1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
Surprise! Words from a new editor ........................ 1
2. ARTICLES ................................................. 3
Alternet: The End ........................................ 3
Response to AlterNet Editorial ........................... 5
AUTOECHO A ECHOMAIL Utility .............................. 7
Computer Performance Echo ................................ 8
The 1987 Andrew Fluegelman Award ......................... 9
Telecommunications Today ................................. 11
3. NOTICES .................................................. 16
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 16
Latest Software Versions ................................. 16
4. COMMITTEE REPORTS ........................................ 17
State of IFNA and FidoNet - January 1, 1988 .............. 17
1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
2. ARTICLES ................................................. 2
The FidoNet Bill of Rights, part 2 ....................... 2
POLICY4 Draft Proposal from Neal Curtin .................. 8
REDCON An EchoMail Idea follow-up ........................ 20
SOUTHERNET(tm) Another View of an old problem ............ 21
Voyager 1's Problems ..................................... 22
3. WANTED ................................................... 26
4. NOTICES .................................................. 27
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 27
Latest Software Versions ................................. 27
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
A Message off Usenet ..................................... 1
AUTOECHO A ECHOMAIL Utility Version 1.00 ................. 2
The Binkley Chronicles ................................... 3
The Search For The BitNet Gateway ........................ 11
Fido's Net, Would he have wanted it this way? ............ 12
Como Obtener un Numero de Nodo ........................... 14
POLICY4 Suggestions from Bob Hartman ..................... 16
2. WANTED ................................................... 19
3. NOTICES .................................................. 21
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 21
Latest Software Versions ................................. 21
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
Southern Colorado gets new Area Code ..................... 1
DASNet - Linking FidoNet to Commercial E-Mail Systems .... 2
Delta Airlines Supports Fidocon '88 ...................... 4
Treasurer's Report of IFNA for 1987 ...................... 5
What's in a Name? ........................................ 7
Informed Consent BOR crap for those willing to listen .... 9
TRAIN A New Echo for Model Trains ........................ 10
2. COLUMNS .................................................. 11
The Apple Core - Security: Intro, Session ................ 11
Let's YACK about AlterNet ................................ 14
3. NOTICES .................................................. 16
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 16
Latest Software Versions ................................. 16
1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
What's become of trust? .................................. 1
2. ARTICLES ................................................. 2
Opus Date Bug Fix ........................................ 3
PC-SIG CD-ROM On-line 24 hrs ............................. 4
My Answer to "How do you write?" ......................... 6
Consolidate or Divide? The Future of EchoMail ........... 11
MENSA Echo Loses Its Founder and Host .................... 18
3. COLUMNS .................................................. 19
Corrections to "Routed Gateways" ......................... 19
4. NOTICES .................................................. 20
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 20
Latest Software Versions ................................. 20
5. COMMITTEE REPORTS ........................................ 22
Agenda and Minutes of IFNA BoD Meeting February 19-21, ... 22
A Statement of Position by IFNA Board of Directors ....... 28
1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
FidoNet: Stand Up Now or Watch it Die .................... 1
2. ARTICLES ................................................. 3
Public Key Encryption .................................... 3
FireNet Revisited ........................................ 7
New Area Code in Florida ................................. 9
Introducing "The Good Egg Network" ....................... 10
MegaList - Seven months later (an update) ................ 14
Nominations for IFNA BoD Positions ....................... 18
Net 322 forming in Massachusetts ......................... 19
Setting Up NetMail With QuickBBS ......................... 21
3. COLUMNS .................................................. 26
Let's YACK about Electronic Voting ....................... 26
4. NOTICES .................................................. 28
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 28
Contact Hours Changing for RC 18 ......................... 28
Latest Software Versions ................................. 28
1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
2. ARTICLES ................................................. 5
Did You See THAT? ........................................ 5
WARNING TO LAP-TOP OWNERS ................................ 11
3. COLUMNS .................................................. 12
Let's YACK about Starting a FidoNode ..................... 12
4. NOTICES .................................................. 14
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 14
Region Coordinator Position Open For Region 10 ........... 15
Latest Software Versions ................................. 15
5. COMMITTEE REPORTS ........................................ 16
IFNA Request for BoD Candidates .......................... 16
IFNA Organizes a "Job Bag" ............................... 17
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
In Search of a Democratic FidoNet ........................ 1
12 Ways to Kill An Association ........................... 2
Now FidoNews Too ......................................... 3
Moving Ahead With FidoCon'88 ............................. 4
Gateway E-Mail to Other Systems .......................... 6
Health Info-Com Network Newsletter ....................... 8
2. COLUMNS .................................................. 9
FidoCon '88 News ......................................... 9
3. NOTICES .................................................. 10
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 10
Region 14 Coordinators Position Open ..................... 10
Latest Software Versions ................................. 11
4. COMMITTEE REPORTS ........................................ 12
Nominations and Elections Committee ...................... 12
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
Four Unusual Echos ....................................... 1
Our turn? How Hackers hacked away at Opus in Hong Kong ... 3
Your IFNA Working for You ................................ 5
Etiquette and Protocols -- SEAlink vs Zmodem ............. 8
New Features for SCOREKEEPER ............................. 11
Fido 12 Utilities ........................................ 12
2. COLUMNS .................................................. 20
FidoCon '88: Visit The Cincinnati Observatory ............ 20
3. NOTICES .................................................. 21
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 21
Latest Software Versions ................................. 21
4. COMMITTEE REPORTS ........................................ 23
New Discounts for IFNA Members ........................... 23
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
Important Message on The Midwest Echo Star 282/1 ......... 1
Why the FidoNet is Still Fun! ............................ 2
D'Bridge - A new commercial EMAIL package ................ 4
ZONELISTS - A proposal for extended nodelists ............ 5
2. COLUMNS .................................................. 8
Top Downloads 4/10/88 - 4/16/88 .......................... 9
Top Downloads - 4/17/88 - 4/23/88 ........................ 11
Top Downloads 4/23/88 - 4/30/88 .......................... 13
3. NOTICES .................................................. 15
AVICULTURE ==> A New Echo Conference that is for the Bi .. 15
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 15
Latest Software Versions ................................. 16
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
To FidoCon or not to FidoCon ............................. 1
Computers and Kids ....................................... 2
The ChessLine System: .................................... 4
Networking. What the hell is it, and what's in it for ... 6
NODELIST Crisis -- Past, or Coming? ...................... 12
2. COLUMNS .................................................. 15
Are You Afraid! .......................................... 15
Top Downloads 5/13/88 - 5/20/88 .......................... 17
3. FOR SALE ................................................. 19
4. NOTICES .................................................. 20
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 20
FidoCon'88 Special ....................................... 20
New Echo : Role Playing Games Conference ................. 21
Latest Software Versions ................................. 21
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
FidoNet Vendors Take Note ................................ 1
FidoCon 89 -- Where's It Gonna Be? ....................... 2
SEGUARO DOWN ............................................. 5
No More New Structures, Please ........................... 6
An urgent warning to those who send any type of Arcmail .. 8
Back to the Bush! ........................................ 10
2. COLUMNS .................................................. 17
Stepping Out Into The World .............................. 17
Top Downloads 5/21/88 - 5/27/88 .......................... 18
3. NOTICES .................................................. 20
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 20
Latest Software Versions ................................. 20
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the #CM: Fla .. 3
Indios (A Network Yarn) .................................. 7
A proposed International Policy .......................... 10
Kids & Computers ......................................... 13
A Sample Net Policy Document Neal Curtin 1:343/1 ......... 16
Proposed Zone 1 Policy ................................... 23
2. COLUMNS .................................................. 36
What is the Price of ECHOMAIL ............................ 36
Top Downloads 5/27/88 - 6/3/88 ........................... 39
3. NOTICES .................................................. 42
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 42
Latest Software Versions ................................. 42
4. COMMITTEE REPORTS ........................................ 44
IFNA Status Report for June 1988 ......................... 44
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
Lynx, A new BBS system ................................... 2
SUN Echo Created ......................................... 4
Coping with Rapid Growth ................................. 5
LEONARD MEDNICK for UNITED STATES SENATE ................. 11
2. NOTICES .................................................. 15
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 15
Recap of FidoCon'88 Agenda ............................... 15
Latest Software Versions ................................. 16
FidoCon '88 Registration Form ............................ 18
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
DATELINE: EUROPE ......................................... 1
Coping with Rapid Growth - Part 2 ........................ 3
New Echo Area Established! ............................... 13
2. NOTICES .................................................. 14
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 14
New Net Coordinator in Net 151! .......................... 16
Latest Software Versions ................................. 16
3. COMMITTEE REPORTS ........................................ 18
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
IFNA Should Adopt an Advocacy Mission .................... 1
The Week of 10-16 July 88! ............................... 3
The Week of 24-29 July 88! ............................... 4
TBBS User Group Symposium ................................ 5
2. COLUMNS .................................................. 8
The Priven Creed ......................................... 8
3. FOR SALE ................................................. 10
Programs too big? Give 'em the AXE! ..................... 10
U.S. Robotics 2400 bps internal modems ................... 11
4. NOTICES .................................................. 12
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 12
Latest Software Versions ................................. 14
5. COMMITTEE REPORTS ........................................ 15
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
THE VERY BEST PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE ....................... 5
Remember the EchoList? ................................... 7
A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE SHAREWARE PROBLEM ............. 11
Campaign Rhetoric -- Steve Bonine ........................ 13
2. FOR SALE ................................................. 17
Programs too big? Give 'em the AXE! ..................... 17
3. NOTICES .................................................. 19
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 19
Latest Software Versions ................................. 19
4. COMMITTEE REPORTS ........................................ 20
Hitch Hikers Guide to the Bylaws Amendments .............. 24
IFNA Status Report for August 1988 ....................... 28
IFNA Status Report for August 1988 (Addendum) ............ 32
FidoCon '88 Registration Form ............................ 36
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
Fidonet - Alternet Technical Agreement ................... 1
Religious Ignorance. Is It Too Late? ..................... 2
To Disassemble The Machine ............................... 4
2. COLUMNS .................................................. 13
Rogel's Corner: Backing Up is Hard to Do ................. 13
Let's YACK about The Joys of FidoNet ..................... 17
3. NOTICES .................................................. 18
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 18
NEW (Again) Region 18 REC! ............................... 18
Latest Software Versions ................................. 18
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
OPUS Gazette Band Wagon! ................................. 1
An Open Letter To SEA .................................... 3
MORE STORAGE ON YOUR DISK DRIVE .......................... 5
Building the New Ark ..................................... 10
256k Chips Abound! ....................................... 12
A CONSULTANTS VIEW ....................................... 13
DOS and Don'ts: A Word Usage Complaint ................... 16
What Another Battle? ..................................... 18
QBTOOLS - A PROGRAMMER'S DREAM ........................... 19
QT/2 A Fantastic Computer At A Great Price ............... 20
SUPERLIB A Great User Library For Quick Basic 4.0 ........ 23
Survey Time Rolls Around Again! .......................... 24
SysOp sues user who allegedly uploaded trojan program .... 25
Computer Viruses I'd Like To See ......................... 26
Distributed Electronic Voting as it aplies to Fidonet ... 28
2. COLUMNS .................................................. 32
YACK - Yet Another Complicated Komment ................... 32
3. FOR SALE ................................................. 33
SysOps here is the sale you have been waiting for ........ 33
4. NOTICES .................................................. 34
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 34
Latest Software Versions ................................. 34
1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
IMPORTANT NOTICE ON FIDONEWS DISTRIBUTION ................ 1
2. ARTICLES ................................................. 2
A Study of NetMail Traffic ............................... 2
I finally get 'em right! ................................. 4
Take an Echo Breather .................................... 5
Why me, Goddess? ......................................... 7
The ChessLine System: .................................... 18
Improve Your Programs with Named Notation ................ 21
The BIG Picture? Common sense plea on echomail ........... 23
My Daddy is a Veteran .................................... 26
3. COLUMNS .................................................. 29
Bodies Behind the BBS: Bob Swift ........................ 29
YACK - Yet Another Complicated Komment ................... 31
4. NOTICES .................................................. 32
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 32
Election Notice for Zone 1 Echomail Coordinator .......... 32
Notice Regarding Gene Coppola of 107/131 ................. 33
Latest Software Versions ................................. 33
5. COMMITTEE REPORTS ........................................ 34
IFNA Treasurer's Report .................................. 34
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
COMPLAINTS--COMPLAINTS! .................................. 1
BBX - A New Service For SysOps From Byte/BIX! ............ 6
The Great Computer Room Explosion of '78 ................. 9
A Reason For Gating ...................................... 11
Sapphire: A Revolutionary New Kind of BBS ................ 12
LAST SATURDAY ............................................ 14
2. COLUMNS .................................................. 19
Bodies Behind the BBS: Bob Rudolph ...................... 19
Let's YACK about Burnout ................................. 21
3. NOTICES .................................................. 22
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 22
Latest Software Versions ................................. 22
4. COMMITTEE REPORTS ........................................ 23
IFNA Treasurer's Report .................................. 23
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
The Revolutionization of Echomail ........................ 1
Recommendations on Current IFNA Bylaws Ballot ............ 6
An IFNA Executive Committee Statement of Direction ....... 10
2. NOTICES .................................................. 19
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 19
New Medical Echo: MEDLIT -- Medical Literature Discussi .. 19
Latest Software Versions ................................. 19
3. COMMITTEE REPORTS ........................................ 21
Special Election For Bylaws Amendments ................... 21
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
Twas The Byte Before Computing ........................... 1
2. COLUMNS .................................................. 3
RegComm - Communications From RegCon ..................... 3
3. FOR SALE ................................................. 5
MSO 80386-SX System on Sale .............................. 5
4. NOTICES .................................................. 6
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 6
Telephone Professional Related Echos ..................... 6
Latest Software Versions ................................. 6
5. COMMITTEE REPORTS ........................................ 8
Request for Members of IFNA Committees ................... 8