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SBI REVISION NOTES 1/96
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WEB SITE RENOVATION
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The SBI WEB site has been completely overhauled for 1996!
All BBSs have been indexed and the WEB pages are broken down by
alphabet. This should help keep things loading quickly on the net,
and accomodate the rapid growth of the list (468 for 1/96).
Hope you like it...
TELNET LINK USES DOMAIN NAMES
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Due to popular request, the WEB site now uses the Domain name form of
the BBS telnet address (if available) for the telnet link.
NETTERM DATA FILE NOW AVAILABLE
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As of Netterm version 2.8, the SBI list is available as an external
dialing directory. Netterm is simply the BEST telnet client available -
and now you can telnet to ALL the SBI BBSs from one easy phone book!
Get the most recent copy of Neterm and the SBI Phone book from the SBI
home page (http://dkeep.com/sbi.htm).
THE INTERNET BBS TOP 20 CONTEST!
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VOTING EXTENDED THOUGH FEBRUARY 15TH, 1996!
The Contest for the 20 Most Popular Internet BBSs has Commenced!
Winning systems will be featured in BBS Magazine. Prizes for voters
too!
Sysops - get your users to vote for your BBS! The top 20 BBSs could win
with less than 100 votes each...so every vote counts!
Vote via the WEB at: http://dkeep.com/sbi.htm
SBI LIST - IN BOOK FORM!
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I've recently signed an agreement with Manning Publications and
Prentiss-Hall, Inc. to include the SBI list in an upcoming Internet
book about Internet BBSs. This is GREAT way to further promote this
budding industry. I have contacted all SBI sysops for additional
informatoin -- if you were NOT contacted, then I didn't have a valid
sysop email address. Either visit the WEB page, or drop me a note, and
I will send you out a sysop survey. All Internet BBSs with complete
and accurate information will most likely be listed in the book, and
a good number will be featured in some additional detail. Visit the
SBI Home Page for more information!
OKAY...I INCLUDED A .GOV
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No...the general policy of the SBI list to include only "privately
owned" Internet BBSs has not really changed. After much consideration,
I've decided to include FedWorld BBS as a special exception. FedWorld
provides links to over 100 Government BBSs, and I decided to include
them as a "gateway" to all the other government-taxpayer-funded BBSs
that I don't include in this listing.
There are also a couple of .edu's in the listing. BBSs that are
privately owned, but get their Internet connection though a .edu, will
be considered on a case-by-case basis.
SYSTEM REGISTRATION/UPDATE FORM ON THE WEB
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With a LOT of help from the good people at Concentric Research (CHRIS),
and specifically Patrick Doyle at CRIS, sysops are now able to
submit new or updated system information directly via the WEB. In fact,
this is actually the BEST way to make sure all your information is included
in future lists. All you need is a "forms compatible" WEB browser (most
are) and goto: http://dkeep.com/sbi.htm
*** PLEASE USE THIS METHOD FOR SUBMITTING SYSTEM INFORMATION! ***
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I'd like to extend a SPECIAL THANK-YOU to all the Sysops that have
responded to the Internet BBS Book Project Sysop Survey! I'm sorry for
not replying to each and every one individually, I simply don't have
the time right now. However, if your BBS is selected to be "featured"
in the book, I will contact you sometime between now and February 1996.
In the meantime, send me out those screen-shots!
Keep those BBS's coming!
Your SBI list author,
Richard (cerebus@dkmail.dkeep.com)