F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 8 No. 51 (23 December 1991) The newsletter of the | FidoNet BBS community | Published by: _ | / \ | "FidoNews" BBS /|oo \ | (415)-863-2739 (_| /_) | FidoNet 1:1/1 _`@/_ \ _ | Internet: | | \ \\ | fidonews@fidonews.fidonet.org | (*) | \ )) | |__U__| / \// | Editors: _//|| _\ / | Tom Jennings (_/(_|(____/ | Tim Pozar (jm) | ----------------------------+--------------------------------------- Published weekly by and for the Members of the FidoNet international amateur network. Copyright 1991, Fido Software. All rights reserved. Duplication and/or distribution permitted for noncommercial purposes only. For use in other circumstances, please contact FidoNews. Paper price: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.00US Electronic Price: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . free! For more information about FidoNews refer to the end of this file. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents 1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Brought to you by .................................. 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 Opposing the Telecommunications Act of 1991 ................... 2 Power, Wealth, and Liberation ................................. 4 (no title, ARTSPEC.DOC please...) ............................. 5 Unbelievable power for Users! ................................. 7 The Brigadoon Village Network ................................. 8 Some Dogs Need to be Housebroken .............................. 9 Play-By-Mail Echo Starting Up! ................................ 10 NOTICE: HERBAL ECHO NOW AVAILABLE! ........................... 10 NEW HAM RADIO INTRUDER WATCH ECHO ............................. 11 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 13 Latest Greatest Software Versions ............................. 13 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 19 FidoNews 8-51 Page 1 23 Dec 1991 ====================================================================== EDITORIAL ====================================================================== Editorial: Brought to you by... by Tom Jennings (1:1/1) Some weeks it's thin, some it's not. An un-thin week. We seem to have a contentious thread heading down a far too familiar path (which will remind me to complete this week the changes I proposed for ARTSPEC.DOC this past summer, dealing with "controversial articles"...) Speaking of ARTSPEC.DOC -- *NOT ONE SINGLE ARTICLE* this issue was in anything close to correct format. Problems: missing titles; on was ZIPped; IBM character set; .TXT filename; not CR/LF line terminated; too-long lines; funny formatting. Lucky for you I'm not a stickler for rules, and I'm generous with my time. With the ARTSPEC.DOC revision (considerably shorter) I'll be running a condensed (< 20 lines) version every FidoNews. Maybe that will help. Maybe I should bill the authors for my time. The bulk of this issue is devoted to two articles relating to U.S. telecomm. law, and obviously does pertain to FidoNet. This might be a good time however to remind authors and potential authors that "your own zone" is not the whole enchilada, and even Zone 1 is only 64% of the nodelist. While the nitty details of U.S. law probably aren't of much interest to non-U.S. FidoNet members (well, maybe Canadians & Mexicans cuz they so often get splashed by what misses the pot excuuuuse the imagery), a brief synopsis or background info for non-US-ers would go along way to explaining the context not only to our neighbors, but domestic readers as well; the sense of perspective never hurts. I frequently forget when writing detailed techy stuff that not everyone shares my detailed point of view, and in fact, that's exactly who I want to read it! I don't want this to sound like sideways criticism of two excellent articles cuz it's not. On with the news... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FidoNews 8-51 Page 2 23 Dec 1991 ====================================================================== ARTICLES ====================================================================== Opposing the Telecommunications Act of 1991 by Kaleb Axon 1:280/77 @fidonet * * This is important reading for everyone. I strongly encourage * each sysop reading this article to make it available for your * users to read and/or download. * This article is concerning a bill brought before the Congress of the United States. People outside the United States need not be concerned about this bill... unless, of course, American politics interest you. :-) WHAT'S THE STORY? ----------------- On October 8, 1991, a bill was brought before Congress which, if passed, will prevent the Bell companies and other local phone service carriers from monopolizing the information services. This is a well-intentioned bill, and it has potential. However, it was apparently written by ill-informed lawmakers. It does not address the needs of BBSs. Whoever wrote this bill apparently didn't even know that we exist, or else simply doesn't even begin to understand the issues. ************************* If this bill is passed in its present form, the Bell companies will be free to charge BBSs whatever rates they see fit. ************************* HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS? -------------------------------- Section 201A(b)(1) of this bill's proposed ammendment to the Communications Act of 1934 states that... "Each local exchange carrier [ that is, local telephone service provider ] shall provide interconnection, on a reasonable and nondiscriminatory basis, to common carriers and FidoNews 8-51 Page 3 23 Dec 1991 other providers of telecommunications services and information services who request it." The phrase "on a reasonable and nondiscriminatory basis" is very vague. The word "reasonable" can mean a lot of things. What is clear is the word "nondiscriminatory." This means two things: 1. The phone company cannot charge a competing information service a higher rate than it charges its own information service subsidiary. This is good. 2. The phone company cannot charge different rates to different information services. Since a BBS is an information service, it must be charged the same rates as a for-profit service. This is not good. Section 201A(e) of this bill's proposed ammendment to the Communications Act of 1934 states that... "A local exchange carrier shall prepare and file tariffs in accordance with this Act with respect to the interconnection and network access services required under this section. The costs that a local exchange carrier incurs in providing such services shall be borne solely by the users of the features and functions comprising such services." What this basically means is that the phone company may add a surcharge onto the standard phone rate, to cover whatever costs it can dream up. Our government's regulatory commissions do not have a good track record as far as verifying the validity of such costs. Remember that we are already placed in the position of having to pay business rates by the "nondiscriminatory" clause. This section places on us the added burden of what would effectively be modem surcharges. WHAT CAN WE DO? --------------- Write to your congressmen! Let them know that you are opposed to this bill in its present form. Let them know that if a section is added which guarantees that free BBSs will only be charged residential rates, then and only then you will support the bill. Be sure to tell your congressmen that the bill you are opposing is House bill HR 3515. The following points should also be brought up in your letter: 1. BBSs are not-for-profit. 2. BBSs are not typically used as heavily as larger, FidoNews 8-51 Page 4 23 Dec 1991 for-profit information services. 3. BBS operators do not typically charge money for use of the system. 4. The section of the proposed bill which concerns us is (quote this exactly): section 201A(e) of this bill's proposed ammendment to the Communications Act of 1934 5. In the state of Texas, Southwester Bell Telephone attempted to charge business rates to all BBSs, and the Texas Public Utilities Commission unanimously agreed that this was unfair. In your letter, refer to Texas PUC docket 8387, Reginald A. Hirsch, et. al. vs Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS -------------------- The following related files may be requested from 1:280/77 @fidonet: HR-3515.ZIP Text of House bill HR 3515, and an article concerning its contents. This is not the article by James Bryant, but a brief summary of this article. TX-8387.ZIP A brief announcement of the decision in last year's Texas case, and a portion of the text of that decision. 3515-LTR.ZIP A sample letter to be sent to your congressmen concerning HR 3515. Please do not copy this letter exactly; letter-writing campaigns are more effective if every letter is different, since that shows that you are concerned enough about the issue to take the time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Power, Wealth, and Liberation by John Baltzer (1:100/355) Southwestern Bell Telephone's attempt to impose business rates on BBSs operating from people's homes and the RBOCs' interest in selling information services is no coincidence! The roots of this issue go far deeper than the desire to eliminate competition for information consumers' dollars. FidoNews 8-51 Page 5 23 Dec 1991 What is happening is a fundamental conflict between an old structure of power centralized in the hands of the few (SWBT, MO PSC, and so on) with an emerging, new structure of power (knowledge) decentralized and distributed throughout the whole. There is a major transformation taking place in our society, and the old power brokers don't want to let go of their privileges. To control the flow of information is to control people's minds. To liberate the flow of information is to liberate people's minds. The latter is the path to true wealth. The Greater Kansas City Sysops Association is currently mobilizing a campaign to block SWBT's proposed change in tariff. The GKCSA campaign is needed to deal with the immediate threat to hobbyist BBSs. Perhaps an additional, more radical, effort is needed to deal with the roots of the issue. A special supplement with the Dec. 2 issue of Telephony contains a number of articles on the topic "Building the Infrastructure". One article states that a number of the Bells have issued requests for proposals for fiber in the local loop. BellSouth is studying responses to its RFP, and hopes to pick vendors this year. Bell Atlantic is looking at the first half of next year for vendor contracts. Who is going to pay for these upgrades to the network? We, the ratepayers, will. Not only will we pay for the upgrades, we'll also be paying for the fatcat salaries of management (who make decisions about changing tariffs on BBSs), and for the profit that goes into the pockets of the stockholders. Southwestern Bell's 1990 Annual Report states that total stockholder equity is $8.5 billion. With a net income of $1.1 billion, in less than 8 years we, the ratepayers, will have given the stockholders more than they put into it. It does not make sense to me that we continue in this fashion. I would like to see the users design the network, and make the pledges and payments to the vendors and the craftspeople to cover the costs of implementing a public, multi-media, fiber optic network. Bills have been introduced in Congress calling for ubiquitous broadband telecommunications capabilities by the year 2015. If we put our minds to it, we could have it in place through direct citizen action by the year 2000. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott Burkett, Sysop The RoadKill Cafe BBS 1:3613/10 FidoNews 8-51 Page 6 23 Dec 1991 In 1987, I was stationed in Schweinfurt, West Germany as a Tank Gunner in the 3d Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. While I was there, I became close friends with a fellow by the name of Mike Lang. Mike and I spent the next few years enjoying Europe, while at the same time, helping each other along as we counted down the days until we got out! Well, I left about 6 months before Mike did, and after a while we lost contact with one another. In December of this year (1991), I decided that I would try and locate him after nearly 2 1/2 years of no contact. The only thing I had to go by was the address where he lived prior to joining the Army, in Milford, CT. I tried calling information. Nothing. So, I said, what the hell?? I yanked out the latest copy of the nodelist and searched for Milford. Sure enough, Fido was there. I netmailed a guy by the name of Phil Palumbo, Sysop of The Pipeline. Here is a copy of that message: --- Phil, my name is Scott Burkett, Sysop of The RoadKill Cafe BBS in Columbus, Ga. Several years ago, I was stationed in West Germany in the United States Army. One of my closest friends was originally from Milford, CT, and I need your help! His name is Michael (Mike) Lang, and the last address I have is: 141 Hillside Ave Milford, CT I don't know that you can do anything that I haven't tried already, but it's worth a shot. Any help on your part would be greatly appreciated! Scott Burkett, Sysop The RoadKill Cafe BBS 1:3613/10@fidonet (404) 596-8126 --- Within 24 hours of my netmail transmission to Phil, my phone rang! It was Mike, my old buddy. Phil netmailed me later and informed me that he tried information, as well, and also attempted to use the phonebook to locate him. After all else had failed, he hopped in the car and DROVE to the address that I had given. Turns out that Mike still lived there! Phil, thanks a lot, guy. Your willingness to help a total stranger, albeit a fellow Fido-Sysop, is the spirit of Fidonet. Thanks again! FidoNews 8-51 Page 7 23 Dec 1991 Scott Burkett ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unbelievable power for Users! Fredric L. Rice 1:102/901.0, The Skeptic Tank On my system there exists the need to allow Users to perform File Requests from other FidoNet systems that are local to my system. I also need to allow Users to perform File Requests from systems that have 'education' as their primary reason for existence. This would remove the burden of forgetting to request files that Users ask me to get for them and makes the task of supplying my Users with educational and informational files just that much easier. There is also the need to have several forms of security so that the FidoNet systems that are called are limited to those systems that I wish to pay for in phone costs. I may also like to lock-out some Users who abuse the privileges, of course. The project REQUEST.LZH is a DOOR program that does everything I need, and has worked well with Remote Access. It is available on my system for File Request and 'human download' and comes with the source code (one C file) as well as an on-line help file for the Users. Come to think of it, it employs an inactivity time-out so that if a User walks away from its modem, Request will exit, returning control back to Remote Access. Also, if Data Carrier Detect is dropped, Request will return control to Remote Access which will exit and hand control off to Front Door. The Remote Access system I am playing with has a new menu entry that preforms a 'type 7' execute to the Request program which validates the User and allows him or her to make as many File Requests as is permitted by their security allowances (which are defined in the configuration file). Technically, the program builds *.MSG Fido type FileRequest packets in the systems Network Mail directory, marking them as Immediate using the normal FLAG Kludge line. When the Remote Access system returns control to the Front Door project, Front Door likes to scan the Network Mail folder for any messages entered locally that are marked as 'Immediate' and it finds the Users request packets and Front Door takes it from that point. I have a Files Directory which offers file listings of the systems that my Users are allowed to call. Indeed, the on-line help file describes where to find these file listings. When User-requested files are received, I still like to look them over before I move them to the Files Directory called 'User Requested Files' just so that my ass is fairly well protected if they do something that's unusually stupid. And of course a log file is maintained so that FidoNews 8-51 Page 8 23 Dec 1991 I know who requests what. FidoNet 1:102/901.0 Packet KC6EFH@WB6YMH.#SOCAL.CA.USA.NA.FIDONET ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brigadoon Village Network I shall write a thing and read a thing and perhaps it will make some sense... The chill wind left thee frozen, love The dark night kept thee weak When the moon did shine 'pon thy form there. A cry from the shadows did sound - it was the hawk of discontent and the dove of solitude - they dove in to rescue thee. Did you not trust your senses? Did you not hear their banshee wails? Will you not heed them well Oh, dear friend, a word - you should. The chill wind led me out to the storm, love The dark night kept me on the road When the moon did 'lit the way to you The cry of the soul stayed my hand - why else did I not strike in fear? I too doubted the sounds I heard. Will I heed them well? A word - or two - perhaps I should. _Druid. --------------------------------------- For info on Brigadoon. FREQ: BRIGADOON Modem supported: USR HST DS V32bis V42bis From: 1:325/101.0 @FidoNet If you would like to try it first, then FREQ the magic name TRYBRIG which will get you NODELIST.TXT. (You don't need to FREQ this if you FREQ BRIGADOON) as always you can always call: 1-802-453-3316 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FidoNews 8-51 Page 9 23 Dec 1991 Some Dogs Need to be Housebroken by Daniel Tobias (1:380/7.0) Frederic L. Rice (1:102/901.9) wrote an article, "Cleaning out the dog house," in which he alerted sysops to two categories of legally problematic BBS content, pirated software and "obscene" graphics, giving the advice that sysops should be vigilant against pirated files, and should be careful that access to "adult" files is limited to adults. I should note, however, that there is a third category of material which can pose legal trouble for a sysop. This is libelous text, material that defames a person. Somebody who writes material of this nature, and a sysop who allows his system to be used in the dissemination of such things, could be the subject of a lawsuit in today's litigious climate. Unfortunately, a possible example of such conduct has been provided to the FidoNews audience in the form of Billy Cash's (1:226/70.0) response to Rice. Cash, for no obvious reason, flies off the handle in opposition to Rice's quite reasonable article. He says: "I think the blame the bad name bulletin board services have lies squarely on the shoulders of people like Mr. Rice." Later, he adds: "Yes, I think I would help move heaven and earth to remove Mr. Rice." These are quite extreme character judgments to be making of another sysop as a result of one article. I don't know Mr. Rice, but if I were he, I would be heavily offended by Mr. Cash's article. Now, given my own pro-free-speech philosophy, I would not be likely to turn such offense into a lawsuit (I think that even the most offensive speech should not be forcibly suppressed), but if I were of a more statist bent, I could see how I might justify using the court system to avenge such a scurrilous and gratuitous attack on my character. Hence, the dissemination of remarks of Cash's sort pose as much of a threat of dragging BBSs into the legal system as do any nude GIFs. Since I'm not a lawyer, I can't really state for sure whether Cash's remarks are actionable as libel. However, I would think they at least violate the Fidonet rule against "excessively annoying behavior." We're all sysops together, and publicly airing statements to the effect that somebody else is a bad sysop and should be forcibly removed is something not to be done lightly, and not to be easily condoned if done without very good reason (e.g., actual evidence of lawbreaking on the part of the target sysop, not just a disagreement of opinion stemming from a FidoNews article). Mr. Rice might have a very good case for a FidoNet policy complaint against Mr. Cash, if he chooses to pursue it. FidoNews 8-51 Page 10 23 Dec 1991 In conclusion: Children, behave. All the endless bickering that has plagued FidoNet for years is bad enough, but it becomes even worse when it reaches the level of "debaters" feeling they can make complete judgments as to the moral character of another sysop merely on the basis of a single article. Debate and disagreement, even of a highly vigorous nature, can be healthy, as it helps to examine all viewpoints and options. Personal attacks, threats, and insinuations regarding the moral depravity of all who disagree, are not healthy, and tend to suppress rather than enhance constructive discussion about the future of the computerized communication medium. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Play-By-Mail Echo by Dean Gilbert 1:353/700.0 I've been playing PBM games for nearly a year now, and it has been a very enjoyable experience for me. About three months into playing my first game (Spiral Arm by Graff Simulations) I began wondering if there was anyone in FidoNet who was also in my game. I placed a general announcement in the bulletin section of my game, notifying people of my node number, but no mail has come. So I let it rest, until now. PBM games are games that lend themselves well to a network. Graff Simulations even supports turn submission through Compuserve. I once again began to think about how many players there should be in a network of over 14,000 nodes. So I decided to act. I have hearby started up the PBM echo, which is dedicated to bring Play-By-Mail gamers together in a forum. In this echo I hope to expose others to PBM games, review the various companies and games out there, and possibly even serve as a link for diplomacy for certain games. If you play PBM games, this echo is for YOU! If you are interested, send me netmail at 1:353/700. The echotag is PBM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Tomas Hood FidoNet 1:352/777 ICDM Network 77:77/1 NOTICE: HERBAL ECHO NOW AVAILABLE! HERBS-N-SUCH is a conference for anyone who enjoys growing, buying, and using herbs. Covering any legal herb, this conference allows the discussion of medicinal, culinary, aromatic, and aesthetic usage of herbs. If you are a user only, or a gardener, you are welcome. Do you make your own tea blends, hair rinses, or salads? Join in! FidoNews 8-51 Page 11 23 Dec 1991 It is, at present, on the BACKBONE. Request it through your normal echomail routes. The moderator is Tomas Hood [1:352/777]. A sample of the first few messages and the statement of purpose of the Echo is available as HERBS (majyk name for HERBS.ARJ) from this system, anytime, if you wish to get an idea of whether to commit disk space to the Echo. The ARJ archive utility is also available as "ARJ." Cheers! Tomas Hood ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue 26 Nov 91 10:42p By: Jim Grubs, W8GRT To: All Re: New Intruder Search echo St: Local ---------------------------------------------------------------- AREA INTRUDER TITLE RADIO HAM BAND INTRUDER MONITORING AND TRACKING DESC A conference for the exchange of messages by ham radio DESC operators for DESC exchanging information on the discovery, identification, DESC and elimination DESC of non-hams operating in the ham bands. MOD Jim Grubs, W8GRT, 1:234/1 PASS ********* REST /MOD-APVL DIST Echomail and GroupMail from the Moderator --- 1. The INTRUDER conference is for the purpose of detecting, identifying, and eliminating the intrusion of non-hams onto ham bands. 2. Since not all non-ham signals in the ham bands are of illegal origin, great care must be taken in identifying them, tracking their location, and gathering evidence to be used in the prosecution of those transmitting them. 3. The INTRUDER conference is designed also to exchange information on tracking hardware and coordination of its use in both drills and actual intruder tracking. 4. When security requires it, messages may be encrypted. The moderator shall be supplied with all deciphering programs and keys before their use commences. Such means shall be employed only if plain language would tip off a suspect that he is being tracked. FidoNews 8-51 Page 12 23 Dec 1991 Jim Grubs, W8GRT HAM_TECH / HAM4SALE / INTRUDER Moderator ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FidoNews 8-51 Page 13 23 Dec 1991 ====================================================================== LATEST VERSIONS ====================================================================== Latest Greatest SoftWare Versions Last Update: 12/07/91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MS-DOS Systems -------------- BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities Name Version Name Version Name Version -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Aurora 1.32b BinkleyTerm 2.50 2DAPoint 1.50* DMG 2.93 D'Bridge 1.30 ARCAsim 2.31 DreamBBS 1.05 Dreamer 1.06 ARCmail 2.07 Fido/FidoNet 12.21 Dutchie 2.90c Areafix 1.20 Genesis Deluxe 3.2 FrontDoor 2.02 ConfMail 4.00 GSBBS 3.02 InterMail 2.01 Crossnet 1.5 Kitten 1.01 Milqtoast 1.00 DOMAIN 1.42 Lynx 1.30 PreNM 1.48 DEMM 1.06 Maximus-CBCS 2.00 SEAdog 4.60 DGMM 1.06 Merlin 1.39n SEAmail 1.01 DOMAIN 1.42 Opus 1.71 TIMS 1.0(mod8) EEngine 0.32 PCBoard 14.5a EMM 2.10 Phoenix 1.07* EZPoint 2.1 ProBoard 1.20* NodeList Utilities 4Dog/4DMatrix 1.18 QuickBBS 2.75 Name Version FGroup 1.00 RBBS 17.3b -------------------- FNPGate 2.70 RemoteAccess 1.10 EditNL 4.00 GateWorks 3.06e SimplexBBS 1.05 FDND 1.10 GMail 2.05 SLBBS 2.15b MakeNL 2.31 GMD 3.10 Socrates 1.11 Parselst 1.33 GMM 1.21 SuperBBS 1.12* Prune 1.40 GoldEd 2.31p TAG 2.5g SysNL 3.14 GROUP 2.23 TBBS 2.1 XlatList 2.90 GUS 1.40 TComm/TCommNet 3.4 XlaxNode/Diff 2.53 HeadEdit 1.18 Telegard 2.5 IMAIL 1.20 TPBoard 6.1 InterPCB 1.31 TriTel 1.11 Compression Lola 1.01d WildCat! 2.55 Utilities MSG 4.2 WWIV 4.20 Name Version MSGED 2.06 XBBS 1.77 -------------------- MsgLnk 1.0c ARC 7.12 MsgMstr 2.03a ARJ 2.20 MsgNum 4.16d LHA 2.13 MSGTOSS 1.3 PAK 2.51 Netsex 2.00b PKPak 3.61 Oliver 1.0a PKZip 1.10 PKInsert 7.00 PolyXarc 2.1a FidoNews 8-51 Page 14 23 Dec 1991 QM 1.00a QSort 4.04 Raid 1.00 ScanToss 1.28 Sirius 1.0x SLMail 1.36 SquishMail 1.00 StarLink 1.01 TagMail 2.41 TCOMMail 2.2 Telemail 1.27 TGroup 1.13 TMail 1.21 TPRNetEd 3.2 TosScan 1.00 UFGATE 1.03 VPurge 4.09e WildMail 2.00 XRS 4.51 XST 2.3e ZmailH 1.25 OS/2 Systems ------------ BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities Name Version Name Version Name Version -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Kitten 1.01 BinkleyTerm 2.50 ARC 7.12 Maximus-CBCS 2.00 BinkleyTerm(S) 2.50 ARC2 6.01 SimplexBBS 1.04.02+ BinkleyTerm/2-MT ConfMail 4.00 1.40.02 EchoStat 6.0 SEAmail 1.01 EZPoint 2.1 FGroup 1.00 GROUP 2.23 LH2 2.11 MSG 4.2 MsgEd 2.06c MsgLink 1.0c MsgNum 4.16d oMMM 1.52 Omail 3.1 Parselst 1.33 PKZip 1.02 PMSnoop 1.30 PolyXOS2 2.1a QSort 2.1 Raid 1.0 Remapper 1.2 SquishMail 1.00 FidoNews 8-51 Page 15 23 Dec 1991 Tick 2.0 VPurge 4.09e Xenix/Unix 386 -------------- BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities Name Version Name Version Name Version -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- BinkleyTerm 2.32b ARC 5.21 C-LHARC 1.00 MsgEd 2.06 |Contact: Jon Hogan-uran 3:711/909, | MSGLINK 1.01 |Willy Paine 1:343/15 or Eddy van Loo| oMMM 1.42 |2:285/406 | Omail 1.00 ParseLst 1.32 Unzip 3.10 VPurge 4.08 Zoo 2.01 Apple II -------- BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities Name Version Name Version Name Version -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- DDBBS + 8.0* Fruity Dog 2.0 deARC2e 2.1 GBBS Pro 2.1 ProSel 8.70* ShrinkIt 3.30* |Contact: Dennis McClain-Furmanski 1:275/42| ShrinkIt GS 1.04 Apple CP/M ---------- BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities Name Version Name Version Name Version -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Daisy 2j Daisy Mailer 0.38 Filer 2-D MsgUtil 2.5 Nodecomp 0.37 PackUser 4 UNARC.Com 1.20 Macintosh --------- BBS Software Network Mailers Other Software Name Version Name Version Name Version -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- FBBS 0.91 Copernicus 1.0 ArcMac 1.3 Hermes 1.6.1 Tabby 2.2 AreaFix 1.6 Mansion 7.15 Compact Pro 1.30 FidoNews 8-51 Page 16 23 Dec 1991 Precision Sys. 0.95b EventMeister 1.0 Red Ryder Host 2.1 Export 3.21 Telefinder Host Import 3.2 2.12T10 LHARC 0.41 MacArd 0.04 Mantissa 3.21 Point System Mehitable 2.0 Software OriginatorII 2.0 Name Version PreStamp 3.2 -------------------- StuffIt Classic 1.6 Copernicus 1.00 SunDial 3.2 CounterPoint 1.09 TExport 1.92 MacWoof 1.1 TimeStamp 1.6 TImport 1.92 Tset 1.3 TSort 1.0 UNZIP 1.02c Zenith 1.5 Zip Extract 0.10 Amiga ----- BBS Software Network Mailers Other Software Name Version Name Version Name Version -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- DLG Pro. 0.96b BinkleyTerm 1.00 Areafix 1.48 Falcon CBCS 1.00 TrapDoor 1.80 AReceipt 1.5 Paragon 2.082+ WelMat 0.44 ChameleonEdit 0.11 TransAmiga 1.07 ConfMail 1.12 XenoLink 1.0 ElectricHerald 1.66 Compression FileMgr 2.08 Utilities GCChost 3.6b NodeList Utilities Name Version Login 0.18 Name Version -------------------- MessageFilter 1.52 -------------------- AmigArc 0.23 Message View 1.12 ParseLst 1.66 booz 1.01 oMMM 1.50 Skyparse 2.30 LHARC 1.30 PolyXAmy 2.02 TrapList 1.40 LZ 1.92 RMB 1.30 PKAX 1.00 Roof 46.15 UnZip 4.1 RoboWriter 1.02 Zippy (Unzip) 1.25 Rsh 4.07a Zoo 2.01 Tick 0.75 TrapToss 1.20 |Contact: Maximilian Hantsch 2:310/6| Yuck! 2.02 Atari ST/TT ----------- FidoNews 8-51 Page 17 23 Dec 1991 BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities Name Version Name Version Name Version -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- FIDOdoor/ST 2.5.1 BinkleyTerm 2.40n9 ApplyList 1.00@ FiFo 2.1v The Box 1.20 Burep 1.1 LED ST 1.00 ComScan 1.04 MSGED 1.99 ConfMail 4.10 QuickBBS/ST 1.04 NodeList Utilities Echoscan 1.10 Name Version FDrenum 2.5.2 -------------------- FastPack 1.20 Compression ParseList 1.30 Import 1.14 Utilities EchoFix 1.20 oMMM 1.40 Name Version sTICK/Hatch 5.50 Pack 1.00 -------------------- Trenum 0.10 ARC 6.02 LHARC 2.01e PackConvert STZIP UnJARST 2.00 WhatArc 2.02 Archimedes ---------- BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities Name Version Name Version Name Version -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- ARCbbs 1.44 BinkleyTerm 2.03 ARC 1.03 BatchPacker 1.00 ParseLst 1.30 !Spark 2.00d Unzip 2.1TH Tandy Color Computer 3 (OS-9 Level II) -------------------------------------- BBS Software Compression Utility Other Utilities Name Version Name Version Name Version -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- RiBBS 2.02 OS9ARC (Arc) 1.0 Ascan 1.2 OS9ARC (Dearc) 1.0 AutoFRL 2.0 DEARC CKARC 1.1 UNZIP 3.10 EchoCheck 1.01 FReq 2.5a LookNode 2.00 ParseLST RList 1.03 RTick 2.00 UnSeen 1.1 FidoNews 8-51 Page 18 23 Dec 1991 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Key: + - Netmail Capable (Doesn't Require Additional Mailer Software) * - Recently Updated Version @ - New Addition # - Commercial SoftWare(Not In Use Yet) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- The Complete List is Available For FReq as VERSIONS from 1:103/250 Utility Authors: Please help keep this list up to date by reporting all new versions to 1:103/250 in this format: 1) Software Name & Version 2) FileName.Ext 3) Support Node Address 4) Support BBS Phone Number Note: It is not our intent to list all utilities here, only those which verge on necessity. If you want it updated in the next FidoNews, get it to me by Thursday evening. --David French, 1:103/250 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FidoNews 8-51 Page 19 23 Dec 1991 ====================================================================== FIDONEWS INFORMATION ====================================================================== ------- FIDONEWS MASTHEAD AND CONTACT INFORMATION ---------------- Editors: Tom Jennings, Tim Pozar Editors Emeritii: Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell, Vince Periello Special thanks to Ken Kaplan, 1:100/22, aka Fido #22 "FidoNews" BBS FidoNet 1:1/1 Internet fidonews@fidonews.fidonet.org BBS (415)-863-2739 (9600 HST/V32) (Postal Service mailing address) FidoNews Box 77731 San Francisco CA 94107 USA 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. 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