Christchurch BBS List, November 1996
Craig Shore
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C O N T E N T S
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1. Introduction
2. Copyright
3. Changes in this issue.
4. Where to get a new copy.
5. Other Lists in NZ.
6. Where to send updates to.
7. Short version of the list.
8. Long (detailed) version of the list
9. Internet Service Providers List
10. Beginners information.
11. The internet explained.
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I N T R O D U C T I O N
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Welcome to the Christchurch BBS list. This is a list of public BBS's in
Christchurch and surrounding small towns. The majority of these BBS's are run
by it's operator as a hobby from home, and therefore are free or cheap to
access. This list is maintained by Craig Shore in spare time. There is no
charge for a BBS to be listed here, and the list is freely distributed within
the copyright restrictions. It is updated every month and released by the
first of every month. Because of the rapidly changing situation in the online
world, this list is only valid for one month, and MUST NOT be used in any way
whatsoever after that time.
The format of the listing is as follows...
Name of the BBS (Sysop's name, and helpers [alias])
Phone number [stepping] (speed of the modem - key below)
Hours: the hours the BBS operates (only present if not 24 hour)
Fees: what it costs to access (only present if there is a charge)
Files: O/S's that they have programs available to download for
Software: The software the BBS is running on.
Nets: Networks they carry [see below for more information].
Notes: General notes about the BBS and offline readers available
Address: where to send normal mail to.
Voice: The operators home number (please remember s/he sleeps!)
Fax: The BBS's Fax number
CD's: CD-Rom's that are online for you to download files from.
Email: The sysop's internet email address
Advert: An advert from the BBS about itself.
Where stepping is mentioned, that's Telecom's stepping, which means that
if you call a number and it's busy, Telecom's computer diverts your call
to another number.
If all the numbers in the stepping are busy, you'll get the usual busy tone.
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S p e e d K e y
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This is a key to the letters used in this list to represent the maximum speed
each node (line) on a bbs can take. These letters represent no official
standard, they're just something made up for this list. The first column is
the industry standard, the middle column is what's used to represent it in
this list, and the right column is the maximum speed this standard can do.
V.34+ X+ eXtra fast + (33600 bps)
V.34 XF for eXtra Fast (28800 bps)
V.FC VF for Very Fast (28800 bps)
V.32bis F+ for ZyXel '+' (19200 bps)
V.32bis FZ for Fast ZyXel (16800 bps)
V.32bis F for Fast (14400 bps)
V.32 M for Medium (9600 bps)
V.22bis S for Slow (2400 bps)
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Network Key
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There are many networks around that carry public messages, private
email (although it may be read by any sysop it passes through), and
files (usually only able to be done by the sysop). These are local,
national, and international. You can send email to a user on another
BBS through these networks. The first part of the network number is
listed here for Christchurch BBS's, and the last number significiant
for each BBS is listed in each BBS's entry in the long list.
Fido Net - 3:770/<number> SGANet - 30:6403/<number>
InfoLink Net - ? SouthLink - 99:100/<number>
RA-Net - 179:615/<number> Amiganet - 41:643/<number>
JA-Net - 85:200/<number> Familynet - 8:9000/<number>
X-Files - 66:770/<number> Resistance Net - 222:2222/<number>
Sig Net - 28:1600/<number> Local Net - 85:200/<number>
A-J Net - 110:1/<number> TF Net - 170:1704/<number>
SearchLight Net - 250:700/<number>
AD-Net - 124:643/<number> (Inter BBS door game network)
NZF Net 120:6151/<number> (Files network)
SBL Net - 150:300/<number> (Super BRE Network)
e.g. If a BBS has Nets: Fido 000, then it's address is 3:770/000
With some BBS software, e.g. SearchLight, it's then as easy as
selecting to send email, then address it to user name@address
e.g. Joe Bloggs@3:770/000
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C O P Y R I G H T
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The Christchurch BBS List is copyright Craig Shore 1996.
It may NOT be copied unless the following conditions are true:-
* It has not been modified in any way.
* No charge is being made for it or the media it is stored on.
('charge' includes file ratios on BBS's, it must be a free download).
* It has not passed it's expiry date.
One exception:-
You may print out a portion of this list for Personal Use only. This
must never be passed on to anyone else.
This list may not be printed within another publication, you're welcome
to print a reference where to get a copy though.
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C H A N G E S I N T H I S I S S U E
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ADDED:-
CTS BBS, The Smugglers Cave, MAD Mac's, Freddies
REMOVED:
One Byte Too Many, The Breakfast Club (back 1st December),
Munden's Bar
UPDATED:- Lost in Bedrock, The Last Byte, Phoenix Amiga BBS
ISP'S UPDATED:
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W H E R E T O G E T A C O P Y
O F T H I S L I S T
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This list is updated monthly, and released by the 1st of every month.
The easiest way to get a copy of the latest version of this list is to dial
the main Southern Internet Services number (3655408), and login as chchbbs at
the login: prompt. This will then automatically send the Christchurch BBS
list in plain text form using the ZModem protocol. If you have automatic
ZModem receive in your communications software it will automatically transfer
to wherever you have your 'download' path set to in your software. If you
don't, after logging in as chchbbs, select ZModem receive in your
communications program.
NOTE: The login prompt is case sensative, 'chchbbs' must be typed in lower
case
Alternativly, the latest release of this list is available from the
following BBS's, free of file limits and charges...
BBS Directory
Southern Lights BBS-LIST
The Last Byte FREE
The file is called CHCHBBS.TXT
World Wide Web (WWW) / FTP
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WWW: http://www.southern.co.nz/chchbbs/
FTP: ftp.southern.co.nz dir /pub/text/
Usenet
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It's posted to the following newsgroups on it's release day...
alt.bbs.lists, nz.general, chch.chat
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O T H E R L I S T S I N N Z
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There are many other regional BBS Lists in New Zealand. Some of these are...
AUCKLAND maitained by Russell Hardie.
Available on 'The Edge', phone 09 837-1753
CHRISTCHURCH (This one!)
HAMILTON maintained by Paul Hayton
Available on 'Agency', phone 07 839-2197
MANAWATU/HOROWHENUA/WAIRARAPA maintained by Alan Brown
Available on 'PlaNet Manawatu', phone 06 357-9245
WELLINGTON maintained by Patrick Cain
Available on 'Sideways', phone 04 499-3000
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W H E R E T O S E N D U P D A T E S
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If there's any incorrect or missing information in this list that you know
about, please contact me and let me know by one of the following means...
Preferred:-
EMail: Internet to cr...@southern.co.nz
Fido: Craig Shore@3:770/125
Log onto Southern Lights and send email to Craig Shore
or netmail it to me at Southern Lights on any other network
they carry.
Fax: 365-6456
Not preferred, but there if you are unable to use the above:-
Snail Mail:
Craig Shore
PO Box 35-018
Shirley
Christchurch 8030.
Phone Craig on (Voice): 365-6501 (before 9pm)
Updates are accepted from anyone, not just the sysop, but please send
substantial information. Only send information on BBS's that you KNOW are
available for public access.
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C H R I S T C H U R C H B B S L I S T
( S h o r t V e r s i o n )
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>> November 1996 <<
Expires: 30th November 1996
BBS PHONE SPEED NOTES
BorderLine 03-6883638 (VF) [Timaru]
Canterbury Library 3746510 (F) [Use VT100 emulation, Login: OPACDU]
Chatterbox 3329804 (XF)
The Choice 03-3085201 (FZ) [Ashburton]
03-3082611 (F)
Clock Watchers 3882203 (?)
Connection II 3553896 (XF)
CTS 3390250 (F) [Mon-Thu 7pm-7am, Fri-Sun 24hrs]
Digital City 03-6846394 (XF) [Timaru]
03-6846742 (XF)
D.R.i.F.T. 3855488 (?) [10pm to 8am]
The Empire 3821130 (XF)
3821540 (XF)
The Farm 3854750 (F)
FaXination 3845138 (F)
FME 3749354 (XF) [Limited hours, See long list]
FREEDOM Seekers 3746688 (F)
Freddies 3659806 (F) [10pm - 10am]
Gamblers BBS 3821153 (F) [9pm - 8am]
The Gazebo 3777901 (?)
Imagination 3525868 (?)
Innuendo 3597441 (F)
Just Another BBS 3494759 (F)
Last Byte 3580915 (X+) [Steps, 2 lines]
3580918 (X+) [Subscribers Only, Steps 4 lines]
Learning Curve 3324847 (F)
Light Speed 3390232 (F)
3388455 (F)
Lost in Bedrock 3425012 (XF)
Lost Reality 3513227 (F) [Steps - 3 lines]
Mactropolis 3277742 (XF) [steps - 6 lines]
MAD MAC'S 3244477 (X)
Midi-Maze 3855391 (S)
Modems Not Included 3588253 (F)
Murphy's 3519020 (F)
Night Runners 3383529 (XF)
On Line Support 3667324 (F)
3667325 (VF) [Subscribers only]
Phoenix Amiga BBS 3228208 (F)
Planet Melmac 3486522 (F)
Pointless Network 3896178 (VF) [steps - 2 lines]
Polyvox IV 3649027 (F+)
3798567 (F) [Subscribers only]
Pony's Stall 3499855 (F)
Project Amiga 3385185 (F)
Prompt/2 3798522 (XF) [Subscribers only]
3790983 (XF) [Subscribers and STAB users only]
The Pyramid 3892178 (F)
Quantum Leap 3835500 (F)
Red Dwarf 3287717 (F)
Realm of Insanity 3386461 (F)
3386042 (F) [Subscribers only]
Remedy 3428578 (VF)
Remote Access 3493236 (F)
3496008 (F) [mail only - no bbs access]
Sidereal 3492913 (F)
Simplicity 3520688 (S)
The Smugglers Cave 3820141 (F) [8pm - 8am]
Southern Lights 3886655 (XF)
3821000 (XF) [Subscribers only, Steps - 3 lines]
Supersystem IV 3890830 (F)
Tony's 3831155 (F) [Subscribers only]
Total Breakdown 3834022 (F)
The UnderGround 3390322 (XF)
USS Enterprise VI:TNG 3894930 (F)
Yackers 3882258 (?) [9pm - 7am]
*SPEED KEY* XS=1200bps, S=2400bps, M=9600bps, F=14400bps, FZ=16800bps,
F+=19200bps, VF=V.FC 28800bps, XF=V.34 28800bps X+=V.34+ 33600bps
COPYRIGHT Craig Shore 1996. Please see full list for Copyright Information.
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C H R I S T C H U R C H B B S L I S T
( L o n g V e r s i o n )
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>> November 1996 <<
Expires: 30th November 1996
BorderLine (Andrew Peters)
(03) 6883638 (VF) [Timaru]
Files: Amiga,DOS,Windows
Software: Xenolink 1.982
Nets: Fido 415, Southlink 600/110, Amiganet 70
CD's: 1 Drive; Aminet 11
Notes: Lots of online games.
Address: c/o Washdyke Post Office
Fax:(03) 6882206
Canterbury Public Library OPAC (Paul Sutherland)
3746510 (F)
Notes: Login as OPACDU
You NEED to use a communications program that FULLY supports
VT100 (not ANSI!). This is under the Terminal Emulation settings
of your comms program.
Internet Access- telnet to library.ccc.govt.nz, login as OPAC
PO Box: 1466, Christchurch.
Chatterbox (Charles Buchanan, Michael Webster)
3329804 (XF)
Files: Amiga,DOS,Windows
Software: Remote Access 2.01
Notes: Door Games. Node one Sometimes steps to a second node.
CD's: 2 Drives; Super Oz Shareware, Windows 95 Shareware
Advert: Lotsa Files, Door Games 40 +
The Choice BBS (Ian Segers)
(03) 3085201, (03) 3082611 (FZ,F) [Ashburton]
Fees:Free, Fido $35 p/a, Internet $35 p/a, both $60 p/a
Files:DOS,Windows
Software: Searchlight 4.0a
Notes: LH-Blue & Valance QWK Offline readers.
CD's:1 Drive;[18 cd's] Night Owl 11,13,14,15,16, Giga Games 2, all 4 Simtel
A/H Sysop (Voice): (03) 308-8274
Fax:(03) 3085201
Clock Watchers BBS (Graeme Richardson)
3882203 (?)
Files: DOS,Amiga
Software: ?
Notes: Ansi, Ascii, and RIP Menus, 42 door games.
CD's: 2 drives; Trio Set (2 CD's)
Connection II (Kirk McMillan, Nick Withers)
3553896 (XF)
Files:C64,128, DOS
Software:Ezycom v1.02
Notes:ChCh Commodore Users Group, Door Games
A/H Sysop Voice: 355-3862
CD-Rom: ? Drives; ?
CTS BBS (Michael Webster)
3390250 (F)
Hours: Mon-Thu 7pm to 7am , Fri to Sun 24hrs
Software:Proboard 2.00
Notes:Door Games, Files etc
Donations are welcome to register Proboard Software
Digital City (Dean Gray, Neil Hitchcox)
(03) 6846439 [steps] , (03) 6846742 (XF,XF) [Timaru]
Fees: Free - Limited Access
$30 - Unlimited Files, Node 3 access
$50 - Unlimited Files, Node 3 access, flat-rate internet email
Files: Dos, Windows, OS/2, Mac, Amiga
Software: Searchlight 4.5b
Notes: 2 QWK offline readers and point nodes available.
Online internet email and usenet
K12 Educational distributor
Online credit card registration and callback verifier
Public access component of PlaNet(NZ) Timaru
Internet: .timaru.chch.planet.org.nz
CD's: 3 drives - Night Owl 20, 21 Cream of the Crop 12
A/H Sysop (voice) : Dean (03) 688 0737
Helpline : (025) 837 521
D.R.i.F.T. (Robert Donn [The FiSHERMaN],Sean Major [ViRGiN])
3855488 (XF)
Hours: 10pm to 8am
Fees: Free, but enhanced access costs $4+$1 for every extra 10 minutes
Files: DOS, Windows, Win95, Amiga, Music, Text.
Software: RemoteAccess 2.02
Notes: Bluewave OLR, Net BRE, FE, Arrowbridge, Iron Ox and others
A/H Sysop: 3855488 out of BBS hours
Fax: 3855488 School time only
Cd's:1 Drive; SuperOZ Shareware volume II, GigaGames, Gamer's Collection
Address: 67B Francis Avenue, St Albans
Email: donnrj or majorsd @papanui.school.nz
The Empire BBS (Stewart Ellis,David Watkins)
3821130, 3821540 (XF,XF)
Software: Remote Access 2.02
Nets: Fido 155, InfoLink 130, TF Net 0, AD Net 1 (Hub),
Southlink 190, SBL Net 1 (Hub), X-Files 13, Resistance 111,
Sig Net 1 (Hub), Local Net 120, NZF Net 60
Notes: AD-Net hub
Voice: Stewart 388-4258, David 383-5997
CD's: 4 Drives; Giga Games,Shareware Heaven 3
The Farm (Daniel Williams)
3854750 (F)
Files: Only IBM at the moment.
CD's:1 Drive;5 Cdroms
Nets: Fido 255, Southlink 170, Infolink 60, Ad-net 5
Advert: Doors: Lord , Bre , Falcons Eye , Global War
Notes : This is a very new BBS , It's still under development and
suggestions are welcomed about any area that can be improved.
In order to get access to File / Message Areas need to use
the Callback Validator
Voice : 385-8704 (Problem Reporting Only)
Advert: Doors - Lord , Bre , Falcons Eye , Global War
FaXination (Phil Anderson)
3845138 (F)
Files: Scientific
Software: Maximus v2.01wb
Nets: Fido 205
Notes: Science Oriented
Back issues of NZ Science Monthly available for d/l
Borland msg/file areas in support of Paradox/Database Users Group
Future Music Entertainment (Steve North, Chris Tobias)
3749354 (XF)
Hours: Mon-Thu 7pm-10:30am, Fri 9pm-10:30am, Sat-Mon 3pm-10:30am
Files: Wads,Midi, Music Software, Sound
Software: Remote Access 2.01
Notes: 2 Message areas - Games & FME. The interst areas of this
BBS are that of the shop.
Address: FME, 192 Manchester Street
Phone (voice): 374-6737 (shop hours)
FREEDOM Seekers BBS (Chris Frew, Jeremy Winkworth)
3746688 (F)
Fees:$25 p/a for extra time
Files:DOS
Software:Remote Access 2.02+
Nets: Fido 285, InfoLink 170
Phone (voice) 025 355-070
PO Box:32061
Freddies BBS (Jason Hansen)
3659806 (F)
Hours: 10pm - 10am, 7 days a week
Fees: Free access to everything except Adult Access ($10)
Files: Amiga
Software: MAX's BBS v152
Notes: An Amiga dedicated BBS
Gamblers BBS (Victor Way)
3821153 (F)
Hours: 9pm-8am
Files: Windows 3.1, DOS, Games
Software: Remote Access
The Gazebo (Micheal Rooney [Shoei])
3777901 (F)
Software: Searchlight 3.5 Reg#1994
Notes: Alias's only (no real names), Role
playing message areas.
Imagination (Gregg Hickling)
3525868 (?)
Files:Gif's and Wav's
Software: Remote Access
Innuendo (Andrew Simpson [Spectre])
3597441 (F)
Fees: $10yr for no file ratio, more time, fax service.
Files: IBM, Programming, hpa, demos, up to date and popular.
Software: Searchlight 4.5b, Reg #4514
Notes: World HQ for Resistance. Hub for Resistance file and message
networks, points and nodes are available. Special Interest
areas are available
Nets: Fido(3:770/345), Resistance(222:2222/100), SL-Net(250:700/4514)
A/H Sysop (voice) 359-9481
Fax: 359-7441
CDs: Nightowl 14, Sound Midi and Music.
Address: 2 Pimlico Pl, Christchurch 5.
Email: spe...@lastbyte.co.nz
Just Another BBS (Danny Boskell, Cazza Keys)
3494759 (F)
Files: Mostly IBM Games, Mods, Gifs, Windows etc...
Software: Searchlight 4.5a
Nets: Fido 295, Southlink 175, Searchlight 2943, JA Net 0,
Internet .jabbs.gen.nz
Notes: Valance offline reader. Internet Email Available.
Advert: Message Bases, Specialty of this BBS
Online Games for those who want to relax from Writing.
The Last Byte BBS (Roger Nesbitt)
3580915,3587594,3580917,3580918 (X+)
Line 1 steps to 2, 3 steps to 1, 4 steps to 3. Line 3 subscribers only.
Line 4 teleconference only, subscribers only.
Fees: $15/year for no file ratio, extra time, internet access, fax service.
Files: DOS, Windows, many programming related.
Software: Searchlight 4.5b reg#4398
PO-Box: 31-247
Phone (voice): 021-636-709
Notes: Helpful sysops with friendly BBS setup. We offer QWK, Fido Points,
Internet Email, Usenet, Fax Service, Programming Support, multi-user
teleconference. Registered versions of GW, BRE, LORD and VGA Planets
with regular inter-BBS BRE challenges.
CDs: 4 drives; Monster Media,?,?,?
Learning Curve BBS (Jenny Jacobs, Jamie Innes, Richard Creighton,
Junior SysOp: Jonathan Scott)
3324847 (F)
Files:-windows & windows games
-graphics (lots of pics and utils)
-sound (lots of song files and utils)
-some educational files
Software:Searchlight 4.5b
Nets: Fido 240
Light Speed BBS (Glen Hodgman, Michael Hutchinson, Scott McFarlane)
3390232,3388455 (VF,F)
Fees:For CD-Rom access
Files: Amiga, IBM.
Software: Xenolink
Notes: QWK/Bluewave Offline Reader. Offline Points welcome.
Over 40 door games online. Support BBS for Amiga Christchurch (Inc)
User Group.
Nets: Fido 350, Amiganet 120, Ja-net 105, Southlink 165, Familynet 700
CD's: 4 Drives, 3 Aminet Cd's online and GoldFish2 Cd
Lost in Bedrock (Justin Currie, Daniel Myall)
3425012 (XF)
Fees: For Super User access
Files: IBM
Software: Searchlight 4.5b
Nets: Fido 210, Southlink 205, JA-Net 130, Ad-Net 8
Notes: Lots of local subs, Lord Online, Valance Offline Reader, Points.
A/H Sysop (voice): 389-9133
CD's: 4 Drives; Night Owl 16,19,20
Lost Reality (Mark Ewington, Christopher Stewart, Aaron Squires)
3513227 [3 nodes] (F,F,F)
Files: Win 3.11, Win 95, DOS, Graphics, OS/2
Software: Excalibur 1.52
Notes: You need the Excalibur Terminal to use this BBS. Excalibur
runs in Microsoft Windows. Call with a normal comms program
and download the software with X, Y, or ZModem.
Mactropolis (Anthony Jose,Aaron Green,Chris White)
3277742 [steps - 7 lines] (XF,XF,XF,XF,XF,XF,XF)
Fees:Fee for files access etc - varies.
Files:Mac
Software:First Class
Notes:There is CLI access to this BBS, but you are best to use
the graphical client software to access it. This is available for
the Mac & Microsoft Windows on a PC.
Mainly of interest to Mac users. Networked with other First Class
BBS's in NZ. Internet Email & Usenet Available to subscribers.
CD's:4 Drives; Ian & Stuarts CD, Mac World Complete CD, AMUG x1 April 1994
MACnificent 7-1 CD, Mac Games, 94, IMG June, Fotobank CD,
Hyperstacks, Mac Format August, Sept, 1994-5 NFS CD,IM6 Sept95
Nautilus CD Vol 4-11, Vol 5-1, Vol 5-2, Vol 5-10, Vol 5-11
Info Mac III Jan 1994, 4 Aug 94, 5 1&2, AMUG 15 vol1, vol2
AMUG 1996 3 CD set (16,16.2, 16.3), Infomac volume 6, MacSense March
1996, AMUG 17 (3 cd set), MacSense May 1996
MAD MAC'S (Jim & Annette Macperson)
3244477 (X)
Files:Games,Car racing,Win95,Utils,Dos
Software:Renegade
Note: Specializing in problem solving and car racing sim's.
PO BOX: 67 Doyleston 8150
Midi-Maze BBS (Dennis Collins,Don Smith)
3855391 (S)
Fees: Full files access $5 p/a
Files:Midi music files,Midi support files
Dark Thunder RA utils
Software:Remote access 2.02
Nets:Fido 355, Catnet 169:1105/3
NZFnet (NC) 120:6151/40, FUNnet (NC) 690:100/3
Notes:Midi support BBS, Online Shop (Chch Rock Shop),
Bluewave Offline Reader,Home of Dark Thunder Software
Modems Not Included (David Robb)
3588253 (F)
Files: DOS
Software: SearchLight v3.5
Address: 12 Guinness Crescent
Fax:3588253
Nets: Fido 175, InfoLink 30 (hub)
Notes: QWK & MegaMail offline readers, Points welcome.
Email: d.r...@student.canterbury.ac.nz
Murphy's BBS (Norm Bowden, Coleen Bowden)
3519020 (F)
Files: DOS, Windows, Pictures, Genealogy
Nets: Fido 10, RGSNET (RENEGADE N/W) 125, CITYLINK 10,
CATNET 10, FUNNET 1
Software: Renegade Ver10.05
Notes: BLUEWAVE/QWK offline readers
Night Runners BBS (Philip Clark, Slash)
3383529 (XF)
Files: Dos, Windows, Doom, Sound, Pics, Corel, WMF
Software: Remote Access 2.01
CD's: 2 drives; Night Owl 17, Dr Shareware
On Line Support (John Clarke, Donald Campbell)
3667324,3667325 (F,VF,F)
Fees:Node 1 Free,Node 2 $35 p/a, Node 6 Offline Games Packets only.
Login and check the Bulletins Menu for latest charges.
Files: DOS, Windows, Win 95, OS/2
Software: Searchlight 4.5a
Nets: Fido 120
Notes:Internet Email, QWK offline readers, Searchlight Support BBS.
CD-Rom: 10 drives ;
Fax:377-2324
Faxback Service: 03-377-2325
Voice:365-6226 or 025 377-315
Email:jo...@syntech.co.nz
donald....@ols.gen.nz
PO Box: On Line Support BBS,FreePost 1228
P.O.Box 3153, Christchurch 8001.
Address:439 Barbadoes Street,Christchurch 8001.
Phoenix Amiga BBS (Kenji Irie, James Willmott)
3228208 (F)
Files: Amiga
Software: IceBBS v56.5i
A/H Voice Phone: Kenji 322-9240, James 389-4541
Notes:Amiga dedicated BBS using custom IceBBS multitasking system.
The IceTerm client software can be downloaded from the ANSI
side of the BBS and will work on any Amiga.
Files and SIG's can be accessed with a normal comms program.
Some Usenet newsgroups.
CD's:2 Drives; Aminet 9 & 13
Planet Melmac (Murray Cameron)
3486522 (F)
Fees:for no file limits, & extra time
Files:DOS,Windows, Weather Satellite Pictures
Software:Searchlight 4.0
Nets: Fido 130
Notes:Ham radio & Satellite Communications files and discussion areas
(both local and international). Megaread & SLQWK offline readers
PO Box:8694,ChCh
CD's:2 Drives; Shareware Online #4, Peir 7
Pointless Network (Rick Nolan, Bill Allan)
3896178 [steps - 3 nodes] (VF,VF,VF)
Fees: $45 p/a for usenet & email access, CD's etc.
Files:Atari,?
Software:Maximus 2.01wb
Notes: Usenet and Internet email available.
QWK Offline reader.
Fax:389-6178
CD's:3 Drives; Atari, ???
Polyvox IV (Peter Ellens -ChCh Polytech)
3649027,3798567 (F+, F) (node 2, subscribers only)
Files:IBM, Heaps of STM's + GIF's, OS2 and Linux files.
Software:Searchlight 4.5b
Nets: Fido 150
Notes:SLQWK offline reader, Networked with ChCh Polytech's LAN
Fax: 3649027
Pony's Stall (Dave Scott,Lynne Pattison)
3499855 (F)
Files:DOS Games,cheats,text. Gifs
Software: Renegade
Notes: Aimed at the more mature audience. Generous time limits.
PROJECT AMIGA BBS (James Sleeman)
3385185 (F)
Files: Amiga, 1000's of MODS on CD.
Fees: For CD access, no DL ratios , larger private directory etc, details online.
Software: DLG Version 1
A/H Sysop (voice): 338-5857
Nets: Fido 380, Southlink 120, JA-Net 140, Amiganet 180, A-J NET 1,
NZFNET 70
Notes: QWK offline reader, online shop, many networks, NASA mailing
list as well as others, Doors.
CD's:1 drive; Aminet Set 1, Set 2, Professional Utilities, UPD Gold
Set, 17 Bit collection, Ultimate Mod CD. 16 CD's in all !!
Prompt/2 (Steve Carr/Sue Townsend)
3798522,3790983 (XF,XF)
Fees: $20/year
Files for: OS/2,Windows,NT,DOS
Software: Maximus/2 V2.01wb
Nets: Fido 135
A/H Sysop (voice): 365-7518
PO Box: 3712, Chch
Fax: 379-0983 (by arrangement)
Notes: QWK offline reader, OS/2 User Group BBS.
Node 2 also houses the St Albans BBS, A BBS for St Albans
residents run in conjunction with the people that bring
you the STANN newsletter each month.
The Pyramid (Grant Limmer,Jim Macperson)
3892178 (F)
Files:Dos Games,Windows 95,Utilities,Gifs
Software: Renegade
Notes: Aimed a the more mature audience.
PO Box: 25215 Vicroria ST CH-CH
Email: gra...@ch.cyberxpress.co.nz
Quantum Leap (Michael Blair)
3835500 (F)
Files:IBM,Amiga
Software:Maximus v2.01wb
Nets: Fido 200, InfoLink 100
CD's:1 Drive; Simtel, GigaByte Gold, NightOwl
Fax:3890785
PO Box: c/o- 22-111, ChCh
Red Dwarf BBS (Michael Dawson [Schmoo])
3287717 (F)
Files: A selection of Red Dwarf related pictures, sounds, recipe's and
scripts. Also some Discordian related files.
Software: Searchlight 4.5b
Notes: This BBS is centered around science fiction particularly Red Dwarf
but has added themes of the Occult, Discordianism, Forteanism, UFO's
and anything genuinely weird.
Offline Reader Searchlight QWK
Voice Phone: 328-8867 before 9pm
Address: Red Dwarf BBS
14 Brittan Tce
Lyttelton
Realm of Insanity (Seth Wagoner)
3386461,3386042 (F,F)
Fees:For node 2
Software: Searchlight 4.5b
Notes: Aliases mandatory. High volume local message traffic. Role playing
games. Hand moderated games of Diplomacy using e-mail.
Remedy (Jon & Carolyn Walker)
3428578 (VF)
Fees: Free for basic access, $10.00 p.a. for extra time & no ratios.
Files: Amiga, PC, Win95, Gifs, Mods
Software: Xenolink 1.981
Nets: Fido 470
Notes: FREE three-month donating-member memberships given away every
month for *active* users of Remedy BBS. Amiganet, Fidonet & Southlink
door games. Support site for Xenolink Professional BBS software.
Remote Access (Graeme Kerr, Ewan Crafts)
3493236,3496008 (F, F)
Files: IBM
Software: Remote Access 2.01
Nets: Fido 115, InfoLink 120
Address: 28 Bicknor Street Christchurch NZ
Fax: 3496008
Notes: Major carrier of K-12 Education Network for schools.
2nd node is for mail only, no bbs access.
CD-Rom: 7 Drives; Cream of the Crop, Night Owl
Sidereal BBS (Nathan Bool [Warlock], [Vamprys])
3492913 (F)
Files: Mainly Mods, Pictures, and Text.
Software: Searchlight 4.5a
Notes: Alias's most welcome. Sound,Gifs,and Interesting Text Files
Are the main speciality of this BBS. High message bases.
Valence Offline Reader.
A/H Sysop (voice): 349-8827
Address: 44a Amuri St
Simplicity (John Haines)
3520688 (S)
Files:Atari 8-bit,Atari ST,C64,C128,Amiga
Software:Oasis 4.8
Notes:Atari 8-bit & IBM offline readers
The Smugglers Cave (Dave Brown)
3820141 (F)
Hours: 8pm - 8am
Software: Renegade 1.00
Notes: Heaps of door games
Southern Lights (Chris Pheloung, Per Vilsbaek)
3886655,3882323,3821000 [steps to 2 & 1] (X+,X+,X+)
Free Access Users Call 388-6655. Donating Users Call 382-1000.
Fees: Free - Limited Access.
$15 - Unlimited Files, Node 3 & 2 access.
$20 - Unlimited Files, Node 3 & 2 access, Internet E-Mail.
Files: General Selection of over 19000 files.
Nets: Fido 125, SLNet 2001, Southlink 140, X-Net 6, Local-Net 85.
Software: Searchlight 4.5b with RIP
CD's: 2 x 4 Changer CDROM Units with the following currently Online
NightOwl 18, 19, 20 & 21. Monster Media 14,15.
Cream of the Crop 20. The Pier Shareware 10.
Notes: QWK Offline reader, Internet E-Mail Send & Receive.
Searchlight New Zealand & NZ Hub of SLNet,
Home of Southlink Network.
** Official Searchlight Sales & Support Site **
A/H Voice Phone: Chris 025 368-755 or Per 025 390-455
Fax: 388-7600
Email: ch...@southlights.gen.nz
p...@southlights.gen.nz
Advert: Searchlight Network is available from this site for
Registered Searchlight BBS's. It is imported to this
site direct from the States each week.
Internet E-Mail, both send & receive is also available
at very competitive rates. We have a dedicated 28.8K
modem online 24 hours a day for maximum performance in
E-Mail turnaround times. It is in your Mailbox the second
it enters our site.
With the five different Message Networks we are involved in,
I am sure there is something here for everybody.
Supersystem IV (Bob Curwood)
3890830 (F)
Fees: for no file ratio, more time etc $20 p/a
Files: IBM
Software: Searchlight 4.0-m reg#203
Notes: Megaread & SLQWK Offline Readers
CD's:8 Drives; ALDE Grab-Bag, Super Blue, The NYAC club collection
Gif's Galore, CICA, Simtel, Source, GARBO, MegaDemo,
MegaCD #1, MegaCD #2, SDN #1, Aminet, Giga Games,
EMS #1, EMS #2. Clipart Goliath, Encylopedia of Sound,
Our Solar System, Sound Sensations
Email: bo...@chch.planet.org.nz
Tony's (Tony Hall, Greg Brackley)
3831155 (F)
Fees:Full access $5 per month
Software:Maximus 2.01
Nets: Fido 101
Notes:Hub for Fido,Fido mail hour 4a-7a
PO Box:5104, ChCh
A/H Sysop Voice:3831146
Fax:3831149
Total Breakdown BBS (Lee Miller)
3834022 (F)
Fees: Donations over $7 *VERY* welcome
Files: DOS, Windows
Software: Remote Access 2.02
Nets: Fido 145, InfoLink 90
Notes: We carry all popular messageNets. We specialise in Door
Games, with over 35 of them plus a great LORD set up. Don't
be bored again!.
CD's: 1 drive; Night Owl 15, 16, 17
The UnderGround BBS (Steve West, Shane Morgan, Craig Crew)
3390322 (XF)
Fees: Free, 20mins/day, 5:1 File Ratio
$10 for 1hr/day,No file ratio,Timebank and Jackpot Lotto
Files:DOS,Windows,Pictures and Sound files
Software: Searchlight 4.5 #2003
Nets: Fido 165, Southlink 135, SLnet 2003, Local Net 100 (Hub)
Notes: Valance QWK offline reader, Door Games. Friendly people, good
atmosphere, Points available for any of the above networks
2.5 Gig of files (Specialising in picture files)
Email: st...@under.southern.co.nz
sh...@under.southern.co.nz
USS Enterprise VI:TNG (Robbie Steele (Jean Luc Picard))
3894930 (F)
Files:IBM
Software:Searchlight v4.0a #0810
Nets: Fido 190, InfoLink 40
Notes: Registration site for LHL, and UU
Distribution site for ArrowBridge
Offline readers: Valence, LHLBlue
CD's:1 Drive; Pier 4", REMStar, ScienceFiction&Fantasy
Address:66 Chelsea Street, Linwood, 8006
A/H Sysop (voice):389-0702 (between 6am and 9am)
Yackers (Michele Luskie)
3882258 (?)
Hours: 9pm - 7am
Files: ?
Software: Remote Access 2.2
Notes: Good Rip support, mainly a teen audience.
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I N T E R N E T S E R V I C E P R O V I D E R S
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This section lists information for the home user on Internet Service Providers
(ISP's). The prices available from different suppliers vary greatly, and so
does what you get for your money. Consider the availability of access, speed
of their system once you're online, helpdesk support, and price when choosing
an ISP.
Pricing etc shown in this section is for private customers only, for
commercial prices and conditions please contact the ISP's.
The entries in this section are either as i've entered them, or as the ISP has
supplied them to me.
If you are unfamiliar with some of the terms used in this ISP list, go and
have a read of the 'The Internet Explained' section in this list.
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P u b l i c T e r m i n a l s
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These places in Christchurch have computer terminals available
to the public to access the internet
The Globe Coffee Bar, High Street, $5 per 30 min
www.southern.co.nz/globe/
Fergie's One-Street Over Bar, Hereford St, $2 per 12 min
Future Music Entertainment (FME), Manchester St, ?
The Email Centre, 69 Worcester Boulevard, ?
www.mac.co.nz/centre.htm
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F u l l a c c e s s p r o v i d e r s
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Detailed information is slowley being added to this section.
You might like to go into town and use one of the public access
terminals to check the www pages of the ISP's yourself.
PRICING
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GST - Most entries here have GST inclusive prices, some don't though.
It is noted beside the ISP's name where they are known to be
GST Exclusive.
Pricing flucuates a lot, especially with the high growth rate of the
number of users, and the number of suppliers. Please check current
pricing with the ISP before making your final commitment to use them.
Cave Rock
Phone: (V.34 28.8k)
Account Types: SLIP, PPP and shell
Fees:
Standard account: $25/month
$0.75/Meg int'l traffic (8pm-9am)
$2.00/Meg int'l traffic (9am-8pm)
$0.25/Meg national traffic at all times.
Night-owl account:$25/month
1 hour a day free, then
$3.00/hour after that.
$2.00/Meg int'l traffic (9am-8pm)
Free int'l traffic (8pm-9am)
National traffic free at all times.
Home account: $10/month
1 hour a day free, then
$3.00/hour after that.
$0.75/Meg int'l traffic (8pm-9am)
$2.00/Meg int'l traffic (9am-8pm)
$0.25/Meg national traffic at all times.
The standard account is expected to be of interest to the average user.
The night-owl account is intended for people who use the internet heavily
during off-peak hours.
The home account is an attractive option for those who are just interested
in seeing what it's all about, or want a cheap base account for mail use
or web page hosting. In particular it may be of interest to university
students who cannot host web pages on their accounts there.
Address: Cave Rock Software, P.O. Bo 22-488, Christchurch
Helpdesk: 366-4242
Email: in...@caverock.co.nz
WWW:www.caverock.co.nz
Compuserve
Cyberxpress [GST Exclusive]
Phone: ? (V.34 28.8k)
Fees:
$29.50 per month
FREE time and volume - 15 hours each month
$3.00 per additional hour
$40 Connection fee
$20 installation disks
Accounts are to be kept in credit
Each additional mailbox $20 per annum.
Technical installations $60 per hour.
Helpdesk: 0800 45 55 65
WWW:www.cyberxpress.co.nz
Efficient Software Net (ES Net)
Phone: 366-7460 (V.34 28.8k)
Lines: 32
User/Modem ratio: 2:1
Gateway:
Main backbone: 384 Kbps Frame Relay from Dunedin to Auckland.
International backbone: 256 Kbps from NZIX to Internetional.
Christchurch backbone: 128 Kbps Frame Relay link to Dunedin
Fees:
We have two types of account available; all private accounts include one
dial-up account and one E-Mail address:
PREMIUM ACCOUNT
This gives you unlimited Internet access with no on-line time or traffic
charges.
Private use: Includes one dial-up account and one E-Mail address.
$59 Set-up fee which includes installation disks and manual
$45 per month*
OR $499 per year (A saving of $100)
*SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
1) If you would like to pay your Premium Account monthly, you need to pay
the set-up fee and first monthly fee in advance by cash or cheque. All
following payments must be made by Automatic Direct Debit, for which we have
a special form.
2) If all our lines become busy, those Premium Users who have been logged on
for more than 3 hours will be disconnected. They can then immediately
re-connect. If enough lines are available no disconnection will take place.
For example to start a Private Premium Account: $ 59 Set-up fee
$ 45 One month in advance
$ 104 TOTAL INITIAL PAYMENT
STANDARD ACCOUNT
Private: This includes one dial-up account and one E-Mail address
$135 per year including set-up fee, installation disks and manual
$2.95 per hour of use (rounded up to the nearest minute) No
traffic charges
For example to start a Private Standard account:
$ 135 Yearly fee
$ 30 Minimum deposit into account.
$ 165 TOTAL INITIAL PAYMENT
OPTIONAL EXTRAS
Additional E-Mail addresses: $ 30.00 per address, per year.
WWW Pages (Private users) Free for the first 500Kb of disk space.
Those wanting International access for their page will be charged at $ 0.75
per Megabyte of international traffic.
Payment: Cash, Cheque, Automatic Payment, Telebank
Account Types: SLIP
Helpdesk Phone: 0800 66 66 68
Fax: 03 477 7030
Address: 160 Manchester Street, P.O. Box 2785, ChCh.
Email: sup...@es.co.nz
WWW: http://www.es.co.nz/
FTP: ftp.es.co.nz
IBM Internet Connection
Phone: 3728954 (V.32bis 14.4k)
Lines: 52 nationwide
User/Modem ratio:
Gateway:
Fees: ?
Payment: Credit Card
Account Types: SLIP access only.
Helpdesk: 0800 733-222
account/admin support 08:00-17:30, 24hr/7day support for the network
Fax: 04-576-5614
Address: Steve Withers, IBM New Zealand, PO Box 38-993, Wellington
WWW: http://www.ibm.net
Advert: Allows you to check your current and past charges/usage.
Allows you to re-driect mail to another e-mail address.
Allows you to create an email alias of up to 32 characters - with
an IBM.NET domain name.
Software updates to the IBM's Internet Connection for Windows v4.0 and
OS/2 Warp Internet Access Kit are available online. They down and install
themselves - easy for new users.
Local access points in over 500 cities world-wide. You use your ID and
password and pay the same New Zelaand rate - no matter which country you
access the service from.
Online registration is possible with the IBM software for Windows and
OS/2, or NetManage Chameleon for Windows (v4.3 or later) plus several
others.
The Internet Company of New Zealand Ltd [GST Exclusive]
Fees:
BUDGET CRUISER FREEDOM
Setup $25 $100 $100
Monthly $10 $30 $55
Free Mb/Mth 1Mb 3Mb Unlimited*
Free Time/Mth 5Hours 15Hours 50Hours
$/Hour (Day) $3.60 $1.20 $2.40
$/Hour (Evening) $3.60 $1.20 $2.40
$/Hour (Early Bird) Free Free $2.40
$/Mb (Day + Evening) $1.99 $1.99 Free
$/Mb (Early Bird) $0.99 $0.99 Free
Time - Definitions
"Day" is from 7am until 7pm
"Evening" is from 7pm until 12am
"Early bird" is from 12am until 7am
*Free data and free time are calculated independently and operate
independently of one another. Free time is set to zero at the
beginning of each month and accumulates to the end of the month.
* "Unlimited" should be read in conjunction with the terms and
conditions of this account.
Unsure which account makes the most sense for you? Have a look at
our user profile comparison.
Data Charges
These apply after the free quotas (if applicable) have been exhausted.
International and e-mail data is charged at $1.99 per Mb (day / evening)
and $0.99 per Mb (early bird).
National data (except e-mail) is free. !!
Helpdesk: 0800 THE NET (0800 843-638), 09 358-1186
Email:he...@iconz.co.nz
WWW:www.iconz.co.nz
The Internet Group [GST Exclusive]
User/Modem ratio: 10:1
Fees:
The Establishment and first months base fee must be paid in advance.
Option 1: Shareware software for Win3.1 and Mac $49.00.
Option 2: Registered version 2.02 Netscape WWW Browser and Shiva plus a
selection of shareware and our 100 page "how to" Manual $99.00.
Residental Accounts
There is a choice of 6 accounts which all include
Help Desk Support via Telephone 0800-22-22-25
A single email address of LoginN...@ihug.co.nz
Shareware Software for your Windows 3.1 PC or your Macintosh, (running
system 7.0 or more recent). Microsoft Windows '95 Users are able to
download the Windows '95 specific software from our File Server
BRONZE ACCOUNT
Base Fee $10.00.
10 Hours FREE per month. Additional Charges are $2.00 per Hour
GOLD ACCOUNT
Base Fee $20.00.
20 Hours FREE per month. Additional Charges are $2.00 per Hour
SAPPHIRE ACCOUNT
Base Fee $30.00. You get 30 hours access FREE per month.
Each additional hour are 99 cents.
You may have 500 k of space allocated for Web Pages Free.
DIAMOND ACCOUNT
Base Fee $39.00. Benefits
No Additional Time Charges
No Additional Data Charges
You may have 1 Megabyte of space allocated for web pages Free.
There are no Additional Costs
There is a "3 hours in a row online" limit at Peak Usage Period.
You will be billed at the end of each Month. All bills will be sent by
EMAIL unless otherwise requested and are due Within Seven Days on
invoice. We require 30 days notice in writing to close your account. Late
payment will result in an interruption of service and may attract a $15.00
reconnect fee.
WWW:www.ihug.co.nz
Helpdesk: 0800-22-22-25, 09 358-5067
Email:T...@IHUG.CO.NZ
NetAccess Internet Services
Phone: ()
Lines:
User/Modem ratio:
Gateway:
Fees:
Payment: Credit Card, Cheque, Cash, Direct Credit, Auto payments
Account Types: SLIP/PPP, UUCP,Leased Line
Helpdesk: 348-8747
Fax: 343-2895
Address: PO Box 6232, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch
Email: in...@netaccess.co.nz, sup...@mac.co.nz
WWW: http://www.mac.co.nz/net.htm
Advert:
Free WWW home pages for users, E-mail forewarding on accounts,
provide uucp mail connections for BBS's.
Services: FTP site free for all users, WWW Authoring Storage, Free
drop off installation, onsite installation, training. free www pages
for users
Planet Canterbury
Fees: ?
Payment:
Access: SLIP/PPP, UUCP for experienced users only.
WWW: http://www.chch.planet.org.nz/
Helpdesk: 364-5898
Fax: 364-5828
Email:sup...@chch.planet.co.nz
Southern Internet Services Ltd.
Phone: 3655408 (28k8 V.34/V.FC)
Lines: 28
User/Modem ratio:
Gateway: 128k frame relay to NZIX
Fees:
Southern Internet has two pricing schemes from which customers can
choose that which best suits their Internet usage pattern. All prices
include GST.
OPTION ONE - TIME CHARGING
1. Connection Fee $49.95
2. Monthly Charges
$15.00 for 5 free hours, thereafter $2.50 per hour
Hours between midnight and 8 am are $1.95 per hour.
OR:
$55.00 for 50 free hours, thereafter $2.50 per hour
Hours between midnight and 8 am are $1.95 per hour.
The monthly subscription must be paid in advance either monthly via
direct debit/credit bank authority, or upfront on a three, six or twelve
monthly basis.
These accounts are not to be used for high bandwidth video and/or audio
applications - each account has a traffic limit of 100Mb per month, and
thereafter normal traffic rates will apply.
OPTION TWO - VOLUME CHARGING
1. Connection Fee $49.95
2. Monthly Subscription
15 hours online time $15.00
30 hours online time $25.00
60 hours online time $45.00
90 hours online time $60.00
Online time between midnight and 8 am is free
A customer's monthly subscription is calculated automatically according to
the number of online hours used each month.
Online time in excess of 90 hours per month is charged at $1.07 per hour
(or part thereof)
3. Traffic Charges
PEAK RATE (9 am to 8 pm)
National (Mb) $2.00
International (Mb) $4.50
OFF-PEAK RATE (8 pm to 9 am)
National (Mb) $1.50
International (Mb) $3.00
Cache Hits receive a 90% discount on traffic rates, and Cache
Misses are charged at a 10% discount.
Local traffic (ie. traffic between sites that are local to our network,
ie. all Southern Internet users and the Waikato and Canterbury
Universities) is free of charge.
Off-Peak rates do not apply to email
All users who maintain their account in sufficient credit to cover
their monthly invoice will receive a 10% discount on traffic charges.
NOTE: A transfer fee will be payable by customers who subsequently wish to
change account types.
INSTALLATION AND TRAINING
Software installation in your home $45.00
Basic Internet training $50.00 per hour
Home installation and basic training (1 hour) $84.00
WWW HOME PAGE
Free storage of World Wide Web Home Pages (up to 100 Kb) is offered to all
individual users. Home Pages over 100 Kb will be charged at $20 per Mb per
month (minimum $20 per month), but will incur no traffic charges for hits to
the site.
CREDIT TERMS
Our credit policy is that payment by the 20th of the month following
invoice is required. Failure to pay within 7 days of receipt of a second
invoice will result in your account being suspended.
Payment: Cheque, Visa, Master Card, Telebank or Direct Credit
Account Types: Shell, UUCP and PPP accounts are all included in the one
customer account. Leased line and ISDN access is also available.
Phone: 365-7059 for all enquiries and helpdesk support
Fax: 365-7060
Address: 1st floor
Temple Courts
303 Durham Street
P.O.Box 22-651
Christchurch
Email: he...@southern.co.nz
WWW: http://www.southern.co.nz
FTP: ftp://ftp.southern.co.nz
Advert:
Being the first ISP in the South Island, and having been operating
for six years, Southern Internet is a professional organisation that
offers excellent service and support to its customers. Unlike other
ISP's clients, our customers find that they rarely obtain a busy
signal when trying to connect to us, and we do not disconnect
customers during busy periods. We feature a responsive phone and
email helpdesk operated by qualified staff.
We may not be offering the cheapest deal around but we do offer
the best service in the business, and hence, the best value for money.
Southern Internet supports many types of computers,
including PCs, Macs, Amiga, Acorn and PC networks.
For the commercial customer a wide range of services are available,
including Training Courses, WWW Development and Storage, Domain Name
Registration, Firewalling, Intranets, Internet/LAN Connectivity,
Facilities Management/Telehousing, and Router Software.
If you are unsure as to what the Internet can do for you then
experience the Internet at the Globe Cafe in High Street for as
little as $5 per half hour, or rent an Email account for as little as
$10 per week.
TP Netlink
http://www.tpnet.co.nz/
Voyager
Phone: ()
Lines:>100
User/Modem ratio:
Gateway:Own - to Telstra in Oz
Fees:
$4.95 per hour at peak times (7am to 7pm Monday to Friday)
$3.95 per hour at off-peak times (7pm to 7am Monday to
Friday and all weekend i.e. midnight Friday to midnight Sunday)
Toll Free access is available nationwide.
If you have any questions please direct them to feed...@voyager.co.nz
Payment: Credit Card
Account Types: SLIP/PPP with their software.
Customer Service: 09 443 9447 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday
Technical Support: 09 443-9440 9am-12am 7 days
Fax:09 444-6430
Address:Level 5, 205 Wairau Rd, Takapuna, Auckland.
PO Box 101-371, NSMC, Auckland
Email:sup...@voyager.co.nz
WWW:www.voyager.co.nz
FTP:
Advert:
Xtra
Fees:
Pricing for dial-up access to XTRA is based on connection time, with
different hourly rates for 0800 number and direct dial number access.
Connection Fee $39.95
0800 number connection time charge (hourly rate) $4.95
or Direct dial number connection time charge (hourly rate) $2.50
Please note:
Part hours of connection time will be charged per minute
There is no minimum monthly charge
You can use either the 0800 dial-up number or a direct dial number
to connect to XTRA.
Direct dial numbers are currently available for the Auckland,
Wellington and the Christchurch toll free calling area. These numbers
are provided with your XTRA connection pack.
If you use a direct dial number you will incur the normal toll charges
if you are dialling from outside that number's toll free calling area.
In this case, any toll charges will be in addition to the connection
time charge stated above.
All prices are inclusive of GST. Billing is monthly in arrears and will be
included on your Telecom phone account.
Payment:Charged on your Telecom phone account
Account Types:PPP
Helpdesk: 0800 Call-Xtra (0800 225598) 7am-11pm 7days
WWW:www.xtra.co.nz
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E m a i l a n d N e w s o n l y
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Email and news is available from these BBS's in Christchurch.
Check the Main BBS List above for their numbers etc. It is
somewhat cheaper to use these for email, but it is slower, and you
may be restricted as to how big the messages are you send / receive.
The Last Byte - Email
Pointless Networks - Email and News
Mactropolis - Email and some News
Online Support - Email
Southern Lights - Email
Just Another BBS - Email
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Welcome to the electronic world! Like everything, it will take time to
learn the jargon of the industry, and even longer to know what you're
doing. Be patient, it's well worth it! I'm going to have a go at
explaining a few things here.
The first thing you need is a computer with a serial port. Since you're
reading this, it's highly likely you've already got that. To connect with
a BBS, you need a device called a Modem. A modem goes between your computer
and your phone line. It converts the digital data a computer uses to normal
sound that can be carried on your phone line. Most modems plug into the
serial port on your computer, and this usually uses an industry standard
plug called RS-232C.
Modems are not all the same, but up until recently, they've all been
compatible in New Zealand. Nearly everyone uses modems supporting
International Telecommunication Union - Telecommunications (ITU-T, formally
CCITT) standards. This is the protocol of how a modem talks to another
modem. The way your computer talks to your modem will most likely be a
Hayes compatible standard. Then there's the next problem - The speed of
the modem. I'm not going to cram more technical stuff on you by trying to
explain it all, but the basic entry level for a modem nowadays is one that
does 14400bps. One of these ones should be available very cheap new, or
even cheaper second hand. What you pay for a 14400bps modem will vary
depending on the condition it's in and the quality & features of it. They
can be purchased new for as little as $150. I would suggest to never buy
a 2400bps modem in this day and age. There are a lot of people upgrading
to faster modems so there's plenty of second hand slower modems around.
If you can't track one down, place a wanted add in the paper! The next
speed up in common use these days is 28800bps. Most (if not all) new
modems do fax.
There are currently two standards of 28800bps modems on the market, V.FC,
a standard made by Rockwell, who's chips are used by a lot of modem
manufacturers, and V.34, which is an official ITU-T standard. At the
moment there is a mixture of V.FC and V.34 modems being used by BBS's in
Christchurch. The two standards are NOT compatible.
All V.FC modems do support ITU-T standards up to V.32bis (14400bps) though.
There are a lot of modems on the market that do both standards, if buying,
I suggest you get one of these, or a V.34 only. Don't get one that only
does V.FC, you're buying old technology if you do. V.34 is a better
designed protocol, V.FC was bought out by Rockwell to fill in the gap
while people waited for ITU-T to sort out it's V.34 protocol and get it
released.
Also note that our phone lines are only supplied to talk over, and the
bandwidth required to do 28800bps is more than what is required to carry
voice conversations. In most circumstances, there is spare bandwidth on
your line, but if your modem won't go that fast, that could be why. That
extra bandwidth is needed along all the lines from you to the other end.
If it's not available, your modem will just step down in speed until it
gets to a level that the phone line can handle. This is usually still over
20000bps.
Okay, so now you've got your modem, plugged it all in as the manual
instructs you, and you're wondering what to do next.... while facing a
million different settings for the modem from it's manual. Don't worry
about doing anything to the modem apart from turning it on. Hopefully
you'll be able to get your software to do most of the work for you.
To send and receive data from your modem, you need some communications
software. If you haven't got any, try asking the shop you got the modem
from. They may try to sell you some expensive package. There are many
free (PD), or cheap shareware packages available for most computer systems.
If you can't locate any, give me a ring, my numbers in the Update section
of this list, and I will see what I can do you get some for you, or arrange
for someone to get some to you.
Once you've run your software, you'll probably have a menu named RS232,
Modem, or Communications somewhere. This will have some settings that
you'll only need to set once, if at all in them as all Christchurch BBS's
use the same, and they are usually put into software as the defaults.
(Don't forget to save any changes you make - it will have a
"Save Settings" option there somewhere).
These are...
Baud - set this to the highest BPS your modem can do, of if it's a
14400bps modem go to 38400bps (or 57600 if it works)
Stop Bits - set to 1
Parity - set to none
Flow - set this to RTS/CTS
Data Bits - set to 8
Mode - set to Full
Terminal Emulation should be set to either ANSI, or if that's not available
VT100 or higher. If it's not available don't panic, but do try and find
another communications program as soon as possible! It makes life a lot
easier and the screen looks nicer!
Now you're ready to go!
In your software, there will be a dialing directory to store your favourite
BBS names and numbers. Enter some of the names and numbers from this list
into it, and select to dial it. Your modem should dial the BBS you tell it
to.
Upon connection, on most BBS's, it will say Press ESCAPE twice. If it
does, do it! Then it will want to know if you support ANSI. If you have
ANSI or VT100 selected, you can tell it yes. Some BBS's automatically
detect that you have it, but they don't know if you've got a colour screen
or not, so they just ask you if you want colour or mono. Again, tell it
what it wants to know. Next thing it will want to know if your user name.
On some systems it will say type NEW if you're new, on others it won't.
If it doesn't, just enter your first and last names. If it says enter your
alias (or name), you can enter your nickname instead. If it does get you to
type NEW, the next thing it will do is ask for your name.
You'll then have to fill in a few details about yourself for the Operators
records. Your phone number is always kept confidential, sometimes your
computer system is made public, your name and location (i.e. City) almost
always are.
After filling in all the details, some BBS's will have what's called a
"call back verifier", which will then disconnect you from the BBS and ring
you back to make sure you gave a genuine phone number. If it does, all you
have to do is wait for your phone to ring, then type ATA [RETURN] which
tells your modem (AT)tention (A)nswer. You'll be then reconnected with the
BBS. If a BBS doesn't have this verifier, you'll probably need to send a
mail message to the SYStem OPerator, usually by going to mail and sending
a message to SYSOP. This isn't necessary from the BBS software's point of
view, it's just that most people running BBS's like you to ask for access,
so they set it it up so that you don't get full access until you do ask
them - it's just a bad (in my opinion) habit from past years that's still
with us.
The BBS should tell you how to ask for validation if it's required. Read
the instructions on your screen and you can't go wrong.
On most BBS's, until you're validated, you will have a very limited amount
that you can actually see (and do) on the BBS. Once you are validated you
will have much better access.
So now that you know how to connect to a BBS, and you have an account
there, you'll want to know what you can do there. Most likely like
everyone else, you've got a distorted view of it all from the main media.
A BBS consists of 3 main things, Email - which is private mail between
users (warning: The Sysop can read your mail, and some probably do.),
Public Messages - these will be in the message area, which will be divided
up into different discussion areas named areas,subboards,echos, or
newsgroups, and finally the Files section, where you can get from or send
files to. The software you're using, is just showing the text you're
receiving from the modem to your screen, sometimes obeying codes in the
text that tell it to change colour or position on the screen. Whatever
you type goes straight to the BBS and it acts on it. This is suitable for
reading or writing both email and public messages.
To transfer a file, you need another program to be run on your computer
that's compatible with one at the BBS's end. This program is quite often
built into your communications program, or comes with it. The main ones
used are Kermit, XModem, Ymodem or Zmodem. If you have it (you should!),
ZModem is the best one to use. You'll need to either make a setting on the
BBS (if it has it) to ZModem for you, or tell it each time you want to
transfer a file what to use. Most do it the former way in the form of a
permanent setting for each user, which the user can change at any time.
To transfer a file to the BBS, it's called Uploading, and transferring a
file from the BBS to you is called Downloading. A lot of BBS's impose what
is called a file ratio, which means you have to upload a certain amount for
everything you download. Most BBS's will remove this limit if you subscribe.
Most BBS's also give you a daily time limit. This is very small until
you are validated, then ranges from 30mins to 1 hour on the BBS's in
Christchurch usually. If you subscribe to a BBS, it's highly likely
that your time limit will be increased, or removed altogether.
Graphical BBS's
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Something relatively new to BBS's is the use of a graphical interface.
There are several systems in use. The main one is a system called
RIP (Remote Imaging Protocol). This is a graphical interface for normal
text based BBS's. Instead of pressing a key for the command from the list
of options on the screen, you just click on it with a mouse. To use
this system, the BBS must support it, and you have to use communications
software at your end that does it too.
There are other BBS systems that you need to have their terminal software
at your end to access it. Usually you can obtain this software by calling
with a normal terminal program and downloading their software by Zmodem etc.
The advantage of making you use their software is that they use a system
where you can transfer files in both directions, and do other things all at
the same time. Normally you can only do one thing at a time on a BBS.
Files
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Most files you download from BBS's are in a compressed format. This is
done mainly to save on storage space on the BBS, and in the past was
done to speed up transferring files to you. The speed factor doesn't
really matter any more because most modems of 14400bps or faster have
V.42bis, which is a standard of error correction and data compression -
i.e. your modem compresses the data before it sends it, and the modem
at the other end de-compresses it.
The most common forms of compression are ZIP,ARC,LZH(also called LHA),
ARJ. To use these files after you download them, you need to decompress
them first. You need the specific software for whatever type of archive
it is to do this. If you don't have it, you should be able to download
it from a BBS in an un-compressed state, or it might be in a self
extracting archive which will uncompress when you run it.
Conduct
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You should conduct yourself on a BBS in the public messages areas, and
in private mail just as you should in a normal public place. This
means you should be pleasant and courteous to others using the system,
don't go around making a nuisance of yourself and abusing others.
Good Luck!, if you get stuck, give me a ring.
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T H E I N T E R N E T E X P L A I N E D
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Seeing as it's being mentioned everywhere you turn, I thought I might explain
a few of the basics about what the Internet is. The Internet is a network of
machines around the world that are connected to each other live, usually 24
hours a day. In New Zealand, most Internet providers go through the link
to the USA that is at Waikato University. This is a very high speed data link
using fibre cable under the ocean, and sometimes copper cables or satellites.
Once on the Internet, you can access any machine on the internet that will let
you, anywhere in the world.
The basic services available on the Internet are...
Email - this is sent directly from the provider you use to the provider
the person you are sending it to uses. If both providers are
live on the Internet, it will probably arrive in their mailbox
within a few minutes.
Usenet News - this is a public messaging system divided into different
areas for different subjects called newsgroups. There's an
area there for just about every interest / hobby there is.
People post messages to these newsgroups and others all around
the world can read them. The system works by each Internet
provider passing on all the messages to each other.
FTP - FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, and as it's name suggests,
it's for transferring files. This is most commonly used to get
files from big public archives.
Archie - Archie search's for files in FTP sites for you and tells you
which ones have them if any.
WWW - WWW stands for World Wide Web. Probably one of the most talked
about parts of the Internet, it is a nice graphical interface to
allow you to look up and search for information.
You go from 'page' to page by clicking on highlighted words, or
on pictures on your screen with a mouse. The words and pictures
on the pages can take you off to another page on a different
machine in some other part of the world when you click on them.
Gopher - Probably where the WWW all started from. This is a basic
text interface where you just keep selecting areas to go to.
E.g. it might have the word libraries, and if you select that
then a list of all libraries available, then you could select
a library to go to.
Telnet - Telnet allows you to log into any machine on the internet
as if you were calling it directly with your modem.
So if you have an account on a machine on the other side of the
world, this is probably the cheapest way of logging in to it!
UUCP - Unix to Unix Copy. This is mostly used for reading and posting
Usenet news, and Email offline. Your computer dials up your
provider, sends all the outgoing information, gets all the
incoming information then disconnects. You can then read it
in your own time on your computer without having your home phone
line tied up. UUCP has a big learning curve if you are installing
it yourself. Once you understand it, it's easy though. It
isn't necessary for you to understand it to use it though, you can
pay someone to install it for you, then use it - using it is
relativly simple.
SLIP/PPP - Serial Line Internet Protocol & Point to Point Protocol.
Both of these are similar, and to the user do the same thing.
PPP is a later invention and does it better. What they do is
allow you to put your computer live on the internet while you
are connected to your internet provider by dialing it up on your
home phone line. It is probably most commenly used from Windows,
where you run a program that does SLIP or PPP, then you run other
programs such as email programs, newsreaders, etc which go through
the PPP program to use things on the internet. This is by far
the friendliest and easiest way to use the Internet.
IRC - Internet Relay Chat. A chatting system on the internet where you'll
find people from all corners of the world. It is divided into
different areas for chatting on different subjects called channels.
It works by the user running an IRC client which connects to an
IRC server. You can privatly message one person, or chat to a whole
group in a channel. There are two main networks on IRC, Effnet and
Undernet. Effnet is the bigger, having about 10,000 people on there
chatting at once, whereas Undernet has about 1,000. There tend to be
more NZers on Undernet than Effnet. You chose the network you want
by chosing what server you connect to.
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