Newsgroups: rec.scouting Path: elna.ethz.ch!scsing.switch.ch!swidir.switch.ch!univ-lyon1.fr!jussieu.fr!news-rocq.inria.fr!news2.EUnet.fr!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!cix.compulink.co.uk!usenet From: spearcea@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Simon Pearce") Subject: A brand new Scouting BBS in the UK! Message-ID: Organisation: The Freshfield Design Company Organization: Compulink Information eXchange Date: Sat, 28 Jan 1995 21:20:09 GMT X-News-Software: Ameol Lines: 49 Calling all Scouters in the UK (and nearby countries!) Take a seat and prepare yourself for... SSS CCCC OOOOO U U TTTTT NN N EEEEE TTTTT U U K K S C O O U U T N N N E T U U K K S C O O U U T N N N EEE T U U KK S C O O U U T N NN E T U U K K SSS CCCC OOOOO UUUUU T N N EEEEE T UUUUU K K (apologies for the very poor graphics, but it is a good way of getting a message across!) Anyway... YES! ScoutNet UK, the newest (and as far as we are aware of, the only) active pure Scouting BBS in the country is now online!!! # Local message areas for ALL Members of the Association from Beavers to Members of the Scout Fellowship. # A huge file area with 5 (more coming) CDs full of great shareware. # A growing file area devoted to Scouting (textfiles, images, software etc). # A unique 'kids area' devoted to the younger Members of the Association. # Access to the Usenet group rec.scouting (why call CIX? (only joking!)) # FidoNet access to the SCOUTS and SCOUTING conferences. # Access to the Scoutnet network (an international network of Scouting BBSs based in the Netherlands). # Access to Aqualink (water activities network) due any day. # 2400bps - 14400 bps # Open 8pm - 8am (until further notice) + all weekend. So don't hang around - call NOW! Tel. 01704 834832 (Southport, Merseyside) ------------ Sorry if you see this message more than once - I've posted it in a number of places!