F I D O N E W S Volume 17, Number 15 10 Apr 2000 +----------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | The newsletter of the | ISSN 1198-4589 Published by: | | FidoNet community | "FidoNews" | | _ | 1-717-732-6820 1:270/720 | | / \ | | | /|oo \ | | | (_| /_) | | | _`@/_ \ _ | | | | | \ \\ | Editor: Douglas Myers, 1:270/720 | | | (*) | \ )) | DougM@paonline.com | | |__U__| / \// | | | _//|| _\ / | | | (_/(_|(____/ | | | (jm) | Newspapers should have no friends. | | | -- JOSEPH PULITZER | +----------------------------+---------------------------------------+ Table of Contents 1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1 The Backwaters of Fidonet ................................ 1 2. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR .................................... 3 ECHO TALK - Cows having sex .............................. 3 3. ARTICLES ................................................. 4 Editor Pro Tem ........................................... 4 4. COLUMNS .................................................. 5 This Weeks Web Page ...................................... 5 Ol'WDB: Sayings ......................................... 6 5. NET HUMOR ................................................ 8 Internet Hoax ............................................ 8 6. COMIX IN ASCII ........................................... 11 Famous Cows .............................................. 11 7. INTERNET INFO ............................................ 12 Fidonet-related sites .................................... 12 8. FIDONEWS INFO ............................................ 17 Masthead ................................................. 17 FIDONEWS 17-15 Page 1 10 Apr 2000 ================================================================= EDITORIAL ================================================================= The Backwaters of Fidonet Doug Myers Though I've lived in the same house since the late seventies, I seem to have drifted from the mainstream of Fidonet into its backwaters. Recently, I found that an echo I moderate, BFDS_MAIL, hasn't been getting out to the rest of FIDONET since the millennium change. Now this isn't a major echo - it was established for a small group of people who still like to dabble in DOS batch files. It's not even the main discussion area - most of the action is in the BATPOWER echo. BFDS_MAIL serves primarily as a file announcement and administrative echo for the Batch File Distribution Service, a small File Distribution Network on the Filebone which specializes in the small utilities and programs which enhance batch files. I suspect that the echo has gotten lost one hop away from me. My NC gets his echoes from David Moufarrege and, though I haven't made contact with David yet, the echo seems to be lost to nodes further up the line. In the course of figuring out what happened to the echo, I discovered that I'm no longer getting such items as BACKBONE.NA, BACKBONE.WW, and BACKBONE.Z1B, though I still get the weekly NODEDIFF (with a few times missed). In ftping the distribution lists, I find that BFDS_MAIL is still listed in the North American Backbone, but has been dropped from the Zone 1 Backbone and the World Wide Backbone. So I've got some fixing up to do... I suppose I could write an editorial crying that FIDONET is falling apart, blaming everyone and his uncle for the botched echo handling and file handling, take my node down in protest, and just surf the internet for the rest of my life. But I'll tell you why I won't: First of all, the small group of batch power nuts with which I associate ARE FIDNET. Oh, not all of it... but they're the spirit of Fido. The power of Fido has always been in the ability of small, specialized groups to work together in a manner of their choosing in ways which wouldn't be possible without the larger Fidonet structure. Certainly the internet sports its newsgroups for batch file enthusiasts, but for some reason it doesn't seem as "homey" as the echo structure of FIDONET. So the small little administrative echo is worth reestablishing just for the continued association of the small group using it. Secondly, I'm the guy who's drifted into the backwaters of Fidonet. When George Peace left Fidonet and connections to my local net began failing, I held onto the local net concept even though the evidence was in that one must make reliable connections to one of the major hubs in order to fully participate in Fido. Both John Souvestre and Bob Seaborn offered me such free connections... all I needed to do was master the art of moving mail via the internet. FIDONEWS 17-15 Page 2 10 Apr 2000 But I had other things going on in my life, and I procrastinated. I suppose that getting my little corner of FIDONET working again is not going to be insurmountable - people here have always been generous in their helpfulness when I've paid enough attention to ask for the help. And maybe this illustrates what FIDONET will need to remain viable for the future - just folks like me paddling out of the backwaters from time to time. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 17-15 Page 3 10 Apr 2000 ================================================================= LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ================================================================= . -- -- -- -- -- ECHO TALK -- -- -- -- -- . | Food for thought from Fido's echomail. | | Purloined without permission by D Myers | ` -- -- -- -- -- -- - -- -- -- -- -- -- ' In this week's Echo Talk, we eavesdrop as Tilman Moser addresses the strange desires of Andrei Fomenko in the FIDONEWS echo. --------------- AF> We saw many cows in FIDONEWS... Can be there anything more AF> interesting? e.g. cow having sex:) .---. .---. ( ??? ) ( !!! ) `---' `---' o o o (__) (__) o oo oo (..) (..) || .--- `. ( `--/_|-.-. ) | ` |=/./\ o.`----`o. |o.\\. /_| /_|/_| /_| mfG, -dee- ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 17-15 Page 4 10 Apr 2000 ================================================================= ARTICLES ================================================================= Editor Pro Tem Doug Myers There's a strong prospect that I'll elect to undergo heart surgery after April. While I'm considered highly likely to recover from the surgery without complications, it is nevertheless major surgery and will require a few weeks hospitalization. I posted this information in the FIDONEWS echo last week, seeking someone to serve as Editor Pro Tem in my absence, and was delighted to get offers from Bobby Queen and Peter Karlsson - two highly qualified individuals. I figured that since the surgery will probably be in May, I should accept the first credible offer so that I can get software and instructions to the Editor Pro Tem with adequate time to modify batch files and run a few practice editions. Bobby's offer arrived first, so he got the nod; I've got to confess that if I'd seen both offers at once I'd have had a hard time deciding between the two :) This week, I'll be sending Bobby Queen an archive containing the software necessary to put out Fidonews. Hopefully, I've made it easy to customize for his system with the notes I've put in the batch files, but there's time for us to talk back and forth to iron out any difficulties. What I'll ask Bobby to do is put out Fidonews for the time I'm unable. Most likely, I'll be back without undue delay, but in the event things go badly, I'll ask in advance for Bobby to either assume the Editor position or select an Editor if he's unwilling to do it permanently. I'll also send Bobby the elist password for the FIDONEWS echo and ask him to take over as moderator in my absence. I've asked Peter Karlsson if he would mind my sending him the materials I send Bobby, to serve as a backup for him. That may be overly cautious on my part, but why not avail myself of the dedication of these two individuals? For my own part, I'm confident that my absence from Fidonet will be only temporary. Though I'm not a "perfect" heart patient (diabetes complicates things a little), I'm only 53 and in good health otherwise; the doctors estimate that my chances of coming through the surgery without complications are high. Except for this small setback, my life is coming together nicely after a long divorce, and I'm making future plans assuming that I'll be around for quite a while :) Thanks in advance to Bobby and Peter for their service to FIDONEWS. I'll go into the hospital resting a little easier knowing the SNOOZE is in good hands. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 17-15 Page 5 10 Apr 2000 ================================================================= COLUMNS ================================================================= This Weeks Web Page by Frank Vest 1:124/6308(.1) What: Welcome to the Net2410 Home Page! Where: http://oeonline.com/~garyg/net2410/ This is the Net2410 Home page. Nice work here. Logo that is simple but gets the message across and buttons along the side of the page that change with each page to help you keep track of where you are. Here's a cut & paste of the main information available on this site. ---- cut Here you'll find: Listings of the Fidonet BBS systems in Wayne County, Michigan. Information on Fidonet & Net2410 for BBS sysops and users. Information for BBS sysops on how to join Net2410. Fidonet support files. We hope you enjoy your visit. Please check out some of our local BBS systems, we're sure you'll find one that meets your needs. ---- cut The first button is the main page, of course. :-)) Choosing the second button will take you to the "About Net2410" page. The information is good here. Short, to the point and informational. An invitation is given to join the Net or call the BBS' in the Net. Choosing the Third button will take you to a "Support" page. This is mainly a download page for files, but has some good information and file descriptions as well. If I were to look at this page in interest of becoming a Sysop or joining Fidonet, I'd at least know what files I needed. :) Choosing the forth button was the only disappointment of the whole site. It is supposed to be the list of Systems in the Net, but it came up blank. :( I'm sure this is being worked on. The fifth and final button is mainly for Sysops of the Net. It's the "Meetings & Elections" page. While this page might not be of interest to most, it does tell of a decision of Net2410 to eliminate their CRP. After reading this decision, I say "Hats off" to a Net that will work together to better the Net! :) All in all, a very nice page. Drop by when you have a chance and FIDONEWS 17-15 Page 6 10 Apr 2000 look this one over. Best regards, Frank flv@texoma.net ----------------------------------------------------------------- "Sayings" brought to my attention wdbonner@pacbell.net THINGS WILL ROGERS NEVER SAID ---------------------------------- (but probably wishes he had) --Every teen-ager should get a high school education -- even if they already know everything --Some things that cost $5 to buy several years ago now costs $10 just to repair --A synonym is a word you use in place of one you can't spell --Here's a new invention -- a solar-powered clothes dryer. It's called a clothes line --Leaders go down in history -- some farther down than others --Any man who laughs at women's clothes has never paid the bill for them --For every judge operating in an official capacity, there are 100 who are self-appointed --It is when we forget ourselves that we do things that are most likely to be remembered --The more you know, the more you know you ought to know --The argument you just won with your spouse isn't over yet So TRUE --------------------------------- Ever wonder why the IRS calls it Form 1040? Because for every $50 that you earn, you get 10 and they get 40, because of hidden other taxes on everything you buy. Telenet:??The Last Stop.osirusoft.com ICQ # 17773628 FIDONEWS 17-15 Page 7 10 Apr 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 17-15 Page 8 10 Apr 2000 ================================================================= NET HUMOR ================================================================= Internet Hoax Thanks to allica@juno.com 1. Big companies don't do business via chain letters. Bill Gates is not giving you $1000, and Disney is not giving you a free vacation. There is no baby food company issuing class-action checks. Procter and Gamble is not part of a satanic cult or scheme, and its logo is not satanic. MTV will not give you backstage passes if you forward something to the most people. Honda won't give you a new car either! You can relax; there is no need to pass it on "just in case it's true". Furthermore, just because someone said in a message, four generations back, that "we checked it out and it's legit", does not actually make it true. 2. There is no kidney theft ring in New Orleans. No one is waking up in a bathtub full of ice, even if a friend of a friend swears it happened to their cousin. If you are hell-bent on believing the kidney-theft ring stories, please see: http://urbanlegends.tqn.com/library/weekly/aa062997.html And I quote: "The National Kidney Foundation has repeatedly issued requests for actual victims of organ thieves to come forward and tell their stories. None have." That's "none" as in "zero". Not even your friend's cousin. 3. Neiman Marcus doesn't really sell a $200 cookie recipe. And even if they do, we all have it. And even if you don't, you can get a copy at: http://www.bl.net/forwards/cookie.html Then, if you make the recipe, decide the cookies are that awesome, feel free to pass the recipe on. 4. If the latest NASA rocket disaster(s) DID contain plutonium that went to particulate over the eastern seaboard, do you REALLY think this information would reach the public via an AOL chain letter? 5. There is no "Good Times" virus. In fact, you should never, ever, ever forward any email containing any virus warning unless you first confirm that an actual site of an actual company that actually deals with viruses. Try: http://www.norton.com And even then, don't forward it. We don't care. And you cannot get a virus from a flashing IM or email, you have to download....ya know, like, a FILE! FIDONEWS 17-15 Page 9 10 Apr 2000 6. There is no gang initiation plot to murder any motorist who flashes headlights at another car driving at night without lights. 7. If you're using Outlook, IE, or Netscape to write email, turn off the "HTML encoding." Those of us on Unix shells can't read it, and don't care enough to save the attachment and then view it with a web browser, since you're probably forwarding us a copy of the Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe anyway. 8. If you still absolutely MUST forward that 10th-generation message from a friend, at least have the decency to trim the eight miles of headers showing everyone else who's received it over the last 6 months. It sure wouldn't hurt to get rid of all the "" that begin each line either. Besides, if it has gone around that many times we've probably already seen it. 9. Craig Shergold (or Sherwood, or Sherman, etc.) in England is not dying of cancer or anything else at this time and would like everyone to stop sending him their business cards. He apparently is no longer a "little boy" either. 10. The "Make a Wish" foundation is a real organization doing fine work, but they have had to establish a special toll free hot line in response to the large number of Internet hoaxes using their good name and reputation. It is distracting them from the important work they do. 11. If you are one of those insufferable idiots who forwards anything that "promises" something bad will happen if you "don't," then something bad will happen to you if I ever meet you in a dark alley. 12. Women really are suffering in Afghanistan, and PBS and NEA funding are still vulnerable to attack (although not at the present time) but forwarding an e-mail won't help either cause in the least. If you want to help, contact your local legislative representative, or get in touch with Amnesty International or the Red Cross. As a general rule, e-mail "signatures" are easily faked and mean nothing to anyone with any power to do anything about whatever the competition is complaining about. 13) IBM is not giving away free computers because Netscape bought AOL. 14) A little dog (or any picture) is not going to pop up on the screen if you forward an email to any number of people. 15) Neither the GAP nor Abercrombie & Fitch are giving FIDONEWS 17-15 Page 10 10 Apr 2000 away free clothes or gift certificates. 16) The US Postal Service is not going to stop printing Black Heritage Stamps because Black people are not buying them. 17) I know this is a touchy one for some of you, and you and you alone know your relationship with Almighty God but, you will not go to hell or suffer some catastrophic event if you break the prayer circle. (PS: There is no bill pending before Congress that will allow long-distance companies to charge you for using the Internet.) Bottom Line ... composing e-mail or posting something on the Net is as easy as writing on the walls of a public restroom. Don't automatically believe it until it's proven false... ASSUME it's false, unless there is proof that it's true. Now, forward this message to ten friends, and you could win a chance to spend a day with Elvis Presley and Tupac Shakur :) tee-hee-hee ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 17-15 Page 11 10 Apr 2000 ================================================================= COMIX IN ASCII ================================================================= Famous Cows /\\ ^ (__) /__\\ | ( oo _ _ (o o) | /\__|( ) _ / \ /\_/\ / | \==//=(_) *POW!* | /|I I| | ==== ^/ |I I| | | | |I I| /| _ \ | |I I| / / / \ \ | |_____| * || || ^ *^ ||_ ||_ Cardinal Cow-shing Moo-hamid Ali ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 17-15 Page 12 10 Apr 2000 ================================================================= INTERNET INFO ================================================================= ! = New entries this week ? = not responding ?? = unknown content, doesn't look like fidonet . -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- . | FIDONET-RELATED SITES | ` -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- ' Last update: April 1, 2000 FidoNet Homepage: http://www.fidonet.org FidoNews: http://www.fidonews.org [HTML] ftp://ftp.nwstar.com/fidonet/fidonews/ ftp://ftp.sstar.com/fidonet/fnews/ Echolist: http://www.baltimoremd.com/echolist/ Echomail links: http://www.osirusoft.com/fidonet/fidoip.html SDS Files: http://fidobbs.dk/download (Web Access to SDS) FTSC page: http://www.ftsc.org/ General: http://www.writebynight.com/fidonet.html List server: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/fidonet-discussion Zone 1: http://www.z1.fidonet.org Region 10: http://www.psnw.com/~net205/region10.html http://www.tnl-online.com/andy/rgn10.htm Net 103: http://www.webworldinc.com/club103/ Net 203: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/8687/net203index.html Region 11: http://oeonline.com/~garyg/region11/ Net 2410: http://oeonline.com/~garyg/net2410/ Region 12: http://sparkys.dyndns.org Region 13: http://www.net264.org/r13.htm Net 264: http://www.net264.org/ Net 275: http://www.homershut.net/~mahoover/net275/ Region 14: http://www.ouijabrd.com/region14 Net 282: http://www.rxn.com/~net282/ Region 15: Region 16: Region 17: http://www.nwstar.com/~region17/ Region 18: http://techshop.pdn.net/fido/ Region 19: Net 124: http://www.startext.net/np/net124 http://texoma.net/~flv Net 130: http://www.startext.net/homes/net130 Net 393: http://www.chatter.com/~wb/ Zone 2: http://www.z2.fidonet.org ftp://ftp.sstar.com/fidonet/zone2 (Z2 nodelists etc.) Region 20: http://www.fidonet.pp.se (in Swedish) Region 23: http://www.fido.dk (in Danish) FIDONEWS 17-15 Page 13 10 Apr 2000 Region 24: http://www.swb.de/personal/flop/gatebau.html (German) Fido-IP: http://home.nrh.de/fido/ (English/German) Region 25: http://www.literary.freeserve.co.uk/net2502/ Region 26: http://www.nemesis.ie REC 26: http://www.nrgsys.com/orb Region 27: http://telematique.org/ft/r27.htm Region 29: http://www.rtfm.be/fidonet/ (French) http://Welcome.to/skynetbbs/ Region 30: http://www.fidonet.ch (German) ? Region 33: http://www.fidoitalia.net (Italian) Region 34: http://www.pobox.com/cnb/r34.htm (Spanish) REC34: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/4552/ 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 (Greek/English) Region 42: http://www.fido.cz ! Net422: http://www.fido.sk (Slovak/English) Region 50: http://www.fido7.com/ (Russian) Net 5010: http://fido.tu-chel.ac.ru/ (Russian) Net 5015: http://www.fido.nnov.ru/ (Russian) Net 5028: http://5028.yaroslavl.ru/ Net 5030: http://kenga.ru/fido/ (Russian & English) Net 5049: http://www.n5049.z2.fidonet.org (English/Russian) ?? Net 5085: http://www.fidonet.uz/ (Russian) Zone 3: http://www.z3.fidonet.org Zone 4: Region 80: http://fidobrasil.8m.com (Portuguese) Region 90: Net 904: http://members.tripod.com/~net904 (Spanish) Zone 5: http://www.eastcape.co.za/fidonet/ Zone 6: http://www.z6.fidonet.org Region 65: http://www.cfido.com/fidonet/cfidochina.html (Chinese) Fidonet Via Internet Hubs See also: http://www.osirusoft.com/fidoip.html a @ preceding an individual's name implies a virtual email address. The email is translated as follows firstlast@osirusoft.com will automatically route to the appropriate individual's email. Anyone in this list will also receive routed notice of this feature. In my case, it would still be joejared@osirusoft.com, but you get the idea. Also, as information is provided to me, I will be adding a latency field to each node, which is defined as the maximum time between when the message is received, and when it is sent on to other nodes, or available to be sent onward, defined in minutes. A latency of ! implies that there is an immediate response, and an attempt to deliver immediately FIDONEWS 17-15 Page 14 10 Apr 2000 after processing, or a "MinuteMail System", as it were. v-email flag firstnamelastname@osirusoft.com | email address or Node# | Operator | Facilities (*) | Speed,| Basic Rate | | |latency| -----------+-------------------+----------------+-------+------------ Zone 1 | | | | 10/3 @ Brenda Donovan | FTP,UUE,BinkP | 384K,30| n/c 10/345 @ Todd Cochrane | FTP,BinkP,VMOT | T1,! | n/c 12/12 @ Ken Wilson | FTP | T1 | $24mo. 13/25 @ Jim Balcom | FTP | 56k | $20mo. 103/5 @ Mark Luetger | BinkP | 384k,!| n/c 103/153 @ Michael Box | BinkP | aDSL,!| n/c 103/301 @ Joe Jared | BinkP,FTP | 384k,!| n/c 103/401 @ Warren Bonner | BinkP | aDSL,!| n/c 105/8 | Russ Johnson | FTP,BinkP,VMoT | 384k | n/c 105/72 @ Larry James | FTP, BinkP | aDSL | $50/yr 106/1 @ Matt Bedynek | BinkP, FTP | 128k | n/c 106/6018 | Lawrence Garvin | FTP, VMoT | aDSL,60| n/c 107/453 @ Jeffrey Estevez| FTP,BinkP,VMoT,UUE| 56k,60| $10 mo. 140/1 @ Bob Seaborn | FTP,BinkP | T3,30 | $5/$16 167/133 | Stephen Monteith | BinkP | 128k+ | n/c 211/417 @ Korombos | BinkP,UUE,FTP | T1 | n/c 218/109 @ Matt Munson | BinkP,UUE | 33.6k | n/c 244/2 | Kari Suomela | FTP,VMoT,BinkP,UUE| T1,! | $25.00/mo 246/160 @ Mason Vye | FTP, UUE | 56K | n/c 271/140 @ Tom Barstow | UUE,FTP | T1 | n/c 280/169 | Brian Greenstreet | FTP | 33.6 | $2mo. 342/3 @ Richard Dodsworth | BinkP,FTP | 128K+ | n/c 395/670 | Arthur Stark | BinkD,FTP | 128k | n/c 396/1 @ John Souvestre | FTP,VMoT | T1,10 | $5/mo 396/45 | Marc Lewis | UUE | 33.6 | $26/yr 2604/104 @ Jim Mclaughlin | FTP,VMoT,UUE | 33.6 | $1mo 2613/404 @ David Moufarrege | BinkP,FTP,VMoT | 128k+,!| n/c 2624/306 @ David Calafrancesco | VMoT | 33.6 | n/c 3613/2 @ jyates@bsdi.ldl.net | UUE | 28.8 | n/c 3632/84 | Robert Todd |FTP,VMoT,UUE,BinkP | 57.6k | n/c 3639/93 @ Ross Cassell | FTP, BinkP |128K+,!| n/c 3651/9 @ Jerry Gause | FTP,VMoT | 33.6 | $3/$6 -------------------------------------------------------------- Zone 2 | 20/11 | Henrik Lindhe | BinkP | ??? | n/c 31/1 | Gabriel Plutzar | BinkP | T1+ | n/c 203/600 | Mikael Karlsson | UUE | 64k | n/c 221/360 @ Tommi Koivula | BinkP,UUE | ??? | n/c 236/205 @ Michael Kaaber | BinkP | ??? | n/c 246/2098 | Volker Imre | BinkP | ??? | n/c 284/800 @ Jeroen VanDeLeur | FTP,UUE | 64k | n/c 292/620 | Eddy Missoul | VMoT, UUE | 64k |N/C 292/624 | Steven Leeman | UUE | 64k | N/C 292/2003 | Eric Vaneberck | BinkP | 768k | n/c 301/1 | Peter Witschi | BinkP | 768k | n/c 332/807 | Roberto Mascolo | BinkP | ??? | n/c 335/535 @ Mario Mure | BinkP,VMot,UUE | 64k | n/c 335/610 | Gino Lucrezi | UUE | 33.6 | n/c FIDONEWS 17-15 Page 15 10 Apr 2000 344/201 | Julio Garcia | BinkP | ??? | n/c 346/3 @ Carlos Navarro | UUE | ??? | n/c 382/100 | Sinisa Burina | BinkP | ??? | n/c 406/555 | Ofir Michaeli & | BinkP | ??? | n/c 406/555 | Marius Kaizerman | BinkP | ??? | n/c 423/81 | Milos Bajer | BinkP | ??? | n/c 464/4077 | Serguei Trouchelle| UUE | 19.2 | n/c 465/204 | Va Milushnikov | BinkP | 33.6k | n/c 469/84 | Max Masyutin | VMoT | 256k | n/c 480/112 | Adam Sarapata| FTP, VMoT, UUE,BinkP| 128k | n/c 2411/413 @ Dennis Dittrich | UUE,BinkP | 64k | n/c 2446/301 | Lothar Behet | BinkP,VMoT,UUE,FTP | 64K | n/c 2474/275 | Christian Emig | UUE | 64k | unkn 5030/115 | Andrey Podkolzin | BinkP | ??? | n/c 5100/8 | Egons Bush | BinkP | ??? | n/c 5020/1159 | Gennady Kudryashoff | UUE | 33.6 | n/c -------------------------------------------------------------- Zone 3 633/260 @ Malcolm Miles | FTP,BinkP | 64K | n/c 640/954 | Rick Van Ruth | FTP,VMot,UUE,BinkP| 56K| n/c 774/605 @ Barry Blackford|BinkP,VMoT:10023,ifcico,FTP |33.6| n/c -------------------------------------------------------------- Zone 4 905/100 | Fabian Gervan | VMoT,UUE,BinkP | 128k | n/c 902/18 | Javier Tejedor | UUE | 33,6 | n/c -- * FTP = Internet File Transfer Protocol * VMoT = Virtual Mailer over Telnet (various) * UUE = uuencode<->email type transfers * BinkP = front end mailer for TCPIP networks ---------------------------------------------- Fidonet oriented news servers news.osirusoft.com news.tardis.net Fidonet oriented chat rooms. room #fidonet 5PM (PDT 11AM GMT) Sundays irc.isonline.com irc.killaz-r-us.com irc.korombos.org ---------------------------------------------- Please send updates, corrections and suggestions to Joe Jared, 1:103/301, joejared@osirusoft.com. All email addresses here for purpose of corresponding with fidonet members about obtaining a feed. Improper use of the virtual email addresses, and most especially, email addressed to blockme@relays.osirusoft.com will be considered a request to be blocked by my open relay spam stopper at http://relays.osirusoft.com FIDONEWS 17-15 Page 16 10 Apr 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 17-15 Page 17 10 Apr 2000 ================================================================= FIDONEWS INFO ================================================================= Masthead + -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- FIDONEWS STAFF - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- + | | | Editor: Douglas Myers, 1:270/720, DougM@paonline.com | | Webmaster: Jim Barchuk, jb@fidonews.org | | Columnist: Joe Jared, 1:103/0, jarhead@osirusoft.com | | (Fido Via Internet Hubs column) | | Columnist: Warren D. Bonner, 1:103/401, wdbonner@pacbell.net | | (Warren uses the pen name "Ol'WDB") | | Humor: Roy Reed, rcreedv@juno.com | | Features: Frank Vest, 1:124/6308.1 | | | + -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- + + -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - EDITORS EMERITI - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- + | | | Tom Jennings, Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell, Vince | | Perriello, Tim Pozar, Sylvia Maxwell, Donald Tees, | | Christopher Baker, Zorch Frezberg, Henk Wolsink | | | + -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- + "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. Fidonews is published weekly by and for the members of Fidonet. Fidonews is Copyright (C) 2000 by Douglas Myers, though authors retain rights to their contributed articles. Opinion expressed by the authors is strictly their own. Noncommercial duplication and distribution within Fidonet is encouraged. Authors are encouraged to send their articles in ASCII text to Douglas Myers at one of his addresses above. The weekly edition of Fidonews is distributed through the file area FIDONEWS, and is published as echomail in the echo FIDONEWS. These sources are normally available through your Network Coordinator. The current and past issues are also available from the following sources: + -- -- -- -- -- -- - FIDONEWS AVAILABILITY - -- -- -- -- -- -- + | | | Freq FIDONEWS @ 1:270/720, 1:140/1, or 1:396/1 | | ftp://ftp.sstar.com/fidonet/fnews/ | | ftp://ftp.nwstar.com/fidonet/fidonews/ | | http://www.fidonews.org | | email subscription: majordomo@fidonews.org | | (subject: help body: list) | | ftp mail: ftpmail@fidonews.org (subject: help) | | | + -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- + FIDONEWS 17-15 Page 18 10 Apr 2000 -----------------------------------------------------------------