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Explanations

 Explanations 



  People/Persons


   - The list is sorted alphabetically firstly by Country code (ISO 3166)
   and secondly by Person's lastname.
   That offcourse doesn't mean that a person with an address like
   xxx.org or xxx.com or xxx.net lives to United States.
   Any corrections refering to this one are welcome.
   
   - Everything that comes after a person's name and is enclosed in
   (), "", '' ussually refers to person's code/nick-name.


   - The meaning of fields is :


     Company  : This is the Company which the person works for,
     Group    : or the Group where he/she belongs to.
     E-Mail   : This is the E-Mail address you should use if you want to
                contact the person for any reason.
     WWW      : This is the WWW address of the person.  Point any WWW
                browser to this address in order to access his/her pages.
     IRC      : This is the nickname used by this person on IRC.  Also the
                channel (preceded by the symbol #) where he/she can be
                found on, is included.
     Fidonet  : This is the Fidonet address of the person.
     Notes    : These are special notes about the person.  Possible entries
                include sysops, authors of standards, producers, gfx/sfx
                artists, etc.
     Projects : These are the projects created by the person.  If you want
                to refer to a specific project (which is followed by an
                address enclosed in <>) then you should use that address
                instead of the general one.



  Companies


   - The list is sorted alphabetically by Company name.


   - The meaning of fields is :


     E-Mail     : This is the E-Mail address you should use if you want to
                  contact the Company for any reason.  Note that
                  usually this address refers to the president of the
                  Company (the name of the person the address is refering
                  to is enclosed in ()).
     FTP        : This is the FTP address of the Company.  Use this
                  address in order to access the Company's FTP site.
     WWW        : This is the WWW address of the Company. Point any
                  WWW browser to this address in order to access the
                  Company's pages.
     Fidonet    : This is the Fidonet address of the Company. Note that
                  usually this address refers to the president of the
                  Company (the name of the person the address is refering
                  to is enclosed in ()).
     Activities : This is what the Company is dealing with. Also a list of
                  companies which this company is a distributor for, is
                  included.
     Products   : These are the products developed and distributed by the
                  Company.  If the company is a distributor for another
                  company then check the other's company entry in order to
                  find the complete range of distributed products.



  Dealers/Vendors


   - The list is sorted alphabetically by Dealer/Vendor name.
     The next version will be hopefully sorted by Country name.


   - The meaning of fields is :


     E-Mail   : This is the E-Mail address you should use if you want to
                contact the Dealer/Vendor for any reason.  Note that
                usually this address refers to the president (the name of
                the person the address is refering to is enclosed in ()).
     FTP      : This is the FTP address of the Dealer/Vendor.  Use this
                address in order to access the Dealer/Vendor's FTP site.
     WWW      : This is the WWW address of the Dealer/Vendor. Point any
                WWW browser to this address in order to access the
                Dealer/Vendor's pages.
     Fidonet  : This is the Fidonet address of the Dealer/Vendor.  Note
                that usually this address refers to the president (the name
                of the person the address is refering to, is enclosed in
                ()).
     Products : These are the products distributed by the Dealer/Vendor.
                If some of them are "special", their names are included.
                Otherwise the phrase "Complete range of ..." is included.



  Groups/Teams


   - The list is sorted alphabetically by Group/Team name.


   - The meaning of fields is :


     E-Mail     : This is the E-Mail address you should use if you want to
                  contact the Group/Team for any reason.  Note that
                  usually this address refers to a member of the
                  Group/Team (the name of the person the address is
                  refering to is enclosed in ()).
     FTP        : This is the FTP address of the Group/Team.  Use this
                  address in order to access the group/team's FTP site.
     WWW        : This is the WWW address of the Group/Team. Point any WWW
                  browser to this address in order to access the
                  group/team's pages.
     Fidonet    : This is the Fidonet address of the Group/Team. Note that
                  usually this address refers to a member of the
                  Group/Team (the name of the person the address is
                  refering to is enclosed in ()).
     Activities : This is what the Group/Team is dealing with.
     Projects   : These are the projects created/developed by the
                  Group/Team.



  BBS


   - The list is sorted alphabetically firstly by Continent/Country/State
     name and secondly by BBS name.


   - The meaning of fields is :


     Sysop    : This is the Sysop's name. What follows enclosed in <> is
                his/her e-mail address.
     E-Mail   : This is the E-Mail address you should use if you want to
                contact the BBS for any reason.  Note that usually this
                address is the same with the sysop's e-mail address if a
                general one doesn't exist.
     FTP      : This is the FTP address of the BBS (rarely used).
     WWW      : This is the WWW address of the BBS. Point any WWW
                browser to this address in order to access the
                BBS's pages.
     Telnet   : Use this address to telnet into the BBS. If a port number
                is specified too, use that one too.
     Fidonet  : This is the Fidonet address of the BBS.  Note that usually
                this address is the same with the sysop's Fidonet address
                if a general one doesn't exist.
     Amiganet : This is the Amiganet address of the BBS.  Note that
                usually this address is the same with the sysop's Amiganet
                address if a general one doesn't exist.
     Notes    : These are notes about the "interests" of the BBS.
     Lines    : These are the phone numbers you should use to contact the
                BBS.  Usually the first part of the number is enclosed in
                () and refers to the country code.  What follows after the
                phone number (and is also enclosed in ()) is the modem
                type and speed used by the BBS.



  Mailing Lists


   - The list is sorted alphabetically by ML (Mailing List) name.


   - The meaning of fields is :


     E-Mail      : This is the address you should use to get various info
                   regarding the ML or if you have any problems with the
                   ML.  What follows, enclosed in (), is the name of the
                   person (usually the maintainer) the address is refering
                   to.
     SubscribeAd : Send email to this address in order to (un)subscribe
                   to/from the ML.
     SubscribeCm : Send these commands to the above address in order to
                   (un)subscribe. If this field is empty, then try to
                   send a HELP command.
                   NOTE : 
                      EmailAddress = your email address
                                     (eg.: chatasos@teia.ariadne-t.gr)
                      FirstName    = your first name
                                     (eg.: Tassos)
                      LastName     = your last name
                                     (eg.: Hadjithomaoglou)
                      []           = optional field
     Mail        : Use this address if you want to send something to the
                   ML, after you have subscribed.  If this field is empty,
                   then most probably you can use the Subscribe address or
                   the address returned to you by the ML after the
                   subscription.
     FTP         : This is the FTP address you should use if you want to
                   access the ML's archives.
     Notes       : These are notes about the purpose of the ML.



  Newsgroups


   - The list is sorted alphabetically by Newsgroup name.


   - The meaning of fields is :


   News      : This is the name of the newsgroup. Point any newsreader to
               news:<name> to access that particular newsgroup.
   Notes     : These are notes about the purpose/interests of the
               newsgroup.
   Moderator : This is the moderator's name.  If this field exists, then
               you should contact him/her (use the e-mail address enclosed
               in <>) in order to make a posting.



  Zines


   - The list is sorted alphabetically by Zine name.


   - The meaning of fields is :


   E-Mail : This is the E-Mail address you should use if you want to
            contact the zine for any reason.  This is usually the same with
            the editor's e-mail address if a general one doesn't exist.
   WWW    : This is the WWW address of the zine. Point any WWW browser to
            this address in order to access the zines's pages.
   Editor : This is the editor's name. Use the e-mail address enclosed in
            <> if you want to refer specifically to him/her.



  WWW Resources


   - The list is sorted alphabetically by WWW Resource name.


   - The meaning of fields is :


   E-Mail : This is the E-Mail address you should use if you want to
            contact the maintainer of the Web Page for any reason (the name
            of the person the address is refering to is enclosed in ()).
   WWW    : This is the WWW address. Point any WWW browser to
            this address in order to access the particular Web page.
   Notes  : These are notes about the contents of the Web page.