G'day James,

 In a message dated 11 Nov 96 you wrote:

 CH>> What I would like, at this point, is some idea of what information
 CH>> should  be included in such a list.

 JC>    I think you should find someway of ensuring that the advertised
 JC> BBSes do in fact "Support" the Amiga. Some BBSes advertise Amiga
 JC> support and they have something like 2-3 file areas with about 50
 JC> Files, and that's it. Some don't have that much. You can't go on the
 JC> machine type either. Some BBSes run on PCs give fantastic Amiga
 JC> support, while others run on Amigas themselves, concentrate far too
 JC> much on the PeeCee platform, in an attempt to attract callers.

 JC>    In short, you need to have some guidelines as to what "Amiga
 JC> supporting" means.

Thanks James. The international parts of this effort are yet to confirm
anything definite. We are hoping to set up a standard form on which to base
all the data.

A listing of Amiga dedicated file areas and message areas carried are
certainly a prerequisite.

 Cache Ya,                      chutch{at}nwamiga.apana.org.au
 Craig.

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