INTELEC.INB of IN-9109.ZIP Intelec Network Distribution File 09/01/91 IN-9109.ZIP should *only* contain the following files: DESC.SDI - File description. To be used when uploading. INTELEC.APL - Intelec Network membership application form. INTELEC.CNF - Network conferences (incl Vnet & InterZone). INTELEC.INB - The IN Basket: Commentary, Profiles & News. INTELEC.INF - Network Information, *recommended reading*. INTELEC.LST - Intelec Network Membership - 262+ Members. INTELEC.MNU - IN Basket (Net Newsletter) News/Menu screen. INTELEC.RUL - Network Guidelines, it is required reading. Network Guidelines -------------------- Please see the enclosed INTELEC.RUL file for an expansion of Intelec's Network Guidelines and Policies. It has become necessary to expand our previous "10 commandments" to over 300 lines of rules and disclaimers! Welcome France ---------------- I'd like to take this time to again welcome Didi‚ Dor‚ of DID'BBS in Paris, France! He is Intelec's newest International Regional and his BBS runs under PCBoard and uses RoseMail for net transfers. His BBS # is 40-21-88-91 and is a USR DS 38.4. He is coming into the US and the Intelec Network by way of The French Connection BBS (of course). Again welcome to the Intelec Network, Didi‚, from all of us at Intelec! Newsletter Format Changes --------------------------- The IN Basket, as you all know, was originally meant to serve as means of keeping people informed as to the innerworkings of the Intelec Net- work. Well, as time progressed, we developed into what appeared to me as just another BBS magazine. It's time to get back to basics and get the newsletter back on the original tracks. No more poetry and no more jokes and humor. Although I thoroughly enjoyed the articles I had read in our 'magazine' I felt they belonged elsewhere. The IN Basket will contain only Intelec Network related stories, conference spotlights, SysOp features, BBS spotlights, conference news (additions/deletions), or other network promotional items. Also contained will always be the latest nodelist, conference list, guidelines and network application. We are always available for comments and/or submissions in the Intelec Newsletter conference. Please drop a note to myself or to Dave Calmer. Network Membership Annual Fee ------------------------------- An annual fee is now in place for all new members to Intelec. The fee of $12 annually is due within 30 days of application approval. Checks are to be made payable to 'Cliff Watkins' and mailed to the address in the network application form. DO NOT include this payment with the ap- plication form, but instead, send it upon approval of the application. C.R.S. -------- In the last IN Basket I had an piece here called 'Is Bigger Better'. In that editorial I came down hard on CRS for configuration problems which they have since taken great steps to resolve. After removing CRS from the network, they are back with Intelec. Jud and myself now have a "greater understanding" of the scope of things and we both hope to avoid such differences in the future. There were some nearsighted user comments around the BBS community claiming that it was a political de- cision to remove CRS from the network but those who know me know that BBS-politics is not something I'm very fond of, let alone participate in. With the re-acceptance of CRS into the network, this should quelch any or all rumors that it was a politically based decision on my part. I welcome CRS back into the Intelec Network. I do appreciate all their extra efforts to keep things under control and I appreciate their sup- port of the Intelec Network. BBS ADS! ---------- A message to all SysOps. Help put an end to this nightmare. Get rid of the BBS ads in your Zip files. Try using only the Zip comment. This is a major problem which has gotten worse and we need your cooperation to put it to an end. Have you seen a new one? Let us know the name & CRC. BBS & SysOp Profiles ---------------------- BBS Profile: PVCC User Group BBS!! SysOp: Dave Orcutt, Westfield, MA The PVCCUG BBS!! was started as a User Group project in the summer of 1983. Initially, the BBS was comprised of a Commodore C-64 and two drives. Under SysOp Dave Orcutt's leadership, it evolved to the same C-64 and 5 drives, two of which were SFD-1001 1 megabyte drives, and disks containing files were switched every Sunday from a library of 30-1 megabyte disks. As the flavor of the User Group changed with its' Users needs, the BBS was switched to an IBM PC Clone in February 1987, with 70 megabytes, and running PCBoard V10.0. Today, the User Group is primarily MS-DOS, with Amiga and Commodore as SIG's. As the SysOp is retired with nothing to do , the BBS has evolved to its' current state, with 8 PC Clone's on-line via PCBoard V14.5a E/9, and 6 On-line nodes. We currently have 2.2 Gigabytes HD storage, with a CD Rom drive on-line, three high speed lines--One 14.4K HST, and two 14.4K USR Dual Standards. The remaining three lines are 2400 baud. There are currently over 24,000 quality files online. The BBS has over 120 doors , and 293 Net-mail conferences, and is an Intelec Hub and ILink node. Both MarkMail and Qmail 4.0 mail doors are supported. Local callers are instantly verified via PCBVerify and Long Distance callers within 48 hours, after completing our MCSRegister script. With a current user base of just under 900 callers (pruned at 90 days with no action), the BBS averages just over 210 calls per day (winter) and 175-180 (summer). The Main message base is a busy place and user action is evidenced by the friendly messaging between users. We, as many other bbs's, have great user/SysOp interaction in helping new users. The PVCC User Group BBS!! placed #1 in the State of Massachusetts for 1991, and 11th overall Nationally in the Computer Shopper/Boardwatch Magazine Best BBS Contest. Plans for the PVCCUG BBS include placing one (or two) more nodes on- line as the need arises. Two nodes are currently used for maintenance /family needs by the Sysop. We have a great User base, complemented by User Group members who make the PVCCUG a good place to visit, and a better place to stay. Dave Orcutt SysOp: PVCC User Group BBS!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SysOp Profile: Terry Moore The Late Show! BBS, Moorpark, CA Profile on Terry Moore (SysOp of The Late Show! BBS) as told to Terry Moore... The boring stuff.... Age: 35 Place of Birth: Washington D.C. Marital Status: Married to a wonderful lady named Robin for 14 years. Children: 2 children a boy "Tony" age 12 and a girl "Jamie" age 9. Pets: 2 Retrievers of mixed parentage, 2 Cats of household type, 2 Rats (Hooded Irish Cremes), and at the printing of this, a tank full of as- sorted African Chiclids (fish). Education: Graduated High School 1973, Received Associate Of Science Degree in Business Administration from Ventura College 1975. Bachelors of Sci- ence Degree in Data Processing (Computer Science) from University of California at Santa Barbara in 1979. Military Service: US Army 1975 to 1977. Toured in Korea and Alaska with the Strategic Communications Command (StratComm). Employment: Previously employed with SoftwareHouse(CompUSA) and ToucheBase Systems (a division of US Robotics). Presently disabled. Favorite Sport: Football Favorite Team: Los Angeles RAMS! Place of Residence: Beautiful Moorpark, California hidden in a valley between the hills of Ventura County. Now for the good stuff..... Terry's father was constantly being transferred all over the country, so Terry saw: Washington D.C., Flordia, Alabama, Texas and 7 different cities in California before he was even interested in football. When Terry was 8 his family was able to settle down in Ventura, California. Terry didn't want to go into details about Ventura or Ventura County but did say that the air is clean, the sky is blue (in the daytime), and the weather is fantastic! After graduating from College and teaching computer programming in a small business college, Terry landed a job with a large steel manufac- turing company and relocated his family to Orange County California to set up the companies computer system(s). A few years later, Terry was 'recruited' by a very large chain of computer and software resellers to work in their Technical Support department and had by that time relocated his family to Riverside, CA (Smogsville, USA). After 2 years of having 'average' work weeks of 75 plus hours, Terry resigned his position to get some rest and to see what his family looked like. In January of 1991, Terry was involved in a motorcycle accident in which his left shoulder was shattered (broken in 18 places) and he has been disabled ever since. In August of 1991 Terry was able to move his fam- ily from the smog, heat and crime of smogsville back to quiet Moorpark (Ventura County) where they expect to live happily ever after.... During his lifetime (so far) Terry has been involved in: Boy Scouts, DeMolay's, and Free Masonry. He was a major factor in organizing The Riverside County SysOps Association and The South Coast SysOps Assoc- iation. Even though he is 'disabled' he is a very active bowler and is very proud of being part of the 'last place team' of the Riverside County SysOps Associations bowling league... Enough of that...If you'd like to read more of 'The Terry Moore Story' and learn how he became known as "ToTs", you'll just have to by the book! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SysOp Profile: Gregory Arena The Programming Lynk BBS, Sewell, NJ My name is Gregory Arena and I'm the sysop of The Programming Lynk BBS located in Sewell, NJ. I have been running the system for about six or seven months now, however, I have had experience with being a sysop in the past (due to phone line & system limitations, I had to shut down for a while). But, today, I have a decent system running under PCBoard 14.5/D. In late July, I joined the Intelec message network, and I am pleased with the boost it has given my BBS - many users now look at my message bases and a few who never posted anything in the past are now finally posting messages. My users are extremely pleased with Intelec, and so am I. My past computer experience over a period of nine years includes work with a Commodore VIC-20 and 64, an IBM XT and AT compatibles. My pro- gramming experience includes Pascal, Assembler (mostly 80286 real and protected mode work), C, and BASIC. I have not yet released anything into shareware, however, I am aspiring to release something soon (pro- viding I can work out a few remaining bugs). My main goal as a sysop is to provide a good BBS for my fellow pro- grammers to meet and discuss their ideas and problems. I am not inter- ested in making a profit or gaining new files for myself. I permit other topics to be discussed, but the programming theme is prevalent. My hope for the future of my BBS is simply for it to expand and become a better place for my users to call. ----------------------------------------------------------------------