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148 lines
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Welcome to Bruin Network!
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We deal with the Gay/Bi/Lesbian communities with the emphasis
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on bear friendly communities.
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This network is for all Gay/Bi/Lesbian BBS message bases.
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Following are the guidelines for accessing this network.
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GENERAL STRUCTURE RULES:
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This network is divided into 5 parts.
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ZONE COORDINATOR (ZC): 991 (north america)
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992 (canada)
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993 (Europe)
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994 (Australia/New Zealand)
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995 (Asia/Japan)
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Regional Coordinator (RC): 10 (Pacific) (ZC991)
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20 (Mountain) (ZC991)
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30 (Central) (ZC991)
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40 (Eastern) (ZC991)
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50 (Alaska/Hawaii) (ZC991)
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10 (BC/ALBERTA) (ZC992)
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20 (SASK/MANITOBA) (ZC992)
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30 (ONTARIO) (ZC992)
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40 (QUEBEC) (ZC992)
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50 (ATLANTIC) (ZC992)
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60 (TERRITORIES) (ZC992)
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10 (Great Britian) (ZC993)
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20 (Northern Europe) (ZC993)
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30 (Central Europe) (ZC993)
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40 (Southern Europe) (ZC993)
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50 (Russia/Baltic) (ZC993)
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10 (Western Australia) (ZC994)
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20 (Eastern Australia) (ZC994)
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30 (New Zealand/NSW) (ZC994)
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40 (Tazmania) (ZC994)
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10 (China/HongKong/Taipei) (ZC995)
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20 (Japan) (ZC995)
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30 (Phillipines) (ZC995)
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Area Coordinators (AC (NET COORDINATORS), Hubs, and
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Nodes will be figured out as we get them. However, the
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Hub for Southern California will be seperated by COUNTY AND
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AREA CODES!!! All other Hubs will be seperated by area code
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only. This is due to Pacific Bell (tm) and their numerous
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area codes!
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Nodes will be set by the hub in their area. If a hub does
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not exist, the new node must be set up through their area
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coordinator, then Regional, then zone IN THAT ORDER!
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All complaints can be given to the net-up on the command
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latter. (IE: Hub having problem with their Area Coordinator
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would submit their problem to the Regional)
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GENERAL MESSAGE BASE RULES:
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Message Bases are seperated into 5 categories.
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RED: Over 21
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YELLOW: Gay/Lesbian/Bi ONLY
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GREEN: General Message Bases open to all users.
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BLUE: Sysop Message Bases (MANDATORY)
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WHITE: Organization sponsored echos
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ECHOS WITH NO COLOR CODE ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THE HUB
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NET, OR REGION THAT SPONSORS THEM.
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Priority of message bases will be RED and YELLOW due to
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the nature of the network. We request (but dont demand)
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that you try to curb your message bases from GREEN for
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they are available on many other networks (like fido, etc).
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You may add green to your local BEARLIST and request it in
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the main BEARLIST that comes out at any time, however, you
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must get permission to add BLUE, RED, and YELLOW Message
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areas from Cowboy Communications before putting them online
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for we are ultimately responsible for that BEARLIST and it's
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contents.
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FLAMING/BASHING IS ILLEGAL ON ALL MESSAGE BASES ON
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BruinNetwork! Any such messages found on the message
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bases MUST be deleted by the board sysop, echomail
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coordinator, hub, regional, or Zone coordinator if found.
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ALL NEW BBSs on the network MUST register with Cowboy
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Communications for they deal with the nodelist directly.
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Cowboy Communications, Zone Coordinators, Regional
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Coordinators, Area Hosts and Hubs are allowed to edit the
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BearNode list. Only the BearEcho coordinator is allowed to
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edit the BEARECHO.NA (echo list)
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If you are a HUB, AC (Host), RC, or ZC, please notify
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Cowboy Communications if you add or delete a node so we can
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keep our registry up to date.
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ECHO COSTS
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(Sept 15th, 1994)
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You may not charge for echos due to the fact that there
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are not enough BBSs available for another bbs to connect
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to for free echos... There simply is not enough connects
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to do so yet.
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(Jan 1st,1995)
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HUBS,HOSTS (AC), and REGIONALS(RC) may charge for echos to
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help defray long distance costs.
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And that is about it! To join this network, please fill out the
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application marked BEARJOIN.APP and transmit it to us at Cowboy
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Communications or any other BN HUB,HOST, RC, or Zone. Look for your
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closest connect in the file marked BEARNODE.BBS
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Cowboy Communications has the final say on all problems that deal
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with the network. Appeals can be made if transmitted E-mail to
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Cowboy Communications is received within 3 months of decision.
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Cowboy Communications address in BruinNetwork is 991:991/0 and
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991:10/0.
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FidoNet address is 1:102/831
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BruinNetwork address is 991:991/0
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