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1 .\" This file is automatically generated. Do not edit!
2 .\" @(#)$Id$
3 .SC BBLEADER 1
4 .NA
5 BBleader \- responsiblities of an MH BBoard-leader
6 .SY
7 bbl
8 bboard
9 \%[+folder]
10 \%[\-shell\ shell]
11 \%[\-verbose]
12 \%[\-help]
13 .DE
14 What follows is a description of the responsibilities of a BBleader.
15 This is a working collection of facts:
16 there are no simple or elegant rules.
17 In the discussion that follows,
18 substitute in the name of your BBoard wherever you see the ficticious
19 name ``hacks''.
20
21 .in +.5i
22 .ti -.5i
23 \fBPreliminary Maintenance\fR
24 .br
25 When you are appointed a BBleader by the person who is acting as the
26 \fIPostMaster\fR you should first make sure that
27 the four addresses associated with your BBoard are correct
28 (see \fIbboards\fR\0(1)).
29 To check this, try \*(lqbbc -topics -verbose hacks\*(rq.
30 You should be listed under local leader(s), and the BBoard addresses should
31 be correct.
32
33 .ti -.5i
34 \fBPeriodic Maintenance\fR
35 .br
36 There are three functions that you should perform periodically:
37 .in +.75i
38 .br
39 .ti -.5i
40 \fBRead the BBoard\fR\0:
41 If you're a BBoard leader you should be keeping up on what's going on.
42 .br
43 .ti -.5i
44 \fBRemove inappropriate material\fR\0:
45 If offsensive or otherwise non-sensical material shows up,
46 or if a duplicate message appears,
47 use the \fIBBl\fR program, delete the offending messages from the folder.
48 .br
49 .ti -.5i
50 \fBArchive non-recent material\fR\0:
51 The archive facility has been upgraded to be almost fully automated.
52 BBoards with the Auto-Archive flag set will have old material automatically
53 placed in the archive area once a week. You may also archive material
54 yourself if you like, or if your BBoard is not set to Auto-Archive.
55 Just file messages in the folder ``+bbl'' into the folder ``+bbl/arc''
56 You should archive material whenever it takes a long time to read in a
57 BBoard using \fIbbc\fR and \fImsh\fR.
58 The only exception to this is (possibly) the \fBap-news\fR and
59 \fBny-times\fR BBoards,
60 in which case non-recent material is usually deleted,
61 and an archive is not kept.
62 .in -.75i
63
64 .ti -.5i
65 \fBSporadic Maintenance\fR
66 .br
67 As a BBoard leader
68 there are three groups of people that you will be required to deal with:
69 .in +.75i
70 .br
71 .ti -.5i
72 \fBBBoard users\fR\0:
73 Correspondence from BBoard users is usually addressed to
74 \fBlocal\-hacks\-request\fR.
75 Although the nature of such correspondence varies,
76 the most usual topic is how to get access to archives for the BBoard.
77 In such cases, if the archives are on-line in the ~bboards/archive/ area,
78 then you should refer the BBoard user to the appropriate files.
79 If not, then you should contact the \fIPostMaster\fR and ask
80 for archive retrieval.
81 Archives may be accessed through the normal
82 \fIbbc\fR and \fImsh\fR programs, using the `\-archive' switch to \fIbbc\fR.
83 .br
84 .ti -.5i
85 \fBBBoard leaders\fR\0:
86 You may have to correspond with the people who maintain the
87 \fBInternet\fR mailing list for the BBoard.
88 Their address is \fBhacks\-request\fR.
89 .br
90 .ti -.5i
91 \fBPostOffice personnel\fR\0:
92 You may need help or advice. The address to turn to is \fIPostMaster\fR.
93 .in -.75i
94 .in -.5i
95 .Fi
96 ^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
97 .Pr
98 ^Path:~^To determine the user's MH directory
99 .Sa
100 bboards(1), bbc(1), bbl(1), msh(1)
101 .De
102 The default bboard is \*(lqsystem\*(rq
103 .Co
104 None
105 .En