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+<h1>Synchronet Documentation Index</h1>
+<p>Latest News and Updates for <a href="http://www.synchro.net">Synchronet</a> 
+can be found at the following sites :</p>
+<blockquote>
+  <b>Official Synchronet Web-site<a href="http://www.synchro.net"><br>
+  http://www.synchro.net</a></b>
+  <p><b>Official Synchronet BBS (Vertrauen) Telnet Servers<br>
+  <a href="telnet://vert.synchro.net">telnet://vert.synchro.net</a> and 
+  <a href="telnet://cvs.synchro.net">telnet://cvs.synchro.net</a></b></p>
+  <p><b>Official Synchronet BBS (Vertrauen) FTP Servers<br>
+  <a href="ftp://vert.synchro.net">ftp://vert.synchro.net</a>s and 
+  <a href="ftp://cvs.synchro.net">ftp://cvs.synchro.net</a></b></p>
+  <p><b>Official Synchronet Mirror FTP Server<br>
+  <a href="ftp://ftp.synchro.net">ftp://ftp.synchro.net</a> (official releases only)</b></p>
+</blockquote>
+<h2 align="left">Synchronet Sysop Documentation</h2>
+<blockquote>
+<h4 align="left"><a href="html/sysop.html">Synchronet Sysop
+Documentation</a> - For Synchronet System Operators</h4>
+<h4 align="left"><a href="html/baja.html">Baja
+Documentation</a> - The Synchronet Command Shell and Loadable Module Compiler</h4>
+<h4 align="left"><a href="html/sbbsecho.html">SBBSecho Documentation</a> - How to configure and use Synchronet's FidoNet Packet Tosser</h4>
+
+<p align="left">Important Information and Frequently Asked Questions :</p>
+<ul>
+  <li>
+    <p align="left"><a href="http://www.synchro.net/platforms.html">Supported Platforms</a></li>
+  <li>
+    <p align="left"><a href="ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/sbbs/sbbs3faq.txt">Synchronet v3.0 Frequently Asked Questions</a></li>
+  <li>
+    <p align="left"><a href="ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/sbbs/v3cfgfaq.txt" target="_blank">Synchronet v3.0 Frequently Asked Questions (regarding configuration)</a></li>
+  <li>
+    <p align="left"><a href="ntreadme.txt" target="_blank">Synchronet v3.0 Windows NT/2000 Instructions</a></li>
+  <li>
+    <p align="left"><a href="ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/sbbs/v300_new.txt">Synchronet v3.0 What's new in this version?</a></li>
+  <li>
+    <p align="left"><a href="upgrade.txt">Synchronet v3.x Upgrade Information</a></li>
+  <li>
+    <p align="left"><a href="http://vert.synchro.net/sbbstodo.html">Synchronet v3.0 To-do List</a></li>
+  <li>
+    <p align="left"><a href="ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/sbbs_3rd/syedtfaq.txt">SyncEdit Frequently Asked Questions</a></li>
+  <li>
+    <p align="left"><a href="ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/sbbs/manifest.txt">What
+    happened to Digital Dynamics? (Aug. 1996)</a></li>
+  <li>
+    <p align="left"><a href="ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/sbbs/sbbs4os2.faq">Synchronet
+    v2.30 OS/2 Frequently Asked Questions (March 1996)</a></li>
+  <li>
+    <p align="left"><a href="ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/sbbs/sbbs0595.faq">Synchronet
+    v2.30 Frequently Asked Questions (May 1995)</a></li>
+  <li>
+    <p align="left"><a href="ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/sbbs/ddtb1001.txt">Synchronet
+    v2.30 Common Problems (Feb. 1996)</a></li>
+</ul>
+</blockquote>
+<h2 align="left">Synchronet User Documentation</h2>
+<blockquote>
+<h4 align="left"><a href="html/user.html">Synchronet User
+Documentation</a> - How to use the Default Synchronet (Classic) Command Shell</h4>
+
+<h4 align="left"><a href="http://www.synchro.net/sbbslist.html">Daily Updated
+Online Synchronet BBS List</a>&nbsp; - Worldwide Listing of Synchronet
+Systems</h4>
+
+</blockquote>
+<h2 align="left">Synchronet Developer Documentation</h2>
+<blockquote>
+
+<p align="left"><b><a href="html/smb.html">Synchronet Message Base (SMB)
+Documentation</a> - Synchronet Message Base Specification&nbsp;</b></p>
+<p align="left"><b><a href="http://www.synchro.net/source.html">Synchronet Source Code</a>
+- Obtaining, building, and modifying the Synchronet source code</b></p>
+</blockquote>
+
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+<p><b><a href="http://www.synchro.net/copyright.html">Copyright</a> © 2000 by </b> <a href="http://www.synchro.net/author.htm"><b>Rob Swindell</b><br>
+</a>
+
+<a href="http://www.synchro.net"><font size="2"><br>
+Synchronet BBS Software</font></a>  <font size="2">  (Synchronet)
+Version 3 is comprised of several documentation,<br>
+library, executable, and <a href="http://www.synchro.net/source.html">source code</a> 
+files, all of which are covered by the<a href="http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html">
+<br>
+GNU General Public License</a>  with the exception of the following portions
+covered by<br>
+the <a href="http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/lesser.html">GNU Lesser General Public License</a>:
+SMBLIB and XSDK.<br>
+<br>
+Synchronet Version 2 (for DOS and OS/2) and its source code was released to the<a href="http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/categories.html#PublicDomainSoftware">
+<br>
+Public Domain</a>  by <a href="ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/sbbs/manifest.txt">Digital Dynamics</a> 
+in 1997 and remains Public Domain software today.<br>
+Synchronet Version 3 is not Public Domain software.</font></p>
+<p align="left"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.synchro.net/author.htm">Rob Swindell<br>
+</a>PO Box 501<br>Yorba Linda, CA 92885<a href="http://www.synchro.net"><br>
+http://www.synchro.net</a>
+
+</font></p>
+<p align="left"><font size="2">For the complete Copyright Information please
+read the <a href="http://www.synchro.net/copyright.html">Copyright Documentation</a>
+.</font></p>
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