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- call a particular BBS, you must simply have to set the baud rate
- in your terminal or communications program to the highest speed
- supported by both the BBS and your modem. To do this, consult the
- documentation for the terminal program. Be sure your follow your
- modem maker's recommendations. An error-correcting modem, such
- as an MNP or v.42bis, should be set as outlined in the manual.
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- When you first connect to a new BBS system, you usually
- have to complete some sort of registration process. Until you
- have completed this registration process, most of if not all of
- the features on the BBS will be unavailable to you. Take heart,
- registration is usually very easy! The operators of the BBS
- system (called SysOps for short) do so on their own time
- and budget. They require a bit of information from you - this
- allows them to protect their systems from people who might
- try to wreak havoc. The registration process can take one of
- many different forms. Sometimes you simply have to fill out a
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