ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ "Letter To Don Mankin, Author of MegaHost BBS" October 25, 1992 To: Don Mankin Fr: Jim Spheekas It has become quite obvious that many BBS operators are still confused as to the features of MegaHost and it's many configurable options. I think that the geographical location of the "sole" support BBS, has alot to do with this. It is understandable Don, that as the author of Minihost, MaxiHost, and Megahost (hereafter=MH) you wanted to be the direct source of information and technical support from your California based BBS. This made alot of sense until you modified Megahost to be compatible with a Front End Mailer, i.e FrontDoor or Binkley. As I'm sure you know, the installation and support of a front end mailer opens up a whole new world of communication capabilities. Sending messages across the Nation as well as the World for as little as a local phone call to an uplink. ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ "letter to future Support & Node BBS's" The integrity and reliability of a future MH support operator is a major concern; Will the operator be dedicated enough to represent your BBS software in a positive manner as not to harm or degrade it's reputation as BBS software; Is he/she knowledgeable enough about the many options and configurations of Megahost;Is he/she willing to carry all the new versions of the software and any pertinent third party packages relevant to MH. * A Support BBS operator must make the commitment to review/support any questions presented to him/her and agree to pass along those questions to the Host Node (1: 208/407 Don Mankin) via Nodes or directly. TheSupport BBS must have a working and active front end mailer attached to his BBS. Questions that cannot be answered by the authorized support BBS may copy those question(s) over to Net-Mail and "Crash" the Host for immediate delivery. * A Node is just a vehicle that agrees to carry the proposed "MegaHost Echo" and allow general user access for the purpose of communicating with the Author or any other Support BBS across the world. A network of Nodes strategically placed across the nation would allow for the delivery of new "Megahost" echomail to be delivered at a lesser rate due to the fact a BBS operator does not have to call California from the East Coast or Europe. Each successive node would pass along the new message(s) Node-Node-Node until all node have been "echoed" the message(s). EXAMPLE: ______________________ Megahost Support BBS Don Mankin _____________________ /|\ | | | | [ SUPPORT BBS'S ] \|/ [ SUPPORT BBS'S ] _____________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NEVADA COLORADO OHIO N.Y. MASS EUROPE ______ ______ ______ ______ _____ _____ | | /|\ /|\ /|\/|\ /|\ \ / | \|/ | | | \ / | <-------->| \|/ \|/ \ / | | <------> \ / \|/ \|/ /|\ \ / <-----------------> | 2 NODES | | | | \|/ | MULTI NODE DISTRIBUTION | \|/ 5 NODES ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ October 30, 1992 <<<<<<<<<<<<< FORMAL POLICY: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is the MEGAHOST Echo. The MEGAHOST ECHO is dedicated primarily for the participation of anyone who has an interest with Megahost,Maxihost & Minihost hereafter to be identified as MH, A BBS software program Authored by Donald Mankin 1:208/407. It is also open to anyone involved with issues pertaining to the support of these programs. We also consider ideas using MH and discuss softwre use and the various schemes and programs that can be used with MH.Currently, no echo exists in FIDO-NET or any other NetWork that encourages the support of MH pertaining to the startup and existing systems. Encourages is the keyword here. This is the first echo that's dedicated to actually provide a receptive and non-hostile atmosphere for the exchange of information. The network is designed to be able to distribute pertinent mail at any of the following levels: 1.Within the Support BBS Hosts 2.Within the Nodes fed by Hosts 3.Within a Branch, Sector or Region that is near any of the above levels. The participants are prepared to Distribute other "Conferences" as they "hatch" that a node on distribution would like to obtain. GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE MEGAHOST ECHO This is a Support Echo with very few rules. Those few rules are: 1. Enjoy yourselves to the fullest. 2. Feel free to discuss any topic regarding Mega, Maxi or Minihost. Please stay on topic related to MH. 3. Never personally attack anyone, their ideas..okay but, never the person. Personal attatcks, slurs or innuendo will not help anyone seeking assistance. 4. If a statement makes you upset, include at lease a few positive comments in your response to foster a feeling of goodwill despite the heated comments. 5. All post must be related to MH (Inquiries,Educational,Enhancements,Problems,Ideas, Etc..) 6. Have a sense of humor. 7. Aliases are not allowed because this echo promotes people just being themselves. 8. Free-wheeling debate is encouraged no matter what perspective you may have regarding the ECHO topic. 9. Be aware that Echomail is NOT SECURE. Don't take anything at face value. 10. The post in this Echo are the sole responsibilty of the poster. If you need verification, use NetMail. The Moderators for this Echo are Donald Mankin [1:208/407] and Jim Spheekas [1:324/137] repectively. MegaHost Echo participation is open to anyone who has an interest with the MH Software line. The MEGAHOST ECHO's hope is to be able to service the user community in the FIDO NET hierarchy by providing the necessary integrated information framework, technical expertise and Conference facilities for any existing or future MH BBS to reach out a bit further and help promote the development and use of MH BBS systems. Megahost coordinators are interested in contacting the Sysops of other MH run BBS's. If you or someone you know is interested in Megahost and would like to get additional information, contact the following Support BBS's. MegaHost Support BBS San Ramon, CA 209-836-2402 1:208/407 Don HST/V.32b/V.42b Mankin The Cerberus BBS Haverhill, MA 508-521-6883 1:324/137 Jim HST/V.32b/V.42b Spheekas A Complete information package concerning this echo may be Freq'd FROM THE ABOVE BOARDS by the MAGIC NAME of: MEGAECHO ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ