* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Welcome to the International Publishers Exchange (known fondly to those involved as PUBNET) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS EXCHANGE... The International Publishers Exchange (IPE) is a non-profit international organization staffed entirely by volunteers. Among its members are private individuals, corporations, and institutions, all of whom are involved in the many aspects of electronic and print communications, such as desktop publishing, presentation graphics, printing, advertising, and technical documentation. Anyone can join IPE, either as a casual user or active participant. The goal is to create a "User's Intelligence Network," where members may share experiences, ask questions, and gain insight into the use of these powerful new technologies. ABOUT THE BBS NETWORK... Central to the achievement of IPE's goal is PUBNET--a telecommunications network linking bulletin board systems around the world. This network is based on the same technology as the popular FIDONET EMAIL system. Messages and files are distributed to participating PUBNET BBSs on a daily basis. A message entered on one of these boards is "echoed" to all other PUBNET boards throughout the world. Whether you are creating a church newsletter, a major corporate brochure, or investigating the latest in multi-media, you will find PUBNET members more than willing to help and share their experiences. You are also encouraged to help others in their publishing and communications efforts. Key to PUBNET are the various conferences, each dealing with a specific aspect of PUBNET or electronic printing and publishing. The current PUBNET conference list includes: INTROPUB - Introduce yourself here and find out about PUBNET AUTOPUB - Automatically generated network messages, file releases, etc. COREL - Talk on Corel products, including but not limited to Draw! FONTS - Installing and using fonts on any platform GRAPHIC_DESIGN - Analysis and commentary on publication design LASERMASTER - Talk about LaserMaster's printer controller cards PAGEMAKER - Discussions of Aldus' PageMaker POSTSCRIPT - Postscript printers and programming tips PRODUCTION - Publishing in a production environment PUB_ADS - Commercial advertisements from publishing-related firms PUB_BUSINESS - Discussions of the business side of publishing PUBNET - PUBNET administration PUBNEWS - The latest news from major software vendors QUARK - Quark Xpress publishing software discussions TECH_SUPPORT - Technical support for DTP products UNIX_PUB - Publishing on UNIX platforms VPUG - Intended to facilitate comunication between the many independent VPUGs (Note: A Ventura conference was included in IPE's planning, but PubNet is a Fido-carried service, and Fido already has a Ventura echo in place.) Join the INTROPUB conference first and let us know about yourself. If you need help finding out where to go within PUBNET to find an answer INTROPUB is the place to start! A FINAL NOTE... PUBNET continues to grow with each passing month. As a result, we are still setting up hubs and testing links, both nationally and internationally. The boards noted with an asterisk in the accompanying DTPBBSxx list are current participants in the IPE and PUBNET. At this writing, not all of the boards are connected for all of the echo conferences, but it is hoped that those that aren't will be soon. Come join us!