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HAPPY NEW YEAR
Table of Contents
1. EDITORIAL
Like Pulling Teeth
2. ARTICLES
THE VIEW FROM "DOWN UNDER"
3. NOTICES
The Interrupt Stack
My dental hygenist is mad at me. It seems I'm doing everything
wrong.
I wouldn't mind if they'd just make up their minds and settle on
something. But they keep changing what I'm supposed to do!
I think I've heard four different "proper" ways to brush one's
teeth in my life. First I was told that one should brush up and
down in front, and side to side in back. Then I was told that
one should brush in a rotary motion. Then I was told to brush
teeth "the way they grow" (whatever THAT means). Now I'm told to
brush all of my teeth side to side for a few strokes, then away
from the gums.
Take dental floss. What could be simpler than dental floss?
First I was told to use waxed dental floss. Then I was told that
waxed dental floss was no good, and I should use unwaxed dental
floss. Now they tell me that unwaxed dental floss can cut your
gums, so I should only use waxed dental floss.
If anything at all can be simpler than dental floss, it's gotta
be toothpicks. I'd always been told that I should never use a
toothpick. I should use dental floss instead. Never mind what
kind of dental floss -- it's already too confusing. But if I
absolutely HAD to use a toothpick, I should never, ever use a
wooden one, since they can put splinters in your gums.
You guessed it -- my dental hygenist made me promise to use these
funny wooden toothpicks several times a day. They're supposed to
stimulate my gums, or something.
Alan Salmon
Sysop 626/229 PCUG Bulletin Board Canberra Australia
THE VIEW FROM "DOWN UNDER"
Hello world... greetings from the Fido Network in Australia.
I read Ed Rauh's article in FidoNews Volume 7, No. 48 with much
interest as he was addressing some of the points I raised in my
correspondence with him. Ed was particularly kind and very
diplomatic about what I in fact wrote. The terms I used were
somewhat stronger, but I did consider them valid, nonetheless.
If the IFNA committee ends up with people who show the interest
and dedication that Ed displayed in this case, then the future of
FidoNet is assured. Thanks for your time and trouble, Ed.
Now, to get to the real point of my article.
In FidoNews Vol. 3, No. 46, 1 Dec 1986; Doug Mohney (109/74) put
in his wish list for Fido. Among the items was a "Phone
Directory" for Fido systems. In fact, I had suggested this very
thing some months back in a message to FidoNews. (No, I didn't
have a copy of the FidoNews standards at that time.)
As I am most interested in this idea, I would seek feedback from
other sysops on this matter. The benefits of a directory are
many, but the ones that I see as the real advantages are whether
a node does international mail, whether it has any special
interests, membership requirements and an address where potential
users can contact the sysop to pay membership fees, etc.
To this end, I am proposing to commence compiling the
International FidoNet Directory, which will be made available at
regular intervals on (hopefully) at least one node in each
region.
Obviously, the task is a big one. If you would like to help out
by perhaps maintaining the directory for your own region, please
contact me via mail or telephone (or by post!).
Initially, I am seeking the following information:
*Official IFNA By-laws Ballot
Official IFNA Articles of Association and By-laws Ballot
We, the interim directors of IFNA, submit for ratification the
Articles of Association and By-laws as published in FidoNews
number 349. In accordance with the recommendation of the By-laws
Committee, each person listed as the Sysop of one or more FidoNet
nodes, as of NODELIST.311 dated November 7, 1986, is entitled to
ONE vote.
The proposed IFNA Articles of Association and By-laws, as
published in Fido349.NWS dated December 22, 1986, should be:
(Check one line) Adopted ________
Rejected ________
I am the SYSOP of record a FidoNet node which was listed in
NODELIST.311 dated November 7, 1986 and have the right to cast
one vote. There will be ONLY be one vote per person. There will
be ONLY one vote per net/node number. I understand these rules
and cast my ballot in accordance with them.
_______________________ ___________
Signature Date
_____/______
Net Node
Return this ballot via U. S. Mail to arrive not later than
January 17, 1987 at:
IFNA Ratification
C/O Christopher L. Bonfanti, CPA
Aselage, Kiefer & Co.
701 Emerson Road, Suite 201
Creve Coeur Corporate Center
St Louis, Mo. 63141-6709
Aselage, Kiefer & Co. are Certified Public Accountants and will
provide an independent count of the vote and publish the results
in FidoNews. Votes received by Saturday, January 17th will be
included in the results.
