                            MajorFAQ version 0.9 Beta
                               February 15, 1995
                    The Official FAQ for comp.bbs.majorbbs
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Keeper of the MajorFAQ (editor):

Robert Farrior
   Sysop     - Party Line Entertainment BBS
   President - Online Entertainment Services, Inc.
   e-mail:     rodr...@vnet.net, sy...@party.com (soon)
   Worldlink - sysop @ple
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Credits & Kudos

I will give credit, when known, to all contributors. Anything that
does not include credit information in "[ ]"'s is my own words.  Those who
help out and contribute alot will get their names and bbs information
posted here at the top of the MajorFAQ.

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                               The Major FAQ
                                 ver. 0.9B

Contents:

 1.0 Introduction & Editorial

 2.0 MajorFAQ Questions
     2.1 What is the MajorFAQ?
     2.2 How can I get a copy of the MajorFAQ
     2.3 Who is the editor of the FAQ?
     2.4 How can I get my questions/answers/product/company/bbs into
         the MajorFAQ?

2.0 Galacticomm Questions
    2.1 What is Galacticomm?
    2.2 What is the Major BBS?
    2.3 How can I get a demo of the Major BBS?
    2.4 How can I buy it? How is it sold?
    2.5 Who are the main people at Galacticomm for various products/
        services?

3.0 MajorBBS Questions

    3.1 General
        3.1.1 How many lines can Major BBS support on one pc?
        3.1.2 What platforms does Major BBS run on?
        3.1.3 Can I run MBBS from Windows or OS/2...?
        3.1.4 Can I run DOORs from MBBS?
        3.1.5 Can I run MBBS on a LAN?
    3.2 Setup
        3.2.1 Why don't my doors work?
        3.2.2 Why do I run out of conventional memory?
        3.2.4 What kind of serial boards do I need/can I use?
        3.2.5 What is a NULL modem cable?
    3.3 Can I do....
        3.3.1 [I can't think of what to put here now.]
    3.4 Features
        3.4.1 Forums
              [Questions about forums]
        3.4.2 File Library/CD-ROMs
              [Need questions & answers]
        [Any other feature related stuff.]
    3.5 Worldgroup
        [Refer to the Worldgroup FAQ.]

4.0 Networking
    4.1 Internet News/E-mail
        4.1.1 Can I/How do I provide Internet News & E-mail
        4.1.2 What is UUCP?
        4.1.3 How can I get a UUCP feed?
    4.2 TCP/IP Internet Access
        4.2.1 Can I/How do I provide full internet Access
        4.2.2 What is TCP/IP?
        4.2.3 What is SLIP?
        4.2.4 SLIP vs Direct IP
        4.2.5 Integrated IP vs. Unix Gateway
        4.2.6 How can I provide SLIP to my customers?
        4.2.7 What is WWW?
        4.2.8 What is HTML?
        4.2.9 How do I create HTML documents?
        4.2.10 Can I do Worldlink/Chatlink... via Internet?
    4.3 Chat Networks
        4.3.1 Chatlink
        4.3.2 Worldlink
    4.4 Forums/Mail/Files
        [Chatlinks thing netsomething]
        MajorNet
        Worldlink
    4.5 Fidonet

5.0 Major BBS Associations
    5.1 IMBBSA

6.0 Third Party Developers
    [Listed alphabetically]

7.0 Telnettable BBSs
    [Refer to Richard Mark's Select Guide to BBSs on the Internet]

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                               The Major FAQ
                                 ver. 0.9B

1.0 Introduction & Editorial

Well, it is finally here.  Sorry it has taken me so long to put this
document out, but being a MajorBBS sysop is a lot of work.  We have
just put the finishing touches on our internet access, and have been doing
alot of work on setting up web pages. Anyway, I know you are not
interested in that.

The MajorBBS FAQ is a living document. It grows and becomes better
with each version. But, it will only do that if we get the support of you
the readers and contributors to comp.bbs.majorbbs.  Please help us make
the MajorFAQ a useful tool to the MajorBBS sysop.

Any areas that you want added, just drop me an e-mail.  If you have an
answer or addition to a question, e-mail me, quoting the quesiton and
including your answer, as briefly worded as possible. I will credit
all contributors for their input.

I will try to put this out around the middle of every month, modifying
it as necessary to reflect new questions and answers.

A HTML version of the document will be available on the web as well.
Look for it to come out within a few days of this one.

Thanks for the opportunity to help.

Oh, yeah, I am NOT an expert on the Major BBS, by any stretch of the
imagination.  I am new at it.  I  hope that the real experts will help
to contribute to this document and replace my poor answers with
quality
ones.

Bob Farrior
Sysop - Party Line Entertainment
President - Online Entertainment Services, Inc.

2.0 MajorFAQ Questions

This section is to cover general questions about the MajorFAQ.

     2.1 What is the MajorFAQ?

     The MajorFAQ is the Frequently Asked Questions (and answers we hope)
     document for the comp.bbs.majorbbs newsgroup. It is intended to be
     used by MajorBBS sysops to aid them in setting up, maintaining,
     customizing and operating their online systems.

     2.2 How can I get a copy of the MajorFAQ

     The MajorFAQ is available from numerous locations.  It is posted
     monthly to comp.bbs.majorbbs and archived at the following
     anonymous ftp sites:

             166.82.196.1   - Party Line Entertainment
                              pub/mbbs/FAQ/
             gcomm.com      - faq/

     2.3 Who is the editor of the FAQ?
     The MajorFAQ is based upon contributions from many sources, but is
     compiled and edited by:

             Robert Farrior  - sysop of Party Line Entertainment
             sy...@party.vnet.net

     2.4 How can I get my questions/answers/product/company/bbs into
         the MajorFAQ?

     The main way questions are added is by posting them to the
     comp.bbs.majorbbs newsgroup.  However, if you have specific
     questions that you think should be in the MajorFAQ you can send
     them to me in e-mail to:

              sy...@party.vnet.net (internet)

     We also take answers, product, third party vendor and bbs information.

3.0 Galacticomm Questions

This section is for discussing questions related to Galacticomm, Inc.,
their products and marketing information on The Major BBS.

    3.1 What is Galacticomm?

    Galacticomm, Inc. is the company that produces the leading edge in
    Bulletin Board and Online Service Technology - The Major BBS, and now      
    Worldgroup. [Galacticomm - please give me something to go here, maybe
    from Harris... Ed.]

    3.2 What is the Major BBS?

    The Major BBS is a multiline Bulletin Board software (and hardware)
    package.  It supports large numbers of simultaneous users on one
    machine, and has a wide variety of services that are available. It
    performs its own internal multitasking and is therefore not dependent
    upon a multitasking operating environment.

    Recently, Galacticomm has announced a UNIX based version of The Major
    BBS, and a Windows Client - Server version called Worldgroup.

    3.3 How can I get a demo of the Major BBS?

    You can get a demo copy by calling Galacticomm at their office in
    Florida at 1-800-328-1128 (or 305-583-5990 outside the US and Canada).

    You can also get it by calling the Galacticomm Demo System at 305-
    583-7808.

    3.4 How can I buy it? How is it sold?

    You can purchase a copy of The Major BBS directly from Galacticomm,
    or from a number of approved vendors.  Buying from a vendor costs
    considerably less.  The version of software that you buy from a
    third party vender is fully licensed and supported by Galacticomm.
    The Major BBS is available in a 2 line version, initially.  You
    then add licenses for groups of 6 lines, called User 6-packs.

    Galacticomm also carries a wide variety of essential add-ons and
    hardware such as serial boards.  One very powerful combination
    now available is the Equinox Intelligent RISC-based Serial
    Interface and The Major BBS.

    The Major BBS supports many connectivity options including ISDN,
    X.25 and TCP/IP.

    3.5 Who are the main people at Galacticomm for various products/
        services?

    [It would be nice if Gcomm would put a list of names and what
     they do..ie Jeff Torello - Tech Support, Ken Maier - Unix Stuff,
     etc. - Ed.]

4.0 MajorBBS Questions

    4.1 General
        4.1.1 How many lines can Major BBS support on one pc?

        Currently there is a high cap of 255 simultaneous users,
        often called nodes or lines, in the industry.  This may change
        in the not too distant future, but for now we live with the
        maximum of 255.

        The numbers and performance ratings have been tested and
        retested by Galacticomm and such agencies as Boardwatch
        Magazine.  Tests have shown close to 200 lines downloading
        at very good throughput on one P-90 machine.  Lower throughput
        and a P-90 easily maxes out at 255 lines.

        This is VERY CPU, clock, usage and serial interface dependent.
        But, without a lab here to test it on, I think it is fairly
        safe to say that The Major BBS leads the industry in this
        category.  Other multiline or multinode BBS packages force
        you to spend a great deal more money on computing resources.

        4.1.2 What platforms does Major BBS run on?

        Major BBS officially is provided for 2 platforms: DOS and
        now UNIX.  These are two different aspects of the product and
        you need to make sure that you buy the right one.  They are
        not interchangeable.

        I believe the manual says that you have to have at least a
        386 processor to run and that is probably sufficient.  But,
        keep in mind that today, 14,400 bps modems are cheap, and  
        28.8's are getting cheaper. The days of  2400 baud modems
        are quickly going away.  To have alot of high speed lines,
        you will need at least a 486 66MHz or a Pentium.

        4.1.3 Can I run MBBS from Windows or OS/2...?

        This is a perennial question.  I have this really nice
        BBS software that runs in DOS and takes over my computer,
        but I still want to be able to use the computer to do other
        things.....can I?

        Answer: more or less, yes.  MajorBBS has been proven to
        run under Windows  3.11  and OS/2 2.11.  It is believed that
        it does not run under OS/2 Warp (as far as I know, and I was
        told so by Jeff Torello at Galacticomm).

        But, the real question is  should you...

        If you run it under any multitasking environment, like
        Windows or OS/2 (talking about the DOS version here, not
        the Unix version) you are limited to a very small number of
        lines.  But, if you only want to run one or two lines and
        have the ability to run Windows or OS/2 to do other things,
        then it should work for you.  

        But, ideally, The Major BBS is intended to run on a
        dedicated computer using only plain old DOS.

        [I recommend a separate section to cover the Unix version.
         Ed.]

        4.1.4 Can I run DOORs from MBBS?

        Yes, you can. But, not on the BBS computer. [this may change
        soon,  as I am led to believe that a TPD is working on a
        way to do it - Ed.]  Essentially the BBS runs in protected
        mode and does not have the ability to shell out to dos to run
        a DOS Door.  You have to run the  Doors on a second computer,
        and communicate with them over a Null Modem cable. (One cable
        per simultaneous game.)

        You can run Windows or OS/2 on the Door computer with great
        success, to give you multiplayer door games.  Some people
        have run other BBS software packages, like Synchronet,
        Wildcat or PC-board as doors from the MajorBBS for one
        reason or another, which may boggle the mind...

        4.1.5 Can I run MBBS on a LAN?

        Yes, you can run it on a Novell Lan (or similar lan). This
        used to require a purchase of the Advanced Lan Option. I
        believe that requirement is gone with the advent of the
        GCDI. [If I am wrong, please tell me so. - Ed.]

    4.2 Setup
        4.2.1 Why don't my doors work?

        The most common problem with doors not functioning
        properly is that the cable you are using is not really a
        NULL modem cable, even though it said it was when you
        bought it.  I bought one off the  rack in a computer
        software store and tried it, with no luck.  Taking the
        advice of the comp.bbs.majorbbs support crew, I went
        to Radio Shack and bought a plain serial cable and a
        Null Modem Adaptor.  That  worked fine.

        Second problem: make sure that you are using the correct
        drop file setup.  The templates that are provided give you
        a good idea. I know that in my setup the normal DOOR.SYS
        file was most definitely NOT a door.sys drop file and it
        caused me a ton of grief.  I found that the DOOR2.* files
        were real DOOR.SYS drop files and use them instead, copying
        them to the appropriate location as DOOR.SYS.

        4.2.2 Why do I run out of conventional memory?

        The modules in the BBS use a small amount of conventional
        (<640K) memory. But, if you have a lot of modules that get
        loaded you can very quickly run out of conventional memory.
        Get the latest version of QEMM and install it.  Use only
        the QEMM driver and don't load DOS high.  That should
        free up enough memory.

        4.2.3 What kind of serial boards do I need/can I use?

        Galacticomm markets 2 reliable serial solutions, the
        Galactiboard and Galactibox.  Additionally, Galacticomm
        supports the Equinox line of intelligent, high speed,
        RISC based serial interfaces.

        Galacitboards handle 8 external modems.

        Galactiboxes are basically PC-AT chassis with 16
        expansion slots and a fan.  They can be piggie backed,
        and you can  load them with Galactiboards.

        The Equinox boards come in a wide range of configurations,
        with higher sustained throughput, but they are considerably
        more expensive.

        4.2.4 What is a NULL modem cable?

        A Null Modem cable or adaptor is essentially a normal
        RS-232 or RS-232C serial cable/connector with some wires
        crossed.  This allows two serial ports to communicate
        directly with each other, back to back.

                    DB25 - DB25 Null Modem Adaptor

               PC A                             PC B
           ------------                     ------------
               Pin 2    ------\   /------       Pin 2
          Transmit Date        \ /         Transmit Data
                                X
               Pin 3           / \              Pin 3
           Receive Date ------/   \------   Receive Data

               Pin 4    ------\   /------       Pin 4
                RTS            \ /               RTS
                                X
               Pin 5           / \              Pin 5
                CTS     ------/   \------        CTS

               Pin 7    -----------------       Pin 7
              Ground                           Ground

               Pin 8    ------\   /------       Pin 8
                DCD            \ /               DCD
                                X
               Pin 20          / \              Pin 20
                DTR     ------/   \------        DTR

         Some supposed Null Modem cables/adaptors do not cross the
         DCD/DTR leads resulting in problems.  One such problem is
         that door programs "hang" after end of execution.

    4.3 Can I do....
        [I can't think of what to put here now. But think it is a
         good idea. - Ed.]

    4.4 Features
        [The general idea here is to cover specific areas of the
         Major BBS, but I cannot think of what to go in there now, so
         if you have ideas, let me know. - Ed.]

        3.4.1 Forums
              [Questions about forums]
        3.4.2 File Library/CD-ROMs
              [Obviously about File stuff]
        [Any other feature related stuff.]
    4.5 Worldgroup
        [Need a reference to the Worldgroup FAQ.]

5.0 Networking
    5.1 Internet News/E-mail

    This section covers questions about setting up/using Usenet News
    and E-mail.

        5.1.1 Can I/How do I provide Internet News & E-mail

        There are a few ways in which you can add Usenet Newsgroups and
        Internet E-mail to your BBS.

            o Use an integrated UUCP package like Major Gateway/Internet
            o Use a network service that ports newsgroups and e-mail
              like MajorNet or Worldlink.
            o Use an Internet package like Vircom's Major TCP/IP to talk
              to a Unix network and let the Unix network handle the news
              and e-mail.
            o Use the MHS capabilities of a Novell Network for e-mail

        5.1.2 What is UUCP?

        UUCP is Unix to Unix Copy Protocol.  It was originally designed
        to transfer information between Unix machines.  It is now a
        type of de facto standard for transmitting internet e-mail and
        Usenet news off of the Internet to BBSs and other non-internet
        connected sites.  It is still used by Unix machines as well,
        however STMP and NNTP are better transport media for TCP/IP
        based networks.

        5.1.3 How can I get a UUCP feed?

        Contact your local internet providers.  Most of them will
        offer UUCP feeds, at a cost, but less than that of full internet
        connectivity.  Some BBS's now offer to transmit UUCP feeds
        as well.

        Also, there are Usenet Newsgroups that discuss UUCP and how
        to gain access. [Anyone know the names of the newsgroups,
        let me know. - Ed.]

    5.2 TCP/IP Internet Access

    This section is for discussing Internet Connectivity.

    The subject of Internet and TCP/IP is covered in great detail in:
       TCP/IP Network Administration by Craig Hunt and published by
       O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

    If you plan on doing Internet, of any kind, on your BBS, get this
    book.  Also, for Linux, O'Reilly recently published the Linux
    Network Administration Guide, and I apologize to the author for
    forgetting his name.

        5.2.1 Can I/How do I provide full internet Access

        There are a couple ways in which you can provide full internet

        access on your Major BBS.  [If more let me know. - Ed.]

             o Use the Unix version of The Major BBS, internet is a
               function of Unix systems, and Major BBS takes full
               advantage of that.

             o Use Galacticomm's Internet Connectivity Option.  This
               add-on to The Major BBS provides you with telnet, ftp,
               and WWW server capabilities. It functions with either
               a direct internet connection or dial up slip.  I hear
               that they are working on including SNMP, STMP, NNTP,
               and SLIP server capabilities. [Don't count that as
               gospel until someone from Galacticomm confirms or
               denies it. - Ed.]

             o Use Vircom's Major TCP/IP Package. This add-on provides
               the same features as Galacticomm's ICO, but also includes
               the ability to do rlogin or rsh.  Rlogin and rsh allow
               you to connect the BBS to a Unix network and use the
               features of the Unix system for full news feeds using
               NNTP instead of UUCP, SMTP based E-mail, archie, gopher,
               internet relay chat, World Wide Web browsing.  And if you
               use TIA (The Internet Adaptor) you can get your customers
               SLIP access to the internet to run such things as Netscape
               or Mosaic graphical web browsers and clients.  Vircom is
               working to port in STMP, NNTP, etc. as well.

             o Connect a Unix box as a door and allow your users to
               log into the unix machine that way. This is terribly
               impractical in the long run, and I don't recommend it,
               but it works.

        5.2.2 What is TCP/IP?

        TCP/IP is Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
        IP generally forms the Network Layer and TCP the Transport
        Layer in the OSI Model.  I won't go into that, but tell you
        what it means in general terms.

        In general, TCP/IP (and associated protocols) are the communication
        methods that Internet applications, clients, servers use to
        talk to one another. To talk on the internet your PC has to be
        able to "speak" TCP/IP.  This can be accomplished by running
        direct TCP/IP via a router and csu/dsu to a 56Kbps or T1 span.
        Alternatively you can do it by using SLIP, see below.  

        5.2.3 What is SLIP?

        SLIP is Serial Line Internet Protocol. Normally you have to have
        a direct connection (see above) to the internet. But, you can use
        a serial connection to a modem or to another computer and use a
        special form of IP handler that combines the serial comm stuff with
        the internet protocol stuff.  That is SLIP.

        5.2.4 SLIP vs Direct IP

        Hands down, Direct IP is a much better way to connect to the net.
        But it is very expensive today.  This is changing rapidly and
        prices are likely to drop more and more.  Plus new technology is
        rapidly approaching that will provide extremely high speed access
        at a reasonable price.  But, let's deal with today.

        If you can afford it, get yourself a T1 span, which provides
        Megabits per second speed for alot of bandwidth. This requires
        a substantial investment in hardware as well as the high cost
        of line and internet access.  

        If you can't manage that, but have a pretty good amount of lines,
        more than 10, IMHO. Go with a 56kbps line.  You still have to
        invest almost the same (and if you are smart you will buy the
        hardware that works with T1 also) in hardware, but the line and
        internet access are significantly cheaper.  Of course you don't
        have anywhere the bandwidth of a T1.

        ISDN is another alternative which delivers 64Kbps or 128Kbps
        rates and the cost is CHEAP.

        But, if you are a fledgling board with only a few lines and you
        want to provide internet access to your users you can do it
        over a 28.8 Dial up slip access.  There is a lot of debate on
        the subject and alot of bunk.  A 28.8 dial up slip is a decent
        way to provide internet access to a handful of simultaneous
        users.  Bandwidth and throughput are not that bad.  Most of
        the throughput delays that you have are out on the internet
        anyway.  If your users want to do web browsing, IRC or just
        telnet to MUDs and BBSs, then it is absolutely sufficient.
        But, if you get people who do lots of FTP transfers your
        bandwidth suffers.  The advantage is cost, both initial
        investment and monthly fees.

        5.2.5 Integrated IP vs. Unix Gateway

        This is a debate that is probably even stronger than the SLIP
        vs Direct IP one.  Should you use ICO or Major TCP/IP?

        Answer: It depends on what you want to do.

        If you want to have all of the internet features built in to
        the bbs, then they both do pretty much the same. There are
        technical differences, like the IP stack they use.  But,
        essentially, they both do telnet and ftp integrated into the
        BBS, they both provide ftp and www server capabilities on the
        BBS.  Development is underway in both products to add features
        to the BBS in an integrated manner.  In this case, the primary
        differences are number of connections allowed, and cost.

        If you want to use more than telnet and ftp, and do things
        like gopher, archie, lynx, irc, etc. then, TODAY, only
        Vircom's Major TCP/IP lets you do it.  You can also provide
        SLIP access to your customers using Vircom's package, today.

        And the 3rd way, is to use the Unix version of the Major
        BBS.

        5.2.6 How can I provide SLIP to my customers?

        There are things in the works that may change this, but today, you 
        need  Vircom's TCP/IP, and a unix machine. [I honestly have
        no idea if the Unix version of MBBS allows you to give SLIP
        access to customers. Help! = Ed.]

        You then get a site license for TIA (The Internet Adaptor) or
        get your users to buy their own license, and put the tia
        executable on your unix machine.  Your users use TIA to
        simulate SLIP. It works very nicely and is not much different
        than regular SLIP in efficiency.

        TIA is available by contacting tia_i...@marketplace.com, by
        fty at marketplace.com or by WWW to URL:
               http://marketplace.com/tia/tiahome.html

        5.2.7 What is WWW?

        WWW is World Wide Web.  The WWW is a network of servers that
        run on the internet that provide documents to clients. Sounds
        pretty simple.  A client makes a temporary link to a site and
        retrieves a document, which is displayed to the user.  On
        that document can be images, sounds, text, or links to other
        documents on the same or other sites.  The clients are easy
        to operate, by either cursor keys or a mouse.

        The user has to know absolutely NOTHING about the internet,
        command line interfaces, Unix, or where things are.  They
        can simply read a document, find something of interest and
        follow the hyper text links to the document of interest.
        Within seconds a total newbie to the internet can be on the
        other side of the world lost in a wealth of information and
        entertainment.

        WWW "pages" contain standard formats for text, images, sounds,
        etc.  They can be simple ascii text or elaborate works of
        art complete with moving video and soundtrack.  They are an
        amazing media for the exchange of information, advertising and
        just plain old fun.

        Lynx is a good non-graphical client that runs on a shell
        account.  Netscape and Mosaic are two graphical clients that
        require either a direct internet connection or SLIP/PPP.

        5.2.8 What is HTML?

        HTML is Hyper Text Markup Language.  It is the scripting language
        used in Web "pages" to format the text, link to documents, tie
        in images and sounds, etc.  It is simple to use and easy to
        learn.

        5.2.9 How do I create HTML documents?

        This is beyond the scope of this document. Check out the
        pages at URL
              http://www.mcom.com/home/welcome.html

        5.2.10 Can I do Worldlink/Chatlink... via Internet?

        Absolutely, and MajorNet as well. Contact the respective
        companies about it for details.  The only way I know to do it,
        is using Vircom's Major TCP/IP "TELOUT" feature which lets you
        fake dial out channels into using telnet instead of a serial
        device. [If there are other ways, this is the place to  talk
        about it. - Ed.]

[From here on down is being left as is, for this release. If you
want something added, e-mail me at sy...@party.vnet.net about it.
I am pooped, brain dead and wanna get this version out before people
think I have abandoned it and do it themselves. After all this is
a beta version :) - Ed.]

    5.3 Chat Networks
        5.3.1 Chatlink
        5.3.2 Worldlink
    5.4 Forums/Mail/Files
        [Chatlink has one, but I forget what it is called. - Ed.]
        MajorNet
        Worldlink
    5.5 Fidonet
    [How to do it with MBBS. Help!]

6.0 Major BBS Associations
    6.1 IMBBSA
    [Need contact name, info, and a 2-3 line blurb on it.]
    [Any other orgs want listed, let me know.]

7.0 Third Party Developers
    [Listed alphabetically. E-mail me with your company name, contact
     info and list of major products you want mentioned. Only will list
     a few main ones per vendor. ALso will put a 2-3 line blurb, so you
     can say what you want. I reserve the right to edit it to fit.]

8.0 Telnettable BBSs
    [Refer to Richard Mark's Select Guide to BBSs on the Internet]

Todd Megee
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