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9.1. List of AIDS BBSes.




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This article is from the AIDS FAQ, by Dan Greening with numerous contributions by others.

9.1. List of AIDS BBSes.

Norman Brown's Consolidated List of aids/hiv Bulletin Boards
Compiled For All People Affected By hiv/arc/aids
ABBS9310.DOC - 1993 Revision #9 - Updated to 1 October 1993
Compiled by Norman R. Brown - Copyright (c) 1993

CORRECTIONS Send NetMail to Norman Brown at FidoNet 1:104/909, GayCom
207:1/104, 94:3130/0 on ADAnet, N.BROWN1 on GEnie,
norman.brown@tde.com -OR- n.brown1@genie.geis.com on Internet

The acronyms "aids/hiv/arc" are in lower case in this document in order
to lessen their appearance of importance for the reader. Check with

your sysop as to whether it should be in upper or lower case on your
| particular bulletin board when making reference to particular echoes.
This list is published and available for FREQ'ing as ABBS on or near the 1st of each month from:

Phone Number Fidonet ADAnet GayCom

Black Bag	302-994-3772 1:150/140 94:3020/1 -------
Denver Exchange	303-623-4965 1:104/909 --------- 207:1/104
Doc In The Box	314-893-6099 1:289/8	94:3140/1 -------
Erie Canal	315-445-4710 1:2608/31 --------- -------
hiv/aids Info	714-248-2836 1:103/927 --------- -------
hivNET-Amsterdam 31-20-6647461 2:280/413 --------- ------- 
SCHWUBS	49-71-5256330 2:244/52 --------- -------
Southmed Sydney	61-2583-1027 3:712/700 --------- -------
LambdaConn	203-877-6667 1:141/215 --------- -------

The shareware program FONDIR*.ZIP is also available from the same
bulletin boards.

Both files are available on GEnie, as well, in the Medical Forum, Page
745;3 as well as LiveWire, Page 400;7. They are also available on a
new network called NVN (National Videotex Network) on the aids
Forum. They are also available on the Internet. To receive them
through the Internet mailing list, please see further instructions on
page 16 of this document.

Copyright 1993 by Norman R. Brown for all people affected by
hiv/arc/aids. All rights reserved. For individual use only. Permission
is granted for posting this list in the file areas of public bulletin
boards, provided no charge is made for access. Bulletin board users
may print or copy this list for their own use or for limited sharing
with others in their hiv/aids or computer-user organizations, or for
posting in such places as public libraries. Please do not place in a
BBS message area other than in brief response to a specific
question. Unauthorized publication, in whole or in part, in any other
form or any commercial use of the material contained herein is
expressly forbidden.

Norman Brown's Consolidated List of aids Bulletin Board Systems

Primarily, this list includes all of the known BBS's which participate
in the aids/hiv-related ADAnet, FidoNet, GayCom, MetroLink, RBBS-NET,
RelayNet and TNet conferences marked with an asterisk in the footnote
column below. This list is compiled from ORIGIN lines in messages
reaching San Francisco, CA; Denver, CO; and Washington, DC; plus
information learned from other sources. Please remember when using
information from it that much of it changes each month.

Available aids-Related Conferences (Echoes)

ECHO NAME	TOPIC	MODERATOR	Z:NET/NODE FN
 
act up	ACT UP discussion	Bearded Crewman 1:141/107 *
aids.data	aids data. No discussion Mary Elizabeth 1:103/927 *
aids.dialogue aids-related support disc. Jeffrey Lizotte 1:141/215 * 
aids.hiv	aids-related discussion Bert Sainz	1:123/316 F*
aids.spirit	spiritual discussion/aids Kenny Teel	1:141/650 *
aids.women	aids discussion for women Angie Kersnick 1:129/228 *
aids/arc	aids-related discussion Mary Elizabeth 1:103/927 F*
taa	aids-related discussion Johnny Chased	207:1/1 G*
hiv dateline	hiv+ persons	Randy Dodson	1:379/24
hiv/arc/aids	aids-related discussion Hans Braun	1:125/572 S*
"	"	Jay Lightner	S*
Living w/hiv	aids-related discussion White Eagle	1:125/572 S*

F Available on FidoNet "Backbone" in most Fido regions. G Available
only to GayCom subscribers. L Local BBS S Available only to StudsNet
subscribers. * Participants included in this list.

**********

ST U.S. State or Canadian Province
SYSOP System Operator
Z: FidoNet Zone, or other network, as follows:
n: FidoNet (where n is: Zone 1 - North America;
Zone 2 - Europe, etc.;
Zone 3 - Oceania;
Zone 4 - Latin America;
Zone 5 - Africa; or
Zone 6 - Asia.
A: ADAnet
207: GayCom private gay network
L: Local only; primarily aids/hiv, but does not carry echoes R: RBBS-NET

Relaying Networks:
MetroLink
RelayNet
TNet

Conversion to a Dialing Directory

You can convert ABBSyymm.DOC into a dialing directory for most major
communications programs by using a shareware program called FONDIR,
available on many BBS's. To use ABBSyymm.DOC together with FONDIR
simply enter this command at theDOS prompt:

FONDIR ABBSyymm.DOC /O:? /L:nnn- /A:1- /M:x
where: "ABBSyymm.DOC" is the name of the file; "?" is the code for
your software:
+ = ProComm+ 1.1	K = K9 Express 8.8	3
2 = ProComm+ 2.0	L = Ultiterm 2.0	3
A = PCanywhere 3.11	M = Telemate 3.01 - see FONDIR.DOC 3
B = Boyan 5.0	O = Mirror 3 1.01	3
C = PC Talk 1.39	P = Procomm 2.4.3	3
D = A Dialer 2.0	Q = Qmodem 4.5/5.0	3
E = Pilot 2.0	R = Rcomm 2.1	3
F = Commo 5.0	T = Telix 3.15	3
G = GT Powercomm 17.00	U = Unicom 3.0	3
I = Pibterm 4.1	Y = Carbon Copy Plus 4.01	3
"nnn" is your local Area Code;
"A:1-" adds the long-distance access code.	3
"x" is the maximum speed of your modem:
1 = 1200;
2 = 2400;
4 = 4800; and
9 = 9600.

ST City Bulletin Board/SYSOP Z:Net/Node Phone # (1+)

 

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