DOORNET ECHOROSTER
Volume 4, Issue 1  04-25-95



0. Contents ................................................... 04-25-95

        I. Tales from DoorNet HQ
       II. Nomenclature
      III. Categorized Directory of Mail Areas
       IV. Directory of File Areas
        V. Database of Mail Areas


I. Tales from DoorNet HQ ...................................... 04-25-95

        1. This is the first attempt in about a year to update the
           EchoRoster.  We do not as of this date have an IEC so the
           IC is acting in that capacity until one is appointed.

        2. Within the next 30 days the SysMap will be updated. Each Region,
           Net and local connections will be asked to verify their 
           connections. After 30 days problems (or changes) should be
           reported to your REC or IEC via Netmail. No Map will be included
           in this issue since it is not current.

        3. If you see an inconsistency in this EchoRoster document, please
           contact the IC via NetMail at 75:75/0. Trust me, this thang
           needs a lot of debugging!


II. Nomenclature .............................................. 04-25-95

The EROSTER.TXT file is usually distributed in a .ZIP archive with the
following syntax: DEROvvii.ZIP, where the "vv" is a decimal specifier that
denotes the volume number and the "ii" is a decimal specifier that denotes
the issue number. Unlike previous EchoRoster releases, there is NO rollover
phenomenon at the beginning of each year. We recommend that older Echo-
Rosters be deleted in favor of new ones.


III. Categorized Directory of Mail Areas ...................... 04-25-95

     1. Native Backbone Mail Conferences
        DOORNET         Backbone, general
        D_SYSOP         Backbone, restricted

     2. Gated Backbone Mail Conferences
        MELEE           Backbone, product support
        OPENDOORS       Backbone, product support
        RIP             Backbone, general
        SUNRISE_DOORS   Backbone, product support

     3. Region 100 Mail Conferences
        REG_100         Region 100, general


IV. Directory of File Areas ................................... 04-25-95

        DOORDIST        General DoorNet Distribution Area

        DFN_ADLT        Adult-Oriented DOORs
        DFN_ARCD        Arcade DOORs
        DFN_CHAN        DOORs of Chance
        DFN_DEVP        DOOR Development Tools
        DFN_MISC        Miscellaneous DOORs
        DFN_RPG         Role-Playing DOORs
        DFN_SPRT        Sports DOORs
        DFN_TRIV        Trivia DOORs
        DFN_UTIL        Online Utilities
        DFN_WAR         Online Wargames

        FREEBASE        FreeBase Distribution Area


V. Database of Mail Areas ..................................... 04-25-95

Database Nomenclature

Incept - inception date; when the echo came into operation
Decon - deconstruction date; when the echo was removed
Class - conference classication
        primary ID                secondary ID
          G - general               S - sysop-only
          N - network-related       R - restricted
          P - product-specific      O - optional
Moderator - individual responsible for smooth operations on the conference;
            accessible address(es)
Load - estimated average mail traffic, in msgs/week
XPost - cross-posted in which mailnet(s); accessible address(es)


D_SYSOP: DOORNET Sysops Conference
----------------------------------
Incept: 21 March 1992
Class: N S
Moderator: Alex Rose
Load: 10 - 18 msgs/week

This is the DoorNet Sysop Conference. Topics include Network Operation,
announcements of New File releases, additions in echos and file areas.


DOORNET: General DoorNet Conference
-----------------------------------
Incept: 29 September 1993
Class: G
Moderator: Alex Rose (75:75/0)
Load: ?

MELEE: Banzai Software Support Conference
------------------------------------------
Incept: circa 1 Jan 1991
Class: P
Moderator: Kevin Higgins (75:7502/1)
Load: 30-45/week
XPost: V-Net, FidoNet (75:7502/1)(VN 45:521/101)(FN 1:2320/230)

This is the official Banzai Software product support conference for all Banzai
Software products, as well as the alpha and beta test bug-reports and ideas
forum. It is also used for Warrior taunts, victory and loss reports, and other
miscellaneous discussions loosely revolving around MELEE.

Currently supported products are:
        MELEE
        BanzaiChess


OPENDOORS: OpenDoors Support
----------------------------
Incept: 3 October 1993
Class: P
Moderator: Brian Pirie
Load: ?
XPost: FidoNet

RIP: RIPscrip Discussions
-------------------------
Incept: 3 October 1993
Class: G
Moderator: Vince Jacobs (75:400/0)
Load: ?
XPost: FidoNet

SUNRISE_DOORS: Sunrise-80 Software Support
------------------------------------------
Incept: 21 March 1992
Class: P
Moderator: Al Lawrence (75:7404/2)
Load: ?
XPost: No

This conference supports releases from Sunrise Door Software (Al Lawrence).
Rescue, Triple Yahtzee, Wheel of Fortune, Ladders Dice, Hiroll Dice, States,
Adopt-a-door, HOF Bulletin, Word Shuffle, Betsy Ross, Cryptograms, Triangle,
Autoconf, Box Poker, Matchmaker, Overunder, Score Purge, 3-Pair Poker, Monte
Carlo, Word Search, PC-Yahtzee.


