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- Subject: = 1/97 Guide to Select BBS's on Internet [1/2] =
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- Summary: A Comprehensive listing of BBS's accessible via
- telnet/rlogin/web; also called the "SBI List"
- Keywords: telnet, bbs, sbi
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-
- GUIDE TO INTERNET BBS'S (SBI LIST)
- -------------------------------------------------
- Copyright 1997 by Richard S. Mark, all rights reserved
- (cerebus@dkeep.com)
- Featured in BBS Magazine, Boardwatch, NetGuide
- and the new book, "Internet BBSs: A Guided Tour"
- January, 1997 Edition
- Posted Version [part 1 of 2]
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
- The SBI list is a comprehensive guide to BBS systems accessible by telnet
- and/or rlogin on the Internet, and is updated monthly. The files that
- make up the list are available for download from various locations
- (outlined in "Where to find the SBI files"), using a wide variety of
- methods. To make this posting complete, I've included the most of main
- files that make up the actual archive.
-
- As of the 3/95 list, the -detailed- "Guide to Internet BBS's is
- no longer available via Usenet due to its ever-increasing size. However,
- I strongly urge anyone interested in Internet BBS's to get a copy of the
- detailed listing, which includes a great deal of additional information
- about each BBS than is listed in this posting. A WEB version of the
- detailed listing is also available, and provides a "guided tour" of
- Internet BBS's. To get a copy of the detailed list, or for information
- about the WEB page, see the section "Where to find the SBI Files",
- included in this posting.
-
- This "posted version" of the list is divided into (2) parts:
-
- PART 1:
- - README.1ST - Revision information about this month's edition
- of the SBI list.
- - README.DOC - General information about the SBI list. Includes
- "How to get the SBI files".
- - SYSOP.DOC - How to become a part of the list; BBS information
- addition/update form.
-
- - WHERE TO FIND THE SBI FILES - General info about how to get
- the complete Guide by FTP, modem, finger, and WWW
-
-
- PART 2: The "Quick" Guide to Internet BBS's - a short summary
- of all the BBS's on the list, along with IP addresses.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- ==========
- README.1ST
- ==========
-
- SBI REVISION NOTES 01/97
- ------------------------
-
- HAPPY NEW YEAR!
- ---------------
- With the new year, comes a NEW TOP 20 BBS Contest! The contest for
- the top BBSs for 1998 will begin in February 1997.
-
- The Top 20 BBS winners for 1997 will be announced in next months
- edition!
-
-
- INTERNET BBS BOOK COMPLETED!
- ----------------------------
- The official title of the book is: Internet BBSs: A Guided Tour
- The book, published by Manning Publishing, and distributed by
- Prentice & Hall, is due to start shipping to bookstores on 10/18/96.
- See the SBI Web page at http://www.dkeep.com/sbi.htm for details and
- ordering information!
-
-
- SBI MAIL LIST SERVER
- --------------------
- To get the SBI list sent directly and automatically to your internet
- email address each month, just send a message with a SUBJECT/TITLE of
- "Subscribe" to: sbi-list@dkeep.com
-
- (Be sure to put SUBSCRIBE in the SUBJECT/TITLE - putting it in the body
- of the message won't do it :)
-
- SYSTEM REGISTRATION/UPDATE FORM ON THE WEB
- ------------------------------------------
- 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! ***
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Keep those BBS's coming!
-
- Your SBI list author,
- Richard (cerebus@dkeep.com)
-
- ==========
- README.DOC
- ==========
-
- GUIDE TO INTERNET BBSs 01/97
- ------------------------------------
-
- Thank you for downloading the 01/97 edition of the SBI (Select BBS's on
- the Internet) BBS listing. This listing will be updated MONTHLY, unless
- there are no changes or additions to the list from the prior month. This
- list will always be called SBI<MMYY>.ZIP
-
- Files in this archive should include:
- -------------------------------------
- SBI0197.LST Select BBS's via Internet list (full detail)
- SBIQ0197.LST Select BBS's via Internet "Quick" list (just
- names and addresses)
- SBIN0197.LST NEW BBS Systems for this month.
-
- README.DOC The file you are reading now
- README.1ST Important revision information
- SYSOP.DOC How to become a part of the SBI list
- HISTORY.DOC How this list came about
-
-
- HOW DO I ACCESS THESE BBS'S VIA THE INTERNET?
- ---------------------------------------------
- This "guide" is not designed to be a tutorial of "how to use the
- Internet", nor is it a guide to "how to get access to the Internet".
- There are hundreds of "help" files available on the network, or on your
- favorite BBS to help you out. Most of the systems listed in this list
- offer Internet access, and can be called using a modem and phone line.
- Once you get setup on one of these systems (or gain access to the Internet
- through some other means), you can access most of the systems listed by
- using a "TELNET" client. This works differently for different systems,
- but one common example would be:
-
- telnet <host name> (ex: telnet boardwatch.com)
- or
- telnet <ip address> (ex: 199.84.216.1)
-
- Some systems integrate "telnet" into a menu prompt, which after execution
- will simply ask you to enter the host name or IP address.
-
- Some systems also offer the ability to use RLOGIN for the same purpose as
- TELNET. I'd suggest you try TELNET first...
-
- Another method is to telnet via a WWW page. If you have access to the
- Web, you can use this URL - http://dkeep.com/sbi.htm You will also
- need a "telnet" client. Some browsers have them built-in, but most
- don't. Off of the SBI Home Page is a link to various sites with some
- decent clients.
-
- For Web-based BBSs, you can access them using any graphical WEB
- browser. I'd recommend Netscape for the highest level of compatibility.
-
- Some BBSs require "special" proprietary clients to access them via the
- net. See the BBS description for details on these systems.
-
-
- SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT FILE TRANSFERS:
- ---------------------------------
- Even though most of the BBS's listed support "outgoing" FTP, many of the
- "PC" based systems listed here do not support FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
- TO their PC-Based file systems (which is where most of the files are).
- One solution for those that use dial-up accounts for their internet access
- (where the user dials into the service with a PC using a communications
- package such as Procomm or Qmodem), is to use ordinary "Z-modem" once
- telnetted into the BBS. However, in order for this to work, you MUST USE
- 8-BIT BINARY MODE for your telnet session, or rlogin using the -8 command
- line parameter. Different "telnet" and "rlogin" clients handle mode
- settings in their own way, so check with your service, documentation, or
- look thru your help files to see how this is done. Many telnet clients
- use "toggle binary" to set 8-bit mode.
-
- I've accomplished transfer rates of 1800 cps via telnet on a 14.4
- connection - so it IS possible. Granted, the Internet is a fickle place
- when it comes to throughput, so your actual rates will vary.
-
- If you are on a "dumb" terminal that is logged into a Host computer
- (like a mini or mainframe), then you have no file transfer protocols
- (other than FTP) available to you while in a telnet session, so regular
- BBS file transfers will not be possible.
-
-
- FILE TRANSFERS WITH SLIP/PPP
- ----------------------------
- For those users with a SLIP/PPP connection, a great program called
- "ComT" allows you to redirect a comm port to be a telnet socket! This
- allows you to use ANY standard Windows-based communications software to
- telnet to a an SBI BBS and then use a regular download protocol (such
- as Zmodem) for file transfers! The ComT program is available at the
- dkunix.dkeep.com FTP site as COMT.ZIP. Shareware.
-
- Another package called "CommNet" has just become available. Unlike
- ComT, it is a complete communications package in itself, specializing
- in SLIP/PPP telnet connections. It features a phone book for dial-up
- AND telnet connections, and supports high speed Zmodem and Ymodem-G
- file transfers. You can get a "demo" copy via FTP at ftp.radient.com
- Registration costs $34.95.
-
- For OS/2 users, there are communications drivers called "SIO", and a
- communications interface program called VMODEM. VMODEM, along with the
- SIO drivers, create a "virtual comm port" (similar to COMT for WIN),
- that allows any OS/2 communications program to "dial" a telnet address
- (ie, ATDT129.45.10.2). The drivers and programs can be found at most
- any OS/2 FTP site, including "hobbes.nmsu.edu" and "ftp-os2.cdrom.com".
-
- There are also several new SLIP (Winsock compatible) TELNET clients
- with built-in Z-modem! The best of these is Neterm, and is avialable
- from the SBI Home page on the WEB. Neterm also has some of the best
- ANSI-BBS terminal emulation out there. HIGHLY recommended!
-
- NEW for 1996: Netterm now includes ALL SBI BBSs in a telnet-phone
- directory for easy telnetting! Netterm and the telnet-phone book are
- all available at the SBI home page.
-
-
- LEGAL MUMBO-JUMBO
- -----------------
- THIS LIST IS COPYRIGHT BY RICHARD S. MARK.
-
- THIS LIST MAY BE ELECTRONICALLY DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE AS LONG
- AS IT IS UNALTERED OR UNMODIFIED IN ANY WAY. THIS INCLUDES BBS-ADS
- WITHIN THE MAIN ZIP FILE! (IF YOU HAVE THE COMPULSION TO ADD AN
- ADVERTISEMENT, PUT IT IN A ZIP COMMENT.) WE ENCOURAGE USERS AND SYSOPS
- TO DISTRIBUTE THIS LIST AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
-
- THIS LIST, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, MAY NOT BE SOLD OR BECOME PART
- OF A SALE OF SERVICES, EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, OR DATA WITHOUT THE
- EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF RICHARD S. MARK. I PROVIDE THE LIST FOR
- FREE, AND EXPECT EVERYONE ELSE TO AS WELL.
-
- THIS LIST, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, MAY NOT BE RE-PUBLISHED IN NON-
- ELECTRONIC FORM, OR BE JOINED AS PART OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION
- (ELECTRONIC OR OTHERWISE) WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF
- RICHARD S. MARK.
-
- BBS SYSTEMS INCLUDED IN THIS LIST ARE INCLUDED AT THE SOLE DESCRETION
- OF THE AUTHOR, RICHARD S. MARK. THE AUTHOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
- REFUSE TO LIST ANY SYSTEM SOLEY AT HIS DESCRETION. ANY SYSTEM
- APPEARING IN THIS LIST THAT DOES NOT WISH TO BE LISTED NEED MERELY
- CONTACT THE AUTHOR BY INTERNET EMAIL (cerebus@dkeep.com) AND
- REQUEST THAT THEIR ENTRY BE DELETED.
-
- THIS LIST IS PROVIDED AS A *FREE* PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE BBS AND INTERNET
- ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES. INDIVIDUALS ACCESS AND USE THE SYSTEMS ON THIS
- LIST COMPLETELY AT THEIR OWN RISK. THE AUTHOR AND DISTRIBUTORS OF THIS
- LIST BEAR NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTENT OF THE THE SYSTEMS ON THIS
- LIST, NOR DO THEY BEAR ANY RESPONSIBLITY FOR FILES DOWNLOADED FROM ANY
- OF THE SYSTEMS ON THIS LIST. THERE IS NO WARRANTY, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE,
- FOR ANY OF THE SYSTEMS ON THIS LIST OR ANY OF THEIR SERVICES. LOOK, IF YOU
- WANT TO CALL A BBS, IT'S UP TO YOU. YOU'LL PROBABLY HAVE A GREAT AND
- WONDERFUL TIME. BBS'S ARE FANTASTIC RESOURCES. BUT YOU ARE 100%
- RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS - SO DON'T BE A WEENIE.
-
- ================
- SYSOP.DOC 01/97
- ================
-
- HOW TO BECOME PART OF THE SBI LIST:
- -----------------------------------
-
- There is no fee required to become a part of this list. The ONLY
- requirements are:
-
- 1. The BBS should be privately owned (no Freenets, and no University BBS's).
- BBSs that are privately owned, but receive free Internet access
- through a government site will be considered on a case-by-case
- basis. Government-run BBSs will also be considered on a
- case-by-case basis.
-
- 2. The BBS must be accessible on the Internet via TELNET, RLOGIN, WEB,
- and/or Special Client. This means you must be able to actually LOGIN
- to the BBS through the Internet.
-
- 3. It must BE a "BBS" of some kind - sites that provide internet
- services, must also have a variety of local services. This is not a
- listing of mere "internet providers".
-
- 4. The BBS must be in operation "24 hours" a day, excluding maintenance
- and mail-run times, and Internet accessibility must be active during
- normal BBS operating time. (For example, sites that connect to the
- Internet for only couple of hours a day are NOT on this list.)
-
- 5. The BBS must accept new users. What's the point in advertising a
- "closed" system that won't let anyone login? If your BBS does not
- describe exactly how to login as a new user, then you must include
- that information in your listing.
-
- We also request that any additions or changes to this list be submitted
- by a sysop of the system (we don't take user-contributions of list
- information) - this is to protect the integrity of the list, and the
- systems on the list. Please also be sure to supply a valid internet
- address.
-
- THE LIST AUTHOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY SUBMISSION. So far,
- this hasn't happened...but you never know. I wouldn't include a BBS
- dedicated to kiddie porn, for example.
-
- NOTE: I WILL verify additions to this list via telnet! I do not
- require or request a "guest" account - I am merely confirming that the
- telnet address is "alive" and eventually gets me to some kind of login
- prompt.
-
- NOTE: Only one BBS listing per IP address! If you run several "BBS's"
- from the same IP address, you can mention them in the 10 line
- description.
-
- SUBMITTING NEW/UPDATED SYSTEM INFORMATION
- -----------------------------------------
- There are now (2) ways to submit new/updated system information:
-
- 1 - Access the SBI WEB page (http://dkeep.com/sbi.htm), and fill out the
- interactive WEB input form. (THIS IS THE PREFERRED METHOD)
-
- 2 - If you don't have a forms-compatible WEB browser, you can also fill out
- the form at the end of this document, and send it via internet email
- to: cerebus@dkeep.com (Please, only use this method if you
- absolutely have to!).
-
-
- SUBMITTING VIA EMAIL
- --------------------
- (Use ONLY if you don't have a forms-compatible WEB browser!!)
-
- Submit new systems or updates by completing the information below,
- and send it via internet email to:
-
- cerebus@dkeep.com
-
- For MBBS systems on other mail networks, other valid addresses are:
-
- Cerebus@DKM (MajorNET)
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- New/Updated System Information Form:
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
- System Name: (system name)
-
- TELNET: (host name and IP address)
- FTP: (host name or IP, anonymous FTP ok?)
- FINGER: (addresses for info / whoson)
- WWW: (HTML address/page name)
- Sysop email: (address(es) - up to 2)
- Guest/New Login: (what do new signups or visitors login as)
- Phone Access: (list phone numbers, up to 4)
- Location: (city, state, country)
- Number of Nodes: (total nodes) Pay: (y/n/opt) Type: (BBS software)
-
- DESCRIPTION:
-
- (enter up to 10 lines, no longer that 72 characters long each)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- I appreciate the information! I think a list like this will benefit
- everyone - and I pledge to keep it as accurate and up-to-date as is
- humanly possible. Please don't hesitate writing me if you have any
- questions or need additional info.
-
- - Richard
- cerebus@dkeep.com
-
- ====================================================================
- WHERE TO FIND THE SBI FILES:
-
- WWW http://dkeep.com/sbi.htm - includes a Guided Tour of Internet
- BBS's from around the world.
-
- FTP ftp.dkeep.com (in /library/sbi) - login: anonymous
- gcomm.com (in /internet) - login: anonymous
- ftp.netropolis.be (Belgium) (in /pub/sbi) - login: anonymous
-
-
- FINGER sbi@dkeep.com (Information about the SBI List)
- sbiq@dkeep.com ("Quick" Guide to Select BBS's on Internet)
- sbi-info@dkeep.com (Revision Information for current list)
- sbi-sysop@dkeep.com (How to Become a Part of the SBI list)
-
- EMAIL
-
- One-time Information: info@dkeep.com
- - put "SBI" in the TITLE/SUBJECT
-
- Automatic Monthly Mailing: sbi-list@dkeep.com
- - put "SUBSCRIBE" in the TITLE/SUBJECT
-
- BBS:
- Dragon Keep - dkeep.com / (904) 375-3500 (Login: SBI, Password: LIST)
-
- Or call you Favorite BBS and download SBI0197.ZIP
- ==============================================================================
-
-