F I D O N E W S -- Volume 14, Number 34 25 August 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. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ FidoNews Lite? Table of Contents 1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1 This Issue for news dieters .............................. 1 2. GUEST EDITORIAL .......................................... 2 Fidonet is all of us! .................................... 2 3. ARTICLES ................................................. 4 Astrowar Fidonet PBM Game Released ....................... 4 4. COLUMNS .................................................. 6 Fidonet in Europe ........................................ 6 5. NET HUMOR ................................................ 8 Why do computer geeks make better husbands? .............. 8 6. NOTICES .................................................. 9 Future History ........................................... 9 7. FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ................................. 10 Latest Greatest Software Versions ........................ 10 8. FIDONEWS PUBLIC-KEY ...................................... 14 FidoNews PGP public-key listing .......................... 14 9. FIDONET BY INTERNET ...................................... 15 10. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .................................... 17 FIDONEWS 14-34 Page 1 25 Aug 1997 ================================================================= EDITORIAL ================================================================= It's that back-to-school thing, I reckon. It certainly got me today and I was [so I thought] ready for it. I wasn't and this is the latest edition I've ever published. The upside is that you weren't missing much since there is not a lot of material available this week. [grin] For those who used to clamor about the size of our newsletter ... "This dud's for you!" C.B. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 14-34 Page 2 25 Aug 1997 ================================================================= GUEST EDITORIAL ================================================================= Fidonet Is All Of Us! by Walter Luffman wluffman@usit.net, 1:123/10 When I began writing this, I was rather pessimistic about Fidonet's future. I still have several concerns; but rather than wait for changes, I want to be a part of those changes. And I encourage everyone else to do their part to revitalize Fidonet -- not just the nodelisted members and officials, but individual BBS users as well. Zone coordinators: I neither know nor care why we have gone so long without an International Coordinator, but I do care that you have not corrected this situation. Fidonet is an international network of hobbyists. Please put aside any personal agendas and work in the best interests of our mutual hobby. To all *Cs at every level, I say this: Whether or not Policy 4 mentions it, your positions make you important spokespeople for Fidonet. In addition to your regular duties, you owe it to Fidonet to make yourselves available to the news media. The networks, talk-shows and newspapers can always find people to talk about the Internet, but BBSes and Fidonet almost never get this sort of public exposure. You don't have to face the media all alone, of course; you can always ask another Fidonet official, or a sysop, to join you for an interview or talk-show appearance. *ECs: Policy 4 notwithstanding, echomail is the most important part of Fidonet. Without echomail, users would have very little reason to call a Fidonet node. Without users, very few sysops would have any reason to operate their own nodes. Your job calls more ensuring that echomail moves smoothly, but you must also work to _promote_ echomail. When is the last time you encouraged nodes to carry more echoes? When is the last time you thanked the people below you in the Fidonet hierarchy for helping to move the mail, or asked if there are any problems? Sysops: You probably already publicize your BBS to one degree or another; but are you including Fidonet in your publicity efforts? I'm talking about such simple things as including your node number on business cards, flyers and your listing in the local BBS list. (If there isn't a local BBS list, encourage one of your users to start and maintain one -- with the latest version always available as a free download from your BBS, of course.) But don't stop there; make sure you offer the sort of content your users want. Carry as many echoes as you can, or at least those echoes your users request...and make sure they know you will add backboned echoes upon request. BBS users: Technically we are not "members" of Fidonet; but we can actually do far more to advance Fidonet than all of the above categories combined, simply because there are so many of us. Tell FIDONEWS 14-34 Page 3 25 Aug 1997 your friends about BBSes and Fidonet, stressing the fact that "spam" and other annoyances that are so common on the Internet are almost nonexistent on Fidonet. Help newbies setup their modems and communications software, and provide a list of BBS telephone numbers. Join a user group -- or start one -- and use it as an opportunity to publicize your favorite BBSes and echoes to the other members. Offer to help your sysop distribute business cards and flyers to local businesses. In short, do whatever you can to spread the word about BBSes and Fidonet. It will take a combined effort, with all of us working together, to revitalize Fidonet. If you care about the hobby, do whatever you can. As for myself, I'm going to put together that BBS computer I've been wanting and netmail my application to the NC; there are plenty of people where I live who have never even heard of Fidonet, and I can do something about that. I'm also handing out cards publicizing my favorite echo -- PC Addicts -- and the node through which I receive it. (Comments are welcome. For fastest delivery, please use Internet e- mail; my ISP is a local call, but my netmail node is long-distance and thus I only call it two or three times per week.) -30- ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 14-34 Page 4 25 Aug 1997 ================================================================= ARTICLES ================================================================= Astrowar Fidonet PBM Game Released Damian Walker, 2:2502/666 The Astrowar play-by-mail (PBM) game has been released. Although not restricted to Fidonet, the game was developed specifically for use on my Fidonet node. Now it has been released, everyone is welcome to take a copy and have a play with it. I believe that this is the first traditional style text PBM in Fidonet. Note that this game is designed to be played primarily by DIRECT netmail. Routed netmail is only suitable where permission of netmail routers has been granted (such as local net games through a willing net host). By way of an introduction to the game, I've included in this article an example of a small e-zine posting that goes into the support/discussion echo regularly. Enjoy. (extract begins) ASTROWAR______________________________________________________________ **** Update **** -*- CONTENTS Features________________________________________________________ New Monthly Posting Regulars________________________________________________________ Astrowar Game Watch Astrowar Update Information -*- SOFTWARE RELEASED Mid August saw the release of the software for the Astrowar game, which has been in the beta testing phase since May. Astrowar is a play-by-mail game of space conquest, and a companion program Astromail allows the game to be played via Fidonet netmail. This would normally be direct netmail, but where net hosts allow, routed mail can be used (such as in local net games, for instance). Both Astrowar and Astromail are currently available for DOS (386 DPMI required) and Linux. The source code has also been released under the GNU GPL, so anyone wanting to run the software under another platform can get hold of the source code and recompile it. The software is available for file request from 2:2502/666, and the following list gives the filenames and sizes: Product_________________ Filename____ Size (approx)_______ Astrowar 1.00 AST100.ZIP 99k Astrowar/LX 1.00 AST100L.ZIP 70k FIDONEWS 14-34 Page 5 25 Aug 1997 Astrowar/386 1.00 AST100X.ZIP 106k Astromail 1.01 ASM100.ZIP 119k Astromail/LX 1.01 ASM100L.ZIP 73k Astromail/386 1.01 ASM100X.ZIP 112k These files will shortly appear on the Internet, at ftp.pbm.com, although I don't know exactly where on that site they will be placed. The site maintainer may well set up an 'astrowar' directory for them, since most other PBM games seem to have their own directories there. Games are already running in the UK, and may appear elsewhere now that the software is available. Some people have expressed an interest in developing an Internet mail interface to allow Internet play. Finally, there is a support and discussion echo for the software, called ASTROWAR_UK. Despite the _UK suffix, international participants are welcome. The echo is available on the region 25 backbone, and will soon appear in the zone 2 and International ELISTs. -*- ASTROWAR GAME WATCH This section lists ongoing games of Astrowar in Fidonet. If you're running a game, send a netmail to Damian Walker at 2:2502/666 with a copy of the game's 'detail.data' file, and any extra information such as turn frequency and add-ons used. ================================================================ Game Address Planets G/Size Spd MxD Freq. -------------------------------------------------------------- Centurion-I 2:2502/666.0 121 41x41 4 - Daily Centurion-II 2:2502/666.0 256 61x61 4 4 Wk/Wed Centurion-III 2:2502/666.0 441 161x41 4 - Wk/Sun game442 2:442/608 ? ? ? ? ? Synergy 2:2502/27 121 41x41 4 - ? ============================================================== This table will be redesigned or expanded if it proves necessary. ASTROWAR UPDATE INFORMATION http://www.bsnet.co.uk/net2502/centurion/astrowar.html is Astrowar's web page, and a text-only version exists as an InfoMail document available to Fidonet users. Netmail INFOMAIL at 2:2502/666 subject ASTROWAR to receive the text document, or request the file ASTROWAR from the same address for a ZIPped version. This posting is updated by Damian Walker at 2:2502/666 and is posted on the first day of each month into the ASTROWAR_UK echo. Please send contributions, new game or game winner information to me via netmail. (extract ends) ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 14-34 Page 6 25 Aug 1997 ================================================================= COLUMNS ================================================================= Fidonet in Europe ----------------- by David Meikle (2:259/27.4 , rebeljambo@geocities.com) Sadly there is no news in this week but if anybody has anything they would like to see on the Fidonet in Europe web site (www.geocities.com/siliconValley/way/8351) please email me. I have had many requests to do some thing like this so there is no time like the present. I have decided to have a vote on how has helped zone 2 the most over the years. We could have it as a yearly thing but to make up for all of the years lets have a vote on who has helped zone 2 out the most over the 80s and 90s. This week I'm going to start by getting 20 people nominated and seconded. To do this you must send a netmail like this example ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TO:david meikle@2:259/27.4 FROM:your name@your address SUBJECT:Fidonet in Europe Vote ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I nominate because they have helped zone 2 by ...... ...... <--- End of example ---> You can also email me by the internet on this address: david.meikle@p4.f27.n259.z2.fidonet.org next week I will publish the list of people and how to do the next part of voting. P.S. Please visit the web site on: www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/way/8351 --+ +---> Greetings from David Meikle Fidonet in Europe [Part II] Ed. ----------------- by Dave Meikle (2:259/69.2 , rebeljambo@geocities.com) I have changed my fido address again It is now 2:259/69.2 So please send in any news but apart from that nothing much to say but every body should call S.O.D. BBS on 01698-305835 or 44-1698-305835 from anywhere apart from the UK. Dave o David Meikle, 2:259/69.2 )/\,[_) rebeljambo@geocities.com FIDONEWS 14-34 Page 7 25 Aug 1997 `T7 ]=[ Editor of Fido in Europe column ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 14-34 Page 8 25 Aug 1997 ================================================================= NET HUMOR ================================================================= X-Sender: topgun@pop3.phonetech.com Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 07:49:00 -0400 To: cbaker84@digital.net From: Doug Paul Subject: COMPUTER GEEKS The following was in the "Celebrations" section of the San Jose Mercury News. Ordinary people enter short articles stating why their friends or loved ones should be considered to be extraordinary. Top 11 Reasons Why Computer Geeks Make Better Husbands By Kathi Hunder 11. Computer geeks require little mirror time (unlike the marketing guy I used to date). 10. You never have to worry about shopping for birthdays or Christmas -- a Computer Literacy gift certificate will do just fine. 9. No need to buy expensive work clothes--a couple pairs of jeans and Dockers will carry your computer geek for about two years. 8. I was the first woman on the block to have my own e-mail address. 7. My shopping list has been on a spreadsheet for about three years now. 6. Computer geeks never go carousing at bars--just Fry's Electronics. 5. Computer geeks actually know how to program VCRs. 4. The biggest argument at our house: Mac vs PC. 3. There's always someone around to explain Dilbert to me. 2. My own Web site. 'Nuff said. 1. He would never divorce me -- I would get half his software. -- from Louise Bennett -30- ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 14-34 Page 9 25 Aug 1997 ================================================================= NOTICES ================================================================= Future History 25 Sep 1997 Happy Birthday, Joaquim H. Homrighausen 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 14-34 Page 10 25 Aug 1997 ================================================================= FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ================================================================= [From 1431] Ed. Latest Greatest Software Versions by Peter E. Popovich, 1:363/264 Deadsville over here. A total of two updates in the last three weeks. -=- 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 FastLst 1.36 N S Alberto Pasquale 2:332/504 FASTLSTD 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 GoldED Docs 2.50 O S Len Morgan 1:203/730 GEM FIDONEWS 14-34 Page 11 25 Aug 1997 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 Max User Ed. 0.18 O F Larry Cooke 1:300/53 MUE 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 NEF 2.38 O S Alberto Pasquale 2:332/504 NEFD 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 2.01 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 2.600 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 0.93 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 FIDONEWS 14-34 Page 12 25 Aug 1997 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 BOS2_260.ZIP BinkleyTerm-XE XR4 M F Thomas Waldmann 2:2474/400 BTXE_OS2 CFRoute 0.92 O G C. Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70 CFR FastEcho 1.45a T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400 FE2 FastLst 1.36 N S Alberto Pasquale 2:332/504 FASTLST FleetStreet 1.20 O S Michael Hohner 2:2490/2520 FLEET 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 GEO GoldED Docs 2.50 O S Len Morgan 1:203/730 GEM GoldNODE 2.50 O S Len Morgan 1:203/730 GEN ImCrypt 1.04 O G Michiel vd Vlist 2:500/9 IMCRYPT Maximus 3.01 B P Tech 1:249/106 MAXP Max User Ed. 0.18 O F Larry Cooke 1:300/53 MUEP Msged/2 4.10 O G Andrew Clarke 3:635/728 MSGED41O.ZIP NEF 2.38 O S Alberto Pasquale 2:332/504 NEF PcMerge 2.3 N G Michiel vd Vlist 2:500/9 PCMERGE RAR 2.01 C S Ron Dwight 2:220/22 RAR2 Squish 1.11 T P Tech 1:249/106 SQUISHP T-Mail 2.600 M S Ron Dwight 2:220/22 TMAIL2 Tobruk 0.33 T G Paul Edwards 3:711/934 TOBRUK WaterGate 0.93 G S Robert Szarka 1:320/42 WTRGATE XRobot 3.01 O S JoHo 2:201/330 XROS2 Windows (16-bit apps): Program Name Version F C Contact Name Node Magic Name ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BeeMail 1.0 M C Andrius Cepaitis 2:470/1 BEEMAIL FrontDoor APX 1.12 P S Mats Wallin 2:201/329 FDAPXW Windows (32-bit apps): Program Name Version F C Contact Name Node Magic Name ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Argus 95 2.62 M S Max Masyutin 2:469/77 ARGUS95 Argus NT 2.62 M S Max Masyutin 2:469/77 ARGUSNT Argus NT/IP 2.62 M S Max Masyutin 2:469/77 ARGUSIP BeeMail 1.0 M C Andrius Cepaitis 2:470/1 BEEMAIL Binkley Docs 2.60 M F Bob Juge 1:1/102 BDOC_260.ZIP BinkleyTerm 2.60 M F Bob Juge 1:1/102 BW32_260.ZIP CFRoute 0.92 O G C. Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70 CFR FastLst 1.36 N S Alberto Pasquale 2:332/504 FASTLSTW GoldED 2.50 O S Len Morgan 1:203/730 GEO GoldED Docs 2.50 O S Len Morgan 1:203/730 GEM Maximus 3.01 B P Tech 1:249/106 MAXN Msged/NT 4.10 O G Andrew Clarke 3:635/728 MSGED41W.ZIP NEF 2.38 O S Alberto Pasquale 2:332/504 NEFW PlatinumXpress 2.00 M C Gary Petersen 1:290/111 PXW-INFO T-Mail 2.600 M S Ron Dwight 2:220/22 TMAILNT WinFOSSIL/95 1.12 r4 F S Bryan Woodruff 1:343/294 WNFOSSIL.ZIP WinFOSSIL/NT 1.0 beta F S Bryan Woodruff 1:343/294 NTFOSSIL.ZIP Unix: Program Name Version F C Contact Name Node Magic Name ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 14-34 Page 13 25 Aug 1997 ifmail 2.10 M G Eugene Crosser 2:293/2219 IFMAIL ifmail-tx ...tx8.4 M G Pablo Saratxaga 2:293/2219 IFMAILTX ifmail-tx.rpm ...tx8.4 M G Pablo Saratxaga 2:293/2219 IFMAILTX.RPM Msged 4.00 O G Paul Edwards 3:711/934 MSGED Tobruk 0.33 T G Paul Edwards 3:711/934 TOBRUK Amiga: Program Name Version F C Contact Name Node Magic Name ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CrashMail 1.23 T X Fredrik Bennison 2:205/324 CRASHMAIL CrashTick 1.1 O F Fredrik Bennison 2:205/324 CRASHTICK DLG Pro BBOS 1.15 B C Holly Sullivan 1:202/720 DLGDEMO GMS 1.1.85 M S Mirko Viviani 2:331/213 GMS Msged 4.00 O G Paul Edwards 3:711/934 MSGED Tobruk 0.33 T G Paul Edwards 3:711/934 TOBRUK TrapDoor 1.86.b2 M S Maximilian Hantsch 2:310/6 TRAPDOOR TrapDoor 1.86.b2 M S Maximilian Hantsch 2:310/6 TRAPBETA TrapToss 1.50 T S Rene Hexel 2:310/6 TRAPTOSS Atari: Program Name Version F C Contact Name Node Magic Name ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ApplyList 1.00 N F Daniel Roesen 2:2432/1101 APLST100.LZH BinkleyTerm/ST 3.18pl2 M F Bill Scull 1:363/112 BINKLEY BTNC 2.00 N G Daniel Roesen 2:2432/1101 BTNC JetMail 0.99beta T S Joerg Spilker 2:2432/1101 JETMAIL Semper 0.80beta M S Jan Kriesten 2:2490/1624 SMP-BETA Function: B-BBS, P-Point, M-Mailer, N-Nodelist, G-Gateway, T-Tosser, C-Compression, F-Fossil, O-Other. Note: Multifunction will be listed by the first match. 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The FidoNews key is also available on the FidoNews homepage listed in the Masthead information. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 14-34 Page 15 25 Aug 1997 ================================================================= FIDONET BY INTERNET ================================================================= This is a list of all FidoNet-related sites reported to the Editor as of this appearance. ============ FidoNet: Homepage http://www.fidonet.org FidoNews http://ddi.digital.net/~cbaker84/fidonews.html HTML FNews http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6894/ WWW sources http://www.scms.rgu.ac.uk/students/cs_yr94/lk/fido.html FTSC page http://www.portal.ca/~awalker/ftsc/ftscmirr.htm Echomail http://www.portal.ca/~awalker/index.html WebRing http://ddi.digital.net/~cbaker84/fnetring.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: http://www.netins.net/showcase/fidonet/ 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://www.citicom.com/fido.html 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/ Region 20: http://www.fidonet.pp.se (in Swedish) Region 24: http://www.swb.de/personal/flop/gatebau.html (in German) Region 25: http://members.aol.com/Net254/ FIDONEWS 14-34 Page 16 25 Aug 1997 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 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 14-34 Page 17 25 Aug 1997 ================================================================= FIDONEWS INFORMATION ================================================================= ------- FIDONEWS MASTHEAD AND CONTACT INFORMATION ------- Editor: Christopher Baker Editors Emeritii: Tom Jennings, Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell, Vince Perriello, Tim Pozar, Sylvia Maxwell, Donald Tees "FidoNews Editor" FidoNet 1:1/23 BBS 1-904-409-7040, 300/1200/2400/14400/V.32bis/HST(ds) more addresses: Christopher Baker -- 1:18/14, cbaker84@digital.net cbaker84@aol.com cbaker84@msn.com (Postal Service mailing address) FidoNews Editor P.O. 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INTERNET USERS: FidoNews is available via: http://www.fidonet.org/fidonews.htm ftp://ftp.fidonet.org/pub/fidonet/fidonews/ ftp://ftp.aminet.org/pub/aminet/comm/fido/ *=*=* 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 can read the current FidoNews Issue in HTML format at: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6894/ 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 for that year's issues. 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