ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º ÇÄ¿ º K E E P I N G I N T O U C H º ³ º ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ º ³ º SPITFIRE Monthly Support Newsletter º ³ º for registered SPITFIRE Sysops! º ³ º September 1994 º ³ º Compliments of BUFFALO CREEK SOFTWARE º ³ º Buffalo Creek's BBS * 515-225-8496 º ³ º 38400/19200/9600/2400/1200 Bps º ³ º 2 Nodes º ³ º º ³ ÈÍÑÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ Edited by Jacque Shipley The Mother Board BBS - (515) 986-3464 - 57600 Bps Sysop Of The Month by Walt Crede Roam This Fertile Land - (515) 288-8755 - 14400 Bps Newly Registered SPITFIRE BBS List by Ann Woltz Other Contributions As Noted ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º Notes from the author of SPITFIRE! ÇÄ¿ ÈÍÑÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͸ ³ SPITFIRE v3.5 Report ³ ÔÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ; We kind of got off to a rough start with SPITFIRE v3.5 but I think (hope) that we have most of the problems worked out. To the very best of my knowledge, the only remaining problem in SPITFIRE v3.5 is the internal Zmodem. I suspect that the Zmodem problems will be easy to cure just as soon as I find the time to work with it. Originally, I had the file transfer protocols in the SPITFIRE.OVR file (trying to save memory requirements) and that just did not work on some systems. Thus, I have moved the file transfer protocols from the SPITFIRE.OVR to the SPITFIRE.EXE file. This change fixed a lot of the file transfer problems but I believe that there are still some small problems within SPITFIRE's Zmodem. I will get those problems fixed just as soon as I can find the time to do so. Thank you. ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͸ ³ LAKOTA v1.4 Ready For Release ³ ÔÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ; All the changes and additions planned for LAKOTA v1.4 have been implemented and the final test process is being performed. Have you ever wanted to be a beta tester (smiling)????? Now is your chance. Any registered SPITFIRE Sysop who wants to beta test LAKOTA v1.4 is welcome to do so. In the event you are interested, then please let me know through a message. Once I receive your message, then I will explain how you can obtain LAKOTA 1.4 to test. In addition to fixes so LAKOTA will work on all systems, there are some nice additions. 1) Message routing addition. - LAKOTA looks at the first and second bytes of the body of the message. In the event these 2 bytes are -> then LAKOTA makes the assumption that the message is intended to be routed and acts on the information accordingly. For example, if the very first bytes of a message are ->A0515000 then LAKOTA will automatically route the message to the Node ID A0515000. The Node ID must be immediately followed by a space of a carriage return. 2) LAKOTA now allows an operator (user) to ADD or DROP message conferences from their message conference queue via an offline reader. There is an interesting aspect to the implementation of this feature. This interesting aspect is that you must use a copy of SPITFIRE v3.5 which was compiled no earlier than September 3, 1994. This means that you will have to download SF35-1.ZIP from Buffalo Creek's BBS and install the SPITFIRE.EXE and SPITFIRE.OVR files which are within SF35-1.ZIP. This is the way the ADD/DROP feature works. First, enter a message in the conference where the desired action is to occur. Address the message to LAKOTA. In the event the conference is to be dropped from the conference queue, then the first 4 bytes of the message subject must be DROP or the first 4 bytes of the message body must be DROP. Either will work just fine. In the event the conference is to be added, then the same procedure is followed only using the word ADD. There are some QWK mail reader which will perform the ADD/DROP feature automatically. I just finished testing a LAKOTA/OLX use of this feature and it worked great. Joe Hardy (as I write this article) is adding an auto ADD/DROP feature to MICROQWK. I recently learned that a registered SPITFIRE Sysop named Kelly Burton has written a QWK mail reader. In the event anyone has contact with Kelly, please ask him if he is interested in adding any of the special LAKOTA/MICROQWK features to his mail reader. I will be more than happy to share the necessary information with him. Hopefully, we will get a clean copy of LAKOTA released this time. I am hopeful that many SPITFIRE Sysop will get involved in testing. ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͸ ³ SFNET - SPITFIRE 'Exclusive' Mail Network Progressing ³ ÔÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ; It is difficult for me to find the words to express just how pleased I am with the progress of SFNET. I believe that one of the aspects of SFNET which I find most pleasing is that its success can be attributed to the participating SPITFIRE Sysops. SFNET feels like a partnership (co-op) in which all participants take pride. I want to thank the SPITFIRE Sysops who are standing the expense of long distance phone calls for the purpose of participating in SFNET. There is a whole bunch of thanks to give, however, I think the thing to be most thankful for is the conduct on SFNET. Everyone seems to be working together rather than typical 'flaming and blaming' which seems so prevalent on mail networks. Give yourselves a pat on the back ... You deserve it. I want to thank all SFNET participants for working to make SFNET a very special mail network. SFNET is a SPITFIRE 'Exclusive' Mail Network that we call can be proud of. Thank you. ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͸ ³ SHILOH Addition ³ ÔÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ; I made an addition to SHILOEXP on this date ... This addition was made as a consideration of those SFNET Area Code Hubs who have a need to make QWK mail packets in advance. The process is very simple. SHILOEXP is simply executed with a special command line. For example, if a packet was to be made for node A0515001, then SHILOEXP would be executed per the below example: SHILOEXP /PRE=A0515001 I trust this addition to SHILOH will be helpful ... Until next time, may God bless you... Mike, Ann & family ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º For the wages of sin is death, ÇÄ¿ º but the gift of God is external º ³ º life through Jesus Christ, our Lord. º ³ ÈÍÑÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͸ ³ SFNET - STILL GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS! ³ ÔÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ; SFNET, SPITFIRE's 'Exclusive' Mail System, continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Early predictions for the success of SFNET were extremely optimistic. However, the success SFNET is experiencing goes well beyond all initial expectations. More SPITFIRE BBS nodes are being added daily, nearing the 300 mark in a matter of a few short months! It was the SPITFIRE Sysops who encouraged the start of SFNET and it is the SPITFIRE Sysops who can take credit for its success! There has been a cooperative effort by all participants to make this their mail system and one which they can be proud to belong to. These top-shelf Sysops have worked as a team, embellishing the finest SPITFIRE traditions. Never in the history of netmail has a new mail system caught on so quickly! Nearly 300 nodes and the software is still in beta-testing. It is the combined efforts of the SPITFIRE Sysops which have lead to the remarkable success of SFNET. Together, as a team, they have worked contacting other SPITFIRE BBS systems to spread the word, offering assistance in helping to set up new nodes, and showing initiative in establishing a 'positive' message base. So hat's off to the SFNET Sysops! You have done a super job for which you can be very proud! *** NOTE *** Because of the rapid growth, the SFNET Node List and the SFNET Message Conference List will no longer be published as a part of the monthly newsletter. However, these will continue to be updated and the latest copy will always be available for download from Buffalo Creek's BBS. SFNNODE.LST is the latest SFNET Node List and SFNCONF.LST contains the SFNET Message Conference listing. ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͸ ³ TRIBUTE TO WORLD'S OLDEST SYSOP!! ³ ÔÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ; It just might be possible there is another contender for the honor of being proclaimed the world's oldest Sysop. But until proven otherwise, I hereby bestow this title to SPITFIRE Sysop, Walt Crede! Walt celebrated his 81st birthday August 30th! The month of August marks a number of milestones for Walt. It was in August of 1988 that Walt went online with his BBS, Roam This Fertile Land. A SPITFIRE pioneer in the truest sense of the word, Walt sports the serial number SF350007! It is also August (1989) that Walt was honored as SPITFIRE's third Sysop-Of-The-Month. Walt has been an invaluable asset in the SPITFIRE project! Always willing to lend a helping hand, Walt volunteered his services for proof-reading the SPITFIRE manuals dating back to SPITFIRE's first official release. He was a major contributor to the "Buffalo Creek's Newsletter". (How many of you remember that one? ) And later, when SPITFIRE's "Keeping In Touch" newsletter was started, Walt added flair and style to the Sysop-Of-The-Month articles he produced. Most, if not all, of Walt's peers tend to shy away from computers and the telecommunications technology. Not Walt! He has embraced this bold, new world! In fact, he's all set to tackle a new endeavor and will soon be adding SFNET to Roam This Fertile Land! ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͸ ³ LAKOTA V1.4 RELEASED! ³ ÔÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ; LAKOTA v1.4 is set to be released, possibly yet today (September 3rd). In addition to some general clean up of LAKOTA, there are some exciting new features that will be supported in this release. LAKOTA v1.4 adds message routing capability and allows callers to maintain their message message conference queue from an offline mail reader. In addition, LAKOTA provides a more detailed record of activity in the CALLERS.LOG. LAKOTA provides two options in its support of message routing. In the first, the person entering or replying to a message through an offline reader, can enter a dash, a greater than sign and then the Node ID of the BBS (for example, ->A0515001) to which the message is to be routed. The second method that will allow LAKOTA to recognize a message as a routed message is to place a dash, a greater than sign and then the Node ID of the BBS to which the message is to be routed on the very first line of the message body. When the later method is used, it is important that the routing information not contain any blank or trailing spaces. LAKOTA v1.4 will also allow BBS callers to maintain their SPITFIRE Message Conference queue from an offline mail reader by uploading the change requests through LAKOTA. To do this, the message should be addressed to Lakota. Then, the message subject should simply be ADD to add the conference to the caller's message queue or DROP to delete the conference from the caller's message queue. The caller also has the option of using the word ADD or DROP in the first line of the message body. If the message body is used to add or remove conferences no additional text is required in the message other than the word ADD or DROP. The subject of the message is not important and can be anything. However, it is important to note that the word ADD or DROP must appear on the first line of the message body and there should be no blank or trailing spaces on the line. When LAKOTA receives a message which instructs it to modify a caller's message queue, the message is marked for deletion and the caller's message queue is altered. In version 1.4, the information recorded by LAKOTA in the caller's log provides a more detailed account of the callers activity. LAKOTA will now record the total number of messages imported and the total number of messages while using LAKOTA. *** SPECIAL NOTE *** In order to take advantage of LAKOTA v1.4's feature which allows the caller to maintain their message queue, the BBS must be using a copy of SPITFIRE which was compiled on or after September 3, 1994. If you wish to make this feature available, SF35-1.ZIP should be downloaded from Buffalo Creek's BBS. ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͸ ³ SPITFIRE MESSAGE BASE UTILITIES ³ ÔÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ; SFCMB - SPITFIRE CLEAN MESSAGE BASE ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ SFCMB, SPITFIRE Clean Message Base, is a handy utility which enables the Sysop scrutinize what messages will appear in their BBS message base. It is difficult at best to try and monitor every message entered on a BBS. With a stand-alone system it is difficult. But add in the factor of net mail participation and it becomes next to impossible. Some mail systems can add thousands of messages to your message base in a single mail run. How can a Sysop even hope to monitor the contents of messages with this volume? SFCMB is a welcomed utility that provides an easy solution to this dilemma which Sysops face. SFCMB contains an internal list of words or the Sysop may, optionally, create a file, BADWORDS.LST which SFCMB will use, if found. SFCMB will use either its internal list or the BADWORDS.LST but it will not use both. When executing, the Sysop specifies in the command line what conference or range of conferences SFCMB will review. While running, SFCMB will check the message header (to, from and subject fields), as well as the message body to clean your message base from offensive, profane or unwanted text defined in the word list. Optionally, the word MASK can be added to the command line. When the mask parameter is used, any words from the list which found in the message base are simply replaced with asterisk (*). In no command line parameter is used, SFCMB will mark the message for deletion, making it unavailable to the BBS callers. SFCMB maintains a written log of any activity it performs on the message base. The log, SFCMB.LOG, records the message number and the conference number of any message found to contain a word from the list being used. SFCMB is written by Kevin Cummins and is available for the low registration fee of $5. Registration codes are made available for download from Crimson Cross BBS usually within 24 hours after registration is received. SFPCR - SPITFIRE POST/CALL RATIO ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ SFPCR is a post call ratio program for SPITFIRE v3.4/v3.5. SFPCR v1.00 was released a few months ago, however, it was very, very basic and wasn't very configurable. It had a "cheap", non-informative ANSI/ASCII screen, but it DID work. I greatly improved the program, however, it never got out of beta testing. Somehow, around two months ago, I did something which kept returning the same errorlevel each time the program was run. I announced that I had given up on the project, however, Robert Hoshino, Sysop of MicroTech BBS, convinced me to continue. The version I'm currently working on is v1.10. Many sysops complained that the beta versions were too hard to setup, and that there was lots of room for error when setting it up. However, with the new install option, SFPCR can be quickly setup without causing problems if you answer the questions correctly, and enter the correct information. SFPCR will be released as freeware, like the previous v1.00, however, if you use SFPCR on your board, I would greatly appreciate it if you let me know, so I can get a rough idea of who is using it. I expect to have SFPCR v1.10 publicly released in September, however, beta versions may be downloaded off of HAWK EYE BBS at (416) 481-7816 or (416) 485-6052. Article Contributed by John Kaye, Sysop HAWK EYE BBS (416) 481-7816 ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͸ ³ SPITFIRE BOARD-OF-THE-MONTH ³ ÔÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ; The TDEC BBS (916) 534-5329 Sysop: John Young Oroville, California Can you imagine that, I call Buffalo Creek looking for files and find out The TDEC BBS is the September SPITFIRE Board of the Month! I have to admit, even I am surprised.. When I got my first computer back in '89, an Epson 8088 with a *huge* 20 meg hard drive ("You can store 10,000 pages on that hard drive!" the salesman told me earnestly), I had no idea I would ever be running a BBS. I didn't know what a BBS was, or even a modem for that matter. My previous computer experience was IBM mainframe from 15 years earlier, and PCs and modems were just an engineering dream at the time. Within weeks I not only discovered that 20 meg is pocket change, but Epson was telling me that nothing larger could be put in my XT. Well, that wasn't the first time someone had told me "It can't be done", and it wasn't long before a way had been found to put in a SCSI 80 megger! That is sort of the style of our TDEC BBS, dealing with what can't be done, it just takes a little longer... Within a few more months I had graduated to a 386sx, that came with a 2400 baud modem, and the world of BBSing and I found each other. I soon met through the modem a local SPITFIRE sysop who was running a registered 2.7 SPITFIRE board on a part-time basis. He was inclined to be changing programs every week or two and I found that to be frustrating. So with the support of my wonderful wife, I found my own shareware version of SPITFIRE and in February of 1990, cranked up my first version of the TDEC BBS. It was not long before the whole idea of being able to reach people by modem and a BBS program was looking like just what I wanted! I have to admit I probably taxed Mike Woltz a little at first with all my expectations and problems, but we both weathered that and have been happily humming along ever since. At the TDEC BBS, we try to provide for our users a variety of features and services that fit within our concept of a better world. We feel like the future has to be made; we all have to work at it to make it better, it isn't going to happen by itself. We have grown from our first BBS system, a 286/16 with an 80 meg hard drive and 50 or so files, to a LAN tying 5 computers, 11 hard drives/cards with over 3 gigabytes of storage available. We run 2 nodes on twin 386/40s, with 486s providing the support. We have 3 CD-ROMs online most of the time, except when our little urchins (Mike, 8 years and Holly, 10 years) requisition one for their gaming and learning ventures. Modem power is supplied by a Hayes Optima 28.8 and a USR D/S 16.8. The combination seems to work well for our users, who presently number about 220. Almost 3 years ago I began looking for E-Mail networks as a way to let our users reach out without the long distance phone bills. I looked at many, and did some short stints calling many boards around the country to get a flavor of what they were running. I have to admit I was not very impressed. I finally found one I thought to have the quality I wanted, Intelec, and still carry it as a Regional Hub. I am the first to admit that my standards are "exacting" . That is why when I heard that SF-NET was finally going to become the reality I had hoped for, I was among the first to jump on board. Where quality is a standard, many networks just don't measure up. I suspicioned, rightly so, that if Mike Woltz was going to start a network, quality was what I could expect. No surprise then that this is what we strive for on SF-NET. Like a better world, it won't happen by itself, but I think Mike has the right idea when he looks for a network of people working together like a family. The initial history of SFNET seems to bear out the correctness of that idea! Personally, I am an inventor. I have worked at it for nearly 19 years now, with my wife and 2 children giving me the strong, loving support this kind of work requires. Of course, my greatest support comes from God, who got me into all this many years ago and I find still hanging around keeping tabs on me still. Add all that together and there isn't much more a guy could ask for! We do have plans in the communications world, with the TDEC BBS a big part of those plans. Putting them together; making it all work right, is still a one step at a time proposition. SPITFIRE was chosen as a center pin in our plans because it is head and shoulders above the rest (and Mike Woltz *doesn't* tell us what to say...). I have looked at just about every available BBS program, and even check out every new one that comes along, and there is still no question to me that from both the user and the sysop sides, you just don't match SPITFIRE for a good, practical, comprehensive, easy to set up and use BBS program, period! Working at home like I do, surrounded by the hum of computers and the frequent screech of modems connecting, I am only a keyboard away from my users for many hours every day. I like it that way. I realize it isn't what everybody can do and I feel thankful that I have the opportunity. I take pleasure in helping where I can, solving the impossible problem ("Do I have to have a disk in B drive to make it work...?"), and probably most of all, talking with my users. Around our area I have become known as "the SPITFIRE Dude", which I take quiet pride in. I don't really think there would have been a TDEC BBS without SPITFIRE. I am pretty particular about what people see when they connect with my modems. That's why I am more than just a little supportive of SPITFIRE, SFNET and of course, Mike Woltz. SPITFIRE can be set up as a "plug and run" if a person wants, but it can also be developed, expanded, tweaked and polished to your heart's content. Being the kind of guy that is looking for everything I can make available to my users, I have found SPITFIRE to be a tweaker's delight! I expect TDEC and SPITFIRE, and now SFNET, to be a union with long-lasting promise! Thanks Mike, for the opportunity to be the SPITFIRE Board-Of-The- Month. It is an unexpected pleasure and honor! ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͸ ³ SYSOP-OF-THE-MONTH ³ ÔÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ; Tom Lehner The Point BBS 715-345-1327 Hi Everyone, It is an Honor to be selected as Sysop of the Month in the great family of SpitFire Sysops. I began my electronic career in 1957 when I received my amateur radio license. It was only a matter of time until I became involved with computers. I began by setting up a packet radio bbs using a commodore 64, this lasted until 1988 when I decided to try a land based BBS, I tried various software programs and in late 1989 found SpitFire. Since communications was and still is my main hobby I was mainly into net mail services, I was one of the original circuitnet members (#138), formally for SPITFIRE users only, along with netmail I began getting interested in programming and learning just what makes computers do what they do. This started a friendship I am very proud of with Mike Woltz. Since 1990 I have added many upgrades to the system, going from a XT with 40 megs to a 486/66 with 1.7 giga bytes and Cd-Roms. I have been a member of the ASP since 1991, an Author Direct Distribution sight (36:140/40), @Fidonet 1:238/400, and a active member and Central Region Coordinator of the American BBS Association, (117:3000/0). One of the most enjoyable things I have been involved in has been the development and testing of SpitFire Software and the excellent family of friends I have made in this project. I am especially proud of Lakota, having been involved since the very beginning of this great little qwk program. Last spring Mike paid me a visit and the out come was the beginning of SFNET, a netmail system exclusively for SPITFIRE software users, I am currently the Eastern Region Coordinator, I urge all SpitFire sysops to get involved with the fastest growing net around, please contact me or if located west of the Mississippi River contact John Young, Western Region Coordinator, at 916-534-5329, we will assist you in anyway we can to get you on line with the SpitFire family of sysops. Thank You All for the enjoyment I have had in this fine hobby of ours. ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͸ ³ NEWLY REGISTERED SPITFIRE SYSTEMS ³ ÔÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ; A hearty welcome is extended to the following, who have recently become public registered SPITFIRE Bulletin Board Systems: The Eagle's Perch.............................717-637-2741...14400 BPS Bill Schuster, Sysop.............................Hanover, Pennsylvania Hodge Podge BBS...............................702-369-9833....2400 BPS Kenneth Gilman, Sysop................................Las Vegas, Nevada Brown Magic...................................403-463-2210....2400 BPS Rajeev Goonewardene, Sysop...................Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Wild West BBS.................................649-813-1078...14400 BPS Stephen De Lucovich, Sysop.......................Auckland, New Zealand Discover BBS..................................614-773-7906...14400 BPS Steve Delmoe, Sysop..................................Chillicothe, Ohio Night Shift...................................602-245-0537...14400 BPS Bob Hullihen, Sysop....................................Omaha, Nebraska The Eather....................................907-333-3917...14400 BPS Robert Boynton, Sysop................................Anchorage, Alaska Metro Link....................................716-742-3473...38400 BPS William M. Dean, Sysop................................Victor, New York Lumina's Landing BBS..........................716-659-8329...14400 BPS Jeff Hofstra, Sysop..................................Kendall, New York My Board......................................606-485-1569...14400 BPS Terry Blades, Sysop...................................Walton, Kentucky Info Quest....................................205-894-2007...14400 BPS Al Skinner, Sysop................................New Brockton, Alabama The Dog House.................................417-881-5931...14400 BPS Art Burnett, Sysop...............................Springfield, Missouri Wilson's......................................503-286-4339...57600 BPS Steven Wilson, Sysop..................................Portland, Oregon The Dragon's Lair.............................406-585-5353...14400 BPS Barry Witham, Sysop...................................Bozeman, Montana Blastoff BBS..................................504-735-6384...14400 BPS Alton Smith, Sysop.................................Bogalusa, Louisiana Collinsport BBS...............................214-221-5643...14400 BPS Nancy Eddy, Sysop....................................Lewisville, Texas Beach Side BBS................................803-236-2506...14400 BPS Bobby Crosby, Sysop.......................Myrtle Beach, South Carolina The Night Owl BBS.............................803-888-4727...14400 BPS Mark E. Rogers, Sysop...........................Seneca, South Carolina Fatal Exposure BBS............................519-752-8170...14400 BPS Jamie Connelly, Sysop.......................Brantford, Ontario, Canada Arc Angel BBS.................................519-457-6138...14400 BPS Mark Petronis, Sysop...........................London, Ontario, Canada The Leap BBS..................................910-654-5593...14400 BPS Charlie Jarman, Sysop......................Cerro Gordo, North Carolina Thunderbolt BBS...............................717-629-6588...14400 BPS Steven J. Wallace, Sysop....................Tannersville, Pennsylvania C:\*.BBS......................................503-591-7790...14400 BPS Ron Whitby, Sysop........................................Aloha, Oregon The Road to Nowhere...........................907-356-7710...14400 BPS Robert Nail, Sysop..............................Ft. Wainwright, Alaska Know Place Like Home..........................612-935-3074...14400 BPS Don Bouchier, Sysop..............................Minnetonka, Minnesota Database 1....................................504-486-2371...28800 BPS Polygon Industries, Inc., Sysop.................New Orleans, Louisiana The Viper Zone................................513-661-9167...19200 BPS Chris Peters, Sysop...................................Cincinnati, Ohio Having Fun in Las Vegas.......................702-739-9224...14400 BPS Harry Miller, Sysop..................................Las Vegas, Nevada In addition, there was 13 new private SPITFIRE BBS Systems registered. The private SPITFIRE BBS was registered to Sysops in Duncanville, Texas; Milan, Illinois; Portland, Oregon; Omaha, Nebraska; Duluth, Minnesota; Madison, Ohio; Niles, Illinois; Hamilton, Ohio; Mouroux, France; Union City, Georgia; Friendswood, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia and Kansas City, Missouri. There were 17 registrations for whom registration information was incomplete. These included BBS's in: Frisco, Texas; West Chester, Ohio, an APO address; Little Rock, Arkansas; Lake Oswego, Oregon; Austin, Texas; Hannibal, Missouri; Pr. Carbon, Pennsylvania; Avon, Ohio; Greenwood, South Carolina; Seoul, Korea; Omaha, Nebraska; Downers Grove; Illinois; Spanish Fork, Utah; Crystal River, Florida; Richmond Hill, Georgia; and St. Petersburg, Florida. The increase in registrations where information is incomplete is largely due to Buffalo Creek's Software's policy of accepting on-line Mastercard and Visa credit card registrations. JUST A REMINDER...the newsletter is always looking for contributions! Please forward any articles in ASCII text to either Buffalo Creek's BBS or The Mother Board BBS.