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must pay for if you wish to use them. Another issue that may be
of some concern to you - but really need not be - is that of the
possiblity of having your computer invaded by a computer virus.
In all of the time that I have been running a bulletin board
system, I have never come across a single virus. So long as you
only get your files from reliable sources, you shouldn't have any
difficulty! (If you're still nervous, there are several virus
detection programs available on many BBSes)
Files on BBSes are stored in archive files, such as .ZIP
files, .ARJ files or .LZH files. These are individual files that
you can transfer to and from the BBS, which can contain one or
more separate files in a compressed format. The use of archived
files on BBSes allows you to deal with a single package, even
though the program actually consists of many separate files. The
archived files are also "compressed" to save space on the BBSes,
and decrease the amount of time required to transfer the file. In
order to extract the files contained within a single archive, you