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The Final List (tm) USERS AND DEVELOPERS' MANUAL Revision #1, 6/17/89 (c)June1989, Chet Solace CvS Enterprises ALL RIGHTS RESERVED! ========================================================================== A. RATING AND DESCRIPTION CODES/LEGENDS: (Located in Bbs-Name field) Format: bbsname [software] [storage:multiply by 10] [\] [Msg board rating] [\] [File section rating] [private-bbs code] [\] [Pay-bbs code] [Pc-Pursuit code (+)] [Starlink code (*)] State (Abbreviation) Notes: ===== 1) FORWARD slash ("/") is used only to separate items in 'comments' field 2) REVERSE slash ("\") is used in 'Bbs name' area to either denote the position of missing information, or as a separator (near the 'state' area) between pay/private board info and other data. Explanation of Rating Criteria: (SYSOPS! READ THIS!) ==================================================== Due to some confusion about how I actually rate boards, let me clear up some of the more common misunderstandings: FIRST: Some sysops are confusing the DATE with the REASON codes; leading to some rather sharply worded Email messages being left to me on AMIC... If sysops READ this user manual, the problem can be avoided. SECOND: If a board is listed as "NR", and there is a date but NO reason code; it is there to remind me to rate the board on my next call. THIRD: When I rate a board, I rate ONLY the AMIGA message and file areas! It would more than TRIPLE my expense if I tried to do otherwise, and the resultant rating would be meaningless to amiga users.. FOURTH: To Sysops that complain that their ratings aren't good enough; all I can say is that I rate what I SEE at the time I call. If I was deleted from the userlog since my last call, then the rating received will be based only on what I can actually SEE. I try to call each board at least twice a year, and it is NOT fair for sysops to DEMAND that I spend MY Service-Connected Disability Pension to make multiple calls to re-rate their bbs's, when NONE of the complaining sysops have yet donated ANYTHING towards the expense of maintaining this list! If they do not have the common courtesy not to routinely delete me from the userlog, and they do not allow 'new' callers to AT LEAST SEE the file catalogs, and READ messages and bulletins; then they have ABSOLUTELY NO RIGHT to complain about the ratings they get on my next call. WHAT I *SEE* IS WHAT THEY GET! Boards that routinely purge long distance callers will no longer be rated, and will be noted as UNDESIRABLE for long-distance use! FIFTH: As of June 1st, due to the number of sysops that routinely purge me from their userlogs, the following policy is effective regarding the RATING of ALL amiga-supporting bbs's: IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR RATING OF THEIR FILE AND MESSAGE AREAS, IT IS NOW MANDATORY THAT MY ACCOUNT ON A BBS BE LEFT ACTIVE. BBS'S THAT INSIST ON FORCING ME TO RE-REGISTER AT EACH CALL NO LONGER MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIRE- MENTS FOR RATING ON THE FINAL LIST(TM), AND ANY PREVIOUS RATINGS WILL BE DELETED, AND THE BOARD SIMPLY LISTED AS "NOT RATED" UNDER REASON CODE 1. IF THE BOARD HAS CRASHED, OR THERE ARE LEGITIMATE REASONS WHY I MUST RE-APPLY, IT IS THE SYSOP'S RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY ME ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ratings: Scale= 1 thru 0 (Zero=10; the highest possible rating) ======= Relative "grading standard" for Amiga Msg/File areas. Code: Description: (Located in the 'bbs name' area) ==== =========== 1 = Bbs is either new or dying. 2 = Little user support 3 = Much slower than average 4 = Slower than average 5 = Average Activity 6 = Better than average 7 = Much better than average 8 = Very good 9 = Excellent! 0 = THE BEST! $ = PAY System: FEE required (may be one-time, monthly, hourly, etc) P = Private System: restricted access Other Information: (Located between phone# and Baud rate) ================= PvT = Pay or otherwise closed to public. Leave this in your phone dir! If you attempt to dial a "PriV" board, your modem returns an "Error" code . saving you the cost of connecting with a board that won't allow you access anyway. If you decide to join later, replacing "PriV" with spaces enables dialing. PrB = Bbs on probation; subject to confirmation of continued Ami support. FaX = Bbs is offline, replaced by Fax machine; delete if no bbs by 60 days. DWN = Bbs is offline, and will be deleted within 60 days if no answer DED = Bbs permanently down; delete within 60 days DIS = Number is disconnected; delete immediately VOI = Voice; Human being, no bbs online; delete after 60 days HLD = Confirmed bbs, temporarily offline, do not delete/hold 60-90 days BSY = Busy, can't confirm N/A = No Answer, try later Bbs status codes: (Located between bbs name and State) ================ = New entry: since last edition © = Changed entry: since last edition + = PC-Pursuitable * = StarLink-able Network Node Identification: (Located in the 'comments' area) =========================== Aa@nn/nn= EchoMail node; also Aa@(alphanumeric system identifier)-(Usually citadel, PCrelay, Usenet) Fi=FidoNet Ww=WWIVnet Gt=GTnet Fr=Forumnet (F-Net) Px=Phoenixnet Pu=Punternet Pb=Pbbsnet Ci=Citadelnet UU=Usenet Pr=PCrelay Xs=ExpressNet Machines supported: (Located in 'comments' area) ================== Am Amiga Ib Ibm & MsDos C= C64&128 At Atari (incl. ST) Ap Apple Mc Macintosh Cp Cpm Tan Tandy&TRS-80(all) Oth Other Mach. Cc CoCo Ad Adam Kp Kaypro Ux Unix Ti Texas instr. Tx Timex/Sin Cq Compaq Specialty Codes: (Located in the 'comments' area) =============== Midi (music support) Echo (supports Amiga echomail) Gfx heavy on graphics support Tvro (satellite tv & legislation) Gif GIF pics/utilities Fcc (Fcc legislation, etc) NOmsg Has no amiga msgs NOfiles (has no amiga files) Adult (Sexually oriented, over 18) TFL (Newest TFL online! BEST Bbs's) Reason Codes for Unrated Boards: =============================== --- = Call at your own risk: [Location: between phone# and baud rate] rated NOT-Desirable for long-distance use, or totally empty. (Does NOT interfere with dialing number. See 'Reason Codes', below) NR = Not-Rated (see below) (This is located in the 'comments' area) Format: NR(date)-("Rsn" [reason code] [Empty] [NEW] [Too Slow]) Reason Codes: ============ 1. Long distance callers are purged at less than 90-day intervals; 2. Some Qbbs or Tbbs boards where there is no global 'deselect' command for message areas; or your choices are not SAVED as a permanent part of your user-record; forcing you to individually deactivate unwanted message areas every time you call! 3. Boards with long, inane questionnaires, and/or very slow response, and/or little to offer for the trouble. Inconsiderate of L.D. users. Many purge L.D. callers routinely, forcing re-reg. at each call; 4. Bbs's that discriminate against, or permanently ban callers based upon their race, religion, sex, or physical location. 5. Out of state/country bbs's that insist on calling users collect in order to verify them. These are flagged merely to warn prospective callers in advance, and do NOT otherwise reflect in any way on the quality of the bbs! 6. Sysops that are excessively abusive or inconsiderate of users. 7. Boards requiring multiple phone calls to do anything; sometimes even to find out if the bbs supports the user's machine! 8. STORE-run bbs's that additionally charge users for access. 9. Bbs's ('Image bbs' is notorious) using control characters in the menus that force Amiga into the alternate character set, rendering the display unreadable after every few lines displayed. 10. Mail-order bbs's that have prompted excessive user complaints for alleged unethical or questionable business practices. 99. No english menus available; cannot be accurately rated. 9600Baud and higher Modem Identification: ======================================== HST = USRobotics HSTv32 = USRobotics V32 HST-DS = USR-Dual Standard Hay = Hayes Tbz or PeP = Trailblazer MaX = Microcom 9600/Ax ========================================================================== B. CHANGING BAUD RATES TO MATCH *YOUR* MAXIMUM BAUD RATE: (Your text editor MUST have a Global Search/Replace function) 1) Load TFL(tm) into your text editor...I suggest using TxEd if you have it; otherwise Cygnus, AZ, Med, Aedit, QED, etc should work fine. 2) Enter any listed baud rate higher than your modem can handle in the "Search" string as follows: (one space)(baud rate)(one space) Note: when searching for baud rates of 14400, 19200 or 38400, do NOT add the space at the end, or it will mung up your resultant file. 3) Enter YOUR highest available baud rate in the 'replace' string, as follows: (one space)(your highest baud rate)(one space) Note: NO editing is necessary if your modem supports 19200 baud. 4) Activate the GLOBAL search/replace.. The entire operation will have to be repeated for EACH baud rate higher than your modem can handle. 5) Current baud rates listed in TFL: 300 1200 2400 9600 19200 Some newer modems can also handle 14400 and 38400 baud, but are listed as either 9600 or 19200 due to lack of sufficient compatible modems to justify listing them separately. Also, 4800 and 17400 max-baud categories have been dropped, as no listed bbs's use them. ========================================================================= C. USING A TEXT EDITOR TO SEARCH FOR SPECIFIC BBS PARAMETERS: (TXed, Cygnus, AZ, QED, Med, etc; with global "search/replace" function) Any text editor with a global SEARCH and REPLACE option can be used to locate almost ANY specific type or location of any bbs in the WORLD. The various bbs codes are CASE SENSITIVE, so your text editor should be able to distinguish between upper/lower case! (I suggest TXed, by MicroSmiths... it's small enough to allow the entire Final List(tm) to be edited on a 512k machine.. but do NOT multitask! 1. WHAT YOU CAN SEARCH FOR: a) BBS Software type: (use the abbreviations furnished in TFL); b) High rated boards: Pick a rating level below which you DON'T want to search, then simply enter the desired rating in the 'search' string.. i.e. 'M6', 'M7', 'M8', 'M9' or 'M0' for above average message bases, or 'F6', 'F7', 'F8', 'F9' or 'F0' for above-average file sections. Don't forget that '0' now stands for TEN, and is the HIGHEST possible rating, NOT the lowest! :->.. You'll have to repeat the search sequence for each desired rating value; c) STATE: Enter the 2-letter state abbreviation (in capitals) followed by a period. A 'search' will take you directly to the TOP of that state/country's listings; d) AREA CODE: enter the desired area code into the search gadget, followed by a dash "-" (the dash is MANDATORY!); e) PC-Pursuitable boards: enter "+" as the search pattern; f) Starlink-able boards: enter "*" as the search pattern; g) NEW bbs's to this edition: enter "" (alt-n) as the search pattern h) BBS's CHANGED since last edition: enter "©" (alt-e) as the search pattern; i) PAY-BBS's: enter "$" as the search pattern; j) Private boards: enter "(space)PriV(space)" as the search pattern; k) Fidonet Boards: there are two ways to do this; if you KNOW the node number, enter it as "@nnn/nnn" (number of digits may vary); or enter "Fi@" to search through ALL the fidonet boards; l) Citadel Net boards: enter "Ci@" to search through all the networking citadel bbs's; m) ExpressNet: enter "Xs@"; n) GT-powercomm Network: enter "Gt@"; o) Fnet: "Fr@"; p) PunterNet: enter "Pu@"; q) WWIVnet: enter "Ww@"; r) Unix/Usenet: enter "UU@"; s) Phoenix-Net: enter "Px@"; t) Bbs's (all networks) supporting Echomail: enter "Echo"; u) Boards that I PERSONALLY post the newest release of TFL to; enter "TFL" as the search string. These boards are usually the BEST in their states/regions! v) Just about anything you can imagine, you can locate INSTANTLY using this method... for instance.. to find Starlink-able boards in Arizona that are also NEW, enter: "*AZ" 2. WHAT NOT TO SEARCH FOR: a) Searching for specific BBS NAME is NOT recommended, as many are abbreviated to save space, & there are a lot of duplicate names :-) b) Don't search for ANYTHING, until you go to the top of TFL, then search forward for the string: "TOP." this bypasses the text header, which might otherwise result in false positive matches. ============================================================================= D. CONVERSION OF TFL FOR USE WITH EXISTING PROGRAMS: NOTE: If you are a paid member of AMIC PBN (The BBS); you can download pre-edited Final List(tm) phone directories for ALL amiga terminal programs, including JRcomm*, Handshake*, BaudBandit (Commercial release), Online!*, Dr. Term Pro*, AMIC, ACCESS!, Comm (all versions), AVCterm, AZcomm, InTouchv3.0+, GT (all versions) & BaudBandit (All ver.) (* by the program name indicates phone directories available soon) AMIC membership is only $39.95 per year, for unlimited time and NO download ratios.. AMIC has 8 lines at up to 19200 baud. Shorter memberships ARE available. Program Name: #of entries per 'phonebook' Special Requirements: ============ ============================ ============================ ACCESS! 60 per file/unlimited #files None ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMIC! limited only by available None: The entire 218k memory/Unlimited # of files. TFL, including comments, can be loaded; provided you have sufficient ram.(3 meg) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GT1.1,1.2 400 per file/Unlimited #files None (Also see note 2) BaudBandit(Demo Version) " " " " BaudBandit(Release version) " " " " ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATalk III 60 entries max. in ONE file None (no provision for additional phone directories) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comm1.32-1.34 44 per file/Unlimited #files None AZcomm " " In Touch V3.0 " " AVCterm " " ------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Note 1: Most of the bbs rating information has been moved from the 'comments' area into the 'bbs name' field. If you wish to use scripts with those programs that use part or all of the comments field for script commands, just replace the existing comments with your script files.. No sweat. (Applies to ACCESS!, GT1.1/1.2/BaudBandit, and AMIC) *Note 2: With the GT/BaudBandit(Demo) series, you can ignore many of the parameters shown in the docs provided with the program (ie: CCF8N1, etc).. I suggest you simply use 400-entry chunks of TFL as-is. ========================================================================== E. DATA RECORD LAYOUT Filler (for compatibility w/BaudBandit Release Ver) / State(2) / (1)Data Bits Parity(1) || / (1)Duplex \ / Stop Bits(1) (15) || / (16) (5) \ || / BbsData(floats)St||--Phone Number--|Baud ||||||Comments(Length depnds on prog) | | | | \status code | | \filler(1) (1) | \filler(1) \filler(1) NOTE! ALL fields not DIRECTLY pertaining to bbs entries are indented by at least one space from the left edge of TFL... ONLY actual bbs entries begin in the FIRST position! FIXED-POSITION FIELDS: ====================== Field Starting position Name: and (Length): Field Description: =========== ================= ================================ State 16 & 17 (2 char/Caps) State/Country/Province abbrev. (See abbreviation tables in TFL User Manual) Status Code 18 (one character) (new addition to this release) © (changed from prior release) (Note: this position was formerly a blank filler. The special characters here will NOT affect the dialing sequence in any of the terminal programs tested) Filler 19 (one blank char.) Had to add this, as BaudBandit Commercial release will not dial will not dial otherwise.(academic since the upload file transfers don't work correctly anyway..) Took one character away from the phone number to compensate. Phone Number 20 (up to 16 char) First 3 digits will ALWAYS be the area code for U.S/Canadian entries, and will ALWAYS be the U.S. international outdial code (011) for overseas entries. Phone number field may contain embedded spaces and/or '-'.. Alpha entries such as 'PriV', etc are MEANT to cause an error condition if dialing is attempted; as these are NOT public bbs's, and users are urged to LEAVE these codes alone unless they decide to subscribe to a particular bbs. Filler 36 (blank, 1 char.) Not used..YET..leave it alone! may add code here for type of high-speed modem used. Baud rate 37 (5 char/numeric) MAXIMUM Baud rate of bbs Filler 42 (blank, 1 char.) Do not use.. might be improperly interpreted as a control code by the GT/BaudBandit programs Duplex 43 (1 char, alpha) F=full, H=Half (Default=F) Data Bits 44 (1 char/numeric) 7=7bits 8=8bits (Default=8) Parity 45 (1 char/alpha) E=even, O=odd, N=none (default=N) (other values may be permitted, depending on terminal package) Stop Bits 46 (1 char/numeric) 1=1 stop bit 2=2 stop bits (Default = 1) Filler 47 (1 char/blank) Reserved for future use Comments/Scripts 48 (length varies) Max. length depends on term. prog, I use 25 chars average, or up to 30 chars. maximum, although some term progs may truncate the last few characters, and AMIC will expand each entry to 256 bytes automatically. The Comment field may also be used for script commands in ACCESS, BaudBandit, (all versions) and GT (all ver.) FLOATING-POSITION FIELDS: ========================= BBS DATA (positions 1 through 15) The first 15 characters of each bbs entry ('bbs data') hold a LOT of information, from the name of the bbs (often abbreviated), type of software used, available hard-disk storage, codes for pay and private systems, more codes for PC-pursuitable and Starlink-able numbers, and ratings of the bbs's message and file areas. The format below shows the order in which this info will occur, if present.. Missing info is indicated by presence of a back-slash (\). Format: bbsname [software] [storage:multiply by 10] [\] [Msg board rating] [\] [File section rating] [private-bbs code] [\] [Pay-bbs code] [Pc-Pursuit code (+)] [Starlink code (*)] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXAMPLES: ======== Example One: BorealisQB6M3F3AK 907-488-0403 2400 F8N1 Fi@1041/9 Ib/Am/ECHO soon! 111111112234455667 888888888888 9999 ABCD EEFGGGGGG HH II JJJJJJJJJJ Translated, this says: 1) Borealis BBS, 2) Software: QuickBBS, running on an IBM or clone 3) Storage: 60megs 4) Message Board rating: 3 (well below average) 5) File section rating: 3 (well below average) 6) Board is located in Alaska 7) However, since the bbs is NEW (), the ratings are actually pretty fair 8) Phone number is 907-488-0403 9) Maximum baudrate supported: 2400 baud A) Full Duplex B) 8 data bits C) NO parity D) 1 stop bit E) Board is affiliated with international FidoNet F) (@ indicates Network node designation follows/may be alpha for some nets) G) ..and is assigned Fidonet node number 1041/9 H) BBS supports IBM/MsDos systems I) BBS supports Amiga J) Additional comment.. Amiga Echomail is not yet implemented NOTE: Please notice that, since no operating hours are shown, the board is online 24hrs a day/7days; except for network mail periods-which vary. ****************************************** Example Two: Beeble AT\M3\P$CO 305-555-1212 PriV 19200 F8N1 Pvt/HST/Am/C=/NR4/29-(Rsn 1,7) 111111 2234456788 999999999999 AAAA BBBBB CDEF GGG HHH II JJ KKLLLL MMM N O Translated, this says: 1) Beeble BBS 2) Running on Atredes software on an Amiga 3) Hard Disk storage info not available, or no hard disk 4) Message board rating: 3, well below average 5) File section rating unavailable 6) Board is a PRIVATE system 7) Fee required for access 8) Board is located in Colorado 9) Phone number is 305-555-1212 A) PriV system code - prevents accidental dialing B) BBS runs at max of 19,200 C-F) Full duplex, 8 data bits, NO parity, 1 stop bit G) Second code to indicate a restricted-access board H) High speed modem is a US Robotics-HST I) BBS supports Amiga J) BBS supports Commodore 8-bit machines K) Board is NOT rated (refers to file section, since messages HAVE been rated) L) Date of call at which rating could not be done M) Denotes reason codes for lack of rating follow... N) Unrated because sysop purges non-calling users at less than 90 days O) Unrated because no access was granted to the unratable areas ******************************** Example three: JerkoXS10M0F0*AZ 602-555-1212 38400 F8N1 Xs@38 HSTv32/At/Ib/Am/C=/ECHO 11111223344556778 999999999999 AAAAA BCDE FFGGG HHHHHH II JJ KK LL MMMM Translated, this says: 1) Jerko's BBS 2) Running BBS-Express-Pro on an Atari-ST 3) Storage: 100 megs 4) Message board rating: 10 (Highest possible rating!) 5) File section rating: 10 (Highest possible rating!) 6) BOARD IS REACHABLE VIA Starlink 7) BBS located in Arizona 8) BBS is a NEW addition 9) Phone number: 602-555-1212 A) Max. baud rate: 38,400 B-E) Full duplex, 8 data bits, NO parity, 1 stop bit F) BBS is affiliated with international Atari ExpressNet G) at node #38 H) Modem is a dual-standard HST, capable of 9600, 14400, 19200 & 38400 baud I) BBS supports Atari machines J) BBS supports IBM/MsDos machines K) BBS supports amiga L) BBS supports commodore 8-bit machines M) BBS Carries the ExpressNet Amiga echo **************************** Example Four: BoobsBP9M5F5$+*CA© 714-555-1212 1200 F7E1 7p-9a/Am/Ib/Ap/At/Cp/Cc/Tan/Mc 11111223445567899A BBBBBBBBBBBB CCCC DEFG HHHHH II JJ KK LL MM NN OOO PP Translated, this says: 1) Boobs BBS 2) Running BBS-PC on either an amiga or IBM or clone 3) Storage: 90 megs 4) Message board rating: 5 (Average) 5) File Section rating: 5 (Average) 6) Fee required for full access, but some functions available free 7) BBS is PC-Pursuitable 8) BBS is also Starlink-able 9) BBS is located in California A) This entry has been changed/updated since the last issue B) Phone number: 714-555-1212 C) Max. baud available is 1200 D-G) Full duplex, 7 data bits, Even parity, 1 stop bit H) Limited hours: from 7pm through 9am, pacific (standard/daylight) time I-P) BBS supports Amiga, Ibm/MsDos, Apple, Atari, CPM, CoCo, Tandy & Mac ============================================================================ TERMINAL PROGRAM DEVELOPERS SECTION *********************************** A. THE PROBLEM: ============ Due to the increased size of The Final List(tm), it is no longer practical for end-users to split TFL into phone directories for their favorite terminal programs.. At 215,000 bytes, I can BARELY load the thing into my little 512k machine to edit it a line at a time! Although this is a major rewrite of TFL, the format/position of all program-critical fields has been 'locked', so communication software programmers need not worry about any future changes to TFL affecting their terminal programs. The real problem is in getting programmers to either USE the existing standardized phonebook format, so that users can load TFL without having to manually enter each number into new terminal programs; or provide conversion utilities that will take TFL as input, and create usable phone directories from it for the particular program. Jack Radigan has already agreed to write such a utility for JRcomm, and TFL entries can currently be used 'as-is' in the following Term. programs: NOTE: There is NOW a conversion utility to create phonebooks for Online! and Online! Platinum Series.. Look for "TFLONL.arc" on your nearest bbs! 1) GT1.1, GT1.2, & BaudBandit (Demo & Release versions) 2) Comm 1.32 - 1.34 3) AVCterm 4) AZcomm 5) Access! (all versions through 2.42) 6) In-Touch V3.0 7) ATalk III (All versions) 8) AMIC-TERM (All versions through 1.0) B. THE IDEAL CONVERSION UTILITY WOULD BE... ======================================== One that reads and displays TFL, allows the user to highlight bbs's he wants to use in phone directories, and select the terminal program output format desired (see above).... User should also be able to simply select 'ALL NEW' bbs's, or 'ALL CHANGED' bbs's (see the codes above) User should be able to select how he wants the entries processed; i.e: sorted by bbsname, or state, or baud rate, or area code, etc (all of these are fixed-position except for bbsname; for which the 1st 12 characters of each record can be used. Due to the size of TFL, it's not really practical to write in a sort-all option, unless the user has at least a meg or two of ram.. After the user has selected all the bbs's or selection parameters and chosen an output file format, the program might be set up to write a single file to disk of selected numbers, then read it back in for sorting and chopping into correctly sized/formatted phonebooks... this would reduce the ram requirement to the actual total size of the desired bbsfile, instead of requiring the 200+k ram for TFL, plus the additional overhead of sorting and processing the selected entries.. That is the IDEAL solution... now whether anyone wants to tackle that large a project, or just do a conversion utility for a specific terminal program; I hope a few programmers step forward to assist me with this.. ========================================================================== C. FINAL REMARKS/CONCLUSIONS: NO further changes will be made to the TFL format to ensure forward- compatibility with upgraded versions of any program, so it is the sole responsibility of the software programmers to see that their 'phone- directory' format remains TFL-Compatible! The Data Record Layout will provide programmers with ample information to ensure compatability. Software companies that refuse to adapt the standard format or provide conversion utilities for purchasers of their terminal programs are going to be left marketing programs whose value to end-users diminishes in direct proportion to the growth in number of Amiga-supporting bbs's. Please send donations for maintenance of TFL to the address below. Thank you all in advance for your support. Chet Solace P.O. Box 3875 Landers, CA 92285 EOF ===