| (messaging) | g file - (General file) A mid 1980s term for text files,
usually short and unpublished found on BBSs. The g-files
section on BBSs contain text files of general interest,
viewable on-line; this is as opposed to files in the file
transfer section, which are generally downloadable but not
viewable on-line. When used on the Internet, this term generally refers to the types of file most often associated with old BBSs such as instructions on phreaking or making bombs. |
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