Introducing
Global PowrCHAT Network

Welcome to the new age of combining BBS Technology with Internet Technologies. Many have said that the BBS is dead because of the Internet. This statement is simply not true. Of course, it could be true if we don't embrace and expand upon the possibilities the Internet can offer. 

The main reason why all of the big online services are doing so well is because they adopted the Internet quickly into their service package to provide members with the best of both worlds: the Internet and their own online service (Intranet, BBS).

One of the most used Internet services is chat. That's why Ronny "WinPoint" Brodin, Dean "BrockNet" Livingstone and Detlef Pleiss have teamed up to provide you with the "Global PowrCHAT Network". You don't need a full time connection to the Internet in order to participate. A dial-up connection will do the job!

If you are a new user, just follow the installation instructions in DPLINK.TXT, and you'll be ready to meet PowerBBS callers all around the world. If you are upgrading from a previous version, follow the instructions in UPGRADE.TXT.

The Global PowrCHAT Network is the perfect service for any PowerBBS, even one with only a few nodes. Connecting to the Global PowrCHAT Network will put your callers in touch with the world. Your ANSI users will love you for it and so will your PowerAccess callers. 

We currently have 5 Global PowrCHAT Network Channels. They are:

•	#pn_Cybercafe – The Coffee Shop, a great place to get the lastest Politics, News, etc.
•	#pn_4Kids – The cool place for teens! (We ask all Sysop's to help us monitor and ban users who abuse this channel.)
•	#pn_Friends – Too much political discussion at the Café? Stop in at #pn_Friends.
•	#pn_French – Parlez vous francais?
•	#pn_PowerBBS – The chat channel for all PowerBBS sysops. 

Connect to irc.winpoint.com in order to participate in the Global PowrCHAT Network.

If you have questions or suggestions, send e-mail to:
DPLink and DPIRC: 		Detlef Pleiss 		det@goliath.de
Chat Events: 			Dean Livingstone 	dean.livingstone@brocknet.com
IRC Server Administration:	Ronny Brodin 		ronnyb@winpoint.com