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┌─────────────────────────┐
│┌────────────────────────┴┐
││ SDN International (sm) ├──────────────────────────────────────────
││ Distribution Site └────────────────────────────────────────────
││
││ Simple Guidelines for Sysops participating in SDNet Distribution
││
││ Published by The SDN Project, Easter, April, 1992
││
│
This document is (c) Copyright The SDN Project 1991 and the property of
Ray L. Kaliss as The SDN Project.
This document may not be copied in whole or in part without the express
permission of The SDN Project. This document is not public domain. It
is intended as an informational document for BBS Sysops considering
becoming SDN distribution sites. This document may be copied in whole
for that intend only.
Official SDN International policy is formulated by The SDN Project and
published at The SDN Project BBS in Meriden Connecticut, U.S.A.
203-634-0370. Policy online at The SDN Project supersedes policy in
circulating form or of earlier date.
SDN, The SDN Project, the service mark of SDN International (sm) and
SDNet and the file extensions of .SDN/.SDA as used by The SDN Project are
(c)Copyright 1989 of Ray L. Kaliss and can not be used with out express
written permission of Ray Kaliss.
╒══════════════════════╕
│ THANKS AND GRATITUDE └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Special thanks are due to a variety of people and organizations who have
given of time, talent and good will to make SDN work. Thanks are also
due to those who have contributed in some way to making my own tasks a
bit easier or wiser.
Charlie Smith, Pete White, James Smith, Chuck Venter, Mike Martell, Mike
Fuchs, Ernesto Hagmann, Robert Tolz, Todd Pattist, John Souvestre, Barry
Geller, Kelly Drown and Ray Waldo.
Thanks to the other members of IFDC, Peter Stern (DVNet), Tom Hendricks
(SDS) and Arthur Geffen (LAN) and thanks to G.K. Pace.
Thanks for past or present support goes to American Cybernetics,
USRobotics, PC-Link and Quantiun Services, BIX on-line Service, Central
Point Software Inc., and NoGate Consulting.
For the list of others needing special thanks read the entire SDNetList!
╒══════════╕
│ CONTENTS └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
1. Registered and Unregistered Sites........
2. System Requirements......................
3. Star Territories and Regions.............
3.1. Community Coverage..................
4. Hatching and Routing....................
4.1. Polling Your Feed...................
4.2. Session Security....................
5. Downloadable Files Areas.................
5.1. Toss Files Like Echo................
5.2. File Requests.......................
5.3. Compression Security................
5.4. Thirty Day Holding Rule.............
6. Echo Message Areas.......................
7. Monthly SDNet Registration...............
8. Legal And Friendly.......................
Addendum Information
╒══════════════════════════════════════╕
│ 1. REGISTERED AND UNREGISTERED SITES └─────────────────────────────────────
SDN recognizes the fact that SDN author direct shareware files are
popular and are now on many BBS's world wide. And they should be, they
are in the condition that the author wants them distributed in and the
user wants to receive them in.. author direct. SDN activity is now
spread further than official SDN distribution sites by hundreds of local
sysops and informal connections forming an informal and unofficial
network off of the official core SDNet.
In order for the public to know and recognize SDN's core of official and
registered sites, where the full SDN activity is available by direct and
secure feeds, and to recognize these sysops as participating in the SDN
effort and concept of author, sysop and user cooperation in the shareware
concept.. the SDN Project publishes a listing of registered, and
official SDN participant BBS sites, the SDNetList. Although many BBS'
may be posting SDN files, official sites are directly linked, secured,
timely and approved by SDN managers. Approved sites represent the core
of SDN distribution, the source of the stream into FidoNet and other
networks.
We encourage bulletin board systems to read our policy, set up their SDN
activity as advised and apply to register their systems with a local SDN
Manager. Registration, of course, costs absolutely nothing except your
efforts to give full service SDN activity to your users, cooperation with
the SDN policy that makes SDN possible, and shows a personal dedication
to the concept of software by the shareware method.
For a BBS system to become a distribution site, express permission from
The SDN Project through it's authorized managers is needed. A registered
site can be any FTS (FidoNet Technical Standards) capable Bulletin Board
System approved by an SDN Star, Regional or Net Manager. Approval is
simply based upon having your SDN areas and echo setup correctly, your
ability to pass them to the next site and your cooperation to help run
SDN in an organized manner as representing the hundreds of shareware
authors that use SDN. Any sysop may apply to an existing SDN Net Manager
or Regional Manager to become a member of SDN but only systems approved
by SDN Managers become official, registered and part of core SDN
distribution sites. Becoming a registered node is not a right but a
privilege. Once approved, you have the legal right to display the SDN
service mark and be recognized by the authors and public as contributing
to the shareware movement.
┌──────────────────────┐
│SDN International (sm)│
└──────────────────────┘
╒════════════════════════╕
│ 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS └───────────────────────────────────────────────────
SDN activity is automated file and echo passing among amateur and
professional netmail capable bulletin board systems using FidoNet
Technical Standards of communications. Requirements for SDN activity
are:
Receive your SDN activity from another direct link site, one
already registered and approved as part of the SDN core.
Permanently post SDN policy and SDN author information kit,
and update these versions when revised by The SDN Project.
They are the soul of the network.
A file area or areas dedicated to SDN files, open for
downloading. Uploading by users into SDN areas is prohibited.
Received .SDN files must be held for thirty days with out
re-compression or change.
Carry SDN echo message areas.
Register with your SDN manager on a once per month bases.
Poll your registered SDN feed site no less than twice a week.
A high speed modem is recommended.
╒═════════════════════════════════╕
│ 3. STAR TERRITORIES AND REGIONS └──────────────────────────────────────────
SDN Regions are defined by geographical location. Large territories are
designated and serviced by individual SDN-Star system Managers under the
authority of The SDN Project.
UNITED STATES
=============
SDN International U.S. Eastern Star 100
Gordon Green 1:132/119@fidonet, 603-880-1658
Serving:
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Mass, Conn, RI, NY, NJ, Penn,
Md, Delaware, Virginia, W. Virginia, N. Carolina, S.
Carolina, Tenn, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida,
Puerto Rico, Caribbean area.
SDN International U.S. MidWest Star 200
John Souvestre 1:396/1@fidonet, 405-885-5928
Serving:
Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, North Dakota
Minnesota, Nebraska,
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and
South Dakota.
SDN International U.S. Western Star 300
David James, 1:209/209@fidonet 702-253-9954
Serving:
Alaska, Wash, Oregon, Idaho, Montana,
Hawaii, California, Nevada, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado,
Arizona, New Mexico
CANADA
======
SDN International Canadian Star 400
Chris Wiesner, 1:163/223@fidonet, 613-830-5391
Serving:
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland
Prince Edward, Alberta, B. Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
EUROPEAN AND OTHERS
===================
SDN International European Star 500 Switzerland
Ernesto Hagmann, 2:300/50@fidonet, 41-61-962-122
Serving:
Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Italy,
Austria, U. K. and other countries in the area.
Each SDN Star Territory is further divided into Regions by the Star
Manager. Regions are managed by a volunteer Regional Manager under the
authority of the Star Manager. Regional Managers further appoint local
Net Managers. By the authority of this hierarchical management system
sites are registered as official distribution sites and members of SDNet.
To find out who to contact for participation in SDN locate the SDNetList
and netmail the SDN Manager for your for your area. If there is no local
SDN manager for your area then netmail the Star Manager for your
territory. When netmail inquiry is made, wait one week and then poll for
a reply put on hold.
╒═════════════════════════╕
│ 3.1. COMMUNITY COVERAGE └──────────────────────────────────────────────────
As a distribution service for users and other sysops, we don't need an
SDN BBS on every block. Generally only a few registered distribution are
really needed in any local area. If there is not an SDN registered site
in your local calling area, and you meet the requirements, please apply
to your areas SDN Managers. The number of SDN sites to be approved for
any local area is determined by the SDN management that serves that area.
╒═════════════════════════╕
│ 4. HATCHING AND ROUTING └──────────────────────────────────────────────────
SDN routing is done in an organized tier or Star pattern. The top of the
tier is the SDN Project BBS, which in turn feeds the SDN Territorial
Stars, which in turn feeds it's Regional Managers, which in turn feed
their Net Managers, which in turn feed end sites. This follows our
management hierarchy.
Project Manager
---------------
|
---------
(one or more Stars) (one or more Stars)
| |
Region Mgr. Region Mgr.
| |
-----Net Mgr. Net Mgr.-----
| | | | | |
| | (Hub) (Hub) | |
Site | | | | Site
Site Site Site Site
We appreciate that sometimes an out of state long distance call is
cheaper that a long distance call in state, also phone companies may
offer long distance plans you might want to take advantage of... if this
is something that is necessary for you - please remain inside your SDN
Star Territory, get your link only from another registered SDN direct
site and while you are still under local SDN Regional Manager authority.
Your update monthly registration must be processed through local SDN
Managers.
SDN links across country boarders is restricted to SDN Star Managers and
Regional Managers. On occasion a particular country's copyright and/or
customs laws do not allow a particular program or type of program to be
distributed beyond county boarders. Do not put yourself in legal
liability you may not be aware of by exporting or importing.
No one is allowed to upload or Hatch files into the SDN areas. File come
from The SDN Project _only_.
╒════════════════════════╕
─────┘ 4.1. POLLING YOUR FEED └──────────────────────────────────────────────
As a SDN participant you will be expected to poll your feed system
directly to pick up files and echo at least twice per week minimum.
Don't let your mail and files pile sky high. All SDN sysop poll their
feed sites, we are a 'bottom up' network and poll on our own 'dime'.
It is not allowed for SDN sysops to charge any fee to other SDN sysops to
establish connections to receive SDN echo or files. Exceptions are made
only when a local net has policy for sharing expenses that has been
agreed upon and passed by a local net meeting or referendum, then local
net policy may be applied to sysops of that net. SDN management may
confirm if such policy exists in any particular net.
╒═══════════════════════╕
─────┘ 4.2. SESSION SECURITY └──────────────────────────────────────────────
In order to insure the integrity of the released files, simple security
measures are used to assure you and your users that you have received SDN
files directly from The Project and authors. Through registered network
links and compression verification, program files should be uncorrupted
and complete.
Minimum security is as simple as session password protection on netmail
links with your SDN feed and unique password protection in your TICK.CFG
configuration file. Arrange and use private passwords with your feed and
those other SDN sites you may in turn feed.
╒════════════════════════════╕
│ 5. DOWNLOADABLE FILE AREAS └───────────────────────────────────────────────
A registered site must install one file or more file areas dedicated to
SDN files. The area(s) must have public downloadable access with NO
upload capability. All newly received SDN supplied program files must be
posted in that area unchanged in any way for at least 30 days. The
purpose of this area is to assure users of one place to look for new SDN
distributed files and the safety, integrity and completeness of .SDN
files.
The first files posted in this area should be SDN Policy files and our
chosen standard compression utility. These files should remain at the
top of your SDN area and should not be changed except when updates to
them arrive via your SDN feed. Presently, SDN related files which should
be posted at the beginning of your SDN File Area are:
SDNxxx.EXE - SDN International information.