F I D O N E W S --       Volume 14, Number 37          15 September 1997
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                       Table of Contents
    1. EDITORIAL  ................................................  1
       When they go why don't they say so?  ......................  1
    2. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  ....................................  2
       Russian language "Planet FidoNet" ezine  ..................  2
    3. ARTICLES  .................................................  3
       IP-Nodes  .................................................  3
       FTSC - Election Results, FTSC Standing Members  ...........  3
    4. COLUMNS  ..................................................  6
       Telephone Info  ...........................................  6
    5. COORDINATORS CORNER  ...................................... 13
       North American Backbone Echo Changes [Jul-Aug]  ........... 13
    6. NOTICES  .................................................. 15
       Future History  ........................................... 15
    7. FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING  ................................. 16
       Latest Greatest Software Versions  ........................ 16
    8. FIDONEWS PUBLIC-KEY  ...................................... 20
       FidoNews PGP public-key listing  .......................... 20
    9. FIDONET BY INTERNET  ...................................... 21
    10. FIDONEWS INFORMATION  .................................... 23
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                                EDITORIAL
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    Does anyone out there now have a webpage going for Region 14? The
    previous one disappeared [along with the FidoNet History project] when
    Marge Robbins retired from FidoNet without notice.

    Is there a page for Region 15? And what about John Mudge [REC17]? Did
    he get kidnapped?

    I understand the concept of burnout but not the concept of
    disappearing without at least a minimal "So long" or "Get bent" on the
    way out so folks can adjust links or displays. That's just rude and
    there is never any excuse for being rude according to my mother. Must
    be upbringing or a lack thereof?

    And speaking of upbringing, WHY do we still not have an International
    Coordinator in FidoNet? If we had 7 Zones instead of 6 [and we sure
    need another Zone], there couldn't be any deadlocks over politics or
    personalities. Unfortunately, FidoNet used to be a cooperative and
    friendly network and the founders didn't visualize this petty
    deadlock we've been engaged in for YEARS!

    And speaking of coming back from the dead ... the FTSC seems to have
    reconstructed and reorganized as indicated in the article below to
    that effect. Now, if they just get a blessing from Tom Jennings [he's
    at: [email protected], guys] for this effort, I can change the FTSC listing
    from the current mirror of the old Nugent site to the new FTSC site.
    That would represent a potential bright spot in an otherwise dreary
    same old.

    For those of you who read Russian, there is a Russian version of
    FidoNews available, now. Check out the Letters to the Editor. It's not
    a translation of this thing. It is their own newsletter. More power to
    them!

    Also note a new addition to the Future History list. We're just a year
    away from the International BBS Week celebration. Watch here for
    updates and information. If they get a website going, I'll list it in
    the FidoNet by Internet section.

    The Echomail weenies are still fighting and arguing about elections
    and distributions and who's censoring who. Some things never change.

    C.B.






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                          LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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    From: "Alexander Lokshin" <[email protected]>
    To: <[email protected]>
    Subject: Mailed from FidoNews homepage
    Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 00:09:21 +0400

     Hi!

    On 15 June 1997 was founded "Planet Fidonet" electronic newspaper,
    that issues three or four times a week. Only in Russian now, sorry.
    Visit that page: http://fido.netplanet.ru  :)

    Alexander Lokshin, 2:5020/529, [email protected], [email protected]

    -30-


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                                ARTICLES
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    IP-Nodes
    By Ward Dossche, 2:292/854
       ZC/2

    In zone-2 we have started to discuss in-depth how to include IP-nodes
    into the nodelist.

    The topics of discussion have been about the desirability, the
    IP-technology itself, the many possible ways of implementation, etc...

    All this talk is going on in an international conference entitled
    IP_CONNECT.

    This conference reaches already a multitude of regions in zone-2 and
    is now also available via 1:270/101 AKA PAOnline AKA George Peace.

    If you want to be involved in the discussion and/or the implementation
    please try to link in.

    Once again, the name is IP_CONNECT!

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                            ======================
                                ELECTION RESULTS
                             FTSC STANDING MEMBERS
                            ======================

    08 September 1997

    by Adrian Walker, 1:153/752

    Interim FTSC Web Site:
    http://www.portal.ca/~awalker/ftsc.htm

    VOTER SUMMARY
    =============

    Eligible Voters:  114  (76 RCs and 38 RECs)
    Votes Cast:        36  (25 RCs and 11 RECs) + 1 REC written abstention

    Percentage voted:  32% (33% RCs and 29% RECs)


    APPOINTMENT RULES
    =================

    From "Voting Procedure", published in Fidonews, 11 August 1997:

    "A majority of "Yes" over "No" for a candidate is required for that
    person to be appointed as a Standing Member.  Abstentions are not
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    counted."

    "To provide the required split between 2 and 3 year terms, Standing
    Members will be ranked by the number of "Yes" votes received.  The
    top half of this ranking will be appointed for 3 years, and the
    remaining candidates for 2 years."


    CANDIDATE RESULTS - 26 Candidates, 24 Appointed
    ===============================================

    Candidate list is in order of number of YES votes received:

     #  NAME                  NODE #      POS'N      YES  NO APPOINTED TO

     1  Tobias Burchhardt     2:2448/400  FastEcho   28   5  01 Oct 2000
     2  Joaquim Homrighausen  2:201/330   Frodo      28   6  01 Oct 2000
     3  Thomas Waldmann       2:2474/400  BT-XE      27   2  01 Oct 2000
     4  Odinn Sorensen        2:236/77    Golded     27   4  01 Oct 2000
     5  Mike Bilow            1:323/107   FP-OS/2    25   4  01 Oct 2000
     6  Andreas Klein         2:2480/47   Imail      24   3  01 Oct 2000
     7  Tom Schlangen         2:2450/10   BT-XE      23   3  01 Oct 2000
     8  Robert Szarka         1:320/42    WaterGate  23   4  01 Oct 2000
     9  Mats Wallin           2:201/329   FDAPX      22   4  01 Oct 2000
    10  Carlos Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70    CFRoute    22   4  01 Oct 2000
    11  Benjamin Schollnick   1:2613/477  QuickBBS   19   4  01 Oct 2000
    12  Rune Johansen         2:210/20    NC         16   6  01 Oct 2000
    13  Craig Box             3:774/950   NHub       16   6  01 Oct 2000
    14  Zorch Frezberg        1:205/0     NC         15   6  01 Oct 1999
    15  Colin Turner          2:443/13    NEC        14   5  01 Oct 1999
    16  Jason Steck           1:285/424   Jmail      14  10  01 Oct 1999
    17  Gary Price            1:3607/26   TriBBS     14   6  01 Oct 1999
    18  Michael McCabe        1:297/11    FNS        14   6  01 Oct 1999
    19  Ron Bemis             1:124/1113  NC         14   7  01 Oct 1999
    20  Francois Thunus       2:270/25    RC         13   6  01 Oct 1999
    21  Peter Karlsson        2:206/221   Announcer  13   5  01 Oct 1999
    22  Goran Eriksson        2:201/505   NC         11   8  01 Oct 1999
    23  Mike McGrane          1:282/1024  NHub        9   9  ---
    24  Bjorn Felten          2:203/208   NC          9   8  01 Oct 1999
    25  Richard Bash          1:231/45    NHub        9   8  01 Oct 1999
    26  Cristoffer Crusell    2:204/701   NHub        8   8  ---

    NOTE:  Member # 13 above has been appointed for a 3 year term out of
    fairness, since, although not in the top half of the ranking by "Yes"
    vote, the member has the same number of votes as #12 who holds a 3
    year appointment.

    BALLOT LIST
    ===========

    Ballot list is in chronological order of votes received:
    -----------------+----------------------------------------------------
                     |      CANDIDATE NAMES (First 4 Letters)
          VOTER      +----------------------------------------------------
                     -| B B B B B C E F F H J K K M M P S S S S S S T T W
                     W | a e i o u r r e r o o a l c c r a c c o t z h u a
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                     a | s m l x r u i l e m h r e C G i n h h r e a u r l
                     l
         PASSWORD    | h i o   c s k t z r a l i a r c z l o e c r n n d l
    -----------------+----------------------------------------------------
    RC2:34           |         Y         Y             Y Y   Y         Y Y
    phoenix          | Y Y Y Y Y   Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
    XTrust           | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
    SCHLUNZ          | N Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y N N Y Y N Y N N Y Y N Y N N Y Y
    RC23             |     Y Y Y         N             Y Y   Y         Y Y
    MAGICTHEGATHERING| Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
    leopard          |   Y Y   Y       N Y           Y     Y Y N Y     Y Y
    OFFICER          | Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
    AGAIN!           | N Y N N N N N N Y N Y N N N N N N Y N N N N Y Y Y N
    MYPWD            |     Y Y Y         Y Y   Y Y   Y     Y Y Y Y Y   Y Y
    DooLittle        |         Y         Y             Y             Y   Y
    kaaskop          | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
    agnese           | N N N Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
    NEWFTSCISGOOD    |     Y Y Y         Y       Y       Y Y Y   Y     Y Y
    MEIERIET         |     Y   Y   Y     Y Y   Y       Y Y   Y Y       Y
    MEIERIET         |     Y   Y   Y     Y Y   Y       Y Y   Y Y       Y
    Boromir          | N N Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N
    potatoes         |   Y Y Y Y       Y Y     Y         Y       Y     Y
    ipsisverbis      |         Y         Y Y           Y     Y   Y Y Y   Y
    MUSICLY          |   Y Y   Y       Y N                   Y N Y     Y Y
        <no p/w>     | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y
    Eucharist        |         Y         Y     Y       Y Y             Y
    IBOGAINE         | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y
    MINIMI           | N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N N Y N
    MINIMI           | N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N N Y N
    No_time_left_for_|   N Y             N             Y Y   N     Y   Y N
    JUKEBOX          |     Y   Y         Y     Y       Y   Y Y   Y
    ZEUS             | N N Y N Y N N N Y Y N Y Y N N N Y N N Y N Y Y N Y Y
    smilee           |       Y             Y
    MYSTI            | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y   Y Y Y
    Buenos Aires sede|         Y         Y   Y Y       Y Y   Y Y Y     Y Y
    drop_dead        |     Y   Y         Y     Y             Y
    technical        | N N Y N Y N N N N Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y
    re1present4      |     Y   Y       N       Y Y Y Y     Y Y Y Y
    horse_manure     | Y Y Y N N N N N N Y N N Y Y N N   N Y Y N N N Y N Y
    EAGLE NEST       |                   Y     Y           Y     Y
    -----------------+----------------------------------------------------

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                                 COLUMNS
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    Telephone Info
    by Leonard Erickson, 1:105/56, [email protected]

    This time I'm going to list the official ITU-T country code list.
    Note that the ITU-T has divided the world into 9 "Zones", and
    generally countries get assigned a number starting with their zone
    number. There have been exceptions where a Zone was out of numbers.
    These are now limited to Aruba, Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

    Included are some cases where a "country" shares a country code with
    others (notably in ITU zones 1 & 7) or uses a subset of another
    country's code (for example, Liechtenstein)

    Note that in some cases neighboring countries do *not* use these codes
    to call the country. For example, San Marino is treated as part of
    Italy by the Italian phone system, but actually has its own country
    code and that code *is* used when dialing outside Italy.

    Also, some codes have been assigned, but are not being used yet. I've
    tried to note these where I have info.

    Finally, several country codes are being returned to "reserved"
    status, either because the country has merged with another (like
    Zanzibar) or because they have asked to be included in another
    country's phone system (Guam, and the CNMI).

    The codes immediately before the name are the ISO 3166 two letter code
    for the country or territory.

    0       -- Reserved
    1       CA Canada
    1       US United States of America
    1-242   BS Bahamas, Commonwealth of the
    1-246   BB Barbados
    1-264   AI Anguilla
    1-268   AG Antigua and Barbuda
    1-284   VG Virgin Islands (British) (after 1 Oct 97)
    1-340   VI US Virgin Islands
    1-345   KY Cayman Islands
    1-441   BM Bermuda
    1-473   GD Grenada (after 31 Oct 97)
    1-649   TC Turks and Caicos Islands
    1-665   MS Montserrat
    1-670   MP Northern Marianna Islands (Saipan)
    1-671   GU Guam
    1-684   AS American Samoa (after ? ??? ??)
    1-758   LC Saint Lucia
    1-767   DM Dominica, Commonwealth of (after 1 Oct 97)
    1-784   VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (until ? ??? ??)
    1-787   PR Puerto Rico
    1-808   UM United States Minor Outlying Islands
    1-809   AI Anguilla (until 30 Sep 97)
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    1-809   KY Cayman Islands (until 31 Aug 97)
    1-809   DM Dominica, Commonwealth of (until 30 Sep 98)
    1-809   DO Dominican Republic
    1-809   GD Grenada (until 31 Oct 98)
    1-809   JM Jamaica (until 1 Nov 97)
    1-809   VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (until ? ??? ??)
    1-809   TT Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of (until 31 May 98)
    1-809   TC Turks and Caicos Islands (until 30 Jun 98)
    1-809   VI US Virgin Islands (until 30 Jun 98)
    1-809   VG Virgin Islands (British) (until 30 Sep 98)
    1-868   TT Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of
    1-869   KN Saint Kitts and Nevis
    1-876   JM Jamaica
    20      EG Egypt, Arab Republic of
    210     MA (reserved for Morocco)
    211     MA (reserved for Morocco)
    212     MA Morocco, Kingdom of
    212-8   EH Western Sahara
    213     DZ Algeria, People's Democratic Republic of
    214     DZ (reserved for Algeria)
    215     DZ (reserved for Algeria)
    216     TN Tunisia, Republic of
    217     TN (reserved for Tunisia)
    218     LY Libya (Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)
    219     LY (reserved for Libya)
    220     GM Gambia, Republic of the
    221     SN Senegal, Republic of
    222     MR Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
    223     ML Mali, Republic of
    224     GN Guinea, Republic of
    225     CI Cote D'Ivoire, Republic of
    226     BF Burkina Faso
    227     NE Niger, Republic of the
    228     TG Togolese Republic
    229     BJ Benin, Republic of
    230     MU Mauritius, Republic of
    231     LR Liberia, Republic of
    232     SL Sierra Leone
    233     GH Ghana
    234     NG Nigeria, Federal Republic of
    235     TD Chad, Republic of
    236     CF Central African Republic
    237     CM Cameroon, Republic of
    238     CV Cape Verde, Republic of
    239     ST Sao Torme and Principe, Democratic Republic of
    240     GQ Equatorial Guinea, Republic of
    241     GA Gabonese Republic
    242     CG Congo, Republic of the
    243     ZA Zaire, Republic of
    244     AO Angola, Republic of
    245     GW Guinea-Bissau, Republic of
    246     IO British Indian Ocean Territory (Diego-Garcia)
    247     GB Ascension
    248     SC Seychelles, Republic of
    249     SD Sudan, Republic of the
    250     RW Rwandese Republic
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    251     ET Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of
    252     SO Somali Democratic Republic
    253     DJ Djibouti, Republic of
    254     KE Kenya, Republic of
    255     TZ Tanzania, United Republic of
    255-54  TZ Zanzibar
    256     UG Uganda, Republic of
    257     BI Burundi, Republic of
    258     MZ Mozambique, Republic of
    259     TZ Zanzibar (Tanzania, see 255) (reserved for future use)
    260     ZM Zambia, Republic of
    261     MG Madagascar, Republic of
    262     RE Reunion, French Department of
    263     ZW Zimbabwe, Republic of
    264     NA Namibia, Republic of
    265     MW Malawi
    266     LS Lesotho, Kingdom of
    267     BW Botswana, Republic of
    268     SZ Swaziland, Kingdom of
    269     KM Comoros, Islamic Federal Republic of the
    269     YT Mayotte (Collectivite territoriale de la Republique
                        francaise)
    27      ZA South Africa, Republic of
    280     -- Spare
    281     -- Spare
    282     -- Spare
    283     -- Spare
    284     -- Spare
    285     -- Spare
    286     -- Spare
    287     -- Spare
    288     -- Spare
    289     -- Spare
    290     SH St. Helena
    291     ER Eritrea
    292     -- Spare
    293     -- Spare
    294     -- Spare
    295     -- Spare
    296     -- Spare
    297     AW Aruba
    298     FO Faroe Islands
    299     GL Greenland
    30      GR Greece
    31      NL Netherlands, Kingdom of the
    32      BE Belgium
    33      FX France
    34      ES Spain
    350     GI Gibraltar
    351     PT Portugal
    352     LU Luxembourg
    353     IE Ireland
    354     IS Iceland
    355     AL Albania, Republic of
    356     MT Malta
    357     CY Cyprus, Republic of
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    358     FI Finland
    359     BG Bulgaria, Republic of
    36      HU Hungary, Republic of
    370     LT Lithuania, Republic of
    371     LV Latvia, Republic of
    372     EE Estonia, Republic of
    373     MD Moldova, Republic of
    374     AM Armenia, Republic of
    375     BY Belarus, Republic of
    376     AD Andorra, Principality of
    377     MC Monaco, Principality of
    378     SM San Marino, Republic of
    379     VA Vatican City State (reserved for future use)
    380     UA Ukraine
    381     YU Montenegro and Serbia
    382     -- Spare
    383     -- Spare
    384     -- Spare
    385     HR Croatia, Republic of
    386     SI Slovenia, Republic of
    387     BA Bosnia and Herzegowina, Republic of
    388     -- Temporarily unassignable
    389     MK Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
    39      IT Italy
    40      RO Romania
    41      CH Switzerland, Confederation of
    41-75   LI Liechtenstein, Principality of
    420     CZ Czech Republic
    421     SK Slovak Republic
    43      AT Austria
    44      GB United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    45      DK Denmark
    46      SE Sweden
    47      BV Bouvet Island
    47      NO Norway
    47-795  SJ Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands
    48      PL Poland, Republic of
    49      DE Germany, Federal Republic of
    500     FK Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
    501     BZ Belize
    502     GT Guatemala, Republic of
    503     SV El Salvador, Republic of
    504     HN Honduras, Republic of
    505     NI Nicaragua
    506     CR Costa Rica
    507     PA Panama, Republic of
    508     PM St. Pierre et Miquelon (Collectivite territoriale de la
                                       Republique francaise)
    509     HT Haiti, Republic of
    51      PE Peru
    52      MX Mexico
    53      CU Cuba
    53-99   US Guantanamo Bay
    54      AR Argentine Republic
    55      BR Brazil, Federative Republic of
    56      CL Chile
    FIDONEWS 14-37               Page 10                  15 Sep 1997


    57      CO Columbia, Republic of
    58      VE Venezuala, Republic of
    590     GP Guadaloupe, including St. Barthelemy and French St. Martin
               (French Antilles)
    591     BO Bolivia, Republic of
    592     GY Guyana
    593     EC Ecuador
    594     GF French Guiana, French Department of
    595     PY Paraguay, Republic of
    596     MQ Martinique, French Department of
    597     SR Suriname, Republic of
    598     UY Uruguay, Eastern Republic of
    599     AN Netherlands Antilles
    60      MY Malaysia
    61      AU Australia, Commonwealth of
    61      CC Cocos Islands
    62      ID Indonesia, Republic of
    63      PH Philippines, Republic of the
    64      NZ New Zealand
    65      SG Singapore, Republic of
    66      TH Thailand
    670     MP Northern Marianna Islands (Saipan) (until 1 Jul 98)
    671     GU Guam (until 1 Jul 98)
    672     HM Heard and McDonald Islands (Australian External
                                           Territories)
    672-1   AQ Antarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S) (Australian
                           External Territories)
    672-3   NF Norfolk Island (Australian External Territories)
    672-4   CX Christmas Island (Australian External Territories)
    673     BN Brunei Darussalam
    674     NR Nauru, Republic of
    675     PG Papua New Guinea
    676     TO Tonga, Kingdom of
    677     SB Solomon Islands
    678     VU Vanatu, Republic of
    679     FJ Fiji, Republic of
    680     PW Palau, Republic of
    681     WF Wallis and Futuna Islands (Territoire francais d'outre-mer)
    682     CK Cook Islands
    683     NU Niue
    684     AS American Samoa
    685     WS Western Samoa, Independent State of
    686     KI Kiribati, Republic of
    687     NC New Caledonia (Territoire francais d'outre-mer)
    688     TV Tuvalu
    689     PF French Polynesia (Territoire francais d'outre-mer)
    690     TK Tokelau
    691     FM Micronesia, Federated States of
    692     MH Marshall Islands, Republic of the
    693     -- Spare
    694     -- Spare
    695     -- Spare
    696     -- Spare
    697     -- Spare
    698     -- Spare
    699     -- Spare
    FIDONEWS 14-37               Page 11                  15 Sep 1997


    7       KZ Kazakhstan
    7       KG Kyrgyz Republic (see 996)
    7       RU Russian Federation
    7       TJ Tajikistan
    7       UZ Uzbekistan (see 998)
    800     -- International Freephone Service
    801     -- Spare
    802     -- Spare
    803     -- Spare
    804     -- Spare
    805     -- Spare
    806     -- Spare
    807     -- Spare
    808     -- Spare
    809     -- Spare
    81      JP Japan
    82      KR Korea, Republic of (South)
    830     -- Spare
    831     -- Spare
    832     -- Spare
    833     -- Spare
    834     -- Spare
    835     -- Spare
    836     -- Spare
    837     -- Spare
    838     -- Spare
    839     -- Spare
    84      VN Viet Nam, Socialist Republic of
    850     KP Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North)
    851     -- Spare
    852     HK Hong Kong
    853     MO Macau
    854     -- Spare
    855     KH Cambodia, Kingdom of
    856     LA Lao People's Democratic Republic
    857     -- Spare
    858     -- Spare
    859     -- Spare
    86      CN China, People's Republic of
    86-6    TW (assigned to Taiwan, see 886)
    870     -- Inmarsat SNAC
    871     -- Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean-East)
    872     -- Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean)
    873     -- Inmarsat (Indian Ocean)
    874     -- Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean-West)
    875     -- Reserved - Maritime Mobile Service Applications
    876     -- Reserved - Maritime Mobile Service Applications
    877     -- Reserved - Maritime Mobile Service Applications
    878     -- Reserved - Universal Personal Telecommunication Service
                          (UPT)
    879     -- Reserved for national purposes
    880     BD Bangladesh, People's Republic of
    881     -- Global Mobile Satellite System (GMSS), shared code
    882     -- Spare
    883     -- Spare
    884     -- Spare
    FIDONEWS 14-37               Page 12                  15 Sep 1997


    885     -- Spare
    886     TW Taiwan (normally used, but not ITU-T allocation - see 86)
    887     -- Spare
    888     -- Temporarily unassignable
    889     -- Spare
    89      -- Reserved for payment codes
               (e.g. 891228 = AT&T calling card)
    90      TR Turkey
    90-5    TR Turkish Cyprus
    91      IN India, Republic of
    92      PK Pakistan, Islamic Republic of
    93      AF Afghanistan, Islamic State of
    94      LK Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of
    95      MM Myanmar, Union of (Burma)
    960     MV Maldives, Republic of
    961     LB Lebanon
    962     JO Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of
    963     SY Syrian Arab Republic
    964     IQ Iraq, Republic of
    965     KW Kuwait, State of
    966     SA Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
    967     YE Yemen, Republic of
    968     OM Oman, Sultanate of
    969     -- Reserved, reservation currently under investigation
    970     -- Spare
    971     AE United Arab Emirates
    972     IL Israel, State of
    973     BH Bahrain, State of
    974     QA Qatar, State of
    975     BT Bhutan, Kingdom of
    976     MN Mongolia
    977     NP Nepal
    978     -- Spare
    979     -- Spare
    98      IR Iran, Islamic Republic of
    990     -- Spare
    991     -- Spare
    992     -- Spare
    993     TM Turkmenistan
    994     AZ Azerbaijani Republic
    995     GE Georgia
    996     KG Kyrgyz Republic (reserved for future use)
    997     -- Spare
    998     UZ Uzbekistan, Republic of (reserved for future use)
    999     -- Spare

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

    FIDONEWS 14-37               Page 13                  15 Sep 1997


    =================================================================
                           COORDINATORS CORNER
    =================================================================

    North American Backbone Echo Changes [Jul-Aug]]
    by Lisa Gronke, 1:105/16
    [email protected]

    Summary of backbone & quasi-backbone echo changes during Jul & Aug.

    Brought to you courtesy of (unix) diff.

    diff (backbone.na + backbone.no) 06-Jul-97 07-Sep-97 [edited].

    Added to the backbone
    ---------------------
    > APNEA               Sleep Apnea Support & Discussions
    > EDGE_ONLINE         Endtime Discussion Group Exchange Online
    > FIDOECHOPOL         FidoNet Echomail Policy Discussions
    > JAVA_LANGUAGE       Java language discussion
    > MED_MOANS           Medical Concerns Discussed by End User (Patient)
    > OPTOMETRY           Vision & Eye Care Discussions
    > PROMOTE_BBS         The Council for Community Online Alternatives
                          Message
    > QUIKUTILS           QUIKUTILS is the official Matrix Technologies
                          support echo
    > ROOTS_MUSIC         Roots of Music Discussion
    > STARGATE            Stargate & Stargate SG-1 Discussion
    > WHAT'S_HOT!         WHAT'S HOT!...Topical News Discussion/Chat Forum

    Removed from the backbone or quasi-backbone
    -------------------------------------------
    < BATTERED            (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < BIRTHMOTHERS        (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < CASINO              (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < CB_RADIO_2          (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < CELLULAR_II         (low traffic since  6/1/97)
    < CRAFTING-SYSOPS     (low traffic since  6/1/97)
    < CRAFTING_BAZAAR     (low traffic since  6/1/97)
    < CRIME_VICTIMS       (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < C_ADVOCAT           (low traffic since  6/1/97)
    < DEADHEAD            (low traffic since  6/1/97)
    < EP-GENERAL          (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < FITNESS             (low traffic since  6/1/97)
    < GAMES4SALE          (low traffic since  6/1/97)
    < HELP_MANKIND        (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < HOLY_BIBLE          (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < IMUS                (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < KAG                 (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < MACDEV              (low traffic since  6/1/97)
    < MACDTP              (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < MAINDOOR            (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < MBBS-WG             (low traffic since  6/1/97)
    < MIDI-PROGRAMMING    (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < MOVING              (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < MS_IE               (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    FIDONEWS 14-37               Page 14                  15 Sep 1997


    < MUPPETS             (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < MUSICIAN'S_SERVICES (low traffic since  6/1/97)
    < MUSIC_COMP_101      Music Composition Conference
    < M_P_D               (low traffic since  6/1/97)
    < NATURE              (low traffic since  6/1/97)
    < NU_SUPPORT          (low traffic since  6/1/97)
    < PCBNET              PCBoard Bulletin Board Software Support
                          Conference
    < PIERS               (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < PPI_MODEMS          Practical Peripherals Modem Support
    < PUBLIC_PSYCH        (not in EchoList since  5/1/97)
    < QUR'AN              (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < RCP                 (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < RIGHTS_RONGS        (low traffic since  6/1/97)
    < SIERRAN             (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    < SIP_MPD             (low traffic since  6/1/97)
    < SIP_SSAS            Spouses of Sexual Abuse Survivors
    < SLEEP_APNEA         Sleep Apnea and Your Life
    < VAX                 (low traffic since  6/1/97)
    < WORDSTAR            (low traffic since  5/1/97)
    -----------------------------------------------------------------
    o There are 695 echos in backbone.na [07-Sep-97] (down 39]
    o There are 80 echos in backbone.no [07-Sep-97] (up 7)
    o for a total of 775 backbone & quasi-backbone echos (down 32)

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

    FIDONEWS 14-37               Page 15                  15 Sep 1997


    =================================================================
                                 NOTICES
    =================================================================

                               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.

    14 Sep 1998
       Start of International BBS Week [thru 20 Sep 98].

     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.

     1 Jun 2000
       EXPO 2000 World Exposition in Hannover (Germany) opens.

    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.

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

    FIDONEWS 14-37               Page 16                  15 Sep 1997


    =================================================================
                        FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
    =================================================================


    [From 1435. Ed.]

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

    Yawn. One update.

    -=- 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
    FIDONEWS 14-37               Page 17                  15 Sep 1997


    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/IP    2.704    M S Max Masyutin      2:469/77    A9I
    Argus NT/IP    2.704    M S Max Masyutin      2:469/77    ANI
    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
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    ifmail         2.10     M G Eugene Crosser    2:293/2219  IFMAIL
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    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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    File-request FNEWSKEY from 1:1/23 [1:18/14] or download it from the
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    the FidoNews homepage listed in the Masthead information.

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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://www.portal.ca/~awalker/ftsc/ftscmirr.htm
      Echomail     http://www.portal.ca/~awalker/index.html
      WebRing      http://ddi.digital.net/~cbaker84/fnetring.html

    ============

    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:  [disappeared?]

      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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                          FIDONEWS INFORMATION
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    ------- FIDONEWS MASTHEAD AND CONTACT INFORMATION -------

    Editor: Christopher Baker

    Editors Emeritii: Tom Jennings, Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell,
                      Vince Perriello, Tim Pozar, Sylvia Maxwell,
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     more addresses:
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                                      [email protected]
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    ------------------------------------------------------

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    PRINTED COPIES may be obtained by sending SASE to the above postal
    address.  File-request FIDONEWS for the current Issue.  File-request
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    back Issue filenames in distribution format [FNEWSEnn.ZIP] for a
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    particular Issue.  Monthly Volumes are available as FNWSmmmy.ZIP
    where mmm = three letter month [JAN - DEC] and y = last digit of the
    current year [7], i.e., FNWSAUG7.ZIP for all the Issues from Aug 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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                         ftp://ftp.aminet.org/pub/aminet/comm/fido/

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    Each yearly archive also contains a listing of the Table-of-Contents
    for that year's issues.  The total set is currently about 11 Megs.

                                =*=*=*=

    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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    link for sending in an article as message text. Drop on over.

                           =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=

    A PGP generated public-key is available for the FidoNews Editor from
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    1:1/23 [1:18/14] by file-request for FNEWSKEY or by download from
    Rights On! BBS at 1-904-409-7040 as FIDONEWS.ASC in File Area 18.  It
    is also posted twice a month into the PKEY_DROP Echo available on the
    Zone 1 Echomail Backbone.

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    from 1:1/23 [1:18/14] as file "ARTSPEC.DOC".  ALL Zone Coordinators
    also have copies of ARTSPEC.DOC. Please read it.

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            "Disagreement is actually necessary,
             or we'd all have to get in fights
             or something to amuse ourselves
             and create the requisite chaos."
                               -Tom Jennings

     -30-

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