F I D O N E W S -- Volume 14, Number 26 30 June 1997 +----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | The newsletter of the | ISSN 1198-4589 Published by: | | FidoNet community | "FidoNews" | | _ | 1-904-409-7040 [1:1/23] | | / \ | | | /|oo \ | | | (_| /_) | | | _`@/_ \ _ | | | | | \ \\ | Editor: | | | (*) | \ )) | Christopher Baker 1:18/14 | | |__U__| / \// | | | _//|| _\ / | | | (_/(_|(____/ | | | (jm) | Newspapers should have no friends. | | | -- JOSEPH PULITZER | +----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | Submission address: FidoNews Editor 1:1/23 | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MORE addresses: | | | | submissions=> cbaker84@digital.net | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | For information, copyrights, article submissions, | | obtaining copies of FidoNews or the internet gateway FAQ | | please refer to the end of this file. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ TOM JENNINGS IS NOT DEAD! Table of Contents 1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1 It's over! ............................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ................................................. 2 Announcing the FidoSpine Distribution System for Echoma .. 2 Is The End Near? ......................................... 2 3. GETTING TECHNICAL ........................................ 5 FSC-0089 - The INTL netmail addressing control line ...... 5 FSC-0090 - FTSC Issued Product Codes ..................... 5 FSC-0091 - IDSN Nodelist flags ........................... 7 4. COORDINATORS CORNER ...................................... 16 Nodelist-statistics as seen from Zone-2 for day 178 ...... 16 5. NET HUMOR ................................................ 17 Will Southern Baptists Boycott FidoNet soon? ............. 17 6. NOTICES .................................................. 20 Future History ........................................... 20 7. FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ................................. 21 Latest Greatest Software Versions ........................ 21 8. FIDONEWS PUBLIC-KEY ...................................... 25 FidoNews PGP public-key listing .......................... 25 9. FIDONET BY INTERNET ...................................... 26 10. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .................................... 28 FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 1 30 Jun 1997 ================================================================= EDITORIAL ================================================================= The final installment of the FTSC docs appears in this Issue. If we get a new FTSC, they have docs of their own but nothing in the volume of the set now finished publishing. [grin] Speaking of webpages... Anyone know what happened to the Region 15 page? Region 19's is also reporting 'no such server' but that may just have been the load. How about ZEC2? Steve Woodmore came and went and then came back again but the ZEC2 and Z2Elist pages don't seemed to have followed. Anybody over there got new URLs for those? Zone 6's link also seems to have failed but that could have been the load as well. [Late note: got a NEW URL for ZEC2 at http://www.proteus.demon.co.uk/zec.htm which is now reflected in the FidoNet by Internet section. ZEC2 is still working on the new one.] And speaking of missing... Anyone know if Latvia's phone system is down? When I try to call over there I get a 'system unavailable' intercept and a regular poller from over there hasn't called here in a couple weeks. This is the last Issue of my first year as FidoNews Editor. Next week, 1427 will mark where I picked up the ball when Tees disappeared [and no, I still don't know what happened to him or where he went]. Time sure flies when you're making the news. [snicker] Echomail rumblings in this Issue. Looks like the RECs may finally be organizing. What next? Echopol? What's new on the IC front? C.B. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 2 30 Jun 1997 ================================================================= ARTICLES ================================================================= Announcing the FidoSpine Distribution System for Echomail Over the past years, Fidonet administrative echoes have seen an increasing amount of discussion about the status of echomail, routed netmail, distribution systems, etc. A number of us charged with the smooth operation of Fidonet believe that individual nets and/or nodes need to be empowered to choose their source of echomail and routed netmail beyond the existing distribution systems. Accordingly, a number of Regional Echomail Coordinators and Regional Coordinators have collaborated in creating the FidoSpine Distribution System which will give all Regions, Nets, and Nodes an inexpensive partner for obtaining Echomail and File feeds, and will allow for the proper routing of netmail under the supervision of the Regional Coordinators and their assistants, the RECs. Currently, there are five major FidoSpine hubs that offer both landline as well as FTP and/or TransX feeds: Bob Seaborn, 1:140/1 bseaborn@quadrant.net Peter Rocca, 1:2401/305 rocca@multiboard.com Ed Georgen, 1:2222/1 ed.georgen@station-1.com Jerry Gause, 1:3651/9 gpgause@pdn.net Jim Balcom, 1:109/334 balcomj@daddy.com These five hubs can supply any net or node with the level of service they desire. For a list of echos carried by FidoSpine FREQ FIDONET.NOW from any of the above. Additional hubs are planned for each region. Please link into SP_GENERAL for more information about FidoSpine. Free feed for this echo is available from the above hubs or from the undersigned: Bob Kohl, RC10/REC10 1:10/0 Martin Belcke, RC11 1:11/0 Ed Georgen, REC11 1:2222/1 David Moufarrege, RC13 1:13/0 Jim Balcom, REC13 1:13/1 Dallas Hinton, RC17 1:17/0 John Mudge, REC17 1:17/1 Dave Anderson, REC18 1:18/218 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Is The End Near? By: Clay Tannacore 1:372/4 Is the end of FidoNet in the perceivable future? Does FidoNet have the ability to withstand the plethora of users heading for The Internet? Is the rapidly decreasing NODELIST any indication of FidoNets inevitable death? FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 3 30 Jun 1997 These are questions that I ask myself, daily. These are the same questions many in FidoNet today are asking themselves. These are the questions you should be asking yourselves as members of FidoNet. These are questions that should never have had to be asked by the members of this association. For as surely as FidoNet was the biggest and best amateur association in the telecommunication field, it now must take a back seat to The Internet, because of the inefficient leadership of the association and a technology that at best is "dated". I think the time has come when we, the members of this association, need to take a careful look at just what is happening in FidoNet today. Recently we have witnessed an attempt by a few to "customize" FidoNet to suit their personal agendas. These individuals known as SSTARS or more commonly called the "BACKBONE" have without authority of POLICY4 taken it upon themselves to "censor" a certain conference by removing it from distribution by the "BACKBONE". Without notification to the moderator of the conference in question, all three SSTARS agreed (purportedly) to halt distribution of this echo, contrary to procedures set forth in POLICY4. Conspiring with the three SSTARS was a "self appointed" individual who called himself the Overseer of Backbone Operations (OBO). This malcontent who conjured up this OBO position, did so again without authority of POLICY4. The three SSTARS and the OBO apparently have come to some sort of agreement to isolate, if not totally removed, the *EC position from FidoNet. The malefactors in their attempt to take over FidoNet, or at least "control" it by means of "EchoMail blackmail", have given the members of this association a choice. You either "live with the way we want things to run, or go to hell and find another way to get your mail". The above is but one small episode in the path of destruction that I fear FidoNet is following. There are many others equally as devastating taking place, and no one in a position to halt these infractions is doing anything (apparently) at all. The members have raised their voices in protest, but have been silenced by either ineptness as to how to do anything, or through the lack of support of other members who care little about FidoNet and haven't the testosterone to engage in battle those who would bring down this brotherhood. Another reason for my concern pertaining to FidoNets conceivable demise is I have just finished reading the latest addition of FIDONEWS (1425), in which the editor (Chris Baker) make reference to the lack of distribution of our newspaper in Zone 2. POLICY4 says that FIDONEWS is "the glue that hold us together" (or some such nonsense), in which case we had better start looking to another "fastening device" to do the job. FIDONEWS has now turned into an outlet for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) enrollment/membership campaign and fund raiser. We find ourselves reading how great they (ACLU) are, and what they have done for us in the telecommunication fields. GREAT! Let us all send in our last cent to an organization that is so anti-American, that even the old USSR wouldn't tolerate it. No matter what your opinion is concerning the ACLU, I see little value of publishing their agendas in our (FidoNets) news-letter/paper. Why FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 4 30 Jun 1997 can't we have articles published by SysOps in FidoNet? Why hasn't the "leadership" of FidoNet attempted to "keep in touch" with the common folks by using this media? Why must it be left up to the sycophants (like myself) to publish their views in FIDONEWS? Why, why, why? I'll give you my opinion. Because we deserve just what we're getting. We have allowed the power-brokers to manipulate FidoNet for so long, it would take a massive enema to clean up the crap we have to live with now. We have sat back and watched the take over with the attitudes that "someone else will put a stop to this" for so long, we have forgotten how to do battle. We have become a slothful bunch of indolent jerks, with no backbone and a testosterone level of piss-gnats. Not me of course, I have a good excuse for not fighting back. I'm Italian! That's just about as good of an excuse as anyone else out there has, so, why not? Folks, we need to take action (lock-n-load) quickly if we ever want this association to live. We need major adjustments to POLICY4 [4.07]. We NEED an EchoMail (ECHOPOL) policy that ALL can agree on, and we need to get it implemented, PDQ. There has been a new conference established specifically for discussions pertaining to an EchoMail Policy and it's called "FIDOECHOPOL" and I encourage EVERYONE to import it, and participate in it. In the meantime, I wish you all the best, and I apologize for the need I felt in writing this article, as I know how infuriating I can be . . . [snicker] ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 5 30 Jun 1997 ================================================================= GETTING TECHNICAL ================================================================= [This is the last installment of the FidoNet History series dealing with FidoNet Standards and Proposals. These docs have been reformatted to 70 columns as required. This may cause internal tables to appear askew. High ASCII characters have been converted or removed. Node numbers and telephone numbers may be out of date.] Ed. | Document: FSC-0089 | Version: 001 | Date: 31 October, 1995 | | Robert Williamson FidoNet#1:167/104.0 The INTL: netmail addressing control line Robert Williamson FidoNet#1:167/104.0 Purpose: to provide complete destination and origin addressing information. Replaces: INTL, TOPT, FMPT, MSGTO and DOMAIN: Usage: ALL netmail. Format: Fully Qualified FTN Addresses (FQFA) are used to simply parseing. All fields must be present, nothing may be assumed. It is differentiated from the old INTL control by the presence of the colon ":". The colon also makes it fully compliaint with the control line convention specified in FTS1. SOH||INTL:" "DFTN#dzone:dnet/dnode.dpoint OFTN#ozone:onet/onode.opoint||CR d.... indicates a Destination address field o.... indicates an Originator address field dftn and oftn are uppercase. || indicates concatination and is used for illustration only. SOH = 0x01 CR = 0x0D -30- ----------------------------------------------------------------- | Document: FSC-0090 | Version: 001 | Date: 9 December, 1995 | FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 6 30 Jun 1997 | Author: David Nugent, 3:632/348@fidonet FTSC Issued Product Codes by David Nugent, December 9, 1995. For many years, the FidoNet Technical Standards Committee has been issuing product codes for use in FidoNet products used on the network (specifically those products responsible for creation and exchange of data over the network; products creating FidoNet type- 2 packets described in FTS-0001 and mailers talking together using FidoNet protocols described in FTS-0001, FTS-0006, FTS-0007 and FSC-0056. The primary purpose of using these product codes was not to create a registry of FidoNet related products, but to facilitate the identification of products responsible for network problems and providing a means by which authors might be contacted by the Committee should problems with a specific product be brought to its attention. Products issued with FTSC codes In respect to this objective, the results have only been partially successful. True, the product code list has been used from time to time both to identify aberrant products and also to contact authors and is still occasionally used for this purpose by both Committee members and others. The number of products which can be allocated FTSC product codes had some years ago exceeded expectation. Since FTS-0001 "type-2" FidoNet packets allocate a mere 8 bit field for the product code, that set the effective maximum number of products which could be allocated a product code to 256. All numbers had been allocated or reserved by early 1991. The issue was discussed at some length by the FTSC which debated first the worth of continuing to issue product codes, and secondly if the practice was to be continued, to effect changes in the FTS- 0001 packet header format to accommodate at least a 16-bit (two- octet) product code. The first issue was resolved in favour of retaining the product codes, but as yet, now in 1995, the second issue has not been resolved by Committee members. Two of the later FSC documents submitted to the Committee had indeed allocated an additional byte for the product code, but had elected to reuse the existing product code byte as the 'lower' half of the new product code, which would cause existing products to be incorrectly identified by existing FTS-0001 compatible FidoNet implementations. The behaviour of this incorrect identification has an undefined effect. Both proposals were rejected by the Committee on that basis. FidoNet product codes are used in the following circumstances: a) by mailers during FTS-0001 sessions; session negotiation is the exchange of FTS-0001 packet headers, b) by products which create type-2 packets, c) by mailers during negotiation of FTS-0006 (YooHoo) and FSC-0056 (EMSI) sessions. FTS-0006 sessions allocate 16-bits for a product code, and FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 7 30 Jun 1997 FSC-0056 places no specific limits on size (although a 16-bit or 32-bit limitation might be implied and used in implementations). The conclusion from this is that FidoNet product codes are still useful to FidoNet mailers during session negotiation using FidoNet enhanced handshaking protocols. Therefore, product codes are now being issued only for mailer products with FTS-0006 and/or FSC-0056 capability. FidoNet products without an allocated product code which either create type-2 packets, or negotiate FTS-0001 sessions must use a product code x'fe or 254 in type-2 compatible packet headers. This code as been reserved for that purpose (use by product without a product code). The product code x'ff or 255 has been reserved to indicate that the product code is stored elsewhere in the packet header at an as yet unallocated offset (please do not use this as yet - this FSC will be modified accordingly when FTS-0001 is updated to designate the correct offset). -30- ----------------------------------------------------------------- | Document: fsc-0091 | Version: 001 | Date: 01 Jun 1996 | Arjen Lentz, 2:283/512 ISDN nodelist flags (rev.002) Arjen Lentz (agl@bitbike.com) addendum to FTS-0005 FidoNet 2:283/512 superceding FSC-0075 October 30th, 1995 Input from Michael Buenter, Jan Ceuleers, Chris Lueders, and others. Thanks! The proposed new information text in nodelist trailer is as follows: Nodelist Specification of minimal support required for this flag; flag any additional support to be arranged via agreement between users ======== ================================================================= V110L ITU-T V.110 19k2 async ('low'). V110H ITU-T V.110 38k4 async ('high'). V120L ITU-T V.120 56k async, layer 2 framesize 259, window 7, modulo 8. V120H ITU-T V.120 64k async, layer 2 framesize 259, window 7, modulo 8. X75 ITU-T X.75 SLP (single link procedure) with 64kbit/s B channel; layer 2 max.framesize 2048, window 2, non- ext.mode (modulo 8); layer 3 transparent (no packet FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 8 30 Jun 1997 layer). ISDN Other configurations. Use *only* if none of the above fits. =================================================================== ======== NOTE: No flag implies another. Each capability MUST be specifically listed. If no modem connects are support, the nodelist speed field should be 300. Conversion from old to new ISDN capability flags: - Nodes in the USA currently use the 'ISDN' flag. Most will be able to change to V120H (64k lines). Also many to V120L,V120H (64k lines) with autodetecting equipment. Some to only V120L (still with 56k lines). - Nodes in Europe currently use the ISDNA, ISDNB and ISDNC flags. A simple translation will do the trick here. ISDNA -> V110L ISDNB -> V110H ISDNC -> X75 -30- ----------------------------------------------------------------- FSC-0092 - New control lines for forwarded msgs | Document: FSC-0092 | Version: 001 | Date: September 12th 1996 | Author: Michael Hohner New control lines for forwarded messages by Michael Hohner 2:2490/2520.17 September 1996 Status of this document: This document proposes a standard for the Fidonet(tm) community and for other networks using Fido technology. It may be freely distributed if unchanged. You can reach the author at one of the addresses listed at the end of the document. Abstract: Most fidonet message editors offer a "forward" function. Using this function a user A can sort of "redirect" a message FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 9 30 Jun 1997 from user B to another user C, maybe because A is not the correct recipient or because C is a better person to answer the message. The name and address of B are usually included in the forward in free-text format. The message text is included in non-quoted format. A problem arises when the final recipient C wants to reply to sender B of the forwarded message. The forward contains the intermediate user A as the sender. So user C must insert the name and address of B manually, using the information contained in the message text. The message editor of C can't do this automatically because of the free-text format. The editor will also use incorrect quote initials, which is at least irritating. This document introduces 6 new control lines which contain the header information of the original message. With these control lines the message editor can use the original header information automatically. Specifications: There are 7 new control lines: FWDFROM, FWDTO, FWDORIG, FWDDEST, FWDSUBJ, FWDAREA, FWDMSGID. As all control lines they start with an ASCII 01 character followed by the control line name followed by whitespace followed by the control line's content followed by ASCII 13. Please note that all these control lines do not have a colon (like the control lines in FTS-0001). This would be just waste of space. FWDFROM ------- This control line contains the name of the original sender as found in the FROM field of the original message. Leading and trailing whitespace should be removed. This control line should be omitted altogether if the FROM field is empty. FWDTO ----- This control line contains the name of the original recipient as found in the TO field of the original message. Leading and trailing whitespace should be removed. This control line should be omitted altogether if the TO field is empty. FWDORIG ------- This control line contains the address of the original sender as found in the ORIG field of the original message. The usual 5D ASCII notation (zone:net/node.point@domain) should be used. This control line should be omitted altogether if the address is not known. FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 10 30 Jun 1997 FWDDEST ------- This control line contains the address of the original recipient as found in the DEST field of the original message. The usual 5D ASCII notation (zone:net/node.point@domain) should be used. This control line should be omitted altogether if the address is not known or unsure (as it is the case with forwarded echomail messages). FWDSUBJ ------- This control line contains the subject line of the original message. This control line should be omitted altogether if the SUBJ field is empty. This control line should by made optional for security reasons. Echo manager passwords are too easily revealed with it. FWDAREA ------- This control line contains the name of the echomail area where the original message was forwarded from. It should be omitted altogether if the original message was not forwarded from an echomail area. FWDMSGID -------- This control line contains the MSGID control line of the original message. It should be omitted altogether if a MSGID control line is not present in the original message. Usage: When the "forward" function of the message editor is invoked, the editor program should generate the proposed control lines from the header of the original message. If the original message already was a forwarded one (indicated by the presence of at least a FWDORIG control line), the editor should keep all FWD* control lines and should not add any FWD* control lines. This preserves the FWD* control lines of the first forwarder, containing the header data of the author of the original message. The editor should not generate FWD* control lines, if the message isn't to be forwarded. A mail forwarding robot may also generate these control lines, if it not just readdresses the message. When the "reply" function of the editor is invoked the program should use the control lines' contents instead of the header information. The control lines should not be included in the reply. FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 11 30 Jun 1997 Since it may not be immediately clear whether the user wants to reply to the forwarder or to the original sender, the editor should offer a means to ignore the proposed control lines and start a "normal" reply instead, e.g. by two distinct functions, user preference or dialog. Pseudo code: forwarding_message: if is_forwarded_message then don't change FWD* control lines else add FWD* control lines quoting_message: if is_forwarded_message then if reply_to_forwarder then use header data (normal quoting) else use FWD* control lines remove FWD* control lines from reply else use header data (normal quoting) other_functions: remove/ignore FWD* control lines Example: Message from Joe User to my boss node: From: Joe User 1:234/567 To: Harry Herrmannsdoerfer 2:2490/2520 Subj: Some questions @MSGID: 1:234/567 12345678 Text: Hello Harry! ... Harry forwards the message to me: From: Harry Herrmannsdoerfer 2:2490/2520 To: Michael Hohner 2:2490/2520.17 Subj: Joe's message @FWDFROM Joe User @FWDORIG 1:234/567 @FWDTO Harry Herrmannsdoerfer @FWDDEST 2:2490/2520 @FWDSUBJ Some questions @FWDMSGID 1:234/567 12345678 Text: Hi Michael! ... My answer using the new control lines: From: Michael Hohner 2:2490/2520.17 To: Joe User 1:234/567 FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 12 30 Jun 1997 Subj: Some questions @REPLY: 1:234/567 12345678 Text: Hi Joe! JU> ... ... Compatiblity: Editor programs which are not prepared for the proposed control lines usually just ignore them and remove them from a reply. A reply goes to the forwarder. Nothing gained and nothing lost. Implementations: This proposal is implemented in the author's Fidonet editor "FleetStreet for OS/2" (versions 1.17 and above). Contacting the author: The author may be contacted electronically at the following addresses: Fidonet: 2:2490/2520.17 Internet: miho@osn.de CompuServe: 100425,1754 Suggestions, comments and corrections are always welcome. -30- ----------------------------------------------------------------- FSC-0093 - Reduced seen-by lines | Document: FSC-0093 | Version: 001 | Date: 13 September, 1996 | Title: Reduced seen-by lines | Author: Frank Ellermann, 2:240/5815.1 Reduced seen-by lines Frank Ellermann, 2:240/5815.1 Abstract -------- A way to save great amounts (estimated 10 %) of echo mail traffic by reducing "seen by" informations, compatible with existing echo mail tossers conforming to FTS-0004. Definitions ----------- A thorough understanding of FTS-0004 is required, the reader should be familiar with PATH and SEEN-BY lines in echo mail, illegal and FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 13 30 Jun 1997 legal echo mail distribution topologies, i.e. dup-rings, as well as with some pre-requisite knowledge of zones, 4D and 2D addresses, and the "sticky" 2D notation in PATH and SEEN-BY lines. PATH: path lines as specified in FTS-0004 FSB: full seen-by informations as specified in FTS-0004 TSB: tiny seen-by informations as mentioned in FTS-0004, see below RSB: reduced seen-by informations specified below dupe: multiple arrival of the same echo mail (e.g. different paths) Examples of echo mail distribution topologies --------------------------------------------- In all examples a) to d) echo mail entered at system 1 is sent to systems 2 and 3 with FSB 1 2 3. Therefore system 2 (3) knows, that system 3 (2) already got this mail, topology a) is perfectly legal. a) 1 - 3 b) 1 - 3 c) 1 - 3 d) 1 - 2 | / | | | / | | X | 2 2 - 4 2 - 4 2 - 4 In the exanmples b) and c) both systems 2 and 3 forward all mails from system 1 to system 4, these topologies contain a dup-ring and are therefore illegal following FTS-0004. The examples a) and d) show fully connected polygons with three or four nodes. In example d) a mail entered at system 1 is sent to systems 2, 3, and 4 with FSB 1 2 3 4. The topologies a) and d) are perfectly legal, there are no dupes caused by distribution. In example b) each mail entered at system 1 reaching system 4 via system 2 carries FSB 1 2 3 4, therefore system 4 will not forward such mails to 3. Using TSB at system 2 the same mails would carry TSB 2 4, therefore system 4 would forward them to 3 as dupes. Note that illegal topologies as in example b) and c) cause dupes with either FSB or TSB. The real problem with TSB is example b), as it allows for loop mails on the dup-ring 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - ... and vice versa, if no additional checks for dupes are employed. With RSB (specified below) systems contained in the PATH are not stripped from the seen-by informations, therefore RSB avoid loop mail much like FSB. FSB algorithm ------------- 1) add own system to the PATH. 2) all area links not contained in the FSB qualify as recipients. 3) add own address(es) to the FSB set if not already contained. 4) add recipients to FSB, sort FSB, forward mail to recipients. TSB algorithm ------------- 1) add own system to the PATH. 2) all area links not contained in the TSB qualify as recipients. 3) strip old TSB and start new TSB with own address(es). 4) add recipients to TSB, sort TSB and forward mail to recipients. FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 14 30 Jun 1997 RSB algorithm ------------- 1) add own system to the PATH. 2) all area links not contained in the RSB qualify as recipients. 3) strip RSB addresses not matching an address in the PATH, then add own address(es) to the RSB set if not already contained. 4) add recipients to RSB, sort RSB and forward mail to recipients. PATH considerations ------------------- There are 2 problems with the PATH kludge as specified in FTS-0004: First like in the FSB the addresses in the PATH are 2D, and having the same 2D address in different zones is possible. Therefore zone gates are required to use the TSB algorithm. Unfortunately the PATH is forwarded without regarding zone gating, therefore detection of loop mail based solely on the PATH could be erroneous. Further FTS-0004 (written 1989) expects future echo mail tossers to implement PATH support, but doesn't require this support from old implementations. Strictly spoken the PATH is still only an option. In some areas of FidoNet (e.g. in zone 2) at least all non-terminal nodes are required to fully support the PATH line, therefore this problem will probably not show up in praxis. Of course any tosser implementing the RSB feature is required to fully support the PATH. Summary ------- To show the benfits of RSB compared with FSB assume the following: An echo mail travels from node to echo hub, host, major star, echo host, hub, and finally arrives at a recipient. Each routing system has 10 links, i.e. FSB at the recipient contain 51 addresses, about 400 characters, but RSB only 15 addresses in about 150 characters. Therefore in an echo mail with 2500 characters about 10 % of its size can be reduced using RSB in favour of FSB. If this estimation is applicable on world wide FidoNet echo mail traffic, RSB can save us an immense amount of costs. This document can be adopted by the FTSC as FTS, in this case it has to be regarded as an addition to FTS-0004 with the extension, that all non-terminal nodes are required to support PATH lines as specified in FTS-0004. For additional informations (e.g. aspects of zone gating) feel free to send mails to Frank Ellermann 2:240/5815 or leo@bfispc.hanse.de - eof - -30- [Thus ends ALL the current FTSC Standards and Proposals on file to-date except for the ones noted as being too large for FidoNews publication. ALL of these files are available as noted in the FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 15 30 Jun 1997 Masthead information and from 1:18/14 as FTSC or FTSC-ALL for the actual filename of FTSC-ALL.ZIP. Whether there will be any more FTSC docs published, is open to speculation.] Ed. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 16 30 Jun 1997 ================================================================= COORDINATORS CORNER ================================================================= Nodelist-statistics as seen from Zone-2 for day 178 By Ward Dossche, 2:292/854 ZC/2 +----+------+------------+------------+------------+------------+--+ |Zone|Nl-150|Nodelist-157|Nodelist-164|Nodelist-171|Nodelist-178|%%| +----+------+------------+------------+------------+------------+--+ | 1 | 8277| 8182 -95 | 8182 0 | 8182 0 | 8182 0 |31| | 2 | 15835|15774 -61 |15703 -71 |15666 -37 |15640 -26 |59| | 3 | 765| 758 -7 | 758 0 | 758 0 | 743 -15 | 3| | 4 | 543| 519 -24 | 514 -5 | 514 0 | 519 5 | 2| | 5 | 87| 87 0 | 87 0 | 87 0 | 87 0 | 0| | 6 | 1078| 1078 0 | 1078 0 | 1079 1 | 1079 0 | 4| +----+------+------------+------------+------------+------------+--+ | 26585|26398 -187 |26322 -76 |26286 -36 |26250 -36 | +------+------------+------------+------------+------------+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 17 30 Jun 1997 ================================================================= NET HUMOR ================================================================= To: cbaker84@digital.net From: top5@lists.zdnet.com Subject: Top5 - 6/23/97 - Southern Baptist Boycotts Errors-To: top5-errors@lists.zdnet.com Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 20:23:57 MDT ================================================================ T H E T O P F I V E L I S T Fortified with 8 essential vitamins and minerals ================================================================ Sponsored by Windows Sources The Great Chip Challenge Fast new chips from AMD, Cyrix, and Intel http://www.winsources.com ================================================================ June 23, 1997 The Top 15 Other Boycotts of the Southern Baptists 15> Christmas carols, for promoting gay apparel 14> The Food Channel, because of repeated use of the terms "Beef Tenderloins" and "Chicken Breast" 13> Devils Food Chocolate Birthday Cakes--oh, what the heck, birthdays, too! 12> Richard Simmons, because "There's something just not quite right about that man." 11> McDonald's, because "They're Irish." 10> "Poblec Skools" 9> No more Marilyn Manson concerts performed in Disney-owned venues 8> Pink Panther - gay or communist, hard to tell, doesn't matter 7> Warner Brothers for putting a talking, naked-from-the-waist- down pig in their cartoons 6> Ben-Gay Ointment 5> Marvin Gaye records 4> The Smithsonian's Homo Erectus exhibit FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 18 30 Jun 1997 3> Mentos? The *Devil's* candy! 2> Federal Express - no respectable company says "package" in public and the Number 1 Other Boycott of the Southern Baptists... 1> The New York Yankees, because George Steinbrenner is an assho -- Uh, a wretched sinner [ This list copyright 1997 by Chris White and Ziff Davis, Inc. ] [ The Top Five List top5@walrus.com http://www.topfive.com ] [ To forward or repost, please include this section. ] Selected from 81 submissions from 31 contributors. Today's Top Five List authors are: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ed Smith, Chattanooga, TN -- 1, 6, Topic (4th #1) David W. James, Los Angeles, CA -- 2, 8 Kevin Freels, Sun Valley, CA -- 3 Bob Mader, Knoxville, TN -- 4 Dave George, Arlington, VA -- 4, 9 John Hering, Alexandria, VA -- 5 (Hall of Famer) Rob Seulowitz, New York, NY -- 5, 10 Barbara Rush, Tulsa, OK -- 7 Martell Stroup, Reno, NV -- 7 Gregory Swarthout, Murray, UT -- 7 Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA -- 11, 14 R.M. Weiner, Brighton, MA -- 12 Jennifer Ritzinger, Seattle, WA -- 13 Doug Johnson, Santa Cruz, CA -- 15 Peter Perkowski, Los Angeles, CA -- Witty banner tag Chris White, New York, NY -- List owner/editor ---------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Runners Up list, "The Immoral Minority", can be found at our website: http://www.topfive.com ================================================================ T H E T O P F I V E L I S T To subscribe: Send mail to top5-on@lists.zdnet.com To unsubscribe: Send mail to top5-off@lists.zdnet.com For more information: Send mail to top5@walrus.com with "INFO" in the *subject* line of the message. To report a sighting of a Top Five List in other media: Send mail to top5@walrus.com with "BINGO!" in the *subject*. ================================================================ Ruminations & Ponderances One of my favorite things to do when I was a kid was to watch TV. I know it sounds funny, but it's true. Ah, reckless youth. (Thanks to R. M. Weiner) ================================================================ Sponsored by Windows Sources http://www.winsources.com FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 19 30 Jun 1997 This delivery powered by Mercury Mail, Inc. http://www.merc.com ================================================================ ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 20 30 Jun 1997 ================================================================= NOTICES ================================================================= Future History 1 Jul 1997 Canada Day - Happy Birthday Canada. 4 Jul 1997 Independence Day, U.S.A. 9 Jul 1997 Independence Day, Argentina. 1 Aug 1997 International FidoNet PENPAL [Echo] meeting in Dijon, France 13 Oct 1997 Thanksgiving Day, Canada. 1 Dec 1997 World AIDS Day. 10 Dec 1997 Nobel Day, Sweden. 12 Jan 1998 HAL 9000 is one year old today. 30 Apr 1998 Queens Day, Holland. 22 May 1998 Expo '98 World Exposition in Lisbon (Portugal) opens. 1 Dec 1998 Fifteenth Anniversary of release of Fido version 1 by Tom Jennings. 31 Dec 1999 Hogmanay, Scotland. The New Year that can't be missed. 1 Jan 2000 The 20th Century, C.E., is still taking place thru 31 Dec. 15 Sep 2000 Sydney (Australia) Summer Olympiad opens. 1 Jan 2001 This is the actual start of the new millennium, C.E. -- If YOU have something which you would like to see in this Future History, please send a note to the FidoNews Editor. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 21 30 Jun 1997 ================================================================= FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ================================================================= [The SOF Keeper is out of town this week. Here's the last edition received repeated.] Ed. Latest Greatest Software Versions by Peter E. Popovich, 1:363/264 A fairly quiet week around here. Things seems to be settling down into some sense of order... -=- Snip -=- Submission form for the Latest Greatest Software Versions column OS Platform : Software package name : Version : Function(s) - BBS, Mailer, Tosser, etc. : Freeware / Shareware / Commercial? : Author / Support staff contact name : Author / Support staff contact node : Magic name (at the above-listed node) : Please include a sentence describing what the package does. Please send updates and suggestions to: Peter Popovich, 1:363/264 -=- Snip -=- MS-DOS: Program Name Version F C Contact Name Node Magic Name ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Act-Up 4.6 G D Chris Gunn 1:15/55 ACT-UP ALLFIX 4.40 T S Harald Harms 2:281/415 ALLFIX Announcer 1.11 O S Peter Karlsson 2:206/221 ANNOUNCE BGFAX 1.60 O S B.J. Guillot 1:106/400 BGFAX Binkley Docs 2.60 M F Bob Juge 1:1/102 BDOC_260.ZIP BinkleyTerm 2.60 M F Bob Juge 1:1/102 BDOS_260.ZIP BinkleyTerm-XE XR4 M F Thomas Waldmann 2:2474/400 BTXE_DOS CFRoute 0.92 O G C. Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70 CFR CheckPnt 1.0a O G Michiel vd Vlist 2:500/9 CHECKPNT FastEcho 1.45a T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400 FASTECHO FastEcho/16 1.45a T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400 FE16 FidoBBS (tm) 12u B S Ray Brown 1:1/117 FILES FrontDoor 2.12 M S JoHo 2:201/330 FD FrontDoor 2.20c M C JoHo 2:201/330 FDINFO GEcho 1.00 T S Bob Seaborn 1:140/12 GECHO GEcho/Plus 1.11 T C Bob Seaborn 1:140/12 GECHO GEcho/Pro 1.20 T C Bob Seaborn 1:140/12 GECHO GIGO 07-14-96 G S Jason Fesler 1:1/141 INFO GoldED 2.50 O S Len Morgan 1:203/730 GED GoldED/386 2.50 O S Len Morgan 1:203/730 GEX FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 22 30 Jun 1997 GoldED Docs 2.50 O S Len Morgan 1:203/730 GEM GoldNODE 2.50 O S Len Morgan 1:203/730 GEN Imail 1.75 T S Michael McCabe 1:1/121 IMAIL ImCrypt 1.04 O G Michiel vd Vlist 2:500/9 IMCRYPT InfoMail/86 1.21 O F Damian Walker 2:2502/666 INFOMAIL InfoMail/386 1.21 O F Damian Walker 2:2502/666 INFO386 InterEcho 1.19 T C Peter Stewart 1:369/35 IEDEMO InterMail 2.29k M C Peter Stewart 1:369/35 IMDEMO InterPCB 1.52 O S Peter Stewart 1:369/35 INTERPCB IPNet 1.11 O S Michele Stewart 1:369/21 IPNET JD's CBV 1.4 O S John Dailey 1:363/277 CBV Jelly-Bean 1.01 T S Rowan Crowe 3:635/727 JELLY Jelly-Bean/386 1.01 T S Rowan Crowe 3:635/727 JELLY386 JMail-Hudson 2.81 T S Jason Steck 1:285/424 JMAIL-H JMail-Goldbase 2.81 T S Jason Steck 1:285/424 JMAIL-G MakePl 1.9 N G Michiel vd Vlist 2:500/9 MAKEPL Marena 1.1 beta O G Michiel vd Vlist 2:500/9 MARENA Maximus 3.01 B P Tech 1:249/106 MAX McMail 1.0 M S Michael McCabe 1:1/148 MCMAIL MDNDP 1.18 N S Bill Doyle 1:388/7 MDNDP Msged 4.10 O G Andrew Clarke 3:635/728 MSGED41D.ZIP Msged/386 4.10 O G Andrew Clarke 3:635/728 MSGED41X.ZIP Opus CBCS 1.79 B P Christopher Baker 1:374/14 OPUS O/T-Track 2.66 O S Peter Hampf 2:241/1090 OT PcMerge 2.8 N G Michiel vd Vlist 2:500/9 PCMERGE PlatinumXpress 1.3 M C Gary Petersen 1:290/111 PX13TD.ZIP QuickBBS 2.81 B S Ben Schollnick 1:2613/477 QUICKBBS RAR 2.00 C S Ron Dwight 2:220/22 RAR RemoteAccess 2.50 B S Mark Lewis 1:3634/12 RA Silver Xpress Door 5.4 O S Gary Petersen 1:290/111 FILES Reader 4.4 O S Gary Petersen 1:290/111 SXR44.ZIP Spitfire 3.51 B S Mike Weaver 1:3670/3 SPITFIRE Squish 1.11 T P Tech 1:249/106 SQUISH StealTag UK 1.c... O F Fred Schenk 2:284/412 STEAL_UK StealTag NL 1.c... O F Fred Schenk 2:284/412 STEAL_NL T-Mail 2.599I M S Ron Dwight 2:220/22 TMAIL Telegard 3.02 B F Tim Strike 1:259/423 TELEGARD Terminate 4.00 O S Bo Bendtsen 2:254/261 TERMINATE Tobruk 0.33 T G Paul Edwards 3:711/934 TOBRUK TosScan 1.01 T C JoHo 2:201/330 TSINFO TransNet 1.00 G S Marc S. Ressl 4:904/72 TN100ALL.ZIP TriBBS 11.0 B S Gary Price 1:3607/26 TRIBBS TriDog 11.0 T F Gary Price 1:3607/26 TRIDOG TriToss 11.0 T S Gary Price 1:3607/26 TRITOSS WaterGate 0.92 G S Robert Szarka 1:320/42 WTRGATE WWIV 4.24a B S Craig Dooley 1:376/126 WWIV WWIVTOSS 1.36 T S Craig Dooley 1:376/126 WWIVTOSS xMail 2.00 T S Thorsten Franke 2:2448/53 XMAIL XRobot 3.01 O S JoHo 2:201/330 XRDOS OS/2: Program Name Version F C Contact Name Node Magic Name ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLFIX/2 1.10 T S Harald Harms 2:281/415 AFIXOS2 BGFAX 1.60 O S B.J. Guillot 1:106/400 BGFAX FIDONEWS 14-26 Page 23 30 Jun 1997 Binkley Docs 2.60 M F Bob Juge 1:1/102 BDOC_260.ZIP BinkleyTerm 2.60 M F Bob Juge 1:1/102 BOS2_260.ZIP BinkleyTerm-XE XR4 M F Thomas Waldmann 2:2474/400 BTXE_OS2 CFRoute 0.92 O G C. 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