The following are suggested categories to use in the "TO:" field when
    sending bulletins:

        SALE            Items for sale or trade
        WANTED          Things wanted
        HELP            Requests for info, help, or questions
        MODS            Request or info concerning equipment mods
        CLASS           Ham license class announcements
        EXAMS           Ham license exam announcements
        CLUB            Club events, meetings, announcements
        HAMFST          Hamfest or flea market announcements
        MAP             Maps
        MAPKEY          Index or lists of maps
        NETWRK          Announcements about packet network
        LIST            Other lists, or BBSs, Nodes, Frequencies
        SAT             All satellite info
        DX              DX reports and info
        ARRL            ARRL/CRRL bulletins
        PUBSVC          Announcements of public service events
        INFO            Other things
        NTS             National Traffic System information
        SPACE           SpaceNews originated by KB2BD relating to Space items.
        RTTYDX          VK2SG originated RTTY news.
        HUMOR           Funny quips, amusing stories, ect. 
        ALL             Used ONLY in last resort if you can't cover it with
                        one of the above topics.

    Careful use of these category designators when sending bulletins will
    allow users to list bulletins in a category using the "L> xxxx"
    command, where xxxx is the category designator.

Titles; what should I say?
    The title is probably the most important part of the message, it will
    tell someone listing messages whether or not they wish to download and
    read your message.  An improperly titled message will only bring you
    complaints, and it is better to let the readers know what it is your
    wishing to convey in just a few words.   Let try these for a few
    suggestions;   "AEA PK-87 for sale"  "Tower for sale"  "2M Isopole 4SALE"
    "Swapmeet 9/21 in Seattle"  "C-64 Computer for sale"....and the list
    could go on with your imagination, but describe in a few words what your
    wanting to tell everyone in just a few words for the title. 

BIDs; what are they?
     A BID stands for "Bulletin Identification for Distribution".  It is very
     much like a serial number for your bulletin.  You can address a bulletin
     and customize a personal serial number, or BID with your message.  At the
     top of this bulletin you will notice as part of the header information
     there is a statement showing "Message Id", or "Bulletin Id" depending
     upon the BBS software that the SYSOP, or the person that you connected
     to and read this Bulletin from, showing that it is   "BULL_1".
     This message was addressed using the following command;
     "SB INFO @ NWGB $BULL_1"   By using the "...$BULL_1"  I generated this
     bulletin with a customized BID.   This is also the method for resending
     bulletins generated by others, such as the ARRL, AMSAT, or even another
     callsign.
     Hopefully when they originated the bulletin they indicate the authors
     intended serial number for the bulletin, either within the bulletin,
     or at the top of the bulletin within the header information.
There are multiple files here, and the same "BULL_1" scheme was followed.


The following is a description of the BID format used by the ARRL when
they originate bulletins for national distribution;
 
  ARLx###  where ### is the bulletin number (padded with leading zeros)
           x represents the bulletin type from the following list:
 
           B .... General Bulletin
           C .... CRRL Bulletin (from W1AW)
           D .... DX Bulletin
           J .... JARL Bulletin
           K .... Keplerian Bulletin
           P .... Propagation Forecast Bulletin
           S .... Satellite Bulletin
           X .... Miscellaneous (none of the above)
 
  IRUx###  where ### is the bulletin number (padded with leading zeros)
           x represents the language from the following list:
 
           E .... English
           H .... Hispanic
 
Continues in part 3 of "How to send a bulletin".