diff --git a/text/newuser.msg b/text/newuser.msg index b2466a562aaf60dcd3a12a8ffed1f307ca031f74..438f0789069bd50e2340631630155245763e6190 100644 --- a/text/newuser.msg +++ b/text/newuser.msg @@ -1,8 +1,22 @@ -ngThe rules of the BBS are normally displayed here, but the sysop has not -yet defined them. So in the meantime, please use common sense and follow the -golden rule: "hTreat others as you yourself wish to be treatedng." +ncYour Internet e-mail address here on @BBS@ is: +<h@EMAILADDR@nc> -Of course technical rules like "hDo not upload commercial softwareng" and -"hDo not upload virus or trojan horse filesng" also apply, so please ask the -sysop for details. +You can access the file areas using any hyFTPnc client by pointing +it at h@HOSTNAME@nc (port 21) +and logging in with your username and password. If the sysop +has a Guest/Anonymous user account configured, you can point +a web browser at hftp://@HOSTNAME@/00index.htmlnc +for a nice HTML interface to the file areas. +You can retrieve your e-mail using any Internet (POP3) hye-mailnc client +by pointing it at h@HOSTNAME@nc (port 110) +and logging in with your username and password. The sysop may +even allow relaying of mail through the SMTP server (port 25), +ask h@SYSOP@nc for details. + +You can access the message areas using any yhNewsgroupnc (NNTP) reader +by pointing it at h@HOSTNAME@nc (port 119) +and logging in with your username and password. + +You may also use hyGophernc (port 70) and yhFingernc (port 79) clients +to access many read-only facilities on this BBS.