pozar@hoptoad.uucp (Tim Pozar) (08/02/89)
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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
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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
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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 will be rejected which is properly attributed and legally
acceptable. We will publish every responsible submission
received.
Table of Contents
1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
I Quit, effective sometime soon .......................... 1
2. ARTICLES ................................................. 2
More Tales of Horror from the FidoNet *C's ............... 4
Net 134 and Policy 4 ..................................... 8
3. LATEST VERSIONS .......................................... 13
Latest Software Versions ................................. 13
4. NOTICES .................................................. 15
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 15
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EDITORIAL
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Hi there.
Still reading this thing? Thanks. I appreciate it.
Is there anyone who'd like to be the Editor? It's burning up a
lot of my time. More than I can afford at this point. And it's
getting to be harder and harder to psyche myself into doing the
work anyway.
If you're interested, send me netmail. Try to include
qualifications, etc. I'll forward them along to the people
who'll have to decide on my successor.
I won't leave the position until a replacement is ready. But I'd
like to start the ball rolling. (Ooooops, I just remembered
something. I never told PubComm. Rick, Irene -- I quit,
effective as soon as you have a replacement)
On another note: I have received a couple of nice articles that
were published in "real" publications already. I'd love to
publish them, but I can't unless I have permission from the owner
of the articles. Please don't send me any of that stuff unless
permission has been granted, or you can arrange for me to easily
get it.
Hey, thanks again.
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ARTICLES
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Les Kooyman, 1:204/501
FidoCon Committee Co-Chairperson
JOHN DVORAK TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT FIDOCON '89
The dates for FidoCon '89 are fast approaching (August 24th
through the 27th)! If you haven't yet made your hotel or confer-
ence reservations, you should do so as soon as possible to avoid
increased charges. Although the official deadline for hotel
registration has passed, I have it on good authority that follow-
ing the registration procedure for hotel registrations (which
includes calling the hotel directly rather than calling the
national reservation number) will likely still get you the hotel
discount.
Now, here's the rest of the conference news:
Friday night, August 25th, will be the Banquet and Keynote Ad-
dress. This year's Keynote Speaker is Mr. John Dvorak, columnist
for PC magazine and well-known observer of the computer industry.
Tickets to the banquet will be available separately from Confer-
ence Registration to allow people to attend only the Banquet if
they wish.
Registration night is Thursday, August 24. Friday and Saturday
offer two full days of seminars and workshops, including:
o Tim Pozar chairing a panel describing UFGATE, an interface
between the FidoNet network and the Usenet network.
o Vince Perriello and Bob Hartman discussing BinkleyTerm,
their freely-available mailer program .
o Bob Hartman on FidoNet mail processing by the BIX (BYTE
magazine) online service.
o Phil Becker, the author of TBBS BBS software, on the
unique structure and organization of that system.
o Tom Jennings, the author of Fido (the original network-
capable BBS) on Fido, routing of mail, and other matters of
interest.
o Chuck Forsberg, noted author of ZMODEM, YMODEM, and other
file-transfer protocols, on the subject of error-free file trans-
fer protocols.
o Mort Sternheim chairing a panel on the future of FidoNet
and the International FidoNet Association (IFNA).
o Chris Irwin discussing D'Bridge and Joaquim Homrighausen
discussing Front Door, two other fine mailer front-end programs.
o Rick Heming talking about Wildcat BBS software, and the
interface from Wildcat to FidoNet.
o A representative from US Robotics, a maker of modems, on
high speed modem technology.
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o A panel discussion chaired by Randy Bush and Christian
Stalberg on International FidoNetting (FidoNet spans many nations
and continents).
o A panel discussion concerning Democracy in FidoNet, sure
to be a "hot" topic.
Dates and times of these sessions will be announced shortly in a
future edition of FidoNews. Stay tuned.
Conference registrations are $60 prior to August 1st (extended
from July 15th), $75 thereafter. Banquet tickets are $30 each.
Both may be ordered from:
Silicon Valley FidoCon '89
PO Box 390770
Mountain View, CA 94039
You may also netmail your conference and/or banquet reservations
to 1:1/89, although you need to follow up an email reservation
with hardcopy through the US Mail within three days, including
payment in full. Remember we are accepting VISA and MASTERCARD
this year.
Rooms at the Holiday Inn may be reserved by calling the Hotel at
408-998-0400, and mentioning that you are with FidoCon. Rooms
are $60.00 per night double occupancy. Additional rollaways are
available for $10.00 per night. The official FidoCon '89
airline is American Airlines. You can receive either a 5%
reduction in supersaver fares or a 40% reduction in the regu-
lar day coach fare. San Jose is an American Airlines hub with
direct flights to most major cities. When making reserva-
tions, you must call American's reservation number, 800-433-1790,
and reference Star number S0289VM. The official FidoCon '89
automobile rental agency is Alamo Rent a Car. Rates are as
described below. All rates include automatic transmission, air
conditioning, radio, and unlimited mileage. Economy car (exam-
ple: Geo Metro) $32 day/$109 week. Compact car (example: Chevy
Cavalier) $34 day/$120 week. Midsize car (example: Pontiac Grand
Am) $36 day/$135 week. Standard car (example: Buick Regal) $38
day/$165 week. Luxury car (example: Buick LeSabre) $40 day/$239
week. To take advantage of this rate, call Alamo at 1-800-732-
3232 and request group ID number 13594 and rate code G8.
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More Tales of Horror from the FidoNet *C's
by Phil Buonomo 1:107/583, 7:520/583, 9:807/1
(Whew! Made it another week! Guess the RC's don't read
FidoNews, else I'd have been tossed out long ago!)
I recently received a file, containing messages I thought the
sysops of FidoNet should see. Read on, Macduff!
--- File Begins
Mike Lester, As a result of your message to me on April 11, 1989
stating that you have put a "file on hold for me" to discourage
my calling your system, you have been deemed to be in violation
of FidoNet Policy3.Doc, to wit: Excessively Annoying Behavior.
Distributing, or threatening to distribute a 'Mail Bomb', is a
very serious offense.
As a result, you are being ex-communicated from FidoNet. Your
name, your BBS name, and your node numbers are being removed from
the Nodelist.
You have the right to appeal my decision. If you decide to do so,
your first course of appeal would be to our Region Coordinator,
Justin Marquez, at 1:106/100. If you find no relief there, you
may contact our Zone Coordinator, David Dodell, at 1:114/15.
Bruce Bodger
Net Coordinator, Net 170
======================== end of msg from NC ====================
> As a result of your message to me on April 11, 1989
> stating that you have put
> a "file on hold for me" to discourage my calling your
> system, you have been
> deemed to be in violation of FidoNet Policy3.Doc, to
> wit: Excessively
> Annoying Behavior. Distributing, or threatening to
> distribute a 'Mail Bomb',
> is a very serious offense.
I never said it was a "MAIL BOMB" you are overreacting. I simply
said, if you wanted to "FORCE FEED" me an echo I did NOT want,
that I was going to put my rather LARGE file list on hold for you
to pick up. fair is fair. Since you decided to change your
position on the "FORCE FEEDING" of an echo I did not want, I did
not put any files on hold for you.
> You have the right to appeal my decision. If you decide
> to do so, your first
> course of appeal would be to our Region Coordinator,
> Justin Marquez, at
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> 1:106/100. If you find no relief there, you may contact
> our Zone Coordinator,
> David Dodell, at 1:114/15.
believe me, I am contesting this action...
Mike
==================== end of my responce =======================
cc: Bruce Bodger
Justin Marquez
Mike, I'm sorry to inform you that I have reviewed materials sent
to me by your NC, Bruce and the RC, Justin concerning your
excommunication. I have not seen that they have done anything
outside of their jurisdiction under POLICY3 and therefore, have
no reason to overturn their decision.
David
==================== end of the ZC's responce ==================
This is the end of the line, no more appeal.... now after
thinking about it a bit, I decided to make a rebuttle: I know it
would do no good, but i sent it to a few key people.
quote from national sysop:
> RG: Tell me, just how many nodes do you know of that have been
> RG: excommunicated on the basis of a single offense? Indeed,
> RG: how many nodes do you know of that have been excommuni-
> RG: cated, period?
end quote
I was the NC for Tulsa, Ok fidonet 170 for more than 2 years,
I got out the nodelist/diffs on Fridays, and the fidonews
EVERY week on time. (read this with "tongue in cheek") Here
is the procedure to get a longtime fidonet NC out in 12 steps:
1) First get the NC(me) to route ALL messages for the local net
through your node as NEC.
2) Then, using a message editor that dont leave footprints (FD
editor), make changes to the messages the NC posts locally, and
make sure some if not most are a degrading nature in responce to
simple questions.
3) Quietly, forward "copys" to the RC, explaining that you (the
NEC) think the NC is "over the edge" and politlely ask what he
can do about it. A voice phone call helps here, if your GOOD at
manipulating people. A few of your friends making complaints also
helps, no matter how bogus they may be. also, if a node wont file
an "official" complaint make one up in his name and send it in. (
eg. Joe Savard. )
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4) The RC removes the NC for "cause" and appoints the NEC the NEW
NC.
5) Now your in "CONTROL". Next, start having "secret" monthly
meetings where not even wifes are allowed in the room where
fidonet business is conducted. ( You should have heard some of
the wives outside when this happened.)
6) When the old NC(me) finds out about what happened and the
reason why, he just shrugs it off and says ok, "you leave me
alone, and I will leave you alone", Now just wait about 2 weeks
and be silent.
7) Un-rest rules the net, because of the changes that have
happened. "Un-rest" is an understatement, it almost instantly
polarized the net. Now its time for some "heavy handed rules".
ie: You MUST attend the local fidonet meetings. (only heresay)
You MUST get all your echos from the NC/NEC. You can only have 40
echos MAX. If you post in the local sysop echo, it must be a
message that pertains to ALL. Messages of a one to one nature are
NOT allowed. ect... The penaltys are "you WILL be removed from
the nodelist" A threat of having NET 170 removed by the RC also
comes in, if the nodes do not "Cooperate".
8) Now, dump on the old NC (me) an echo NOT wanted/requested
without warning or even asking to have the area set up. (100+
messages) ( I had to manually delete them from my netmail area.
) ( as in k23<cr> k24<cr> ect... I run an OPUS BBS )
9) Now comes the part that got ME ex-communicated. When I
complain saying to discontinue sending the echo, simply send a
message to the sysop (me) stateing "I'M THE NC, and IF YOU WISH
TO REMAIN IN FIDONET, YOU WILL RECIEVE THIS ECHO.
10) When the ex-NC(me) says "ok, fine, you SEND to ME an echo
that I dont wish to have, I will place a file on HOLD for you to
pick up every time you call. (note: the FILE was my files
listing, the one you would get if you requested FILES from my
system. Not a mail bomb, or virused program. also, I intended on
recieving the echomail to a passthrough area to no one,
effectivly deleting the messages.)
11) The new NC then quietly removes the ex-NC(me) from the
nodelist for that week because he is "annoyed". no warning, no
nothing was ever sent to me about this.
12) When I complain again, pass it along to the RC, who then
passes it along to David Dodell, who ultimatly, finds that "No
one has done anything outside of policy."
It happened to me, and when final, 15 sysops, left fidonet 170
Now its time for a NEW RULE for the local net. Rule: You can't be
in fidonet 170 if you allow Mike Lester ex-NC of Fidonet 170 on
your system as a user. (Just ask the sysop of 7:771/208.0 if this
is true or not.) The bottom line is this, I was ex-communicated
from fidonet simply for saying I was going to "put a FILE on
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hold". The FILE was NEVER sent, since the new NC removed me from
the nodelist. He never called back either, after I sent him the
message I was going to put the file on hold for him. So, I never
actually DID anything wrong, but i was ex-communicated for it
anyway. I even ASKED the RC for a REGION number, and it was
refused, by saying that there was already an existing net in
Tulsa, and I HAD to be in it or not at all.
Mike Lester
Galaxy Computer HST
Multiline Opus 1.10
7:771/0 (alternet) 1-918-835-8933 (9600 hst)
7:771/1 (alternet)
7:771/2 (alternet) 1-918-836-6336 (1200 hayes)
11:771/0 (OPCN) 1-918-835-8933 (9600 hst)
11:771/1 (OPCN)
11:771/2 (OPCN) 1-918-835-8933 (1200 hayes)
---- end of file
So this guy, Mike Lester, gets excommunicated from FidoNet. His
network gets so upset they 'vote out' the NC appointed by RC19,
who then declares the vote 'illegal' and throws it out. Most of
the network then quits FidoNet.
So we have another case where an RC 'kills' a network for the
'good' of FidoNet.
Are you starting to see the danger of living under Policy4 now?
This story would be bad enough, but now we learn that after these
guys join AlterNet, the FidoNet NC and RC start trying to take
over the echomail conferences the 'excommunicated' nodes are
contributing to! Funny thing is, I thought that FidoNet echomail
policy stated that conferences belonged to the MODERATORS!
Well, as a moderator of a number of conferences, I give a warning
to any *C that might feel bound to keep ANYONE following MY rules
in ANY of MY conferences from posting:
KEEP YOUR DAMN HANDS OFF MY CONFERENCES, OR YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF
THE SUBJECT OF A POLICY COMPLAINT SO FAST IT'LL MAKE YOUR HEAD
SWIM!
Clear enough? Good.
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Net 134 and Policy 4
I was asked to submit the following for the beginning of July
but was unable to do so at that time. With my apologies here it
is now.
The first section is a resolution we voted on. The second is a
sober look at P4 and its implementation which it was suggested I
submit with the resolution. For the record, there was not one
person in net 134 who expressed any reservations about including
the second part.
Charles Ford (134/19)
Net 134 Resolution Re. P4
A. Net 134 likes FidoNet and wishes to remain in it.
B. The majority of Net 134 does not accept Policy4 on the basis
of its implementation.
C. Net 134 is willing to work on a committee to formulate a
democratic policy.
STATEMENT OF POSITION REGARDING POLICY 4
"It's done. It's finished. Now let's fix it." is the
rallying cry I hear from above these days. I wish I could accept
things that easily. "What is the problem? P4 is a lot better
than Policy 3, isn't it?" some say.
The truth of the matter is that Policy 4 simply does not exist
in Fidonet. This is not a statement of position or opinion, it is
really the way it is.
Right off I will say that there are major problems with Policy
4 both in its content and the way it was declared to be in force.
This is no longer a choice between P3 and P4. It goes deeper
than that. Fidonet has grown extraordinarily since 1984. The
original policy documents were probably fine for a small group
that largely knew each other. If memory serves me correctly,
there were about 1700 nodes when I first started to get involved
with Fidonet. At the time I joined, it was after agreeing to
abide by P3. P3 had its problems but its terms were those I
accepted coming into Fidonet. That is true for the vast majority
of the rest of Fidonet sysops as well.
An agreement is an agreement. You don't complain about it
after the fact. Now along comes P4. What's the problem? It
unilaterally breaks the agreement between the front-line sysop
and the Fidonet administration. None of us agreed to that coming
in. The agreement has been broken and those who broke it want to
force on a new one. If an agreement has been broken by one party
the other party is no longer bound by it. Hence the authority
fomerly entrusted to the other party no longer holds. I didn't
break the agreement. The vast majority of Fidonet sysops did not
break the agreement. The *Cs broke it. That is statement of
fact. THE ISSUE IS NO LONGER P3 vs P4. IT IS RATHER THAT THERE
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IS NO LONGER A BINDING POLICY ON NODE SYSOPS AT ALL.
"But there was no mechanism for policy change," is the
argument foisted on us. True, but then the honorable and proper
thing to do is to work out a mutually agreeable solution to the
problem or at least some sort of consensus. This was not done.
P4 was pushed through with the trench-sysop having no say.
What was the rush? Why is it that ammendents to give the
nodes a say were verboten before P4 was pushed through but now
are to be given serious consideration for some future policy
document? I do not personally know any *C above my own NC -- as
is the case for most of us. We are not really in a position to
judge their character or motivations but we can judge their
behavior. When the salesman says, "Trust me. This is a great
product," and it turns out to be made of junk, I don't buy from
him again. The policy that the *Cs have proclaimed is just like
that. How can there be trust after such a betrayal?
"Charles, you're such an extremist," some of you might be
thinking. Am I really? Let's get down to specifics.
1. The voting procedure.
- The IC did the collecting counting and announcing of the
vote results. To date he has not allowed independent
verification. Fidonet policy affects his life and future
plans directly. Now he might be the most upright and
honest man in the world but IT IS INCREDIBLE THAT WE
SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO BELIEVE THAT THE VOTE WAS COLLECTED,
THE BALLOTS COUNTED, AND THE RESULTS ANNOUNCED ALL BY THE
SAME PERSON, A PERSON WITH A BIG STAKE IN THE OUTCOME, AND
THIS WAS DONE WITH NO FIDDLING WHATSOEVER WHEN THERE IS NO
WAY TO CONFIRM OR DISPROVE HIS ANNOUNCEMENT. If votes are
to have any credibility at all, the ballots must be
collected and counted by someone without an immediate
stake in the process and there must be more than one
person involved to ensure that the process is honest. Were
we given true and honest results for the vote on P4, such
as it was? Does anyone but the IC know for sure? How? I
don't see how any of us can know.
2. P4 itself - The reason it had to be passed in such a hurry
was that it brought a new measure of democracy
and accountability to Fidonet. But does it?
Let's have a closer look.
a) IC selection and accountability.
- Only the Zone Coordinators (four people right now) can
select or replace the IC. The IC can only come from
their ranks. Only the IC can extend or interpret
policy on specific issues. The ZCs can overrule him
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on a specific interpretation or extension, however.
The IC collects and counts the ballots in any case.
1.2.7
6.1
7.2
This is largely just formalizes how things are. The
IC could not function without the support of the ZCs.
The position is still basically a life position
without review and those at the very top still appoint
him. In one respect it strengthens the IC position in
that criticism of the IC now must go through the ZCs.
Before that it must go through the RCs. The fact that
the complete voting process is controlled in all
aspects by the IC and only the IC means that there can
be no confidence in the announced results.
b) ZC and RC selection and accountability.
- This is a circular, cosy relationship where the 49
people involved are accountable only to each other
while controlling the communication activities of over
6000 others, based on the current node list.
1.2.4
1.2.5
1.2.8
8.7.1
c) NC selection and accountability
- Selection and removal is completely at the disgression
of the RC
- Accountability is only to the RC
- NC activities affect the nodes almost exclusively
4.1
5.7
d) Nodes
- Entry is basically for the asking. After that all
activities are subject to the *Cs dictates.
e) Policy changes
- These can only be instituted by a majority of the RCs
asking for a vote by the NCs on a new policy drafted
exclusively by the RCs. The voting block represents
about 5% of those in Fidonet since the NCs do not have
to vote in accordance with the wishes of their net.
In light of the fact that an NC can be removed at the
discretion of his RC there is a strong pressure to
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vote in accordance with the policy. Reduced to simple
terms, that means that 24 people develop a policy that
about 5% of the people affected get to vote on and of
that 5% any number could be subject to coercion.
The problems with having a representative result
announced are further compounded because the voting
process is designed in such a way that the integrity
of the process cannot be relied on. Indeed it is so
deficient that it is obvious it has been given no
serious consideration at all. To put it more bluntly,
the figures and results could be made up out of the
ICs head and nobody could question them.
8.1
8.3
8.4
Summary:
1) The current Fidonet node sysops made an agreement to
abide by Policy 3 when they joined Fidonet. This
agreement has been repudiated by the *C structure with
NO NODE LEVEL SAY IN THE PROCESS.
a) Since the agreement has been broken by the one
party, the other is no longer bound by it.
b) If one agreement is broken, what guarantee is
there that any others will be honored?
2) P4, if it were valid, REMOVES the right of the nodes
to a say in a process that primarily affects them.
This IS a loss of rights based on the agreement
outlined above.
3) P4 actually consolidates power over what may soon be
the world's largest personal computer communication
network into the hands of a very few under a pretense
of some democratic process and accountability. The
reality is that there is nothing to ensure the
integrity of either the voting process or the
accountability. This consolidation has no basis under
it other than that 49 people have said that this is
how the thousands in Fidonet shall function.
Final Comments
P4 has no moral and, most likely, no legal force. Acceptance
by the nodes means that they are giving up the rights they
once had to some effective say in the process.
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Policy 4 is not only zero improvement, it involves grave
losses in rights to the owners of Fidonet -- the sysops.
Policy 4 takes ownership of the network from you. And you
just might let it happen.
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LATEST VERSIONS
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Latest Software Versions
MS-DOS Systems
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Bulletin Board Software
Name Version Name Version Name Version
Fido 12n+* Phoenix 1.3 TBBS 2.1
Lynx 1.30 QuickBBS 2.03 TComm/TCommNet 3.4
Opus 1.03b+ RBBS 17.2A TPBoard 5.2
Network Node List Other
Mailers Version Utilities Version Utilities Version
BinkleyTerm 2.20 EditNL 4.00 ARC 6.02
D'Bridge 1.21* MakeNL 2.12 ARCmail 2.0
Dutchie 2.90C ParseList 1.30 ConfMail 4.00
FrontDoor 2.0 Prune 1.40 EMM 2.02
PRENM 1.47 XlatList 2.90 GROUP 2.10
SEAdog 4.51A* XlaxDiff 2.32 LHARC 1.13*
XlaxNode 2.32 MSG 3.3
MSGED 1.99
PK[UN]ZIP 0.92*
QM 1.0*
TCOMMail 2.2
TMail 1.11
TPBNetEd 3.2
UFGATE 1.03
XRS 2.3*
ZmailQ 1.09*
Apple Macintosh
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Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
Name Version Name Version Name Version
Red Ryder Host v2.1b3 Tabby 2.0* MacArc 0.03
Mansion 7.0 ArcMac 1.3
StuffIt 1.51
TImport 1.0
TExport 1.0
Timestamp 1.6
Tset 1.0.2
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Timestart 1.1
Tally 1.1
Mehitabel 1.2
Archie 1.60
Numberizer 1.5c
MessageEdit 1.0
Commodore Amiga
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Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
Name Version Name Version Name Version
Paragon 1.00+* BinkleyTerm 1.50 ConfMail 1.00
ChameleonEdit 0.10
+ 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
2 Aug 1989
Start of Galactic Hacker Party in Amsterdam, Holland. Contact
Rop Gonggrijp at 2:280/1 for details.
24 Aug 1989
Voyager 2 passes Neptune.
24 Aug 1989
FidoCon '89 starts at the Holiday Inn in San Jose,
California. Trade show, seminars, etc. Contact 1:1/89
for info.
5 Oct 1989
20th Anniversary of "Monty Python's Flying Circus"
11 Oct 1989
First International Modula-2 Conference at Bled, Yugoslavia
hosting Niklaus Wirth and the British Standards Institution.
Contact 1:106/8422 for more information.
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.
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OFFICERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIDONET ASSOCIATION
Mort Sternheim 1:321/109 Chairman of the Board
Bob Rudolph 1:261/628 President
Matt Whelan 3:3/1 Vice President
Bill Bolton 3:711/403 Vice President-Technical Coordinator
Linda Grennan 1:147/1 Secretary
Kris Veitch 1:147/30 Treasurer
IFNA COMMITTEE AND BOARD CHAIRS
Administration and Finance Mark Grennan 1:147/1
Board of Directors Mort Sternheim 1:321/109
Bylaws Don Daniels 1:107/210
Ethics Vic Hill 1:147/4
Executive Committee Bob Rudolph 1:261/628
International Affairs Rob Gonsalves 2:500/1
Membership Services David Drexler 1:147/47
Nominations & Elections David Melnick 1:107/233
Public Affairs David Drexler 1:147/47
Publications Rick Siegel 1:107/27
Security & Individual Rights Jim Cannell 1:143/21
Technical Standards Rick Moore 1:115/333
IFNA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DIVISION AT-LARGE
10 Courtney Harris 1:102/732 Don Daniels 1:107/210
11 Bill Allbritten 1:11/301 Mort Sternheim 1:321/109
12 Bill Bolton 3:711/403 Mark Grennan 1:147/1
13 Irene Henderson 1:107/9 (vacant)
14 Ken Kaplan 1:100/22 Ted Polczyinski 1:154/5
15 Scott Miller 1:128/12 Matt Whelan 3:3/1
16 Ivan Schaffel 1:141/390 Robert Rudolph 1:261/628
17 Neal Curtin 1:343/1 Steve Jordan 1:206/2871
18 Andrew Adler 1:135/47 Kris Veitch 1:147/30
19 David Drexler 1:147/47 (vacant)
2 Henk Wevers 2:500/1 David Melnik 1:107/233
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The World's First / \
BBS Network /|oo \
* FidoNet * (_| /_)
FidoCon '89 in San Jose, California _`@/_ \ _
at The Holiday Inn Park Plaza | | \ \\
August 24-27, 1989 | (*) | \ ))
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R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M
Name: _______________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________
City: _______________________ State: ____ Zip: ______________
Country: ____________________________________________________
Phone Numbers:
Day: ________________________________________________________
Evening: ____________________________________________________
Data: _______________________________________________________
Zone:Net/
Node.Point: ___________________________________________________
Your BBS Name: ________________________________________________
BBS Software: _____________________ Mailer: ___________________
Modem Brand: _____________________ Speed: ____________________
At what hotel will you be staying: ____________________________
Do you want an in room point? (Holiday Inn only) ______________
Are you a Sysop? _____________
Are you an IFNA Member? ______
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Additional Guests: __________
(not attending conferences)
Do you have any special requirements? (Sign Language translation,
handicapped, etc.)
______________________________________________________
Comments: ______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Costs How Many? Cost
--------------------------- -------- -------
Conference fee $60 .................... ________ _______
($75.00 after July 15)
Friday Banquet $30.00 ................ ________ _______
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Totals ................................ ________ _______
You may pay by Check, Money Order, or Credit Card. Please send
no cash. All monies must be in U.S. Funds. Checks should be
made out to: "FidoCon '89"
This form should be completed and mailed to:
Silicon Valley FidoCon '89
PO Box 390770
Mountain View, CA 94039
You may register by Netmailing this completed form to 1:1/89 for
processing. Rename it to ZNNNXXXX.REG where Z is your Zone
number, N is your Net number, and X is your Node number. US Mail
confirmation is required within 72 hours to confirm your
registration.
If you are paying by credit card, please include the following
information. For your own security, do not route any message
with your credit card number on it. Crash it directly to 1:1/89.
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Master Card _______ Visa ________
Credit Card Number _____________________________________________
Expiration Date ________________________________________________
Signature ______________________________________________________
No credit card registrations will be accepted without a valid
signature.
Rooms at the Holiday Inn may be reserved by calling the Hotel at
408-998-0400, and mentioning that you are with FidoCon. Rooms
are $60.00 per night double occupancy. Additional rollaways are
available for $10.00 per night. To obtain these rates you must
register before July 15.
The official FidoCon '89 airline is American Airlines. You can
receive either a 5% reduction in supersaver fares or a 40%
reduction in the regular day coach fare. San Jose is an American
Airlines hub with direct flights to most major cities. When
making reservations, you must call American's reservation number,
800-433-1790, and reference Star number S0289VM.
The official FidoCon '89 automobile rental agency is Alamo Rent a
Car. Rates are as described below. All rates include automatic
transmission, air conditioning, radio, and unlimited mileage.
Economy car (example: Geo Metro) $32 day/$109 week.
Compact car (example: Chevy Cavalier) $34 day/$120 week.
Midsize car (example: Pontiac Grand Am) $36 day/$135 week.
Standard car (example: Buick Regal) $38 day/$165 week.
Luxury car (example: Buick LeSabre) $40 day/$239 week.
To take advantage of this rate, call Alamo at 1-800-327-9633 and
request the convention rate. Mention FidoCon '89, the location
and dates.
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The World's First / \
BBS Network /|oo \
* FidoNet * (_| /_)
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/ Fido \ _//|| _\ /
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Membership for the International FidoNet Association
Membership in IFNA is open to any individual or organization that
pays a specified annual membership fee. IFNA serves the
international FidoNet-compatible electronic mail community to
increase worldwide communications.
Member Name _______________________________ Date _______________
Address _________________________________________________________
City ____________________________________________________________
State ________________________________ Zip _____________________
Country _________________________________________________________
Home Phone (Voice) ______________________________________________
Work Phone (Voice) ______________________________________________
Zone:Net/Node Number ____________________________________________
BBS Name ________________________________________________________
BBS Phone Number ________________________________________________
Baud Rates Supported ____________________________________________
Board Restrictions ______________________________________________
Your Special Interests __________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
In what areas would you be willing to help in FidoNet? __________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Send this membership form and a check or money order for $25 in
US Funds to:
International FidoNet Association
PO Box 41143
St Louis, Missouri 63141
USA
Thank you for your membership! Your participation will help to
insure the future of FidoNet.
Please NOTE that IFNA is a general not-for-profit organization
and Articles of Association and By-Laws were adopted by the
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
input to this Conference.
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