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                HotNet's(tm) PKTnet(tm) General Information
                               revised 5/95
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Background:

HotNet is a QWK-style message network coordinated by Dave Angell of
the Back Alley BBS.  Hundreds of adult oriented boards nationwide take
part in the 50+ HotNet echoes, forwarding more than four-hundred new
messages each week to Dave's BBS.

HotNet's PKTnet began in May 1994, as a need for FIDONET-style mail
arose within HotNet.  While the main nodelist of HotNet is intended
for QWK-style distribution (using off-line mailers as their front-ends),
the PKTnet's FIDONET-style distribution employs a Front-End mailer, such
as Frontdoor or Intermail.
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HotNet general policies:

        *       No Flaming (except in approved areas)
        *       No gating to other networks
        *       No un-authorized hubbing of mail
        
HotNet is a alias-names ONLY network.  Please do _not_ participate in
HotNet you can't export messages with the poster's alias name in the header.
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Costs Involved with HotNet:

If you are joining HotNet's PKTnet, you may be interested to know that
mail distribution to the St. Louis area (local area code 314) is, as of
May 1994, free of charge.

That's right, free to local-314 BBS systems!!

The HotNet PKTnet gate in St. Louis will call at least once per week to 
deliver all of the HotNet *.PKTnet outbound mail, and pick up the latest
QWK-style mail packets from Back Alley. The fifty-odd HotNet echoes will
then be processed by NeverLand's FIDONET-style mailer, and priority mailed
to the local-314 nodes ASAP.

Any hubs or nodes outside the local St. Louis area will have their PKTs
held for pickup at the HotNet PKTnet gate in St. Louis.  These PKTs must
be picked weekly, as hard drive space on the mail server is extremely
limited.

    **THE PKTNET GATE WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER CALL OUTSIDE OF LOCAL-314**
 **TO DELIVER OR RETRIEVE MAIL PKTS.  ONCE OUTSIDE LOCAL-314, MAIL ROUTING**
    **RESPONSIBLITIES LIE  SOLEY WITH THE LONG-DISTANCE HUBS AND NODES**

The HotNet FOR SALE echo will be maintained and distributed only on a
regional basis.  This is a great method for moving excess computer junk,
sell adult videos & pictures, and anything else you can think of!
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Application Information:

If you are interested in becoming a HUB or a NODE for HotNet's PKT network,
fill out the application and forward it to the HotNet PKTnet nodelist
coordinator at the FIDONET address below.  Before mailing, rename your
completed application to {name}.APP, where {name} is your BBS' name.

         *** DO NOT FORWARD ANY APPLICATIONS NAMED HOTNET.APP***
              *** THEY WILL BE OVERWRITTEN AUTOMATICALLY ***

If you are not a member of FIDONET, simply call NeverLand BBS at
314/ 579-9369, log on as a new user, and upload your application in a
comment to the SYSOP.

Thanks for expressing your interest in HotNet!


Timothy Trace
HotNet's PKTnet Coordinator
FIDO:   1:100/440
PHONE:  314/ 579-9369
