The F I D O N E W S Volume 18, Number 44 29 Oct 2001 +--------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | |The newsletter of the | | Fido, Fidonet and dog-with-diskette are | | | FidoNet community. | | US Registered Trademarks of Tom Jennings| | | Happy | | San Francisco, California, USA , | | |Halloween!____________| | (^_^)| | | / __ , | Crash Netmail Articles To: | | | / / \ (^_^) | Editor@1:1/23 (1-972-562-8064) | | | WOOF! ( /|oo \ | Frank Vest@1:124/6308 | | \_______\(_| /_) | , or E-Mail (attach) To: | | _ @/_ \ _ | (^_^) fidonews@sbcglobal.net | | | | \ \\ | , | | /(_M_)\ | (*) | \ ))| Editor: Frank Vest (^_^) | | ( _ _ ) |__U__| / \// | Deputy-Editor: Lawrence Garvin | | \( V )/ _//|| _\ / | | | /^^^^^^^\ (_/(_|(____/ | Newspapers should have no friends. | |(_________) (jm) | -- JOSEPH PULITZER | +--------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ Copyright 2001 by Frank L. Vest, Editor for Fidonews Globally. Table of Contents 1. FOOD FOR THOUGHT ......................................... 1 2. GENERAL ARTICLES ......................................... 2 BBS Documentary In The Works ............................. 2 Zone 2 participation of FidoNews ......................... 2 3. EDITORIAL ................................................ 4 Fidonews Globally ........................................ 4 4. OL'WDB'S COLUMN - WARREN BONNER .......................... 7 I Have Learned ........................................... 7 5. GETTING TECHNICAL ........................................ 9 Microsoft's ICS and BinkP ................................ 9 6. COMIX IN ASCII ........................................... 11 Halloween ................................................ 11 7. RECIPES .................................................. 12 Cannoli Pastry Recipe .................................... 12 8. CLEAN HUMOR & JOKES ...................................... 14 Dirt ..................................................... 14 9. TODD COCHRANE'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ................. 15 Fidonet/BBS Software Listing's* .......................... 15 10. JOE JARED'S FIDONET BY INTERNET ......................... 21 Fidonet-related sites .................................... 21 11. SPECIAL INTEREST ........................................ 27 The Story of Halloween ................................... 27 12. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .................................... 29 How to Submit an Article ................................. 29 Credits, Legal Infomation, Availability .................. 30 Nodelist Stats ........................................... 31 FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 1 29 Oct 2001 ================================================================= FOOD FOR THOUGHT ================================================================= Always remember this: If you don't attend the funerals of your friends, they will certainly not attend yours. --H.L. Mencken ----------------------------------------------------------------- Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-- not absence of fear. -- Mark Twain ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 2 29 Oct 2001 ================================================================= GENERAL ARTICLES ================================================================= BBS Documentary In The Works By Jason Scott Submitted by Dallas Hinton Come help tell the story of the BBS in a Documentary currently being planned. It all started with collecting ASCII. Jason Scott runs a website dedicated to textfiles from BBSes of the 1980's, called "textfiles.com". With over 30,000 files and growing, it has gained a lot of interest from folks who have been involved in the history of the dial-up BBS. As time has gone on, textfiles from the 1970's, 1990's and even the present have creeped in, and there's very little you can't find there. Sometime in early 2001, Jason noticed that a lot of these files had the phone numbers of BBSs they came from, and he had an idea: Why not try to make a huge list of every BBS there ever was? The idea was just too cool to put aside, and a month later, bbslist.textfiles.com was born; a website with over 90,000 BBS numbers spanning the entire history of the BBS. With the assistance of the Fidonet Nodelists, the site is brimming with information, and allows people to update the information Jason's tracked down with their own comments and embellishments. This turned out to be just the kind of site that made Jason a lightning rod for decades of BBS Sysops who remembered their times running their BBSes, and for current sysops letting Jason know the fun was far from over. After a couple hundred e-mails, Jason figured there was a story to tell, and the BBS Documentary was born. The website is located at: http://www.bbsdocumentary.com There, you can read Jason's pitch, see his plans, read the research he's done so far, and help get involved, either by being interviewed or helping correct any facts that are missing or incomplete. There's lots to do, and Jason's spending the next few years on this project, so get involved! (Author: Jason Scott) Cheers, Dallas ----------------------------------------------------------------- ZONE 2 PARTICIPATION OF FIDONEWS. By: Michiel van der Vlist, 2:280/5555, pa0mmv@vrza.org Dear FidoNews editor, FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 3 29 Oct 2001 It is no secret that the Snooze is largely dominated by contributions from zone 1. I noted that you encourage articles from other zones, albeit without much success. Why do we see so few contributions from other zones? Zone 2 in particular? It counts about ten times as many sysops and who knows how many points. The main reason for the zone 1 domination of FidoNews is imho the fact that it ... is zone 1 dominated. The cure would be to *discourage* articles that are only of zone 1 local interest. In the past we have seen many an increase in the volume of FidoNews due to some local event. Last year it was the Z1C election, just to mention an example. Why? Why do the sysops in zone 1 flood the world with what for many of us this side of the pond is no more than bickering among the locals? Why can't they be content with discussing it in an appropriate echomail conference like we do when matters of local interest are to be discussed? How would you feel if the German sysops (forming a region bigger than zone 1) started using the snooze as a playground for their petty bickering over an RC24 election? I confess that on several occasions I have hit the "quit reading FidoNews" key after exclaiming "Oh no, not *another* article from someone not pleased with the way things go in the Z1C election process! The snooze is zone 1 dominated because potential contributors from other zones are put off by the zone 1 dominance. A vicious circle. Maybe you as editor should ask what the readers outside zone 1 are NOT interested in seeing in the snooze. My list would be: 1) Articles that cover topics of only local interest, such as RC and ZC elections. They stir some interest but after the third round it gets very boring. 2) Articles in a language I can not read. The idea may be good but it is not going to work. The only examples of successful multilangual magazines I have seen are the fodder that airline companies feed us to keep our thoughts from hitting the ground at a vertical speed higher than the landing gear can take. 3) "Tear jerkers" as Sharon Westons' "The warmth of a smile." Maybe in NA culture such stories are an unconditional 'go', but imnsho it belongs in the Salvation Army's Digest or whatever it is called. My response when I see it in FidoNews is: "What's it got to do with FidoNet? I respect the tradition of FidoNews editors to publish anything not in violation of the (NA?) law. Maybe it is time however to review this policy. Maybe it is time to define the topic of FidoNews and restrict articles to those that are on topic. Regards, Michiel van der Vlist ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 4 29 Oct 2001 ================================================================= EDITORIAL ================================================================= Fidonews Globally By Frank Vest 1:124/6308.1 Fidonews is the global newsletter of the Fidonet Community. The above is only one sentence, but it says a lot. Fidonet Community: A group of people with interests that vary widely but who enjoy this hobby we call Fidonet. Newsletter: A regular report with items of news or interest that is sent to a special group of people. Global: Covering the globe. All nations. All cultures, the world. Well... I've said many times that I believe we are a community. We are a special group. I don't think that can be argued and we do vary widely in that we are from all over the world. The Fidonews, then, is a newsletter that contains news or interest to/for/of this widely varied group. Can the Fidonews only contain articles of interest to Fidonet members? Yes, and it does. Provided we realize that Fidonet members are varied in their interests. Not all articles can be of interest to everyone. Not everyone will be interested in all articles. Let's get down to it. What is Fidonet interested in? Computers, communication, technology, communities, people. We fill these interests via computers using the technology available. So, then. We have a group that has an interest in computers and communication. This group varies widely in their interests and wishes to communicate. It is made up of and is about people in this group. Circular statement? But that is what we are. How to edit a newsletter for such a group? It would be easy if this were a special interest group that was only about planes or animals or some such. It is not. Can we say that an article is of interest to everyone in Fidonet? How? We are so varied that to write an article that is of interest to everyone would be impossible. Even special interest newsletters realize this. I've looked over some sites with newsletters on special interest hobbies. *Radio controlled air planes*. There are articles that are about certain planes, certain parts and other information that might not be FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 5 29 Oct 2001 of interest to everyone since all of the hobbyists don't use that particular RC plane, part or some such thing. Now, I admit that the articles were about radio controlled planes and that is the subject of the newsletter. Fidonews is about Fidonet. Should the Fidonews be only about Fidonet technology? I offer a quote from the first Fidonews; --- cut --- ARTICLE SUBMISSION The format of this thing is totally ad hoc; please make recomendations as to formats, sections needed, liked, or hated, columns you'd like to see, or see removed, anything at all. If you want to submit something regularly, we can start a column for you. You are ENCOURAGED to send things in for the newsletter. ANYTHING is fit for the newsletter, such as a description of your board, problems found, questions, jokes, fixes, horror stories about wrong FidoNet numbers, things for sale, etc etc etc. --- cut --- I'll admit that this was written when Fidonet was new and very small and "ANYTHING" might not be desirable today. We do have a kind of format as well. It's not "ad hoc" nor is it "set in stone", but it does give some form to the Fidonews. The point is that, even then, it was realized that Fidonet was a community and that not all articles would be of interest to everyone. If an article isn't of interest to you, skip it. If you read it and it doesn't interest you, forget it. If you want something of interest to you in the Fidonews, write it and submit it. What you write might not be of interest to everyone, but it might be of interest to someone. Fidonews is global. To argue that it is controlled by one area is nonsense. To argue that people are shouted down by certain groups is also nonsense. Please remember that the Fidonews Publication is _NOT_ the same as the Fidonews Echo. The Echo is for discussion of the Fidonews. You don't have to participate in the Fidonews echo, or even read it, to submit an article to the Fidonews. If you are tired of reading the same things, week after week, or from the same people, week after week, write an article and send it in. One person can not write the whole Fidonews. If the Fidonews feels "one sided" to you, put the blame where it belongs. I hope your shoulders are broad enough to hold that blame. Have you submitted an article today?? :-) To submit articles, FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 6 29 Oct 2001 E-Mail message or file attach to: fidonews@sbcglobal.net or editor@fidonews.org Netmail message or file attach to: 1:124/6308 or 1:1/23 Please be sure to leave me a note that you are sending an article via file attach so that I will know to look for it in my inbound. Kind regards, Frank Vest - Fidonews Editor "A Newspaper should have no friends" - Joseph Pulitzer "An Editor will have no friends" - Frank Vest ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 7 29 Oct 2001 ================================================================= OL'WDB'S COLUMN - WARREN BONNER ================================================================= I Have Learned Received email wdbonner@pacbell.net I've learned that I like my teacher because she cries when we sing "Silent Night." Age 6 I've learned that our dog doesn't want to eat my broccoli either, Age 7 I've learned that when I wave to people in the country, they stop what they are doing and wave back. Age 9 I've learned that just when I get my room the way I like it, Mom makes me clean it up again. Age 12 I've learned that if you want to cheer yourself up, you should try cheering someone else up. Age 14 I've learned that although it's hard to admit it, I'm secretly glad my parents are strict with me. Age 15 I've learned that silent company is often more healing than words of advice. Age 24 I've learned that brushing my child's hair is one of life's great pleasures. Age 26 I've learned that wherever I go, the world's worst drivers have followed me there. Age 29 I've learned that if someone says something unkind about me, I must live so that no one will believe it. Age 30 I've learned that there are people who love you dearly but just don't know how to show it. Age 42 I've learned that you can make some one's day by simply sending them a little note. Age 44 I've learned that the greater a person's sense of guilt, the greater his or her need to cast blame on others. Age 46 I've learned that children and grandparents are natural allies. Age 47 8^) I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. Age 48 I've learned that singing "Amazing Grace" can lift my spirits for hours. Age 49 FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 8 29 Oct 2001 I've learned that motel mattresses are better on the side away from the phone. Age 50 I've learned that you can tell a lot about a man by the way he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. Age 52 I've learned that keeping a vegetable garden is worth a medicine cabinet full of pills. Age 53 I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you miss them terribly after they die. Age 55 I've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life. Age 58 I've learned that if you want to do something positive for your children, work to improve your marriage. Age 61 I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. Age 62 I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back. Age 64 I've learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you. But if you focus on your family, the needs of others, your work, meeting new people, and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you. Age 65 I've learned that whenever I decide something with kindness, I usually make the right decision. Age 66 I've learned that everyone can use a prayer. Age 72 I've learned that it pays to believe in miracles And to tell the truth, I've seen several. Age 75 I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one. Age 82 I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch, holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. Age 85 I've learned that I still have a lot to learn. Age 92 I've learned that you should pass this on to someone you care about. Sometimes they just need a little something to make them smile. Ol'wdb ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 9 29 Oct 2001 ================================================================= GETTING TECHNICAL ================================================================= Microsoft's ICS and BinkP By Frank Vest 1:124/6308 Before I start, I'd like to say "Thank you" to Steve Quarrella for giving me an "ear to bend" in this and for his help in general. Rather he knows it or not, I couldn't have figured this out without him. Thanks, Steve! Disclaimer: This is written in hopes of being helpful to others that might run into this problem. It is in no way intended to replace Microsoft's support, or any other support for that matter, nor guaranteed to fix your problem. This is just my experience and, as always, your mileage may vary. Keep out of reach of children. Not intended for internal consumption. Use at your own risk. May not be suitable for anything. If symptoms persist, consult someone else. :-) Background: Microsoft Windows 98 SE has a program called "Internet Connection Sharing" (ICS). If you run a Local Area Network (LAN) with Microsoft Networking (peer to peer), you can share an Internet connection with other computers in the network using ICS. Technical problem: The ICS program acts as a "firewall" to some degree. When installed, ICS opens certain ports that it knows, from it's setup information, are generally used. Ports such as "21", "23", "25", "110" "80" and a few others that are normally used for mail, web and file access are opened. The others are closed and can't be accessed. This is a problem for BinkP users that might be running a LAN using Microsoft Networking and ICS since port 24554 is effectively blocked. My problem: My system(s) consist of three computers. One has a DSL modem, ICS and is the "hub" (Browse Master) for the LAN. This means that it has two Network Interface Cards (NIC) in it. One for the LAN and one for the connection to the DSL modem. The "hub" computer is the one I run BinkP on. I'm not sure if there would be a problem with a cable modem or a dial-up Internet connection, but with the DSL I have, ICS effectively blocked access to port 24554. I assume that this is because of the NIC that connects the DSL modem to the computer being a different address. At any rate, access was blocked to the Binkp port of 24554. This was only happening on incoming "calls". I could send from BinkP with no FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 10 29 Oct 2001 problem. I'll not further try to guess why this is. After contacting tech support and checking everything I, and Steve Quarrella, could think of, I removed the ICS. The BinkP port opened up and all was well... almost... With ICS not installed and running, I obviously couldn't access the Internet from any machine except the one that the DSL was on. :( Solution: Reference, "http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q231/1/62.ASP" The above URL "should" take you to the Microsoft tech support, and land you on a page about "How to Map a Port in ICS Using an .inf File". Once you are there, read the text and find the example .inf file to copy, paste and edit for your needs. I give this reference because you might need to un-block ports other than the standard 24554 for BinkP. I have a completed .inf file that I will share with anyone that wants/needs it. It simply tells ICS to not block port 24554. As always, I'll not guarantee anything to you and I'm not responsible if you use my .inf file and you have problems. You can probably do the same thing by editing the "system registry" in Windows if you are technical enough to understand and do this. Once you've created your .inf file, or acquired mine, simply right click on it and tell it to install. Restart your computer and port 24554 should be un-blocked. :) ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 11 29 Oct 2001 ================================================================= COMIX IN ASCII ================================================================= Halloween Taken from the Internet ___ \--/ .' `"-._ Since this is the time /`-' '-`\ / , `'-_.-. for goblins and bats, / \ / /`'. ,' _ | /.'|/\ /\|'.\ `-' `-. ,' ,'\\/ \/ \, ,' ee`-. Halloween spirits and / ./ ,(_ \ , ghosts and cats, (_/\\\ \__|`--' || ///\\| \ || ////||-./`-.} .--|| Weird happenings and / `-.__.-`_.-.| witches brew, | '._,-'`|___} `; / '. |/ || ,;'` | '.__,.-` || ':, These are the things | | || ,;' I wish for you: / / _,.||oOoO.,_ | | \-.O,o_O..-/ / / / \ May the only ghost | / / \ that comes to stay, | | | , | / | \ ) ( ) / Be the Holy Ghost jgs | \ ,'.(:, ),: (_.'. to guide your way. / /'.' ="`""="="=="= '. `'"---'-.__.'"""` ` "" "" `"" ,, , ,, ,\\//, .--') ,\\//, ,\\\///, ,, / / May the only spirit ,\\\///, \\\\//// ,\\//, | / you chance to meet, \\\\//// \\\/// ,\\\///, /'.\ (_.'\ \\\/// ###### \\\\//// \ / ###### ////\\\\ \\\/// '--. .---' Be the spirit of love ////\\\\ /////\\\\\###### ( " ) and warm friends sweet, /////\\\\\//////\\\\////\\\\ '-' //////\\\\\\/,///\\\/////\\\\\ _ ///////\_?_\\(_) //////\\\\\\, ( \ May the only tricks .'`---`'. _j_/////\\\\\(_) ) ) you are /.'a a \.'`---`'. jgs ( ( .-""-. A.-.A asked to do, |: ^ /.'d\ /b \ \ \/ \/ , , \ \' www |: ^ | \ \ =; t /= '._____.'\' VVV / \ |"". ',--' Be the trick '._____.' / // | || of getting /_,)) |_,)) a friend or two. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 12 29 Oct 2001 ================================================================= RECIPES ================================================================= Cannoli Pastry Recipe by Janis Kracht, 1:2320/38 (hey my maiden name was Janis Giardino ) Cannoli pastries were always served at Chrismas time and Easter time, in my family's house. They are *great* anytime you are looking for a unique dessert - pastry shells are filled with a delicious sweetened ricotta cheese filling just before serving. The ricotta filling can either be combined with chocolate chips or semi-sweet choclate shavings, and when filled, you can sprinkle the ends with chopped pistachio nuts, or candies. Make a lot of these - believe me, they will disappear quickly Cannoli Filling: 2 pounds ricotta cheese 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar 4 teaspoons vanilla 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/4 cup chopped citron candies (optional) Shells: 1 1/3 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening 1/2 teaspoon sugar 5 tablespoons white wine Place the flour in a mound on a pastry board and make a well in the center. Put the salt, shortening, sugar and wine in the well. With a fork, stir in the center and keep stirring until most of the flour is absorbed. Knead with hands until smooth. Divide the dough into two balls. Roll one ball at a time to a thickness of a noodle. Cut into 3 1/2 " squares (about 20-22 squares). Use 5" long cannoli tubes. Place the tube diagonally on the dough square and wrap around the tube, overlapping the 2 points. Moisten the point with water and press the points togehter to close the cannoli shell. Deep fat fry one or two shells at a time in 2 " of vegetable oil heated to 400 degrees, turning carefully with tongs. Fry for 30-45 seconds or until dark golden brown. Drain the fried shells, and cool on absorbent paper towels. To remove the shells from the tubes, hold the end of the tube with a pot holder and push the cannoli from the tube with a fork. Cool the tubes before wrapping again with the remaining dough. After all are cooled, store the empty shells in a tightly sealed tin container until you are ready to fill them. Combine all the ingredients for the filling and mix well for about 5 minutes. Store covered and refrigerated until ready to fill the shells. To fill the shells, spoon FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 13 29 Oct 2001 the filling into each shell with a small spoon or metal spatula. Sprinkle the ends of the filled cannoli with chopped nuts, candies, or a dusting of confectioners sugar. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 14 29 Oct 2001 ================================================================= CLEAN HUMOR & JOKES ================================================================= Dirt wdbonner@pacbell.net The scientist approached God and said, "Listen, we've decided we no longer need you. Nowadays, we can clone people, transplant hearts and do all kinds of things that were once considered miraculous." God patiently heard him out, and then said, "All right. To see whether or not you still need me, why don't we have a man-making contest?" "Okay, great!" the scientist said. "Now, we're going to do this just like I did back in the old days with Adam," God said. "That's fine," replied the scientist, and bent to scoop up a handful of dirt. "Whoa!" God said, shaking his head in disapproval. "Not so fast, pal. You get your own dirt." 8^)) ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 15 29 Oct 2001 ================================================================= TODD COCHRANE'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ================================================================= *Fidonet/BBS Software Listing's* -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- BBS Software -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- BBBS Home Page b@bbbs.net http://www.bbbs.net/ ELEBBS- The Elevator Software Productions Web Page elebbs@elebbs.com http://www.elebbs.com/ Hermes II Project (Mac) info@HermesII.org http://www.hermesii.org/ Maximus BBS Support Page (Non Official) sales@lainus.com http://www.vector11.com/maximus/ MBSE BBS Michiel Broek + development team mbroek@users.sourceforge.net http://mbse.sourceforge.net 2:2802/2 Michiel Broek. Mystic BBS http://www.mysticbbs.com/mystic/ Nexus Bulletin Board System groberts@nexusbbs.net http://www.nexusbbs.net/ Proboard Telegrafix Communications Inc. info@telegrafix.com 540-678-4050 http://www.telegrafix.com RemoteAccess Central Bruce Morse bfmorse@rapro.com http://www.rapro.com/ Searchlight Telegrafix Communications Inc. info@telegrafix.com 540-678-4050 http://www.telegrafix.com Spitfire BBS FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 16 29 Oct 2001 Buffalo Creek Software MDWoltz@AOL.COM http://www.angelfire.com/ia/buffalo/index.html Synchronet BBS sysop@vert.synchro.net http://www.synchro.net Telegard BBS support@telegard.net http://www.telegard.net/ Wildcat Interactive Net Server (BBS) Santronics Inc. sales@santronics.com (305)248-3204 http://www.santronics.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Door Software -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Bentstone Capabilities Group info@stonebenders.com http://www.srupc.com/mall Jibben Software scott@jibben.com http://www.jibbensoftware.com/ JNS Software Door Games Rusty Johnson rustyjohnson57@hotmail.com 304-733-0113 http://www.geocities.com/jnssoftware/ Legend Of The Red Dragon Reborn (L.O.R.D.) http://www.lordlegacy.org/ PC Pursuits brucep@pop.kis.net (301)240-6653 http://www.pcpursuits.com/products.htm S and T Software Mark Bappe mark.bappe@bozax.iainc.net (770)788-6843 http://bozax.iainc.net/public/ Shinning Star BBS Doors nannette@shiningstar.net http://www.shiningstar.net/bbsdoors/ Sunrise Door Software Al Lawerence al@sunrisedoors.com FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 17 29 Oct 2001 (404)256-9518 http://www.sunrisedoors.com/ The Brainex System info@brainex.com http://www.brainex.com/brainex_system/ Trade Wars Door Game jpritch@eisonline.com http://www.eisonline.com/tradewars/ 1:299/110 Vagabond Software Bryan Turner vagabond@darktech.org http://vagabond.virtualave.net/ 1:124/7013 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Mail Tossers -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- FMail Support wijnstra@fmail.nl.eu.org http://fmail.nl.eu.org/ 2:280/1076 Squish Tosser http://www.lanius.com/squish.htm -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Mailer Software -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- FrontDoor, FrontDoor APX, Mailer/Point Software Definite Solutions sales@defsol.se http://www.defsol.se/ BeeMail Home Page http://beemail.gexonline.net Stephen Proffit 1:211/405 BinkleyTerm XE Frontend Mailer Software http://btxe.sourceforge.net/ Plantinum Express for Wildcat Santronics Inc. sales@santronics.com (305)248-3204 http://www.santronics.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Fidonet via Internet Software -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Argus RITLABS FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 18 29 Oct 2001 argus@ritlabs.com 373-2-246889 http://www.ritlabs.com/argus/ 2:469/84 BinkD maloff@corbina.net http://2f.ru/binkd/ Fidogate Martin_Junius@m-j-s.net http://www.fidogate.org/ Fidonet to Internet Mailer Bo Bendtsen sales@terminate.com http://www.terminate.com/fido2int.htm GiGo Software http://www.gigo.com/ Internet Rex cruden@cs.ualberta.ca http://plaza.v-wave.com/InternetRex/ Tmail (Russian /w English DL) http://www.tmail.spb.ru/index-19.htm TransX Multiboard Communications Inc. support@multiboard.com http://www.multiboard.com/software/transx.html 1:2401/305 TransNet transnet@ressl.com.ar http://www.ressl.com.ar/transnet/ Watergate ramon@sbbs.se http://www2.sbbs.se/hp/ramon/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Point Software -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Definite Solutions FrontDoor APX http://www.defsol.se/ JetSys - Home of JetMail, JetStat and other Atari Fidonet utilities http://www.jetsys.de/ APoint http://www.apoint.websale.net/index.htm (Author) http://www.apoint-mail.de (Co-Author) CrossPoint ("Original" version) FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 19 29 Oct 2001 http://www.crosspoint.de http://www.apoint-mail.de CrossPoint (OpenXP Projekt) http://www.openxp.com (English) http://www.openxp.de (German) CrossPoint (XP2 Team) http://www.xp2.de WinPoint95 http://www.schenksmir.de/wp/english The OpenXP CrossPoint Projekt http://www.happyarts.de/xp Terminate Terminal http://www.terminate.com PPoint-FTS compatible E-Mail System http://www.alcuf.ca/ppoint.htm -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Other Software, Utillities and such -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- F-Prot Anti-Virus Home Page http://www.complex.is/cgi-bin/home_pager BGFAX Home Page http://blkbox.com/~bgfax/ SIO, Vmodem for OS/2 http://www.gwinn.com NetModem for Windows http://www.allensoftware.com Com/IP Region 11: http://www.vector11.com/region11/ Net 2410: http://www.vector11.com/net2410/ Region 13: http://www.ispaceonline.org/region13/ Net 109: http://www.thelitterbox.net/fido/net109/ Net 261: http://www.baltimorepress.com/~net261/ Net 275: http://www.ispaceonline.org/net275/ Net 267: http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/net267/ Net 275: http://www.ispaceonline.org/net275/ Region 14: http://www.ouijabrd.com/region14 Net 282: http://www.rxn.com/~net282/ Region 15: Region 16: Region 17: http://www.region17.net Net 140: http://www.nwstar.com/~net140 Region 18: http://techshop.pdn.net/fido/ Region 19: http://bise.tzo.com/r19 FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 22 29 Oct 2001 Net 124: http://www.DallasInet.com/net124/ http://texoma.net/~flv Net 393: http://www.chatter.com/~wb/ Zone 2: http://www.z2.fidonet.org Region 20: http://www.fidonet.pp.se (in Swedish) Region 23: http://www.fido.dk (in Danish) Region 24: http://www.swb.de/personal/flop/gatebau.html (German) http://www.was-ist-fido.de/ Fido-IP: http://home.nrh.de/fido/ (English/German) Region 25: 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 34: http://www.pobox.com/cnb/r34.htm (Spanish) REC34: http://www.fidospain.org 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.nordnet.ru/ Net 5030: http://kenga.ru/fido/ (Russian & English) ?? Net 5049: http://www.n5049.z2.fidonet.org (English/Russian) Net 5074: http://www.n5074.z2.fidonet.net ?? 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://r65.yeah.net http://www.cfido.com (Chinese) Fidonet Via Internet Hubs a @ preceding an individual's name implies a virtual email address. The email is translated as follows firstname.lastname@osirusoft.com will automatically route to the appropriate individual's email. Anyone in this list will also receive routed notice of this feature. v-email flag firstname.lastname@osirusoft.com FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 23 29 Oct 2001 | 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 18/500 @ Ross Cassell | FTP, BinkP |128K+,!| n/c 103/5 @ Mark Luetger | BinkP | CABLE | n/c 103/301 @ Joe Jared | BinkP,FTP,NFS | 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 @ Steve Loupe | BinkP, FTP | 128k | ??? 106/2000 | Bob Juge | BinkP VMoT FTP TX| ??? | n/c 106/6018 | Lawrence Garvin | FTP, VMoT | aDSL,60| n/c 107/453 @ Jeffrey Estevez| FTP,BinkP,VMoT,UUE| 56k,60| $10 mo. 134/11 @ Michael Grant | FTP, BinkP, VMoT UUE, IFCICO,TransX aDSL, 60 | n/c 138/146 | Marc Blakely | BinkP,FTP | ??? | n/c 140/1 @ Bob Seaborn | FTP,BinkP | T3,30 | $5/$16 142/906 | Chris Griffin | BinkP | ??? | n/c 150/220 | Dave Nemeth | UUE | ??? | n/c 153/7715 | Dallas Hinton | BinkD, FTP | CABLE | ??? 167/133 | Stephen Monteith | BinkP | 128k+ | n/c 167/166 | Jesse Dooling | POP? UUE TX FTP| ??? | n/c 218/109 @ Matt Munson | BinkP,UUE,TX | 33.6k | n/c 220/10 | groberts@nexusbbs.net |BinkP,FTP,UUE|1.5M+ | n/c 229/1 | Phil Simpson | BinkP UUE FTP | ??? | n/c 229/2000 | Robert Couture |BinkP FTP UUE TX| ??? | 229/622 | Dave Hamilton | BinkP | ??? | n/c 249/116 | Carl Austin Bennett | FTP, UUE |ADSL,60 | n/c 250/98 | Darin McBride | BinkP FTP TX | ??? | n/c 250/99 | Brent McLaren | FTP BinkP | ??? | n/c 250/102 | Darin McBride | BinkP FTP | ??? | n/c 267/169 | Philip Lozier | FTP TX | ??? | n/c 261/1380 | Joe Davis | UUE TX | ??? | n/c 280/169 | Brian Greenstreet | FTP | 33.6 | $2mo. 297/11 | Michael McCabe | TX | ??? | n/c 323/120 | Craig Healy | VMoT FTP | ??? | n/c 342/3 @ Richard Dodsworth | BinkP,FTP | 128K+ | n/c 360/5 | Bennie Hutto | FTP VMoT | aDSL | n/c 395/670 | Arthur Stark | BinkD,FTP | CABLE | n/c 379/1 @ Dale Ross | FTP, BinkP,UUE | 256K+,! n/c 379/1200 | Chris Cranford | BinkP FTP TX | ??? | n/c 393/9005 | Steve Quarrella |BinkP TX UUE VMoT| ??? | n/c 395/670 | Arthur Stark | BinkP VMoT FTP | ??? | n/c 396/45 | Marc Lewis | UUE | 33.6 | $26/yr 396/48 | Ben Ritchey | UUE:BFDS? | 33.6k | n/c 2215/300 | Dennis Haddox | UUE,TX | CABLE | n/c 2320/38 | Janis Kracht | BinkP FTP | ??? | n/c 2410/400 | Gary Gilmore | FTP BinkP | 384K,60| n/c 2410/213 | Kevin Bentz | FTP, BinkP, UUE| Cable | n/c 2604/104 @ Jim Mclaughlin | FTP,VMoT,UUE | 33.6 | $1mo 2624/306 | David Calafrancesco | VMoT | 33.6 | n/c 3613/1275 | @ jyates@bsdi.ldl.net | UUE,FTP | 28.8 | n/c FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 24 29 Oct 2001 3407/4 | Robert Todd |FTP,VMoT,UUE,BinkP | 57.6k | n/c 3632/84 | Robert Todd |FTP,VMoT,UUE,BinkP | 57.6k | n/c 3830/5 | Jeff Schrunk |BinkP FTP TX UUE| ??? | n/c 3830/10 | Matt Bedynek |FTP, BinkD | OC3 n/c -------------------------------------------------------------- Zone 2 | 20/11 | Henrik Lindhe | BinkP | ??? | n/c 22/222 | Kim Heino | BinkP | ??? | n/c 28/1 | Lody Caenen | BinkP FTP | ??? | n/c 31/1 | Gabriel Plutzar | BinkP | T1+ | n/c 37/37 | Gabor Z. Papp | BinkP | ??? | n/c 47/999 | Andrej Kirejev | BinkP,ifcico | ??? | n/c 201/329 | Mats Wallin | VMoT TX | ??? | n/c 201/505 | Goran Eriksson | BinkP | ??? | n/c 203/600 | Mikael Karlsson | UUE | 64k | n/c 211/37 | Torbjorn Mohn | BinkP | 8/2mb | n/c 221/360 @ Tommi Koivula | BinkP,UUE | ??? | n/c 236/205 @ Michael Kaaber | BinkP | ??? | n/c 240/6298 | Steve Tell | BinkP UUE | ??? | n/c 246/2098 | Volker Imre | BinkP | ??? | n/c 252/110 | David Rance | UUE | ??? | n/c 255/90 | Simon Avery | UUE | ??? | n/c 263/950 | Sean Rima | TX UUE | ??? | n/c 280/1027 | Lukas de Groen | BinkP FTP | ??? | n/c 280/1601 @ Jeroen VanDeLeur | FTP,UUE | 64k | n/c 280/4312 | Jos Huijnen | BinkP ifcico UUE TX| ??? | n/c 280/5003 | Kees van Eeten | BinkP ifcico | ??? | n/c 292/620 | Eddy Missoul | VMoT, UUE,BinkP| 64k | n/c 292/624 | Steven Leeman | UUE | 64k | n/c 292/854 | Ward Dossche | BinkP UUE TX | ??? | n/c 292/907 | Bart Verhaeghe | BinkP,VMoT,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 333/0 | M Gianformaggio | BinkP | ??? | n/c 335/534 @ Mario Mure | BinkP,VMot,UUE | 64k | n/c 335/610 | Gino Lucrezi | UUE | 33.6 | n/c 341/14 | Rafael Suarez | BinkP VMoT | ??? | n/c 341/51 | Jose.Maria Tejada | VMoT | | 341/66 | Angel Ripoll | VMoT | | 343/168 | Jose Casanova | VMoT | | 344/201 | Julio Garcia | BinkP | ??? | n/c 346/3 @ Carlos Navarro | UUE | ??? | n/c 347/1 | Javi Polo | UUE | | 348/105 | Alejandro Estraviz| BinkP UUE | | 382/100 | Sinisa Burina | BinkP,ifcico | ??? | n/c 400/555 | Ofir Michaeli | BinkP,ifcico | ??? | n/c 400/557 | Marius Kaizerman | BinkP,ifcico | ??? | n/c 400/558 | Vlad Hrusca | BinkP,ifcico | ??? | n/c 406/555 | Ofir Michaeli & | BinkP | ??? | n/c 406/555 | Marius Kaizerman | BinkP | ??? | n/c 423/81 | Milos Bajer | BinkP | ??? | n/c 461/256 | Andrew Rutkas | BinkP | ??? | n/c 461/640 | Alex Semenyaka |BinkP ifcico UUE| ??? | n/c 465/204 | Va Milushnikov | BinkP | 33.6k | n/c 469/84 | Max Masyutin | VMoT | 256k | n/c FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 25 29 Oct 2001 469/128 | Oleg Vasenyoff | BinkP,ifcico | ??? | n/c 480/112 | Adam Sarapata| FTP, VMoT, UUE,BinkP| 128k | n/c 550/4077 | Serguei Trouchelle| UUE | ----- | n/c 2410/201 | Karsten Ebeling | BinkP UUE | ??? | n/c 2411/413 @ Dennis Dittrich | UUE,BinkP | 64k | n/c 2432/200 | Sven Dueker | BinkP TX UUE | ??? | n/c 2446/301 @ Lothar Behet | BinkP,VMoT,UUE,FTP | 64K | n/c 2474/275 | Christian Emig | UUE | 64k | unkn 2487/3000 | Steffen Gross | BinkP | ??? | n/c 3830/10 | Matt Bedynek | FTP, BinkP | 100Mb | n/c 5002/5002 | Victor Belyakov | BinkP | ??? | n/c 5014/4 | Alex Bagmanov | BinkP,ifcico | ??? | n/c 5020/52 | Peter Didenko | BinkP | ??? | n/c 5020/54 | Serge Wizgounoff | BinkP,ifcico | ??? | n/c 5020/69 | B Chernivetsky | BinkP | ??? | n/c 5020/238 | Sergey Gubanov | BinkP | ??? | n/c 5030/115 | Andrey Podkolzin | BinkP | ??? | n/c 5030/1251 | K Stepanekov | UUE | ??? | n/c 5100/8 | Egons Bush | BinkP | ??? | n/c 5020/1159 | Gennady Kudryashoff | UUE | 33.6 | n/c 5049/12 | Amir Shabashvili | BinkP | ??? | n/c 5054/3 | Andrew Popov | BinkP | ??? | n/c 5080/80 | Eugene Zorin | BinkP,ifcico | ??? | n/c 5083/21 | Alexander Uskov | BinkP,ifcico | ??? | n/c 5090/2 | Andrew Titov | BinkP | ??? | n/c 5100/8 | Egons Bush | BinkP | ??? | 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 712/311 | Bob James | TX | ??? | n/c 774/605 @ Barry Blackford|BinkP,VMoT:10023,ifcico,FTP |33.6| n/c -------------------------------------------------------------- Zone 4 801/161 @ Renato Zambon | UUE | 33.6 |n/c 902/18 | Javier Tejedor | UUE | 33,6 | n/c -------------------------------------------------------------- Zone 6 65/3000 | Lawrence Fan | UUE | 33600 | free 653/1009 | Maorong Chen | UUE | ??? | free 654/0 | Bin Li | UUE,BinkP | 33600 | free 654/1501 | Lawrence Fan | UUE,BinkP | 28800 | free -- * FTP = Internet File Transfer Protocol * VMoT = Virtual Mailer over Telnet (various) * UUE = uuencode<->email type transfers * BinkP = front end mailer for TCPIP networks * TX = TransX * NFS = Linux Networking * ifcico = ifcico-compatible virtual mailer ---------------------------------------------- Fidonet oriented news servers news.osirusoft.com news.tardis.net FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 26 29 Oct 2001 Fidonet oriented chat rooms. room #fidonet 5PM (PDT 11AM GMT) Sundays irc.osirusoft.com (Peers wanted) ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 27 29 Oct 2001 ================================================================= SPECIAL INTEREST ================================================================= The Story of Halloween From Frank Vest Taken from the Internet http://www.holidays.net/halloween/story.htm Halloween is one of the oldest holidays with origins going back thousands of years. The holiday we know as Halloween has had many influences from many cultures over the centuries. From the Roman's Pomona Day, to the Celtic festival of Samhain, to the Christian holidays of All Saints and All Souls Days. Hundreds of years ago in what is now Great Britain and Northern France, lived the Celts. The Celts worshipped nature and had many gods, with the sun god as their favorite. It was "he" who commanded their work and their rest times, and who made the earth beautiful and the crops grow. The Celts celebrated their New Year on November 1st. It was celebrated every year with a festival and marked the end of the "season of the sun" and the beginning of "the season of darkness and cold." On October 31st after the crops were all harvested and stored for the long winter the cooking fires in the homes would be extinguished. The Druids, the Celtic priests, would meet in the hilltop in the dark oak forest (oak trees were considered sacred). The Druids would light new fires and offer sacrifices of crops and animals. As they danced around the fires, the season of the sun passed and the season of darkness would begin. When the morning arrived the Druids would give an ember from their fires to each family who would then take them home to start new cooking fires. These fires would keep the homes warm and free from evil spirits. The November 1st festival was called Samhain (pronounced "sow-en"). The festival would last for 3 days. Many people would parade in costumes made from the skins and heads of their animals. This festival would become the first Halloween. During the first century the Romans invaded Britain. They brought with them many of their festivals and customs. One of these was the festival know as Pomona Day, named for their goddess of fruits and gardens. It was also celebrated around the 1st of November. After hundreds of years of Roman rule the customs of the Celtic's Samhain festival and the Roman Pomona Day mixed becoming 1 major fall holiday. The next influence came with the spread of the new Christian religion throughout Europe and Britain. In the year 835 AD the Roman Catholic Church would make November 1st a church holiday to honor all the saints. This day was called All Saint's Day, or Hallowmas, or All Hallows. Years later the Church would make November 2nd a holy day. It FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 28 29 Oct 2001 was called All Souls Day and was to honor the dead. It was celebrated with big bonfires, parades, and people dressing up as saints, angels and devils. But the spread of Christianity did not make people forget their early customs. On the eve of All Hallows, Oct. 31, people continued to celebrate the festivals of Samhain and Pomona Day. Over the years the customs from all these holidays mixed. October 31st became known as All Hallow Even, eventually All Hallow's Eve, Hallowe'en, and then - Halloween. The Halloween we celebrate today includes all of these influences, Pomona Day's apples, nuts, and harvest, the Festival of Samhain's black cats, magic, evil spirits and death, and the ghosts, skeletons and skulls from All Saint's Day and All Soul's Day. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 29 29 Oct 2001 ================================================================= FIDONEWS INFORMATION ================================================================= How to Submit an Article If you wish to submit an article for inclusion in the Fidonews, here are the -=_guidelines_=-: No more than 70 characters per line. This includes spaces. No right or left margins. Plain ASCII text _only_. Good rule is: If you can't type it on a plain typewriter, don't use it. Put a title to the article and your name. Note: Put the title in two times. 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Administrative overhead = 1317 ( 11.89 %) PRIVATE NODES overhead = 863 ( 7.79 %) Baud Rate Summary (or, BPS, for the die-hard technocrats): 9600 = 9503 ( 85.82 %) (HST's = 204 or 2.15 % of the 9600 baud modems.) (CSP's = 2 or 0.02 % of the 9600 baud modems.) (PEP's = 16 or 0.17 % " " " " ) (MAX's = 0 or 0.00 % " " " " ) (HAY's = 3 or 0.03 % " " " " ) (V32's = 5380 or 56.61 % " " " " ) (V32B's = 672 or 7.07 % " " " " ) (V42's = 5114 or 53.81 % " " " " ) (V42B's = 717 or 7.54 % " " " " ) 2400 = 114 ( 1.03 %) 1200 = 8 ( 0.07 %) 300 = 485 ( 4.38 %) ---------------------------------------------------------- F_Req Flag Applicable Software Number of Systems FIDONEWS 18-44 Page 32 29 Oct 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------- XA Frontdoor <1.99b 4293 Frontdoor 2.02+ Dutchie 2.90c Binkleyterm >2.1 D'Bridge <1.3 TIMS -------------------------------------- XB Binkleyterm 2.0 10 Dutchie 2.90b -------------------------------------- XC Opus 1.1 12 -------------------------------------- XP Seadog 7 -------------------------------------- XR Opus 1.03 79 -------------------------------------- XW Fido >12M 415 Tabby -------------------------------------- XX D'Bridge 1.30 4719 Frontdoor 1.99b,2.01 -------------------------------------- CrashMail capable = 3984 ( 35.98 %) MailOnly Nodes = 5727 ( 51.72 %) Listed-Only Nodes = 842 ( 7.60 %) -----------------------------------------------------------------