MorrisNet/2! 컴컴컴컴컴컴 "We're Not The Biggest, and We Like it That Way!" Think about it... do you want all the hassles of the largest BBS Network? A nodelist larger than most commercial programs? Thousands of echos that nobody participates in? Tyrranical moderators? Long Distance charges out the WaZOO? MorrisNet/2 is what you're looking for. Connectivity you can deal with, and your users will appreciate. MorrisNet/2! is a Free Network for all interested Sysops, running off the FidoNet protocol. We currently offer many services, all for Free, and other services are planned for the near future. MorrisNet/2! is sponsored by the Morris County BBS User's Group (MCBUG), a nonprofit group of BBS Users and Sysops in the Morris County, New Jersey, area. While MorrisNet/2! is run by MCBUG and is based in Morris County, New Jersey, we welcome and encourage BBSes from other areas of the United States and the world. If you are Interested, please contact: Ken Elpus (fc298@cleveland.freenet.edu) Matt Riedel (ui106@freenet.victoria.bc.ca) Or Call McBug BBS - 201-584-6723 CONTENTS: - Services Offered - Network Specifications - What You Need to Join - Joining Instructions (Please Read!) - In Conclusion (For More Info) SERVICES OFFERED: MorrisNet/2! Currently Offers The Following Services: * 23 Networked Message Areas - Covering All Walks of Life - Public "Suggestions to Administration" Conference - Moderators Taken From Userbase - Very Relaxed Environment, Great People! * FREE Netmail - Netmail to Any User On The Network is Free! * FREE FidoNet Gateway - Netmail to ANY FidoNet User is Free! * Network Wide Game of Barren Realms Elite! - InterBBS (Network Wide) Game of the Popular Barren Realms Elite Door Game. * Gofer DFREQ Files System - Our Gofer Distributed Files Request (DFREQ) System allows Users to Request Files from Long-Distance systems For FREE Using the Network! - Files Can Arrive in As Little as One Hour Depending on this Distance to the Requested System. - FREE Access to All Files On Every Node of The Network! * User Involvement - Administration Decisions Ratified by User Votes - Votes Tallied by the VoteMgr Program, at 96:96/10. MorrisNet/2! Services Which Are Still "In The Works": * MorrisNet/2 <-> InterNet Gateway - All Users Receive FREE "@mnet2.org" Address! - InterNet E-Mail FREE for All Sysops/Users! - UseNet Newsgroup Gateway Upon Request! - FTP Requests Available, Files Placed in Gofer Request System. * Update: We are in the process of getting mnet2.org registered with the InterNIC as our Domain. NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS: Description: MorrisNet/2! is a BBS Network offering networked Messages, Files, Netmail, Gateways, and Barren Realms Elite games. Network Connect Methods: * FidoNet Protocol - Nodelist (Distributed In Raw Form, Compiled By Sysops) - Netmail Zone Mail Hour (Same as FidoNet, so as not to load a system down with mail hours.) - Front-End Mailer Required for Particpation * This Method Guarantees ALL Services are Available to Your System * QWK-Connect: - Alternative Method of Network Connection - Requires QWK Compatible BBS System & Special Conversion Program - Offers ONLY Networked Message Conferences * No NETMAIL * No GATEWAYS * No GOFER Possible * No Internet (When It Becomes Available) * No Official Node Number * No BRE Possible - Does Not Require FidoNet Compatibility or Front-End Mailer - We do not currently use QWK Networking Software. This Method Requires You Manually (or through a script/batch file) call a QWK Host and download a QWK packet, which you convert and upload to your BBS locally. You then D/l a QWK packet from your BBS and convert it to be uploaded to a QWK Host. WHAT YOU NEED TO JOIN MORRISNET/2: * FidoStyle Connects: This Method of Connecting gives you a Node Number, and a Full Connection to MorrisNet/2. This is what the Network was Intended For, and All the Services are geared towards this type of Connection. You Need: * FidoNet Compatible BBS, Or 3rd Party Program (FidoPCB, etc.) * Availability During Zone Mail Hour. All Times are Standard. Daylight Savings is not observed. (1am-2am Pacific Standard, 2am-3am Central, 3am-4am Mountain, 4am-5am Eastern. 11PM - Midnight Hawaii.) + * Front-End Mailer (BinkleyTerm, Front Door, etc.) + * Nodelist Compiler (QNode, XLAXNode, etc.) + * Gofer DFREQ Door (for Gofer participation) + * Barren Realms Elite Door (for BRE participation) (MorrisNet/2! Can Provide You With Software That Covers The Categories Marked With a "+".) * QWK-Connects This Method of Connecting gives you only the Networked Message Areas. Since you are Not a FidoStyle Node, you do not receive a Node Number, and you also Cannot take part in ANY of the Services offered, since they require Netmail access, which QWK-Connects do not provide. This is a good method for those who do not wish to set up a FidoStyle Node, or do not wish to setup the Software to do so. You Need: * A QWK Compatible BBS (or QWK Mail Door) That Supports QWK Networking. * A Method Of Connecting to A MorrisNet/2! QWK Hub, Which Will Provide a Special Account for You To Upload & Download Your Net-QWK Packets. + * A Special Conversion Program, Which Will Convert The HOST.QWK Packets to YOURBBS.REP packets, and YOURBBS.QWK packets to HOST.REP packets. (MorrisNet/2! Can Provide You With Software That Covers The Categories Marked With a "+".) MorrisNet/2! will Give You A Free Account on a MorrisNet/2! QWK Hub BBS, and Give That Account "Net-Status" so you can upload and Download Network QWK Packets. A Script File On Your Terminal program Will Automate the Uploading and Downloading Nicely, and Batch Files can Be Provided for the Conversion Program. JOINING INSTRUCTIONS: * FTP/Download The File MN2_yymm.ZIP (The MorrisNet/2! Application & Information File. "mm" is the Two-Digit Month number, and "yy" is The Last Two Digits of the Year.) FTP from ftp.uu.net, in the /vendor/mnet2 directory. Download From McBug BBS, 201-584-7316. * Read all The TXT Files. These Contain The Rules And Regulations. Also Read README.NOW, which explains all the files in the archive. FidoStyle Connects: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� * Run MNET2.EXE. Fill In All the Blanks You Are Presented With. MNET2.APP will be created with your answers. * Place the Contents of MNET2.APP into a Netmail Message. Netmail the Message to Matt Riedel, at address 96:96/11, with subject "New Node Request." Follow THESE Instructions, No Matter What MNET2.EXE says. (The Instructions change, and MNET2.EXE may not.) Crashmail the Message to 96:96/11. * Wait For a Response from Matt Riedel, the Nodelist Coordinator. Usual wait time is 1-3 days. You will receive your node number and further instructions at that time. QWK-Connects: 컴컴컴컴컴컴� * Run QWKMNET2.EXE. Fill In All the Blanks You Are Presented With. QWKMNET2.APP will be created with your answers. * Place the Contents of QWKMNET2.APP into a Message. You Must Get This message to Ken Elpus by one of the following means: * InterNet - fc298@cleveland.freenet.edu * FidoNet - 1:2606/416 Or, * Set Modem to 8N1, and Dial McBug BBS: 201.584.7316 Leave a Private Message To Ken Elpus, From the Feedback Menu. ASCII Upload QWKMNET2.APP into this message. Also Include a contact method, preferably an Internet or FidoNet address. Dialups outside of the 201/908 area code cannot be honored. If you called McBug BBS, please call back the next day for your response. * Wait For a Response. This should take no longer than 7 Days. You will be assigned a QWK Identification and your QWK account info. IN CONCLUSION: MorrisNet/2! is a Network for any and All Interested Sysops. We offer a lot, for no cost. We are entirely run by the "blood, sweat, and tears" of the Zone96 Administration. We hope you'll join our Humble network, or pass this information on to an interested Sysop. For More Information, Check Out These Files: ftp.uu.net : /vendor/mnet2 MN2_yymm.ZIP - MorrisNet/2! Application & Information File. Where mm is the two-digit month number, and yy is the last two digits of the year. - Contains Latest Application File - Contains Suitable Startup Nodelist - Contains All Rules & Regulations - Contains Echo Conference List - Several ANSI Screens MNET2.### - Current Nodelist, where ### is the Julian Day. This File is Often More Current than the Nodelist in MNETmmyy.ZIP. Contact Ken Elpus at fc298@cleveland.freenet.edu Contact Matt Riedel at ui106@freenet.victoria.bc.ca Or, Call McBug BBS (201-584-7316) And Leave a Message. 컴- This File is Copyright (c) 1994 by Ken Elpus & MorrisNet/2. International Copyright secured. All Rights Reserved. MorrisNet/2! is a TradeMark of the Morris County BBS Users Group.