Volume 4, Number 24                                  29 June 1987
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    Editor in Chief:                                   Thom Henderson
    Chief Procrastinator Emeritus:                       Tom Jennings

    FidoNews  is  published  weekly  by  the  International   FidoNet
    Association  as  its  official newsletter.  You are encouraged to
    submit articles for publication in FidoNews.  Article  submission
    standards  are contained in the file ARTSPEC.DOC,  available from
    node 1:1/1.

    Copyright 1987 by  the  International  FidoNet  Association.  All
    rights  reserved.  Duplication  and/or distribution permitted for
    noncommercial purposes only.  For  use  in  other  circumstances,
    please contact IFNA.


                         Eight Weeks to FidoCon!

                            Table of Contents

    1. ARTICLES  .................................................  1
       Trojan Horse Alert!  ......................................  1
       Hello from Communet  ......................................  2
       What's To Eat?  ...........................................  5
       The Trash Hauler's Union of Dayton  .......................  6
       The creation of FUN  ...................................... 11
    2. NOTICES  .................................................. 12
       The Interrupt Stack  ...................................... 12
       Latest Software Versions  ................................. 12
       Summer Fun  ............................................... 12
       Programming Contest  ...................................... 13
       IFNA Board of Directors Ballot  ........................... 15
       International FidoNet Conference Registration Form  ....... 18
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                                ARTICLES
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    Thom Henderson, 1:107/6.1
    System Enhancement Associates, Inc.

                           * * * WARNING * * *
                      SEASTAT IS NOT OUR PROGRAM!!!!


    A  program  called SEASTAT is being passed around these days.  It
    consists of a file called SEASTAT.ARC, containing SEASTAT.COM and
    SEASTAT.DOC.  It purports to be a SEAdog log file  analyzer,  and
    bears  a  copyright  notice  in  the  name  of System Enhancement
    Associates.

    This program was NOT written by us, nor was it distributed by us.
    It is an out and out hack that will alter your system in  strange
    ways.  In particular, look for the following:

    Changes to CONFIG.DOG:

        MODEM BAUD 300
        DIAL PULSE
        BANNER Please wait while the SysOp gets a blowjob...
        event Q all 1:30 2:00

    Changes to ROUTE.DOG:

        schedule q
        poll 102/0 120/0 107/0 109/0 100/0

    These  changes  are  appended  to  the end of the affected files,
    preceeded by 26 blank lines to help hide them.

    Whoever originated this hoax is in violation of  several  Federal
    statutes,  including unauthorized use of our trademarks and false
    allegation of copyright.  It is  our  intention  to  pursue  this
    matter.  Any  information  you can provide us about the source of
    this hoax will be greatly  appreciated.  We  can  be  reached  by
    FidoNet mail at 1:107/6 or by calling us at (201) 473-5153.

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    Peter Green
    Communet, 631/326

                  H E L L O   F R O M   C O M M U N E T


    Communet ("Communications Network for the Community")  was  setup
    six   months  ago  by  several  non-profit  community  groups  in
    Melbourne Australia,  including the Community  Interest  Computer
    Consultancy, the Working Women's Centre and the Coalition Against
    Poverty and Unemployment.

    As  we are new to FidoNet,  this article is to explain who we are
    and seek contacts with other nodes anywhere in the world that may
    have similar interests.  We are particularly anxious to join  any
    international   Echomail   conferences   discussing   social  and
    political topics likely to be of interest to our members, as well
    as  technical  topics  relevant  to  establishing   our   network
    facilities  or  assisting  community  groups  to  make  the  best
    possible use of computers.


                             TECHNICAL PLANS

    Due to very limited budgets,  we need to establish communications
    facilities  as  cheaply  as possible,  yet with greater technical
    sophistication than typical mainframe systems,  so  they  can  be
    easily  used  by our non-computer literate constituency.  We will
    therefore be generating lots of  technical  questions  about  the
    best  way to do different things.  Hopefully we will also be able
    to contribute some answers when we have gained more experience.

    Our primary aim is to establish a national  computer  network  to
    link  micro-computers currently used simply for wordprocessing by
    various non-profit community groups and other  organisations.  We
    are  working jointly with ASYNC ("Australian Students Information
    Network  Committee"),   which  is  planning  a  similar  service,
    primarily to exchange material between student newspapers.

    When  funding  is  available,  multi-user  AT  or  386 based Unix
    conferencing systems with large fixed disks will  be  established
    in  each  major  city,  linked  by  packet  network  channels for
    continuous parallel updating of all conferences in all cities.  A
    gateway  will  be maintained to FidoNet,  both for general access
    purposes and to transfer messages,  files and Echomail  to  users
    operating "Dutchie" point software.

    The  main  services Communet will offer are Computer Conferencing
    and Email and file exchange for remote  typesetting  and  Desktop
    Publishing  of  text  files uploaded from wordprocessor software.
    But we  are  also  interested  in  chatlines,  multi-player  role
    playing  games  and  just about anything else that will encourage
    non-computer oriented people to get a modem and hook up!

    Initially,  we have established a  single  line  private  FidoNet
    node,  currently  running  Opus  0.0  under  SEAdog  4.00,  as  a
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    preliminary test system.  This is accessed regularly  by  members
    and  associates  of  Communet  to  become  familiar  with various
    aspects of communications networks and to  provide  some  initial
    services.  As  our  orientation is towards non-computer literates
    and  we  lack  technical  knowledge,  especially  with  Unix  and
    communications  networks,  we  hope  to  learn  a  lot from other
    FidoNet users.  But we also hope to  eventually  contribute  some
    ideas of our own.


                               PHONE NUMBER

    Although we are not yet open to the general public, and therefore
    do  not  want  our  phone  number listed in the nodelist where it
    could encourage calls from numerous BBS users,  we would  welcome
    direct  file  transfers  and  crashmail  from other FidoNet nodes
    around the world.  This can be achieved by simply  including  the
    following line in XLATLIST.CTL or equivalent:

    PHONE 631/326 61-3-482-1718


                             PLANNED SERVICES

    Two Communet services almost operational are:

    1) 'Community  Calendar'  -  a  continuously  updated   list   of
       activities and dates for public meetings and other events.

    2) 'Public  Radio News' - a professionally edited daily news feed
       for Public Broadcast stations around Australia. This will have
       associated with it a discussion  area  for  feedback  on  news
       stories  and  comments  on current events.  We anticipate that
       users  with  a  wide  range   of   different   political   and
       philosophical  outlooks  will find this a useful way to debate
       and exchange views, and that it will spawn separate discussion
       areas on particular topics.

    Other groups that  have  expressed  an  interest  in  setting  up
    conference  topics  and interstate hook-ups include the Community
    Arts Network and Community Youth Support Schemes.  They are  keen
    to  learn how to use Opus boards,  and will be seeking funding to
    obtain the necessary hardware.

    Aims of Communet are:

    1. Establish a network to link computers used by computer  groups
       and their members at minimal cost and maximum performance.

    2. Promote computer conferencing in Australia, by encouraging and
       assisting  the  setting up and running of such conferences and
       by  providing  access   to   international   conferences   and
       databases.

    3. Provide  computer  communications  services  to  the community
       sector comparable to those available  in  corporate  networks,
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       and  to  promote the the use of computer communication between
       community groups.

    4. Establish an influential position for the community sector  in
       exploiting  computer  conferencing  and  build  this  up  as a
       counter to the press and TV monopolies.

    As Australia's mass media are dominated by a very small group  of
    large  owners,  we see the potential for computer conferencing to
    provide an alternative media that  is  far  more  democratic  and
    interactive  -  allowing users to participate in the media rather
    than merely consuming it.

    We also see computer conferencing as having great  potential  for
    breaking down international barriers.

    At  present these potentials are mainly being used by people with
    a technical interest in computing.  But as the cost  of  hardware
    keeps  falling and the quality of software keeps improving,  more
    and more non-computer oriented people will join in.


                                THANK YOU

    We would like to thank everyone involved in  FidoNet  and  public
    domain  and  shareware  software development (especially Opus and
    related utilities) for the help and inspiration already received.
    We look forward to meeting lots of new friends in the matrix.

    Peter Green, for Communet 631/326

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    Doug Goens Opus 108/44 The Heart of Gold

                              What's To Eat?

    As I was sitting here thinking, I asked myself What I could write
    for the Fido Newsletter.  After several very  short  moments  and
    one crash of my word processor, I will try to bring to you what I
    find rather silly and totally gross to eat!

    I  was  shooting  billards  with several friends when two of them
    began discussing turtle soup.  The first was trying  to  convince
    the  second  that  he would like turtle soup.  The second was not
    about to compromise because he was convinced that he  would  just
    not  care  for  the  taste of turtle.  So the second guy tried to
    convince him that instead of turtle soup that he should then  try
    mock turtle soup,  because it does not have turtle in it.  Having
    never tried either ,(and I am not willing to),  I sort of  stayed
    out of this.  That is until they mentioned that they both totally
    agreed  on  the  flavor  of frog legs.  They both admitted eating
    frog legs on one or more occasion and admitted  liking  them.  At
    this  point I found it necessary to butt in and voice my opinion.
    I simply stated that I did  not  care  to  eat  frog  legs,  case
    closed.  It  was  at  this  point  that I was told that frog legs
    taste just like chicken.  At this I responded that this  was  all
    fine and dandy and that i would stick to chicken upon finding out
    that  I  had  nothing  to  gain  buy tasting frogs legs.  Several
    minutes of arguing had not changed my view and had  also  brought
    out  the fact that I had no intentions of ever eating snake meat,
    as it too tastes like chicken.  I also (by  others  evesdropping)
    found that deer meat tastes just as good as steak, so I will make
    it a point to eat steak,  just for the fact that there is nothing
    gained by me trying something that I know what  it  tastes  like.
    But the entire point of this article is to show my displeasure to
    a  recent  radio  program  that  proudly  told me that the locust
    (cicada) hanging on my tree,  making  that  hideous  sound,  when
    orange  in color would be a tasty treat.  In fact,  he went on to
    say, that when the wings are gone (plucked) and deep fried,  that
    they taste just like french fries!  This was the last straw.  For
    all  of you who are reading this.  Why is it that people must eat
    things that are not commonly eaten when they taste just  like  an
    everyday food?  I will never be tempted to eat any kind of insect
    unless it is an emergency!  I suggest you do the same!

    Thanks  for listening to me whine about bugs for a while!  If you
    have any comments on this feel free to netmail me some.  Oh,  and
    you  are  asking  yourself,  "What  does  this  have  to  do with
    computers? Bulletin Boards? Fido? Opus? Seadog?" Nothing!!!

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    Jeff Sheese, THUD BBS, Matrix 110/10

             The Story of the Trash Hauler's Union of Dayton

         The Trash Hauler's Union of Dayton (otherwise known as THUD)
    is a pseudo-elitist group  of  electronic  bulletin  board  users
    dedicated to the free expression of life, liberty, and pursuit of
    just  plain  bull!@#$.  It  is  NOT  a  trade union for the local
    sanitation department.  It is instead a group of people from  all
    walks of life that join together to make life with the computer a
    bit  easier.  If  we can have a bit of fun along the way then why
    not?

         The definition of 'Trash Hauler' comes from a  local  office
    joke  where it is determined that if one wants to look busy,  one
    only needs to dump the contents of the trash bins on  their  desk
    and  carry  a  lot of pencils.  It's easy to justify a messy desk
    since it is well known that an empty desk  (or  an  empty  pocket
    protector)  means  an  empty  mind.  Therefore in searching for a
    meaningless acronym,  the phrase "Trash Hauler's Union of Dayton"
    came to mind (aka - THUD).

         Current  membership  in  the  T.H.U.D.  include  but are not
    limited to:

    Supreme Trash Hauler:  Jeff Sheese, sysop of THUD (110/10)
             Occupation:   Systems Software Training
      Most Famous Quote:   "It's raining outside.  I hate to drive
                           in the rain, so I'd better get home
                           before it stops."

    Executive Vice President of Beer Kegs:
                           CMSG Tom Stahl, sysop of THUD-2 (110/50)
             Occupation:   Communications, LCD/LGMU
      Most Famous Quote:   "de tom and rgrgrgr   roger that-ke6ww"

    Executive Vice President of Camping Provisions:
                           Cheif of DATACOM Joe Davis,
                           sysop of THUD-3 (110/51)
             Occupation:   Communications, LCD/LGMU
      Most Famous Quote:   "I meant a BUD Light!"

    Executive Vice President of Morale:
                           Bob Frantz, AsstSysop of THUD (110/10)
             Occupation:   ECR VCR Repair, Huber Heights  OH
      Most Famous Quote:   "I'll put it in my garage."

    Cheif Assistant Bottle Cap Collector:
                           Diane Pencil, Sysop of Expression Photo
             Occupation:   Photographer
      Most Famous Quote:   "No one can be exactly like me.  Even I
                           have trouble doing it."

    Guilt by Association:
    Chief PDtrek Victim:   Tom Harnish, sysop R&R (110/84)
                           specializing in Model 100, Amiga,
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                           Aviation/Flying, and Astronomy
                           (Skywatchers Echomail conference member)
    Chief PDtrek Killer:   Jeffery Weil, sysop Human Factor (110/88)
                           (no longer operational)

    Chief of Sanity:       Charles Rouhier, sysop EDS Fido (110/20)

         It was first founded  in  August  of  1986  as  a  means  of
    allowing  me  to  use Fido software to dial up my office computer
    and exchange data files between work and home.  This was probably
    done no more than twice a week.  But since there  were  very  few
    Fido systems in the area,  I allowed a few friends and co-workers
    to use the system as a means of exchanging electronic mail.

         But as our needs grew,  so did the system.  The system first
    went  public  around  the  last  week  of  September 1986.  After
    publicizing the telephone number on as many boards in the  Dayton
    area  as possible,  a user base was formed.  Since I *HAD* to use
    the office computer for various things during the day the  system
    was running from 7pm to 7am weekdays and 24 hours weekends.

         The  lust for interconnection to the Fido network grew among
    area sysops.  The only Fidonet node in the area at the  time  was
    the Reynolds and Reynolds system,  operated by Tom Harnish, which
    was attached to the Cincinnati area net 108.  I applied for a net
    number to the network coordinator at 108/10 (at that  time  Allen
    Miller)  and  got  a  node  number  in  the  Net  108 area.  If I
    remember, my first node number was 108/90.

         But after lots of talk and very little action the sysops  of
    the  Dayton area Fido systems pooled together to set up a network
    of their own.  These comprised of:

        Myself, sysop of the THUD BBS (108/90)
        Tom Harnish, sysop of the R&R (108/84)
        Jeffery Weil, sysop of the Human Factor (108/88)

         We had to figure out who was going to be  in  charge  of  it
    all.  With  my  usual luck (while I was napping at my desk) I was
    unanimously given the title of 'Future Network  Coordinator'.  So
    after bumping heads with Allen Miller on getting a node number of
    108/90,  I  applied  to  the  Region  11 Coordinator in Lexington
    Kentucky (Bill Allbritten) for a new network number.  Given  that
    all natives of Kentucky are slightly suspicious of native Ohioans
    (remember  the story of the flashlight?) the sysop of 11/301 went
    to great pains in verifying that we indeed did exist.  Thereafter
    Network 110 in region 11 was born.  We now had the capability  to
    send mail around the world within the Fidonet network.  We didn't
    use it that often, but it was fun.

         We  did have our growing pains.  For instance after starting
    the network our old node numbers from network 108 were carried in
    the nodelist for a few weeks concurrently with  the  new  network
    numbers.  Then  there  were  a  few  additions  to  the  nodelist
    locally.  We originally started out with 3 nodes in the network -
    The R&R  (110/84),  The  Human  Factor  (110/88),  and  the  THUD
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    (110/10).  This increased to 7 at one time, and now we're down to
    only 5 nodes.

         Also  as  the  new Network 110 Coordinator (gee I love fancy
    titles!) I had to sit down and figure out how to use ROBOT.  This
    wasn't that bad,  except for the fact that I had yet to learn how
    to  specify  file  directory for the Fidomail message area.  This
    was a very important step that I had missed at the  beginning  of
    the entire Fidomail venture.

         Around  January  of  1987  a  local  user  (Karim Ashur) had
    downloaded almost all the  Opus  programs  and  utilities.  After
    uploading  the  whole  shot he asked me to take a look at it.  By
    then I found out how to use the office copy of Multilink  to  run
    Fido  concurrently  with  other  applications.  At  that  time  I
    decided to go online 24 hours a day.  I used the office LAN  file
    server  to  run  the  BBS while other applications served the LAN
    within the office.  It was a nice setup,  and Opus proved to be a
    good addition.

         Since  then  we've picked up and experimented with Echomail.
    We had already set up a Dayton Echomail Conference,  and was more
    than  ready  to  add  the  Vietnam Veteran's Echomail Conference.
    This last addition proved to be a great success since  Dayton  is
    the  home  of  the  Wright  Brothers  and  the site of the Wright
    Patterson  Air  Force  Base,   which  also  houses  the   central
    headquarters  of  the  Air  Force  Logistics Command (AFLC).  The
    latest echomail addition to THUD is the Software Careers Echomail
    Conference (CARDIS).  This was also a  great  addition  since  it
    carries  a  lot  of  good  advice  for  job  hunting  and  resume
    preparation (which is something anybody can use).

         We  are  also  trying  a  new  and  bold  experiment.  We're
    dedicating  each  BBS in the area to carry a certain type of file
    for downloading.  Instead of  everyone  having  the  same  games,
    communication  programs,  utilities,  etc.  - we're setting aside
    different  systems  to  carry  each  of  those.   Currently  THUD
    (110/10) carries only IBM utilities and applications, besides the
    general and Twilite Zone text files.  THUD 2 (110/50) carries all
    the games.  THUD 3 (110/51) carries all of the IBM communications
    and  CPM  programs.  This  helps to cut down on the redundancy of
    files and saves quite a bit of disk  space.  For  instance  if  a
    user  wants to go for the games,  he/she calls THUD 2.  If a user
    wants  to  see  a  list  of  the  latest  available  versions  of
    communications  programs,  the user only need to call THUD 3.  By
    releasing disk space for games and communications I've  saved  at
    least  9  megabytes  on  my  30  meg Seagate.  Others have seen a
    significant savings by releasing  like  files  that  I  generally
    carry for download.  This has allowed me to archive the issues of
    Fidonews published so far this year.

         I  plan on getting back issues in the future for archival as
    well.  I archive monthly sets of four or five issues  per  month,
    and  place  them  in files named like FNMAY87.ARC in Pkarc format
    only.  This saves at least 8 to 10 kilobytes of  disk  space  per
    monthly  set  of  issues.  Fidonews  for  the  current  month  is
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    available for download as separate files  in  the  Fidomail  File
    Area  until the end of the month.  The current week's Fidonews is
    also available from the Bulletin Menu for  online  reading.  This
    is  acheived  by replacing my WELCOME1.BBS file with an Opus type
    menu driven file display utility that I wrote up  for  displaying
    current   bulletins,   general   information,   weekly   Fidonews
    newsletter, as well as a list of local bulletin board systems.

        Message areas include but are not limited by:
    1 ... General Message Area
    2 ... IBM Message Area
    3 ... SOFTWARE Echo Conference
    4 ... FidoNet Message Section
    5 ... Messages From the Twilight Zone
    6 ... Dayton Sysop Echomail Area
    7 ... CP/M Message Area
    8 ... Dayton Area Echomail Conference
    9 ... Argue and Debate
    10 ... Vietnam Veterans Echomail Conference
    11 ... Movie News and Reviews
    12 ... Ohio Echomail Conference
    13 ... Fido, Opus, and Dutchie Software Messages

        File areas include but are not limited by:
    1 ... General File Section
    2 ... IBM File Section
    4 ... Fido(tm) and Opus(tm) File Section
    5 ... IBM Communications [available at THUD 3, (513) 257-8159]
    6 ... Dayton Area Sysop Files
    7 ... CP/M File Section [available at THUD 3, (513) 257-8159]
    8 ... Various Computer Languages
    9 ... IBM Games [available at at THUD 2, (513) 254-7488]
    10 ... FiLeZ fRoM De TwiLiTE ZonE
    11 ... Dutchie Files

         Feel free to call at  any  time.  The  system  is  currently
    running at 300/1200 baud,  with plans to go to 300/1200/2400 baud
    as soon as I can get my hardware upgrades ordered.  The number is
    (513) 890-0422.  I have been graced many times  by  callers  from
    outside  the  area including a few from our friends in Australia.
    First time callers to the system  have  no  file  upload/download
    priveledges,  or  are  allowed  to enter public messages.  If you
    plan on calling us long distance you  can  skip  the  first  time
    caller  routine by sending a message via Fidomail to Jeff Sheese,
    Matrix 110/10 with your name and preferred password.  I'll return
    your message within the United States.  If the  message  is  from
    outside  of  the United States give me at least 7 days and you'll
    be all set up.  Anyone  contacting  me  in  this  manner  can  be
    assured of being PERMANENTLY entered in my users list.

                           DENIAL OF COPYRIGHTS

         This  article  has  been  provided pursuant to absolutely no
    License  Agreement  containing  restrictions  on  its  use.  This
    article   contains  no  valuable  trade  secrets  or  proprietary
    information of THUD BBS  Corporation  and  is  not  protected  by
    FidoNews 4-24                Page 10                  29 Jun 1987


    federal  copyright  law.  It  may be copied or distributed in any
    form or medium, disclosed to third parties, or used in any manner
    not  provided  for  in  the  aforementioned  nonexistant  License
    Agreement  except  without  prior written authorization from THUD
    BBS Corporation.

         This article is the property of THUD BBS Corporation as  its
    created  work.  This  work  includes  certain individual portions
    provided to THUD BBS Corporation by operators and  users  of  the
    THUD   Bulletin  Boards.   THUD  has  the  right  to  create  and
    distribute these articles based, in part, on rights granted to it
    by  those  originating  such  portions.  Other  than  the  rights
    granted THUD,  those creating and maintaining the portions retain
    all  residual  rights  in  and  to  each's  individual   portion.
    Specific  manure  rights  are hereby granted to whomever wants to
    clean up the mess.

         Everyone is granted any right to use,  sale,  duplication or
    distribution  of  this  article  for  any  commercial purpose.  I
    figure if your willing to copy it and present it as your  own,  I
    must have done something right!

         (This  article  may be reproduced without permission and may
         also be excerpted out of context in a misleading way. -jes)

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    FidoNews 4-24                Page 11                  29 Jun 1987


                           The creation of FUN

    I was thinking of fun things to  do  and  decided  to  officially
    create an un official organization for the elimination of UN_FUN.

    Now this isn't an easy task, first I had to define what the major
    objectives would be.

    First  to  mind  was just eliminate all those things in our lives
    and hobbies that aren't fun.  After giving that  some  thought  I
    realized  that  most  of  us  don't know how to have fun so if we
    eliminated the UN_FUN aspects we would have nothing left.

    So the next idea (and the one I like the most (I don't  work  too
    hard  on any problem)) was to replace the doldrums with something
    fun to do.  What that means is if your  getting  tired  of  doing
    something,  don't just stop doing it but find some way to improve
    it.

    The second major objective would be to eliminate the UN_FUN being
    forced upon us by UN_FUN people,  when someone gets on  our  case
    just  tell  them they are vying for the UN_FUN person of the week
    award.  We will have a vote,  not  tally  the  results  and  tell
    everyone  nominated that they won.  Hopefully they can be brought
    into the societies fold.

    Maybe we will have contests and guest speakers on how to have fun
    once again and award the winners and speakers with  a  resounding
    round of laughter.

    Now  I  know  many  of  you  are going to want to join this elite
    organization so I will tell you what you need to do to  become  a
    FUN person.

    First  of  all  have  a good laugh,  second take the sacred OATH.
    Repeat after me "I am a FUN person and I vow to eliminate  UN_FUN
    where ever I may encounter it." There, now you are a member.

    Lastly comes the matter of money,  we all know how important this
    organization is,  so what I think  would  be  fair  is  that  you
    allocate  $25.00  and take someone out for a FUN time,  maybe the
    kids to a miniature golf course,  or  the  wife  out  to  dinner.
    Remember though that you have to have FUN or it doesn't count.

    Lastly (this time for real),  you can tell people that you belong
    to a non secret organization dedicated to the overthrow of UN_FUN
    in your signature.


    Bill

    President and Chairman of the Board of FUN, an elite organization
    for the elimination of UN_FUN.

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

                         The Interrupt Stack


     1 Aug 1987
       Third Annual BBS Picnic in Edison, NJ.  Please register before
       July 10th.  Admission is $7 for adults, $4 for 12 and under,
       free for 5 and under.  Contact John Kelley at 107/331 for
       details.

    20 Aug 1987
       Start of the Fourth International FidoNet Conference, to be
       held at the Radisson Mark Plaza Hotel in Alexandria, VA.
       Contact Brian Hughes at 109/634 for more information.  This is
       FidoNet's big annual get-together, and is your chance to meet
       all the people you've been talking with all this time.  We're
       hoping to see you there!

    24 Aug 1989
       Voyager 2 passes Neptune.


    If you have something which you would like to see on this
    calendar, please send a message to FidoNet node 1:1/1.

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                         Latest Software Versions

    BBS Systems            Node List              Other
    & Mailers   Version    Utilities   Version    Utilities   Version

    Dutchie        2.51*   EDITNL          3.3    ARC            5.21*
    Fido            11w    LISTGEN    05.25.86    ARCmail        0.60
    Opus           0.00    Prune          1.40    EchoMail       1.31
    SEAdog         4.00    RouteGen       2.81*   FastEcho       2.00*
    TBBS           2.0M*   TestList        8.3*   Renum          3.30
                           XlatList       2.81*

    * Recently changed

    Utility authors:  Please  help  keep  this  list  as  current  as
    possible  by  reporting  new  versions  to  1:1/1.  It is not our
    intent to list all utilities here,  only  those  which  verge  on
    necessity.

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                      Introducing a new Echomail...

                          **  The  Boardwalk  **

                   National Resort and Shore Conference
    FidoNews 4-24                Page 13                  29 Jun 1987


    Do  you  and  your  users  like  to  talk  about  Summer  funtime
    activities?  Well  now  there  is  a  place for you to talk.  The
    BoardWalk specializes in all the fun topics  in  season  or  out.
    Tanning,   Fishing,   Crabbing,   Camping,   Sailing,   Swimming,
    Stakeboarding,   Volleyball,   Frisbee,    Eating,    Barhopping,
    Waterskiing, Gambling, Boardwalking, Shopping. You name it we got
    it.  5 BBS's (Shore and Non Shore) are welcome.  Delaware and New
    Jersey shores are tied in but we need more!  We can't be the only
    resors or fun spots in the world.

    So Jump on the Beach Bound Express and tie in!

    Hope to See YOU down at "The Boardwalk".

    For TIE-INS contact Mike J at 150/900

    Randall E. Kobetich
    Boardwalk Coordinator
    Auxiliary Control -*  Rehoboth Beach, DE
    150/131  (302)227-0769

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                            Magazines On Disk
                           Programming Contest

    APPLE II:             1st Place: $1000
                          2nd Place: $ 500
                          3rd Place: $ 250

    COMMODORE 64/128:     1st Place: $1000
                          2nd Place: $ 500
                          3rd Place: $ 250

    IBM PC/Compatibles:   1st Place: $1000
                          2nd Place: $ 500
                          3rd Place: $ 250

    NINE CHANCES TO WIN!  Start programming  today  and  submit  your
    entry.  You  could  win  one  of  nine  cash  prizes  offered  in
    CodeQuest '87,  the annual programming contest  of  Magazines  On
    Disk.  Pioneering  the  most  powerful  publishing concept of the
    century,  Magazines On Disk continually  searches  for  the  best
    software  available to enhance the program variety created by its
    staff of programming  professionals.  The  result:  thousands  of
    readers  throughout  the  U.S.  and  Canada  reap the benefits of
    brand-new,  ready to run  software  collections  each  and  every
    month.

    1st,  2nd,  and  3rd  place  winners  from  each division will be
    published in upcoming issues of SOFTDISK for Apple II  computers,
    LOADSTAR,  for  Commodore 64/128 computers,  or BIG BLUE DISK for
    IBM PC and compatible computers.

    EVEN IF YOU DO NOT WIN A CASH PRIZE, YOUR PROGRAM MAY BE SELECTED
    FOR  PUBLICATION.   Generous  purchase  fees  determined  by  the
    FidoNews 4-24                Page 14                  29 Jun 1987


    complexity  and market value of each specific program are paid to
    authors.  Each contest competitor  remains  eligible  to  receive
    publication   fees   should  their  program(s)  be  selected  for
    publication.  Entries may  be  published  prior  to  the  contest
    deadline  without  effect  on chances of winning a contest prize.
    Published  authors  assign  nonexclusive  publication  rights  to
    Magazines On Disk but retain program copyrights.

    For complete rules and an entry form, write to:

                              CodeQuest '87
                            Magazines On Disk
                               PO BOX 30008
                        Shreveport, LA 71130-0008.

        Address FidoMail comments to Daniel Tobias on OPUS 380/2.

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    FidoNews 4-24                Page 15                  29 Jun 1987


    Bob Morris 141/333
    Chairman, Elections and Nominations Committee

    The next two pages are your Official ballot for the  Election  of
    the  IFNA  Board  of  Directors.  The following are the few rules
    which must prevail in this election:

    1. You must send a legible copy of this  ballot  to  the  address
       listed  on  the  ballot.  It  must  be  signed  and  bear your
       net/node number.

    2. You  may  vote  for  any  one  person  in  your region for the
       position of Regional Director.  This vote is to be cast in the
       LEFT column of the ballot.

    3. You may vote for any eleven people  in  any  regions  for  the
       position  of Director at Large.  These votes are to be cast in
       the RIGHT column of the ballot.

    4. Voting will continue until the  end  of  registration  at  the
       Conference  in  August.  The  results  will be read during the
       opening of the business  meeting  on  the  first  day  of  the
       conference.

    5. Write-in Votes will be accepted and are requested during  this
       election.



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                         IFNA Board Of Directors
                                  Ballot

                             Regional         At Large
    Region 10:
        Steve Jordan         _________        ________


    Region 11:
        Ryugen Fisher        _________        ________
        Theodore Polczynski  _________        ________


    Region 12:


    Region 13:
        Don Daniels          _________        ________
        John Penberthy       _________        ________
        Thom Henderson       _________        ________
        Gee Wong             _________        ________
        Brian Hughes         _________        ________


    Region 14:
        Ben Baker            _________        ________
        Ken Kaplan           _________        ________
        Brad Hicks           _________        ________


    Region 15:
        David Dodell         _________        ________
        Larry Wall           _________        ________


    Region 16:
        Bob Hartman          _________        ________
        Hal Duprie           _________        ________


    Region 17:
        Rob Barker           _________        ________
        Bob Swift            _________        ________


    Region 18:
        Wes Cowley           _________        ________
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    Region 19:
        Mark Grennan         _________        ________
        Wynn Wagner          _________        ________


    Region 2:
        Henk Wevers          _________        ________


    Write-in candidates:
        ___________________  _________        ________
        ___________________  _________        ________





       Name ______________________________  Net/Node ___________

       Signature______________________________  Date ___________


    Please complete this and mail it to:

             Robert Morris
             IFNA Elections Committee
             210 Church Street
             West Haven, Ct.   06516

    or bring it with you when you come to the conference in August.


    These  ballots  will  be counted by myself since with 200 members
    the charges for a CPA would be very high.  Hard  copies  will  be
    made  available  to  anyone wishing to insure that their vote was
    included.

                              Thank You

                              Bob Morris
                              Elections and Nominations Committee

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    FidoNews 4-24                Page 18                  29 Jun 1987


                        OFFICIAL REGISTRATION FORM
                 FOURTH INTERNATIONAL FIDONET CONFERENCE
                        RADISSON MARK PLAZA HOTEL
                             ALEXANDRIA, VA.
                           AUGUST 20 - 23, 1987

        Name _________________________________     Date _____________
        Address ______________________________
        City & State _________________________
        Phone (Voice) ________________________
        Net/Node Number ______________________
        Phone (Data) _________________________

        Number in Your Party _________________
        Staying at the Radisson? _____________
        Number of Rooms? _____________________
        Arrival Date? ________________________
        Departure Date? ______________________

    Registration Fees:                         How Many        Total

        Full Conference        $60.00 each     ________    $________
        Late registration      $10.00 each     ________    $________
             (after Aug. 1)

        Friday Night Banquet   $30.00 each     ________    $________
        Saturday Luncheon      $16.50 each     ________    $________

        Total Amount Included (Registration and Meals)     $________

    IFNA MEMBERS ONLY:
        How many in your party will
        be attending the Sunday morning
        Board of Directors meeting?            ________

    Send your registration form and a check or money order to:

                 Fourth International FidoNet Conference
                212 E. Capitol St., Washington, D.C. 20003
              Attn: Brian H. Hughes -- voice: (202) 543-4200

    This registration form does not include hotel  accomodations.  If
    you wish to stay at the Radisson Mark Plaza Hotel, please contact
    them  directly  and  mention you are with the FidoNet Conference.
    Conference  room  rates  are  $80/night  for  single  or   double
    occupancy, and $20/night for an extra cot.

                        Radisson Mark Plaza Hotel
                5000 Seminary Rd., Alexandria, Va.  22311
                              1-800-228-9822

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