From: info@techbook.com (TECHbooks)
Subject: PDaXs offers free e-mail & news
Organization: TECHbooks of Beaverton Oregon - Public Access Unix
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 20:00:33 GMT

"pdaxs" is pronounced "pee dee access".  It allows free access to 
Usenet and e-mail.  "pdaxs" is an 80486 clone running Waffle 1.65 
BBS software which allows the dial-up caller to access (read and 
post to) many usenet groups as well as send and receive e-mail.

When you call, you pick an eight-character account name and can
use that to send e-mail immediately.  You give us your real name and
address, we mail you a command guide and registration form.  You
return the registration form, we upgrade your account.  "pdaxs" has 
access to the major newsgroups: comp, misc, soc, rec, news, talk, and 
sci groups; plus alt, k12, and gnu groups; plus local groups.  We 
retain most messages for 10 days, other areas for longer.

Waffle uses English commands to read and send mail and news.  You enter
"mail" to access your mail, "post newsgroup" to post to a particular
group, and "read newsgroup" to read a particular newsgroup.  Waffle has
a simple line-oriented editor for messages so that you don't have to learn
vi or emacs.  You can also upload an ASCII file via your favorite
protocol, which is great for composing messages off-line.  Waffle allows 
you to maintain your own list of newsgroups, has extensive mail handling 
capabilities (forwarding, aliases, lists, and more) and has other neat 
features that most BBS programs don't.

Personally, I'll give up elm and nn when they pry my cold, dead
fingers off the keyboard, and many other people swear by rn or
mush.  But what do you want for nothing?  And we have several sets
of parents using it to communicate with their children, so it must
be fairly easy-to-use.

"pdaxs" operates at 1200 or 2400 baud at 8 data bits, no parity,
1 stop bit.  The modems all support MNP-5 or lower.  The main phone 
number is (503) 220-0636, and there are currently seven other lines 
behind it.  Enter "bbs" when confronted with the menacing "login:" 
prompt, then enter "new" to setup a new account.

Having real problems?  Call for support anytime at (503) 223-4245
(you'll get a machine if nobody's in the office), but we know UNIX 
much better than Waffle, so we won't be much help on the fine points 
of Waffle.

"pdaxs" is free.  If you'd like additional features, additional
time, or just want to support public access usenet, you're encouraged
to subscribe.  For $25/year, you get 90 minutes a day with Waffle, 
including access to all groups and file directories.

techbook subscribers pay $45/year ($15/3 months) and get a shell account, 
download privileges, and more.  Internet subscribers pay $90/year ($30/3
months) and get all the benefits of a silver subscription, plus full 
access to the Internet, including ftp, telnet, Internet Relay Chat
(irc), and Multi-User Dungeon games (muds).

"pdaxs" was originally called "PDaXcess" but that proved too difficult
to spell.  The name is supposed to say three things: that the system is 
in "PDX", the standard abbreviation for Portland; "axs" (originally
axcess), meaning that anyone can get on; and "PD", meaning that
it's public domain, or no charge.  Mail to either "pdaxs" or "PDaXcess"
works the same.