Welcome to FidoNet - Net 393

Denton, Texas

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For more information about FidoNet,
we invite you to check out the following links:

FidoNet Zone 1
FidoNet Region 19
FidoNet Policy Document
The IFDC FileGate Project

We also invite you to visit the web sites of our FidoNet neighbors...

FidoNet - Net 124 (Dallas)
Collin County Station BBS (McKinney)

...and attend our next Net 393 / Denton Area BBS Users Meeting!



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And now, for your convenience...

The Denton Area BBS List


Denton, Texas - Area Code 940 (formerly 817)
Revised February 11, 2004

A Service of FidoNet - Net 393 and The Mezzanine BBS.
See a text version of the current list or download a copy now!

We verify all listings at least once a month and release updates as changes occur.

BBS Name &
FidoNet Node		 Phone Number Max Speed BBS Host Software Last Verified Host Platform System Information
Bard's Tavern
1:393/7		 940-243-5110 33.6K CNET 07-16-00 Amiga Net-File-Game
ChatterBox
1:393/3		 TCP/IP Access, Plus
Non-PPP Dialup @
940-648-9115		 56K Dialup FirstClass 07-16-00 Macintosh INet-File
Denton Public Library 940-349-8752 14.4K Web-Based 02-14-04 ? Public Service
Elflords in Black Local #19
1:393/9005		 940-464-9957 33.6K Info Pending 07-16-00 Windows NT Net
Mezzanine
1:393/11		 940-565-9165
 33.6K Hermes II 07-16-00 Macintosh Net-File
RCOnline.com! Internet 6MB/S Web Site 07-12-00 Windows NT INet-File-Game

Please Note: Effective May 25, 1997, Denton Area Code 817 changed to 940.


General Information

Key to Abbreviations

INet - Internet Access
Net - Networked BBS (Fidonet, etc.)
Msg - Local Message Conferences Only
File - File Transfers
Game - Online Games
TBA - To Be Announced

Key to *Status* Comments

Pending - Status undetermined. Verification attempts continue.
DOWN - BBS definitely appears to be down based on most recent verification attempts.

Systems that offer local, non-networked message conferences are flagged Msg. BBSs that are also "networked" with other BBSs are flagged Net. BBSs that offer Internet access in addition to either local message conferences or networked BBS services, or both, are flagged INet. Check the extended description for each BBS for detail on scope and services provided.

Unless otherwise noted, all systems are available 24 hours daily, 7 days a week. All numbers are local to the Denton, Texas, calling area. Numbers with prefixes of 240, 241, 243, 320, 242, 321, 458 and 648 may also be "local" to an extended area including Argyle, Bartonville, Carrollton, Denton, DFW Airport, Garland, Grapevine, Irving, Justin, Keller, Lake Dallas, Lewisville, Plano, Ponder, Rowlett, Sanger and Wylie. Unless otherwise noted, all systems are "dial up" accessible by modem. The SBI list described below is a comprehensive guide to BBSs and online services that are accessible only through an Internet Service Provider. For a list of providers in the 940 (Denton) area code, click here.

The Denton Area BBS List is also available by File Request (FREQ) from Fido 1:393/11 as DT_BBLST.TXT, DENTON.TXT or DENTON anytime except during Zone Mail Hour, or by download under the same filenames. An archive file, denton.zip, is also available. It contains additional items including a list of discontinued local bulletin boards. The distributed version of the file has the release date embedded in the filename for easy identification: dtyymmdd.txt and dtyymmdd.zip. This list may be freely distributed as long as it is not altered in any way and no fees are charged.

Other lists available by File Request or download include BIGD.ZIP (DFW area) and USBBS###.ZIP. Both are also viewable in the "G-File" area of The Mezzanine by hitting G at the main menu prompt, then selecting one of the following folders:

BIGD Folder
USBBS Folder


Corrections or Updates

Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of these BBS listings, no guarantees are expressed or implied. Information of this type is a moving target and subject to change at anytime. Listings were current as of the dates shown for each system. The extended descriptive information, when present, is provided by the respective system operators and is included in the list as a courtesy. Updates are released as changes occur. Listings are verified at least once each month.

Updates and corrections to the Denton Area BBS List are invited and should be netmailed to Walter Bowen, Fido 1:393/11, emailed to Walter Bowen via The Mezzanine BBS itself using our web terminal or the telnet link provided on that page. Or, if you like, dialup locally in Denton and leave a mail message for Walter Bowen on the BBS (940-565-9165). Thanks, as always, for your help in keeping this information current!

*Download the Latest Denton List


Links to Other BBS List Sites




*Window on State Government (Texas Public Information Access & Other Information)
*The USBBS List
*thedirectory of Internet Service/Access Providers & BBSes
*The BBS Corner
*The Telnet BBS Guide

Links to Other BBS-Related Sites

*Boardwatch Magazine

*A Documentary about Bulletin Board Systems. This is the central information, research, and communication center for an all-inclusive BBS Documentary being filmed throughout 2002 (and part of 2003, as well) by Jason Scott. Click the link to find out more about it. Click here for a shot of the master at work!

*Google Directory - Computers > Bulletin Board Systems > Software. Here's a comprehensive index to BBS software sites on the web.

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Please Note: Effective May 25, 1997, Denton Area Code 817 changed to 940.

Modified October 16, 2007

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