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              K E E P I N G   I N   T O U C H        
                      
            SPITFIRE Monthly Support Newsletter      
              for registered SPITFIRE Sysops!        
                     September 1994                  
           Compliments of BUFFALO CREEK SOFTWARE     
             Buffalo Creek's BBS * 515-225-8496      
               38400/19200/9600/2400/1200 Bps        
                          2 Nodes                    
                                                     
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                    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


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    Notes from the author of SPITFIRE!   Ŀ
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͸
 SPITFIRE v3.5 Report 
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   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.


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 LAKOTA v1.4 Ready For Release 
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    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.
 

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 SFNET - SPITFIRE 'Exclusive' Mail Network Progressing  
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   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.


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 SHILOH Addition 
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    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

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                           For the wages of sin is death,       Ŀ
                           but the gift of God is external       
                           life through Jesus Christ, our Lord.  
                         ͼ 
                           


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 SFNET - STILL GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS! 
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   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.


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 TRIBUTE TO WORLD'S OLDEST SYSOP!! 
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  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? <G>)   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!


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 LAKOTA V1.4 RELEASED! 
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   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.

  
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 SPITFIRE MESSAGE BASE UTILITIES    
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  SFCMB - SPITFIRE CLEAN MESSAGE BASE
  
  
  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
       

  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



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 SPITFIRE BOARD-OF-THE-MONTH 
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                            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..<G>

     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" <G>.  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...<G>).  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!


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 SYSOP-OF-THE-MONTH 
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                             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.



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  NEWLY REGISTERED SPITFIRE SYSTEMS 
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   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.

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