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- Thanks for your interest in
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- 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.
-
- There are many "mail tossers" that extract messages from your
- BBS, put them into a QWK packet, and import them to your
- network HUB. Then they will accept a QWK packet from your
- HUB and import them as a REPLY packet into your BBS. Some
- examples of these "mail tossers" are RNET, QNET and MNET.
-
- Better than a mail tosser is a mailstore software, and we
- are using Postlink. This software is briefly described
- in our packet (in another file). It allows you to send
- and receive files from any bbs on the network, route
- private messages to specific bbs's, and even network
- individually between other bbs's by claiming private
- and local channels between yourselves. It is technologically
- advanced enough to support objects routing, yet it is
- still continually being improved and additionally developed.
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- If you can afford the $50 fee, it's well worth the money.
-
- 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.
-
- If you are a FIDONET participant, you can use our FIDO HUB
- for .QWK mail transfers of P&BNet mail.
-
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- 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 JohnsDiner.... The Culinary Arts
- 4 GardenArts.... Gardening and Landscaping
- 5 PBMail........ Comm support: Maildoors & Off-line Readers
- CH: Michael Hahn
- 6 Grapevine..... General Chitchat
- 7 Humor......... Mostly about humorous authors, but some
- joke-telling, too
- 8 Rubys......... Your host: Del Freeman, publisher, Ruby's Pearls
- 9 NetAdmin...... Network Administration (Required and Restricted)
- 10 Mystery....... Mystery books, films, etc.
- 11 Horror........ Horror books, films, etc.
- 12 Cinema........ Movies and reviews!
- 13 SciFi......... Science Fiction books, films, etc.
- 14 RareBooks..... Rare and Antique Books and Prints Sell/Swap
- 15 Soapbox....... A place for users to voice concerns (open forum)
- 16 News.......... In The News, current events, journalism
- 17 Photog........ Art, science; video, still - all aspects.
- 18 WaterMedia.... Watercolors, Sumi-e, Pen and Ink
- 19 ModemNews..... Publishers talk about publishing. CH: Jeff Green
- 20 DigPublish.... WordPerfect, Laserprinters, pre-press, etc. etc.
- 21 Sculpture..... All forms and mediums
- 22 Oil&Pastel.... Oil and pastel painting
- 23 Framing....... Framing - anything! Presentation and craft
- 24 Gadg4Sale..... Opaque projectors, brushes, wheels, looms, etc.
- 25 Music......... Musicians, and everyone who loves to listen to
- or make music
- 26 Mus&Shows..... Museums and Gallery Events; What's new to see?
- 27 Digital Art... Raytracing, fractals, etc. plus digital formats
- i.e. GIF, PCX
- 28 Poetry........ Bring your bongos... Your host: Joe DeRouen
- 29 CADArtists.... CAD architects, engineers and scientists
- (and artists)
- 30 RdrmSuppt..... Support for the Readroom programs. Host:
- Michael J. Gibbs
- 31 SGML-Hyper.... SGML and Hypertext - all media, applications,
- development
- 32 TechWrite..... Technical Writing and Illustration
- 33 ANSI.......... ANSI artwork; post your art!
- 34 MultiMedia.... Blending and producing graphics/sound/
- animation/text together
- 35 Comic&Anime... Writing comics, producing Japanese Anime
- 36 WorkShop ..... Writing workshop. Post original works and critiques ONLY.
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- All participating systems MUST carry the "NETADMIN" conference.
- This conference is for the SysOps only.
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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.
-
- ┌──────────────────────┐
- │ 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.
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- 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).
-
- A list of boards currently participating in the P&BNet echo are
- contained in the accompanying textfile: NODES.LST
-
- 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
-
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- 2. Your BBS software (include version number):
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- 3. NODE: 1 BAUD: PHONE NUMBER:
- NODE: 2 BAUD: PHONE NUMBER:
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- Please continue the list for as many nodes as you have
-
- 4. Sysop's REAL name for message headers:
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- 5. SysOp's Street Address:
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- 6. If you already have Postlink software please enter your
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- POSTLINK REGISTERED NODE NAME:
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- POSTLINK REGISTERED NODE NUMBER:
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- 7. The name of your board:
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- 8. Location of your board:
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- 9. Your voice # (include area code):
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- 10. Being a network hub means that you'll have to carry all
- of the P&BNet conferences, plus make yourself available
- to help and support the nodes that will call you. Are
- you interested in becoming a network hub?
-
-
- 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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-