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- * This document describes immediate changes in SDN operations to be in *
- * effect by January 1st 1994. Please configure accordingly. Please *
- * be sure any systems receiving SDN from you is forwarded a copy of *
- * this document. *
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- Beginning January 1st 1994 - SDN AreaTags will change. The old AreaTags will
- no longer be used. The old Tags are:
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- SDN_BUSI SDN_COMM SDN_DATA SDN_GRPH SDN_GAME SDN_MISC
- SDN_UTIL SDN_WORD SDN_OTHR SDN_TEXT SDN_EDUC SDN_SYST
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- !!! These File Echo AreaTags are replaced by the First Tier !!!
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- SDN file areas will be divided into two tiers.
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- FIRST TIER
- ~~~~~~~~~~
- The First Tier is comprised of DOS programs, utilities and text and is
- distributed by all means availible to SDN. It represents areas SDN originally
- began distributing in 1998, receiving these 13 areas constitues an SDN Site.
-
- FidoNet systems already receiving SDN should install the First Tier AreaTags
- before January 1st 1994.
-
- !!! The old SDN AreaTags should be removed (deleted) by January 15th 1994 !!!
-
-
- FIRST TIER
- ┌───────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │File Area │Area Description │
- ├───────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
- │1-TEXT DOS Magazines, text, newletters and reading │
- │1-BUSI DOS Business and Financial │
- │1-COMM DOS Communications, telecomm, satellite, ham, etc. │
- │1-DATA DOS DataBase, Spreadsheet and Personal Information Managers │
- │1-GRAP DOS Graphics, Drawing, ANSI, RIP, GIF, etc. │
- │1-WORD DOS Word Processing, Text editors and Printer utilities │
- │1-UTIL DOS Utility, Menus, File Managers, Drivers, etc. │
- │1-MISC DOS Miscellaneous Programs │
- │1-OTHR DOS Quality Files and Programs, demos or Public Domain │
- │1-GAME DOS Entertainment and Games │
- │1-SOND DOS Music/voice/sound players and sound files. │
- │1-EDUC DOS Educational for children and adults │
- │SDNINFO A channel for SDN Information to sysops/users/authors │
- └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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- The Second Tier are optional SDN areas, new to SDN, of which some programs may
- also be availibe in other FDN's, many of course will be only in SDN. The
- Second Tier is also author-direct, secured and verifiable. Second Tier is
- primarily intended for satellite and local calling distribution.
-
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- SECOND TIER
- ┌───────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │File Area │Area Description │
- ├───────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
- │2-WINDOW WINDOWS 3.1 Programs, utilities, drivers, etc. │
- │2-WIN-NT WINDOWS-NT Programs, utilities, drivers, etc. │
- │2-WINWAV WINDOWS Sound WAV │
- │2-MIDI MIDI music programs and sound files │
- │2-CADGRP Windows, DOS and other CAD and graphics │
- │2-FONTS Fonts for all programs and operating systems │
- │2-HYPER Hypertext engines and files │
- │2-GENO Genealogy related programs │
- │2-COMP Compilers and utilities (LIB or source code not allowed) │
- │2-OS2 OS/2 Programs, utilities, drivers, etc. │
- │2-LAN LAN and Networking Programs, utilities, etc. │
- │2-BBS Bulletin Board systems and utilities │
- │2-DTPUB Desk Top Publishing │
- │2-BATCH DOS batch files and utilities │
- │2-USTAX United Startes Tax preparation │
- └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- Satellite downlink sites may redistribute or allow links to any and all of the
- SDN areas. There are no restrictions. Depending on your subscription
- arrangements with Planetc Connect.
-
-
-
- ECHO AREAS
- ~~~~~~~~~~
- The SDN Echo areas of SDN_SYSOP, SDN_PUBLIC and SDN_BOD will be removed. In
- it's place will be one FidoNet Echo named SDN_CONF for all SDN activity.
- SDN_CONF should be installed by January 1st and the old SDN echo's should be
- removed by January 15th.
-
- Happy Holydays!
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- *ray
- SDN Project Manager
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