

                The PC-Net Policy and Guidelines as of 10-01-94
                            (Last Update: 03-04-95)   

    The Introduction:
         
      1. PC-Net is a QWK based mail message network, which is  dedicated to
         the use and users of IBM compatible personal computers. The PC-Net 
         offers message conferences, whose topics are restricted to the use 
         of personal computers, and their users.

      2. PC-Net originates   from North Central BBS,   which is  located in 
         Marion, Indiana.     The daily operations     of PC-Net are fairly 
         administered by William Nall Jr.,  hereinafter referred  to as the 
         PC-Net administrator.  

      3. The North Central BBS operates 24 hours/day, utilizing the  TriBBS
         bulletin board software.   The North Central BBS uses the  TriMail
         QWK mail message door programs for the relay of PC-Net.
         
         Note: If you want to relay PC-Net with The North Central BBS, your
               user account  will be the name  of your BBS. 

      4. Bulletin Boards, which have been approved for membership to PC-Net
         and relay with The North Central BBS, may do so at any time. There 
         are no specified times for relaying PC-Net with North Central BBS.
         The North Central BBS has a 14.4 modem.    
         
      5. You are required to call at least 3 times a week.
         

    Who Can Be a Member of PC-Net?     

      1. All bulletin board systems  are welcome to apply for membership to
         the PC-Net. (See the  PC-NET.APP  file for the application.) After
         you have completed  the PC-Net application, you may uploaded it to
         The North Central BBS, or post the application in a message in the
         PC-Net Administration message conference. Address it to the PC-Net 
         administrator, William Nall Jr. You may also mail your application.  
         You will be notified  as soon as   possible whether   or not  your 
         BBS  has been accepted.    The notification   will be  in the form  
         of a message to you,   and posted in the     PC-Net Administration 
         message conference.

      2. The PC-Net administrator  reserves the right to approve, or to not
         approve an application.
          
      3. The SysOp of a PC-Net, administrator approved, PC-Net hub reserves 
         the right to reject a BBS to relay PC-Net with his/her BBS.
         
     
    Conduct of PC-Net Hubs, Nodes, and Users:
     
      1. The PC-Net is message network  for persons  who treat others  in a
         fair and respectable manner.  Below, are a few rules  all users of
         PC-Net are expected to follow.
         
         A. Aliases are NOT allowed.   No conference of PC-Net  is to allow
            the use of aliases.  Real names only!

         B. Extreme profanity is NOT allowed on PC-Net.  Some words such as
            "hell", "damn", etc. are not considered  extreme profanity, but 
            are NOT be used  in a manner  that they  could be considered to 
            be offensive by some users.

         C. NO flaming, etc.   Opinions are to be just that, and are NOT to
            develope into an argument between individuals about themselves,
            others, services, or products, etc. 
         
         D. References, (directly  or  indirectly), to "adult" material and 
            sexually oriented material are NOT allowed.

         E. NO illegal activity, or  the promotion of  any illegal activity
            is allowed.
    
         F. Message Privacy and Security
         
            1. PC-Net maintains the capability & capacity to send & receive    
               messages that are "Receiver-Only" or "Private".  Messages so
               flagged  are  not  to be considered  by any  user  to  be as 
               actually "private" messages.   The purpose of the "Receiver-
               Only" and the "Private"  flags are intended  only to provide 
               a means to limit the possible number of users  that may have 
               access to the messages for display purposes.
 
            2. Therefore, pursuant to the Electronic Communications Privacy
               Act of 1986, 18 USC 2510 et. seq., all  BBS SysOps  who  are
               participating within PC-Net must be aware that  there are no  
               facilities  provided  by PC-Net  for  sending  or  receiving  
               confidential electronic communications.

            3. All participating PC-Net hubs & nodes agree, as  a condition
               of network membership & participation, that they will notify
               anyone  reading or exchanging  messages  within  all  PC-Net 
               message conferences  on their BBSs  of all applicable policy 
               and guidelines and, that  PC-Net  has no facilities  for the 
               exchanging  of  confidential  electronic  communications.  A 
               suitable bulletin and/or  news display should be placed in a  
               prominent place within the the individual PC-Net BBS indica-
               ting that there are no confidential communications capabili-
               ties within the PC-Net.
 
            4. All messages  posted in relayed conferences are deemed to be 
               public.  All hubs and nodes  shall deem  all messages posted 
               within PC-Net's conferences to be readily accessible  to the 
               general public at all times.  If any person  posts a message 
               within any  PC-Net  conference, his/her  acceptance  of this  
               policy is heretofore implied.
 
            5. PC-Net and all member  hubs and nodes  assume  absolutely no
               accountability or liability whatsoever for any violations of 
               this policy by any and all users of PC-Net.
 
      2. Any PC-Net hub or node, who in the opinion  of  the  administrator 
         is acting  in a manner  that is deemed detrimental  to PC-Net will 
         be issued a warning  by the administrator  to cease  such actions.  
         If the node/hub does not abide  by the warning,  the node/hub will 
         be suspended  from all  network operations  for 30 days.   If  the 
         node/hub  does not  comply  with the  30 day  suspension, then the 
         node/hub will be  permanently banned from  operating on the PC-Net 
         in the future.  The decision of the PC-Net administrator is final.

      3. Any user, who in  the opinion  of a  conference  moderator, and/or
         the PC-Net administrator  that is acting  in such a manner that is 
         deemed detrimental  to the  moderator's conference  will be issued 
         a warning by  the conference moderator, and/or  the  administrator
         to cease such actions.  If the user does not abide by the warning, 
         the user will be suspended from posting on PC-Net for 30 days.  If
         the user  does not  comply  with the  30 day suspension, then  the 
         user will be permanently banned  from posting on the PC-Net in the 
         future.  If a user believes  he is being  treated unfairly  by the 
         conference's moderator, he may  appeal any  actions  taken by  the 
         moderator to the PC-Net administrator in the PC-Net Administration
         the message conference.   The decision of the PC-Net administrator
         is final.


    Who Can Be a PC-Net Conference Moderator?

      1. Any sysop or user  of PC-Net  is eligible  to become  a conference
         moderator. If a conference does not have a moderator, and you wish
         to be a moderator, simply post a message  in PC-Net Administration 
         message conference  concerning  your desire to moderate any of the
         unmoderated conferences.   Moderators of a conference(s) should be
         knowledgable of the conference topic.   Moderators should  also be 
         fair and  reasonable  individuals, who can work  with people  in a
         fair an orderly manner.  PC-Net message conference moderators will
         remain in their position(s)  until either  the moderator or PC-Net
         administrator request that he/she step down as moderator.


    How Message Confereces Are Added to PC-Net:     
         
      1. If you would like  to see a conference  added to PC-Net, please do 
         post a message  in the  PC-Net Administration  message conference.
         New message conferences  should be related to the  "dedication" of
         PC-Net as stated in #1 above.  

      2. The PC-NET administrator  welcomes feedback  from SysOps and users 
         of the PC-Net, and will take  comments and suggestions, etc.  into 
         consideration before deciding to add a message conference or not.

      3. The decision of the PC-Net administrator is final.     
      
      4. A message will be posted by the PC-Net administrator in the PC-Net 
         Administration  message conference, announcing the addition of any
         new message conference(s) and the effective date.


    How Message Confereces Are Removed from PC-Net:     

      1. If you would like to see a conference  removed from PC-Net, please
         post a message in the PC-Net Administration message conference.

      2. The PC-NET administrator  welcomes feedback  from SysOps and users 
         of the PC-Net, and  will take  comments and suggestions, etc. into 
         consideration  before deciding  whether or not to remove a message 
         conference.

      3. The decision of the PC-Net administrator is final.

      4. A message will be posted by the PC-Net administrator in the PC-Net 
         Administration  message conference, announcing the addition of any
         new message conference(s) and the effective date.


     What PC-Net Conferences Are Required?

         All PC-Net hubs must carry the following conferences:

             PC-Net Administration - (Open to all PC-Net users.)
             PC-Net General Chat

         Note:  All PC-Net message conferences are opened to all users.


    Some Final Notes:

          PC-Net information packet archived files will be in the following
          format, and will be updated as needed.

          PCN-XXXX.ZIP - where XXXX represents the month and year of the
          information packet.  (Example:  PCN-1094.ZIP)  


    Acknowledments:

          TriBBS is a registered trademark of TriSoft.
          
          IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines
          Corporation.

