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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  



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               CHAPTER 7 - SYSOPING WITH MACINTOSH/APPLE  
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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


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                   CHAPTER 8 - UNIX AT YOUR SERVICE  
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08.1 - UNIX Q&A
08.2 - UNIX SHAREWARE/FREEWARE BBS SOFTWARE
08.3 - COMMERCIAL UNIX BBS SOFTWARE
08.4 - UNIX HARDWARE


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                     CHAPTER 9 - BBSING WITH AMIGA  
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09.1 - AMIGA COMMERCIAL BBS SOFTWARE
09.2 - AMIGA SHAREWARE/FREEWARE BBS SOFTWARE
09.3 - AMIGA HARDWARE REQUIRED TO SETUP AN AMIGA BBS


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            CHAPTER 10 - SYSOPS SURFING THE INTERNET HIGHWAY  
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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


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                       CHAPTER 11 - NET IT UP  
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11.1 - GETTING YOUR BBS ON AN ECHO NETWORK


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                 CHAPTER 12 - SETTING UP FILE LIBRARIES  
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12.1 - SHAREWARE VENDORS
12.2 - ENCOURAGING YOUR USERS TO UPLOAD


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              CHAPTER 13 - LEGAL ISSUES FACING THE BBS SYSOP  
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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


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            CHAPTER 14 - MISC RESOURCES AND TIPS FOR SYSOPS  
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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


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                   CHAPTER 15 - BUILDING AN INTRANET  
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15.1 - WHAT IS AN INTRANET?
15.2 - INTERNET VS INTRANET
15.3 - INTRANET RESOURCES ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB


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  I - GLOSSARY  
  II - SPONSORS  
  III - INDEX  
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