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         | __ \| __ \ /  ___/ ______ /  ___// ___\/ __ \ /    \_/ __ \ 
         | \_\ \ \_\ \\___ \ /_____/ \___ \\  \__\  ___/|   |  \  ___/ 
         |___  /___  /____  >       /____  >\___  >___  >___| 
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bbs-scene.org is a collection of free services offered to the bbs community 
(and any one else as well).

banner.bbs-scene.org is the latest addition to our family of services.  A
banner exchange system that is designed specifically for bbs and bbs related 
websites. Run on a quad core server on a gigabit pipe, you are guaranteed to 
not have our banner exchange system slow your website down.

irc.bbs-scene.org offers a free bbs specific IRC server where bbs sysops and 
users alike can hang out and get their questions answered or learn a thing or 
two. irc.bbs-scene.org is linked with the synchro.net irc network, a perfect 
place for all you synchronet sysops. Chanserv, nickserv and multiple levels of 
spam and drone detection keep the nasties away.
                                                        
news.bbs-scene.org is a free text only Usenet server.  We are peered with 
multiple NSP's across the world and carry the big 8 (rec.soc., etc), alt., 
many regional hierarchies and we are the official Usenet home of the SciNet 
FTN network. The service is 100% and is available to anyone who registers for 
an account. We carry almost all the text newsgroups and run multiple filtering 
packages to keep the spam away. You can log in with your favorite nntp client 
of link the newsgroups to your bbs by using a bbs package that supports nntp 
gating like synchronet or by using dedicated software like Internet Rex.
                                                                        
If your interested in what bbs-scene offers or if you want to sign up for a 
free Usenet account visit http://bbs-scene.org or join us in #bbs-scene on 
irc.bbs-scene.org
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