This is a list of Bulletin Board Systems(BBS) or Services that are
run by, owned by, or affiliated with the Nat'l Black Data Processing
Associates(BDPA).
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Please send updates, additions, corrections or suggestions to Arthur
McGee via:
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NETCOM:   [amcgee@netcom.com] (ftp.netcom.com or ftp.igc.apc.org in pub/amcgee)
PeaceNet: [africandesk@igc.apc.org] or [blackdesk@igc.apc.org] (IGC/APC Help)
AfriInfo: [mcgee@epsilon.eecs.nwu.edu] (Email/Finger for Black/African Info)
BDPA BAC: [1-707-552-3314] to [Arthur McGee] (Co-Sysop. Lists are also here)
DataBits: [1-213-737-2963] to [Arthur McGee] (Co-Sysop. Lists are here too)
Voice:    [1-310-320-BYTE] (Cool, eh dude? :-D  That's 1-310-320-2983)
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Please let me know of any updates, additions, corrections or
suggestions that you might have.
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Thank you very much.
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Peace. 
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The absolute latest versions of all my Black/African related
lists and pointers are always available via anonymous FTP from
ftp.netcom.com and ftp.igc.apc.org in directory:
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pub/amcgee/african/my_african_related_lists
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If you only have access to email, then you can use FTPmail to do
essentially the same thing. Send a message with a body of 'help'
to the server address nearest you:
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ftp-request@netcom.com
ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com
ftpmail@sunsite.unc.edu
ftpmail@cs.uow.edu.au
ftpmail@ftp.uni-stuttgart.de
ftpmail@grasp.insa-lyon.fr
ftpmail@src.doc.ic.ac.uk
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bitftp@pucc.bitnet
bitftp@plearn.bitnet
bitftp@dearn.bitnet
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In addition, the following gophers point directly at my FTP sites,
so you can access it via Gopher if you prefer:
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gopher.igc.apc.org and garnet.berkeley.edu 1250
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The site is located under the heading of "race" or "ethnicity" on
each gopher.
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The absolute latest versions of my four main Black/African related
lists are also always available by sending email to or fingering:
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AfriInfo: [mcgee@epsilon.eecs.nwu.edu]
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Warning: all of the lists will come back to you as one concatenated
file (approximately 100K in size).
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In addition, the latest version of my Black/African related APC
Conferences and News Services list is always available by sending
email to:
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AfriAPC: [african-info@igc.apc.org] or [black-info@igc.apc.org]
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Remember: the above addresses are NOT for correspondence. If you want
anything other than a list sent back to you, use the first address in
my signature at the top of this document.
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The absolute latest versions of all my Black/African related lists
are also always available on the BDPA BAC BBS(1-707-552-3314) and
on the Data Bits Online BBS(1-213-737-2963) in the following files:
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AFRIMAIL.MSG = Internet/BITnet Mailing Lists and News Services
AFRINEWS.MSG = Usenet/ClariNet Newsgroups and News Services
AFRISITE.MSG = Online Information Storage Sites
AFRIBBS.MSG  = Dialup Bulletin Board Systems/Services (BBS)
AFRIAPC.MSG  = APC Conferences/News Services (not in AfriInfo file)
BDPABBS.MSG  = BDPA Dialup Bulletin Board Systems (not in AfriInfo file)
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Note: These naming conventions also hold true for the FTP archive.
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Note: The lists may also be available as bulletin items, so check
the bulletin menu on each system for descriptive listings.
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For the network connections, this is a legend for the individual
networks, which are designated in parentheses next to the network
node numbers of the BBS:
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A = Afronet | B = BDPAnet | F = Fidonet | GT = GT Powernet | R = RIME
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V = Virtualnet | W = Worldnet | WL = WWIVlink | WN = WWIVnet
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For the speed in BPS, the numbers given are in hundreds.
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For those unaware, Afronet is an echomail backbone supported by
African and African-American BBS Sysops across North America. The
goal is to distribute conferences with African and African-American
themes throughout North America. It was originally conceived of by
Ken Onwere [cko@radphys.sdsu.edu], and implemented with the help and
skill of Idette Vaughan(The BlackNet), Alex Hartley(Alex's Place),
Nathaniel Saunders(Minority Affairs), and John Alston(VulcanNet).
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For more information about Afronet, please post a message to SYSOP
on any of the boards listed below with an Afronet netmail address.
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This list is up to date as of JULY 29, 1994.
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NAME                     NUMBER         BPS  NETWORK
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BDPA Wash., D.C.(BDPA)   (202)726-2372  24
BDPA New York(BDPA)      (212)868-0720  96   (B)
BDPA Los Angeles(BDPA)   (213)737-2963  96   (B)
Minority Affairs(BDPA)   (214)517-7254  144  1:124/3121(F), 101:19/1(A), (B)
BDPA Philadelphia(BDPA)  (215)842-9282  144  (B)
BDPA Cleveland(BDPA)     (216)663-6020  24   (B)
Nefertiti(BDPA)          (312)488-8969  96   101:11/2(A), (B)
BDPA Online(BDPA)        (313)864-2372  240  (B) {Nat'l Hub}
Uptown Station(BDPA)     (402)551-4216  144  (B)
BDPA Atlanta(BDPA)       (404)381-5285  96   (B)
EXODUS/BDPA SVC(BDPA)[1] (408)929-7038  144  (B)
EXODUS/BDPA SVC(BDPA)[2] (408)929-7039  24   (B)
Wit-Tech(BDPA)           (410)256-0170  144  1:261/1082(F), 101:13/103(A)
CEBEC(BDPA)              (513)276-9562  144  (B)
InfoFlight(BDPA)         (513)527-4603  144  (B)
BDPA BAC(BDPA)           (707)552-3314  144  (B)
*Pyramid*(BDPA)          (810)238-4830  288  (B)
Greater S.F.V.(BDPA)     (818)363-4165  96   (B)
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(c)1993 Arthur R. McGee & The National Black Data Processing Associates(BDPA)
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