          powerful Internet Tools.
          WAIS, a very powerful system for looking up infor-
          mation  in  databases  (or  libraries)  across the
          Internet. It allows you to search through selected
          Internet  archives looking for articles containing
          groups of words.
          GOPHER, as discussed previously.
          HYTELNET,a menu driven of  soon  to  be  discussed
          TELNET.  It is an index of servers you can connect
          to using TELNET. Many use it to find library cata-
          logs, bulletin boards, campus information servers,
          and other sites.
     Lynx is a lot harder to talk about than to use,  so  if
     you are mildly confused, just press on.  Type:
             lynx
     in the Internet gateway and play with it!  You'll  like
     it!
     When lynx is first started it will  ask  if  you  would
     like  to  display in color ANSI or plain text black and
     white.  The  file  '.lynxincolor'  or  '.lynxinbw'   is
     created,  in  your home directory, accordingly.  If you
     ever need to change between  these  two  modes,  simply
     remove both files.
NETFIND
     This is a  very  persistent  program  that  accesses  a variety  of
     databases to help you find someone's electronic mail address. Not
     every  Internet  site  allows netfind  to access their user records,
     and in this case a simple phone call to the person you wish to send mail
     to may still be the quickest way.
     Netfind can be accessed from the  Internet  gateway  by
     typing:
             netfind <name> <organization>
     For example to find the electronic mail address of:
             Ernest P. Whorrl at Arizona State University (ASU)
     try typing:
             netfind whorrl asu
     which will then bring up a screen  of  different  sites inside ASU to
     refine the search.
     information on how to use netfind's many other  options are available
     by typing either:
             netfind
             or
             man netfind

NN, TIN, VN, RN, & TRN NETNEWS READERS
     These readers are available as an  alternative  way  to view  USENET
     NEWS electronic mail while online at CRIS, an alternative to using
     IGQWK.
     The most popular, and recommended newsreader,  is  "nn" which allows
     you to highlight groups you wish to examine with the arrow keys on a
     keyboard.  It scans your .newsrc file like IGQWK to find which groups
     you wish to choose from.
     In the New Group menus,  press  return  to  select the newsgroup and a
     listing of messages will be displayed.
     Choose these with your keyboard arrow  keys  and  press return again to
     view a message.
     To start nn, simply type:
             nn
     Technical  explanations  of  all  the  newsreaders  are available  in
     the Internet gateway by using the 'man' command, for example:
             man nn
             man tin
             man vn
             man rn
             man trn

PERSONAL FILE DIRECTORY
     The personal file directory is where you are  put  when you go to the
     Internet gateway. It is your own directory for grabbing files from the
     Internet to transfer to  your  computer, it contains various other files
     as well that aid our other Internet services to make  your session as
     enjoyable as possible. Most of them start with a period, and they can be
     left alone as they  are. If they are modified or deleted you may
     experience some difficulty using the gateway. Each user has their own
     personal  directory  and security measures are in place so that other
     subscribers can not enter your space to read/modify/delete the files.
     CRIS staff reserves the right to access any users directory, but this
     is  done at utmost discretion only for validated reasons.
     If your erase keys don't seem to work and instead you get a "^?" or a
     "^H" there is a file called ".seterasekey" that dictates which key is
     used.
     To edit the .seterasekey file, type:
             ve .seterasekey
     it should contain:
             stty ERASE "^H"                for the backspace key
             or
             stty ERASE "^?"                for the delete key

     To exit and save the file from inside the 've'  editor,
     type control-x then choose <s>ave.
PREFERRED UNIX COMMANDS
     Like MS-DOS, Unix is an operating system - it tells the computer how to
     do things.  Now while Unix may have a reputation as being even more
     complex than MS-DOS, in most cases, a few basic, and simple, commands
     should be all you'll ever need.
     If your own computer uses MS-DOS or PC-DOS,  the  basic concepts will
     seem very familiar - Unlike MS-DOS, Unix is case sensitive and allows
     variable or flexible length file names which don't require a dot ('.').
     If you type commands or directory names in the wrong case, you'll get an
     error message.
     If you're used to working on  a  Mac,  you'll  have  to remember that
     Unix stores files in "directories" rather than "folders."
     Unix directories  are  organized  like branches  on a tree. At the
     bottom is the "root" directory, with sub-directories branching off that
     (and sub-directories in turn can have sub-directories). The Mac
     equivalent of a  Unix  sub-directory is a folder within another folder.
     Note that spaces and 'funny' characters are permitted in UNIX file
     names but  should be avoided. These characters are:
              space  { } < > [ ] /  ' " * & ^ !

     Below is a list of more commonly used UNIX commands:

     more     Equivalent to the MS-DOS  "type"  command.  to
              view a text file you would key in  "more file"
              where "file" is the name of the file you  want
              to see.

     cd       The "change  directory"  command.   To  change
              from your present directory to another, type
                      cd directory
              Unlike MS-DOS, which uses a   to  denote  sub-
              directories    (for    example:    rocommext),
              Unix uses a /  (for  example:  /procomm/text).
              So  to  change  from your present directory to
              the  procomm/text  sub-directory,   you  would
              type
                      cd /procomm/text
              As in  MS-DOS,  you  do  not  need  the  first
              backslash  if  the  subdirectory comes off the
              directory you're already in.  To move back  up
              a directory tree, you would type
                      cd ..

     cp       Copies a file. The syntax is:
                      cp file1 file2
              which would copy file1 to file2 (or  overwrite
              file2 with file1).
     ls       This command, when followed  by  enter,  tells
              you  what's  in  the directory, similar to the
              DOS dir command, except in alphabetical order.
              For a long directory listing, type:
                      ls -l
     dir      is a shorthand way to type  "ls  -l"  when  in
              CRIS
     mv       move or rename a file; usage is similar to cp.
              For example:
                      mv file1 file2
              does the same thing as cp file1 file2.
              mv can also be  used  to  move  files  between
              directories. For example:
                      mv file1 News
              would move file1 to your News directory.
     rm       Deletes a file.  Type:
                      rm filename
              (but beware: when you hit enter, it's gone for
              good).
     del      is a shorthand way of typing "rm" on CRIS.
     rm -r    is a recursive form of remove, it's  the  com-
              mand  to  use if you have a directory of files
              that you wish to be deleted.
     mkdir    Creates a directory in the  current  directory
              account.  Directories are useful for designat-
              ing places in your account directory to  store
              your  files  by category (example: docs direc-
              tory for text  files  ibm  directory  for  ibm
              files, mac directory for mac files)
              To create a directory called mac you type:
                      mkdir mac

     rmdir    removes a directory if it is empty.
     (Use  "rm-r" if not empty.)
MODEM FILE TRANSFERS
     A great feature of CRIS is to allow users  to  transfer files from
     their personal directory to their computers using a modem. We recommend
     using  Zmodem  to  do  so because terminals that  support it
     automatically know when the file is coming -  saving  you the hassle of
     choosing some menu option to begin a transfer. Zmodem is also excellent
     at error checking a file to make sure it  transfers  correctly and can
     even pick up where it left off in the event that your computer crashes,
     the phone becomes disconnected, or if the power goes out.
     The Internet gateway supports Zmodem and Xmodem.
     To send a file from the gateway to your account  simply
     type:
             sz -b -w 2048 filename
             or
             sx -b -w 2048 filename
     Your terminal emulation software  should  pick  up  the
     transfer   automatically.   'sz'  is  used  for  zmodem
     transfers while 'sx' is used for xmodem transfers.
     For very  technical  explanations  of  these  protocols
     type:
             man sx
             man sz

     You can also choose to put files from your computer  to
     your CRIS private directory by typing:
             rz -b
             rx -b
     for zmodem or xmodem, respectively.
     This time regardless of  the  protocol  you  must  then
     choose  in your menu You must then instruct your termi-
     nal emulation software to transfer the files using  the
     appropriate protocol.
     We recommend using Zmodem since  it  has  better  error
     checking and can resume (recover) where it leaves off.
TALK - LIVE INTERNET USER TO USER
     IRC allows you to chat on a global scale,  but  if  you
     know  someone  out  there  which  you want to talk with
     directly, the talk command may be useful.
     To do so you must know the complete Internet  name  and
     Internet  machine  of  the  person you wish to converse
     with. Suppose you a good friend at Michigan Tech  which
     you  wish to 'talk' with. Her login ID at Michigan Tech
     is  'barbie'  and  she  generally  uses   the   machine
     'beach.mtu.edu'
     You should first use the 'finger'  command  to  see  if
     she's logged in, for example:
             finger [e-mail]
     If so, you can they try to reach her via the talk  pro-
     gram, for example:
             talk [e-mail]
     On her screen she will see a  talk  request  from  you,
     with your return address, such as:
                talk requested by [e-mail]
                please respond with 'talk [e-mail]'
     If Barbie wishes to talk to you, she should issue  com-
     mand  as instructed. Once she does, you'll see the mes-
     sage:
             [connection established]
     and you may both begin typing away, in real time.
     Talk is a different way of communicating with  someone.
     Instead  of  firing messages back and forth, both users
     can see each other typing, and making mistakes!, at the
     same time.
     It's really easy to see who  is  butterfingers  on  the
     keyboard!
TELNET
     Telnet is a means of connecting your computer  terminal
     to  Internet  sites  for  a  text-based online session.
     Although Telnet is very Internet oriented it is one  of
     the most versatile tools to use.
     An excellent help file that details telnet's  capabili-
     ties  and  use  is  documented in the Internet gateway,
     type:
             help telnet
TK-WARS - ONLINE GAME
     TK-WARS online game can be accessed either through  the
     Internet  gateway by typing "tkwars" and also from CRIS
     by typing "/GO TKWARS". Help for TK-WARS  is  available
     inside  the game, in the "/GO TKWARS" CRIS Menu Page as
     option number 4, or by typing:
             help tkwars

VI & VE TEXT EDITORS
     "vi" (visual) is an online unix display  oriented  text
     editor  which  comes  in handy to edit files. Technical
     information on vi can be obtained by typing:
             man vi
             help vi.chars
             help vi.intro
             help vi.ref
             and
             help vi.summary

     A simpler to use editor is "ve" and it acts similar  to
     your word processor. To edit a file, type:
             ve filename
     If the file isn't already there then  've'  creates  it
     for you.
     Type control-z for help and control-x to save.
MORE COMMAND
     The "more" command displays the contents of a text file
     on  the terminal, one  screenful at a time. It normally
     pauses after each screenful, and prints --More-- at the
     bottom  of the screen. "more" provides a two-line over-
     lap between screens for continuity. The  percentage  of
     characters  displayed  so  far  is  also  shown. "more"
     scrolls up to display one more line in  response  to  a
     RETURN   character;  it  displays  another screenful in
     response to a  SPACE  character.  More  information  on
     "more" can be obtained by typing:
             man more

ARCHIVING UTILITIES
     Archiving utilities are available to compress the  size
     of plain text and binary files for faster transfer over
     the modem and for ease of  temporary  storage  in  your
     directory.
     Help is available for these utilities:
             zip
             unzip
             compress
             uncompress ... used with *.Z filenames
             gzip
             gunzip ... used with *.z filenames
             zoo
             arc
             lha

     Type "man command" for more detail information.
/FILES AREA TO SHARE FAVORITES WITH FRIENDS
     Check /files for local copies of files on the Internet. Customers are
     invited  to  place  FTP'd  files  into /files/incoming.
     Files in /files/pub/ directory have been checked by CRIS but should
     still be furthered check for viruses and sanity once you've downloaded
     them.
     Files in the /files/incoming/ directory have yet to  be checked. When
     placing  files  into  /files/incoming/, please leave a file.txt file
     with information about the file's content.
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