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SysOp ( Pronounced /ˈsɪs.ɑp/, or more rarely, /ˈsaɪ.sɑp/) is short for "systems operator". It is a commonly used term for the administrator of a Bulletin Board System (BBS) or special-interest area of an online service or, historically, the operators of any computer system, especially a Mainframe Computer . Usage of the term peaked in the early 1990s , being mostly used strictly to refer to BBS operators; someone doing equivalent functions on the Internet is primarily referred to as a "sysadmin", short for " System Administrator ". A Co-SysOp was a user who was granted certain admin privileges on a BBS. Generally, they would help validate users and monitor discussion Forums . An MSN SysOp is a high ranking Volunteer or a paid Employee who monitors the actions of those who Enforce policy on the MSN Chat , and the MSN Internet services. They act much like those who ran BBS systems, except deal on a more operator to operator situation rather than User to operator. Many such traditional BBSes still exist today from the old scene as TCP / IP based systems on the Internet, just as any other Internet Server. The most popular of which, for both Linux and Windows, is Synchronet . SEE ALSO REFERENCES
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