pozar@hoptoad.uucp (Tim Pozar) (11/10/89)
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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
node 1:1/1. 1:1/1 is a Continuous Mail system, available for
network mail 24 hours a day.
Copyright 1989 by the International FidoNet Association. All
rights reserved. Duplication and/or distribution permitted for
noncommercial purposes only. For use in other circumstances,
please contact IFNA at (314) 576-4067. IFNA may also be contacted
at PO Box 41143, St. Louis, MO 63141.
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. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
Just a few notes from the Editor ......................... 1
2. ARTICLES ................................................. 2
The FIDONet <r> Bible .................................... 2
Announcing MACLIST ....................................... 4
Midrange Systems Echo .................................... 7
Hurricane Hugo plus one month ............................ 8
IFNA Referendum Election Rules ........................... 11
3. LATEST VERSIONS .......................................... 18
Latest Software Versions ................................. 18
4. NOTICES .................................................. 21
And more!
FidoNews 6-44 Page 1 30 Oct 1989
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EDITORIAL
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Please, when submitting copyrighted material, give me some way of
determining that the material may in fact be used in FidoNews. I
won't knowingly publish such material without these assurances.
Thanks for the responses to last week's call for help. I'll be
contacting some of you shortly. It looks like there will need to
be a group rather than one individual, but at least I can shed
the load. That's all I was looking to do.
This week the rules are being published for the IFNA referendum.
Please take some of your valuable time, read the rules, consider
the alternatives, and vote.
As always, thanks for reading this thing. And thanks for your
submissions!
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FidoNews 6-44 Page 2 30 Oct 1989
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ARTICLES
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The FIDONet <r> Bible
As an individual, interested in knowing about and spreading
some of the history of FidoNet, I am going to write a
"Bible". It's form will take after a lot of the Roman Catholic
Bible, but will not contain any thing from "God".
Things that will be considered are:
o Net-Policies. They will be given names such as
"A Letter from FidoNet to Net-XXXX".
o Anecdotes <not antidotes...[grin!]>
o the growth of FidoNet.
o History Documents *
o and just about anything else.
(*) History Documents _MAY_ be rejected. Already included
in the "Bible" is Policy 4.06.
Within ONE (1) week after you make your submission you will
recieve NetMail declaring either your inclusion, or the
rejection of your submission. As I stated. Most anything
will be accepted.
Please use some degree of taste, as this will probably be
distributed net-wide. All persons who submit an entry will
receive a copy on Jan. 1, 1990. The Press-Date for the
"Bible" is December 27, 1989. File attaches will go out on
the 29th and 30th of December, 1989, and the 1st of January,
1990.
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Guidelines.
Your file should be ready to be processed into the bible when
we receive it. This is how it should be formatted.
o The "book" should be written no longer than 40-columns
across. We think that we can fit more into the bible this
way.
o If the submission is a real long file that you don't want
to have to deal with changing formats, you may submit it as-is.
o There should be no left margins and no spaces between
paragraphs. However, if you were going to "block" something,
you can do as follows.
FidoNews 6-44 Page 3 30 Oct 1989
And so the reply came, "ISIS II
is NOT FSC-0001 compatible.
Therefore, he will be dropped
from the Fido Net nodelist."
o Avoid something in all-caps. Exceptions are abbreviations.
o If your submission runs more than 40-characters wide, there
should be a right margin of about 75.
o Please categorize your submission. There will be three main
sections. The categories are
o .OLD Old Testament (History, etc ... )
o .NEW New Testament (Current Events ... )
o .APL Appocalypse (Future Expectations)
or you can make your own "Section" by naming the extension
with your initials or name. PLEASE BE CAREFUL if you do
this. If a certain Net-105 sysop with the initials 'RB'
sent something in tonight, and a sysop from New York with
the initials 'RB' sent something in, the result wouldn't
be pretty <especially if they had the same file-name>.
A copy will be sent to all those who send submissions, and you
can "Order" one from a node to be announced, hopefully as "Bible"
They will be ready on or about 01/01/1990.
Send submissions to
FidoNet Bible Editor
at 1:105/377.0
All are encouraged to participate!
Joe Stein,
Sysop, Seven Dwarfs BBS,
1:105/377.0
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FidoNews 6-44 Page 4 30 Oct 1989
Tom Heffernan 1:107/554
Ralph Merritt 1:269/102
ANNOUNCING MACINTOSH ALTERNATIVE CONNECTIONS LIST (MACLIST)
We are pleased to announce that a new, MacIntosh oriented
network has been formed. Named the 'MacIntosh Alternative
Connection List', MACLIST has been located in the last
remaining single-digit Zone address, Zone 6.
The current MACLIST nodelist is available to all interested.
Just file request 'MACLIST.ARC' from 1:107/554 or 1:269/102
(FidoNet), 7:520/554 (AlterNet) or 99:9220/201 (EggNet) or
any closer system to you that might carry it. The first
MACLIST nodelist was delivered to initial members on Day 300
(Friday, October 27, 1989).
Why form MACLIST? There are several reasons we decided to
form the MacIntosh Alternative Connection List. Here are
some that inspired us to form MACLIST:
o The MacIntosh is rapidly entering the world of computer
networking. MacIntoshes are located in many different
networks, but how to find them? The MACLIST nodelist
is a centralized source for you to communicate with
other MacIntoshes - simply compile the MACLIST nodelist!
o The MacIntosh community has many unique aspects. The
MACLIST is a network for Mac sysops, and their users,
to join together and address MacIntosh issues that
affect us all, examine the technology, discuss topics
and disseminate information of interest to the
MacIntosh community.
o Need a MacIntosh echo connection? Files? Looking for
'Mac compatibility' (SEAlink transfer protocols and
WaZOO FREQs)? Check MACLIST for a system near you ...
the MacIntosh Alternative Connection, an independent
network on the move.
If you are running a MacIntosh system, or a system dedicated
to MacIntosh users (the MACLIST is not necessarily composed
100% of systems that are physically running on MacIntoshes,
but a member must have a system dedicated/oriented to the
MacIntosh user), and are interested in joining the MACLIST,
please contact one of us at our addresses listed below!
It is our goal to generate a constructive discussion of this
network with the MacIntosh community in the MACSYSOP echo.
If you are interested in MACLIST, you might want to get a
MACSYSOP feed to keep in touch with developments; if you
need a feed, please contact one of us below and we'll locate
a source. MACSYSOP is not 'on the Fidonet backbone'. You
do not have to carry MACSYSOP to be a member in MACLIST.
FidoNews 6-44 Page 5 30 Oct 1989
Here are our answers to some of the questions we have been
receiving:
Q: Why have you choosen Zone 6 for MACLIST?
A: The Tabby mailer for the MacIntosh does not have the
capability to use two-digit zone addresses. We therefore
do not have a choice in Zone selection. Zone 6 is the
last remaining unoccupied single-digit Zone address, and
we do not wish to intrude on another network's Zone or
encounter the technical problems associated with a
'shared Zone'. It is our hope that 'Other Nets' will
respect our position and recognize why MACLIST is
occupying Zone 6.
Q: What do I have to do to become a member of MACLIST?
A: Run a BBS/system that caters to the MacIntosh community
and is accessable via some form of mailer that is FTSC
compatible. It does NOT matter what hardware or software
you use as long as you support the Mac. Just send a
message to one of us at the addresses listed below.
Q: Is membership in MACLIST free?
A: Yes.
Q: If I do not join MACLIST will it be hard for me to get
some Mac echoes?
A: MACLIST does not have any echoes based in it. In other
words NOT being a member of MACLIST will NEVER stop you
from getting an echo. We believe that the MACLIST will
actually ASSIST you in finding systems that carry any or
all of the 29 currently existing MacIntosh echos.
Q: Will I have to use my MACLIST node number?
A: MACLIST is NOT a 'replacement' for other networks. You
do not have to use your MACLIST node number as a primary
node address. It does not have to even appear in your
origin line. The minimal requirement is to make it an
AKA on your system (to avoid duplicates and such).
Q: Will joining this network cause problems for me in any
other networks?
A: It should not, as there have been software and hardware
specific Networks for a long time with no problem, with
participants in multiple networks. DOS-based boards
have been using nets like this all along (for example,
PNET, QNET, RBBS-Net). Each is means of communication
and support for a particular interest group, just as
MACLIST is oriented to the MacIntosh community.
Q: Why are you using the MACSYSOP echo to communicate rather
then the MUGADMIN echo?
A: To communicate in matters concerning MACLIST we have
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chosen to use the MACSYSOP Echo. We are using this echo
rather then MUGADMIN because the MACSYSOP echo is not a
Fidonet, Alternet (or any other net) echo and it is not
carried on the backbone. Carrying the MACSYSOP echo is
not a requirement of MACLIST membership, although it is
encouraged.
Looking forward to bringing the MacIntosh community
together,
Tom Heffernan Ralph Merritt
1:107/554, 7:520/554 1:269/102
Rock Pile BBS Dragon's Cave BBS
(201)987-9232 (201)299-1445
24 Hours/HST 24 Hours/HST
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FidoNews 6-44 Page 7 30 Oct 1989
David Gibbs
1:115/439
MIDRANGE SYSTEMS ECHO
I am in the process of forming a new echo for professional
computer users. It will be similar in concept to the MAINFRAME
echo, but will be for IBM System/34, 36, 38, and AS/400 mini-
computer users (also known as MIDRANGE computers). The area tag
will be (obviously) MIDRANGE.
Midrange Systems have become a major part of IBM's plan for the
future, and I feel that many of our users would find an echo
dedicated to these system usefull. Topics currently being
discussed include SAA, communications, CASE, and programming.
If you would be interested in carrying this echo, please contact
me. I can be reached at 1:115/439 or on my system, The Midrange
System BBS, at 312-439-9679 (708-439-9679 after November 11th).
David Gibbs, SysOp
The Midrange System BBS
1:115/439
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FidoNews 6-44 Page 8 30 Oct 1989
Hurricane Hugo plus one month...
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I would like to take time to personally thank each and every one
of the people that contributed to my "Relief Fund", but it will
be a while before I have time to sit down and actually write you
each a personal note. As of today, I still don't have a road
cut to my homesite (we'll take care of that November 4th with a
bulldozer, tractor, bushhog and about three dozen crazed people
armed with chainsaws <grin>...)... Things are still a mess here
except on the major urban streets - they wanted to get tourists
back in town to help with the confusion! Most people (90%) have
power now, and most of the phones seem to work reliably, but the
trees are still stacked 8' deep along every street and highway.
I have tried to keep my stuff together enough to keep accurate
records of who sent what, but I managed to lose one of my cheat
sheets, so I have two people that contributed that I don't have
a first name or net/node number for - the last names are: Luca
and Garcia. If there is anyone else that is not on either list
below, please accept my sincere apologies for idiocy - I really
am doing the best I can! I also have a set of contributions of
$210 that I have no names at all written down for - those came
in around October 5th (three people that aren't getting "credit"
please send me a nastygram via netmail and I'll post the proper
names soon - I'm *very* sorry this happened - that was one of
the more "fun" days - when I went through the Federal Emergency
Management Agency - and Senator Hollings was right - they're the
biggest bunch of bureaucratic jackasses that anyone has ever had
to deal with!) I still haven't seen a cent from good ol' Uncle
Sam, and I'm not even able to file my SBA emergency loan package
since the IRS hasn't sent me copies of my last three years tax
returns (and they guaranteed three-day turnaround <grin>...).
Mike Ratledge Fund - Hurricane Hugo Relief
There are two lists - one was maintained by Ed Meloan of 360/1
who took care of the early contributions when it wasn't clear
exactly what/where/how I was doing - here's his (slightly more
accurate) list:
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Here are the folks who have contributed, through Augusta Forum,
to help Mike Ratledge who lost his home and all belongings in
Hurricane Hugo. This list represents mail received at Augusta
Forum through 10/22/89.
Since it is now possible to send contributions to Mike direct,
this will be the last report I will issue. Any checks that are
received here, after this report, will be mailed down to Mike
and he will acknowledge them. My thanks to all those on this
list. Your help was appreciated!
FidoNews 6-44 Page 9 30 Oct 1989
Ed Meloan 360/1.1 Hank von Dohlen 360/1.18
Rick Fowler 360/1.8 Al Jennings 360/1.5
Betty Draughon 360/1.10 Donald Fletcher 360/1.3
Bill Weinel 151/121 John Jenkins 360/1.12
Wayne Mathews 360/1.4 Van Stokes,Jr. 135/59
Amnon Nissan 151/100 Bob Gardner Orlando,FL
Fred Niemczenia 371/7 Brenda Donovan 202/324
Norm Henke 157/200 Bob Moravsik 269/107
Steve Crews 371/4 Don O'Shaughessy 250/416
Allen Genitski 360/1.20 Tim Spofford 125/9
Allen Fitzsimmons 363/47 Patrick Dixon OK City, OK
Curtis Oglesby 360/1.13 Robert Devereaux Summerville,SC
Joe Brown 272/1 Charles Fairchild Washington,DC
Lawrence Donie 363/54 John Black 360/1.15
Jean Prophet 135/33 Barbara O'Keefe 135/54
Matthew Hardison 109/519 John Lively Edina,MN
Kenneth Honeycutt 360/1.27 Glen Johnson 269/101
Jerry Pickup 360/1.33 Joseph Salemi 109/136
Bud Zahand 360/1.9 David Gibbs 115/439
Diane Smith 161/7 Bernard Plotkin Miami,FL
Russell Ferguson 123/13 Dale Barnes 375/11
Walter Tietjen 7:48/2022 Jim Dunmyer 234/100
Kevin Barkes 129/38 Gordon Gattone 18/8
Alfred Carr 104/415 Dick Kimmel 129/108
David Crowder 135/906
Total contributed through Forum: $1505.00
Please mail new contributions =DIRECT= to Mike. Please include
YOUR FidoNet Node number with the check. Here is his temporary
address:
Mike Ratledge
149 East Bay
Charleston, SC 29401
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Here in Charleston, once Amnon and Ed let everybody know I was
still kicking (darn it <grin>...) I started receiving tons of
clothes and contributions, too!
First off - System Enhancement Associates sent 50lbs of clothes!
Here's a list of folks that have contributed to me directly here
at East Bay X-Change BBS:
Miles Hoover 109/124 Bob Gardner
Forist Babcock 112/1701 Kurt Reisler 109/101
Phil & Concetta Buonomo 107/583 Shay Walters 376/12
Jim McNamee 376/? Robert Wilhite 376/14
Karen French 376/14 Kevin & Holly Parris 376/?
Phillip Jones 376/28 Gene Lowry 300/11
Bit Bucket & Spark Software 132/101 Bob & Carol Hartman 132/101
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Bernhard Eisenhut 2:507/628 George Stanislav 129/39
Jim Faucette 372/9 Jim Colligan 372/1
Robert Graham 110/180 Elbeville NC Methodist Women
Michael Blair 202/? Michael Downing 112/25
Larry Odom 3602/39 Peter Paul 107/609
Don Kuhla 125/7 Jack Hazel
Orville Bullitt 135/36 Fred Myers 360/1
Floyd Drennon 375/14 Margo & Tom Porter 125/26
Mark Howard 260/340
Total of $2420.24 here - grand total to date of $3925.24!!!
(A couple of those listed above were originally in foreign
currency amounts and that's why the odd cents are there...)
Guys - I can't tell you how much this has helped me during this
"trial by wind" here! I've kept up my bills, bought a minimal
stereo so I don't go nuts (35+ compact disks we found are the
only useful thing we found period - they all worked but one!),
taken the wife to a couple nice dinners, etc, etc. I will be
using the rest of the $$ to help defray unknown expenses as I
pull myself back together over the next six to eight months and
rebuild. Hopefully, by the time I'm back in my new house, I'll
have received a little money from the SBA at 4% to buy myself a
new 'puter, rebuild the dock (not insurable), do a little land-
scaping, etc. - I'm sure beginning to wonder!?! I know I will
insure my personal property a little better next time!
THANKS AGAIN!!!
Mike Ratledge - 372/666
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FidoNews 6-44 Page 11 30 Oct 1989
Election Rules
IFNA/FidoNet Referendum
1. What we're voting on.
The International FidoNet Association Board of Directors, at the
1989 annual meeting at FidoCon in San Jose, passed a resolution
which calls for a vote to be conducted throughout the entire
FidoNet network to decide the future of IFNA. The text of this
resolution is as follows:
We, the representatives of the International FidoNet
Association, have heard a cry for democracy in the
administration of the network. As IFNA is supposed to
represent the interests of the sysops, and as such
representation is deemed to have failed, be it hereby
resolved that:
Without a mandate from the sysops of FidoNet, IFNA has no
purpose or reason for existence.
THEREFORE, the board proposes the following action, of which
failure to pass will mean the dissolution of IFNA:
It is hereby resolved that a special election be held
for consideration by the Sysops of FidoNet of the
following:
IFNA shall be empowered to re-draft the bylaws of IFNA
and to draft a Policy document for FidoNet. Such
documents are to include:
1. An independent judicial system.
2. A reduced size Board of Directors, to be
completely reseated in an election on or before
FidoCon 1990.
3. Better representation from outside the United
States.
4. Make each sysop in FidoNet a member in IFNA
with all rights and privileges of membership.
Voting for referendum of this document shall be completed on
or before December 1, 1989. The rules of the election shall
make it clear that failure of the election to approve the
questions presented shall result in the current Board of
Directors acting under Article XII to dissolve the
corporation.
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In addition, it shall be made clear that approval must be
gained from a majority of the eligible nodes in the nodelist
in effect at the time of the election.
(End of resolution.)
2.0 Eligibility.
The sysop of each public-access node in the FidoNet nodelist
issued on October 27 (NODELIST.300) is eligible to vote.
2.1 Definition of "public access".
The IFNA by-laws define "public access" as "A system that has a
telephone number published in the FIDONET NODELIST, and in
addition provides services to the public."
For the purposes of this vote, a system will be considered
"public access" if it (1) is listed in the nodelist (see section
2.3) without a status of "Pvt", "Hold", or "Down" AND (2) has a
unique telephone number. This specifically includes MO [mail
only] systems.
In cases where multiple systems are listed using the same
telephone number, only the sysop of the "primary system" is
entitled to a vote. The "primary system" is determined by the
address by which the system identifies itself during Zone Mail
Hour.
2.2 Definition of "sysop".
Each person receives only one vote, regardless of how many
systems he or she runs, and what names are used in the nodelist.
For example, Steve Bonine runs two separate FidoNet systems,
115/444 and 115/777, with slightly different sysop names, but
this entitles Steve Bonine to only one vote.
Network Coordinators (Regional Coordinators for independent
nodes) will, to the best of their ability, enforce the one-
person-one-vote rule. These are the individuals at the best
level to know the sysops.
2.3 Definition of "nodelist".
For purposes of determining eligibility, the nodelist segment
from the zone where the node resides will be used. In other
words, NODELIST.300 as it exists in zone 1 is used to determine
whether a given sysop in zone 1 is eligible; NODELIST.300 as it
exists in zone 2 is used to determine eligibility for a zone-2
sysop, and so on. This negates any effects of non-
synchronization of nodelists for that particular edition.
FidoNews 6-44 Page 13 30 Oct 1989
2.4 Definition of "sysop".
Only the sysop listed in the nodelist is eligible to vote. No
co-sysops or point sysops associated with the system may vote.
The voting right is not transferable; the person listed in the
nodelist may vote but may not transfer the right to another
person.
3.0 Voting procedure.
3.1 Ballot
The official ballot (see section 7) was published in the nodelist
difference file (and thus will appear in the nodelist) for
NODELIST.300. The ballot, resolution, and voting rules are in
the October 30 FidoNews (FNEWS644.ARC).
3.1 Collection of votes.
Network Coordinators will collect votes from their nets.
Regional Coordinators will collect votes from independent nodes
in their region. Sysops vote by sending netmail to their Network
Coordinator (independents to the Regional Coordinator) with a
CLEAR INDICATION of a vote of YES or NO, using the ballot
published in the nodelist or a reasonable facsimile thereof. The
voter will also provide a password (8 characters or less) to be
used in a public list of votes. See sections 3.4 and 7.0.
3.2 Acknowledgement of votes.
The coordinator will acknowledge the votes received using
netmail. Network Coordinators will handle this netmail in the
same manner as if it had been received as normal host-routed
mail, that is, if the sysop normally polls to pick up host-routed
mail then that is how it will be delivered. Regional
Coordinators will send an acknowledgement to independents unless
prior arrangements are already in place for the independent to
poll the Regional Coordinator (for example, an arrangement to
pick up the NodeDiff).
Any sysop who votes and does not receive an acknowledgement
within 48 hours should follow up with the coordinator to be sure
that the vote was not lost. (Note: Coordinators take vacations,
usually with the knowledge of the systems in the local net. This
may explain a delay in acknowledgement.)
FidoNews 6-44 Page 14 30 Oct 1989
3.3 Responsibility of coordinators.
The responsibility of the coordinator structure is to conduct the
election. Coordinators answer questions on voting procedure, but
are not authorized to speak for IFNA on policy questions.
Coordinators are free to state their opinion, but may not
pressure the sysop to vote in a particular way (YES or NO).
Coordinators have a responsibility to inform the nodes in their
net (or independents) of the election. In fact, this is an
excellent opportunity to make sure that all nodes in the net (or
independents) are still capable of receiving netmail. However,
voting cannot be imposed as a condition of being in FidoNet. If
an individual prefers not to vote, that is their right.
3.4 Public posting of votes.
At the end of the voting period, each coordinator is to make
available the results of the vote in their jurisdiction. The
normal method of doing this is to publish the information in a
local echomail conference. If no such local conference exists,
the coordinator should include in the acknowledgement message for
votes the method to obtain the results.
In addition, the coordinator must respond to any netmail
requesting the results. Coordinators are encouraged to provide
the information in a file-requestable file named VOTEnnnn.TXT
where nnnn is the net or region number.
The results to be posted are:
(a) A list, by node number, of who voted.
(b) A list, by password (see item 3.1) of the individual
votes.
(c) A count of the number of eligible voters in the net, or
for Regional Coordinator's a count of the number of eligible
votes from regional independent nodes.
3.5 Example
Assume that there are ten nodes in net 115 who are eligible to
vote. Further assume that the Network Coordinator receives the
following votes:
Node Sysop Vote Password
115/123 Elmer Fudd YES ABC
115/456 Donald Duck NO DEF
115/789 Joe Smith YES GHI
115/987 Sue Jones NO JKL
115/654 Deputy Dawg YES MNO
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The Network Coordinator should post the following in the local
sysop echo, and make it available a file named VOTE115.TXT:
Total number of eligible sysops: 10
The following nodes voted: 123, 456, 789, 987, 654
ABC YES
DEF NO
GHI YES
JKL NO
MNO YES Results: YES, 3
NO, 2
In the actual vote, the passwords would be more imaginative, and
the results would not be posted in node-number order.
If Tweety Bird (who did not vote) sees her node number listed in
the list of voting nodes, she can point out the problem first to
the Network Coordinator and then to 1:1/11 if necessary. Similar
action can be taken by any sysop whose vote was not recorded or
was recorded incorrectly.
4.0 Tabulation.
Using the schedule in item 5, results will be reported up the
coordinator structure. The three items in section 3.4 will be
reported.
5.0 Schedule.
October 27: NODELIST.300 is published. Coordinators begin
accepting votes.
December 1: Polls close at midnight local time at the collection
point. NO LATE VOTES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
December 4: Coordinators post final vote detail (see sections
3.4 and 3.5).
Note: Coordinators are encouraged to post weekly interim lists
of which nodes have voted during the voting period, but should
not post actual vote counts until the polls close.
December 11: Deadline for challenges. Any questions based upon
the public posting of votes must be received by the collection
system no later December 11 at midnight local time.
December 15: Deadline for Network Coordinator's to report their
totals to Regional Coordinator's.
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December 18: Deadline for Regional Coordinator's to report their
totals to ZC's.
December 22: Results published in NODELIST.356.
6.0 Miscellaneous.
6.1 Proxy for the Network Coordinator
If for any reason the Network Coordinator is unable or unwilling
to conduct the election, another individual may be assigned the
responsibility by the Regional Coordinator, or the Regional
Coordinator may collect the votes for the local net.
6.2 Changing votes
Changing votes is NOT ALLOWED. Tabulating each vote once is
enough work for the *C structure.
6.3 Cheating
An attempt by any individual to cast more than one vote will
disqualify that individual from this election.
6.4 Appeals
The decision of the Network Coordinator or Regional Coordinator
can be appealed to the IFNA Election and Nomination Committee by
sending netmail to 1:1/11. (Note: No actual votes will be
accepted by 1:1/11.)
6.5 Irregularities and Difficulties
Any problems with the voting process should be reported to 1:1/11
as early in the voting process as possible, so that they can be
addressed while the polls are still open.
6.6 Determination of Number of Eligible Voters
Due to the way the resolution is structured, the determination of
how many eligible voters exist is as important as counting YES
and NO votes. Network Coordinators will report the number of
potential votes in their net, and Regional Coordinators will do
the same for their regional independents. In the case of no
report being received from a Network Coordinator, the number of
eligible voters for that net will be calculated by multiplying
the number of public-access (not Pvt, Hold, or Down) nodes in
that nodelist segment by the ratio for nets which did report.
For example, if there are 3000 eligible nodes reported, and that
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represents 4000 nodes in the nodelist, a .75 ratio will be used.
If a net containing 20 nodes failed to report, the number of
eligible voters would be increased by 15 (20 times .75). This
calculation will be performed by the IFNA Nominations and
Elections committee; Regional Coordinators should simply report
the data received (or lack thereof) to their Zone Coordinator.
6.6 Reporting of Net-wide Vote
A list will be published in FidoNews in this format, repeated for
each zone:
YES NO ELIGIBLE
Zone 1
Region 10
Regional independents xxx xxx xxx
Net 102 xxx xxx xxx
Net 103 xxx xxx xxx
... --- --- ---
Subtotal for region 10 xxx xxx xxx
...
Subtotal for zone 1 xxx xxx xxx
7.0 Sample Ballot
My vote on the IFNA resolution published via NODEDIFF.300 is:
_____ YES _____ NO
Post this vote using the following password: _______________
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Latest Software Versions
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Kitten 2.16* RBBS 17.2B* TPBoard 5.2
Opus 1.03b+ RBBSmail 17.2* Wildcat! 2.00P
Network Node List Other
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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*
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MSG 4.0*
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QM 1.0
QSORT 4.03
StarLink 1.01*
TCOMMail 2.2
TMail 1.12*
TPBNetEd 3.2
UFGATE 1.03
XRS 3.0
ZmailQ 1.09
Macintosh
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Red Ryder Host v2.1b3 Macpoint 0.91* MacArc 0.04
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WWIV (Mac) 3.0 StuffIt 1.51
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TImport 1.331
TExport 1.32
Timestamp 1.6
Tset 1.3
Timestart 1.1
Tally 1.1
Mehitabel 1.2
Archie 1.60
Jennifer 0.25b2g
Numberizer 1.5c
MessageEdit 1.0
Mantissa 1.0
PreStamp 2.01
R.PreStamp 2.01
Saphire 2.1t
Epistle II 1.01
Import 2.52
Export 2.54
Sundial 2.1
AreaFix 1.1
Probe 0.052
Terminator 1.1
TMM 4.0b
UNZIP 1.01*
Amiga
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Name Version Name Version Name Version
Paragon 1.00+* BinkleyTerm 1.00 AmigArc 0.23
TrapDoor 1.11* booz 1.01
WelMat 0.21* ConfMail 1.10*
ChameleonEdit 0.10
Lharc 0.50
ParseLst 1.30
PkAX 1.00
Pktfix 1.01*
RMB 1.30
UNzip 0.86
Zoo 2.00
Atari ST
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FIDO/FoReM Door 1.1* BinkleyTerm 1.03g ConfMail 1.00
Pandora BBS 2.41c* The BOX 1.10* ParseList 1.30
QuickBBS/ST 0.40* ARC 5.21
GS Point 0.61 TurboArc 1.1
LHARC 0.40
PKUNZIP 1.00
MSGED 1.96S
SRENUM 6.2
OMMM 1.40*
Timestop 1.00
+ Netmail capable (does not require additional mailer software)
* Recently changed
Utility authors: Please help keep this list up to date by
reporting new versions to 1:1/1. It is not our intent to list
all utilities here, only those which verge on necessity.
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NOTICES
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The Interrupt Stack
6 Nov 1989
Fall 1989 DECUS Symposium begins in Anaheim CA.
Contact Kurt Reisler at 1:109/101 for more details.
11 Nov 1989
A new area code forms in northern Illinois at 12:01 am.
Chicago proper will remain area code 312; suburban areas
formerly served with that code will become area code 708.
17 Nov 1989
George Stanislav becomes a United States citizen
23 Nov 1989
26th Anniversary of "Dr. Who" - and still going strong
30 Dec 1989
Telephone area codes (5, 3 and 0) are abolished in Hong Kong
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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**** IMPORTANT NOTICE ****
As of Midnight (MST) on November 4, 1989, the msged echo is
changing it's name. Due to a problem with Qmail, the msged and
smut echoes are being crosslinked in a number of places. In
order to eliminate this problem, on the 4th of November, the
msged echo's areatag will change from MSGED to MSGED_ECHO. This
should alleviate the problem. This notice is also being posted
in the REC conferences and in the msged echo. If you receive the
msged echo or pass it to anyone else, please be sure to make the
necessary changes on November 4. Thank you all very much.
jim nutt
'the computer handyman'
msged echo moderator
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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 *
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 Scott Miller 1:128/12 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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Membership in IFNA is open to any individual or organization that
pays a specified annual membership fee. IFNA serves the
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Thank you for your membership! Your participation will help to
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Please NOTE that IFNA is a general not-for-profit organization
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membership in January 1987. The second elected Board of Directors
was filled in August 1988. The IFNA Echomail Conference has been
established on FidoNet to assist the Board. We welcome your
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