pozar@hoptoad.uucp (Tim Pozar) (05/16/88)
Volume 5, Number 20 16 May 1988
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Editor in Chief Dale Lovell
Editor Emeritus: Thom Henderson
Chief Procrastinator Emeritus: Tom Jennings
Contributing Editors: Al Arango
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.
Copyright 1988 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.
The contents of the articles contained here are not our
responsibility, nor do we necessarily agree with them.
Everything here is subject to debate. We publish EVERYTHING
received.
Table of Contents
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
Important Message on The Midwest Echo Star 282/1 ......... 1
Why the FidoNet is Still Fun! ............................ 2
D'Bridge - A new commercial EMAIL package ................ 4
ZONELISTS - A proposal for extended nodelists ............ 5
2. COLUMNS .................................................. 8
Top Downloads 4/10/88 - 4/16/88 .......................... 9
Top Downloads - 4/17/88 - 4/23/88 ........................ 11
Top Downloads 4/23/88 - 4/30/88 .......................... 13
3. NOTICES .................................................. 15
AVICULTURE ==> A New Echo Conference that is for the Bi .. 15
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 15
Latest Software Versions ................................. 16
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ARTICLES
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From : Steve Sherwick, Coordinator of Net 282
Date : 05/13/1988
To : All FIDONET SysOps
Subject: 282/1, The Midwest Echo Star
As the coordinator of Net 282, The Twin Cities Area Metronet
it has fallen to me to try to explain the whys and wherefores of
the status of 282/1 also known as the Midwest Echo Star.
Unfortunately this information is quite limited.
Please be assured, we in Net 282 are just as upset as much
of the nation is at this time due to the disruption of echomail
flow. I will be as blunt about this point as I can be. 282/1 will
NOT be returning to the net and the Midwest Echo Star is down for
good.
On the up side of that note it appears that the excellent
management of the echo portion of the net has responded quickly
and echomail is returning to normal flow.
It is the consensus of the SysOps in the Twin Cities
Metronet that it is in the best interests of the net to not
respond to Netmail information requests concerning the SysOp of
282/1 at this time. Please accept this note as our assurance that
we at this time have no information that we can release and that
when we can release a full disclosure will be made.
While we are interested in anything that the net may produce
as far as information concerning 282/1 and it's SysOp John
Richard as well as his whereabouts we have been deluged with
requests concerning the return of 282/1 as an echomail hub. As I
said, this will not occur.
We highly advise looking into new links, Butch Walker and
his troops are hard at work relinking the system and once the
help nodes go back into the nodelist the echomail coordinators
are ready to help you out.
Any information you might care to share should be sent
marked private in netmail only to either the SysOp of 282/0
(Myself, running NMH -1 to NMH +1) or crash to Don Seiford at
282/3. We are deeply interested.
We thank you for your concern,
Steve Sherwick
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FidoNews 5-20 Page 2 16 May 1988
Ed Ridpath
FidoNet 1:372/2.0
Why the FidoNet is Still Fun!
I've recently rejoined the FidoNet and IFNA after an absence of
about a year. I missed the fun of the FidoNet and Sysoping
greatly, and I'm very enthusiastic about being involved again.
This has to be the most interesting hobby I've ever come across.
I recently read an article here in to FidoNews where some one
felt differently, and thought that there was no more fun in the
FidoNet. Not so, the Fidonet is still fun!
I can remember the first time I saw a FidoNet mail session. It
was like magic. I had entered a message in the mail area of my
Fido BBS requesting a Net/Node number from the Regional
Coordinator of Region 18. Yes, I did get up at 4:00am to make
sure this thing worked. The call went flawlessly from Fido to
Fido (that was the only thing that did mail then) and I was in
the FidoNet. The ability to send electronic mail back and forth
between BBSs I still don't take for granted. There is always a
thrill when I see two computers transferring mail all by
themselves. With the continuous mail features of many new
FidoNet software packages, I don't even have to get up in the wee
hours to see it. Now this is excitement!
I'm also a devout EchoMail junkie. The combined information
available through all the users and sysops is incredible. Sure,
you have to stick to the smaller, more specialized conferences to
get a good percentage of worthwhile info. These smaller
conferences also have the advantage of getting to know some of
the people better, and form a more cohesive group. There is
something just plain neat about entering a message here in
Charleston, SC, USA and getting replies from Europe, Australia,
or Atlanta, GA.
I also like to see my computer not only get used, but pushed to
the limit. To see it available for use all day, watch it crunch
on EchoMail, and see it transfer files and messages, is some how
satisfying. It's also an adventure, getting the latest whiz-bang
NetMail software to work right without doing something that
causes a great uproar on the board or my part of the net.
Getting new hardware online to increase the mail efficiency can
be quite challenging also. I'm not alone though, and there are
lots of people in the net that are willing to help, if I just ask
nicely.
I think another proof of the magnetism of the Net is the old
faces that are back. I'm not going to name them all here, but
there are many people who were instrumental in the beginnings of
the net who have returned. I can remember them leaving, very
unhappy with what they saw, and now some of them are not only
back on the nodelist, but very actively involved in the FidoNet
and IFNA.
So, I don't know about you, but this sysop plans on sticking
FidoNews 5-20 Page 3 16 May 1988
around for the fun and frolic of the FidoNet for some time to
come.
Ed Ridpath -The Keep It Simple Sysop- Opus 1:372/2.0
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FidoNews 5-20 Page 4 16 May 1988
D'Bridge - A new commercial EMAIL package
Chris Irwin, 1:135/68
D'Bridge is a fully "Fidonet-compatable" EMAIL system for the IBM
PC. It is a commercial package designed to facilitate electronic
mail and file transfer in a friendly, menu-driven user interface.
I have tried to create a system which is both powerful and easy
to use. Mainly designed for "corporate" use, D'Bridge is also
capable of acting as a front-end for bulletin board systems and
other EMAIL receivers.
D'Bridge was released on May 15th and is priced at a reasonable
$79.00 for a "soft" copy. Complete information and a "30-day
demonstration copy" are available from our support BBS in Miami.
On the leading edge of EMAIL technology, D'Bridge has all of the
"standard" features that you would expect from an commercial mail
system, and many unique to "UltraTek" systems. To name a few...
- Advanced full-screen editor with macros and block commands
- Complete Fidonet/WaZOO compatability
- Uses ZMODEM, SEAlink, Telink and XMODEM
- ZMODEM has 32 bit CRCs and aborted file recovery
- Runs stand-alone; no other software required
- Complete "point" support with a 4-dimensional nodelist
- Supports WaZOO and SEAdog file/update-requests
- Excellent security system
- Complete cost-accouting (shows actual)
- Complete 4-dimensional routing language
- Weekly scheduling of mail events and DOS commands
- Provides a unique "SERVICE-REQUEST" feature
- Can also be the "front-end" for other EMAIL receivers
- Powerful scripting language for alternate carriers (like PCP)
- Free updates available; always available for file-request.
- Much, much more - get the DEMO version and see!
I'd tell you more, but I wanted to keep this article to one page.
If you use Fidonet technology in your workplace, then I'm sure
that you'll find D'Bridge is the best EMAIL system on the market
today...
For more information, download or file-request:
DBRIDGE Release information - read this first
DEMO Demonstration software (about 430K)
DOCS Documentation only
1:135/68 D'Bridge/East Miami, Florida 1-305-232-9365
1:105/3 D'Bridge/West Portland, Oregon 1-503-246-0591
2:508/28 D'Bridge/Europe Arnhem, Holland 31-85-459034
3:632/340 D'Bridge/Australia Melborne, Australia 61-3-848-3331
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FidoNews 5-20 Page 5 16 May 1988
Jeff Sheese, Washington DC
Fidonet 1:109/714.0 and 1:109/714.2
Good Egg Net 99:9200/1.0 and 99:9200/1.2
In September 1985 when I became the net host for the newly
formed Net 110 in Dayton Ohio I was amazed to see the nodelist
gently pushing toward the 2000 node limit for Fido v11w. What
was even more amazing is that these nodes not only covered the
continental United States but also Europe, Asia and Australia.
Now it's a common weekly occurrence to see at least 3000 nodes
being reported by my favorite nodelist compiler.
Just recently I was stunned to hear that our International
Coordinator had to prune comments and other information in order
to produce the nodelist for Friday April 29. This should be
common knowledge by time this article is published in Fidonews.
What troubles me more is that nodes marked as private as well as
certain hubs may have to be pruned to prevent MAKENL from
choking on more nodes thereby preventing new node numbers from
being assigned, especially with the existing RBBS-PC, QuickBBS
and PC-Board systems gaining netmail capabilities. I'd really
hate to see someone from being listed in the nodelist simply
because the software that's used to generate the nodelist has
met certain technical limitations.
I'm nervously awaiting to hear flames about this, but you
CAN'T blame the software. Wasn't it Bob Hartman who said in the
BINKLEY echo that "software and hardware are not infallible,
especially when used together!". What should happen instead is
that the great minds currently keeping our heads above water
should work on a better system. I realize that they're doing
this now, so I'd like to throw a few ideas to them. Heck,
everyone needs as much help as they can get without hearing
everyone cry for results!
THE PROBLEM:
One problem is that new node number assignments have been
frozen since MAKENL is choking on the size of the final
nodelist. This nodelist contains not only Zone 1 for North
America, but also Zones 2 and 3 covering Europe and Asia
respectively. I'd hate to see the new node assignments frozen
because of this limitation. I'd also not like the fact that
this may prevent the addition of other zones from South America
and Africa.
Another problem is that the St. Louis format nodelist as
published takes up more than 250k disk space. Compile the
nodelist and it creates one or more data files that almost equal
in size. If you use Fido v11w you wind up with the St. Louis
nodelist, NODELIST.BBS and at least two more data files after
compilation. Total the amount of disk space and if you don't
clean up after the nodelist compiler your nodelist and related
data files result in almost 1 meg of disk space.
ONE SOLUTION:
This isn't the final solution, just a suggestion. This
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suggestion may even be partially combined with other suggestions
to make a workable solution that everyone can work with.
How about the idea of a ZONELIST in lieu of a NODELIST.
Most nodelist processors and compilers allow the combining of
one or more nodelists. By restricting a zonelist to one zone
including zonegates to other zones the size of each zonelist
will be reduced to facilitate production of all the zonelists.
These ZONELIST's with their respective ZONEDIFF's can be
distributed along the same paths as the current NODEDIFF's.
This would allow everyone to maintain communication to nodes
within their zone and communicate with zonegates as needed, as
well as include other zonelists in their nodelist compilation as
necessary.
IMPLEMENTATION:
The names of the zonelists are important since not every
nodelist processor or FTSC compatible mailer program has the
feature of using differently named nodelists. XLATLIST v2.86,
Copyrighted by System Enhancements Association, has the ability
to include one or more nodelists whether they use the name
NODELIST.### or not with the PUBLIST statements.
I propose that the zonelists be distributed under two names
for each list. I propose that the zonelists for zones 1, 2 and
3 used the following name conventions:
Zone ZoneLIST ZoneDIFF
-------------- -------- --------
Fidonet Zone 1 - FNZ1LIST - FNZ1DIFF
Fidonet Zone 2 - FNZ2LIST - FNZ2DIFF
Fidonet Zone 3 - FNZ3LIST - FNZ3DIFF
Fidonet Zone X - FNZXLIST - FNZXDIFF
To maintain compatibility with existing setups the required
zonelist as shown above can be distributed under the name
NODELIST.A## and NODEDIFF.A## within each zone. The other
zonelists may be distributed under the above listed names or be
made file requestable by those that need them.
This will allow the nodelists for each zone to be small
enough in size to allow processing, with the advantage of using
existing software to add the extra lists to the locally produced
nodelist. To add the lists with XLATLIST v2.86 you only need to
add the following lines to your XLATLIST.CTL file:
publist NODELIST NODEDIFF
publist FNZXLIST FNZXDIFF
.
.
.
If your using PARSELST v1.0 which does not yet support the
'publist' statement you can:
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1. Use XLATLIST v2.86 as described above to update all
zonelists with the required zonediffs. Also use the
NONODELIST option to prevent generation of NODELIST.BBS.
2. Use the batch file command "DayNbr Copy FNZXLIST.@###
FNZXLIST.LST".
3. Use PARSELST v1.0 with the command "mylist FNZXLIST.LST" in
the PARSELST.CFG file.
IN CONCLUSION:
A change like this cannot take place overnight, but may
prove to be either an interim or long term solution. Regardless
of what the 'powers that be' decide on something must be done in
order to prevent assignments of new node numbers from being
frozen. If anyone disagrees with the concept of distributing
the zonediffs separately, through the use of batch file commands
the zonediffs may be distributed in the current distribution of
'NODEDIFF.A##'. Whatever solution is agreed upon should be
designed to meet as many needs as possible.
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COLUMNS
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Are You Afraid
How many times have you thought about writing an article for
either the Fido News or Opus Gazette, or any other news letter
you may have been reading. This is a difficult task, and in many
cases some of you have not done so. I would like to offer to
SySops and Users a little way to get around the hassle of writing
a lengthly article or column.
I have established a ECHO MESSAGE AREA where you may post pieces
which you would like to see printed in a news letter. This area
is called Local, Regional, National News Items. For you sysops
who would like to join in this echo, the title is LRN-NEWS, it is
available from 301/1. I only ask that no more than one node from
each net request pickup.
I do not intend to replace or compete with either of the two
major news letter for our network. I would just like to see a
place where we can post such items as:
1. Birthday Announcements.
2. Systems Going Down, or Up.
3. General information about the system you operate.
4. Guidelines for each ECHO AREA.
5. Other items of importance to YOU.
As the Editor in Chief, of the High Mesa Ranger's News letter, I
promise to ensure articles are kept in good taste, and each of
you have the opportunity to rebut any information you feel is
incorrect. All submissions in the message area will be printed
as is and copyrighted to the person responsible for the drafting
the message.
Article length items may be forwarded directly to node 301/1 via
national mail, or may be uploaded directly into the news area on
the bbs.
All interested persons should contact me by sending their
message, or by sending their file. My system is operational from
10pm to 6am daily. It honors NMH, and does echo mail runs from
11pm to 5am.
(C) Jake Hargrove
1988 HMRNews
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Top Downloads: 4/10/88 - 4/16/88
A weekly report of the most popular downloads
from contributing systems.
Contributing systems:
135/1 and a Network host somewhere that wishes to
remain unidentified
Total downloads from contributing systems: 398
File Download Report -- Top 20
Rank Area\File Name # DL's
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1. COMM\pcplus11.arc 6 ProComm+ version 1.0 or 1.1
2. GAME\monop68.arc 5 Version 6.8 of Monopoly
3. MISC\ibmbds.arc 4 List of IBM dedicated Bbs's
4. UTIL\moredos.arc 4 Use more than 640K
5. MISC\memruler.arc 3 TSR displays ruler on screen
6. UTIL\getrom.arc 3 Dump ROM to disk file
7. UTIL\moreram.arc 3 Increase usable K to 704.
8. UTIL\ramwarm.arc 3 RAM disk by Jennings
9. UTIL\ultprint.arc 3 Good printer set-up util
10. EDIT\letrhead.arc 3 Design letter-heads for
11. MIDI\mahjongg.arc 3 EGA adaptation of game
12. MIDI\scrabble.arc 3 EGA adaptation
13. MIDI\sorry.arc 3 EGA adaptation
14. EDIT\qedit2.arc 3 Great Text editor
15. INFO\readmac.arc 2 View Mac pics on IBM
16. LANG\conv.bas 2 Convert exe/com to basic data
17. LANG\t2c.arc 2 Convert Turbo Pascal to C
18. LANG\trekfor.arc 2 Fortran source for StarTrek
19. MISC\alarm.arc 2 Put clock w/alarm on screen
20. COMM\logi-pc.arc 2 LogiTech Driver for Procomm+
Selected Files of Interest
Area\Name #DL's
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MISC\ford.arc 2 Info on new model Ford cars
BBSP\xlax_04c.arc 1 Alternative to Xlatlist
INFO\godspeed.arc 1 Bible concordance
LANG\c_tutor1.arc 1 C language tutorial
LANG\c_tutor2.arc 1
BBSP\do280-01.exe 1 Dutchie Mailer
BBSP\do280-10.exe 1
BBSP\do280-20.exe 1
BBSP\do280-30.exe 1
MISC\startrek.txt 1
UTIL\kcodetxt.arc 1 List of Keyboard scan codes
SWLH\utes.txt 1 Military/Util freq. on SWL
BBSP\newsysop.arc 1 Info for the new sysop
COMM\pibt41e1.arc 1 PibTerm 4.1
Transfer methods total
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SEAlink download/upload: 91
Telink download/upload: 15
Xmodem download/upload: 165
Ymodem download/upload: 84
Zmodem download/upload: 55
External download/upload: 10
If there are any other systems that can send me thier system
stats in a similar format, please drop a net-mail note at 135/1.
If you run LogRpt, then send me your system.rpt file. If there
is a file you particularly want me to list, let me know. I MUST
have the information by Monday's Net-mail time in order to get
the stats compiled. Please keep your reports at 7 or 8 days and
no longer than 10 days. (We can accept net-mail anytime of the
day and are PC-Pursuitable).
James Gilbert
RAM-SOFT Archive Library
1:135/1
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FidoNews 5-20 Page 11 16 May 1988
Top Downloads: 4/17/88 - 4/23/88
A weekly report of the most popular downloads
from contributing FidoNet systems.
Contributing systems:
135/1 and a Region 18 Network host who wishes to remain
unidentified.
Total downloads from contributing systems: 352
File Download Report -- Top 20
Rank Area\File Name # DL's
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1. COMM\pcplus11.arc 6 ProComm+ Test Drive
2. GAME\begin.arc 5 StarTrek like game
3. INFO\animate.arc 4 Animates graphics objects
4. GAME\monop68.arc 4 Monopoly version 6.8
5. GAME\axlef.arc 4
6. UNPT\sierra.arc 4
7. GAME\sorry.arc 3 EGA vers. of this game
8. GAME\sounds2.arc 3 Sound effects
9. GAME\moria.arc 3 Adventure like game
10. GAME\jukebox1.arc 3 Music playing program
11. UNPT\balance.arc 3
12. UNPT\arcm221.arc 3 ArcMaster for unarcing files
13. EDIT\qedit203.arc 3 Qedit Text Editor
14. INFO\hypertxt.arc 2 Browse/Edit text/pic files
15. MISC\targ.arc 2 ESP program from grant NASA/JPL
16. LANG\tccmisc.arc 2 Code for Turbo C
17. LANG\d86b.arc 2 Debugger for A86 assembler
18. INFO\teapot.arc 2 EGA graphics drawing
19. GAME\hack.arc 2 Classic game of hack
20. INFO\icon10.arc 2 Convert among graphics formats
Selected Files of Interest
Area\Name (description)
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INFO\egamac.arc View Mac Pics on EGA
INFO\oldt4.arc Old Testament
LANG\a86a.arc Assembler
LANG\bsrc_140.arc C Source to Binkley 1.4
LANG\pibt3sp1.arc Pascal Source to PibTerm 3
MISC\spanish1.arc Spanish tutorial
UTIL\ansi43.arc EGA Replacement for ansi.sys
APPL\123temp.arc Templates for 1-2-3
COMM\pcplusrt.arc Sort the ProComm+ directory
EDIT\qedit203.arc Qedit text editor V 2.03
SWLH\shipfone.txt Ship to shore phone frequencies
BBSP\fidohist.arc History of FidoNet boards
Transfer methods total
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SEAlink download/upload: 75
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Telink download/upload: 3
Xmodem download/upload: 185
Ymodem download/upload: 55
Zmodem download/upload: 25
External download/upload: 23
If there are any other systems interested in being a part of
this weekly column, please send me your system stats in a similar
format via net-mail at 135/1. If you run LogRpt, then send me
your system.rpt file. If at all possible, include a description
of files with unusual names. If there is a file you particularly
want me to list, let me know. I MUST have the information by
Monday's Net-mail time in order to get the stats compiled.
Please keep your reports at 7 or 8 days and no longer than 10
days. (We can accept net-mail anytime of the day and are
PC-Pursuitable).
James Gilbert
RAM-SOFT Archive Library
1:135/1
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FidoNews 5-20 Page 13 16 May 1988
Top Downloads: 4/23/88 - 4/30/88
A weekly report of the most popular downloads
from contributing FidoNet systems.
Contributing systems:
135/1 and a Region 18 Network host who wishes to remain
unidentified.
Total downloads from contributing systems: 263 + 71
File Download Report -- Top 20
Rank Area\File Name # DL's
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1. GAME\sorry.arc 7 EGA version of Sorry
2. COMM\pcplus11.arc 6 ProComm+ TD version 1.1
3. COMM\dsz0414.arc 4 Yet another DSZ
4. APPL\bq40d.arc 3 Check-book program
5. INFO\aquarium.arc 3 EGA drawing
6. MISC\fsp.arc 3
7. ARC\pkfind11.arc 3
8. ???\terra.arc 2
9. UTIL\ram4ega1.arc 2 Move ROM->RAM on AT Ega's
10. ????\cboot200.arc 2
11. GAME\begin.arc 5 Adventure game
12. INFO\animate.arc 4
13. GAME\monop68.arc 4
14. UNPT\sierra.arc 4
15. GAME\axlef.arc 4 Music
16. GAME\jukebox1.arc 3 Music
17. UNPT\balance.arc 3
18. GAME\sounds2.arc 3
19. GAME\moria.arc 3
20. MISC\targ.arc 3
Selected Files of Interest
Area\Name #DL's
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misc\sublim.arc 2 Flash subliminal message on screen
comm\logi-pc.arc 2 LogiTech Mouse drive for ProComm+
bbsp\do280-01.exe 1 Dutchie 2.8
comm\clink120.arc 1 SEAlink external protocol
bbsp\do280-10.exe 1
bbsp\do280-20.exe 1
util\ddi.arc 1 Device Driver Information
misc\german2.arc 1 German tutorial (In Miami area?)
util\do280-30.exe 1
misc\lottery.arc 1 Florida now has its own lottery
arcs\narc13.arc 1
edit\qedit203.arc 1 Great text editor. V 2.03
Transfer methods total
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SEAlink download/upload: 68
Telink download/upload: 3
Xmodem download/upload: 175
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Ymodem download/upload: 66
Zmodem download/upload: 29
External download/upload: 9
If there are any other systems interested in being a part of
this weekly column, please send me your system stats in a similar
format via net-mail at 135/1. If you run LogRpt, then send me
your system.rpt file. If at all possible, include a description
of files with unusual names. If there is a file you particularly
want me to list, let me know. I MUST have the information by
Monday's Net-mail time in order to get the stats compiled.
Please keep your reports at 7 or 8 days and no longer than 10
days. (We can accept net-mail anytime of the day and are
PC-Pursuitable).
James Gilbert
RAM-SOFT Archive Library
1:135/1
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FidoNews 5-20 Page 15 16 May 1988
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NOTICES
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Joe Elser
1:120/85
NEW ECHOMAIL CONFERENCE CREATED
A new echo called AVICULTURE has been created. It covers all
topics related to birds.
Have you ever wondered ...
What kind of bird was easiest to teach to speak?
What is the easiest one to teach tricks?
What you should feed your pet bird to keep it in top health?
Where to find rare birds?
How can to find a good vet who knows about birds?
How to get your pet birds to breed?
The answers to these and other questions are given in a spirit
of helpful cooperation in the AVICULTURE echo. We are a group
of bird lovers who have birds as pets and / or breed birds.
Our goal is to share our knowledge and experiences to the
benefit of both birds and pet owners. We are looking for like
minded people to help spread the word.
Any interested Sysops can pick up this echo from:
1:13/33 Avi-Technic BBS Sysop: Tom Hendricks
1:120/85 Charlie's Roost BBS Sysop: Joe Elser
We look forward to hearing from you all soon!
Joe Elser
Tom Hendricks
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The Interrupt Stack
29 May 1988
MetroFire Third Annual Birthday Bash and Floppy Disk Throwing
Contest. ALL FidoNet Sysops and their families are invited.
Contact Christopher Baker at 135/14 for more details. Details
available by SEAdog file request as FPICMAP.ARC or BASH.
5 Jun 1988
David Dodell's 31st Birthday
18 Jun 1988
Area Code 407 takes effect in East/Central Florida. All Sysops
should adjust their Nodelist entries immediately.
FidoNews 5-20 Page 16 16 May 1988
25 Jun 1988
EuroCon II starts in Tiel, Holland. Sponsored by the Dutch
Hobby Computer Club. Will run for 2 days. Contact Hans
Lichthelm at 2:2/999 for information.
16 Jul 1988
A new areacode, 508, will form in eastern Massachusetts and
will be effective on this date. The new area code will be
formed from the current areacode 617. Greater Boston will
remain areacode 617 while the rest of eastern Massachusetts
will form the new areacode 508.
25 Aug 1988
Start of the Fifth International FidoNet Conference, to be
held at the Drawbridge Inn in Cincinnati, OH. Contact Tim
Sullivan at 108/62 for more information. This is FidoNet's big
annual get-together, and is your chance to meet all the people
you've been talking with all this time. We're hoping to see
you there!
24 Aug 1989
Voyager 2 passes Neptune.
If you have something which you would like to see on this
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FidoNews 5-20 Page 17 16 May 1988
OFFICERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIDONET ASSOCIATION
Ken Kaplan 100/22 Chairman of the Board
Don Daniels 107/210 President
Mark Grennan 147/1 Vice President
Dave Dodell 114/15 Vice President - Technical Coordinator
Tom Marshall 107/524 Secretary
Leonard Mednick 12/1 Treasurer
IFNA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DIVISION AT-LARGE
10 Steve Jordan 102/2871 Don Daniels 107/210
11 Bill Allbritten 11/301 Hal DuPrie 101/106
12 Leonard Mednick 12/1 Mark Grennan 147/1
13 Rick Siegel 107/27 Brad Hicks 100/523
14 Ken Kaplan 100/22 Ted Polczyinski 154/5
15 Jim Cannell 128/13 Kurt Reisler 109/74
16 Vince Perriello 141/491 Robert Rudolph 261/628
17 Rob Barker 138/34 Greg Small 148/122
18 Chris Baker 135/14 Bob Swift 140/24
19 Vernon Six 19/0 Larry Wall 15/18
2 Henk Wevers 2:500/1 Gee Wong 107/312
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FidoNews 5-20 Page 18 16 May 1988
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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
c/o Leonard Mednick, MBA, CPA
700 Bishop Street, #1014
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-4112
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 first elected Board of Directors
was filled in August 1987. The IFNA Echomail Conference has been
established on FidoNet to assist the Board. We welcome your
input to this Conference.
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FidoNews 5-20 Page 19 16 May 1988
INTERNATIONAL FIDONET ASSOCIATION
ORDER FORM
Publications
The IFNA publications can be obtained by downloading from Fido
1:1/10 or other FidoNet compatible systems, or by purchasing
them directly from IFNA. We ask that all our IFNA Committee
Chairmen provide us with the latest versions of each
publication, but we can make no written guarantees.
Hardcopy prices as of October 1, 1986
IFNA Fido BBS listing $15.00 _____
IFNA Administrative Policy DOCs $10.00 _____
IFNA FidoNet Standards Committee DOCs $10.00 _____
SUBTOTAL _____
IFNA Member ONLY Special Offers
System Enhancement Associates SEAdog $60.00 _____
SEAdog price as of March 1, 1987
ONLY 1 copy SEAdog per IFNA Member
Fido Software's Fido/FidoNet $100.00 _____
Fido/FidoNet price as of November 1, 1987
ONLY 1 copy Fido/FidoNet per IFNA Member
International orders include $10.00 for
surface shipping or $20.00 for air shipping _____
SUBTOTAL _____
HI. Residents add 4.0 % Sales tax _____
TOTAL _____
SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN US FUNDS:
International FidoNet Association
c/o Leonard Mednick, MBA, CPA
700 Bishop Street, #1014
Honolulu, HI. 96813-4112
USA
Name________________________________
Zone:Net/Node____:____/____
Company_____________________________
Address_____________________________
City____________________ State____________ Zip_____
Voice Phone_________________________
Signature___________________________
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