F I D O N E W S -- Volume 15, Number 14 6 April 1998 +----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | The newsletter of the | ISSN 1198-4589 Published by: | | FidoNet community | "FidoNews" | | _ | 1-209-251-7529 [1:1/23] | | / \ | | | /|oo \ | | | (_| /_) | | | _`@/_ \ _ | | | | | \ \\ | Editor: | | | (*) | \ )) | Zorch Frezberg 1:205/1701 | | |__U__| / \// | | | _//|| _\ / | | | (_/(_|(____/ | | | (jm) | Newspapers should have no friends. | | | -- JOSEPH PULITZER | +----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | Submission address: FidoNews Editor 1:1/23 | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MORE addresses: | | | | submissions=> editor@fidonews.org | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | For information, copyrights, article submissions, | | obtaining copies of FidoNews or the internet gateway FAQ | | please refer to the end of this file. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Why are we doing this hobby? Table of Contents 1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1 2. ARTICLES ................................................. 2 BBS? I Was Calling Granny! ............................... 2 HELP! An old FidoNetter in Need! ......................... 5 3. COLUMNS .................................................. 8 Casting More Nacre Before Peccaries ...................... 8 4. COORDINATORS CORNER ...................................... 11 Nodelist-statistics as seen from Zone-2 for day 093 ...... 11 5. NOTICES .................................................. 12 Future History ........................................... 12 6. FIDONEWS PUBLIC-KEY ...................................... 13 FidoNews PGP Public-Key Listing .......................... 13 7. FIDONET BY INTERNET ...................................... 14 FidoNet Via InterNet Hubs ................................ 15 8. FIDONEWS INFORMATION ..................................... 17 FIDONEWS 15-14 Page 1 6 Apr 1998 ================================================================= EDITORIAL ================================================================= Ah, don't you love the smell of burnt monitors in the morning? The current 'scorched earth' policy that is resounding through Zone 1 echoes has been accented by the uninvited appearance of Ward Dossche, the Z2C, into a Zone 1 administrative echo, making comments on how he sees Zone 1 being operated. Funny...he has the time to do this, but not enough time to vote in a new International Coordinator. How so very odd. It seems a loud and vocal contingent has descended on the echoes, portraying themselves as 'saviours' or 'champions'... and really doing little more than making accusations and innuendo, based mostly on edited comments and misquotes, as well as self-regenerating myths. In general, just 'bashing' under the guise of a 'moral cause'. To be fair, your Editor has also been accused of doing the same...but then again, he has never declared himself to be the 'saviour' or 'champion' of anything but his own beliefs. And so, when you see the comments about how I have "biased" or "twisted" the FidoNews, consider that the only real part I have any input into is this small corner called the "editorial"...and how the rest of the text is only those submissions that members of FidoNet have presented for publication or the 'boilerplate' that is in any publication. I guess that's their way of saying that *everyone* in Fido is "biased" and "twisted"...especially since they can't come up with any explanations on _how_ I've achieved this 'goal'. Funny thing though...what purpose does this 'scorched earth' policy *really* serve in what is _supposed_ to be a hobby? Hmmmmm? In this issue, a word from Chris Baker which we might all wish to look at; another view from only one side of the story by Doc Logger; Ward Dossche's 'doomsday' countdown, and a bona fide article on a subject that it seems no one really pays attention to anymore (HINT: It's called "BBSing".) -zf- ### 30 ### ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 15-14 Page 2 6 Apr 1998 ================================================================= ARTICLES ================================================================= BBS? I Was Calling Granny! The hidden treasures of Bulletin Board Systems... by Robert Short [NetMail - 1:105/38 E-mail - bsbbs@juno.com] OK, your wait times are unbearable at Almost On Line, and now you have nothing to do except play Duke 3D and Doom. You're just dying for more online time --but what are you going to do, subscribe to a second ISP? Or, you've just spent 6 hours on the World Wide Wait, finding and downloading the latest version of Quake, but it's too late at night to try it. How about logging on to a home page and sweating it out while downloading a dozen images -- so you can jump to yet another page or two? Ah, the Internet! Well, maybe the I-Net isn't quite that bad. With the proper filtering software or parental direction, it can be a safe, educational and entertaining experience for children. For adults, the World Wide Web can be an invaluable tool to access programs and support for both personal and business needs, creating a new marketing revolution. Another Dimension There's another dimension to cyberspace that they don't mention at the omputer store, one that can provide many of the same features as the Internet and some that it doesn't. It not the intention of this article to make comparisons or to infer that one is better than the other, as both are unique in their own ways. Rather I write hoping to educate the reader to an aspect in telecommunications that has served the community since before the World Wide Web was conceived, and has been somewhat overshadowed by the highly publicized and popular Web. This alternative is the "Bulletin Board System" (BBS), an online service offering a wide variety of online games, files, one-on-one chat, message areas, private mail, and participatory forums. All this can be found at many of the local BBSs via the communications software that came bundled with your operating system HyperTerminal for Window 95, Terminal for Win 3.x). There are many different styles of Bulletin Board Systems; each BBS is customized in form and appearance by its system operator, the person known as the SysOp. Boards range in size from those operating over a single telephone line from a home PC to full-featured, multi- line systems run on a local area network. Their look and feel can range from straight black-and-white text to 256-color SVGA graphics. Many BBSs charge you nothing to call and offer 30-60 minutes access per day, while others might charge a nominal subscription fee to access the more popular features like multi-user chat or CD-ROM files areas, or to allow you more daily online time. Still others might offer full-fledged (and fee-based) Internet access in addition to their standard BBS services. The majority of these boards are operated by computer hobbyists who put their time, equipment and money at the disposal of the community simply for the joy of doing so. Quite often, the SysOp will run his BBS to promote a special area of interest, while others have a more general appeal. One of the most enticing aspects of BBSs is the personal attention FIDONEWS 15-14 Page 3 6 Apr 1998 many SysOps give to their callers. Some even go out of the way to help their users with software and hardware problems, making them a valuable resource for technical assistance and advice. Opening an account is as easy as calling and answering a few simple questions. Most fee-based BBSs offer a free trial period to give you a feel for the system before subscribing. Free boards often have a Call Back Verifier which calls your computer to check your phone number and then automatically validates your account. Once a member, you will become part of a family of users who consider their favorite BBS a place to meet, play, share programs and ideas, and an indispensable resource for sending messages across town or around the world. At your BBS, you can truly enjoy a sense of closeness and community. SysOps often host gatherings where members can meet one another. As mentioned above, there can be many activities available on BBSs that inform and inspire, entertain and enhance. Offering relatively safe alternatives to some areas of the Internet, BBS SysOps usually require phone number verification, real names for the user records (though aliases might also be allowed) and, where access to adult material is available, proof of age and sex. These requirements seek to guarantee a comfortable environment for both men and women, children and adults. It is not uncommon to see users ages 8 to 80. Here are the features found at many BBSs in the your area. You're bound to find something enlightening on your very first call. Messages This was the main feature when BBSs appeared, hence the name Bulletin Board System. In message areas you can easily place or read an advertisement or announcement, post a question or answer, or browse through hundreds of specialized subject areas for interesting information. If your BBS is connected to a network of systems such as FidoNet, most messages will be "echoed" around the globe to some 50,000 other BBSs which pass messages and files via telephone line, satellite and the Internet. If you have problems with hardware or software, you'll find that many computer companies and programmers visit these message areas to answer questions and offer support. There are currently over 700 FidoNet echoes (topic areas) that cover more than 500 subjects. Files The local BBS is a great place to download the latest shareware, freeware, and public domain software. You will often have download privileges on your first call, and the compressed files you download are easily uncompressed with a variety of freeware or shareware unzipping programs. If your primary connection to the Internet is via modem, you're in for a couple pleasant surprises. First, file transfers from a BBS typically proceed more quickly than modem-based FTP (file transfer protocol) downloads from the Internet because you're not sharing the data line between you and the file source with anyone else. Or, maybe you've had a multi-megabyte transfer interrupted toward the end of the download. With FTP, all you can do is start over again. On the other hand, BBS's usually support download protocols that allow you to pick up where left off -- FIDONEWS 15-14 Page 4 6 Apr 1998 without having to re-download what's already on your system. Chat Multi-line BBSs may offer user chat, or even "forums" where any number of people can gather to discuss common issues. Once online, you can usually see a list of users who are also online and page someone for one-on-one chat, or invite them to a private chat room. This feature can really help to instill a sense of "family" and belonging. E-mail Where some smaller systems may have private e-mail strictly between users on that BBS, others might have mail across their network (NetMail), or even give you an Internet e-mail address. The SysOp may allow file attachments, enabling you to mail shareware games to a friend just like over the Internet. Telnet FTP If you join a board with multiple lines and an Internet connection, you'll have the ability to call out to other BBSs. This allows you to log on to another telnet-able BBS, anywhere in the world, with no long-distance phone charges. A multi-line BBS can also utilize open lines to access FTP sites, where you can obtain files that might not otherwise be available locally. Coupled with the home system's file bases, this creates an enormous resource for finding an unlimited variety of programs. Faxing Some systems have online fax capabilities that allow you to send a fax via the Internet, eliminating long-distance charges. This is usually as secure as sending e-mail. Doors/Games Last, but not least, are the ever-popular door games. Everything from Acey Deucy to Yahtzee can be played on a BBS. Card, dice, board, word search, adventure, and role-playing games abound. Even the new 3-D rendered games are possible at connections of 14,400 BPS or higher. You play these games while online against a computer opponent or another caller. If your BBS has more that one line, you can play many of these head-to-head against another person online. There are also many information doors such as skiing and road conditions, electronic magazines, stock quotes, weather, horoscope and matchmakers. Whether you are a kid stuck indoors on a rainy day, a mom with time between laundry loads, on lunch break at the office, disabled or retired, you are sure to get your fill of whatever sparks your interest at many of the locally run BBSs in your area. Why not strike up your modem and discover a whole new cyber-world right in your own back yard? About the Author Bob Short is an aspiring BBS System Operator, having run his BS BBS for over a year in the Portland area. FIDONEWS 15-14 Page 5 6 Apr 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Search our archives: query You can also get a listing of articles written by Robert Short If you need instructions for our search engine, go to our main search page. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was originally published in theMarch 1998 issue of Computer Bits magazine, and is copyright(c) 1998 by Bitwise Productions,Inc., Forest Grove, OR, (503) 359-9107. All rights reserved.Disclaimer: Archival material isprovidedas-is.Linksarenot maintained. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Baker 1:18/14 This is an excerpt of a message I sent out a couple weeks ago to a select mailing list. There hasn't been any response so I'm going to a global audience [if anyone still reads FidoNews]. It originally included an entire timeline of my adult life but that seemed pretty boring for this audience so just the pertinent data is included in this version. --- updated section --- 1998 17 Jan - 14th anniversary did not go normally - first warning ignored; 1998 10 Feb - wife notified me she was quitting; 1998 11 Feb - wife notified me of another guy who could "communicate", abandons me, her son, her dog and her house; 1998 contemplated suicide as a recovery technique, failed both; 1998 6 Mar - wife hits two motorcyclists during Bike Week while maybe DUI w/boyfriend driving his car because he's too drunk to drive it; 1998 11 Mar - signed uncontested divorce papers with woman i never knew; 1998 13 Mar - female victim dies w/o regaining consciousness, male victim discharged from hospital w/facial injuries; 1998 18 Mar - awaiting blood work to determine if wife goes to prison; 1998 18 Mar - updated the previous timeline with bitterness and regret; 1998 31 Mar - new update - she WASN'T driving! she was lying for new boyfriend so he skates on DUI since they don't test passengers. she won't go to prison which is good for Matthew but they may prosecute for obstruction, conspiracy, and perjury. who knows? who FIDONEWS 15-14 Page 6 6 Apr 1998 cares now? 1998 5 Apr - created a new search page for a life partner at: http://ddi.digital.net/~cbaker84/bakelook.html --- end update --- --- old info --- 1998 waiting to win the lottery. [fnord] i'm still running my FidoNet system [www.fidonet.org for info on what this is] and have been since 1984 [hence the cbaker84 moniker] and currently edit the FidoNews which is published every Monday [www.fidonews.org]. if your desperate for more info, you can check out our personal pages at: http://ddi.digital.net/~cbaker84 and if you'd like to see my commercial efforts, check out: http://www.pub44.com among my other diversions. i got two Java coding books [about 6 pounds apiece] for Christmas so it could get animated. [snicker] i also have email addresses at: cbaker84@aol.com cbaker84@pub44.com webmaster@pub44.com Christopher.Baker@f14.n18.z1.fidonet.org that last one is my FidoNet address converted to Internet format. the one that i'm using now [cbaker84@digital.net] is my primary address and the one i check daily. the others may go uninspected for weeks at a time. is that enough? [whew!] --- updated section --- isn't it amazing how fast everything can turn to ashes? i no longer edit FidoNews. i still belong to FidoNet and run a Node there but i do very little with it having lost most interest in life in general. i have primary custody of my 12 y/o son and the house. i am going thru the motions for his sake only since i still cannot see the light at the end of this tunnel. everyone sez i will eventually but i don't FIDONEWS 15-14 Page 7 6 Apr 1998 believe it yet though light is beginning to filter in finally. that's all the news from here for now. if it gets worse or better, i'll let you know. [grin] --- update ends --- thanks, for caring, and all the support during these dark days. now, if everyone who called and wrote offering cash would send all they can to me at: Christopher Baker P.O. Box 471 Edgewater, FL 32132-0471 then maybe i won't have to declare bankruptcy [i'm on a fixed disability income] to survive this betrayal. i'm using the P.O. Box instead of my street address because she has no access to that. i figure $20,000 should do it as i will be left with all the bills as well as the property not to mention psychiatric counseling for my son and myself [we've already started that at $100 a pop]. if i can get one dollar [or more if you can] from every Node in FidoNet, i'll be set since there are 23,000+ Nodes. so here is my appeal to you in FidoNews. you can send moral support in lieu of cash if you think this request is too tacky [i certainly do]. [grin] you can also tell me to buzz off. i won't take it personally. thanks. QOFM. Chris Rights On! 1:18/14 FidoNet since 1984 ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 15-14 Page 8 6 Apr 1998 ================================================================= COLUMNS ================================================================= Dear Editorbeing, This article is submitted by Doc Logger (163/110) who labours in the bowels of Swamp Swine Magazine. The aforementioned organ can also be reached at cherriot@magmacom.com for those whose wish to submit PlainBrownWrapperMail(tm) about the foibles of the usual suspects. Roll da flic, Zorch.... Dear Reverend Visage, Do you still have those recipes for Chevron that were so kindly given to you by Jackie Onassis' chef? The reason I ask is that Fidoland has been convulsed by a set of events which, no lie here, began with a horse story. You'll need to break open another cask of Laphroag so that you can appreciate the savage ugliness of the events. We may have to polish off our artistic licenses and restate the phrase: "Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely" with the new truism "Power makes you real stupid." Naturally, this is a saga involving Bob Kohl (R10C) who has gathered at least one admirer and enough detractors to repopulate the Bimini Atol. This week has seen the departure of both David Hallford R10EC and Mike Murray, NoCal Zhub. What is remarkable about both departures is that they have written declarations that they are leaving due to the odious machinations of Bob Kohl . In Hallford's case he cites an incident where Kohl demanded that Hallford remove an NEC from her position. Do you hear the hoofbeats yet, Visage? Was Kohl's reasoning due to the incompetence of the NEC? Nope. Was it for a policy violation? Nope. It was...incredibly, based upon Kohl's personal emnity towards the NEC because she had refused to provide free boarding for Kohl's horse. Due to Kohl's petty vindictiveness, Region 10 lost two of their number who had been graciously providing echomail service to the other sysops.It is tempting to write that for want of a horse house, his kingdom was lost. When the rank odour of Kohl's weasellings became evident, one of the Region10 NCs sent out netmail to the other NCs inquiring whether they felt that Kohl still had their confidence to continue as the R10C. Much hilarity ensued when our very own Zorch Frezberg sent out a stern letter threatening a policy complaint because he felt the inquiry was posted from an ersatz address. Poor Zorch has no idea how much his cheesy attempts to stifle the discussion added to the legendary status of his buffoonery. Our prayers and our edible underwear should go out to him, and may the farce FIDONEWS 15-14 Page 9 6 Apr 1998 be with him. With Bob Kohl residing at Satti's feet in the Z1REGCON elflord echo, one can only imagine what the Great Minds can conjure in their attempts to circle the wagons and keep accountability at bay. Speaking of Bob Satti (Z1C) I see that he is plagued by embarrassing questions from Ward Dossche(Z2C) as to why Bob is so opposed to crediting the Zone 1 sysops with any intelligence. Dossche is asking that the selection of the new IC follow the lines of representative democracy. The prospect of allowing self-determination to the sysops must truly horrify Satti for it would surely mean the end of his own self-appointed reign. For this week's Chautauqua I would like to lead off with a quote from Thomas Paine taken from his "Rights of Man." For those unaware of Paine, he was a pamphleteer whose work "Common Sense" is judged to be the seminal work that spawned the American Revolution. "Rights of Man" (pub. 1790) is largely a response to Edmund Burke who had asserted the Divine Rights of Kings as the guiding principal for governance. "It has been thought that a considerable advance towards establishing the principles of Freedom, to say, that government is a compact between those who govern and those who are governed; but this cannot be true, because it is putting the effect before the cause; for as man must have existed before governments existed, there necessarily was a time when governments did not exist, and consequently there could exist no governors to form such a compact with. The fact therefore must be, that the *individuals themselves*, each in his own personal and sovereign right, *entered into a compact with each other* to produce a government: and this is the only mode in which governments have a right to arise, and the only principle on which they have a right to exist." I rather like this quote because if one were to substitute either "Policy 4" or "the *Cs" for each instance of "government" or "those who govern" it neatly points out the philosophical fallacy upon which the Z1/RCs have relied for their presumed powers. Policy4 was never ratified or voted upon by the "governed" who happen to be sysops. Those who assert that "we must follow policy" are certainly putting the effect before the cause. If Policy4 has any legitimacy (which it currently doesn't) it must manifest itself as a compact between sysops. The self-perpetuating ZC/RC appointment process is anathema to any notion of consensual governance. For those who joined Fidonet after its Halcyon days and after the founding principles were hijacked by brigands, the notion of reasserting the rights of sysops seems futile. I would humbly suggest that if there is any futility, it is in the expectation that sysops will collectively throw off cowardice and tell the *C elflords that we are not *ruled* FIDONEWS 15-14 Page 10 6 Apr 1998 at their leisure. The egregious excesses of the likes of Kohl, or the imperial pretentiousness of Swartz (R16C), only obtain credence because it is assumed that they control the nodelist. In point of fact, the nodelist and any rights to it, are vested in the sysops whose names appear in it. There is nothing on earth to prevent the nodelist from being compiled, collated and distributed from sources other than the ZC/RC's elflord lair. Just as they presume any power to intrude into the affairs of sysops, the elflords can be made irrelevant. I must go Visage. Your secretary is ululating at high decibels. Who would have thought that her humours would reach critical mass simply because the herd of water buffalo that you shipped to us have been stampeding all day. As the good and decent people that we are, we should send her immediately to Chadron, Nebraska. Regards, Doc Logger Furlang Island, South Pacific ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 15-14 Page 11 6 Apr 1998 ================================================================= COORDINATORS CORNER ================================================================= Nodelist-statistics as seen from Zone-2 for day 093 By Ward Dossche, 2:292/854 ZC/2 +--------+-------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--+ !Zone/Jul!Ndl-065!Nodel.-072!Nodel.-079!Nodel.-086!Nodel.-093!%%! +--------+-------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--+ ! 1/086 ! 5667 ! 5620 -47! 5578 -42! 5512 -66! 5512 0!26! ! 2/093 ! 14327 !14066 -261!14219 153!14215 -4!14130 -85!66! ! 3/086 ! 528 ! 526 -2! 523 -3! 520 -3! 517 -3! 2! ! 4/093 ! 402 ! 402 0! 401 -1! 400 -1! 398 -2! 2! ! 5/093 ! 87 ! 87 0! 87 0! 87 0! 86 -1! 0! ! 6/086 ! 934 ! 934 0! 934 0! 934 0! 908 -26! 4! +--------+-------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--+ ! 21945 !21635 -310!21742 107!21668 -74!21551 -117! +-------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 15-14 Page 12 6 Apr 1998 ================================================================= NOTICES ================================================================= Future History 30 Apr 1998 Queens Day, Holland. 17 May 1998 Independence Day, Norway. 22 May 1998 Expo '98 World Exposition in Lisbon (Portugal) opens. 14 Sep 1998 Start of International BBS Week [thru 20 Sep 98]. 22 Sep 1998 First anniversary of the FidoNews domain of www.fidonews.org. 1 Dec 1998 Fifteenth Anniversary of release of Fido version 1 by Tom Jennings. 24 Jul 1999 XIII Pan American Games [through 8 Aug 99]. 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. 1 Jun 2000 EXPO 2000 World Exposition in Hannover (Germany) opens. 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 15-14 Page 13 6 Apr 1998 ================================================================= FIDONEWS PUBLIC-KEY ================================================================= FidoNews PGP Public-Key Listing [this must be copied out to a file starting at column 1 or it won't process under PGP as a valid public-key] -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Democracy Requires A Free And Uncensored Press. mQENAzUDQfgAAAEH/2cZjrzKxinfyk1NRYy2D78JEU8jFx6fvGyisnN2SX+QwRrA AxBbsMuseM3x60SFhHV7r93CxKWJylPCBJKvDazmWwy+vgBr+ZJvl7Ypj/IB4pWS Apngg8cmDH1h5d0VeYNORsuJ2udHZYRezkZ0eeJlaOsJCj5Xu0QImSp++VU/0oB1 6XRoNPy548xq8Qles1pLC8Kw7HU7Vff1WeaU3mPPQeaGZqn2qSAu5t6Z0Bhm27Pq zNaJ+JWNHaLCHlwrRHV+p9bCdfl3u303OxKPne0cSpxfe+gQBTlVta7B14ssgnzQ mnBFhvKWgM7LT105YD3EcWW9IJE1ByNHwo25a3EABRG0D0ZpZG9OZXdzIEVkaXRv cokAlQMFEDUKMDDrSgiY3KJNQQEB16YD/2tYVRC+dxghA/OwIWNH20GvQXw1zgfv cB6r8gYHcczTCqGu5qbjDOTftoBXY9vI3/CZNsSbvp0ibQinpN6zSgyy2+4wwPbu db/VnjXwBByq7ygTpNwQBMsYjs+iyndwTnR90dH3FewsveBCzeqjmP0Y/PJliElw zEmGKxoFr1SM =G82W -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- File-request FNEWSKEY from 1:1/23 [1:205/1701] or download it from IKVHFoT! BBS at 1-209-251-7529 anytime Zone 1 ZMH at 300-9600+ V34. The FidoNews key is also available on the FidoNews homepage listed in the Masthead information. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 15-14 Page 14 6 Apr 1998 ================================================================= FIDONET BY INTERNET ================================================================= This is a list of all FidoNet-related sites reported to the Editor as of this appearance. NOTE: I am looking for a comprehensive list of Telnet, VMODEM, BinkP, Argus and other TCP/IP based nodes operating FidoNet on the InterNet, either by Zone or worldwide, to post here as well. - Ye Editor ============ FidoNet: Homepage http://www.fidonet.org FidoNews http://www.fidonews.org [HTML] http://209.77.228.66/fidonews.html [ASCII] WWW sources http://www.scms.rgu.ac.uk/students/cs_yr94/lk/fido.html FTSC page http://www.portal.ca/~awalker/ftsc.htm Echomail http://www.portal.ca/~awalker/index.html WebRing http://ddi.digital.net/~cbaker84/fnetring.html [TFN] General Info http://owls.com/~jerrys/fidonet.html Read Echoes http://newn.com/messages.html ============ Zone 1: http://www.z1.fidonet.org Region 10: http://www.psnw.com/~net205/region10.html Region 11: http://oeonline.com/~garyg/region11/ Region 13: http://www.smalltalkband.com/st01000.htm Region 14: [disappeared?] Region 15: [disappeared?] Region 16: http://www.tiac.net/users/satins/region16.htm Region 17: http://www.portal.ca/~awalker/region17.htm REC17: http://www.westsound.com/ptmudge/ Region 18: http://techstop.pdn.net/fido/ Region 19: http://www.compconn.net ============ Zone 2: http://www.z2.fidonet.org ZEC2: http://www.proteus.demon.co.uk/zec.htm Zone 2 Elist: http://www.fbone.ch/z2_elist/ FIDONEWS 15-14 Page 15 6 Apr 1998 Region 20: http://www.fidonet.pp.se (in Swedish) Region 23: http://www.fido.dk/ Region 24: http://www.swb.de/personal/flop/gatebau.html (in German) Region 25: http://www.trak-one.co.uk/net254 Region 27: http://telematique.org/ft/r27.htm Region 29: http://www.rtfm.be/fidonet/ (in French) Region 30: http://www.fidonet.ch (in Swiss) Region 33: http://www.fidoitalia.net (in Italian) Region 34: http://www.pobox.com/cnb/r34.htm (in Spanish) REC34: http://pobox.com/~chr Region 36: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/7207/ Region 38: http://public.st.carnet.hr/~blagi/bbs/adriam.html Region 41: http://www.fidonet.gr (in Greek and English) Region 48: http://www.fidonet.org.pl ============ Zone 3: http://www.z3.fidonet.org ============ Zone 4: (not yet listed) Region 90: Net 904: http://members.tripod.com/~net904 (in Spanish) ============ Zone 5: http://w3.eastcape.co.za/fidonet/index.htm ============ Zone 6: http://www.z6.fidonet.org Region 65: http://www.cfido.com/fidonet/cfidochina.html (China) ============ ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 15-14 Page 16 6 Apr 1998 FidoNet Via InterNet Hubs compiled by Cindy Ingersoll, 1:2623/71 (609)814-1978 fbn@cyberEnet.net Node# | Operator | Facilities (*) | Speed | Basic Rate -----------+-------------------+----------------+-------+------------ 1:12/12 | Ken Wilson | FTP | T1 | $24mo. 1:13/25 | Jim Balcom | FTP | 56k | $20mo. 1:101/204 | Patrick Rosenheim | TX | 33.6 | $25yr. 1:124/7008 | Ben Hamilton | FTP,VMoT,TX, | 64k | $10/$20mo. | | F2I,UUE | | 1:140/12 | Bob Seaborn | FTP | T1 | $5/$20 1:270/101 | George Peace | FTP | T1 | $30mo. 1:271/140 | Tom Barstow | F2I | ??? | $2mo. 1:280/169 | Brian Greenstreet | FTP | 33.6 | $2mo. 1:2401/305 | Peter Rocca | FTP,TX | T1 | unkn 1:2424/10 | Alec Grynspan | FTP | ??? | $1mo. 1:2424/3121| Earl Clark | TX | 33.6 | n/c 1:2604/104 | Jim Mclaughlin | FTP,VMoT,UUE | 33.6 | $1mo. 1:2624/306 | D. Calafrancesco | VFOS | 33.6 | $15yr. 1:2651/9 | Jerry Gause | FTP,TX | ??? | unkn 1:346/250 | Aran Spence | FTP,TX | T1 | $10mo. 1:342/1022 | Steve Steffler | TX,UUE,F2I | 33.6 | n/c 1:396/1 | John Souvestre | FTP | T1 | $15mo. 2:252/358 | Sean Rima | VMoT | T1 | n/c 2:335/610 | Gino Lucrezi | TX, UUE | 33.6 | n/c 2:469/84 | Max Masyutin | VMoT | 256k | n/c 2:2474/275 | Christian Emig | TX | 64k | unkn 2:2490/5170| Lenny Murphy | F2I | ??? | n/c 3:774/950 | Craig Box | UUE, F2I | 28.8 | n/c --------------------------------------------------------------------- * VMoT = Virtual Mailer over Telnet (various) * F2I = Fido2Int (W95) * UUE = uuencode<->email packet transfers * TX = TransX (Proprietary uuencode<->email packet transfer software) Posted on the 1st of every month in FN_SYSOP, R13SYSOP and Fidonews. ### 30 ### ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 15-14 Page 17 6 Apr 1998 ================================================================= FIDONEWS INFORMATION ================================================================= ------- FIDONEWS MASTHEAD AND CONTACT INFORMATION ------- Editor: Zorch Frezberg Editors Emeritii: Tom Jennings, Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell, Vince Perriello, Tim Pozar, Sylvia Maxwell, Donald Tees, Christopher Baker "FidoNews Editor" FidoNet 1:1/23 BBS 1-209-251-7529, 300/1200/2400/9600/V.34/V.34+ more addresses: Zorch Frezberg -- 1:205/1701, zorch@repairnet.com zorch@fidonews.org zorch@qnis.net zorch@eiv.com zorch@kumr.lns.com (Postal Service mailing address) FidoNews Editor P.O. Box 642 Fresno, CA 93709-0642 U.S.A. voice: 1-209-446-9038 [voice mail = 'blind' numbers not returned] ------------------------------------------------------ FidoNews is published weekly by and for the members of the FIDONET INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR ELECTRONIC MAIL system. It is a compilation of individual articles contributed by their authors or their authorized agents. The contribution of articles to this compilation does not diminish the rights of the authors. OPINIONS EXPRESSED in these articles ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHORS and not necessarily those of FidoNews. Authors retain copyright on individual works; otherwise FidoNews is Copyright 1998 Zorch Frezberg. All rights reserved. Duplication and/or distribution permitted for noncommercial purposes only. For use in other circumstances, please contact the original authors, or the Editor. =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= OBTAINING COPIES: The most recent issue of FidoNews in electronic form may be obtained from the FidoNews Editor via manual download or file-request, or from various sites in the FidoNet and Internet. PRINTED COPIES may be obtained by sending SASE to the above postal address. File-request FIDONEWS for the current Issue. File-request FNEWS for the current month in one archive. Or file-request specific FIDONEWS 15-14 Page 18 6 Apr 1998 back Issue filenames in distribution format [FNEWSFnn.ZIP] for a particular Issue. Monthly Volumes are available as FNWSmmmy.ZIP where mmm = three letter month [JAN - DEC] and y = last digit of the current year [8], i.e., FNWSJAN8.ZIP for all the Issues from Jan 98. Annual volumes are available as FNEWSn.ZIP where n = the Volume number 1 - 15 for 1984 - 1998, respectively. Annual Volume archives range in size from 48K to 1.4M. INTERNET USERS: FidoNews is available via: http://www.fidonews.org http://www.fidonet.org/fidonews.htm ftp://ftp.fidonet.org/pub/fidonet/fidonews/ ftp://ftp.aminet.org/pub/aminet/comm/fido/ ftp://ftp.irvbbs.com/fidonews/ *=*=* You may obtain an email subscription to FidoNews by sending email to: jbarchuk@worldnet.att.net with a Subject line of: subscribe fnews-edist and no message in the message body. To remove your name from the email distribution use a Subject line of: unsubscribe fnews-edist with no message to the same address above. * You may retrieve current and previous Issues of FidoNews via FTPMail by sending email to: ftpmail@fidonews.org with a Subject line of: help and FTPMail will immediately send a reply containing details and instructions. When you actually make a file request, FTPMail will respond in three stages. You find a link for this process on www.fidonews.org. *=*=* You can read the current FidoNews Issue in HTML format at: http://www.fidonews.org STAR SOURCE for ALL Past Issues via FTP and file-request - Available for FReq from 1:396/1 or by anonymous FTP from: ftp://ftp.sstar.com/fidonet/fnews/ Each yearly archive also contains a listing of the Table-of-Contents FIDONEWS 15-14 Page 19 6 Apr 1998 for that year's issues. The total set is currently about 13 Megs. =*=*=*= The current week's FidoNews and the FidoNews public-key are now also available almost immediately after publication on the FidoNews Editor homepage on the World Wide Web at: http://209.77.228.66/fidonews.html There are also links there to jim barchuk's HTML FidoNews source and to John Souvestre's FTP site for the archives. There is also an email link for sending in an article as message text. Drop on over. =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= A PGP generated public-key is available for the FidoNews Editor from 1:1/23 [1:205/1701] by file-request for FNEWSKEY or by download from IKVHFoT! BBS at 1-209-251-7529 as FIDONEWS.ASC in File Area X. It is also posted twice a month into the PKEY_DROP Echo available on the Zone 1 Echomail Backbone. *=*=*=*=* SUBMISSIONS: You are encouraged to submit articles for publication in FidoNews. Article submission requirements are contained in the file ARTSPEC.DOC, available from the FidoNews Editor, or file-requestable from 1:1/23 [1:205/1701] as file "ARTSPEC.DOC". ALL Zone Coordinators also have copies of ARTSPEC.DOC. Please read it. "Fido", "FidoNet" and the dog-with-diskette are U.S. registered trademarks of Tom Jennings, P.O. Box 410923, San Francisco, CA 94141, and are used with permission. "Disagreement is actually necessary, or we'd all have to get in fights or something to amuse ourselves and create the requisite chaos." -Tom Jennings ### -30- ### ---------------------------------------------------------------------