
  _/\_____ _/\_/\______/\____/\_______/\____/\_______________ __/\__/\_____
 /   ____ | __/___   \   _______    \    ______    \_______  |  __/   ____/
|   /  /  :  \|   |  _|  _| |   |    |  /  |   |    |/  \ /      \    _|ar
|   \_/\___   \       \ |__/\      _/   \_/\      _//    \  : :   \  |__/\
|       |  \   \  |    |     |  |    \_     |  |    \_    | |_|    \      |
 \_____/_______/______/_____/---|_____/____/---|_____/___/-- |____/_____/


      WHAT IS CYBERCRIME?

  *   We are an international collective of BBSes and sysops, a highly
      expansive message network which is devoted to keeping our BBSes not
      just alive - but ACTIVE, VITAL and THRIVING.  CyberCrime has been
      around since early 1990, and is staffed by a dedicated, motivated
      group of sysops, who actually CARE about the future of our scene.

  *   CCi (CyberCrime International) is the world's oldest and largest
      underground message network, with 114 member BBSes in 46 area codes,
      25 states (US), 18 countries, 6 continents and 6 provinces (Canada).

  *   38 ACTIVE Message Echos, covering an extremely wide range of topics,
      including discussions on the art, warez, hack/phreak, music and demo
      scenes, computer games, bbs modding and support, politics, drug use,
      controversy, technology, and one heck of a lot more.


      WHO MAY RECEIVE IT?


  *   ANY established BBS may join CyberCrime without any restrictions.
      Please note:  Only truly DEDICATED and MOTIVATED sysops need bother
      applying for this network.  Once you have joined, you (or your users)
      are expected to remain at least SOMEWHAT active within the echos on
      a continual basis.  Inactivity is tolerable - laziness is not.

  *   No silly rules restricting you from joining, either:  Carry as MANY
      "other" nets as you like - we're not insecure.  :)  Don't want to
      make CCi the backbone of your whole bbs?  Who cares!  Do you have a
      NUP, require real info from your users, or take a week to validate
      them thru NUV or voice validation?  Hey, that's YOUR prerogative.
      Want to carry JUST five or six echos, and nothing else?  Go for it!
      CyberCrime is about freedom and choice - Not restrictions.


      HOW DO YOU GET YOUR MAIL?


  *   CyberCrime is currently available via either the FidoNet Message
      Networking (FTS-001) or QWK-Mail Networking Standards.  Alternate
      schemes are continually in development, including NNTP/UseNet-format
      mail transfers, web-based message retrieval, and mailing lists.

  *   Fido-Standard Mail Packets are typically transferred via e-mail,
      utilizing Fido2Internet, InternetRex, Allfix, TransX, or standard
      MIME or UUEncoded messages.  Other schemes include the old-fashioned
      mode of polling from a local or long-distance hub, packet transfers
      from an FTP Site, or Direct-IP Polling from our Telnet host.

  *   QWK Network packets are transferred via e-mail or FTP.


      WANT MORE INFORMATION?  READ ON...


