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- INTRODUCTION:
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- What is BBSNet?
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- BBSNet provides real-time Internet connectivity to popular BBSs.
- This includes incoming access from the Internet via the Telnet
- protocol, as well as Telnet, FTP, Archie and Gopher access to the
- Internet for dial-up users.
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- What is the Internet?
-
- The Internet is the world-wide "network of networks" that spans six
- continents, sixty countries, and thousands of institutions to make
- the cumulative resources available to fifteen million users. The
- resources available on the Internet include global electronic mail,
- news & messaging forums, software repositories, commercial
- software support archives, and more!
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- What will BBSNet do for my BBS?
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- BBSNet will allow you to bring the vast resources of the Internet
- to your local users. Additionally, by allowing incoming telnet,
- you can open up your system to a potential 15 million `callers',
- the majority of whom will be making a local telephone call to reach
- your BBS via the Internet.
-
- What do I need to run BBSNet?
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- In addition to your existing BBS setup, BBSNet requires Novell
- Netware 3.11 or 3.12 and a routed Internet connection. For the
- Internet connection, you will need a minimum of a high-speed SLIP
- or PPP dial-up connection. A dedicated 56K, fractional T1, or T1
- leased line may also be used.
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- BBSNet uses the TCP/IP stack included in Netware 3.1x, therefore
- Lantastic, Netware LITE, and Personal Netware are not supported.
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- Where can I find an Internet Provider?
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- An excellent resource for finding an Internet provider is the book
- Connecting to the Internet. See the bibliography for reference
- information.
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- What services do I need from my Internet provider?
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- BBSNet requires your site to have at least two IP addresses. One
- address will be assigned to your router, and the other to your
- Netware server. Because you can not connect a SLIP/PPP line
- directly to a Netware server, the use of a secondary, routing
- machine is required. This means that individual dial-up SLIP/PPP
- connections are not suitable, since they typically only offer one
- IP address.
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- For ease of use and for full access to the Internet, your Internet
- provider must supply your domain with Domain Name System (DNS)
- service. DNS is the services that translates cryptic IP addresses
- into easier to remember names. Additionally, many Internet
- standard programs (such as Gopher) require DNS service for proper
- operation.
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