
         HISTORY OF CHANGES TO THE GNETxxxx.ZIP INFORMATIONAL PACKAGE

July 1992       - Added this file to the archive... :-)

                  Changes made in POLICY.TXT

                  Network Policy 1 - SysOps shouldn't kill a message sent by a
                                     user unless that message is deemed dis-
                                     tasteful or is vulgar in nature.

                  Network Policy 3 - ANSI messages are no longer allowed in the
                                     BBS Ads conference. The only place where
                                     ANSI should be shared is in the ANSI ART
                                     conference, since users with ANSI
                                     capabilities will most likely be found
                                     there.

                  Network Policy 6 - Handles are acceptable in the ADULTS
                                     conference.

                  Network Policy 7 - All nodes aren't required to carry the
                                     GNET PICNIC conference, since not all
                                     systems are able to show up. Instead, if
                                     any node would like to have a picnic in
                                     their area, they can setup a conference
                                     for planning it or discuss it in their
                                     regional administration conference.
                                     This is a silly policy, but I thought
                                     I'd mention it anyway... :-)

                  Changes made to APPLY.FRM:

                  Added additional fields for use by the Network Host. Just
                  cosmetic and necessary for filing purposes only.

                  Files added to GNETxxxx.ZIP:

                  ADDENDUM.TXT - History of changes to the informational
                                 packet.

                  GNETADDR.LST - Simple listing of who echo's off of who.

                  GNETGATE.LST - Listing of gateway feeds to other networks.

September 1992    Did a final change to the nodelist. Since it's not really
                  that dependant for the system's to have a node address, I
                  do keep track of things through it, so I made a final one
                  based on the area code and who echo's off of who, so things
                  are now set. (Mike N. and I had done this previously but I
                  never really got around to putting it in the info packet:-)

                  Added a definition for Zone Host. Since we now reach into
                  Canada (thanks Andy!) we needed to define this position in
                  the distribution system.

                  Files added to GNETxxxx.ZIP:

                  GNETZONE.LST - Directory of defined Zones, Superregions and
                                 Regions within the network.

October 1992      I made a change to the conference list (GNETCONF.LST) file
                  to reflect the new changes in the network. Some conferences
                  were dropped from the network, a few were merged into single
                  conferences and a few were renamed.

                  I have also compiled a complete Fido technology nodelist for
                  our new node in South Bend, IN. (Welcome aboard, Rebecca!)
                  Although we are primarily a QWK based network, we do make
                  provisions for systems that don't have access to that form of
                  networking.

                  Also, after a severe hard disk failure, the Network Host went
                  offline for the weekend of October 3rd-4th.

                  Files added to GNETxxxx.ZIP

                  GNETLIST.wwy - Fido technology nodelist for GENIUSnet EMS.
                                 ww - The current week of the year.
                                 y  - The current year (after 1991).

November 1992    I was happy with the packet this month, so there were no
                 changes to the information packet... =)

December 1992    Fixed a typo in the GNETCONF.LST file. The MULTITASKERS
                 conference was listed as MULTASKERS in the area names field
                 for Fido technology. It should be listed as MULTITASKERS.

                 Currently, I've been releasing the Fido technology nodelist
                 only with the month mail packets. As soon as we start adding
                 more nodes to the network, I'll begin releasing a weekly
                 nodelist.

                 We're now able to completely accomodate Fido technology into
                 the network. Thanks to Robb Kittredge (author of Qfront)
                 The Vampyre Bar! BBS is now completely capable of handling
                 Fido styled networking.

February 1993    Changes made in POLICY.TXT:

                 Network Policy 5 - After a little incident during January,
                                    it was decided by the Steering Committee
                                    that the Network itself is technically a
                                    "user" and is protected from attack
                                    messages just as the users of the network
                                    themselves are.

                 As of February 1st, 1993, the Network Host is now able to
                 hatch the information packet, nodelist and nodediffs into
                 the network via HATCH by Barry Geller. Now, a weekly node-
                 list and nodediff file will be made available to any node
                 who wishes to poll the Network Host (100:100/0). In the
                 future, there may also be provisions made to hatch other
                 files into the network, depending on the demand and amount
                 of Fido technology nodes in the network. All hatch of files
                 into the network will be handled by the Network Host unless
                 special provision is made.

                 Files added to GNETxxxx.ZIP

                 GNETAREA.BBS - For Network HUBS, HOSTs and SUPERREGIONALS
                                that are using Fido technology to perform
                                echoing. This is a SQAEM compatible listing
                                of all available conferences, including the
                                long and short descriptions of each conference.

March 1993       Added a mention in the APPLY.FRM about sending the application
                 to either the applying node's Zone Host or to the Network Host
                 via netmail if Fido technology is preferred for echoing.

                 Added an entry to APPLY.FRM for the type of network technology
                 the applying node wishes (Fido FTS or QWK).

                 There was also a reworking of the superregion listings for the
                 network. Please refer to GNETZONE.LST for more details.

                 Files added to GNETxxxx.ZIP

                 GNETFILE.LST - A listing of the file echo areas available from
                                the Network Host (100:100/0), Connections! BBS
                                (100:100/3) and the Canadian Zone Host
                                (101:101/0).

April 1993       Reworked the naming conventions for positions both in the net-
                 work hierarchy and in the mail distribution network. Old names
                 and titles were removed and new, active titles were entered.

                 Changes in POLICY.TXT

                 Network Policy 12 - Network EchoMail Hours are determined by
                                     the active NEC.

                 Network Policy 13 - It is now made clear and simple how mail
                                     is distributed to nodes within the
                                     network.

                 The GNETZONE.LST and GNETADDR.LST files was removed from the
                 info packet since the official nodelist explains all
                 topographical areas and node addresses within the network and
                 is more easily distributed and readily available.

January 1994     A complete listing of all nodes in Portugal is now included.

