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               T-H-E  O-F-F-I-C-I-A-L  B-B-S  F-A-Q

                   A complete reference guide
         to setup an online BBS - Bulletin Board System


                         Edition no. 10
                         January 2005
                   Copyright (C)  1994-2005
                      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
                     The BBS Organization
                   email: bbsfaq@thebbs.org

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                 CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO THE BBS FAQ  
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01.1 - INTRODUCTION
01.2 - LEGAL NOTICES
01.3 - DOWNLOAD THE BBS FAQ FROM
01.4 - SIDEBAR NOTES FROM THE EDITOR
01.5 - CURRENT NEWS OF THE BBS INDUSTRY
01.6 - FIND YOUR BBS SOFTWARE


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                CHAPTER 2 - PC  COMMERCIAL BBS SOFTWARE  
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2.1 - WEB BASED ONLY BBS SOFTWARE
2.2 - MULTI-PLATFORM BBS SOFTWARE
2.3 - WINDOWS BASED ONLY INTERNET BBS SOFTWARE
2.4 - DOS BBS SOFTWARE


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            CHAPTER 3 - PC SHAREWARE/FREEWARE BBS SOFTWARE  
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3.1 - WEB BASED ONLY BBS SOFTWARE
3.2 - MULTI-PLATFORM BBS SOFTWARE
3.3 - WINDOWS BASED ONLY INTERNET BBS SOFTWARE
3.4 - DOS BBS SOFTWARE


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                     CHAPTER 4 - BBSing WITH OS/2  
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04.1 - OS/2 Q&A


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                      CHAPTER 5 - PC HARDWARE  
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05.1 - PC HARDWARE
05.2 - NETWORKING YOUR PC BBS
05.3 - CD-ROMS & YOUR PC BBS


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             CHAPTER 6 - ADD-ONS AND UTILITIES FOR PC BBSES  
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     6.01 -   ANSI - ASCII - AVATAR - RIP MENUS  
     6.02 -   BBS DOORS  
     6.03 -   BULLETINS & NEWS UTILITIES  
     6.04 -   CALLBACK VERIFIERS  
     6.05 -   FAXING SERVICES  
     6.06 -   FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOLS  
     6.07 -   FILE UPLOAD PROCESSORS  
     6.08 -   FILEBASE UTILITIES  
     6.09 -   FOSSIL DRIVERS  
     6.10 -   FRONT-END MAILERS  
6.11 -   MAIL TOSSERS  
6.12 -   MESSAGE EDITORS  
6.13 -   MESSAGEBASE UTILITIES  
6.14 -   NODELIST UTILITIES  
6.15 -   ONLINE GAMES  
6.16 -   ONLINE MAGAZINES  
6.17 -   ONLINE SHOPPING  
6.18 -   SCREEN & QUOTE MAKERS  
6.19 -   TIC FILE PROCESSORS  
6.20 -   QWK MAIL  
**************************************************************   CHAPTER 7 - SYSOPING WITH MACINTOSH/APPLE   ************************************************************** 07.1 - WHAT HARDWARE IS NEEDED TO RUN A BBS ON A MACINTOSH? 07.2 - SETTING UP THE PHONE LINES WITH A MACINTOSH 07.3 - MODEMS & THE MACINTOSH BBS 07.4 - COMMERCIAL BBS SOFTWARE FOR THE MACINTOSH 07.5 - TEXT BASED, SHAREWARE & KEYWARE MACINTOSH BBS SOFTWARE 07.6 - THE MACINTOSH AND PUBLIC NETWORKS **************************************************************   CHAPTER 8 - UNIX AT YOUR SERVICE   ************************************************************** 08.1 - UNIX Q&A 08.2 - UNIX SHAREWARE/FREEWARE BBS SOFTWARE 08.3 - COMMERCIAL UNIX BBS SOFTWARE 08.4 - UNIX HARDWARE **************************************************************   CHAPTER 9 - BBSING WITH AMIGA   ************************************************************** 09.1 - AMIGA COMMERCIAL BBS SOFTWARE 09.2 - AMIGA SHAREWARE/FREEWARE BBS SOFTWARE 09.3 - AMIGA HARDWARE REQUIRED TO SETUP AN AMIGA BBS **************************************************************   CHAPTER 10 - SYSOPS SURFING THE INTERNET HIGHWAY   ************************************************************** 10.1 - CONNECTING YOUR ONLINE SERVICE TO THE INTERNET 10.2 - INTERNET PROVIDERS 10.3 - SATELLITE SERVICES 10.4 - CONNECTING YOUR ONLINE SERVICE TO THE WEB 10.5 - WEB SERVER SOFTWARE 10.6 - SERVER SOFTWARE **************************************************************   CHAPTER 11 - NET IT UP   ************************************************************** 11.1 - GETTING YOUR BBS ON AN ECHO NETWORK **************************************************************   CHAPTER 12 - SETTING UP FILE LIBRARIES   ************************************************************** 12.1 - SHAREWARE VENDORS 12.2 - ENCOURAGING YOUR USERS TO UPLOAD **************************************************************   CHAPTER 13 - LEGAL ISSUES FACING THE BBS SYSOP   ************************************************************** 13.1 - INTRODUCTION 13.2 - THE LEGAL RISKS 13.3 - THE MAJOR ISSUES AND SOME SUGGESTIONS 13.4 - INCORPORATION 13.5 - CLOSING THOUGHTS AND SOME LEGAL RESOURCES 13.6 - THE INTERNET LAW JOURNAL **************************************************************   CHAPTER 14 - MISC RESOURCES AND TIPS FOR SYSOPS   ************************************************************** 14.1 - SO YOU WANT TO BE A SYSOP? 14.2 - INTRODUCTION 14.3 - CAN I MAKE MONEY RUNNING A BBS? 14.4 - BUILDING YOUR ONLINE COMMUNITY 14.5 - BOOKS & OTHER SOURCES FOR SYSOPS 14.6 - CARRIER DETECTED 14.7 - TAKIN' A SPIN THRU THE CD-ROM SHOWROOM 14.8 - CLIENT SOFTWARE - HELPING YOUR USERS SIGN-ON **************************************************************   CHAPTER 15 - BUILDING AN INTRANET   ************************************************************** 15.1 - WHAT IS AN INTRANET? 15.2 - INTERNET VS INTRANET 15.3 - INTRANET RESOURCES ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB **************************************************************   I - GLOSSARY     II - SPONSORS     III - INDEX   **************************************************************
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