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                       Nexus Bulletin Board System v1.00
                               FEATURES LISTING


                                REVISION 2.01
                               January 29, 1997

    (c) Copyright 1996-97 Epoch Development Company. All rights reserved.
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This is a tentative short feature listing of Nexus Bulletin Board System
version 1.00.  Many of these features have been implemented in the current
beta versions, and all are planned in the final release product.  See the
end of this document for contact information.

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GENERAL FEATURES
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  o  Two licensing packages: 10 nodes and 1000 nodes (Lifetime License)
  o  nxSETUP full-featured external setup program that allows the sysop to
     edit the configuration while users are online.
  o  nxWAVE Blue Wave(tm) compatible offline mail processor.
  o  nxCHAT Full-featured group/node to node chat subsystem.
  o  Several utilities included in the package (FILES.BBS importer, Screen
     Viewer, and more).
  o  Up to 100 configurable Security Levels.
  o  Full-featured security system which allows you to limit access to most
     functions on the BBS based on many parameters.
  o  Supports ANSI, TTY, and RIPscrip (not viewable locally).
  o  Full-featured Subscription System.
  o  Intelligent Digiboard, FOSSIL, and Interrupt-driven Communications.

DOOR/EXTERNAL PROGRAM SUPPORT
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  o  Full setup for doors, external message editors, and an external sysop /
     user chat program.
  o  Support for CALLINFO.BBS, CHAIN.TXT, DOOR.SYS, DOORFILE.SR, DORINFO1.DEF,
     and SFDOORS.DAT drop file formats.
  o  Ability to specify the maximum time allowed in each door.
  o  Door usage tracking system.

FILE SYSTEM
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  o  Over 32,000 file bases allowed.
  o  Supports the Nexus File Database (NFD) System, which includes support
     for resizeable file databases.  Sysops may choose the number of file
     description lines and keywords that are stored per record in their
     file system.
  o  Choice of upload/download ratio system, file point system, both, or none.
  o  Full CD-ROM support, including automatic detection of which CD-ROM disks
     are online and optional copying of files to hard drives before transfer.
  o  FILE_ID.DIZ and DESC.SDI support when uploading files.
  o  nxFBMGR external file base management program which allows you to edit,
     delete, move, and add files, plus more.
  o  Internal protocols, including Xmodem, Xmodem/1K, Ymodem, Ymodem/G,
     and Zmodem.  Support for up to 20 unlisted external protocols.
  o  Internal support for viewing multiple archive formats.  Includes RAR,
     ZIP, ARJ, ARC, LZH, PAK, SQZ, ZOO, Hyper, DWC, MDCD, and SIT!  Additional
     support for up to 10 unlisted archivers.

MESSAGE SYSTEM
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  o  Over 32,000 message bases allowed.
  o  Full support of JAM(mbp), Squish, and *.MSG (netmail only) message bases.
  o  Support for 30 AKAs and 20 different origin lines.
  o  Support for handling UUCP/netmail gated internet e-mail bases, with up to
     30 gateways available.
  o  FSC-35 compliant (^AREPLYTO and ^AREPLYADDR) for replying to UUCP gated
     e-mail.
  o  Tagline support for messages internally in Nexus.
  o  nxEDIT full-screen ANSI message editor.
  o  nxEMAIL e-mail handler will import/export e-mail from your system, as
     well as provide e-mail AUTOBOT response messages and list-server
     functions.

NEXECUTABLE LANGUAGE
--------------------

  o  Feature-rich programming language/compiler that allows you to create
     royalty-free Nexecutables.
  o  Access to most of the information about the caller, system, and more.
  o  Ability to run a Nexecutable from any menu, display file, display
     string, and more.

MULTI-LANGUAGE SUPPORT
----------------------

  o  Multiple language support with the option of seperate menus and display
     strings/files for each language.
  o  Ability to restrict language based on security settings.
  o  Configurable strings for almost every string in Nexus, with the ability
     to display files, run doors, and run Nexecutables from within a string.

MENU SYSTEM
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  o  Flexible menuing system, with the ability to force help levels, restrict
     each command or the menu as a whole based on security settings.  Ability
     to customize the look of the menu by using display files, Nexecutables,
     and configurable strings.
  o  Ability to link menu commands to have them run sequentially when a
     specific command is selected.
  o  Ability to use QuickKey menu commands, requiring only one key stroke to
     access the command, or full line input.  When in full line input mode, a
     user may stack commands together at the command prompt.


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For more information on Nexus Bulletin Board System software, please contact
Epoch Development Company via one of the below listed methods:


Epoch Development Company               WWW  http://www.ivsoft.com/epoch
4 North Circle Avenue                   FTP  ftp://www.ivsoft.com/users/epoch
Barrington, IL 60010           TECH SUPPORT  tech%nexus@ivsoft.com
                                      SALES  sales%nexus@ivsoft.com
FAX 847-639-9996          NEXUS DEVELOPMENT  dev%nexus@ivsoft.com
BBS 847-639-9996  (28.8)              IVNET  411:100/102
                                       FIDO  1:115/639


Nexus, Nexus Bulletin Board System, Nexecutable, Nexus File Database System,
NFD, Epoch Language Definition Format, ELD, Epoch Language File Format, and
ELF are trademarks of Epoch Development Company.

Blue Wave is a trademark of Cutting Edge Computing.

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