g file

messaging (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usually short and unpublished found on BBSs.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.

(1996-06-20)