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BNU BETA Release 1.89h
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NOTE: Change of archiver from LZH to NoGate's PAK.

Please note the change in manner of distribution.  File naming conventions
have been changed in this and future versions to:
	
	BETA<vers>.PAK

This beta version is supplied on the following terms and conditions:

a.	You may not rename or repackage this archive or add anything
	to it under any condition, or tamper with it's contents
	before redistribution to anyone else.

b.	It must NOT be made available for file request under any
	condition, passworded or not; only beta distribution sites 
	may do so, since they have agreed to make it available in
	the same manner that I do.  To become beta distribution point,
	you MUST contact me first about it - do NOT assume that you
	will be approved before I say so.

	If you aren't a distribution site, you are ALLOWED to pass
	on the beta version to others, if you think that the person
	in question is _genuinely_ interested in beta testing.  They
	must be supplied with the COMPLETE package, as distributed.

c.	It may not be made available for download at all.

d.	It may not be passed on to any automatic distribution system
	not specifically set up and administered by me (ie. the BNU 
	TICK distribution).

e.	If you use it, you are obliged to TEST it.  That means not 
	simply using it as you would a release version; please note
	any problems and report them by netmail, Internet mail or
	in the BNU echomail conference.

	====================== IMPORTANT ==========================
f.	Please do not discuss new features or problems of beta
	versions of BNU outside the BNU conference; some features
	may be experimental and may not necessarily be in the 
	released version. Problems experienced with beta versions
	are of little to no interest to non-beta testers!
	===========================================================

The reason for these restrictions is to prevent public circulation of
beta test software, and distribution to those people who are seriously
interested in contributing to the beta test effort without unnecessarily
restricting it's circulation to a closed group or causing me and
administrative headache which I don't have time for.

You are allowed to pass the archive to anyone who is interested in
beta testing.  Remember, the beta testing is not closed, and I leave
it up to your discretion as to whether someone is interested in beta
testing or not.  The BNU conference is not restricted to just beta 
testers.  I'm interested in bug reports from the release versions as
well, and I have no specific need to keep information about new 
releases "secret" (I just don't need it broadcast in other conferences).

If you do not agree with any of the above, please delete the archive
and any of it's uncompressed contents now.

As a beta tester, you assume all risks.  This driver and accompanying
utilities are officially unsupported.  All problem reports are, however,
appreciated.

Sorry, no complete documentation for beta versions is available.  Use
the documentation in the last release package, and notice any changes
in the BNU.REV file supplied.  All significant changes are logged and
emphasis is added where there is some incompatibility with a previous
release version or beta.


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DISTRIBUTION SITES
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The following are approved beta version distribution points.  These
systems receive beta drivers automatically via TICK, and will therefore
always have the most current version available:

--- Australia

  3:632/348@fidonet     PEP            Central Source ICBS, Melbourne, Aust	
        aka 28:4100/1@signet, 90:833/387@imex
  3:632/308@fidnet      HST,V32        FrontDoor HeadQuarters, Melbourne, Aust
        aka 28:28/1@signet
  3:632/313@fidonet     V32            Workware Australia, Melbourne, Aust
  3:640/820@fidonet     PEP,V32        Marwicks Madhouse, Brisbane, Aust
  3:633/320@fidonet     PEP            Southern Mail, Melbourne, Aust
        aka 28:4100/2@signet
  3:712/515@fidonet     PEP            Assorted C BBS, Sydney, Aust
  3:635/503@fidonet     V32            Andy's BBS
        aka 28:4100/18@signet

--- North America

  1:260/340@fidonet     HST             Rivendell, NY, USA
        aka 26:1315/1@signet
  1:163/115@fidonet     HST             LightSpeed, Nepean, Canada
        aka 34:34/1@signet
  1:134/301@fidonet     HST,V32,V42b    Nuclear SuperSystems, Sth Alberta
        aka 25:2403/401@signet 89:689/401@imex

--- Europe

  2:281/603@fidonet     2400MNP         The Triplets, Zoetermeer, Holland
  2:201/310@fidonet     HST,V32,V42b    Ctrl-Alt-Del, Kungsholmen, Sweden
        aka 27:1346/100@signet
  2:310/11@fidonet      HST,V32         Deep Node, Vienna, Austria
        aka 27:27/1@signet

New BNU beta versions are available after a new version announcement
in the BNU conference, generally by passworded file requesting BNU_BETA, 
BETA<version>.PAK (it may take a few of days for distribution sites
to alter the alias name, so try the second one first) with the password
PLUGH.


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PROBLEM REPORTS
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Problem reports should be as detailed as possible, without being too
ridiculous. :-)  The following (as Peter Janssens will tell you) are
almost essential:

    Contents of     CONFIG.SYS
                    AUTOEXEC.BAT

	List of TSRs (MAPMEM listings are good)
	Description of the problem and >> how to repeat it <<
	Description of your modem & general setup
	Description of your machine & operating environment
	Anything else that may be relevant

Thanks for helping to test BNU.

david nugent
3:632/348@fidonet, 28:4100/1@signet, 90:833/387@imex
Internet: david@csource.oz.au
    Uucp: ..!uunet!munnari!csource.oz.au!david

