F I D O N E W S --       Volume 14, Number 26          30 June 1997
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                  TOM JENNINGS IS NOT DEAD!


                       Table of Contents
    1. EDITORIAL  ................................................  1
       It's over!  ...............................................  1
    2. ARTICLES  .................................................  2
       Announcing the FidoSpine Distribution System for Echoma  ..  2
       Is The End Near?  .........................................  2
    3. GETTING TECHNICAL  ........................................  5
       FSC-0089 - The INTL netmail addressing control line  ......  5
       FSC-0090 - FTSC Issued Product Codes  .....................  5
       FSC-0091 - IDSN Nodelist flags  ...........................  7
    4. COORDINATORS CORNER  ...................................... 16
       Nodelist-statistics as seen from Zone-2 for day 178  ...... 16
    5. NET HUMOR  ................................................ 17
       Will Southern Baptists Boycott FidoNet soon?  ............. 17
    6. NOTICES  .................................................. 20
       Future History  ........................................... 20
    7. FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING  ................................. 21
       Latest Greatest Software Versions  ........................ 21
    8. FIDONEWS PUBLIC-KEY  ...................................... 25
       FidoNews PGP public-key listing  .......................... 25
    9. FIDONET BY INTERNET  ...................................... 26
    10. FIDONEWS INFORMATION  .................................... 28
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                                EDITORIAL
    =================================================================


    The final installment of the FTSC docs appears in this Issue. If we
    get a new FTSC, they have docs of their own but nothing in the volume
    of the set now finished publishing. [grin]

    Speaking of webpages...

    Anyone know what happened to the Region 15 page? Region 19's is also
    reporting 'no such server' but that may just have been the load. How
    about ZEC2? Steve Woodmore came and went and then came back again but
    the ZEC2 and Z2Elist pages don't seemed to have followed. Anybody over
    there got new URLs for those? Zone 6's link also seems to have failed
    but that could have been the load as well. [Late note: got a NEW URL
    for ZEC2 at http://www.proteus.demon.co.uk/zec.htm which is now
    reflected in the FidoNet by Internet section. ZEC2 is still working
    on the new one.]

    And speaking of missing...

    Anyone know if Latvia's phone system is down? When I try to call over
    there I get a 'system unavailable' intercept and a regular poller from
    over there hasn't called here in a couple weeks.

    This is the last Issue of my first year as FidoNews Editor. Next week,
    1427 will mark where I picked up the ball when Tees disappeared [and
    no, I still don't know what happened to him or where he went]. Time
    sure flies when you're making the news. [snicker]

    Echomail rumblings in this Issue. Looks like the RECs may finally be
    organizing. What next? Echopol?

    What's new on the IC front?

    C.B.



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                                ARTICLES
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    Announcing the FidoSpine Distribution System for Echomail

    Over the past years, Fidonet administrative echoes have seen an
    increasing amount of discussion about the status of echomail, routed
    netmail, distribution systems, etc.  A number of us charged with the
    smooth operation of Fidonet believe that individual nets and/or nodes
    need to be empowered to choose their source of echomail and routed
    netmail beyond the existing distribution systems.

    Accordingly, a number of Regional Echomail Coordinators and Regional
    Coordinators have collaborated in creating the FidoSpine Distribution
    System which will give all Regions, Nets, and Nodes an inexpensive
    partner for obtaining Echomail and File feeds, and will allow for the
    proper routing of netmail under the supervision of the Regional
    Coordinators and their assistants, the RECs.

    Currently, there are five major FidoSpine hubs that offer both
    landline as well as FTP and/or TransX feeds:

    Bob Seaborn, 1:140/1  [email protected]
    Peter Rocca, 1:2401/305  [email protected]
    Ed Georgen, 1:2222/1  [email protected]
    Jerry Gause, 1:3651/9  [email protected]
    Jim Balcom, 1:109/334  [email protected]

    These five hubs can supply any net or node with the level of service
    they desire. For a list of echos carried by FidoSpine FREQ FIDONET.NOW
    from any of the above. Additional hubs are planned for each region.

    Please link into SP_GENERAL for more information about FidoSpine. Free
    feed for this echo is available from the above hubs or from the
    undersigned:

    Bob Kohl, RC10/REC10  1:10/0
    Martin Belcke, RC11 1:11/0
    Ed Georgen, REC11 1:2222/1
    David Moufarrege, RC13 1:13/0
    Jim Balcom, REC13  1:13/1
    Dallas Hinton, RC17  1:17/0
    John Mudge, REC17 1:17/1
    Dave Anderson, REC18  1:18/218

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    Is The End Near?
    By: Clay Tannacore  1:372/4

    Is the end of FidoNet in the perceivable future?  Does FidoNet have
    the ability to withstand the plethora of users heading for The
    Internet?  Is the rapidly decreasing NODELIST any indication of
    FidoNets inevitable death?

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    These are questions that I ask myself, daily.  These are the same
    questions many in FidoNet today are asking themselves.  These are the
    questions you should be asking yourselves as members of FidoNet.
    These are questions that should never have had to be asked by the
    members of this association.  For as surely as FidoNet was the biggest
    and best amateur association in the telecommunication field, it now
    must take a back seat to The Internet, because of the inefficient
    leadership of the association and a technology that at best is
    "dated".

    I think the time has come when we, the members of this association,
    need to take a careful look at just what is happening in FidoNet
    today.  Recently we have witnessed an attempt by a few to "customize"
    FidoNet to suit their personal agendas.  These individuals known as
    SSTARS or more commonly called the "BACKBONE" have without authority
    of POLICY4 taken it upon themselves to "censor" a certain conference
    by removing it from distribution by the "BACKBONE".  Without
    notification to the moderator of the conference in question, all three
    SSTARS agreed (purportedly) to halt distribution of this echo,
    contrary to procedures set forth in POLICY4.  Conspiring with the
    three SSTARS was a "self appointed" individual who called himself the
    Overseer of Backbone Operations (OBO).  This malcontent who conjured
    up this OBO position, did so again without authority of POLICY4.  The
    three SSTARS and the OBO apparently have come to some sort of
    agreement to isolate, if not totally removed, the *EC position from
    FidoNet.

    The malefactors in their attempt to take over FidoNet, or at least
    "control" it by means of "EchoMail blackmail", have given the members
    of this association a choice.  You either "live with the way we want
    things to run, or go to hell and find another way to get your mail".

    The above is but one small episode in the path of destruction that I
    fear FidoNet is following.  There are many others equally as
    devastating taking place, and no one in a position to halt these
    infractions is doing anything (apparently) at all.  The members have
    raised their voices in protest, but have been silenced by either
    ineptness as to how to do anything, or through the lack of support of
    other members who care little about FidoNet and haven't the
    testosterone to engage in battle those who would bring down this
    brotherhood.

    Another reason for my concern pertaining to FidoNets conceivable
    demise is I have just finished reading the latest addition of FIDONEWS
    (1425), in which the editor (Chris Baker) make reference to the lack
    of distribution of our newspaper in Zone 2.  POLICY4 says that
    FIDONEWS is "the glue that hold us together" (or some such nonsense),
    in which case we had better start looking to another "fastening
    device" to do the job.  FIDONEWS has now turned into an outlet for the
    American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) enrollment/membership campaign
    and fund raiser.  We find ourselves reading how great they (ACLU) are,
    and what they have done for us in the telecommunication fields.
    GREAT!  Let us all send in our last cent to an organization that is so
    anti-American, that even the old USSR wouldn't tolerate it.  No matter
    what your opinion is concerning the ACLU, I see little value of
    publishing their agendas in our (FidoNets) news-letter/paper.  Why
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    can't we have articles published by SysOps in FidoNet?  Why hasn't the
    "leadership" of FidoNet attempted to "keep in touch" with the common
    folks by using this media?  Why must it be left up to the sycophants
    (like myself) to publish their views in FIDONEWS?

    Why, why, why?  I'll give you my opinion.  Because we deserve just
    what we're getting.  We have allowed the power-brokers to manipulate
    FidoNet for so long, it would take a massive enema to clean up the
    crap we have to live with now.  We have sat back and watched the take
    over with the attitudes that "someone else will put a stop to this"
    for so long, we have forgotten how to do battle.  We have become a
    slothful bunch of indolent jerks, with no backbone and a testosterone
    level of piss-gnats.  Not me of course, I have a good excuse for not
    fighting back.  I'm Italian!  That's just about as good of an excuse
    as anyone else out there has, so, why not?

    Folks, we need to take action (lock-n-load) quickly if we ever want
    this association to live.  We need major adjustments to POLICY4
    [4.07].  We NEED an EchoMail (ECHOPOL) policy that ALL can agree on,
    and we need to get it implemented, PDQ.  There has been a new
    conference established specifically for discussions pertaining to an
    EchoMail Policy and it's called "FIDOECHOPOL" and I encourage EVERYONE
    to import it, and participate in it.

    In the meantime, I wish you all the best, and I apologize for the need
    I felt in writing this article, as I know how infuriating I can
    be . . .  [snicker]

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                            GETTING TECHNICAL
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    [This is the last installment of the FidoNet History series dealing
     with FidoNet Standards and Proposals. These docs have been
     reformatted to 70 columns as required. This may cause internal tables
     to appear askew. High ASCII characters have been converted or
     removed. Node numbers and telephone numbers may be out of date.] Ed.


      | Document: FSC-0089
      | Version:  001
      | Date:     31 October, 1995
      |
      | Robert Williamson FidoNet#1:167/104.0

     The INTL: netmail addressing control line
     Robert Williamson FidoNet#1:167/104.0

     Purpose:  to provide complete destination and origin addressing
     information.

     Replaces: INTL, TOPT, FMPT, MSGTO and DOMAIN:

     Usage:    ALL netmail.

     Format:
     Fully  Qualified  FTN  Addresses (FQFA) are used to simply parseing.
     All fields  must  be  present,  nothing may be assumed.  It is
     differentiated from  the  old  INTL control by the presence of the
     colon ":".  The colon also makes it fully compliaint with the control
     line convention specified in FTS1.

     SOH||INTL:" "DFTN#dzone:dnet/dnode.dpoint
    OFTN#ozone:onet/onode.opoint||CR

     d.... indicates a Destination address field
     o.... indicates an Originator address field
     dftn and oftn are uppercase.
     || indicates concatination and is used for illustration only.
     SOH = 0x01
     CR  = 0x0D

     -30-



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     | Document: FSC-0090
     | Version:  001
     | Date:     9 December, 1995
     |
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     | Author:   David Nugent, 3:632/348@fidonet

     FTSC Issued Product Codes
     by David Nugent, December 9, 1995.

        For many years, the FidoNet Technical Standards Committee has been
        issuing product codes for use in FidoNet products used on the
        network (specifically those products responsible for creation and
        exchange of data over the network; products creating FidoNet type-
        2 packets described in FTS-0001 and mailers talking together using
        FidoNet protocols described in FTS-0001, FTS-0006, FTS-0007 and
        FSC-0056. The primary purpose of using these product codes was not
        to create a registry of FidoNet related products, but to
        facilitate the identification of products responsible for network
        problems and providing a means by which authors might be contacted
        by the Committee should problems with a specific product be
        brought to its attention. Products issued with FTSC codes

        In respect to this objective, the results have only been partially
        successful. True, the product code list has been used from time to
        time both to identify aberrant products and also to contact
        authors and is still occasionally used for this purpose by both
        Committee members and others.

        The number of products which can be allocated FTSC product codes
        had some years ago exceeded expectation. Since FTS-0001 "type-2"
        FidoNet packets allocate a mere 8 bit field for the product code,
        that set the effective maximum number of products which could be
        allocated a product code to 256. All numbers had been allocated or
        reserved by early 1991.

        The issue was discussed at some length by the FTSC which debated
        first the worth of continuing to issue product codes, and secondly
        if the practice was to be continued, to effect changes in the FTS-
        0001 packet header format to accommodate at least a 16-bit (two-
        octet) product code. The first issue was resolved in favour of
        retaining the product codes, but as yet, now in 1995, the second
        issue has not been resolved by Committee members. Two of the later
        FSC documents submitted to the Committee had indeed allocated an
        additional byte for the product code, but had elected to reuse the
        existing product code byte as the 'lower' half of the new product
        code, which would cause existing products to be incorrectly
        identified by existing FTS-0001 compatible FidoNet
        implementations.  The behaviour of this incorrect identification
        has an undefined effect. Both proposals were rejected by the
        Committee on that basis.

        FidoNet product codes are used in the following circumstances:

         a) by mailers during FTS-0001 sessions; session negotiation is
            the exchange of FTS-0001 packet headers,
         b) by products which create type-2 packets,
         c) by mailers during negotiation of FTS-0006 (YooHoo) and
            FSC-0056 (EMSI) sessions.

        FTS-0006 sessions allocate 16-bits for a product code, and
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        FSC-0056 places no specific limits on size (although a 16-bit or
        32-bit limitation might be implied and used in implementations).
        The conclusion from this is that FidoNet product codes are still
        useful to FidoNet mailers during session negotiation using FidoNet
        enhanced handshaking protocols. Therefore, product codes are now
        being issued only for mailer products with FTS-0006 and/or
        FSC-0056 capability.

        FidoNet products without an allocated product code which either
        create type-2 packets, or negotiate FTS-0001 sessions must use a
        product code x'fe or 254 in type-2 compatible packet headers. This
        code as been reserved for that purpose (use by product without a
        product code). The product code x'ff or 255 has been reserved to
        indicate that the product code is stored elsewhere in the packet
        header at an as yet unallocated offset (please do not use this as
        yet - this FSC will be modified accordingly when FTS-0001 is
        updated to designate the correct offset).

     -30-







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     | Document: fsc-0091
     | Version:  001
     | Date:     01 Jun 1996
     | Arjen Lentz, 2:283/512

    ISDN nodelist flags (rev.002)            Arjen Lentz ([email protected])
    addendum to FTS-0005                     FidoNet 2:283/512
    superceding FSC-0075                     October 30th, 1995

    Input from Michael Buenter, Jan Ceuleers, Chris Lueders, and others.
    Thanks!

    The proposed new information text in nodelist trailer is as follows:

       Nodelist Specification of minimal support required for this flag;
       flag      any additional support to be arranged via agreement
       between users ========
       =================================================================
       V110L     ITU-T V.110 19k2 async ('low').
       V110H     ITU-T V.110 38k4 async ('high').
       V120L     ITU-T V.120 56k async, layer 2 framesize 259, window 7,
                 modulo 8.
       V120H     ITU-T V.120 64k async, layer 2 framesize 259, window 7,
                 modulo 8.
       X75       ITU-T X.75 SLP (single link procedure) with 64kbit/s B
                 channel; layer 2 max.framesize 2048, window 2, non-
                 ext.mode (modulo 8); layer 3 transparent (no packet
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                 layer).
       ISDN      Other configurations. Use *only* if none of the above
                 fits.
       ===================================================================
       ======== NOTE: No flag implies another. Each capability MUST be
       specifically listed.  If no modem connects are support, the
       nodelist speed field should be 300.

       Conversion from old to new ISDN capability flags:
       - Nodes in the USA currently use the 'ISDN' flag.
         Most will be able to change to V120H (64k lines).
         Also many to V120L,V120H (64k lines) with autodetecting
         equipment.
         Some to only V120L (still with 56k lines).
       - Nodes in Europe currently use the ISDNA, ISDNB and ISDNC flags.
         A simple translation will do the trick here.
         ISDNA -> V110L
         ISDNB -> V110H
         ISDNC -> X75

     -30-




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    FSC-0092 - New control lines for forwarded msgs

     | Document: FSC-0092
     | Version:  001
     | Date:     September 12th 1996
     | Author:   Michael Hohner

                                     New control lines
                                  for forwarded messages

                                            by
                                      Michael Hohner
                                      2:2490/2520.17

                                      September 1996

       Status of this document:

             This document proposes a standard for the Fidonet(tm)
             community and for other networks using Fido technology. It
             may be freely distributed if unchanged.

             You can reach the author at one of the addresses listed at
             the end of the document.

       Abstract:

             Most fidonet message editors offer a "forward" function.
             Using this function a user A can sort of "redirect" a message
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             from user B to another user C, maybe because A is not the
             correct recipient or because C is a better person to answer
             the message. The name and address of B are usually included
             in the forward in free-text format.  The message text is
             included in non-quoted format.

             A problem arises when the final recipient C wants to reply to
             sender B of the forwarded message. The forward contains the
             intermediate user A as the sender. So user C must insert the
             name and address of B manually, using the information
             contained in the message text. The message editor of C can't
             do this automatically because of the free-text format. The
             editor will also use incorrect quote initials, which is at
             least irritating.

             This document introduces 6 new control lines which contain
             the header information of the original message. With these
             control lines the message editor can use the original header
             information automatically.

       Specifications:

             There are 7 new control lines: FWDFROM, FWDTO, FWDORIG,
             FWDDEST, FWDSUBJ, FWDAREA, FWDMSGID. As all control lines
             they start with an ASCII 01 character followed by the control
             line name followed by whitespace followed by the control
             line's content followed by ASCII 13.

             Please note that all these control lines do not have a colon
             (like the control lines in FTS-0001). This would be just
             waste of space.

             FWDFROM
             -------

             This control line contains the name of the original sender as
             found in the FROM field of the original message. Leading and
             trailing whitespace should be removed. This control line
             should be omitted altogether if the FROM field is empty.

             FWDTO
             -----

             This control line contains the name of the original recipient
             as found in the TO field of the original message. Leading and
             trailing whitespace should be removed. This control line
             should be omitted altogether if the TO field is empty.

             FWDORIG
             -------

             This control line contains the address of the original sender
             as found in the ORIG field of the original message. The usual
             5D ASCII notation (zone:net/node.point@domain) should be
             used. This control line should be omitted altogether if the
             address is not known.
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             FWDDEST
             -------

             This control line contains the address of the original
             recipient as found in the DEST field of the original message.
             The usual 5D ASCII notation (zone:net/node.point@domain)
             should be used. This control line should be omitted
             altogether if the address is not known or unsure
             (as it is the case with forwarded echomail messages).

             FWDSUBJ
             -------

             This control line contains the subject line of the original
             message.  This control line should be omitted altogether if
             the SUBJ field is empty.  This control line should by made
             optional for security reasons. Echo manager passwords are too
             easily revealed with it.

             FWDAREA
             -------

             This control line contains the name of the echomail area
             where the original message was forwarded from. It should be
             omitted altogether if the original message was not forwarded
             from an echomail area.

             FWDMSGID
             --------

             This control line contains the MSGID control line of the
             original message. It should be omitted altogether if a MSGID
             control line is not present in the original message.

       Usage:

             When the "forward" function of the message editor is invoked,
             the editor program should generate the proposed control lines
             from the header of the original message. If the original
             message already was a forwarded one (indicated by the
             presence of at least a FWDORIG control line), the editor
             should keep all FWD* control lines and should not add any
             FWD* control lines. This preserves the FWD* control lines of
             the first forwarder, containing the header data of the author
             of the original message.

             The editor should not generate FWD* control lines, if the
             message isn't to be forwarded. A mail forwarding robot may
             also generate these control lines, if it not just readdresses
             the message.

             When the "reply" function of the editor is invoked the
             program should use the control lines' contents instead of the
             header information. The control lines should not be included
             in the reply.

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             Since it may not be immediately clear whether the user wants
             to reply to the forwarder or to the original sender, the
             editor should offer a means to ignore the proposed control
             lines and start a "normal" reply instead, e.g. by two
             distinct functions, user preference or dialog.

             Pseudo code:

             forwarding_message:
                if is_forwarded_message then
                   don't change FWD* control lines
                else
                   add FWD* control lines

             quoting_message:
                if is_forwarded_message then
                   if reply_to_forwarder then
                      use header data (normal quoting)
                   else
                      use FWD* control lines
                   remove FWD* control lines from reply
                else
                   use header data (normal quoting)

             other_functions:
                remove/ignore FWD* control lines

       Example:

             Message from Joe User to my boss node:

                From: Joe User 1:234/567
                To:   Harry Herrmannsdoerfer 2:2490/2520
                Subj: Some questions
                @MSGID: 1:234/567 12345678
                Text: Hello Harry!
                      ...

             Harry forwards the message to me:

                From: Harry Herrmannsdoerfer 2:2490/2520
                To:   Michael Hohner 2:2490/2520.17
                Subj: Joe's message
                @FWDFROM Joe User
                @FWDORIG 1:234/567
                @FWDTO   Harry Herrmannsdoerfer
                @FWDDEST 2:2490/2520
                @FWDSUBJ Some questions
                @FWDMSGID 1:234/567 12345678
                Text: Hi Michael!
                      ...

             My answer using the new control lines:

                From: Michael Hohner 2:2490/2520.17
                To:   Joe User 1:234/567
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                Subj: Some questions
                @REPLY: 1:234/567 12345678
                Text: Hi Joe!

                      JU> ...
                      ...

       Compatiblity:

             Editor programs which are not prepared for the proposed
             control lines usually just ignore them and remove them from a
             reply. A reply goes to the forwarder. Nothing gained and
             nothing lost.

       Implementations:

             This proposal is implemented in the author's Fidonet editor
             "FleetStreet for OS/2" (versions 1.17 and above).

       Contacting the author:

             The author may be contacted electronically at the following
             addresses:

             Fidonet:    2:2490/2520.17
             Internet:   [email protected]
             CompuServe: 100425,1754

             Suggestions, comments and corrections are always welcome.

     -30-


    -----------------------------------------------------------------

    FSC-0093 - Reduced seen-by lines

     | Document: FSC-0093
     | Version:  001
     | Date:     13 September, 1996
     | Title:    Reduced seen-by lines
     | Author:   Frank Ellermann, 2:240/5815.1

      Reduced seen-by lines
      Frank Ellermann, 2:240/5815.1

      Abstract
      --------
      A way to save great amounts (estimated 10 %) of echo mail traffic by
      reducing "seen by" informations, compatible with existing echo mail
      tossers conforming to FTS-0004.

      Definitions
      -----------
      A thorough understanding of FTS-0004 is required, the reader should
      be familiar with PATH and SEEN-BY lines in echo mail, illegal and
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      legal echo mail distribution topologies, i.e. dup-rings, as well
      as with some pre-requisite knowledge of zones, 4D and 2D addresses,
      and the "sticky" 2D notation in PATH and SEEN-BY lines.

      PATH: path lines as specified in FTS-0004
      FSB:  full seen-by informations as specified in FTS-0004
      TSB:  tiny seen-by informations as mentioned in FTS-0004, see below
      RSB:  reduced seen-by informations specified below
      dupe: multiple arrival of the same echo mail (e.g. different paths)

      Examples of echo mail distribution topologies
      ---------------------------------------------
      In all examples a) to d) echo mail entered at system 1 is sent to
      systems 2 and 3 with FSB 1 2 3. Therefore system 2 (3) knows, that
      system 3 (2) already got this mail, topology a) is perfectly legal.

      a) 1 - 3  b) 1 - 3  c) 1 - 3  d) 1 - 2
         | /       |   |     | / |     | X |
         2         2 - 4     2 - 4     2 - 4

      In the exanmples b) and c) both systems 2 and 3 forward all mails
      from system 1 to system 4, these topologies contain a dup-ring and
      are therefore illegal following FTS-0004.

      The examples a) and d) show fully connected polygons with three or
      four nodes. In example d) a mail entered at system 1 is sent to
      systems 2, 3, and 4 with FSB 1 2 3 4. The topologies a) and d) are
      perfectly legal, there are no dupes caused by distribution.

      In example b) each mail entered at system 1 reaching system 4 via
      system 2 carries FSB 1 2 3 4, therefore system 4 will not forward
      such mails to 3. Using TSB at system 2 the same mails would carry
      TSB 2 4, therefore system 4 would forward them to 3 as dupes.

      Note that illegal topologies as in example b) and c) cause dupes
      with either FSB or TSB. The real problem with TSB is example b),
      as it allows for loop mails on the dup-ring 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - ...
      and vice versa, if no additional checks for dupes are employed.

      With RSB (specified below) systems contained in the PATH are not
      stripped from the seen-by informations, therefore RSB avoid loop
      mail much like FSB.

      FSB algorithm
      -------------
      1) add own system to the PATH.
      2) all area links not contained in the FSB qualify as recipients.
      3) add own address(es) to the FSB set if not already contained.
      4) add recipients to FSB, sort FSB, forward mail to recipients.

      TSB algorithm
      -------------
      1) add own system to the PATH.
      2) all area links not contained in the TSB qualify as recipients.
      3) strip old TSB and start new TSB with own address(es).
      4) add recipients to TSB, sort TSB and forward mail to recipients.
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      RSB algorithm
      -------------
      1) add own system to the PATH.
      2) all area links not contained in the RSB qualify as recipients.
      3) strip RSB addresses not matching an address in the PATH, then
         add own address(es) to the RSB set if not already contained.
      4) add recipients to RSB, sort RSB and forward mail to recipients.

      PATH considerations
      -------------------
      There are 2 problems with the PATH kludge as specified in FTS-0004:

      First like in the FSB the addresses in the PATH are 2D, and having
      the same 2D address in different zones is possible. Therefore zone
      gates are required to use the TSB algorithm. Unfortunately the PATH
      is forwarded without regarding zone gating, therefore detection of
      loop mail based solely on the PATH could be erroneous.

      Further FTS-0004 (written 1989) expects future echo mail tossers to
      implement PATH support, but doesn't require this support from old
      implementations. Strictly spoken the PATH is still only an option.

      In some areas of FidoNet (e.g. in zone 2) at least all non-terminal
      nodes are required to fully support the PATH line, therefore this
      problem will probably not show up in praxis. Of course any tosser
      implementing the RSB feature is required to fully support the PATH.

      Summary
      -------
      To show the benfits of RSB compared with FSB assume the following:

      An echo mail travels from node to echo hub, host, major star, echo
      host, hub, and finally arrives at a recipient. Each routing system
      has 10 links, i.e. FSB at the recipient contain 51 addresses, about
      400 characters, but RSB only 15 addresses in about 150 characters.

      Therefore in an echo mail with 2500 characters about 10 % of its
      size can be reduced using RSB in favour of FSB. If this estimation
      is applicable on world wide FidoNet echo mail traffic, RSB can save
      us an immense amount of costs.

      This document can be adopted by the FTSC as FTS, in this case it
      has to be regarded as an addition to FTS-0004 with the extension,
      that all non-terminal nodes are required to support PATH lines as
      specified in FTS-0004.

      For additional informations (e.g. aspects of zone gating) feel free
      to send mails to Frank Ellermann 2:240/5815 or [email protected]

    - eof -

     -30-

     [Thus ends ALL the current FTSC Standards and Proposals on file
      to-date except for the ones noted as being too large for FidoNews
      publication. ALL of these files are available as noted in the
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      Masthead information and from 1:18/14 as FTSC or FTSC-ALL for the
      actual filename of FTSC-ALL.ZIP. Whether there will be any more FTSC
      docs published, is open to speculation.] Ed.


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    Nodelist-statistics as seen from Zone-2 for day 178
    By Ward Dossche, 2:292/854
       ZC/2

     +----+------+------------+------------+------------+------------+--+
     |Zone|Nl-150|Nodelist-157|Nodelist-164|Nodelist-171|Nodelist-178|%%|
     +----+------+------------+------------+------------+------------+--+
     |  1 |  8277| 8182   -95 | 8182     0 | 8182     0 | 8182     0 |31|
     |  2 | 15835|15774   -61 |15703   -71 |15666   -37 |15640   -26 |59|
     |  3 |   765|  758    -7 |  758     0 |  758     0 |  743   -15 | 3|
     |  4 |   543|  519   -24 |  514    -5 |  514     0 |  519     5 | 2|
     |  5 |    87|   87     0 |   87     0 |   87     0 |   87     0 | 0|
     |  6 |  1078| 1078     0 | 1078     0 | 1079     1 | 1079     0 | 4|
     +----+------+------------+------------+------------+------------+--+
          | 26585|26398  -187 |26322   -76 |26286   -36 |26250   -36 |
          +------+------------+------------+------------+------------+

    -----------------------------------------------------------------

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    From: [email protected]
    Subject: Top5 - 6/23/97 - Southern Baptist Boycotts
    Errors-To: [email protected]
    Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 20:23:57 MDT

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           The Top 15 Other Boycotts of the Southern Baptists


    15> Christmas carols, for promoting gay apparel

    14> The Food Channel, because of repeated use of the terms "Beef
        Tenderloins" and "Chicken Breast"

    13> Devils Food Chocolate Birthday Cakes--oh, what the heck,
        birthdays, too!

    12> Richard Simmons, because "There's something just not quite
        right about that man."

    11> McDonald's, because "They're Irish."

    10> "Poblec Skools"

     9> No more Marilyn Manson concerts performed in Disney-owned
        venues

     8> Pink Panther - gay or communist, hard to tell, doesn't
        matter

     7> Warner Brothers for putting a talking, naked-from-the-waist-
        down pig in their cartoons

     6> Ben-Gay Ointment

     5> Marvin Gaye records

     4> The Smithsonian's Homo Erectus exhibit
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     3> Mentos?  The *Devil's* candy!

     2> Federal Express - no respectable company says "package" in
        public

     and the Number 1 Other Boycott of the Southern Baptists...

     1> The New York Yankees, because George Steinbrenner is an
        assho -- Uh, a wretched sinner

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                a kid was to watch TV.  I know it sounds
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                               Future History

     1 Jul 1997
       Canada Day - Happy Birthday Canada.

     4 Jul 1997
       Independence Day, U.S.A.

     9 Jul 1997
       Independence Day, Argentina.

     1 Aug 1997
       International FidoNet PENPAL [Echo] meeting in Dijon, France

    13 Oct 1997
       Thanksgiving Day, Canada.

     1 Dec 1997
       World AIDS Day.

    10 Dec 1997
       Nobel Day, Sweden.

    12 Jan 1998
       HAL 9000 is one year old today.

    30 Apr 1998
       Queens Day, Holland.

    22 May 1998
       Expo '98 World Exposition in Lisbon (Portugal) opens.

     1 Dec 1998
       Fifteenth Anniversary of release of Fido version 1 by
       Tom Jennings.

    31 Dec 1999
       Hogmanay, Scotland. The New Year that can't be missed.

     1 Jan 2000
       The 20th Century, C.E., is still taking place thru 31 Dec.

    15 Sep 2000
       Sydney (Australia) Summer Olympiad opens.

     1 Jan 2001
       This is the actual start of the new millennium, C.E.

    -- If YOU have something which you would like to see in this
       Future History, please send a note to the FidoNews Editor.

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    [The SOF Keeper is out of town this week. Here's the last edition
     received repeated.] Ed.

    Latest Greatest Software Versions
    by Peter E. Popovich, 1:363/264

    A fairly quiet week around here. Things seems to be settling down into
    some sense of order...

    -=- Snip -=-

    Submission form for the Latest Greatest Software Versions column

    OS Platform                             :
    Software package name                   :
    Version                                 :
    Function(s) - BBS, Mailer, Tosser, etc. :
    Freeware / Shareware / Commercial?      :
    Author / Support staff contact name     :
    Author / Support staff contact node     :
    Magic name (at the above-listed node)   :

    Please include a sentence describing what the package does.

    Please send updates and suggestions to: Peter Popovich, 1:363/264

    -=- Snip -=-

    MS-DOS:
    Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Act-Up         4.6      G D Chris Gunn        1:15/55     ACT-UP
    ALLFIX         4.40     T S Harald Harms      2:281/415   ALLFIX
    Announcer      1.11     O S Peter Karlsson    2:206/221   ANNOUNCE
    BGFAX          1.60     O S B.J. Guillot      1:106/400   BGFAX
    Binkley Docs   2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BDOC_260.ZIP
    BinkleyTerm    2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BDOS_260.ZIP
    BinkleyTerm-XE XR4      M F Thomas Waldmann   2:2474/400  BTXE_DOS
    CFRoute        0.92     O G C. Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70    CFR
    CheckPnt       1.0a     O G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     CHECKPNT
    FastEcho       1.45a    T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400  FASTECHO
    FastEcho/16    1.45a    T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400  FE16
    FidoBBS (tm)   12u      B S Ray Brown         1:1/117     FILES
    FrontDoor      2.12     M S JoHo              2:201/330   FD
    FrontDoor      2.20c    M C JoHo              2:201/330   FDINFO
    GEcho          1.00     T S Bob Seaborn       1:140/12    GECHO
    GEcho/Plus     1.11     T C Bob Seaborn       1:140/12    GECHO
    GEcho/Pro      1.20     T C Bob Seaborn       1:140/12    GECHO
    GIGO           07-14-96 G S Jason Fesler      1:1/141     INFO
    GoldED         2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GED
    GoldED/386     2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEX
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    GoldED Docs    2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEM
    GoldNODE       2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEN
    Imail          1.75     T S Michael McCabe    1:1/121     IMAIL
    ImCrypt        1.04     O G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     IMCRYPT
    InfoMail/86    1.21     O F Damian Walker     2:2502/666  INFOMAIL
    InfoMail/386   1.21     O F Damian Walker     2:2502/666  INFO386
    InterEcho      1.19     T C Peter Stewart     1:369/35    IEDEMO
    InterMail      2.29k    M C Peter Stewart     1:369/35    IMDEMO
    InterPCB       1.52     O S Peter Stewart     1:369/35    INTERPCB
    IPNet          1.11     O S Michele Stewart   1:369/21    IPNET
    JD's CBV       1.4      O S John Dailey       1:363/277   CBV
    Jelly-Bean     1.01     T S Rowan Crowe       3:635/727   JELLY
    Jelly-Bean/386 1.01     T S Rowan Crowe       3:635/727   JELLY386
    JMail-Hudson   2.81     T S Jason Steck       1:285/424   JMAIL-H
    JMail-Goldbase 2.81     T S Jason Steck       1:285/424   JMAIL-G
    MakePl         1.9      N G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     MAKEPL
    Marena         1.1 beta O G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     MARENA
    Maximus        3.01     B P Tech              1:249/106   MAX
    McMail         1.0      M S Michael McCabe    1:1/148     MCMAIL
    MDNDP          1.18     N S Bill Doyle        1:388/7     MDNDP
    Msged          4.10     O G Andrew Clarke     3:635/728   MSGED41D.ZIP
    Msged/386      4.10     O G Andrew Clarke     3:635/728   MSGED41X.ZIP
    Opus CBCS      1.79     B P Christopher Baker 1:374/14    OPUS
    O/T-Track      2.66     O S Peter Hampf       2:241/1090  OT
    PcMerge        2.8      N G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     PCMERGE
    PlatinumXpress 1.3      M C Gary Petersen     1:290/111   PX13TD.ZIP
    QuickBBS       2.81     B S Ben Schollnick    1:2613/477  QUICKBBS
    RAR            2.00     C S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    RAR
    RemoteAccess   2.50     B S Mark Lewis        1:3634/12   RA
    Silver Xpress
      Door         5.4      O S Gary Petersen     1:290/111   FILES
      Reader       4.4      O S Gary Petersen     1:290/111   SXR44.ZIP
    Spitfire       3.51     B S Mike Weaver       1:3670/3    SPITFIRE
    Squish         1.11     T P Tech              1:249/106   SQUISH
    StealTag UK    1.c...   O F Fred Schenk       2:284/412   STEAL_UK
    StealTag NL    1.c...   O F Fred Schenk       2:284/412   STEAL_NL
    T-Mail         2.599I   M S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    TMAIL
    Telegard       3.02     B F Tim Strike        1:259/423   TELEGARD
    Terminate      4.00     O S Bo Bendtsen       2:254/261   TERMINATE
    Tobruk         0.33     T G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   TOBRUK
    TosScan        1.01     T C JoHo              2:201/330   TSINFO
    TransNet       1.00     G S Marc S. Ressl     4:904/72    TN100ALL.ZIP
    TriBBS         11.0     B S Gary Price        1:3607/26   TRIBBS
    TriDog         11.0     T F Gary Price        1:3607/26   TRIDOG
    TriToss        11.0     T S Gary Price        1:3607/26   TRITOSS
    WaterGate      0.92     G S Robert Szarka     1:320/42    WTRGATE
    WWIV           4.24a    B S Craig Dooley      1:376/126   WWIV
    WWIVTOSS       1.36     T S Craig Dooley      1:376/126   WWIVTOSS
    xMail          2.00     T S Thorsten Franke   2:2448/53   XMAIL
    XRobot         3.01     O S JoHo              2:201/330   XRDOS

    OS/2:
    Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    ALLFIX/2       1.10     T S Harald Harms      2:281/415   AFIXOS2
    BGFAX          1.60     O S B.J. Guillot      1:106/400   BGFAX
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    Binkley Docs   2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BDOC_260.ZIP
    BinkleyTerm    2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BOS2_260.ZIP
    BinkleyTerm-XE XR4      M F Thomas Waldmann   2:2474/400  BTXE_OS2
    CFRoute        0.92     O G C. Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70    CFR
    FastEcho       1.45a    T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400  FE2
    FleetStreet    1.19     O S Michael Hohner    2:2490/2520 FLEET
    GEcho/Pro      1.20     T C Bob Seaborn       1:140/12    GECHO
    GIGO           07-14-96 G S Jason Fesler      1:1/141     INFO
    GoldED         2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEO
    GoldED Docs    2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEM
    GoldNODE       2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEN
    ImCrypt        1.04     O G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     IMCRYPT
    Maximus        3.01     B P Tech              1:249/106   MAXP
    Msged/2        4.10     O G Andrew Clarke     3:635/728   MSGED41O.ZIP
    PcMerge        2.3      N G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     PCMERGE
    RAR            2.00     C S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    RAR2
    Squish         1.11     T P Tech              1:249/106   SQUISHP
    T-Mail         2.599I   M S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    TMAIL2
    Tobruk         0.33     T G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   TOBRUK
    XRobot         3.01     O S JoHo              2:201/330   XROS2

    Windows (16-bit apps):
    Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    BeeMail        1.0      M C Andrius Cepaitis  2:470/1     BEEMAIL
    FrontDoor APX  1.12     P S Mats Wallin       2:201/329   FDAPXW

    Windows (32-bit apps):
    Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Argus 95       2.62     M S Max Masyutin      2:469/77    ARGUS95
    Argus NT       2.62     M S Max Masyutin      2:469/77    ARGUSNT
    Argus NT/IP    2.62     M S Max Masyutin      2:469/77    ARGUSIP
    BeeMail        1.0      M C Andrius Cepaitis  2:470/1     BEEMAIL
    Binkley Docs   2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BDOC_260.ZIP
    BinkleyTerm    2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BW32_260.ZIP
    CFRoute        0.92     O G C. Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70    CFR
    GoldED         2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEO
    GoldED Docs    2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEM
    Maximus        3.01     B P Tech              1:249/106   MAXN
    Msged/NT       4.10     O G Andrew Clarke     3:635/728   MSGED41W.ZIP
    PlatinumXpress 2.00     M C Gary Petersen     1:290/111   PXW-INFO
    T-Mail         2.599I   M S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    TMAILNT
    WinFOSSIL/95   1.12 r4  F S Bryan Woodruff    1:343/294   WNFOSSIL.ZIP
    WinFOSSIL/NT   1.0 beta F S Bryan Woodruff    1:343/294   NTFOSSIL.ZIP

    Unix:
    Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    ifmail         2.10     M G Eugene Crosser    2:293/2219  IFMAIL
    ifmail-tx      ...tx8.2 M G Pablo Saratxaga   2:293/2219  IFMAILTX
    ifmail-tx.rpm  ...tx8.2 M G Pablo Saratxaga   2:293/2219  IFMAILTX.RPM
    Msged          4.00     O G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   MSGED
    Tobruk         0.33     T G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   TOBRUK

    Amiga:
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    Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    CrashMail      1.23     T X Fredrik Bennison  2:205/324   CRASHMAIL
    CrashTick      1.1      O F Fredrik Bennison  2:205/324   CRASHTICK
    DLG Pro BBOS   1.15     B C Holly Sullivan    1:202/720   DLGDEMO
    GMS            1.1.85   M S Mirko Viviani     2:331/213   GMS
    Msged          4.00     O G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   MSGED
    Tobruk         0.33     T G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   TOBRUK

    TrapDoor       1.86.b2  M S Maximilian Hantsch
                                                  2:310/6     TRAPDOOR
    TrapDoor       1.86.b2  M S Maximilian Hantsch
                                                  2:310/6     TRAPBETA
    TrapToss       1.50     T S Rene Hexel        2:310/6     TRAPTOSS

    Atari:
    Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    ApplyList      1.00     N F Daniel Roesen     2:2432/1101 APLST100.LZH
    BinkleyTerm/ST 3.18pl2  M F Bill Scull        1:363/112   BINKLEY
    BTNC           2.00     N G Daniel Roesen     2:2432/1101 BTNC
    JetMail        0.99beta T S Joerg Spilker     2:2432/1101 JETMAIL
    Semper         0.80beta M S Jan Kriesten      2:2490/1624 SMP-BETA

    Function: B-BBS, P-Point, M-Mailer, N-Nodelist, G-Gateway, T-Tosser,
              C-Compression, F-Fossil, O-Other. Note: Multifunction will
              be listed by the first match.

    Cost: P-Free for personal use, F-Freeware, S-Shareware, C-Commercial,
          X-Crippleware, D-Demoware, G-Free w/ Source

    Please send updates and suggestions to: Peter Popovich, 1:363/264

    -----------------------------------------------------------------

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                           FIDONEWS PUBLIC-KEY
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                           FIDONET BY INTERNET
    =================================================================

    This is a list of all FidoNet-related sites reported to the Editor as
    of this appearance.

    ============

    FidoNet:

      Homepage     http://www.fidonet.org
      FidoNews     http://ddi.digital.net/~cbaker84/fidonews.html
      HTML FNews   http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6894/
      WWW sources  http://www.scms.rgu.ac.uk/students/cs_yr94/lk/fido.html
      FTSC page    http://www2.blaze.net.au/ftsc.html
      Echomail     http://www.portal.ca/~awalker/index.html
      WebRing      http://ddi.digital.net/~cbaker84/fnetring.html

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    Zone 1:       http://www.z1.fidonet.org

      Region 10:  http://www.psnw.com/~net205/region10.html

      Region 11:  http://oeonline.com/~garyg/region11/

      Region 13:  http://www.smalltalkband.com/st01000.htm

      Region 14:  http://www.netins.net/showcase/fidonet/

      Region 15:  [disappeared?]

      Region 16:  http://www.tiac.net/users/satins/region16.htm

      Region 17:  http://www.portal.ca/~awalker/region17.htm
          REC17:  http://www.westsound.com/ptmudge/

      Region 18:  http://www.citicom.com/fido.html

      Region 19:  http://www.compconn.net

    ============

    Zone 2:       http://www.z2.fidonet.org

    ZEC2:         http://www.proteus.demon.co.uk/zec.htm
    Zone 2 Elist: http://www.fidonet.ch/z2_elist/z2_elist.htm

      Region 20:  http://www.fidonet.pp.se (in Swedish)

      Region 24:  http://www.swb.de/personal/flop/gatebau.html (in German)

      Region 25:
                  http://members.aol.com/Net254/

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      Region 27:  http://telematique.org/ft/r27.htm

      Region 29:  http://www.rtfm.be/fidonet/  (in French)

      Region 30:  http://www.fidonet.ch  (in Swiss)

      Region 34:  http://www.pobox.com/cnb/r34.htm  (in Spanish)
          REC34:  http://pobox.com/~chr

      Region 36:  http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/7207/

      Region 41:  http://www.fidonet.gr (in Greek and English)

      Region 48:  http://www.fidonet.org.pl

    ============

    Zone 3:       http://www.z3.fidonet.org

    ============

    Zone 4:       (not yet listed)

      Region 90:
        Net 904:  http://members.tripod.com/~net904 (in Spanish)

    ============

    Zone 5:       (not yet listed)

    ============

    Zone 6:       http://www.z6.fidonet.org

    ============

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    OBTAINING COPIES: The most recent issue of FidoNews in electronic
    form may be obtained from the FidoNews Editor via manual download or
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    PRINTED COPIES may be obtained by sending SASE to the above postal
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    particular Issue.  Monthly Volumes are available as FNWSmmmy.ZIP
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    current year [7], i.e., FNWSFEB7.ZIP for all the Issues from Feb 97.

    Annual volumes are available as FNEWSn.ZIP where n = the Volume number
    1 - 14 for 1984 - 1997, respectively. Annual Volume archives range in
    size from 48K to 1.4M.


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    The current week's FidoNews and the FidoNews public-key are now also
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    homepage on the World Wide Web at:

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    There are also links there to jim barchuk's HTML FidoNews source and
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    1:1/23 [1:18/14] by file-request for FNEWSKEY or by download from
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    is also posted twice a month into the PKEY_DROP Echo available on the
    Zone 1 Echomail Backbone.

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