Designing your BBS

When making a BBS, you will want a catchy name for the BBS. Don’t use trademarks any-where in the name, or you may face getting sued.
You should make sure that your address (P.O. Box) is easily found in the BBS so that making contributions is easy. You should include the following in your log-on information screen:

BBS Name
BBS Phone Number (+ area code)
BBS Mailing Address (P.O. Box)
Your Name, or Business Name
BBS Hours,
Baud Rates & Modem Info
Protocol, Info, Time, Limitations
Number of Lines, Other Available Phone Lines
What Line User Is On, Any Networks
BBS Policy, Statement, Location

This information will probably take up about 2 screens, but don’t worry. The only people who will need to read the information are first-time users. They will read it because they want to find out about the BBS.