ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ The Intelec Network - 5 Year Anniversary Get-Together - West Coast Edition ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³ Sat. 09/17/94 - For info msg Sharon Devol in the Gatherings Conference. ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³ Open to any and all Intelec Users, Moderators and SysOps. Meet the people ³ ³ behind the messages! Make new friends or meet those you've been posting to ³ ³ for the past few years. A good time will be had by all! Cliff Watkins will ³ ³ be there, will you? For details, please drop a note to Sharon Devol in the ³ ³ Intelec Gatherings Conference. More Info To Follow. Hope to see you there! ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÚÄÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÜÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÜÜÜ ÚÄÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄÄ¿ ÛÛ ÛÛ ³ Û ³ ÛÛ ÛÛ ³ ßÛÛ ³ ÛÛÛ ³ ßÛÛ ³ ÛÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ³ Û ³ ÛÛ ÛÛ ³ ÛÛÛ ³ ÛÛÛ ³ ÛÛÛ ³ ÛÛÛ ÀÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄßÄÄÙ ßßÄÄßß ÀÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÙ I N T E L E C Intelec has been relaying since Sept 1989 and we'll be around for a long long time. Many other networks advertise the fact that they're different but Intelec shows it right out in the public eye. We have a fully public NetAdmin conference for users and SysOps alike to offer up their views. With one administrator there's no red tape or committees, issues are re- solved faster than any other network. Problem users are dealt with much more expeditiously than in other networks so our friendly environment is maintained. We have more mail flow than most other networks and we keep the quality level high. We firmly believe in respect and we don't permit profanity or flaming in our conferences! If your users would like to ex- change E-mail with a friendly bunch of people, join the Intelec Network! Intelec currently supports the "QWK format" but we are working on adding FTS in the next month and Intelec may be available via FTP by the end of the summer to mid fall. We do not currently support PostLink/PCRelay but we will be looking into other formats as technology advances or as newer QWK standards are set. "FTS" consists of any Fido-compatible tosser that exist like QFront, Front Door, D'Bridge, FidoPCB, etc. Per my statement above, we're adding it now, but it won't be fully available until August 31 approx. Many thanks go Stacy Smith for all of his help and support on this matter! SOME COMMON MISTAKES We're all human, we all make mistakes. This file is here to describe what some of the more common mistakes we've noticed are and what we can do to help prevent making them or repeating them in the future. Mind you, some of these are required and some are only suggestions. Users with aliases or unvalidated users sometimes get in the network and use profanity. We do not tolerate that and it results in instant removal from Intelec. To help prevent this from happening on through your BBS, you may consider only giving the ability to enter public mail to those who have been validated. You may also want to give the ability to join our relayed conferences to users who are validated. Every once in a while, software seems to have a mind of it's own. If you know that the network REP packets that your system generates is less than 50K, use our free utility IS.EXE to check it's size before you upload it to your hub site. This can save you real embarrasment! IS.EXE & docs are available on the Intelec Host BBS and other sites. If you are approved for Intelec relays, *do not* send through those "My BBS is now echoing this conference" type posts in any conference other than NetAdmin. I won't, but the rest of the network will "have your hide", I will just be VERY upset with you... If you're a PCBoard SysOp, do not enable the "origin tagline" in PCB Setup. We don't use them in the network and is only useless baggage. If the feature is eventually useful for something, it'll be allowed. Our name... We've seen some pretty weird variations of our name used and we want to share some of the winners here. Granted, it can be a bit confusing. We have seen INTELLECT, INTELECT and INTELLEC to show a few. Our name is Intelec. Only one L and only one T. While our net is also quite *intellectual*, our network name has been derived from International Telecommunications thus the combination of IN & TELEC. Taglines... We require our network name in your tagline. You may use any of the following variations, the þ is made by pressing ALT 254. þ Intelec þ \ We just care that any of these þ Intelec Network þ > network "identifiers" are used þ Intelec (tm) Network þ / at the START of your taglines. Conferences.... Unlike nearly every single network around, Intelec's NetAdmin conference is fully public, open to all users. NetAdmin is for administrative issues, discussions and is a required conference to be carried by all Intelec member systems. Every Intelec SysOp is required to follow this conference, "at a minimum" of mail addressed to ALL or to THEM. Or as in "mail-reader-terminology", mail to Y/A. It is suggested that they scan for mail addressed from Cliff Watkins if this is easier for them. The last thing I want to see is for mail I send to correct a problem that is ignored/unread/unresponded to. It's even better if we get feedback from our SysOps about conference or policy proposals but we know that involvement isn't for everyone. Also... Moderators, SysOps and Regionals are ALL private conferences none of which should be made available to the general public. If you make any conference changes on your system, whether deleting or adding any new conferences, do the next mail run manually. If an error was made it is far better that you catch than I catch it. If I catch it odds are that hundreds of boards are effected by the error. This does not go over very well at all. If you use PostLink software for any other network(s) you may carry, please use prefixes on your conference names, such as IN_Politics or RI_NetAdmin. This will help PostLink to not be confused as to which conference to insert mail to. Cross-echoes are also a serious prob- lem that we do not appreciate. These stupid mistakes being made with PostLink are why PostLink is *NOT* approved for use within Intelec. It is not to criticize those running it successfully, it is a great piece of software when setup properly, but not everyone seems to be able to properly configure it... so Intelec cannot support it. Lastly, SysOps are to have read the network rules, this is required. Some do, but some don't. Some don't have any idea that something may be a rule, and trust me, we enforce them all. Our rules are all fair and easy to follow and we have them only for the fact that we do not tolerate obnoxious/troublemaking users. We're VERY swift in removing them to keep our quality level high! So do us all a favor, and take the time to read over our NETRULES.IN file. When you do I think you will be pleased with how well Intelec is managed. We are not one of the leading BBS networks for nothing. Intelec Network Application Process There are 3 ways to apply to Intelec ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ FAST ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ Mail your application to Intelec or upload it to the Intelec Network ³ ³ Host BBS, Intelec Online. Our number & address are in this information ³ ³ packet. We will call your board and if we approve you can then mail to ³ ³ us the application fee. When it's received, relays can then begin with ³ ³ your chosen hub site. There are 2 other faster ways to apply so if you ³ ³ are going to go this route, please give the administrator enough time. ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ FASTER ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ Upload your application directly to the hub you wish to relay through. ³ ³ Then, the hub will call your board to approve or decline and if you're ³ ³ approved you can forward the application fee. Same as above, when it's ³ ³ received, relays can begin. ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ FASTEST ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ Mail your application and the application fee to us. Please include a ³ ³ self-addressed stamped envelope just in case your BBS is declined. We ³ ³ will call your board upon receipt, and if you are approved relays can ³ ³ begin as soon as you are ready. This is the fastest method since there ³ ³ is no additional waiting for the network application fee to get here. ³ ³ The "return envelope" is so we can mail your check back to you in the ³ ³ slight chance your BBS is not approved for relays for whatever reason. ³ ³ While this is a rarity, it does happen that a BBS does not measure up. ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ Intelec Official Logos [ANSIART] ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³Intelec E-Mail Network³ ³ÚÄÄÄÄ¿³ ³ßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßß³ ³ßßßÛÛ ÛÛßßß³ ³ÀÄÄÄÄÙ³ ³ Relaying Quality Mail Since 1989 ³ ³(c) 1994 Intelec³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ  [PCBOARD COLOR MACROS] @X0BÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ @X0B³@X0F Intelec E-Mail Network @X0B³ @X0B³@X09 ÚÄÄÄÄ¿ @X0B³ @X0B³@X03 ßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßß @X0B³ @X0B³@X03 ßßßÛÛ ÛÛßßß @X0B³ @X0B³@X09 ÀÄÄÄÄÙ @X0B³ @X0B³@X0F Relaying Quality Mail Since 1989 @X0B³ @X0B³@X07 (c) 1994 Intelec @X0B³ @X0BÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ@X07