BBS Toolkit/BBS Toolkit.iso/wildcat/wdnprowl.zip/PROWL.DOC

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                                               Revision Date: 06/12/92

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    <HOW & WHY>
      PRO.W.L was created to be an alternative mail system for Wildcat
    BBS'. It runs under the echomail standard an as such, functions with
    all Wildcat BBS's who run a front end mailer such as D'Bridge, Front
    Door, or BinkleyTerm and use a mail tosser such as Wildmail.

      Most Fidonet echo mail areas are strictly governed and run by a
    moderator who administers the "rules". Our rules in PRO.W.L are quite
    simple. They follow what we consider to be common courtesy and good
    judgement on the users part. PRO.W.L was created with the USER in mind
    and allows them to carry on quite normal conversations with others in
    the PRO.W.L network. The discussions have ranged from abortion and
    politics to a simple hello! It is a very FRIENDLY message base.

      PRO.W.L is still in it's infancy, and we ask that you encourage your
    users to participate in the conferences designated with a *PROWL* tag
    in your conference description. This is how we are able to identify the
    message areas that will be echoed to the other PRO.W.L Network BBS's.

    <CONF DESCRIPTIONS IN MAKEWILD>
      Below is an example of the conference descriptions that you might
    want to follow. Remember, these are ONLY ideas and NOT necessarily
    the descriptions you will be using. However, we do ask that the
    *PROWL* tag is indeed left somewhere in the description for the
    message area.

    #           Description            #           Description
    ───   ─────────────────────────    ───   ─────────────────────────
      0 - General Mail      *PROWL*      1 - Msg's to Sysop    *PROWL*
      2 - Anonymous Talk    *PROWL*      3 - Technical Talk    *PROWL*
      4 - New Users help    *PROWL*      5 - Visiting Sysops   *PROWL*
      6 - Debate, Hot issue *PROWL*      7 - Weather talk      *PROWL*
     10 - Beg/Borrow/Steal  *PROWL*     11 - On-Line Games     *PROWL*
     12 - Assorted Sports   *PROWL*     13 - Wildcat ???'s     *PROWL*
     14 - No Kids Club      *PROWL*     15 - PROWL SYSOP PVT   *PROWL*
     16 - The Tavern        *PROWL*     17 - PRO.W.L ???'s     *PROWL*
     18 - Dear Lori,        *PROWL*     19 - Lottery           *PROWL*

    <CONF TOGGLES IN MAKEWILD>
      Below is an example of how the toggles would be set for an area that
    allows the use of an ALIAS. Please note, you should toggle ALL *PROWL*
    areas on the "VALID NAME ONLY" to N to make certain the users do not
    need the exact name of a user on another PRO.W.L Network BBS.


    ┌──────────────────────────────── TOGGLES ───────────────────────────┐
    │ Allow message attachments        N    Allow return receipts      N │
    │ Prompt to kill received messages N    Remove extra time          N │
    │ Allow high ascii characters      Y    Allow private messages     Y │
    │ Allow message carbon copies      N    Force all messages private N │
    │ Valid name only                  N    Use alias names            Y │
    └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

    <ORIGIN LINES>
      Wildmail v2.0 and higher has the ability to have unique origin lines
    per conference area in Wildcat! In the *PROWL* conference areas you
    will be carrying, I recommend that you add these specialized origins
    so that the users have an idea as to where they are conversing. As an
    example, below is what my origin reads for ALL of the *PROWL* areas:

    --- WM v2.02/91-0191
     * Origin: The Freezing Point - Mpls, MN - Home of *PROWL* - 1:282/85

    This is very helpfull in notifying where the message "origin" is from.
    Also keep in mind that the ORIGIN line CAN NOT be longer than the
    designated maximum in Wildmail. This must not exceed 60 characters!

    An example of an actuall ORIGIN.001 (for conference 1) would be:

    The Freezing Point - Mpls, MN - Home of *PROWL* - (1:282/85)

    This is all that is needed in the ORIGIN.### file. These origin files
    MUST be placed in the SAME directory directory as the .MSG/.IX files
    for that given conference.

    <ALIASES>
      Some of you have chosen to allow Aliases for your users. This is
    indeed a supported feature in the PRO.W.L Network. However the use of
    aliases are only supported in designated *PROWL* message areas. This
    is to ensure the users get to know each other on a real name basis and
    also allows them to speak with an Alias in several areas they might not
    normally participate. Please be sure that your MAKEWILD settings ONLY
    allow the use of ALIASES in the designated areas.

    <PRIVATE MESSAGES>
      With the addition of WILDMAIL v2.xx dated 12-02-91 (NOT 12-01-91)
    and newer, the ability to toss private messages found in the *PROWL*

    areas, is now a reality. We recommend that you toggle the MAKEWILD
    settings for ALL the *PROWL* areas to allow PRIVATE messages. This will
    give the users not only a means of carrying on public conversations,
    but also allow them the pleasure to discuss in private, whatever they
    desire. Please inform your users that they may indeed echo their
    private messages to the other PRO.W.L Network systems.

    <ADULT DISCUSSIONS>
      Currently we do have an area that is designated for ADULTS only and
    may add more. The Freezing Point assumes NO RESPONSIBILITY for any
    actions taken against you or your users in regards to the adult
    topics and/or conversations that may transpire in these areas. It will
    be left solely up to your discretion as to how you allow access to
    these areas. We do recommend, but do not require, that you receive a
    copy of a valid ID from your users who would like adult access to your
    BBS. Again, this is only a recommendation and NOT policy. How you run
    your BBS is strictly up to you.

    <WHAT DOES IT COST>
      NOTHING! except for your phone calls. PRO.W.L is a completely FREE
    volunteer Network and only exists for the benefit of the users on our
    systems. We ask that if you are a Donation BBS, that you allow the
    *PROWL* areas even to the non-donating users on your system.

    <WHO>
      If you have any questions or want to get set up on a PRO.W.L Network
    and possibly become a HUB for your area please contact Ron Woods (info
    given below) or another system located in the PROWLLOC.LST and leave
    a message. At the time of this writing, we are looking for sysops who
    would like to be a HUB for PRO.W.L in their state or region. Ideally
    we need at least one in each state. This would involve your collecting
    mail from the various PRO.W.L Network systems in your area or region
    and then forwarding the mail to The Freezing Point.

    <WHEN>
      If you have taken on the responsibility of an active HUB for the
    PRO.W.L network, we ask that you be willing to poll The Freezing Point
    BBS for mail transfer at least twice a week. Systems operating under
    you in your local area or region may wish to poll daily. But with the
    expense of long distance phone bills we do understand and do not want
    to burden the already high expense involved with running a BBS. Keep
    in mind that we do operate with a U.S. Robotics Dual Standard and that
    transfer times should last for only a few minutes or less if you have
    at least a 9600 baud modem. We may decide to extend the Zone Mail hour
    for another hour and designate this time for the PROWL transfer hour.
    This will depend on the amount of traffic that is recieved in the
    oncoming months.

    <COMMENTS>
      Your thoughts and comments are always welcome and very much
    appreciated. We would like to see PROWL take off and become a valuable
    and active part of your message base. In order for this to happen, we
    NEED your ideas and input. Any concerns, ideas or questions may be
    forwarded to the following:

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     Wildcat! GOLD the Optical BBS (c) 1992 Freezing Point Systems
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       Mailing Address:               FidoNet Address: 1:282/85
       ATTN:Ron Woods                 Rime ID: FREEZING
       Freezing Point Systems         Phone numbers:
       11445 Anderson Lakes Pkwy      BBS:   [phone]
       Eden Prairie MN  55344         Voice: [phone]
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     PRO.W.L and WDNet (c)Copyright 1991,92 Freezing Point Systems
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