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Editor in Chief: Vince Perriello
Editors Emeritii: Dale Lovell
Thom Henderson
Chief Procrastinator Emeritus: Tom Jennings
FidoNews is published weekly by the International FidoNet
Association as its official newsletter. You are encouraged to
submit articles for publication in FidoNews. Article submission
standards are contained in the file ARTSPEC.DOC, available from
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Copyright 1989 by the International FidoNet Association. All
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Fido and FidoNet are registered trademarks of Tom Jennings of
Fido Software, 164 Shipley Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94107 and
are used with permission.
We don't necessarily agree with the contents of every article
published here. Most of these materials are unsolicited. No
article submitted by a FidoNet SysOp will be rejected if it is
properly attributed and legally acceptable. We will publish
every responsible submission received.
Table of Contents
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
A Final Word on IFNA Voting .............................. 1
HST (DS) Setup Notes ..................................... 3
IFNA Bylaws and Rules Committee Report ................... 9
IFNA/FidoNet Bylaws Proposal Draft ....................... 11
IFNA/FidoNet Policy Appendix Format ...................... 20
IFNA/FidoNet Policy Proposal Draft ....................... 23
A Visit From My Daisy Maid ............................... 31
2. LATEST VERSIONS .......................................... 33
Latest Software Versions ................................. 33
3. NOTICES .................................................. 36
And more!
FidoNews 6-47 Page 1 20 Nov 1989
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ARTICLES
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A Final Word on IFNA Voting
Phil Buonomo, 1:107/583@FidoNet
520/583@AlterNet
9:807/1@PNet
1-201-935-1485@NJBell
Well, it all comes down to this.
Six months ago, I was tired of hearing/reading about the abuses
of some misguided *C's. While the great majority of them were
good folks, we had no guarantees that the nodes would have their
say under Policy 4. That's when I had the idea of instilling
democracy through the legitimacy of IFNA. I campaigned for
director seats, went to FidoCon, and forced the issue. What we
came out with was a network wide election to determine the
legitimacy of IFNA.
Quite simply, if this vote fails, if less than 50% of the
network votes FOR IFNA, I don't believe we'll see democracy in
FidoNet at all. All other major proposals to replace Policy 4
are based on a vote of the *C structure, not on a vote of the
nodes like the IFNA vote. That means that any new policies will
be decided by the people that're going to lose their guaranteed
positions under any new policies. This vote decides policies by
YOUR vote. But if it fails, the sysops have only themselves to
blame. IFNA will dissolve and FidoNet will be back at Policy 4,
with the *C's holding all the cards again. Frankly, I'm
satisfied that we had the election. In my opinion, no one will
be able to say that FidoNet "never had" a chance at democracy
again.
If you haven't voted yet, I urge you to read thru the draft
policy and bylaws published in this issue (if all goes well...).
The new IFNA calls for network wide votes for the Board of
Directors. It guarantees seats on the board for zones outside
the US, and gives a minimum of 2 seats out of 8 to SOMEONE other
than the north americans. It gives any zone a maximum of three
seats, so that the masses may also be represented. It calls for
election of *C members all the way up to the ZC, and since YOU
elect the BoD, you in essence elect the IC, as well.
Most importantly, the draft policy eliminates the "excessively
annoying" clause that's been such a thorn in the side of FidoNet
for so many years. Non-technical policy complaints would be a
thing of the past. If you can send/receive mail during ZMH, and
don't interfere with the technical operations of others, you're
in. And if you're in the nodelist, you're a full voting member
of IFNA.
FidoNews 6-47 Page 2 20 Nov 1989
Some people have said that this was all a "power grab", that we
intend to dictate to FidoNet what it can/cannot do. To them I
ask, if that were so, why are we holding a network wide
election, something Policy 4 and the *C's never did? Why is the
entire BoD going to be reseated by next FidoCon? Why are we
giving the sysops of FidoNet a chance to vote on accepting or
rejecting the proposed policy and bylaws. Some might think that
those types are interested in maintaining the power of the *C's,
but thats for others to decide.
As for the *C's let me say one thing. I've had my doubts about
some of them in the past, but most have conducted this election
in the spirit in which it was intended. Only one case of
'election rigging' has reached the election committee, and the
NC who violated that trust we spoke so much about in September
is no longer in FidoNet. I think that speaks a lot about the
*C's in general, that they are willing to police themselves when
necessary. I would like to thank the *C structure and Matt
Whelan and Steve Bonine especially, for carrying out this
election. Unless there's massive reports of voter fraud at the
last minute, I feel they've done a great job.
As a last word, I would just ask that if you haven't voted yet,
that you please do so. It would be nice if we could show the
world that when it counts, sysops are NOT apathetic. This
election could become a shining example of what people can do
when they put their minds to it.
Let's tear down that "Berlin Wall". Let's have a democratic
IFNA.
Thank you for your time.
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FidoNews 6-47 Page 3 20 Nov 1989
Jim King & John Souvestre
FidoNet 1:396/1.3 & 396/1.0
HST (DS) Setup Notes
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November 12, 1989
This note describes how to set up the U S Robotics Courier HST
(14.4K bps), or HST Dual Standard, modem and various IBM-type PC
communications programs and FOSSILs, including:
BinkleyTerm 2.30
BNU 1.70
DSZ 10/24/89
Opus 1.03b
OpusComm 5.31
ProComm Plus 1.1b
QModem 4.1b
X00 1.20c
The first section has some miscellaneous information about
running a high speed modem. The next section covers the setup
for the HST itself. The remaining sections cover the various
communications programs and FOSSILs.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or setup information for
other programs, please contact us on the New Orleans Tech BBS,
FidoNet 1:396/1, 504-885-5928. On this board you will also find
a current version of this file under the name HST_SET.ZIP.
================================================================
General Notes on High Speed Modems
------------------------------------
The RS-232C cable connecting the modem to the computer's serial
port should have at least the following pins connected: 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 20. Get an Ohm Meter, Multimeter, or
other form of continuity tester and check your cable. Some
connectors have pins which are looped back, and are not
connected to the connector at the other end of the cable.
To get the "most" out of your HST you will have to set the
computer-to-modem speed higher than the modem-to-modem speed.
This is called "locking" the serial port, since it won't be
operating at the same speed as the modem itself is. Why is this
necessary?
FidoNews 6-47 Page 4 20 Nov 1989
For a few reasons: Most computer serial ports don't operate at
14400 bps, the basic speed of the HST. Thus the computer has to
operate at a higher speed. Because of this, however, the
computer and the modem have to be able to "handshake" to prevent
overrun, and loss of data. Hardware handshaking, using the RTS
and CTS lines (in the cable mentioned above) does the job.
Avoid software handshaking, as it is protocol sensitive.
Another reason is that the HST does not need to send the start
and stops bit which make up part of the the asynchronous data
from/to the computer. This means that for every 10 bits of
computer-to-modem data, there is only 8 bits of modem-to-modem
data.
Given that each of these represents one character, the cps
(characters per second) rating of both links is the same. When
talking about bps (bits per second) however, this means that the
computer-to-modem link needs to be 25% faster to keep up with
the modem-to-modem link, even though both are at the same cps
rate!
Now you can see how it is possible to get more that 100%
throughput with an HST. Now let's talk about data compression.
This adds about 5% overhead to the data you are sending. So, if
the data is already compressed, with PKZip for example, then you
will probably just end up losing the 5%. If you are sending
ASCII text however, the HST's compression will buy you about
50-100% improvement.
The HST allows you to set up compression in one of 3 ways:
Always on, always off, and do what the other end wants. In
general, the calling modem should be set to match the type of
transfers it expects to be doing. The answering modem should
allow the caller to choose whether he wants compression or not.
Transfers using compression, at 14400 bps, should generally lock
the serial port at 38400 bps. 19200 bps probably won't be fast
enough to allow the modem to run at full speed, depending on the
type of file being compressed.
In general, unless you expect to be doing lots of transfers
using compression, it is our opinion that locking the serial
port at 19200 bps is a better way to go. It is less demanding
of the computer, thus reducing the changes of losing data in
marginal cases. For transferring previously compressed data,
where the modem is not doing the compression, 19200 bps will
suffice, as the maximum rate you will be able to achieve will
approximately 1650 cps, or 16500 bps on the computer-to-modem
link. [Note: 1650 cps is 14400 bps, plus 25% due to start/stop
bit stripping, minus about 8% for modem-to-modem overhead.]
FidoNews 6-47 Page 5 20 Nov 1989
For the rest of this note we will assume that you want to lock
the serial port at 19200 bps. If you want to lock at 38400 bps
instead, just change the "19200"s to "38400"s.
Some communications programs and most FOSSILs allow you to
specify the size of the receive and/or transmit buffers. The
best size will depend on many factors, and may require a bit of
testing on your part. For starters however, we recommend that
you make the transmit buffer 1K and the receiver buffer 2K. If
you are running under a multi-tasking operating system then you
might want to start with both set to 4K.
One thing that you will notice when running a high speed modem
is that all file protocols are not created equal! Protocols
which require an "Ack" for every block sent do not perform well.
Thus you will want to avoid XModem, for example. YModem does
better because it uses a larger block size.
Streaming protocols, such as ZModem, work fine. However, avoid
protocols like YModem-G, which use error detection, but no error
recovery, simply aborting the transfer upon an error. Although
the modem-to-modem transfer is guaranteed by a 16 bit CRC used
by the modems themselves, errors can still occur between the
computer and the modem at either end. In some situations it is
not uncommon to lose an occasional character (see below). It is
not worth this chance for a less than 1% speed advantage.
We highly recommend replacing the serial interface chip (UART),
a 8250 or 16450, with a 16550a. This chip contains a 16
character FIFO, as opposed to a double buffer. If your
communications program makes use of the FIFO, it will allow you
longer interrupt latency and/or less interrupt overhead.
Various manufacturers make versions of the 16550a. National
Semiconductor was the first. Their full part number for the
40-pin DIP is NS16550AN.
In all the cases that follow we recommend installing a 16550a.
In some of the cases alternatives are also presented.
Some computers (particularly 4.77 MHz, 8088 machines) are not
fast enough to support 19200 or 38400 bps. If you have this
type of computer, you can use 9600 bps instead, but this will
not give you the HST's full speed.
Certain disk controllers, with 1:1 track buffers, can cause
problems. Perstor disk controllers can also cause problems. We
understand that Perstor has a BIOS upgrade which helps.
If you are running a program that makes heavy use of extended
memory, like a RAM Disk or a Cache, you may lose characters.
This is mainly a problem on 286 machines. With some programs,
like VDisk, reducing the sector size and/or the number of
sectors transferred at a time will help.
FidoNews 6-47 Page 6 20 Nov 1989
Certain TSRs interfere with communications programs. If you
find that you are having trouble, one thing that you should try
is to reboot with only the bare essentials in your Config.Sys
and AutoExec.Bat. If this makes a difference, then you get to
play detective.
If you are running DesqView with EEMS or EMS 4.0 memory which
only has only 1 (or no) alternate map register then you should
run the communications program in window #1. Newer AST memory
boards have multiple registers. On 386s, using QEMM, you can
specify how many registers to provide (default is 8).
Under OS/2, running a communications program in the DOS
compatibility box at 9600 bps or above, you will probably lose
characters, unless you have a 16550a and a program that makes
use of it. All of the communications programs and FOSSILs
described in this note will work fine except for ProComm Plus.
Or, you could always get a communications program written for
OS/2.
At the end of this note there is a list of some distributors who
sell the 16550a.
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Setup for U S Robotics Courier HST (DS)
-----------------------------------------
First, check to make sure that you have current ROMs. Use the
I7 command. Compare the version and release dates with these:
Supervisor date 08/25/89 or 09/29/89
Supervisor rev 1.1 or 1.2
IOP date 12/19/88 or 05/17/89 / 08/08/89 / 09/20/89
IOP rev 1.0 or 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2
DSP date 09/18/89
DSP rev 2
If any of your ROMs are older, call USR's tech support at
1-800-982-5151 and get current versions. USR claims that both
versions of the Supervisor, and all four versions of the IOP are
functionally equivalent. If you find that you are having
problems connecting with "low cost" 2400 bps modems, make sure
that you have the current ROMs, especially the DSP!
Also, if you have an old manual, be sure to get the April 1989
Addendum. The DIP switch setting supplement is not very
accurate, however.
FidoNews 6-47 Page 7 20 Nov 1989
Check the DIP Switches at the rear of the HST. Please note that
USR has changed the factory default settings, so check them all:
1 - Up [Necessary - Data Terminal Ready follows pin 20]
2 - Up [Probably - Most programs use the verbal codes]
3 - Down [Probably - Enables result codes]
4 - Up [Your choice - Local Echo, confuses some prog's]
5 - Down [Probably - Auto Answer disabled]
6 - Up [Necessary - Carrier Detect follows signal]
7 - Up [Probably - Both originate and answer results]
8 - Down [Necessary - Enables command mode]
9 - Down [Probably - Escape code maintains connection]
10 - Up [Necessary - Power up to NRAM settings]
11 - Up [Probably - Normal, see manual]
Note: We consider it bad form for a communications program to
expect the modem to auto-answer the phone. This allows a modem
to continue answering the phone after the program has crashed.
Certainly, any program which demands this anyway should make it
part of its modem init string, and not expect the modem to
power-up in that mode.
The following assumes a locked line rate between the computer
and the modem. Also, the settings favor dialing out and
transferring previously compressed data, because this is the
most common case and because a BBS can take care of any
differences in its modem init string.
Start by setting your communications program to 19200 bps, N81
(no parity, 8 bits per character, 1 stop bit). Reset the HST to
factory defaults (&F command), then change the following:
S7=50 [Optional - Longer for international calls]
S10=10 [Recommended - Helps with line dropouts]
S11=50 [Optional - Increase dialing speed, test to see
how fast your exchange will allow it]
S15=8 [Optional - Reduce Tx buffer for non-ARQ connect]
S19=5 [Optional - Set inactivity timer]
B1 [Recommended - DS only - Try for HST connect
1st, if fails will try for V.32 connect]
T [Optional - Touch-tone dialing]
X7 [Necessary - X6 gives false "voice" sometimes]
&A2 [Recommended - Unless it confuses your software]
&B1 [Necessary - Locked computer-to-modem line rate]
&H1 [Necessary - Hardware flow control for transmit]
&K0 [Optional - No compression, or use &K1 for auto]
&R2 [Necessary - Hardware flow control for receive]
&S1 [Necessary - Modem controls DSR]
Finally, save the new settings (&W command).
FidoNews 6-47 Page 8 20 Nov 1989
In the modem strings which follow, drop the B0/B1 if you are not
using a DS.
[The second half of this article will be in the next issue]
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FidoNews 6-47 Page 9 20 Nov 1989
John Roberts
FidoNet 1:385/49
We've had some very good response to the IFNA Bylaws and
IFNA/FidoNet Policy drafts so far, and I want to thank everyone
who has contributed with their comments and observations so far.
Once again with Vince's help, the current versions of both
proposals should appear in this issue of FidoNews. Changed
paragraphs in both documents are annotated by a "|" character in
the second column for clarity.
If you'd like to request copies of the current version of these
drafts, they're available as I_POLICY.ARC and I_BYLAWS.ARC from
1:385/49 (XP/9600/HST/V32) and should also be available for
request from 1:104/424 (XA/2400) and 1:107/583 (XP/9600/HST/V32)
as well.
Also, after the drafts you should find the general format for
submission of proposed appendices. This information may be
requested from 1:385/49 as I_POLAPP.FMT.
And finally, it's certainly not too late for changes. We're all
still listening!
You may well notice that I said "the current version" above.
That's because these are both Draft documents at this time, and
while I feel they're pretty solid overall, it's quite likely that
there will be further changes before the due date for the final
proposals to be submitted for vote.
The point is that they're not carved in stone, and it's
absolutely not too late for you to be heard if there's something
you feel strongly about. As a matter of fact, I'd sincerely like
to hear your opinions. If you're not interested in establishing
a link to the IFNA_POL conference, by all means send me netmail.
While I can't promise a personal reply to each and every message
that comes in, I will promise to make sure that your opinions go
before the committee for consideration.
The IFNA_POL conference itself is still active and available for
your comments and discussion, and will remain so as long as
necessary. The primary EchoMail link for the conference is Fabian
Gordon at 1:107/323, and it's available in GroupMail format from
both myself at 1:385/49 and Phil Buonomo at 1:107/583.
Getting back to the documents themselves, in particular the
Policy document, you'll notice that a lot of things simply aren't
covered. This is the way it was designed. We've put into the
basic policy only the things that we feel are absolutely
necessary to the operation of the network. The idea is that you,
the "grunt sysop" (hasn't anyone got a better term for that?),
FidoNews 6-47 Page 10 20 Nov 1989
are the one who should make the decisions on the details of how
you want your network to operate, and that you should have a vote
on each and every item that affects your operation within the
network.
Thus the modular approach. Details such as geographic
boundaries, selection of coordinators, complaint and grievance
procedures and other such things that have historically been such
large points of contention will be added to the basic document as
Appendices. Each of these will be voted on separately to and
independent of the basic policy and each other, and there may
well be more than one choice for each major issue on the ballot
along with "none of the above", which will also be a valid choice
in this sort of election based on preference.
I'm going to be presumptuous for a moment and ask you for two
favors, even though I've never met or even corresponded with most
of you before. The first is related directly to the two
documents I've been speechifying about, while the second is much
more general.
First, when reading these proposals, try not to read anything
into them that isn't there. Take them at face value - that's the
way we've written them. There's no "hidden agenda" or hidden
anything else there, just an honest effort by a few people to put
the control of FidoNet back into the hands of the sysops of
FidoNet itself.
Second, when you're given the opportunity to make your voice
heard, whether by making comments and suggestions or by casting a
vote in an election, take the few minutes needed to do so. If
you don't, then no one can know what your feelings and opinions
are on whatever issues may be at hand. I'm not talking just
about FidoNet here, but about many of the other aspects of life
as well. Communication is a two-way process. It's been said so
often that it's rather cliche, but that hasn't made it any less
true.
Thanks!
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FidoNews 6-47 Page 11 20 Nov 1989
IFNA Bylaws and Rules Committee
Jason Steck, 1:104/424, Member
Phil Buonomo, 1:107/583, Member
John Roberts, 1:385/49, Chairman
BYLAWS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIDONET ASSOCIATION
(Proposed)(Draft v0.04)
prepared by the
Bylaws and Rules Committee
of the
International FidoNet Association
November 19, 1989
ARTICLE I - OFFICES
Section 1. PRINCIPLE OFFICE.
The principal office of the corporation shall be in the
city of Saint Louis, State of Missouri.
Section 2. OTHER OFFICES.
The corporation may also have offices at such other
places within or without the State of Missouri as the
Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the
activities of the corporation may require.
Section 3. REGISTERED OFFICE.
The registered office of the corporation shall be
established and maintained at 120 S. Central, Suite 1400,
St. Louis, Missouri, 63105.
ARTICLE II - MEETING OF MEMBERS
Section 1. ANNUAL MEETINGS.
Annual meetings of members for the election of directors
and for such other business as may be stated in the
notice of the meeting, or as many properly come before
the meeting, shall be held at such places, either within
or without the State of Missouri, and at such times and
dates as the Board of Directors, by resolution, shall
determine and as set forth in the notice of the meeting.
in the event the Board of Directors fails to so determine
the time, date and place of the meeting, the annual
meeting of members shall be held at the principal office
of the corporation on the 1st day of August at 1 o'clock
P.M. in each year.
FidoNews 6-47 Page 12 20 Nov 1989
Section 2. OTHER MEETINGS.
Meetings of members for any purpose other than the
election of directors may be held at such a time and
place, within or without the State of Missouri, as shall
be stated in the notice of the meeting.
Section 3. VOTING.
Each member entitled to vote in accordance with the terms
and provisions of the Articles of Association and these
Bylaws shall be entitled to one vote, in person or by
proxy, but no proxy shall be voted after three years from
its date unless such proxy provides for a longer period.
Upon the demand of any member, the vote for directors and
upon any question before the meeting shall be by ballot.
All elections for directors shall be decided by plurality
vote; all other questions shall be decided by majority
vote, except as otherwise provided by the Articles of
Association or the laws of the State of Missouri.
Section 4. MEMBERSHIP.
The officer who has charge of the membership ledger of
the corporation shall at least ten days before each
meeting of members prepare a complete alphabetically
addressed list of the members entitled to vote at the
ensuing election. Said list shall be open to the
examination of any member, for a period of at least 10
days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the
city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall
be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so
specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held.
The list shall be available for inspection at the
meeting.
Section 5. QUORUM.
Except as otherwise required by law, by the Articles of
Association, or by these Bylaws, the presence, in person
or by proxy, of a majority of the members of the
corporation entitled to vote thereat shall constitute a
quorum at a meeting for the transaction of any business.
Section 6. SPECIAL MEETINGS.
Special meetings of the members for any purpose, unless
otherwise prescribed by statute or by the Articles of
Association, may be called by the Chairman of the Board
and shall be called by the Chairman of the Board or by
the secretary at the request of a majority of the
FidoNews 6-47 Page 13 20 Nov 1989
directors or 10 percent of the number of members entitled
to vote. Such request shall state the purpose of the
proposed meeting.
Section 7. NOTICE OF MEETINGS.
Notice, stating the place, date, and time of the meeting,
and the general nature of the business to be considered,
shall be given to each member entitled to vote thereat at
his address (electronic or otherwise), or shall be
published in the corporate newsletter, not less than ten
nor more than fifty days before the date of the meeting.
Section 8. BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
No business other than that stated in the notice shall be
transacted at any meeting without the unanimous consent
of all the members entitled to vote thereat.
Section 9. ACTION WITHOUT MEETING.
Except as otherwise provided by the Articles of
Association, whenever the vote of members at a meeting
thereof is required or permitted to be taken in
connection with any corporate action by any provisions of
the statutes of the Articles of Association or of these
Bylaws, the meeting and vote of members may be dispensed
with, if all the members who would have been entitled to
vote upon the action if such meeting were held, shall
consent (electronically or otherwise) to such corporate
action being taken.
ARTICLE III - DIRECTORS
Section 1. NUMBER AND TERM.
| The number of directors shall be equal to the number of
| geographical areas known as zones in the list of systems
| published by the corporation, known as the IFNA or
| FidoNet nodelist, plus an additional 3 directors who
| shall be known as At-Large directors. No Zone may have
| more than 3 directors representing it on the Board. The
| Directors shall be elected from the membership during the
| annual meeting of members by the members of their
| respective Zones, with the exception of the At-Large
| Directors, who shall be elected by the membership as a
| whole. Each director shall be elected to serve until his
| successor shall be elected and shall qualify.
Section 2. RESIGNATIONS.
FidoNews 6-47 Page 14 20 Nov 1989
Any director, members of a committee, or other officer
may resign at any time. Such resignation shall take
effect at the time specified, and if no time be
specified, at the time of its receipt by the president or
secretary. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be
necessary to make it effective.
Section 3. VACANCIES.
If the office of any director, member of a committee or
other officer becomes vacant, the remaining directors in
office, though less than a quorum by a majority vote, may
appoint any qualified person to fill such vacancy, and to
hold office for the unexpired term and until his
successor shall be duly chosen.
Section 4. REMOVAL.
Any director or directors may be removed either for or
without cause at any time by the affirmative vote of the
members or holders of a majority of all the membership
votes of those entitled to vote, at a special meeting of
the members called for the purpose, and the vacancies
thus created may be filled, at the meeting held for the
purpose of removal, by the affirmative vote of the
members or holders of a majority of all the membership
votes of those entitled to vote.
Section 5. INCREASE IN NUMBER.
The number of directors may be increased by amendment of
these Bylaws by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
directors, though less than a quorum, by the affirmative
vote of the majority of the members, at the annual
meeting or by a special meeting called for that purpose,
and by like vote the additional directors may be chosen
at such meeting to hold office until the next annual
election and until their successors are elected and
qualify.
Section 6. COMPENSATION.
Directors shall not receive any stated salary for their
services as directors or as members of committees, but by
resolution of the Board a fixed fee and expenses of
attendance may be allowed for attendance at each meeting.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude
any director from serving the corporation in any other
capacity as an officer, agent or otherwise, and receiving
compensation therefore.
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Section 7. ACTION WITHOUT MEETING.
Any action required or permitted to be taken at any
meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee
thereof, may be taken without a meeting, if prior to such
action a written consent thereto is signed by all members
of the Board, or of such committee as the case may be,
and such written consent is filed with the minutes of
proceedings of the board or committee.
ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS
Section 1. OFFICERS.
| The officers of the corporation shall consist of a
| Chairman of the Board of Directors, a president, a
| treasurer, a secretary, and an International Coordinator,
| and shall be elected from the membership by the Board of
| Directors and shall hold office until their successors
| are elected and qualified. In addition, the Board of
| Directors may elect one or more vice-presidents and such
| assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers as it may
| deem proper. None of the officers of the corporation
| need be directors. The officers shall be elected at the
| first meeting of the Board of Directors after each annual
| meeting. More than two offices may be held by the same
| person, except the offices of president and secretary,
| unless there is only one member.
Section 2. OTHER OFFICERS AND AGENTS.
The Board of Directors may appoint such officers and
agents as it may deem advisable, who shall hold their
offices for such terms and shall exercise such power and
perform such duties as shall be determined from time to
time by the Board of Directors.
Section 3. CHAIRMAN.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors, shall preside at
all meetings of the Board of Directors, shall appoint the
chairs of all standing committees, and he shall have and
perform such other duties as from time to time may be
assigned to him by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. PRESIDENT.
The President shall be the chief executive officer of the
corporation and shall have the general powers and duties
of supervision and management usually vested in the
office of the president of a corporation. He shall
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preside at all meetings of the members if present
thereat, and in the absence of the Chairman, at all
meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall have
general supervision, direction and control of the affairs
of the corporation. Except as the Board of Directors
shall authorize the execution thereof in some manner, he
shall execute bonds, mortgages, and other contracts in
behalf of the corporation, and shall cause the seal to be
affixed to any instrument requiring it and when so
affixed the seal shall be attested by the signature of
the secretary or treasurer or an assistant secretary or
assistant treasurer.
Section 5. VICE-PRESIDENT.
Each vice-president shall have such powers and shall
perform such duties as shall be assigned to him by the
directors.
Section 6. TREASURER.
The treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate
funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate
account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging
to the corporation. He shall deposit all moneys and
other valuables in the name and to the credit of the
corporation in such depositories as may be designated by
the Board of Directors.
The treasurer shall disburse the funds of the corporation
as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, or the
president, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements.
He shall render to the president and Board of Directors
at the regular meetings of the Board of Directors, or
whenever they may request it, an account of all his
transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition
of the corporation. If required by the Board of
Directors, he shall give the corporation a bond for the
faithful discharge of his duties in such amount and with
such surety as the Board shall prescribe.
Section 7. SECRETARY.
The secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of
all meetings of members and directors, and all other
notices required by law or by these Bylaws, and in case
of his absence, or refusal or neglect to do so, any such
notice may be given by any other person so directed by
the president, or by the directors, or members, upon
whose requisition the meeting is called as provided by
these Bylaws. He shall record all the proceedings of the
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meetings of the corporation and of directors in a book to
be kept for that purpose, and shall affix the seal to all
instruments requiring it, when authorized by the
directors or the president, and attest the same.
Section 8. INTERNATIONAL COORDINATOR.
The Board of Directors shall elect an International
Coordinator to serve as the head of the nodelist
administrative structure. The International Coordinator
shall be responsible for maintaining the technical
integrity of the network and for publishing the list of
nodes which bears the trademark of this corporation, and
for establishing new zones in that nodelist at the
direction of a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
Section 9. ASSISTANT TREASURERS AND ASSISTANT SECRETARIES.
Assistant treasurers and assistant secretaries, if any,
shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as
shall be assigned to them, respectively, by the
directors.
ARTICLE V - MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. MEMBERSHIP.
Any person who is the system operator in good standing of
a PUBLIC ACCESS NODE as listed in the FidoNet nodelist
shall be a Regular member without making any application
or paying any dues, and shall be entitled to one vote.
ARTICLE VI - PROHIBITION OF DIVIDENDS.
Section 1. PROHIBITION OF DIVIDENDS.
No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall
inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, as
dividends or in any other manner, its members, directors,
officers or other private persons, except that the
corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay
reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make
payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes
set forth in the Articles of Association.
Further, upon the dissolution of the corporation, the
Board of Directors shall, after paying or making
provision for the payment of all of the liabilities of
the corporation, dispose of all of the assets of the
corporation exclusively for charitable, education,
religious, or scientific purposes as shall at the time
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qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954
(or the corresponding provisions of any future United
States Law) as the Board of Directors shall determine.
Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of
by the Court of Common Pleas of the County in which the
principal office of the corporation is then located,
exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or
organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are
organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.
ARTICLE VII - CORPORATE SEAL.
Section 1. SEAL.
The corporate seal shall be circular in form and shall
contain the name of the corporation, the year of its
creation and the words "CORPORATE SEAL OF THE
INTERNATIONAL FIDONET ASSOCIATION. " Said seal may be
used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed
or affixed or otherwise reproduced.
ARTICLE VIII - FISCAL YEAR
Section 1. FISCAL YEAR.
The fiscal year of the corporation shall be determined by
resolution of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IX - EXECUTION OF CORPORATION INSTRUMENTS.
Section 1. INSTRUMENTS.
All checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of
money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in
the name of the corporation shall be signed by officer or
officers, agent or agents of the corporation, and in such
manner as shall be determined from time to time by
resolution of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE X - NOTICE AND WAIVER OF NOTICE.
Section 1. NOTICE.
Whenever any notice is required by these Bylaws to be
given, personal notice is not meant unless expressly
stated, and any notice so required shall be deemed to be
sufficient if given by depositing the same in the mail,
postage prepaid, addressed to the person entitled thereto
at his address as it appears on the records of the
corporation, or by the sending of electronic mail in the
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same fashion, or by the posting of such notice in the
newsletter of the corporation. Such notice shall be
deemed to have been given on the day of such mailing or
publishing of said notice. Members not entitled to vote
shall not be entitled to receive notice of any meetings,
except as otherwise provided by statute.
Section 2. WAIVER OF NOTICE.
Whenever any notice whatever is required to be given
under the provisions of any law, or under the provisions
of the Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation or
these Bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing signed by the
person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before
or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed proper
notice.
ARTICLE XI - AMENDMENTS.
Section 1. AMENDMENTS.
| These Bylaws may be altered and repealed and Bylaws may
| be made at any annual meeting of the members or any
| special meeting thereof if notice thereof is contained in
| the notice of such special meeting, by the affirmative
| vote of a majority of the members entitled to vote
| thereat.
ARTICLE XII - LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 1. LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
The International Fidonet Association recognizes the need
for and encourages the formation of locally based
independent organizations for the furtherance of
electronic communications at the Zone, Region, and Net
levels.
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John Roberts
FidoNet 1:385/49
The following information is provided for those who have
expressed an interest in developing proposals for appendices to
the IFNA/FidoNet Policy document. It's a bit rough, but should
be close enough to get you in the ballpark so that your proposals
will conform to the same format as others under development.
Each proposal should be generated in straight ASCII text, each
line terminated with a carriage return/line feed sequence, and
the file terminated with the ^Z end of file marker, left margin
set to column 1 and the right margin set to column 65, normally
spaced (right margin *not* justified).
The proposal should begin with a blank line, followed by a
centered title block in the same format as the following sample:
Appendix xxx (Proposed)(Draft)
to
IFNA/FidoNet Policy
January 1, 1980
GENERAL SUBJECT OF APPENDIX
===========================
The "xxx" in the first line will be the proposal identifier.
Either use "xxx" here or leave blank, as these sequence numbers
will be assigned by the chairman or secretary of the Bylaws and
Rules committee upon receipt of your proposal. The word
"(Proposed)" should always appear. The word "(Draft)" should
appear if your proposal is not in its final form and may be
followed by a version number, i.e., "(Draft v1.03)" or similar.
The date shown should be the date of submission of your proposal.
The subject line should be very brief, yet descriptive enough to
reflect the primary issue your proposal addresses, and be
followed by one blank line.
The remainder of the document should continue in standard outline
format with four-space indentation as used in the basic Policy
document:
I. FIRST MAJOR HEADING/PARAGRAPH
A. First degree subheading/paragraph
1. Second degree subheading/subparagraph
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a. Third degree subheading/subparagraph
i. Fourth degree subheading/subparagraph
Each heading/paragraph and subheading/paragraph should be
separated by a single blank line.
As a minimum, each proposed appendix should contain the following
sections:
I. PURPOSE
This section should consist of a brief synopsis of your
proposal.
II. GENERAL
This section should contain any general statements or other
information that you feel are necessary to understanding your
proposal.
III. DEFINITIONS
This section would contain definitions of any unusual terms
that may be necessary for the understanding of your proposal.
If only common terms are used, this section is not required.
Section IV (or III if definitions are not necessary) would then
be the start of the "meat" of your proposal, and would continue
as long as necessary. Keep in mind that your proposal should
primarily address policy - responsibilities and requirements -
rather than procedures to meet those responsibilities and
requirements.
The last numbered section of your proposal should be:
(?). RATIFICATION
This section would detail any special requirements required
for implementation of the appendix should it be ratified,
such as providing for the removal of the "Proposed" and
"Draft" designations in the title block, phase-in periods and
procedures, and possibly even removal of the "RATIFICATION"
section itself after the appendix is ratified.
The proposal should end with a trailer, with information similar
to the header, in a format similar to:
--------------------------------------------------
IFNA/FidoNet Policy Appendix xxx (Proposed)(Draft)
Developed by: IFNA Bylaws and Rules Committee
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Drafted by: John Roberts, FidoNet 1:385/49
Ratified (date)
*end*
Here again, the "xxx" would be the sequence number as assigned by
the committee, and a draft "version" may be included if desired.
"Developed by" could be "The Policy5.DEM working group", "The
Zone 1 FidoNet RC's", etc, and "Drafted by" would be the
individual responsible for presenting and maintaining the current
version of the proposal prior to ratification. The ratification
date would be filled in by the committee should the proposal be
ratified.
As I said when I started out, this description is a bit rough -
but I hope it should suffice to get anyone wanting to present and
Appendix proposal going in the right direction.
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IFNA Bylaws and Rules Committee
Jason Steck, 1:104/424, Member
Phil Buonomo, 1:107/583, Member
John Roberts, 1:385/49, Chairman
IFNA/FidoNet Policy v5 (Proposed)(Draft v0.21)
prepared by the
Bylaws and Rules Committee
of the
International FidoNet Association
November 18, 1989
I. PURPOSE
This document prescribes the responsibilities of any given
system to be listed in the IFNA nodelist, the
responsibilities of coordinators at various levels within the
network, and the requirements for ratification and future
modification of this document and/or its appendices.
There shall be no other mandatory requirements for FidoNet
membership above and beyond those directly stipulated or for
which specific allowance is made within this document and/or
its appendices.
II. GENERAL
FidoNet is dedicated to the exchange of information among the
general public, and as such no one may be denied a node
address based on race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation,
philosophy, software used, or affiliation with any other
network.
The usage of the personal pronouns "he" and "his" within this
document shall be considered to be gender neutral and equally
applicable to members of either sex.
This document and its Appendices are prepared in English, and
translation to other languages is expressly encouraged. This
is not to be construed as a direct endorsement of any given
language as the official language of FidoNet.
III. DEFINITIONS
NODE: The smallest subdivision of the network, defined as a
single system operating within the network. The
responsibilities of a node are defined in the section NODE
RESPONSIBILITIES within this document.
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NET: A group of nodes, usually established within a specific
geographic area, associated with each other by choice for
administrative purposes and to facilitate mail transfer.
REGION: A group of nets and nodes that are not part of any
net, usually in a specific geographic area, associated with
each other for administrative purposes.
ZONE: A group of regions, usually in a specific geographic
area, associated with each other for administrative purposes
and to facilitate mail transfer.
SYSOP: For the purpose of this document, the single
individual with primary responsibility for the operation of
any given node or nodes.
COORDINATOR: A sysop at any given level who is designated
certain technical responsibilities commensurate to the
administration of the level of which he is a part. Specific
responsibilities of coordinators at any given level are
defined in the section COORDINATOR RESPONSIBILITIES within
this document.
NODELIST: The listing of node information that reflects
current addressing, routing, capability, compatibility, and
other technical information pertaining to nodes within the
network. The nodelist is essentially the "phone book" that
nodes use to communicate with each other.
ZONE MAIL HOUR: A one hour period of time set aside for and
dedicated to the processing of mail within a given zone, as
designated by the coordinator of that zone. Specifically, a
node must operate in a "mail only" mode, performing no other
task other than the sending and receipt of mail during such a
designated hour.
LOCAL MAIL SCHEDULE(S): Additional mail period(s) as may be
necessary within any given local net for the processing and
distribution of mail within that net, as designated by the
coordinator of that net.
IV. NODE RESPONSIBILITIES
To obtain and retain a listing in the nodelist, the sysop of
any NODE shall be responsible for:
| A. Compliance with the minimum FidoNet mail session
| standards as defined by the FidoNet Technical Standards
| Committee and approved by the IFNA Board of Directors so
| as to be able to send and receive mail within the
| network.
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B. Adherence to mail hours and schedules, specifically that
his node must properly observe zone mail hour as defined
by the coordinator of the zone of which the node is a
part, and any applicable mandatory local mail schedules
as defined by any local policy or other supplement to
this document.
C. Utilizing the most current nodelist available for the
operation of his node.
V. COORDINATOR RESPONSIBILITIES
A. The coordinator of a NET shall be responsible for:
1. Gathering, maintaining, and compiling the most
current information as reasonably possible concerning
the status of nodes within the net of which he is a
part, and forwarding such information to the
coordinator of the region of which such net is a part
in a timely manner to ensure its inclusion in the
nodelist.
2. The assignment of node addresses to individual nodes
within the net of which he is a part.
3. Ensuring the distribution of weekly nodelist updates
to the members of the net of which he is a part.
4. Ensuring the distribution of weekly issues of the
network newsletter to the members of the net of which
he is a part.
5. Forwarding of messages which are addressed to nodes
within the net of which he is a part in a timely
manner.
6. The establishment of Local Mail Schedules for all
nodes within the net of which he is a part, should
such be required for the efficient operation of the
net of which he is a part or the network as a whole.
7. Ensuring compliance with the technical provisions of
this document on the part of the nodes of the net of
which he is a part, including taking such
administrative action as may be necessary to correct
non-compliance.
B. The coordinator of a REGION shall be responsible for:
1. Gathering, maintaining, and compiling the most
current information as reasonably possible concerning
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the status of nets and nodes that are not part of a
net within the region of which he is a part, and
forwarding such information to the coordinator of the
zone of which such region is a part in a timely
manner to ensure its inclusion in the nodelist.
2. The assignment of node addresses to nodes that are
not part of a net and the assignment of net numbers
from a pool provided by the zone coordinator of the
zone of which his region is a part to groups of nodes
that desire to form a net within the region of which
he is a part.
3. Ensuring the distribution of weekly nodelist updates
to coordinators of nets and nodes that are not part
of a net within the region of which he is a part.
4. Ensuring the distribution of weekly issues of the
network newsletter to the coordinators of nets and
nodes that are not part of a net within the region of
which he is a part.
5. Ensuring compliance with the technical provisions of
this document on the part of the net coordinators and
nodes that are not part of a net within the region of
which he is a part, including taking such
administrative action as may be necessary to correct
non-compliance.
C. The coordinator of a ZONE shall be responsible for:
1. Gathering, maintaining, and compiling the most
current information as reasonably possible concerning
the status of regions and listings for administrative
nodes within the zone of which he is a part, and
forwarding such information to the international
coordinator in a timely manner to ensure its
inclusion in the nodelist.
2. The assignment of region numbers to regions within
the zone of which he is a part.
3. Ensuring the distribution of weekly nodelist updates
to coordinators of regions within the zone of which
he is a part.
4. Ensuring the distribution of weekly issues of the
network newsletter to the coordinators of regions
within the zone of which he is a part.
5. Ensuring the establishment and operation of zonegate
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systems within the zone of which he is a part as
necessary to facilitate the transfer of mail to and
from other zones.
6. Designating a Zone Mail Hour for all nodes within the
zone of which he is a part.
7. Assignment of a pool of net numbers for the use of
each regional coordinator within the zone of which he
is a part.
8. Ensuring compliance with the technical provisions of
this document on the part of the regional
coordinators within the zone of which he is a part,
including taking such administrative action as may be
necessary to correct non-compliance.
D. The INTERNATIONAL coordinator shall be responsible for:
1. Gathering, maintaining, and compiling the most
current information as reasonably possible concerning
the status of all zones of the network for inclusion
in the nodelist.
2. The assignment of zone numbers upon direction of the
IFNA Board of Directors.
3. Ensuring the distribution of weekly nodelist updates
to coordinators of all zones.
4. Ensuring the distribution of weekly issues of the
network newsletter to the coordinators of all zones.
5. Ensuring compliance with the technical provisions of
this document on the part of the zone coordinators,
including taking such administrative action as may be
necessary to correct non-compliance.
[Note: In the above sections, a coordinator at any level is
required to make sure that nodes and/or other
coordinators receive the named documents. This
specifically includes the provision that he deliver
them directly, should that be necessary for such
assurance.]
VI. RATIFICATION
This document will be considered to be ratified and in effect
upon passage in a general or special election by a simple
majority of votes received from those eligible IFNA members
voting in such election conducted by the IFNA Nominations and
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Elections Committee, in accordance with current standard
procedures for the conduct of such elections.
| This document shall remain in effect as written until
| modified or replaced through the procedures designated in the
| MODIFICATION section of this document.
VII. MODIFICATION
Any proposed modification to this document will be subject to
the procedures designated in the RATIFICATION section of this
document before becoming effective. Any proposed
modification must be submitted in final form, either written
or electronically transmitted, to the IFNA Bylaws and Rules
committee. Proposals will be considered valid as a result of
any of the following:
A. At the request of at least 25% of the coordinators of the
network.
B. Upon petition from a minimum of 10% of those IFNA members
who would be eligible to vote in an election to ratify
such modifications, as designated in the RATIFICATION
section of this document.
C. Upon the recommendation of and sponsorship by a member of
the IFNA Bylaws and Rules committee.
D. Upon the recommendation of and sponsorship by a member of
the IFNA Board of Directors.
VIII. EMERGENCY CLAUSE
Should any portion of this document come into conflict with
federal, state, or local law or the equivalent thereof, that
portion shall immediately be considered to have been revoked
within the geographic area wherein it is in conflict, and the
coordinator with primary responsibility for that area shall
immediately bring the situation to the attention of the IFNA
Bylaws and Rules committee and Board of Directors with
sufficient detail and documentation to allow work to begin on
a proposal for permanent modification.
IX. SUPPLEMENTS
This document may be supplemented by local policy at the
Zone, Region, or Net level, such supplement being considered
to be a legitimate extension of this document at the level
and for the area to which such supplement pertains, in
accordance with the following procedures:
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| A. Any such supplement or any part thereof may not rescind
| or relax any responsibility for compliance with any
| provision of this document without prior review by the
| IFNA Bylaws and Rules committee and approval of the IFNA
| Board of Directors.
B. Any such supplement or any part thereof may only be
considered to be ratified and in effect upon passage in a
general or special election by a simple majority of votes
received from those eligible IFNA members who are part of
the area subject to coverage under such supplement voting
in an election conducted in accordance with current
standard procedures developed by the IFNA Nominations and
Elections Committee. Should ratification fail, the most
recent supplement previously in effect shall be
considered to remain in effect.
C. Any proposed modification to such supplement or any part
thereof will be subject to the same ratification
requirements as the supplement itself before becoming
effective.
D. Proposals for the creation, modification, or removal of
any such supplement or any part thereof will be
considered valid as a result of any of the following:
1. As a proposal by the coordinator of the level for
which such supplement would be applicable.
2. Upon petition from a minimum of 25% of those sysops
of nodes which are part of the level for which such
supplement would be applicable.
X. APPENDICES
All current appendices to this document shall be published
separately, and are included by reference as a legitimate
part of this document by inclusion in the INDEX OF APPENDICES
at the end of this section of this document with the
ratification date shown. All proposals for appendices shall
be subject to the same ratification and modification
procedures as required for this document.
INDEX OF APPENDICES
===================
APPENDIX SUBJECT DATED
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IFNA/FidoNet Policy version 5.0 (Proposed)(Draft)
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Ratified (date)
*end*
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Pam Murray
Camelot-BBS FidoNet 1:340/12
Victoria, BC CANADA
A VISIT FROM MY DAISY MAID
'Twas four in the morning, when all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The pictures weren't hung in the front hall with care,
And We knew that our Daisy Maid soon would be there.
The children weren't nestled all snug in their beds,
For visions of the vacuum roared loud in their heads.
And Mamma in her kercheif, and I in my cap,
Had just been awoken from our short August nap,
When down in the kitchen, there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Downstairs to the kitchen, I flew like a flash,
Flung open the door and heard a loud *CRASH!*
And then, where the worst of the blue molds did grow,
My flahlight revealed some black gunk below..
When what to my half-open eyes should appear,
But a bag full of cleaners and a maid who was queer.
She cackled and hunched as she scrubbed 'tween the bricks,
I knew in a moment she MUST be a witch.
More rapid than eagles, her cleaners they came,
As she whistled and shouted and called them by name;
"Now Freedom! Now Tilex! Now, Windex and Lysol!
On Comet! On Old Dutch! On endust and Pine Sol!
From the leaves on the porch to the spots on the wall!
Now scrub away! Scrub away! Clean away all!"
As dead plants that before the wild leaf-blower fly,
When they met with an obstacle, mount to the sky.
So up the the housetop, the cleaners they flew,
With a vacuum, a mop, and my Daisy Maid too!
And then in a twinkling, I heard on the roof,
The washing and scrubbing of my maid - what a goof!
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney my Daisy Maid came with a bound!
She was dressed all in mauve, from her head to her foot,
And her clothes (from the 60's) were covered with soot!
A bundle or rags she had flung on her back..
She looked like a bag lady opening her sack!
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Her eyes did not twinkle, and so I was wary..
Her arms her like hoses, her legs were all hairy!
Her small little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard on her chin was as white as the snow!
The stump of a pipe she held tight in her teeth,
And the smoke! It encircled her head like a wreath!
She had a fat face, and a six storey belly,
That shook when she cleaned like a bowl of old jelly!
She was ugly and fat, a right scary old elf,
And I screamed when I saw her, inspite of myself!
A wink of her eye, and a twist of her head,
Soon gave me to know I had PLENTY to dread.
She spoke not a word, but went right to her work,
And scrubbed as if mocking a cleanliness jerk!
And laying a finger by the wart on her nose,
And nodding her head, up the vacuum she rose!
The cleaners, they broke a large hole in my roof,
And soon they were followed by that crazy maid goof!
But I heard her exclaim as she flew out of sight...
"Happy Cleaning to All!!! I'll be back Thursday night!"
PAM!
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LATEST VERSIONS
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Latest Software Versions
MS-DOS Systems
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Bulletin Board Software
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Lynx 1.30 QuickBBS 2.04 TComm/TCommNet 3.4
Kitten 2.16* RBBS 17.2B* TPBoard 6.0*
Opus 1.03b+ RBBSmail 17.2* Wildcat! 2.00P
Network Node List Other
Mailers Version Utilities Version Utilities Version
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D'Bridge 1.21 MakeNL 2.20 ARCA05 2.01*
Dutchie 2.90C ParseList 1.30 ARCmail 2.0
FrontDoor 2.0 Prune 1.40 ConfMail 4.00
PRENM 1.47 SysNL 2.65* EMM 2.02
SEAdog 4.51b XlatList 2.90 GROUP 2.16
XlaxDiff 2.32 GUS 1.20M*
XlaxNode 2.32 LHARC 1.13
MSG 4.0*
MSGED 1.99
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Amiga
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NOTICES
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Problems With New ChicagoLand Area Code
Effective November 11, the telephone area code for Chicago
suburbs changed to 708. The change was reflected in the nodelist
update which was distributed November 10. Although the cutover
has gone smoothly in the Chicago area, there are certain areas
outside of Chicago which are unable to use the new 708 code.
Problems have been reported from California and Texas.
If you are having problems reaching suburban Chicago numbers, try
a temporary override to the old 312- number or host routing (the
NC for net 115 remains in area-code 312).
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The Interrupt Stack
23 Nov 1989
26th Anniversary of "Dr. Who" - and still going strong
1 Dec 1989
Close of local balloting in IFNA plebiscite
3 Dec 1989
The Hague, Holland changes to a seven-digit telephone number.
You have to put a THREE (3) before the old number.
e.g. (0)70-111111 changes to (0)70-3111111
4 Dec 1989
Local coordinators post final IFNA vote details
11 Dec 1989
Deadline for local IFNA vote tally challenges
15 Dec 1989
Network Coordinators report votes in IFNA plebiscite to
Regional Coordinators
18 Dec 1989
Regional Coordinators report votes in IFNA plebiscite
to Zone Coordinators
22 Dec 1989
IFNA plebiscite results posted in NODELIST.356
30 Dec 1989
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Telephone area codes (5, 3 and 0) are abolished in Hong Kong
1 Feb 1990
Deadline for IFNA Policy and Bylaws election
5 Jun 1990
David Dodell's 33rd Birthday
5 Oct 1990
21st Anniversary of "Monty Python's Flying Circus"
If you have something which you would like to see on this
calendar, please send a message to FidoNet node 1:1/1.
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OFFICERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIDONET ASSOCIATION
Thom Henderson 1:107/528 Chairman of the Board
Les Kooyman 1:204/501 President
Fabian Gordon 1:107/323 Vice President
Bill Bolton 3:3/0 Vice President-Technical Coordinator
Kris Veitch 1:147/30 Secretary
Kris Veitch 1:147/30 Treasurer
IFNA COMMITTEE AND BOARD CHAIRS
Administration and Finance *
By-laws and Rules John Roberts 1:385/49
Executive Committee (Pres) Les Kooyman 1:204/501
International Affairs *
Membership Services Jim Vaughan 1:226/300
Nominations and Elections Steve Bonine 1:1/0
Public Affairs David Drexler 1:147/30.20
Publications Irene Henderson 1:107/9
Technical Standards Rick Moore 1:115/333
Ethics *
Security and Privacy *
Grievances *
* Position in abeyance pending reorganization
IFNA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DIVISION AT-LARGE
10 Courtney Harris 1:102/732 Don Daniels 1:107/210
11 John Rafuse 1:12/700 Phil Buonomo 1:107/583
12 Bill Bolton 3:711/403 Mark Hawthorne 1:107/238
13 Fabian Gordon 1:107/323 Tom Jennings 1:125/111
14 Ken Kaplan 1:100/22 Irene Henderson 1:107/509
15 Kevin McNeil 1:128/45 Steve Jordan 1:206/2871
16 Ivan Schaffel 1:141/390 Robert Rudolph 1:261/628
17 Kathi Crockett 1:134/30 Dave Melnik 1:107/233
18 Andrew Adler 1:135/47 Jim Hruby 1:107/536
19 Kris Veitch 1:147/30 Burt Juda 1:107/528
2 Henk Wevers 2:500/1 Karl Schinke 1:107/516
3 Matt Whelan 3:54/99 John Roberts 1:147/14
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