F I D O N E W S --       Volume 14, Number 34          25 August 1997
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                       Table of Contents
    1. EDITORIAL  ................................................  1
       This Issue for news dieters  ..............................  1
    2. GUEST EDITORIAL  ..........................................  2
       Fidonet is all of us!  ....................................  2
    3. ARTICLES  .................................................  4
       Astrowar Fidonet PBM Game Released  .......................  4
    4. COLUMNS  ..................................................  6
       Fidonet in Europe  ........................................  6
    5. NET HUMOR  ................................................  8
       Why do computer geeks make better husbands?  ..............  8
    6. NOTICES  ..................................................  9
       Future History  ...........................................  9
    7. FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING  ................................. 10
       Latest Greatest Software Versions  ........................ 10
    8. FIDONEWS PUBLIC-KEY  ...................................... 14
       FidoNews PGP public-key listing  .......................... 14
    9. FIDONET BY INTERNET  ...................................... 15
    10. FIDONEWS INFORMATION  .................................... 17
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                                EDITORIAL
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    It's that back-to-school thing, I reckon. It certainly got me today
    and I was [so I thought] ready for it. I wasn't and this is the latest
    edition I've ever published.

    The upside is that you weren't missing much since there is not a lot
    of material available this week. [grin]

    For those who used to clamor about the size of our newsletter ...

    "This dud's for you!"

    C.B.

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                             GUEST EDITORIAL
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                        Fidonet Is All Of Us!
                          by Walter Luffman
                     [email protected], 1:123/10


    When I began writing this, I was rather pessimistic about Fidonet's
    future.  I still have several concerns; but rather than wait for
    changes, I want to be a part of those changes.  And I encourage
    everyone else to do their part to revitalize Fidonet -- not just the
    nodelisted members and officials, but individual BBS users as well.

    Zone coordinators: I neither know nor care why we have gone so long
    without an International Coordinator, but I do care that you have not
    corrected this situation.  Fidonet is an international network of
    hobbyists.  Please put aside any personal agendas and work in the best
    interests of our mutual hobby.

    To all *Cs at every level, I say this: Whether or not Policy 4
    mentions it, your positions make you important spokespeople for
    Fidonet.  In addition to your regular duties, you owe it to Fidonet to
    make yourselves available to the news media.  The networks, talk-shows
    and newspapers can always find people to talk about the Internet, but
    BBSes and Fidonet almost never get this sort of public exposure.  You
    don't have to face the media all alone, of course; you can always ask
    another Fidonet official, or a sysop, to join you for an interview or
    talk-show appearance.

    *ECs: Policy 4 notwithstanding, echomail is the most important part of
    Fidonet.  Without echomail, users would have very little reason to
    call a Fidonet node.  Without users, very few sysops would have any
    reason to operate their own nodes.  Your job calls more ensuring that
    echomail moves smoothly, but you must also work to _promote_ echomail.
    When is the last time you encouraged nodes to carry more echoes?  When
    is the last time you thanked the people below you in the Fidonet
    hierarchy for helping to move the mail, or asked if there are any
    problems?

    Sysops: You probably already publicize your BBS to one degree or
    another; but are you including Fidonet in your publicity efforts?  I'm
    talking about such simple things as including your node number on
    business cards, flyers and your listing in the local BBS list.  (If
    there isn't a local BBS list, encourage one of your users to start and
    maintain one -- with the latest version always available as a free
    download from your BBS, of course.)  But don't stop there; make sure
    you offer the sort of content your users want.  Carry as many echoes
    as you can, or at least those echoes your users request...and make
    sure they know you will add backboned echoes upon request.

    BBS users: Technically we are not "members" of Fidonet; but we can
    actually do far more to advance Fidonet than all of the above
    categories combined, simply because there are so many of us.  Tell
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    your friends about BBSes and Fidonet, stressing the fact that "spam"
    and other annoyances that are so common on the Internet are almost
    nonexistent on Fidonet.  Help newbies setup their modems and
    communications software, and provide a list of BBS telephone numbers.
    Join a user group -- or start one -- and use it as an opportunity to
    publicize your favorite BBSes and echoes to the other members.  Offer
    to help your sysop distribute business cards and flyers to local
    businesses.  In short, do whatever you can to spread the word about
    BBSes and Fidonet.

    It will take a combined effort, with all of us working together, to
    revitalize Fidonet.  If you care about the hobby, do whatever you can.
    As for myself, I'm going to put together that BBS computer I've been
    wanting and netmail my application to the NC; there are plenty of
    people where I live who have never even heard of Fidonet, and I can do
    something about that.  I'm also handing out cards publicizing my
    favorite echo -- PC Addicts -- and the node through which I receive
    it.

    (Comments are welcome.  For fastest delivery, please use Internet e-
    mail; my ISP is a local call, but my netmail node is long-distance and
    thus I only call it two or three times per week.)

                                -30-

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                                ARTICLES
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    Astrowar Fidonet PBM Game Released
    Damian Walker, 2:2502/666

        The Astrowar play-by-mail (PBM) game has been released.  Although
    not restricted to Fidonet, the game was developed specifically for use
    on my Fidonet node.  Now it has been released, everyone is welcome to
    take a copy and have a play with it.  I believe that this is the first
    traditional style text PBM in Fidonet.
        Note that this game is designed to be played primarily by DIRECT
    netmail.  Routed netmail is only suitable where permission of netmail
    routers has been granted (such as local net games through a willing
    net host).
        By way of an introduction to the game, I've included in this
    article an example of a small e-zine posting that goes into the
    support/discussion echo regularly.  Enjoy.

    (extract begins)
    ASTROWAR______________________________________________________________
                                                          **** Update ****

                                      -*-

    CONTENTS

        Features________________________________________________________
                                                     New Monthly Posting

        Regulars________________________________________________________
                                                     Astrowar Game Watch
                                             Astrowar Update Information

                                      -*-

    SOFTWARE RELEASED

        Mid August saw the release of the software for the Astrowar game,
    which has been in the beta testing phase since May.
        Astrowar is a play-by-mail game of space conquest, and a companion
    program Astromail allows the game to be played via Fidonet netmail.
    This would normally be direct netmail, but where net hosts allow,
    routed mail can be used (such as in local net games, for instance).
        Both Astrowar and Astromail are currently available for DOS (386
    DPMI required) and Linux.  The source code has also been released
    under the GNU GPL, so anyone wanting to run the software under another
    platform can get hold of the source code and recompile it.
        The software is available for file request from 2:2502/666, and
    the following list gives the filenames and sizes:

        Product_________________    Filename____    Size (approx)_______
                   Astrowar 1.00      AST100.ZIP                     99k
                Astrowar/LX 1.00     AST100L.ZIP                     70k
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               Astrowar/386 1.00     AST100X.ZIP                    106k
                  Astromail 1.01      ASM100.ZIP                    119k
               Astromail/LX 1.01     ASM100L.ZIP                     73k
              Astromail/386 1.01     ASM100X.ZIP                    112k

        These files will shortly appear on the Internet, at ftp.pbm.com,
    although I don't know exactly where on that site they will be placed.
    The site maintainer may well set up an 'astrowar' directory for them,
    since most other PBM games seem to have their own directories there.
        Games are already running in the UK, and may appear elsewhere now
    that the software is available.  Some people have expressed an
    interest in developing an Internet mail interface to allow Internet
    play.
        Finally, there is a support and discussion echo for the software,
    called ASTROWAR_UK.  Despite the _UK suffix, international
    participants are welcome.  The echo is available on the region 25
    backbone, and will soon appear in the zone 2 and International ELISTs.

                                      -*-

    ASTROWAR GAME WATCH

        This section lists ongoing games of Astrowar in Fidonet.  If
    you're running a game, send a netmail to Damian Walker at 2:2502/666
    with a copy of the game's 'detail.data' file, and any extra
    information such as turn frequency and add-ons used.


    ================================================================
            Game            Address         Planets G/Size  Spd MxD Freq.
            --------------------------------------------------------------
            Centurion-I     2:2502/666.0    121     41x41   4   -   Daily
            Centurion-II    2:2502/666.0    256     61x61   4   4   Wk/Wed
            Centurion-III   2:2502/666.0    441     161x41  4   -   Wk/Sun
            game442         2:442/608       ?       ?       ?   ?   ?
            Synergy         2:2502/27       121     41x41   4   -   ?
            ==============================================================

        This table will be redesigned or expanded if it proves necessary.

    ASTROWAR UPDATE INFORMATION

        http://www.bsnet.co.uk/net2502/centurion/astrowar.html is
    Astrowar's web page, and a text-only version exists as an InfoMail
    document available to Fidonet users.  Netmail INFOMAIL at 2:2502/666
    subject ASTROWAR to receive the text document, or request the file
    ASTROWAR from the same address for a ZIPped version.
        This posting is updated by Damian Walker at 2:2502/666 and is
    posted on the first day of each month into the ASTROWAR_UK echo.
    Please send contributions, new game or game winner information to
    me via netmail.
    (extract ends)

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                                 COLUMNS
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    Fidonet in Europe
    -----------------
    by David Meikle (2:259/27.4 , [email protected])

    Sadly there is no news in this week but if anybody has anything they
    would like to see on the Fidonet in Europe web site
    (www.geocities.com/siliconValley/way/8351) please email me.

    I have had many requests to do some thing like this so there is no
    time like the present. I have decided to have a vote on how has helped
    zone 2 the most over the years. We could have it as a yearly thing but
    to make up for all of the years lets have a vote on who has helped
    zone 2 out the most over the 80s and 90s.

    This week I'm going to start by getting 20 people nominated and
    seconded. To do this you must send a netmail like this example

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    TO:david meikle@2:259/27.4
    FROM:your name@your address
    SUBJECT:Fidonet in Europe Vote
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    I nominate <the persons name> because they have helped zone 2 by
    ......  ......

    <--- End of example --->

    You can also email me by the internet on this address:
    [email protected]

    next week I will publish the list of people and how to do the next
    part of voting.

    P.S. Please visit the web site on:

    www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/way/8351

    --+
      +---> Greetings from David Meikle

    Fidonet in Europe [Part II] Ed.
    -----------------
    by Dave Meikle (2:259/69.2 , [email protected])

    I have changed my fido address again <g> It is now 2:259/69.2
    So please send in any news but apart from that nothing much to say but
    every body should call S.O.D. BBS on 01698-305835 or 44-1698-305835
    from anywhere apart from the UK.

    Dave
      o       David Meikle, 2:259/69.2
    )/\,[_)   [email protected]
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    `T7 ]=[   Editor of Fido in Europe column
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                                NET HUMOR
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    X-Sender: [email protected]
    Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 07:49:00 -0400
    To: [email protected]
    From: Doug Paul <[email protected]>
    Subject: COMPUTER GEEKS

    The following was in the "Celebrations" section of the San Jose
    Mercury News.  Ordinary people enter short articles stating why their
    friends or loved ones should be considered to be extraordinary.

    Top 11 Reasons Why Computer Geeks Make Better Husbands
    By Kathi Hunder

    11. Computer geeks require little mirror time
        (unlike the marketing guy I used to date).

    10. You never have to worry about shopping for
        birthdays or Christmas -- a Computer Literacy gift
        certificate will do just fine.

     9. No need to buy expensive work clothes--a couple
        pairs of jeans and Dockers will carry your computer
        geek for about two years.

     8. I was the first woman on the block to have my own
        e-mail address.

     7. My shopping list has been on a spreadsheet for
        about three years now.

     6. Computer geeks never go carousing at bars--just
        Fry's Electronics.

     5. Computer geeks actually know how to program VCRs.

     4. The biggest argument at our house: Mac vs PC.

     3. There's always someone around to explain Dilbert
        to me.

     2. My own Web site. 'Nuff said.

     1. He would never divorce me -- I would get half his
        software.

    -- from Louise Bennett

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                                 NOTICES
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                               Future History

    25 Sep 1997
       Happy Birthday, Joaquim H. Homrighausen

    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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                        FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
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    [From 1431] Ed.

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

    Deadsville over here. A total of two updates in the last three weeks.

    -=- 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
    FastLst        1.36     N S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   FASTLSTD
    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
    GoldED Docs    2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEM
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    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
    Max User Ed.   0.18     O F Larry Cooke       1:300/53    MUE
    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
    NEF            2.38     O S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   NEFD
    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            2.01     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         2.600    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      0.93     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
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    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     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
    FastLst        1.36     N S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   FASTLST
    FleetStreet    1.20     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
    Max User Ed.   0.18     O F Larry Cooke       1:300/53    MUEP
    Msged/2        4.10     O G Andrew Clarke     3:635/728   MSGED41O.ZIP
    NEF            2.38     O S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   NEF
    PcMerge        2.3      N G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     PCMERGE
    RAR            2.01     C S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    RAR2
    Squish         1.11     T P Tech              1:249/106   SQUISHP
    T-Mail         2.600    M S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    TMAIL2
    Tobruk         0.33     T G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   TOBRUK
    WaterGate      0.93     G S Robert Szarka     1:320/42    WTRGATE
    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
    FastLst        1.36     N S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   FASTLSTW
    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
    NEF            2.38     O S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   NEFW
    PlatinumXpress 2.00     M C Gary Petersen     1:290/111   PXW-INFO
    T-Mail         2.600    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
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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    ifmail         2.10     M G Eugene Crosser    2:293/2219  IFMAIL
    ifmail-tx      ...tx8.4 M G Pablo Saratxaga   2:293/2219  IFMAILTX
    ifmail-tx.rpm  ...tx8.4 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:
    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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                           FIDONET BY INTERNET
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    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://www.portal.ca/~awalker/ftsc/ftscmirr.htm
      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.fbone.ch/z2_elist/

      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 33:  http://www.fidoitalia.net (in Italian)

      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:       http://w3.eastcape.co.za/fidonet/index.htm

    ============

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

      Region 65:  http://www.cfido.com/fidonet/cfidochina.html (China)

    ============

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