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- Thanks for your interest in
-
- P&BNet(tm)
-
- the Pen and Brush Network for Writers and Artists
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- │ P&BNet is a QWK-and-Postlink echo SPECIFICALLY for boards which │
- │ cater to creative people, writers, journalists and artists. Our │
- │ conferences are tailored especially for that purpose. P&BNet │
- │ is NOT an echo for general interest boards. │
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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- P&BNet espouses diversity in creativity. If your users are mostly
- mature individuals who enjoy creativity and creative stimulus,
- who do not need rules for conduct but conduct themselves with
- wit and style, who enjoy a wide range of interests but would
- rather not try to categorize each one... you've found the right
- network for your BBS.
-
- We don't call ourselves an "elite group" but somehow, that
- description fits.
-
- First and foremost, we are writers and artists. Some of us have
- publications on the shelves at the local bookstores; others have
- artwork in various museums and galleries. Above all, we share
- the same muse - that dream we fall into when we create.
-
- Many of us are professional publishers, too, and writers will
- find a tremendous research, reference and electronic publishing
- resource with P&BNet.
-
- We also are a friendly lot with many interests, including
- landscape arts (gardening <g>), cooking, birdwatching, and some
- of the sciences such as astronomy. In order to keep our network
- focused, we primarily offer conferences for networking between
- writers and artists; but to not constrain ourselves to ONLY
- those topics. To allow some free-flowing ideas exchange, we don't
- hamper creativity within the bounds of a "conference." We use
- the conferences for focus, but we don't want to stop a fascinating
- thread that has gone askew of the subject matter. You see?
- There is a balance... and we do our best to enjoy it.
-
- If you can use a mail door, you can join P&BNet.
-
- We are also using Postlink. If you are already set up with
- Postlink for another network, you're in great shape to access
- P&BNet from one of our Postlink-capable regional hubs.
-
- Conference areas currently originated by P&BNet:
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- 1 Writers.......A writers' salon plus discussions about writing
- 2 Artists.......An artists' salon plus discussions about art
- 3 Mystery.......Mystery books, films, etc.
- 4 Horror........Horror books, films, etc.
- 5 Cinema........Movies and reviews!
- 6 Sci-Fi........Science Fiction books, films, etc.
- 7 RareBooks.....Rare and Antique Books and Prints Sell/Swap
- 8 Garden........Gardening and Landscape Arts
- 9 Humor.........Mostly about humorous authors, but some joke-telling, too
- 10 FiberArts.....Fibers, Weaving, Papermaking, etc.
- 11 WaterMedia....Watercolors, Sumi-e, Pen and Ink
- 12 RubysPearls...Your host: Del Freeman, publisher, Ruby's Pearls
- 13 ModemNews.....Your host: Jeff Green, publisher, ModemNews
- 14 DPA...........Your host: Ron Albright, CEO Digital Publishing Assn.
- 15 PBMail........Comm support: Maildoors & Off-line Readers/CH: Michael Hahn
- 16 Grapevine.....General Chit-Chat
- 17 Soapbox.......A place for users to voice concerns (open forum)
- 18 NetAdmin......Network Administration (Required and Restricted)
- 19 P&BNet News...In The News, current events, journalism
- 20 Sculpture.....All forms and mediums
- 21 Oils&Pastels..Oil and pastel painting
- 22 Framing.......Framing - anything! Presentation and craft
- 23 Gadgets4Sale..Opaque projectors, brushes, wheels, looms, you name it...
- 24 TheMasters....About them as people, their lives, their methods
- 25 Museums&Shows.Gallery Events; What's new to see? Who's showing right now?
- 26 Digital Art...Raytracing, fractals, etc. plus digital formats i.e. GIF, PCX
- 27 Poetry........Your host: Joe DeRouen
- 28 CAD Artists...CAD architects, engineers and scientists (and artists)
- 29 RdrmSuppt.....Support for the Readroom programs. Host: Michael J. Gibbs
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- All participating systems MUST carry the "NETADMIN" conference.
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- ┌─────────────────┐
- │ VERY IMPORTANT: │ We only have 3 "rules" by which I *insist* you abide:
- └─────────────────┘
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- [1] DO NOT join P&BNet if you don't have a decent writers, artists or
- other "creatives" oriented user base at your BBS.
-
- [2] Do your part to keep your local conference participation ON THE TOPIC
- and AWAY FROM PETTY BICKERING. We rely on the local SysOp to
- keep the network amicable.
-
- [3] Do your part to remind users to CHANGE THE "SUBJECT:" HEADER when they
- veer away from the original topic of a thread.
-
- We do have a few Conference Hosts. These volunteers are leaders
- in their respective fields and therefore are subject matter experts.
- It's their job to help people, focus attention on the subject matter,
- and enlighten everyone with news as it occurs. We do not want to
- turn our CH's into some sort of police force and therefore ask the local
- SysOp to help out by using common sense and good communication skills
- to prevent, neutralize or "moderate" any bad vibes that may occur between
- users.
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- ┌──────────────────────┐
- │ VERY VERY IMPORTANT: │ NO P&BNet SYSTEM may cross-echo network
- └──────────────────────┘ messages with other echomail networks without
- prior express permission of P&BNet(tm) and it's National SySop, Lucia
- Chambers. Failure to abide by this request will most certainly result
- in legal action initiated by P&BNet(tm).
-
- Network Concepts
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- NODE A bulletin board system that calls another
- bulletin board system (a hub) in order to
- transfer mail. A node doesn't receive its mail
- directly from any other BBS (that is, no one
- calls it to transfer mail.)
-
- HUB A bulletin board system which may or may not
- call another hub system in order to transfer
- mail, but is called by one or more nodes to
- transfer mail.
-
- REGIONAL HUB A hub which calls another hub in order to
- transfer mail. It's called a regional hub
- because when designing a network, a hub is
- usually placed in each of the major regions
- serviced in order to minimize long distance
- phone charges.
-
- For example :
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- P&BNetHub
- / \ \
- / \ \
- / \ \
- RUBYS BBS1 BBS2
- / \
- / \
- BBS3 BBS4
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-
- P&BNetHub is the NATIONAL HUB because it does not call anyone for mail.
- BBS1 and BBS2 are NODES, directly linked to P&BNetHub. BBS3 and BBS4 are
- nodes connected to RUBYS. RUBYS is a node of P&BNetHub and also a
- REGIONAL HUB since it calls P&BNetHub to transfer mail.
-
- Each hub that is a regional hub has a HUB ID. This ID is used by the
- regional hub to identify itself when it calls the hub "above" it to
- transfer mail. The network shown above would consist of four nodes, one
- regional hub and one national hub (P&BNetHub).
-
-
- Here is a list of boards currently participating in the P&BNet echo:
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- BBS Name ........... Pen and Brush BBS (Network HUB) **MAIN CONTACT**
- Location ........... Burke, Virginia (in the Washington D.C. Metro Area)
- Sysop(s) ........... Lucia and John Chambers
- Hi-speed line....... (703) 644 - 5196 POSTLINK and QWK
- Voice ........... (703) 644 - 0239
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- BBS Name ........... Ruby's Joint (Regional HUB) **MAIN CONTACT**
- Location ........... Miami, Florida
- Sysop(s) ........... David and Del Freeman, Publishers of Ruby's Pearls
- Hi-speed line....... (305) 856 - 4897 POSTLINK and QWK
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- BBS Name ........... Aries (HUB)
- Location ........... Baltimore, Maryland
- Sysop(s) ........... Waddell Robey
- Hi-speed line ...... (410) 625 - 0109
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- BBS Name ........... The Arts Place (Regional HUB)
- Location ........... Arlington, Virginia
- Sysop(s) ........... Ron Fitzherbert
- Hi-speed line ...... (703) 528 - 8467 POSTLINK and QWK
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- BBS Name ........... The CAD-Duck (NODE - carrying entire net)
- Location ........... Centerville, Virginia
- Sysop(s) ........... Steven Minton, Secretary of the Capitol SysOps Assn.
- Hi-speed line ...... (703) 631 - 2559
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- BBS Name ........... FTB's Passport (NODE)
- Location ........... Frederick, Maryland
- Sysop(s) ........... Karina Wright
- Hi-speed line ...... (301) 662 - 9134
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- BBS Name ........... Grapevine BBS (Regional HUB)
- Location ........... Springville, Utah
- Sysop(s) ........... Phil Gottfredson, Certified Conservator of Art
- Hi-speed line ...... (801) 489 - 1043 POSTLINK and QWK
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- BBS Name ........... InfoMat BBS (Regional HUB)
- Location ........... San Clemente, California
- Sysop(s) ........... Michael J. Gibbs, author of ReadRoom and other doors
- Hi-speed line ...... (714) 492 - 8727 POSTLINK and QWK
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- BBS Name ........... ModemNews (NODE - carrying entire net)
- Location ........... Groton, Connecticut
- Sysop(s) ........... Jeff Green, Publisher of ModemNews
- Hi-speed line ...... (203) 359 - 2299
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- BBS Name ........... Robin's Nest (NODE - carrying entire net)
- Location ........... Glen Burnie, Maryland
- Sysop(s) ........... Robin Kirkey
- Hi-speed line ......
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- BBS Name ........... Sunlight Through the Shadows (NODE)
- Location ........... Dallas, Texas
- Sysop(s) ........... Joe DeRouen
- Hi-speed line ...... (214) 620 - 8793
-
- and getting settled in soon....
-
- BBS Name ........... DPA (NODE)
- Location ........... Alabama
- Sysop(s) ........... Ron Albright, CEO of the Digital Publishing Assn.
- Hi-speed line ...... (205) 854 - 1660
-
- If you're still interested, please answer these next few questions with a
- TEXT EDITOR -- then upload the completed form back to Pen and Brush BBS at
- (703) 644-5196 as LASTNAME.ZIP (where "LASTNAME" is up to 8 letters of
- your LAST name).
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- 1. ________________________________________________________
- Your name
-
-
- 2. Your BBS software (include version number):
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- 3. Sysop's REAL name for message headers:
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- 12345678
- 4. Your unique board ID: [ ]
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- This is is a single WORD up to 8 characters that will be hardcoded
- into our network packet system (such as qmail, cam-mail, etc.)
- and could become very relevant to routing messages if we decide
- to go with Postlink or PC-Relay software for mail transfers.
- EXAMPLES: FIBER BOOKBBS SUNLITE
-
- 5. The name of your board:
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- 6. Location of your board:
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- 7. The phone # of your board (include area code):
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- 8. Your voice # (include area code):
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- 9. The highest modem speed you support:
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- Once we have received this application information we will call you
- to verify the information, and discuss with you the option of becoming
- a HUB or a NODE; and if a node, which HUB you should call and at what
- time of the day. We'll "get acquainted" and introduce you to our
- growing circle of friendly SysOps who are more than happy to set you
- up, and, who value your input.
-
-
- If you are a PC-Board SysOp and *not* using Postlink:
-
- P&BNetHub distributes electronic publications through the use of
- the QMAIL mail door. If you can possibly afford another mail door,
- please consider using this fine Sparkware product. QMAIL is not only
- netmail capable, it features automated "subscriptions" to electronic
- magazines, which is something we as a group, enthusiastically support.
-
-
- If you would like to purchase and use the Postlink software please
- contact Lucia Chambers for more information.
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