.ds TL "User Groups"
.ds TI "RELEASE NOTES"
.NH "On-Line Services With COHERENT"
.PP
Numerous groups and services are available to you through your \*(CO system.
User groups offer the chance to meet with your fellow \*(CO users.
Bulletin boards let you download software and mail.
.\"The on-line discussion groups available through CompuServe and the Internet
.\"let you chat with fellow \*(CO users and Mark Williams developers.
.SH "User Groups and Bulletin Boards"
.PP
\*(CO users groups are established in many parts of the wrold.
The following lists registered \*(CO user groups.
It also lists bulletin boards that offer material of interest to \*(CO users.
Each entry gives the address of the group and way in which you can contact
its administrator.
.PP
Please note that these groups are administered by people who volunteer time
and equipment to help you.
Please respect this:
for example, do not telephone administrators late at night with questions.
.Sh Australia
.DS
	Australian Coherent Users Group/BBS
	Richard Lindner (rjl@spectre.apana.org.au)
	P.O.Box 1555
	Wodonga, Vic. 3689
	Australia
		Data: 61 60 208773
		FAX: 61 60 562105
.DE
.DS
	Robert Chalmers
	22 Minster Street
	Mackay.	4740
	Queensland
	Australia
		Site Name:
			nanguo (cstpl.com.au)
		Data:	+61 79 524527 (Mackay, 24 hours)
			+61  7 8011737 (Brisbane, 24 hours)
		Voice:	+61 79 524395 (9 AM \(em 5 PM Australian EST)
		FAX:	+61 79 524032 (24 hours)
		e-mail:	robert@cstpl.com.au
			paul@cstpl1.cstpl.com.au
		Info-Server:
			info@cstpl.com.au (Subject: list)
.DE
.Sh Germany
.DS
	Olaf Matthaei
	Luckenwalderstrasse 38
	15711 Koenigswusterhausen
	Germany
		e-mail: \fBmailserver@kwcom.in-berlin.de\fR
.DE
.DS
	Udo Munk (udo@umunk.gun.de)
	Udo Munk's Private BBS
	Oberstrasse 21, 41460 Neuss
	Germany
		Data: +49 2131 278869
		Login: uucp
		passwd: public (Only for the first call)
.DE
.DS
	Axel Reinhold (Axel_Reinhold@wun.maus.de)
	ARXBBS
	Untere Bergstrasse 9
	95100 Selb
	Germany
		Data: +49-9287/87446
		FAX:  +49-9287/87232
		BBS:  +49-9287/8244 (V22-V32bis N/8/1)
		Hours: 22:00 \(em 06:00 CET Daily
		       07:00 \(em 12:00 CET Monday \(em Friday
		Modem: 14.4k \(em 1200 baud V.42Bis & MNP-5
.DE
.\".Sh Japan
.\".DS
.\"	Japanese \*(CO Users Group 
.\"	Yoshihisa Suda
.\"	924-111
.\"	Misawa Hino-City
.\"	Tokyo, Japan T191
.\"		Fax: +81 425 92 4646
.\".DE
.Sh "The Netherlands"
.DS
	First Dutch COHERENT Users' Group & BBS
	Aart Van Erven (aart@fdcbbs.iaf.nl)
	Mezenhof 119
	1742 GJ
	Schagen
	The Netherlands
		Data: +31 2240 97099 (14.4 kilobaud)
		UUCP test login: guest		
.DE
.Sh "New Zealand"
.DS
	ACME BBS
	Craig Harding
	P.O. Box 128
	Palmerston North
	New Zealand
.DE
.Sh "United States"
.DS
	Good News BBS and Users Group
	Timothy G. Wells
	3740 Boudinot Ave.
	Cincinnati, OH  45211
.DE
.DS
	Bay Area \*(CO Users Group
	Viki Tamaradze
	P.O. Box 622
	El Cerrito, CA 94530
		Telephone: 510-549-1876
.DE
.DS
	COHERENT Support BBS
	Dmitry L. Gringauz (dmitry@golem.com)
	Data: 415-312-8751, login as ``guest''
.DE
.PP
Mark Williams Company makes every effort to keep these listings up to date.
However, we cannot guarantee that all the user groups listed are
still active, nor can we guarantee that the BBS information is current.
If you do discover a discrepancy,
please contact the User Group Co-ordination Director at Mark Williams Company.
.\".SH "Preferred COHERENT Bulletin Boards"
.\".PP
.\"The following lists the preferred bulletin boards throughout the world.
.\"These bulletin boards are authorized to carry updates to \*(CO software,
.\"among other services.
.\".PP
.\".I Note:
.\"The hardworking administrators of these systems are volunteers, who
.\"donate their time and expertise to \*(CO users in your area.
.\"\fIPlease do not abuse their generosity!\fR
.\"If you truly need advice, please send electronic mail:
.\"do \fInot\fR telephone.
.\".Sh Australia
.\".PP
.\".DS
.\"	Australian \*(CO Users Group BBS
.\"	System Administrator:  Richard Lindner
.\"	E-mail:  rjl@spectrum.pub.uu.oz.au
.\"	Telephone:  +61-3-882-4690
.\"	FAX:  +61-3-824-0655
.\".DE
.\".Sh Germany
.\".PP
.\".DS
.\"	ARXBBS
.\"	System Administrator: Axel Reinhold
.\"	Untere Bergstrasse 9
.\"	W-8672 Selb, Germany
.\"	Modem: +49-9287-814400 (1200 Baud V42.BIS + MNP-5)
.\"	22:00 - 06:00 CET Daily
.\"	07:00 - 12:00 CET Monday - Friday
.\".DE
.\".DS
.\"	Udo Munk's private BBS
.\"	Udo Munk
.\"	Oberstrasse 21
.\"	4040 Neuss 1, Germany
.\"	Telephone: +49-2131-275348
.\".sp \n(pDu
.\"	Modem: +49-2131-278869
.\"	system name: umunk
.\"	login: uucp
.\"	passwd: public
.\".sp \n(pDu
.\".fi
.\".B /usr/lib/uucp/Permissions
.\"must have the field
.\".B MYNAME=bbsuser
.\"for first connect.
.\"At the first connect, download the file
.\".BR /usr/spool/uucppublic/info .
.\".DE
.\".Sh "New Zealand"
.\".DS
.\"	ME BBS
.\"	Contact: Craig Harding
.\"	P.O. Box 128, Palmerston North, New Zealand
.\".DE
.SH "Registering Your COHERENT User Group"
.PP
If you are the member of a \*(CO user group or special interest group and
your group is not listed above, you can register your group with Mark Williams
Company by writing to the User Group Co-ordination Director.
By doing so, you ensure your group's inclusion in the next listing.
When you register your group, please include the following information:
.IP \(bu 0.3i
The name and address of the group.
.IP \(bu
The name of the group's administrator (if any).
.IP \(bu
Size of the group.
.IP \(bu
Date group was established.
.IP \(bu
Frequency and nature of group meetings.
