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TO: ALL

FROM: DAVID J. SHEAHAN: Hi, I'm David J. Sheahan. I have been creating 
these listings and reviews for Bulletin Boards in the New York Metropolitan 
Area for the past 2 months. So far, my effort to get these listiings & reviews 
on every board hasbeen fairly successful. Many of the boards have endorsed
my list and intend to support it to their fullest ability. There are however
many boards and definetly many people who haven't seen my files yet.
  I created these files beacuse of the annoying fact that many of the
BBS Phone numbers that I was given by people, didn't work, or exist
anymore. Hence, I had a very limited dialing directory. In an effort
to reslove that problem, I began on a quest for any numbers that
I could put my hands on, and I tried them all. Once I had more numbers,
more boards informed me of more numbers, and so thereforth, I have
gradually compiled this list. 
  Regarding the reviews, I have only started those very recently. Reviewing
boards can very tedious work...long hours...many message sending etc..
I have a small, but very good review of many of the more popluar
and better baords. I do however, gradually add to the list with every
revision. My hope is to have a complete review & listing of every 
board in the entire area of New york City!
  To do that however, I need help: If you, the reader, have any boards
that you would like to add to my list please...please, leave me a
message with the name and number on any one of the baords listed at the 
end of this .txt file. Their phone numbers can be found in the bbslistx.txt
file included. Also, if you notice any incorrect information on my
reviews and/or listings please leave me a message. You may also create
your own reviews and leave them on a message to me on any of the boards
listed at the end of this .txt file also and I will gladly put them in. 
   Thank you & please pass the NYCBLx.zip file to other baords
           & your friends.(See below regarding this.)

                                                   Sincerely,
                                              David J. Sheahan(04-04-93)


   
  **Copyright & Protection Notice**

  This .zip file, or any of the files inside that file are not copyrighted
by law, but it is asked that you follow the instructions listed below
regarding copying or editing any of the files included within the
NYCBLx.zip file that was downloaded from a Bulletin Board.

1. No part of these files may be edited, or changed in any way without
the express permission of David J. Sheahan of New York, NY.
(revision: Only SysOps of Computerized BBSs may rezip these files in 
various formats.)

2. The BBSLISTx.txt, REVIEWx.txt and README.txt, may not be zipped, 
rezipped, or compressed in any way. The only .zip file that is allowed
is the original BBSLISTx.zip file that was downloaded: see revision above.

3. Do not take any of these file listed above and put them in on another
.zip, .arj, .lzh, .lha etc.. unless you have been given the strict
permission of the author(David J. Sheahan):see revison in #1.

4. This .zip file MAY be uloaded onto another bulletin board or copied
to another person, so long as he/she agrees with the conditions stated.

5. If the file that you downloaded was not entitled, BBSFILESx.zip/arj, with
x standing for the version number, PLEASE NOTIFY David J. Sheahan on any
one of the boards listed at the end of this document immediatley. Please
tell him where the file was downloaded, and its name. It is IMPORTANT
that this is done, to protect these files from others who might take
credit unjustly. 
   THANK YOU.


**DONATIONS & SUPPORT**

If you wish to send a donation or have any cooments on any of these
files, please send them to the address below:

                 David J. Sheahan
                 350 East 77th St(APT 5L)
                 New York, NY 10021

Any donations sent would be greatly appreciated, a dollar, a few cents,
anything to ensure that these lists & reviews are updated. It takes a lot
money to call, and compile this. Again thank you.

**BOARDS IN WHICH COMMENTS MAY BE SENT TO**

DEFIANT BBS
GREEK ISLES BBS
MIDNIGHT CONNECTION BBS
NEMESIS BBS
PARADISE BBS
PERFECT BBS
PHENIX BBS
SOFTWARE+ BBS
 

**LISTINGS OF FILES THAT WERE INCLUDED WITHIN THE .ZIP FILE**

BBSLISTx.txt: Complete listings of BBS in NYC.
REVIEWx.txt: Reviews of many BBS in NYC.
README.txt: The file that you are viewing now.
UPDATE.txt: A file notifyng of the specific updates to the files listed 
            above.
SYSOP.txt: A file informing SysOps of great advertisments & reviews for
           their board.
                                 
                                          David J. Sheahan(04-04-93)

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