pozar@hoptoad.uucp (Tim Pozar) (03/01/88)
Volume 5, Number 9 29 February 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.
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
Southern Colorado gets new Area Code ..................... 1
DASNet - Linking FidoNet to Commercial E-Mail Systems .... 2
Delta Airlines Supports Fidocon '88 ...................... 4
Treasurer's Report of IFNA for 1987 ...................... 5
What's in a Name? ........................................ 7
Informed Consent BOR crap for those willing to listen .... 9
TRAIN A New Echo for Model Trains ........................ 10
2. COLUMNS .................................................. 11
The Apple Core - Security: Intro, Session ................ 11
Let's YACK about AlterNet ................................ 14
3. NOTICES .................................................. 16
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 16
Latest Software Versions ................................. 16
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ARTICLES
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Richard Evers
Node 128/11 Host for Net 128
Colorado splits into two area codes
(303 and 719)
On March 5th, the state of Colorado will be split into two
area codes. The current area code of 303 will remain with
the city of Denver, the North and Western parts of the state.
The new area code of 719, will be assigned to the Southeastern
parts of Colorado. The cities of Colorado Springs, Pueblo will
be in the new area code. Please consult your telephone directory,
or you local phone company for more information.
Since Net 128 is directly effective by this change, the Nodediff
on March 4th will reflect this change. If you are using a modem
program to directly call Southern Colorado, you need to note, and
make this change.
Since area code 303 has all but run out of prefixes, it is likely
that calls to area code 303 will only work for 30 days after the
change, if you are calling the new code area. After which, you may
be surprised if you get a wrong number, or a non working number.
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DASNet - Linking FidoNet to Commercial E-Mail Systems
David Dodell
FidoNet 1:114/15 or 1:1/0
I have been in contact with a commercial firm which links up
various electronic mail systems with each other. They have
expressed an interest in linking into FidoNet. This would give
commercial electronic mail users the ability to send and receive
mail from FidoNet addresses.
While many would say that FidoNet should not be exploited for
commercial gain, it would allow FidoNet users the ability to send
mail to commercial e-mail systems without having to subscribe to
the multiple various systems out there.
I am not saying that we should do so, but rather soliciting
comments if we should pursue this further. If you are interested
please send mail to either myself or to the marking manager of
the DASNet system, Anna Lange.
Anna can be contacted via my node by sending mail to the user
"Usenet" at FidoNet node 114/15 and placing the following in the
first line of the body of the message:
To: asuvax!noao!decvax!sun!11.DAS.NET!AnnaB
Below is a description and information I received about their
system. Again, I am only interested in comments at this time.
The DASnet(R) Network--DASnet Subscriptions:
WHEN YOU ASK SOMEONE FOR AN ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESS, YOU CAN
PROBABLY REACH THEM--REGARDLESS OF THE SYSTEM THEY USE !!
A DASnet Subscription allows you to exchange electronic mail (e-
mail) with anyone on more than 20 systems and networks,
INCLUDING:
ATT Mail, DASnet(R) Network, DCMETA, Dialcom(SM), EIES,
EasyLink(R), Envoy 100(TM), FAX, GeoMail, MCI Mail(R), NWI(R),
PeaceNet/EcoNet, Portal Communications(TM), The Source(R),
Telemail(R), ATI's Telemail (Japan), Telex, TWICS (Japan),
UNISON(R), UUCP, The WELL, Domains e.g. ".COM" and ".EDU".
If you currently use one of the systems mentioned above, you can
order a DASnet Subscription now. For more information, please
call 408-559-7434.
ADVANTAGES:
* NOTHING NEW TO JOIN OR LEARN. You continue to use the e-mail
or conference system you already use on a regular basis--your
home system. There's no need to join another system for e-
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mail. All you need is your DASnet Subscription.
* EXCHANGE E-MAIL with nearly 3 MILLION people--even if they
use systems to which you are not a member.
* JUST CHECK ONE MAILBOX--EVER. Your e-mail is delivered to
your mailbox at your home system on a daily basis (on some
systems, more often). Your home system is the only one you
ever need to check for electronic mail.
To send e-mail through DASnet, you send the message to the DASnet
account on your home system. You receive e-mail at your mailbox,
as you do now.
YOU ALWAYS USE YOUR HOME SYSTEM, with which you've become
familiar and comfortable. You never need to learn new menus,
editors, or commands.
HOW MUCH DOES A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE DASnet NETWORK COST?
A Subscription costs only only $4.50/month ($5.50/mo. for hosts
located outside of the U.S.).
You are also charged for each message that you send. If you are
corresponding with someone who is not a DASnet Subscriber, you
also pay to receive e-mail they send you. (Sorry, it costs us so
we have to bill you. This is the only way that we could offer
you the service of making all of these systems available to you.)
For example, here are charges for a couple of messages.
1. Jane (on UUCP) sends a 2000-character message to John (who
uses The Source). The message will cost her 74 cents.
2. Robert (on MCI Mail in the U.S.) sends a 2000-character
message to Rachel (using GeoMail in England). The message
costs only $1.70.
- Also, consider the value of receiving e-mail on a daily basis
at your home system--no more worry about urgent messages
waiting for you at the system you check only weekly.
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FidoNews 5-09 Page 4 29 Feb 1988
--+-- FIDOCON '88 NEWS FLASH --+--
Cincinnati - DELTA Airlines in cooperation with The
International Fidonet Association announced today they will
provide special air travel rates to the meeting August 25-28 here
in Cincinnati. "Travelers can expect to save 40%-75% off
regular coach fares", Delta spokesperson Laverne Wright said.
"Delta has set up a toll free 800 registration number for the
event".
"We are very excited about Delta's commitment", said Tim
Sullivan, Chairperson of this year's conference. "I think that
this will help to make Fidocon more accessible to Fidonet
members".
Delta is offering a 5% discount off ALL Delta's published
round-trip fares INCLUDING SUPER SAVERS. Delta also said for
those passengers NOT qualifying for any published discounts, a
40% discount will be offered on Delta's domestic system for
travel to Fidocon '88.
To take advantage of all these discount conference attendees need
only follow these simple steps:
1. Call 1-800-241-6760 for your reservations 8:00am-8:00pm
eastern time - Daily. Refer to FILE NUMBER N0059.
or
have your travel agent call Delta's tool free number to
obtain the same advantages for you.
2. Travel within the USA and San Juan only. (a 35% discount is
applicable for travel from Canada)
Delta noted that in order to take advantage of these discounts
reservations must be made at least seven days in advance and must
be made through Delta's toll free number.
For more information contact your travel agent, Delta airlines at
the toll free number, or Tim Sullivan at 108/62. Cincinnati has
also set up a special registration node 1/88 for information and
on-line registration.
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FidoNews 5-09 Page 5 29 Feb 1988
INTERNATIONAL FIDONET ASSOCIATION
The accompanying treasurer's report of International FIDONET
Association as of December 31, 1987 has been prepared by me.
This report is the representation of the International FIDONET
Board of Directors. I have not audited or reviewed this report
and, accordingly, do not express an opinion or any other
assurance on it.
The International FIDONET Association Board of Directors has
elected to omit substantially all of the disclosures (the
Statements of Financial position, Results of Operations and
Changes in Financial Position) required by generally accepted
accounting principles. If the omitted disclosures were
included in this report, they might influence the readers'
conclusions about the association's financial position, results
of operation, and changes in financial position. Accordingly,
this report is not designed for those who are not informed
about such matters.
Leonard Mednick, MBA, CPA
February 25, 1988
INTERNATIONAL FIDONET ASSOCIATION
TREASURER'S REPORT
YEAR ENDING 12/31/87
RECEIPTS/DEPOSITS
Membership fees, sales, 17,515.59
Interest earned 8.11
Purchases (5,108.50) See Note 1
Returned Checks (50.00)
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NET RECEIPTS/DEPOSITS 12,365.20
DISBURSEMENTS
Telephone 3,182.79
Postage & Freight 590.96
Legal & Accounting 2,210.50
Bank Service Charges 156.28
Office Expenses 499.56
Meetings & Travel 3,471.40 See Note 2
Licenses, Dues, etc. 259.95
Refund of Overpayments 65.00
Total Disbursements 10,436.44
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EXCESS OF RECEIPTS OVER DISBURSEMENTS 1,928.76
ADD: BEGINNING BALANCE OF ACCOUNT 2,749.28
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BALANCE 4,678.04 See Note 3
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Note 1 - Item includes purchases of FIDO (tm) & SEAdog (tm)
Software
Note 2 - Item includes all disbursements for FidoCON4
Note 3 - Balance in St. Louis Account $2,019.93
Balance in Honolulu Account 2,658.11
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$4,678.04
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Any questions regarding the above report should be directed
to IFNA at 1:1/10 or at P.O Box 41143, St. Louis MO 63141.
All questions received become the property of IFNA and may
be published by IFNA, at will, in its various forums.
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FidoNews 5-09 Page 7 29 Feb 1988
Greg Glynn
The Airlock Hermitage
3:712/502
What's in a Name?
*HOT MUDDY DUCK* Now there's a great name for a bulletin board! I
don't know who he is but he gets my vote for Most Original Name for a
bulletin board. Mind you, he's got plenty of competition in the
originality department. I had a browse through the Nodelist recently
(a little light reading) and found about 200 names which really
standout as 'Above Average' in my opinion. Here's what I found.
Some of these guys sound as if they had read headaches in trying to
get their boards going! The Nervous System; Pipe Dream; The Town
Cryer; Nightmare; Wits End; Krash #2; Mental Ward and Apocalypse.
Once these next guys got started it seems that they formed their own
secret societies: The Magic Unicorn; The Gathering; The Inner Circle
and Magic Forest.
These next names were a bit hard to classify. In one sense they're
pretty obvious and in another way they're quite clever, I like the
first one though: "I Have Decided"; Another Node; The Other BBS.
A couple of these systems sound as if they're running MVS/XA rather
than DOS 3.1: Deep Thought (Now there's a big computer!); Colossus;
The Forbin Project; The IO Board; Mega Systems Online; Project Forty-
Two and The Mega Monster. No shortage of MIPS there!
Some quite clever "Play on words" too: The Ozone; Opus Pocus;
Kat(h)'s Meow; NetMeg; Little Blue; Castle Opustein; Mobius Trip; Now
& Zen; Log-on-the-Tyne and the Last Byte to name a few.
And with a little imagination, a guy could get really carried away
withthe next catagory - Dare I say it, Erotica: LoveLine; Sensual
Encounter; Opus Orgy; Anything Goes; The Blow Torch; Pain Frame and
finally The Gas Passer. Sounds like an episode of Dynasty.
No shortage of Sci-Fi either! Forget about ALTERNET & SOUTHERNET,
here comes CYBERNET: Cyber Zone; Cyber Space; Cyber Punk City; Cyber
Babble; Cyber Foundation and CyberCom. A few more "cybers" and
they'll have enough nodes to start Zone 4!
Other Sci-Fi names too, like: Cygnus; House Adtreides; Moon Shadow;
Forbidden Planet; SpaceNet; Starship Excalibur; Starlink; Entropy;
Mind Meld; Time Traveller and Wally World (which isn't really Sci-Fi,
I just wanted to see if you were paying attention).
There are many BBS names which conjure up great mental images too.
These are the boards which you might dial from 3,000 miles away out
of shear curiosity: Dr Lizardos (expect an International Call in the
near future Doc!); Family Skeletons; Whack!; The Bat Cave; The Toilet
Seat (Great name! Gave *HOT MUDDY DUCK* a run for its money); The
Fort Knox Files (If thats not a challenge to all you Hackaholics out
there then I dont know what is!); 99 miles to somewhere; Ole Tin
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Brain; This End up; Quagmire; Hard Weird; Radio KAOS and the Poison
Door.
There's no shortage of "Animal SysOps" either: Swamp Buzzard; Shark
Sandwich; Big Black Poodle; The Sleeping Gnome; Old Frogs Swamp;
Stallion Data (A "Hung" System?).
I've always had my own mental picture of what Fido (the dog) looks
like in real life. It seems from the next set of names that my
opinion is not universally shared by other users of the net: Mad Dog
Fido; Green Fido; Orange Fido; Warped Dog; Soft Fido. But we do learn
some interesting things about or four-legged friend: Fido's Kennel
(Well at least he's got somewhere to sleep); Fido's Partner (and
someone to sleep with); Poor Mans' Fido ; Fido's One Dish (but gets
hungry alot); Fido's Dawn Patrol (and gets plenty of exercise);
Bionic Dog (by doing a lap of the block at 60 miles per hour);
DogStar (and gets three or four movie offers each week).
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Ben Mann
151/2
Informed Consent
To say a bill of rights is needed in FidoNet
is like saying a drain plug is needed in the
swamp. "Sir, I have no time to drain the swamp,
I'am to busy fighting the aligators." Region 18
has a new EchoMail coordinator. Located in a non-
PCP city. Good thinking. At least he has a 9600
baud HST and a sence of humor. The sence of humor
is more important.
Every NC in Region 18 cast their vote (pun intended)
and the outcome was a new EC.
Can anyone anywhere tell me why and how this happens?
Does a friend of a friend call someone late in the night
and make the change? Are there greater forces (farses)
at work?
Maybe I'am just missing the whole point. I'am sure
there will be those who quickly agree. I'am having fun,
right? I'am doing it out of love of my community and
country, right? There must be some big dark echomail
alley where good sysops fear to tread. In this alley
big decisions are made late at night. This is done
to keep from confusing the lowly sysop.
Can someone humor me? Can I have a vote on something?
The color of the FidoNet T-shirt? What the letters IFNA
really mean? Anything would be a start. How about a
dollar a vote? That way you get my dollar, I get a vote and
all is right with the world. [offer limited to the state
of North Carolina, February 20th. between the hours of
midnight and 00:00:01 in the morning] Or more in keeping
with tradition. You pay me a dollar for my vote.
Come on you sysops. Do you want a vote? Do you even care?
"Landrew lead me..." This beast we call FidoNet is neither
fish or fowl. Let's make decisions based on information.
"Informed Consent" is what it's called.
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Jonathan Rickard
151/2
TRAIN Echo
I am starting this new Model Railroad Echo in the interest
of providing help to Model Railroaders and furthering the
interest in Model Railroading. TRAIN will be supported
partially by members of the Carolina Model Railroad club
in Greensboro, NC. It will also, hopefully, be picked up by
The Train Board in Ohio wich will provide enourmous help to
users.
I will work hard as the TRAIN echo's coordinator to make
sure that it is run properly and I will be as helpful as
possible.
I hope that you will pick up this Echo on your node and
allow the Model Railroaders of the world to help each other
in this field. It can be picked up through REDCON at
151/1000 and will be hosted out of Alert Data TBBS, 151/2,
in Greensboro, NC. I will try to get information published
in a few newsletters and magazines which should get Model
Railroaders to ask their sysops for it.
Please give it a try on your BBS.
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COLUMNS
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The Apple Core, Number 2
Alan Applegate
The Short Line, 1:104/36 (Fido 11w/BinkleyTerm)
Security Series: Introduction, Session-Level Security
Security is a growing concern within FidoNet. Security can take
many different forms, and mean many different things to different
people. In this and in future columns, I'll talk a little about
security related issues.
Sysops everywhere are concerned with destructive software
(viruses, trojans, worms, tapeworms, et al), breaches of password
security, system infiltration by crackers/hackers, and so on. Of
more focused concern within FidoNet is session-level integrity of
mail transmissions, packet integrity, and the like. This column
addresses those concerns localized to FidoNet.
Opinions within FidoNet differ about how severe the problem is,
how much potential there is for increased problems, and how to
handle the situation now and in the future. Some people are very
passive, with the attitude "it won't happen to me." Some people
insist on going to great extents to protect everything -
borderline paranoia. But to say that the problem doesn't exist
today, right now, is to fool yourself.
The increased availability of NetMail interface packages such as
BinkleyTerm and Dutchie has much to do with the problem. The
positive effect is that FidoNet is getting closer to becoming the
tool of free and open communication that it was initially
envisioned to be. Widely distributed software, available with
little or no charge, is encouraging the creation of FidoNet
systems, broadening our reach and resource base, and increasing
awareness of our network.
The negative side effect is that this software is more openly
available to people who are ready to abuse and misuse it to cause
harm and wreak havoc upon other FidoNet systems. Don't get me
wrong - as part of the team behind BinkleyTerm, I strongly
believe that the positives far outweigh the negatives with the
wide and open availability these packages offer. In addition,
the potential for abuse has existed since the inception of
FidoNet; the "new generation" of FidoNet software cannot be
blamed for this problem.
The key here is to identify the potential for abuse, make an
intelligent decision based on our own situation, and use the
powerful tools that our software provides to avert possible
violation of our systems and breaches of the confidential
information which can often be found there.
Session level security is the most important of the protection
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methods available to FidoNet, and it guards against what is
probably the most pernicious of the violations that can occur.
The ability exists today for someone to set-up their system to
"look" like a system with which you regularly transact mail. The
bogus system polls you for mail that may be waiting for the real
system, and unless the session requires a password, the mail is
handed over to the bogus system without hesitation. Your
outgoing mail, which may well be of a confidential nature, has
been effectively, privately and quietly "stolen."
Most modern FidoNet implementations provide some method of
password protecting NetMail sessions. With the packages that I
am personally familiar with, the protection methods are available
and compatible with one another.
Obviously, the system with which you transact mail will need to
support session-level passwords, and will need to have the same
password implemented on both ends. This requires advance
planning on the part of both sides, and some synchronization of
"cutover" times.
Security is a smaller concern with systems with which you only
sporadically transact mail. The chances of someone knowing the
information and timing required are very slim. There has been
talk about implementing some sort of public/private key
encryption system within FidoNet. This would be nice, but
normally systems don't send mail on a regular basis except to a
handful of other systems. Sufficient protection is currently
afforded by existing password protection schemes.
With so many systems operating continuous mail, mail doesn't sit
around as much as it used to. This reduces risk, but it does NOT
eliminate it. In addition, in most cases the worst damage that
can occur is that the perpetrator snags an EchoMail packet, but
occasionally, personal mail can also fall into the wrong hands.
Implementing password protection of NetMail sessions with
regularly contacted systems is simple and painless. The work
involved is easily offset by the peace of mind that will result
from knowing that your mail is much safer protected by a
password, rather than open and available to a "cracker."
One of the keys to successful passwording is changing the
password periodically. Doing so reduces the chance that someone
casually attempting to "guess" the password will be successful.
Make the password something cryptic, not something common. Use a
random array of characters, instead of using a word or name.
How big is this problem? Right now, it's limited. The more
broad-based cases of breaching system integrity, viruses and
trojans for example, are a much bigger problem for FidoNet (and
other) Sysops. But with FidoNet awareness growing, availability
and spread of FidoNet interfaces also growing - this problem will
get worse before it gets better.
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Security tools are not provided on someone's whim. They are
provided to solve real world problems. These tools can be of no
help if they are not used. You may believe that you'll never get
hit; all it takes is once for someone to "steal" your private
mail to someone else, and you'll be sold. Protect yourself now.
In my next column, I'll deal with two more security related
issues. See you in another couple weeks...
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YACK
Yet Another Complicated Komment
by Steven K. Hoskin
( STEVE HOSKIN at 1:128/11 )
Episode 2: AlterNet
Yes, I'm still beating around this old thing about AlterNet.
I can see that there is a massive diversity of opinion about what
to do about AlterNet and all that happy stuff, so I figured I
might as well be a good columnist and get in on the action.
AlterNet is a FidoNet spin-off; the same technology with
new ideals in administration and management. Somehow, new ideas
are never taken well and always meet with resistance. Even when
they're better than whatever is currently available.
I'm not saying AlterNet is right. Personally, I think they
were wrong to leave FidoNet. Going multi-net is only going to
cause problems in communication, and communication is what it's
all about. Or, at least, that's the rose-colored picture I have
of FidoNet.
I base this article on the assumption that we (Fido/Alter
Net) want to communicate. We WANT to provide services that
include communication between the nets. We WANT to be
reasonable. But we're having problems.
FidoNet is run by PolicyX (at time of writing, Policy3).
So procedures to accomplish this desired link with AlterNet is
currently limited. Policy3 covers no policy concerning linking
with other Nets; FidoNet is the highest entity recognized by
Policy3.
Side note: Perhaps Policy4 should recognize the World as
the largest entity, followed by individual Networks, followed by
FidoNet as one of the many...
In any case, FidoNet MUST be run under current PolicyX. So
how do we communicate with AlterNet?
Either selected individuals will have to go dual-identity
and act as "gateways", making it fairly incumbent on the user to
select the closest gateway to AlterNet, or everybody in AlterNet
will have to go dual identity as FidoNodes, making for some
serious changes to SysOp setups. This would also have to be
done by all SysOps into AlterNet in order to provide a FULL
two-way communication link.
I don't think ALL FidoNet SysOps are going to go through
the hassle of going dual-identity. Besides, what happens when
another Net breaks away? Everybody goes tri-identity? I think
not.
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If you read my recent article on linking with AlterNet, you
understand that you were reading a dreamer's hope. Making cheap
calls is beneficial, but administrative work involved in
implementing that plan isn't something I see an easy fix for.
That was merely a technical viewpoint for others to expand upon.
I was hoping others would take that idea further, perhaps to a
workable point in the FidoNet structure.
There is a way I see that might make the Fido/Alter Net link
work on that level, but it would require cooperation of NodeList
structure between the two organizations. A program could be
written (perhaps Xlatlist does this already) to read in
AlterNet's NodeList and convert all those nodes into a zone
inside the FidoNet NodeList. It COULD be done - it's TECHNICALLY
possible. If Policy4 permitted it, it would be ADMINISTRATIVELY
possible. And then there wouldn't be a lot of work for anybody,
as the NodeList compilation procedures should be NEARLY automatic
by now. This takes a little of the hassle out of the link, and
perhaps this would make it even more feasible.
This is a technical tidbit. But the point of my article is
quite simply this:
AlterNet should never have broken away; they should have
stayed here and helped to clear up this jungle. But they did
break away, and I feel that FidoNet has a responsibility to its
users to try to make a connection to AlterNet, and a
responsibility to its SysOps to make this connection without
requiring a change in software or setup. I feel these problems
can be overcome, and I, for one, want to see it.
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NOTICES
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The Interrupt Stack
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 Cincinnatti, 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
calendar, please send a message to FidoNet node 1:1/1.
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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 5-09 Page 18 29 Feb 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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