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- must pay for if you wish to use them. Another issue that may be
- of some concern to you - but really need not be - is that of the
- possiblity of having your computer invaded by a computer virus.
- In all of the time that I have been running a bulletin board
- system, I have never come across a single virus. So long as you
- only get your files from reliable sources, you shouldn't have any
- difficulty! (If you're still nervous, there are several virus
- detection programs available on many BBSes)
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- Files on BBSes are stored in archive files, such as .ZIP
- files, .ARJ files or .LZH files. These are individual files that
- you can transfer to and from the BBS, which can contain one or
- more separate files in a compressed format. The use of archived
- files on BBSes allows you to deal with a single package, even
- though the program actually consists of many separate files. The
- archived files are also "compressed" to save space on the BBSes,
- and decrease the amount of time required to transfer the file. In
- order to extract the files contained within a single archive, you
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