    
      RsaNET Policy Statement  
           COMMUNICATION       
     is the name of the Game ! 
    

                O F F I C I A L    P O L I C Y    S T A T E M E N T

    
    Revision #3                                   Dated: 14th October 1993
    
                            Compiled by Rob Fisher

                        (c) Copyright 1993 Rob Fisher
             RsaNET(tm) Durban, South Africa All Rights Reserved.


    INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

    RsaNET was the brain child of Chris Kenward and  Rob  Fisher  and  the
    Network was born in March 93 with just 4 nodes. (Two in Durban, one in
    JHB and one in P.E.)
     
    THE ORIGINAL BBS's OF RsaNET were

    SOFTEL (National hub)
    Starlight BBS
    NetLINE Flagship BBs (Transvaal HUB)


    RsaNET's Mission statement is simple :

                   Communication is the name of the game !

    Many thanks to Renaldo from whom this one liner was stolen !

    RsaNET  is  a network of friendly Sysops who subscribe to the the Mis-
    sion Statement and who are prepared to do their bit towards the  open-
    ing up of free flowing COMMUNICATION.

    STANDARDS WITHIN RsaNET:

    Transmission of the RsaNET Network is via the QWK mail packet.  Import
    and export of mail for transmission can be done by a few utilities,  
    the  most popular of which is QNet for PCBoard.

    The important feature of any mail tosser for RsaNET is that it must be
    able  to  handle  the  origin  line  properly  as  WELL as respect the
    NETSTATUS flag.

    RsaNET Origin tagline must be in the following format :

     QNet 3.0  RsaNET  BBS Name  Town  Number

    An RsaNET BBS must please display the RsaNET LOGO either as a bulletin
    or preferably part of the logon sequence.

    GENERAL RULES ON RsaNET

         1)   Keep it clean.
         2)   No "flames" or personal attacks.
         3)   Keep to the topics of the echo.
         4)   Be friendly and helpful.  If you can answer a plea for  help
              then dive in and do so.
         5)   Moderation must be done by Moderators only.
         6)   High ascii is welcome.
         7)   Taglines are very welcome,  although it would be nice to see
              people using different ones occasionally,  as  we  all  hate
              seeing  the  same  old  ones over and over.  Especially that
              tagline - "So long and thanks for the fish  !"  It  must  be
              noted  however  that  multiple taglines are NOT allowed.  An
              RsaNET message should have one tear line (the three  ---'s),
              One tagline (optional) and an origin line.
         8)   Please  try  to keep quoting of original messages to a mini-
              mum,  and hopefully try to keep your "signatures" from being
              too  long and fancy.  Fancy signatures are great to see from
              time to time but people get tired  very  quickly  of  seeing
              fancy signatures and same old taglines.
         9)   No private messages are allowed other than in RsaMAIL.
         10)  No ANSI mail may be left in any area other than those desig-
              nated  specifically for it.  The only conference that allows
              coloured ansi at this point is RsaBBS when in the form of  a
              BBS advert.
         10)  No activity that violates any Laws of the country.
         11)  No activity that in any way advocates software piracy.
         12)  Discussions  of any other BBS Networks is allowed as well as
              partial quoting of messages.  However out and out bashing of
              any networks and or People and or Software is NOT !


    THE RsaNET HIERARCHY

    RsaADMIN  Rob Fisher Ian Gerada and the HUB Sysops.

    National Hub        Netline Flagship         Ian Gerada
    Natal Hub           Chatterbox BBS           Richard Pillay
    Eastern Cape Hub    P.E. Technikon           Renaldo Rheeder

    RsaNET Marketing

    David Segall


    RsaNET  is  not a democracy but rather a friendly club run by the par-
    ticipating Hubs and Nodes.  In the unlikely event of an unresolved ar-
    gument  on  policy  or  any  other matter relating to RsaNET the final
    decision will be made by Rob Fisher.  All participating Sysops are en-
    couraged  to  take  part in the formulation of polices by partaking in
    discussions in the RsaNET echo.  (The echo for  RsaNET  Sysops  only.)
    RsaNET  users are also very welcome to add their piece to the formula-
    tion of policies !


    JOINING RsaNET

    While it is a private amateur network, RsaNET is open to any SysOp who
    agrees to follow the RsaNET Policy and is serious about the free  flow
    of communication.

    In  order to become an RsaNET member,  the SysOp must first obtain the
    RsaNET application program from any of the Hubs.  The  file  is  named
    RsaAPPXX.ZIP.  The  program  will  generate  a text file which must be
    uploaded to his nearest Hub for processing in the form of  a  message.
    Thereafter  the  application will find it's way into the RsaADMIN con-
    ference were the application will be considered.


    WHERE TO UPLOAD YOUR APPLICATION

    Should you decide to join RsaNET, please upload your application form 
    to the national hub. NetLINE Flagship BBS Tel : +27-11-789-6085/6/7/8 
    upload your application in the form of a message on the main board. 

    ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT

    International sysops wishing to join the network may submit an 
    application via fax to the following number +27-11-789-6081. 
    International sysops would then be required to dial the national 
    hub in order to check if there application has been accepted. With 
    international BBS's joining into RsaNET please add your name and 
    password to the application form, so that the national hub can add you 
    as a user, should your application be successful


    THERE ARE A FEW REQUIREMENTS

    Currently the QWK packet import and export utilities are  only  avail-
    able for PCBoard,  Wildcat,  Remote Access and TriBBS.  However Sysops
    who run other systems and have access to utilities to handle  the  im-
    port  and  export  of mail via the QWK packet will be considered after
    testing and approval of the utility.

    RsaNET BBS's MUST be 24 hour Boards.  After Hours boards will  not  be
    considered.

    BBS's must be over 6 months old.

    More  than  anything  else the Sysop must be ACTIVE and be prepared to
    motivate his users to partake in the RsaNET echoes.  This point is ab-
    solutely critical ! Think not what can RsaNET do for me (and it can do
    a lot), think more like what can I do for RsaNET ?

    A  Sysop will be responsible for his users.  And by this I mean that a
    Sysop will be responsible for restricting the access  of  certain  in-
    dividuals from certain conferences as instructed by RsaADMIN on advice
    from a Moderator or Sysop complaint.

    RESTRICTED CONFERENCES

    There are several conferences that are restricted to certain positions
    within RsaNET.  For example, RsaMOD is an echo for Moderators and RsaNET 
    sysop's only. It may not be read or seen by anyone who is not an RsaNET 
    Moderator.

    See RsaCONF.TXT for the full list of conferences.

    IF YOU ARE GOING OFF-LINE

    If your node will be off-line for longer than two  days,  inform  your
    Hub as soon as possible.

    If  you  will be leaving your system unattended for an extended period
    of time (such as while you are on holiday),  you  should  notify  your
    HUB.

    TERMINATION of RsaNET status.

    Apart from the obvious,  a BBS's RsaNET status will be terminated if a
    node is found to be continually problematic and inactive.  RsaNET is a
    free  flowing  communication  medium  for  the  active BBS's and their
    users.

    Daily Mail runs to a Hub are imperative !  If a Node  is  consistently
    erratic with mail runs his feed WILL be cut.

    HAVE FUN !

    Above all have fun and enjoy ! We are all in this for enjoyment !

    Regards Rob

    
      RsaNET Policy Statement  
           COMMUNICATION       
     is the name of the Game ! 
    



    
     RsaNET Echo List 14/10/93 
           COMMUNICATION       
     is the name of the Game ! 
    

The following conferences make up RsaNET at this point.

  RsaADMIN   (HO) - HUBS ONLY                     None.
  RsaBBS          - BBS related discussions       Rob Fisher
  RsaCHAT         - General Chit Chat             Chris Kenward
  RsaCOMMS        - Communications                Don Black
  RsaFTP          - FTP Requests                  Johann Hanekom
  RsaGAMES        - Computer Gameing              Andre Van Den Post
  RsaHELP         - BBS Help for Users            Johann Hanekom
 RsaMAIL         - Private Mail                  None
  RsaMOD     (MO) - Moderators & RsaNET Sysops    Rob Fisher
  RsaMUSIC        - Music, Movies & Entertainment Mike Cookson
 RsaNET     (SO) - RsaNET Sysops ONLY.           No Moderator
  RsaNEWS         - RsaNET News Announcements     Roger Crossley
  RsaPROG         - Programming Discussions       Ian Gerada
  RsaREVIEW       - Software Reviews              Roger Crossley
  RsaSELL         - Buy and sell                  Rob Fisher
  RsaSOFT         - LOCAL Shareware support       Ian Gerada
  RsaSPORT        - Sporting discusions           Mac Anamourlis
  RsaTECH         - Technical Discussions         Paul Giraud
  RsaTEST         - Testing purposes              None.

     This is a forced conference and must be taken by ALL nodes.
(HO)  RsaNET Hub Ops Only
(MO)  RsaNET Moderators & RsaNET Sysops Only
(SO)  RsaNET Sysops Only

