The Deep Thought Administration has decided to rationalise the access and privileges associated with donations and to provide an increase in these benefits for those users who contribute by the posting of useful messages and by the uploading of useful free and shareware software to the BBS.
Existing Registered Members will become Bronze Members and likewise Private Members will become Silver Members without any increase in donations until their existing donations expire when they will be required to donate the revised amount as shown below in order to retain their present level of access.
The new Access and Privileges are detailed below.
Deep Thought BBS
User Privilege & Access Schedule
Auto registered User- Is a person who has logged on to the BBS and has completed the information form.
This User will have the following Access-15 minutes per day on the Copper phone line, send & receive private mail, read selected conferences and edit their preferences.
This User will not be able to- Post messages to conferences, chat with other Users, search for information or files, upload or download files, view resumes or create conferences.
An Auto registered User will normally be Validated within 48 hours if they have completed all information on the form filled in at the time of registration including an authentic phone number and address.
If all this information is not provided the user will be advised that this is a requirement before validation and if the information is still not provided within 7 days their Autoregistration will be deleted.
Validated User- Is a User who has provided the required information to the Administrator
This User will have the following Access- 25 minute per day on the Copper phone line, send & receive private mail, read & post messages to conferences, edit their preferences, chat with other users, search for files, upload files, download from the DT Info conference only.
This User will not be able to- Download from the files folder or create conferences
It is possible for a validated user to obtain increased online time up to 45 minutes per day and access to the files folder by posting constructive messages in any conferences and/or by uploading free/shareware software that is not in the files folder.
If a User considers that they have fulfilled the above requirements and would like greater access they should post a request addressed to the Administrator for improved access and detail the reasons. The Administrators will evaluate the Users input to the BBS and advise if the request is accepted.
Bronze Member- Is a Validated User who Donates $20 per year.
This User will have the following Access- 60 minutes of online time per day on either the Copper or the Bronze Members Phone lines, send & receive private mail, read & post messages to conferences, edit their preferences, chat with other users, search for files, read usenet titles, upload files, download from the files folder excluding the CD Rom.
It is possible for a Bronze Member to obtain increased online time up to 90 minutes per day and access to the CD Rom by posting constructive messages in any conferences and/or by uploading free/shareware software that is not in the files folder.
If a Bronze Member considers that they have fulfilled the above requirements and would like greater access they should post a request addressed to the Administrator for improved access and detail the reasons. The Administrators will evaluate the Users input to the BBS and advise if the request is accepted.
Silver Member- Is a Validated User who Donates $40 per year or a Bronze Member who increases their Donation by $20 per year.
This User will have the following Access- 120 minutes of online time per day on either the Copper, Bronze Members or Silver Members Phone lines, send & receive private mail, read & post messages to conferences, edit their preferences, chat with other users, search for files, read usenet public messages, upload files, download from the files folder including the CD Rom.
Gold Member- Is a Validated User who Donates $60 per year or a Bronze Member who increases their Donation by $40 per year or a Silver Member who increases their Donation by $20 per year.
This User will have the following Access- 150 minutes of online time per day on either the Copper, Bronze Members or Silver Members Phone lines, send & receive private mail, read & post messages to conferences, edit their preferences, chat with other users, search for files, read usenet public messages, upload files, download from the files folder including the CD Rom.
Additional benefits will be made available to Gold Members as they become available by BBS expansion, an example of this is a 4th Phone line.
AMUC User- Is a verified member of the Auckland Mac Users Club.
This User will have an equivalent level of privileges and access as a Silver Member. Note however that AMUC Users have their own private conference, so do not have access to the Silver Members Cloud private conference.
If a AMUC Member wishes to increase their membership to Gold Member Access they should contact the Administrator for details.
Usenet & Internet mail system- Silver (including AMUC) and Gold Users can obtain Usenet and Internet mailing access by payment of a $30 deposit and completion of the Payment Agreement Form, in the case of minors they must have the Form completed by a Parent or Guardian who accepts responsibility for all charges incurred by the User.
The Deep Thought Administration
PS If you have any queries about any of the above please leave a message for the Administrator.
The address to send donations to is:
Deep Thought BBS
c/o Nick Warburton
PO Box 56 454
Dominion Road
AUCKLAND 1030
Notes:
Please make cheques payable to Nick Warburton, as "Deep Thought BBS" is not a legal entity!
Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you wish a receipt to be returned to you.
We also accept Visa, Bank Card, and MasterCard.
Credit card users, please provide the following information....
