Revised: April 16, 1993 ** ** ** ******** ******** ** ** ** ********** ********** ** ** ** ** * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ********** ** ** ** ** ** ********** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ********** ** ** ******** ******** ** ** World-Wide__Genealogy__Association In North America: Worldwide Genealogy Association, North America (WGA-NA) In Europe: Worldwide Genealogy Association, Europe (WGA-EUR) |---------------- OPERATING THE WGA_Net ----------------| | for SYSOPS & Genealogy BBS'es | | as well as for PVT_Node's | |-------------------------------------------------------| ===================================================================== -= Registration Form For Participation in the WGA =- ===================================================================== ***************SUBMIT ONLY THAT PART BELOW THIS CUT LINE************* -----------------><--CUT HERE WHEN SUBMITTING--><-------------------- Membership requested in: ___ WGA-EUR ___ WGA-NA Date:____________________________ 1- Name .............: ________________________________________ 2- Street address ...: ________________________________________ 3- City .............: ________________________________________ 4- State ............: ________________________________________ 5- Post/Zip Code ....: ________________________________________ 6- Country ..........: ________________________________________ 7- Voice phone Number: ________________________________________ 8- Birthdate ........: ________________________________________ 9- Occupation/study .: ________________________________________ 10- Computer type :_______________________________________ 11- Operating system :_______________________________________ 12- Node and name of person from whom you obtained the membership application: 40: --------------------|--------------------- WGA_Net node number Name of sponsor 13- Request a link as a ___BBS or a ___PRIVATE node. (BBS means 'online' for 24 hours - PVT means for your use only) 14- If not a bulletin board (BBS) but a private node, which communications program do You use :_______________________________________ If operating a BBS please continue ---------------------------------- 15- Name of your BBS :_______________________________________ 16- Data phone number :_______________________________________ 17- Modem type/speeds :_______________________________________ 18- Protocols :___V21 ___V22 ___V32 ___V22B ___V32B ___V42 ___V42B ___OTHER:_______________ 19- Which mailer do you use :_______________________________________ 20- Which BBS program do you use :_______________________________________ Rules to which you agree: 1. Messages on the WGA net may not be moved to any other net (e.g., FidoNet, OurNet, FamilyNet, etc.) without express approval from either the European Coordinator (for WGA-EUR) or the North American Coordinator (for WGA-NA). Violation of this provision will result in immediate suspension of the offender from WGA. 2. If you are a BBS, you must agree to keep your system on line 24 hours per day. If you do have an outage which lasts for more than one day, you must notify your feed. 3. You will not provide a feed to anyone or any BBS for WGA_Net messages/traffic UNLESS THAT PERSON OR BBS IS A MEMBER OF WGA AND HAS BEEN ASSIGNED A VALID 40:NN/NNN NODE NUMBER (which appears in the currently distributed WGALIST). This stipulation does not prohibit callers from using an off-line reader to download selected messages from your bulletin board. ------------------><--CUT HERE WHEN SUBMITTING--><------------------- ***************SUBMIT ONLY THAT PART ABOVE THIS CUT LINE************* Thanks and please-- In Europe: Forward this within regular Netmail to 2:285/152 In North America: Upload your completed membership application to the SYSOP who furnished the application to you. That SYSOP will forward your application, via direct netmail, to 40:2/1. or In Europe: send by Snailmail to European W.G.A. Adminstrator B. Bosman Berlijnse plein 19 3332 SB Zwijndrecht The Netherlands In North America: send by Snailmail to North American W.G.A. Administrator Dr. Jack Williams 902 Anderson Drive Fredericksburg, VA 22405 U.S.A. ..................................... There is a membership fee to belong to the WGA. This fee is intended to be used only for reimbursement for long distance calling charges which are required to obtain and distribute the traffic which flows in the network. Fees are reducible quarterly, within each calendar year. Currently, and until further notice, no fees are being collected for membership in WGA-NA. If you are in North America, no fees should be submitted with this application. Outside North America, GSDS files may be obtained monthly on diskette(s), if desired. CURRENT FEES FOR WGA-EUR MEMBERS --------------------------------------------- : Fee / Year : 5.25" : 3.5" : Country :----------------: HDDS : HDDS : : BBS(1) :Pvt(2) :10 pcs :10 pcs : ---------------------------------------------- Belgium ...:Bfr 2700 : 900 : 1000 : 1500 : Denmark ...:Dkr 500 : 200 : 200 : 300 : Germany ...:DM 125 : 45 : 55 : 70 : Luxembourg :Bfr 2700 : 900 : 1000 : 1500 : Netherlands;Dfl 150 : 50 : 60 : 75 : N.America..:US$ 60 : 30 : - : - : ---------------------------------------------- (1) BBS rates are reduceable by passed quarters. (2) PVT Nodes (to include those who utilize off- line readers) Thanks Bastiaan Bosman WGA European Coordinator Jack Williams WGA North American Coordinator