Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!hookup!news.caren.net!news.join.ad.jp!news.imnet.ad.jp!usenet.seri.re.kr!news.kreonet.re.kr!overload.lbl.gov!lll-winken.llnl.gov!uwm.edu!news.sol.net!daily-planet.execpc.com!earth.execpc.com!not-for-mailFrom: rmark@earth.execpc.com (Richard Mark)Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet,alt.bbs.ads,alt.bbs.allsysop,alt.bbs,alt.bbs.lists,comp.bbs.misc,alt.answers,news.answers,comp.answersSubject: = 1/96 Guide to Select BBS's on Internet [1/2] =Followup-To: posterDate: 3 Jan 1996 08:32:59 -0600Organization: Exec-PCLines: 443Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.EDUMessage-ID: <4ce42r$3g9@earth.alpha.net>Reply-To: cerebus@dkmail.dkeep.comNNTP-Posting-Host: earth.execpc.comSummary: A Comprehensive listing of BBS's accessible via telnet/rlogin;          also called the "SBI List"Keywords: telnet, bbs, sbiXref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu alt.bbs.internet:40847 alt.bbs.ads:30089 alt.bbs.allsysop:18649 alt.bbs:55582 alt.bbs.lists:17276 comp.bbs.misc:26887 alt.answers:14655 news.answers:61363 comp.answers:16224Archive-name: internet/bbs/list/part1Posting-Frequency: monthlyLast-modified: 01/01/96              GUIDE TO SELECT BBS'S ON THE INTERNET  (SBI LIST)             -------------------------------------------------       Copyright 1994, 1995 by Richard S. Mark, all rights reserved                       (cerebus@dkmail.dkeep.com)        Featured in BBS Magazine, Boardwatch and West Coast Online                         January, 1996 Edition                       Posted Version [part 1 of 2] --------------------------------------------------------------------------The SBI list is a comprehensive guide to BBS systems accessible by telnetand/or rlogin on the Internet, and is updated monthly.  The files thatmake up the list are available for download from various locations(outlined in "Where to find the SBI files"), using a wide variety ofmethods.  To make this posting complete, I've included the most of mainfiles that make up the actual archive.  As of the 3/95 list, the -detailed- "Guide to Select BBS's on Internet" isno longer available via Usenet due to its ever-increasing size.  However,I strongly urge anyone interested in Internet BBS's to get a copy of thedetailed listing, which includes a great deal of additional informationabout each BBS than is listed in this posting.  A WEB version of thedetailed listing is also available, and provides a "guided tour" ofInternet BBS's.  To get a copy of the detailed list, or for informationabout the WEB page, see the section "Where to find the SBI Files",included in this posting.  This "posted version" of the list is divided into (2) parts:PART 1:	- README.1ST  - Revision information about this month's edition                        of the SBI list.        - README.DOC  - General information about the SBI list.  Includes                        "How to get the SBI files".        - SYSOP.DOC   - How to become a part of the list; BBS information                        addition/update form.        - WHERE TO FIND THE SBI FILES - General info about how to get                    the complete Guide by FTP, modem, finger, and WWWPART 2:  The "Quick" Guide to Select BBS's on Internet - a short summary         of all the BBS's on the list, along with IP addresses.------------------------------------------------------------------------==========README.1ST==========SBI REVISION NOTES 1/96-----------------------WEB SITE RENOVATION-------------------The SBI WEB site has been completely overhauled for 1996!All BBSs have been indexed and the WEB pages are broken down byalphabet.  This should help keep things loading quickly on the net, and accomodate the rapid growth of the list (468 for 1/96).Hope you like it...TELNET LINK USES DOMAIN NAMES-----------------------------Due to popular request, the WEB site now uses the Domain name form ofthe BBS telnet address (if available) for the telnet link.NETTERM DATA FILE NOW AVAILABLE-------------------------------As of Netterm version 2.8, the SBI list is available as an externaldialing directory.  Netterm is simply the BEST telnet client available -and now you can telnet to ALL the SBI BBSs from one easy phone book!Get the most recent copy of Neterm and the SBI Phone book from the SBIhome page (http://dkeep.com/sbi.htm).THE INTERNET BBS TOP 20 CONTEST!--------------------------------VOTING EXTENDED THOUGH FEBRUARY 15TH, 1996!The Contest for the 20 Most Popular Internet BBSs has Commenced!Winning systems will be featured in BBS Magazine.  Prizes for voterstoo!Sysops - get your users to vote for your BBS!  The top 20 BBSs could winwith less than 100 votes each...so every vote counts!Vote via the WEB at: http://dkeep.com/sbi.htmSBI LIST - IN BOOK FORM!------------------------I've recently signed an agreement with Manning Publications andPrentiss-Hall, Inc. to include the SBI list in an upcoming Internet book about Internet BBSs.  This is GREAT way to further promote this budding industry.  I have contacted all SBI sysops for additionalinformatoin -- if you were NOT contacted, then I didn't have a validsysop email address.  Either visit the WEB page, or drop me a note, andI will send you out a sysop survey.  All Internet BBSs with complete and accurate information will most likely be listed in the book, and a good number will be featured in some additional detail.  Visit the SBI Home Page for more information!OKAY...I INCLUDED A .GOV------------------------No...the general policy of the SBI list to include only "privatelyowned" Internet BBSs has not really changed.  After much consideration,I've decided to include FedWorld BBS as a special exception.  FedWorldprovides links to over 100 Government BBSs, and I decided to includethem as a "gateway" to all the other government-taxpayer-funded BBSsthat I don't include in this listing.  There are also a couple of .edu's in the listing.  BBSs that are privately owned, but get their Internet connection though a .edu, willbe considered on a case-by-case basis.SYSTEM REGISTRATION/UPDATE FORM ON THE WEB----------------------------------------------With a LOT of help from the good people at Concentric Research (CHRIS),and specifically  Patrick Doyle at CRIS, sysops are now able tosubmit new or updated system information directly via the WEB.  In fact, this is actually the BEST way to make sure all your information is includedin future lists.  All you need is a "forms compatible" WEB browser (most are) and goto: http://dkeep.com/sbi.htm  *** PLEASE USE THIS METHOD FOR SUBMITTING SYSTEM INFORMATION! ***----------------------------------------------------------------------I'd like to extend a SPECIAL THANK-YOU to all the Sysops that haveresponded to the Internet BBS Book Project Sysop Survey!  I'm sorry fornot replying to each and every one individually, I simply don't havethe time right now.  However, if your BBS is selected to be "featured"in the book, I will contact you sometime between now and February 1996.In the meantime, send me out those screen-shots!Keep those BBS's coming!Your SBI list author,Richard (cerebus@dkmail.dkeep.com)==========README.DOC==========GUIDE TO SELECT BBS'S VIA TELNET         1/96---------------------------------------------Thank you for downloading the 1/96 edition of the SBI (Select BBS's onthe Internet) BBS listing.  This listing will be updated MONTHLY, unlessthere are no changes or additions to the list from the prior month.  Thislist will always be called SBI<MMYY>.ZIPFiles in this archive should include:-------------------------------------SBI0196.LST         Select BBS's via Internet list (full detail)SBIQ0196.LST        Select BBS's via Internet "Quick" list (just                    names and addresses)SBIN0196.LST        NEW BBS Systems for this month.README.DOC          The file you are reading nowREADME.1ST          Important revision information SYSOP.DOC           How to become a part of the SBI listHISTORY.DOC         How this list came aboutWHY ANOTHER INTERNET BBS LIST?------------------------------The answer to this is simple - other internet BBS lists mostly containgovernment or educational based BBS's.  They are not what most "BBS'ers"would usually call a "BBS" - which are very diverse and colorful systemsthat offer just about everything - messages, files, games, chat, and otherservices - and up until recently, were mostly accessible via long distancephone calls!  This is a list of "real" BBS's accessible via TELNET,RLOGIN, or WEB on the Internet.We feel a good and FREE listing of these systems will not only help promote BBS's on the 'net, but also act as an invaluable aid to the new Internet user trying (and sometimes desperately searching) for useful and *fun* systems to visit out in cyberspace.  This list does *not* contain any opinions or editorials of the systems listed - it is merely a listing, with details provided (where possible) by the BBS sysops themselves.HOW DO I ACCESS THESE BBS'S VIA THE INTERNET?---------------------------------------------This "guide" is not designed to be a tutorial of "how to use theInternet", nor is it a guide to "how to get access to the Internet".There are hundreds of "help" files available on the network, or on yourfavorite BBS to help you out.   Most of the systems listed in this listoffer Internet access, and can be called using a modem and phone line.Once you get setup on one of these systems (or gain access to the Internetthrough some other means), you can access most of the systems listed byusing a "TELNET" client.  This works differently for different systems,but one common example would be:telnet <host name>   (ex: telnet boardwatch.com)ortelnet <ip address>  (ex: 199.84.216.1)Some systems integrate "telnet" into a menu prompt, which after executionwill simply ask you to enter the host name or IP address.Some systems also offer the ability to use RLOGIN for the same purpose asTELNET.  I'd suggest you try TELNET first...Another method is to telnet via a WWW page.  If you have access to theWeb, you can use this URL - http://dkeep.com/sbi.htm  You will also