* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

               Welcome to the International Publishers Exchange
                  (known fondly to those involved as PUBNET)

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS EXCHANGE...

    The International Publishers Exchange (IPE) is a non-profit international 
organization staffed entirely by volunteers. Among its members are private 
individuals, corporations, and institutions, all of whom are involved in the 
many aspects of electronic and print communications, such as desktop 
publishing, presentation graphics, printing, advertising, and technical 
documentation.

    Anyone can join IPE, either as a casual user or active participant. The 
goal is to create a "User's Intelligence Network," where members may share 
experiences, ask questions, and gain insight into the use of these powerful new 
technologies.


ABOUT THE BBS NETWORK...

    Central to the achievement of IPE's goal is PUBNET--a telecommunications 
network linking bulletin board systems around the world. This network is based 
on the same technology as the popular FIDONET EMAIL system. Messages and files 
are distributed to participating PUBNET BBSs on a daily basis. A message 
entered on one of these boards is "echoed" to all other PUBNET boards 
throughout the world.

    Whether you are creating a church newsletter, a major corporate brochure, 
or investigating the latest in multi-media, you will find PUBNET members more 
than willing to help and share their experiences. You are also encouraged to 
help others in their publishing and communications efforts.

    Key to PUBNET are the various conferences, each dealing with a specific 
aspect of PUBNET or electronic printing and publishing. The current PUBNET 
conference list includes:

INTROPUB       - Introduce yourself here and find out about PUBNET

AUTOPUB        - Automatically generated network messages, file releases, etc.
COREL          - Talk on Corel products, including but not limited to Draw!
FONTS          - Installing and using fonts on any platform
GRAPHIC_DESIGN - Analysis and commentary on publication design 
LASERMASTER    - Talk about LaserMaster's printer controller cards
PAGEMAKER      - Discussions of Aldus' PageMaker
POSTSCRIPT     - Postscript printers and programming tips
PRODUCTION     - Publishing in a production environment
PUB_ADS        - Commercial advertisements from publishing-related firms
PUB_BUSINESS   - Discussions of the business side of publishing
PUBNET         - PUBNET administration
PUBNEWS        - The latest news from major software vendors
QUARK          - Quark Xpress publishing software discussions
TECH_SUPPORT   - Technical support for DTP products
UNIX_PUB       - Publishing on UNIX platforms
VPUG           - Intended to facilitate comunication between the many
                 independent VPUGs

  (Note: A Ventura conference was included in IPE's planning, but PubNet is a
  Fido-carried service, and Fido already has a Ventura echo in place.)

    Join the INTROPUB conference first and let us know about yourself. If you 
need help finding out where to go within PUBNET to find an answer INTROPUB is 
the place to start!
 

A FINAL NOTE...
 
    PUBNET continues to grow with each passing month. As a result, we are still 
setting up hubs and testing links, both nationally and internationally. The 
boards noted with an asterisk in the accompanying DTPBBSxx list are current 
participants in the IPE and PUBNET. At this writing, not all of the boards are 
connected for all of the echo conferences, but it is hoped that those that 
aren't will be soon.
    Come join us! 

