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GET A NEWSLETTER GENERATOR
No doubt you will want to make use of the Wildcat
Newsletter option to communicate with your users.
There are several newsletter generators out there.
Two I have used are NEWS.EXE and WCNEWS.EXE. They
are both good but each have their own strong points.
NEWS.EXE, after being configured, lists your BBS name
at the top, and then, provides date boxes which tell
the date and time the entry was added. These make
good divisions from entry to entry as you scroll down
the page. The latest news is always at the top of
the page.
WCNEWS - obviously named for WILDCAT! - gives a
two-tone blue colored @coded page effect - with
computer paper edging. You create an ascii text
called WCNEWS.TXT which you can edit with your own
favorite text editor....then you run WCNEWS.EXE and
it formats it into the newsletter format. I find
this easier to use, and I can easily see what I am
adding and how long it will be. There is an option
to clear the screen before each entry!
Once you have the thing installed: you need to
remember to USE it to let your users know exactly
what is going on on the board. It can also be a
place to make other announcements and to post items
for sale etc. If properly implemented this can be a
favorite stop for users when they log on your board!
O yeah! Take the time now and then to delete out old
entries : like I am talking YEAR OLD entries, unless
they are still valid. There is nothing more
telltaling than an abandoned, neglected newsletter.
It could say that the Sysop and Staff don't really
care!
NEWS.ZIP and WCNEWS.ZIP are both available at TOWN
SQUARE BBS! 804-625-0728.