°°°°°°Ü °°Ü °°°ÜÜ°°°Ü °°°°°°Ü °°°°°°Ü °°Ü °°°ÜÜ°°°Ü °°°°°°Ü °°°°°°Ü °°Ûß°°Û °°Û °°Û°°Û°°Û °°Ûßßßß ß°°Ûßß °°Û °°Û°°Û°°Û °°Ûßßßß °°Ûßßßß °°°°°Ûß °°Û °°Û ßß°°Û °°°°°Ü °°Û °°Û °°Û ßß°°Û °°°°°Ü °°°°°°Ü °°Ûß°°Ü °°Û °°Û °°Û °°Ûßßß °°Û °°Û °°Û °°Û °°Ûßßß ßßß°°Û °°Û °°Û °°Û °°Û °°Û °°°°°°Ü °°Û °°Û °°Û °°Û °°°°°°Ü °°°°°°Û ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßßßßßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßßßßßß ßßßßßß =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MARCH RELAYNET INTERNATIONAL MESSAGE EXCHANGE NEWSLETTER 1992 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Most recent count of nodes - 951 Most recent count of hubs - 57 Currently-active International Conferences - 280 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIME Times Staff Editor.....................................................Curt Akin ->MORE Editorial Associates: Security and Safe Computing..............Carol Carmichael ->STRUPPI Interviews..........................................To Be Announced Tag Lines and other Lurking.......................Brian Lee->THEHUB Who's Who.....................................Patrick Lee->RUNNINGB --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article# Subject Author 1 Frankly, Curt Curt Akin Node ID ->MORE 2 Conference News James Wall Node ID ->DREAM 3 Automated Phone Answering Michael J. Clark from NIST's RISKs 4 Toward the Secure Ed Lazarowitz Node ID->STRUPPI 5 Beware the 6th of March!! Curt Akin 6 Who's Who and What's What Patrick Lee Node ID->RUNNINGB 7 Notices -------------------------------------------------------------------------- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 1 - FRANKLY, CURT from your Editor Node ID->MORE =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Time is, always, the rarest of resources, and a strange one, too. It cannot be recycled; it cannot be conserved. One can not dam it up for later use, can it, pickle it, or otherwise put it in a special pocket for a wild fling at some more appropriate later moment. One is given a supply when one is born, but the supply can never be measured; so one never knows how much there still is in the time account. Nor does one ever know whether one is getting value for time spent until much, much later. I join many others in thanking Michael Brunk for the "checks" he wrote against his time account while tending to RIME Times in the many months past. His is a very hard act to follow, but one I am proud to inherit, since Michael built a kind of stature into the newsletter, gave it a momentum, and passed it on because his time budget needed to be applied to other "creditors." Michael is fortunate, though, in one respect. His dividend from this time spent is obvious in the many "Where the honk are the recent issues of RIME Times?" Good work, Michael. I trust you will look over our shoulders as we put together each issue and lend us a bit of the spirit you have for RIME and its members. "Time present and time past are all, perhaps, present in time future." I trust in Eliot's words. To throw away either is the act of a fool. This is a continuum of Michael, of RIME, of each of the members, of the folk on the SC, of Bonnie, and, most important of all, of Kip who made it all possible in its present form. Where are we going? Well, we will continue for the next 2 months with essentially the same format that you have seen in RIME Times for the last many months. By June, I hope to have an issue that will be distributed in 2 formats; one, the current ASCII format; the other, a Word Perfect version complete with photographs and other graphics. Wouldn't you love to see the Mother Hub? And equipment ensembles from many of our big (CHANNEL) and small (MORE) nodes? We are in the process of building a staff of editorial entrepreneurs, folk who will build on the past to bring you the future. Joining us for the first time this month is Carol Carmichael who will try to keep us on our toes in matters of safe computing. James Wall continues to provide information on conference additions and changes. Who's Who and What's What is kept up to date by Patrick Lee. Matt Roberts is to join us in the next issue with a monthly column on issues concerning the visually impaired. Stay tuned. Let me know if there's something burning in your breast to write about or have written about. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 2 - CONFERENCE NEWS by James Wall Node ID->DREAM =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= New conferences added since January 1, 1992: NAME: POW/MIA MESSAGE CENTER NUMBER: 64 DESCRIPTION: This conference is dedicated to all POW/MIA's from all of the wars. The purpose is to provide information to anyone who is interested in efforts to put pressure on the Local, State and Federal Governments to help bring them home. HOSTS: Ted Bouzounis Node ID ->OLYMPIC Joni Bouzounis Node ID ->OLYMPIC ACTIVITY: * NEW * 11/9/91 NAME: TRADING CARDS NUMBER: 102 DESCRIPTION: This conference is for those that collect sports and non-sports "bubble gum" cards. This hobby is one of the fastest growing in the country. This conference is where one who collects these cards can post, buy, sell and trade messages or collect information from other collectors. HOST: Mike Tilford NOde ID ->MEOW ACTIVITY: * NEW * 12/1/91 NAME: DISNEY NUMBER: 157 DESCRIPTION: Devoted to all things Disney.... from the Theme Parks (Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland and Euro Disney Resort), to the classic motion pictures, to Disney Television, collectibles and much more. Answers to your questions, information for planning your trips and much more. (NOTE: The Disney Conference is in no way sponsored by the Walt Disney Corporation or any subsidiary, and the "RIME NETWORK" or the host of this conference has no personal or professional ties with any Disney Company.) HOST: Chris Harrower Node ID ->LABB ACTIVITY: *NEW* 12/9/91 NAME: GEOWORKS NUMBER: 168 DESCRIPTION: This conference discusses GEOWORKS Ensmble and Geoworks Pro, and operates as a medium for other geoworks users to exchange information and inform other users of the features of these programs. HOST: Bob Neal Node ID ->CHQBBS ACTIVITY: * NEW * 12/14/91 NAME: FILE SEARCH NUMBER: 171 DESCRIPTION: This conference is for the use of RIME participants to search out those hard to get files, or to find files to do a specific job or task. Users will place their post requesting a specific file name that they are looking for, or post a description of what the file should accomplish. Responders will reply to the message with a specific filename, and where the user will be able to pick it up. This conference is also open to those hobby programmers that would be willing to write a program for the user to fulfill the end result. This conference will also help BBS Sysops in that it will eliminate the constant request from their users regarding the searching of files as described above NAME: MAILDOORS NUMBER: 176 DESCRIPTION: This conference is dedicated to the various Maildoors that are offered and are now is use. Author support of their various products is encouraged. HOST: Dennis McCunney Node ID ->RUNNINGB ACTIVITY: *NEW* 1/18/92 NAME: FGS (Fifth Generation Systems Support) NUMBER: 194 DESCRIPTION: Fifth Generation Systems Inc. supported conference. Technical Support for all FGS products. Any questions you have about FGS products will be answered directly by FGS Tech Support on a daily basis. HOST: Russell Jackson Node ID ->SOSINC ACTIVITY: * New * 2/2/92 NAME: RIMENEWS NUMBER: 200 DESCRIPTION: This is an ANNOUNCEMENT only conference that MUST be carried by each node on the Network. We ask that you specifically name this conference RIMENEWS and that you clearly inform your users that this is an announcement only conference and NO posting of any message is permitted. This conference is open to all users and sysops of the network for reading purposes only. All posting to this conference will be done by the SC or the Conference Coordinators. Any replies to announcements can be made as routed and or r/o messages in USERS, ADMIN or COMMON. Any replies placed in this conference will be immediately moderated. If you as a sysop/conference host/co-sysop/user, wish to have a message placed in this conference, send the message (using any appropriate conference such as Common, Admin, Hosts, Users) to Bonnie Anthony (RUNNINGA), Howard Belasco (RUNNINGB), James Wall (DREAM) and we will post it for you. HOST: Steering Committee NAME: DOS (Disk Operating System) NUMBER: 283 DESCRIPTION: MS-DOS and PC-DOS is an increasingly complex operating system, no longer "install it and forget it." This conference discusses the MS-DOS and PC-DOS settings, options, utilities, optimization and problems. HOSTS: David Dean Node ID ->OLDTOWN Allen Johnson Node ID ->OLDTOWN ACTIVITY * NEW * Date 10/91 NAME: BLACK ISSUES NUMBER: 284 DESCRIPTION: This conference will provide a public forum to discuss racial issues. It will also provide a path of communication that will hopefully lead to meaningful dialogue between the participants. All users are invited to participate. HOSTS: Derek Anderson Node ID ->DNET Linda Anderson Node ID ->DNET ACTIVITY: * NEW * Date 10/20/91 NAME: NORTON PRODUCTS NUMBER: 285 DESCRIPTION: This conference deals with all Norton Products. Including Norton Utilities, Norton Guides, Norton Backup, Norton Anti-virus, Norton Desktop for Windows and any of Peter Norton's Theories. HOSTS: Eddie Brown Node ID ->TSUNAMI Robert Buckner Node ID ->TELEPHNE ACTIVITY: * NEW * Date 10/20/91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following conferences had name changes. NAME: INTELLICOMM (Previously Liberator) NUMBER 229 DESCRIPTION: Dedicated to Support and discussion of the new Intellicomm communications program. Designed to automate your mail/file runs to most BBS types. BBS users and Sysops alike will find this product and conference of interest. HOST: Wayne Duff Node ID ->CRS ACTIVITY: light NAME: RBBSQWK (Previously Jimmer) NUMBER: 276 DESCRIPTION: Support conference for all RBBS .QWK mail door. Hosted by the author. HOST: Jim Goodenough Node ID ->DIRASNT ACTIVITY: New Conference NAME: MLM (Previously American Dream) The SAUDI CONFERENCE (250) has been renamed to SIA (Servicemen in Action) DESCRIPTION: This conference is for support between families with members in the Armed Services for any conflict or uprising. The PRODOOR CONFERENCE (57) has been renamed TOOLSHOP DESCRIPTION: This forum directly supports Sam Smiths programs including Prodoor, ProBank, ProPack, ProKit and the HS/Link protocol. Discussions of upcoming releases, bug reports as well as technical advice for both door writers and users on all available products. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Discontinued conference: The MarkMail for PCBoard Conference (131) has officially been CLOSED and will be shut off at the NetHub. Please de-configure this conference in your Relay Set-up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Host Changes: David Tay Node ID ->SHOPPER Japanese Conference (173) Adam Wiggins Node ID ->SOARING SoundCard (158) Garry Baker Node ID ->SEVENSEA Star Trek (101) Ben Sansing Node ID ->CHAOS Medieval (239) Paul Sink Node ID ->CCSBBS Fantasy (38) Bart Lidofsky Node ID ->RUNNINGB Comics (175) Peter Mengel Node ID ->MODEMZNE BBS Software (137) Ben Sansing Node ID ->CHAOS Horror (126) Christopher Bolin Node ID ->EMERALD DR-DOS (201) Jeff Altman Node ID ->CAREER Running and Being (164) Mike Baumann Node ID ->APPLEWIZ Apple (119) Jim O'Connor Node ID ->DREAM GAMES (34) Dennis McCunney, Node ID ->RUNNINGB is Co-Hosting Unix (74) along with John McNamara -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Host Node change: Ken Fowler hosting SCANNERS/SWL Conference (209) from Node ID ->FFORUM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- AN OS/2 CONFERENCE IS CURRENTLY BEING SCOUTED The scout is being conducted by Andrew McElroy of Node ERBBS. His scout number is '481'. He will be scouting in the following conferences: Programming (10), Technical (6), Windows (44), IBM (60), Relay Users (104) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 3 - AUTOMATED PHONE ANSWERING by Michael J. Clark via Allan Meers from Internet RISKS in COMPUTING =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AUTOMATION IN THE 20th CENTURY By Michael J. Clark The setting is a typical bedroom, a woman is in the bed asleep, next to her bed is a night stand with an alarm clock and a telephone. Suddenly the woman awakens to the sound of a strange noise in the house, she looks around, starts to panic and then picks up her phone to call the police. Woman: (Startled and panicked, talking out loud to herself in a low tone) "I-I-I-I've got to call the police, there's someone here, oh God I know there is, let's see...what's the number, (she nervously punches the numbers into the phone.) After a few rings the phone is answered, there is a delay, then we hear: "Welcome to our emergency phone mate 911, the automated emergency answering system, the latest in emergency response technology! If you are calling from a touch tone phone, please enter a 1 at the tone, enter now"......(the woman looks both shocked and puzzled as she nervously punches in a "1") "Thank you, our emergency phone mate 911 recognizes that you are calling from a touch tone phone......To serve you better your police and emergency services have set up this system to route your call to the appropriate emergency service personnel......If you are in need of police assistance enter a 5, if you require information in Spanish, enter 7, in Chinese enter 4, in Greek enter 9, in French enter 6 or Italian enter an 8, if you wish fire or medical service enter a 3 and the corresponding numerical code for the language in which you will be speaking or in need of translation......to repeat the previous information please enter 0.......Enter your code now please"......(the woman, who has now gone from fear and panic to being irritated and confused enters a 5 and waits.....) "Emergency phone mate 911 recognizes that you have requested police assistance in English....In order to better serve you, please enter the appropriate number at the tone....a 1 if your call is not an emergency, a 2 if you need information, a 3 if you are returning a call from a police official, a 4 if you are inquiring about a parking ticket, or a 5 if this is an emergency, enter your code now"........(she shakes her head and rolls her eyes and enters a 5 quite forcefully) "Emergency phone mate 911 recognizes that you have a police emergency, please enter a 1 if it is a life threatening emergency, a 2 if it is a non life threatening emergency, a 3 if there are weapons involved, a 4 if there are multiple perpetrators, a 5 if the perpetrators are non English speaking and will require a Miranda warning in any other language....Please be sure to enter the appropriate language code if you enter a 5....if the police emergency is a non life threatening rape or physical assault please enter a 7....... (the woman now has lost her temper, she punches in a 2 saying out loud "How the hell do I know if it's life threatening or not you imbecile!) "Emergency phone mate 911 recognizes that you have a police emergency that is non life threatening, emergency phone mate will now direct your call to the appropriate department for response.....please hold while your call is transferred.....(we hear ringing......, the phone is answered) "Dunkin' Donuts, may I help you?" ........ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 4 - TOWARD THE SECURE by Ed Lazarowitz Co-Sysop, Struppi's BBS =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BBS ACCESS SECURITY REVISITED It's an ordinary Friday evening, and having just returned from a nice week long vacation, you have some time on your hands. So you think, "Hmmmm... now would be a great time to call Struppi's and get some mail and maybe look for that new version of Telix everyone's been raving about!" So, you fire up your comm program and go through your logon only to have a very irate SysOp break into CHAT telling you that you're pond scum and no longer welcome on Struppi's. "Hang on there Struppi", you type, "what've I done?" "Well for one thing," the reply comes back, "you've raped and pillaged our download directories for the last four days, and those vile, insulting messages you've left to virtually every user have not been appreciated! Consider yourself history on this board pal!" How can this be? You've been out of town for more than four days. And in a flash, (as Struppi goes through revoking your logon priviledges), you figure it out -- someone must've figured out your password. You quickly get Struppi's attention, and after explaining the circumstances, Struppi agrees to reinstate you...conditional on your changing your password. Sound like fiction? This this scenario can't happen to you? Well you're wrong -- on both counts. This actually happened recently to another prominent BBS in the metropolitan area. The board had several users come dangerously close to being permanently locked out, simply because they weren't careful enough with their BBS password. With that thought in mind, we at Struppi's would like to offer some suggestions on BBS password security. Sort of a "DO's & DON'Ts" of password security. Several of these suggestions are obvious, while others are recommendations from top computer security folks. Why not take a minute now, and read through them, and then change your password? The moment you take today could save you hours of grief tomorrow! *First and foremost -- CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD ON A *REGULAR* CYCLE! Get into the habit of regularly changing your password. Most mainframe-based computer systems have a 'password interval' that is selected by the Security Administrator. If you are regularly changing your password, it is more difficult for an unscrupulous individual to hack into your account six months from now - long after all traces of the password theft have faded away. We suggest a period of at least once-a-month, but more frequently wouldn't hurt. *If you call more than one BBS or online service, *NEVER* use the same password on more than one system. Even the most secure SysOp occasionally has problems, and if one system's user list gets compromised, then your password becomes the key to lots of systems. And if you access government, business, or 'pay-as-you-go' subscription systems, it becomes more than just a BBS problem - it could actually have an impact on National Security or even worse...your pocketbook! *Never, *never*, *NEVER* use PASSWORD, GUEST, NEWUSER, or the name of the BBS for your password. Also bad choices are any corruption of the above, e.g. TSEUG OR RESUWEN (GUEST and NEWUSER spelled backwards). These words are often the first things a hacker will try when attempting to break into a system. *Try and choose a password that is unique, and cannot possibly be linked to you. Passwords that use any of the following are *easily* hacked: -Your nickname, initials, or other corruptions of your name. -Your Ham Radio call sign. -Your social security number (for other obvious reasons as well). -Your birthdate or the birthdates of your immediate family. -Your wife or mother's maiden name. -The name of a pet. -The nickname of a car, boat, or other favorite object. -The name of your hobby. *Several subscription systems use a double-word format, where each half of the password is unrelated to the other. For example, a password under this system could be BUG*SIGN. Since it is unlikely that the two words (BUG and SIGN) could be obviously linked, this is a safe password combination. This is an excellent system, and if used properly, offers very good security. *Try and use the full amount of characters the system allows for passwords. The more characters, the harder it becomes to hack. Also, mix and match letters, numbers, and if possible, extended characters (æ, ä, etc). *Try the following techniques to aid in selecting passwords. While not fool-proof, they will deter most casual, (and many not-so-casual) attempts to break your password: -If you're a heavy reader, pick a character, place, or thing from the book you're currently reading and add a number other than "1" to it. In order for a hacker to break your password, they'd need to know which book you were reading when you reset your password, what noun you selected from the book, and what number you picked (hopefully at random). Not a very easy combination to determine. -Using any one of several random number selection techniques, pick a page from your handy English Language dictionary (or Thesaurus or encyclopedia, etc.) and select any word on that page at random. Again, add a random number to the word, and you have your new password. The advantage to this method is there really is nothing to easily connect you with your password. -There are several good random character generation program demos around. Find one you like, and use it to create your password. A variation of this is to get a copy of an encryption program, and then use it to create an encrypted password. *If there is a possibility that someone other than yourself could gain access to your comm program's dialing directory, *DO NOT* store your passwords there! If you have many to remember (and most of us do), jot 'em down and store them in a fairly well hidden location -- preferably in another room, far away from your PC. *Many BBSes have installed Caller Id on their phone lines. If you even suspect that someone might be logging on with your password, let the SysOps know. With Caller-Id, it is very simple to track down where a hacker may be calling from. Also, in order for this method to work real well, the data line number recorded in your user record must be accurate. Why not check it today? Password security is not something we can ignore or even treat casually. As soon as we let our guard down, problems can occur. At the least, bad feelings and misunderstandings can arise. At worst, National Security, personal finances, and your life in general can be shattered. Take a moment today, and re-evaluate your current logon password structure. If you find it isn't adequate -- do something about it! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 5 - BEWARE THE 6th OF MARCH by Curt Akin Node ID->MORE =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= First discovered in April of 1991, the Michaelangelo virus has not only had a great deal of time to spread, it has been discovered on an astonishingly large number of floppies from primary sources (software publishers, brand new machines, etc). Its trigger date is Michaelangelo's birthday, the 6th of March, at which time it will destroy hard disk partition tables, write over the first 9 megs of an infected boot drive, and write over a variety of floppies. Since this is a boot record infector, it is extremely unlikely (nearly impossible) that you could catch this virus from any BBS download. It is spread from boot records on floppies. To be on the safe side, however, you should scan your machine before the 6th of March. A number of scanners/fixers are available, including special limited editions from leading virus detection publishers that are written specially for Michaelangelo. -McAfee's SCAN V86B and CLEAN86 (shareware) -Central Point Software's CPAVM (freeware) -Norton's NAVM (freeware) -Ross Greenberg's VIRX20 (freeware) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 6 - WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S WHAT by Patrick Lee Node ID->RUNNINGB =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The following is a list of "Who's Who" in RelayNet: Steering Committee: Bonnie Anthony RUNNINGA Rex Hankins IBMNET Howard Belasco RUNNINGB JThomas Howell MORE Mike Glenn PARTY Conference related: Paul Hileman BAYOU Conference Liason (handles all intra-conference problems) Rick Kingslan OMAHANET Marketing Coordinator (PR) James Wall DREAM Conference Manager To Be Announced Statistician Auto send lists: Bonnie Anthony RUNNINGA Nodes listing (RIME.ZIP) Curt Akin MORE RIME Times (RIMEyymm.ZIP) Roger Sligar TRP Conference list (CONFLST.ZIP) James Wall DREAM Conference list (RIMECONF.ZIP) BBS software that currently has an UTI interface with PCRelay: dBBS MajorBBS Remote Access Auntie Maximus Spitfire EIS PCBoard/ProDoor TriTel GAP QuickBBS UltraBBS GT Power RBBS Wildcat! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 7 - NOTICES =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The RIME Times staff is now maintaining the newsletter AUTOSEND list. If you are a RelayNet node and would like the newsletter sent to your board automatically each month send a message to Curt Akin Node ID ->MORE. Please check to see if your hub will AUTOSEND it to avoid duplication. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- To make life easier for the editors, the following submittal guidelines are suggested: 1) To be included in the current month's newsletter all articles must be submitted by the 15th of the month. 2) A routed private message in the COMMON conference is acceptable. Please address and route to: Curt Akin Node ID->MORE 3) Your name as used on RIME. 4) Your node id if you are a RIME sysop or your "home" board id if you are a RIME user. 5) Any special instructions. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Node Export Software has reduced duplicates!! Kip has released a new version of EXPORT which further eliminates duplicate messages by detecting multiple tag lines. All nodes should have installed EXPORT from EXP-411.ZIP FILERed recently by Bonnie. Notice That the RIMENEWS Conference (200) is a READ ONLY conference. Node Sysops can force this conference to be read only by adding the following line immediately after the EXPORT: PKZIP -d .RLY *.200 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The RIME Times is published monthly by the membership of RelayNet International Message Exchange as its official newsletter. Users and Sysops are encouraged to contribute. Submittals and questions may be directed to the editor, Curt Akin, Node ID ->MORE (c)Copyright 1992, The RelayNet International Message Exchange. Permission is hereby granted for unlimited distribution and duplication, provided such distribution and duplication are strictly for non-commercial purposes and that no alterations are made to any file contained in the distribution archive. All other rights reserved. RelayNet and RIME are registered trademarks.