Notes from the Server

Notes from the Server



Author: Steve Kayner,SMUGgler's Administrator

Date: February, 1994

Keywords: BBS bulletin board system SMUG

Text:
A Mac without a modem is like a cake without the icing
     Let me start by saying that I am no longer willing to count the
number of logins per day :-(  The log file for January 26th was nearly
10 pages long! Let it suffice to say that the daily total logins are
now well over 100. The numbers continue to grow, for SMUGgler's has
been a very busy place lately. Total online time as of January 27th at
9:00 P.M., was 5420 hours, and total logins were at 16,500. That's an
average time online of just under 20 minutes.
     There have been 478MB of files uploaded, and 1.7GB downloaded, a
ratio of 3.55 downloads per upload. And speaking of files, we have
recently added a CD-ROM drive loaded with the January 1994 version of
the Arizona Macintosh Users Group (AMUG) BBS-in-a-Box.
     This compact disc features many thousands of files that would
equal 2GB if decompressed. This version offers previews of the art,
QuickTime and font files, thanks to cooperation between AMUG and
SoftArc, the makers of the FirstClass software we use for SMUGgler's
BBS.
     In addition to the CD-ROM, friends of SMUGgler's continue to
upload the latest findings from America Online, the Internet, and other
places near and far. So, if you're not using SMUGgler's BBS, you're not
getting your money's worth from your membership.* There's a huge
library available, technical support, news and information, and 90% of
your fellow SMUG members have been there at least once, with many
making the call daily.
     The Tele-School effort, led by Dave Spreen and the TETCP, is
working away to make the idea of telecommunications among our local
schools a reality. We have created a new privilege group on SMUGgler's
to provide vital, if somewhat limited, access to schools.
     The Tele-School gang will be doing demos of FirstClass software
(and I hope, SMUGgler's BBS) very soon. This should help ignite some
sparks of interest among the academic doubtful, and expand the base of
interested and involved educators. SMUGgler's is already host to many
such educators, and we would very much like to expand that segment of
our population.
     Speaking of population, SMUG has grown to 130 members as of this
writing (Feb 1). New memberships and renewals for the last four months
have been: 21 in Oct; 21 in Nov; 13 in Dec; and 16 in Jan. A handful of
old members have fallen by the wayside in spite of the tremendous value
that has been added to a SMUG membership over the last year.
     More Mac folk are now learning of us through word-of-mouth than by
our Get-the-Word-Out campaign of brochures, flyers, press releases, and
other forms of media saturation.
     Do your Mac friends a favor, tell 'em about SMUG!
     *The Telecommunications Outreach Program (TOP) is still available,
offering loaner modems complete with in-home setup and training for
those who wish to participate. Call me (Steve) at 445-3454.
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