Volume 5, Number 28                                  11 July 1988
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    Editor in Chief                                       Dale Lovell
    Editor Emeritus:                                   Thom Henderson
    Chief Procrastinator Emeritus:                       Tom Jennings
    Contributing Editors:                                   Al Arango

    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 1988 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 at (314) 576-4067. IFNA may also be contacted
    at PO Box 41143, St. Louis, MO 63141.

    Fido  and FidoNet  are registered  trademarks of  Tom Jennings of
    Fido Software,  164 Shipley Avenue,  San Francisco, CA  94107 and
    are used with permission.

    The  contents  of  the  articles  contained  here  are  not   our
    responsibility,   nor   do   we   necessarily  agree  with  them.
    Everything here is  subject  to  debate.  We  publish  EVERYTHING
    received.



                            Table of Contents

    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
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    Yes Folks FidoCon '88 in Cincinnati is almost here!  You have
    until July 15th to register if you want a chance to win the Delta
    Airlines ticket and don't forget the conference fee goes up to
    $75 August 1st.  There are also VERY few USR coupons left!
    Register now if you want to cash in on this terrific discount!

    Hotel space is going fast!  We have reserved a block of rooms at
    a discounted rate but once they are gone, they're gone!  You will
    not receive the FidoCon room discount if you register at the
    door, you must make your hotel reservations in advance.  If you
    are planning on attending FidoCon this year register now.

    We are hard at work putting together what we believe will be the
    BEST FidoCon ever and from the way that registrations are flowing
    in, I can see that many of you feel the same way!

    Watch FidoNews for weekly updates on the conference and for more
    current updates and information there is a FIDOCON Echo available
    to all.  Just contact Rick Ashworth at 1/88 for more information.

    If you have any questions about FidoCon'88 contact Rick at 1/88
    or myself at 1/88 or 108/62.

    See you here in August!


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    FidoNews 5-28                Page 2                   11 Jul 1988


    Lynx is  a mult-user BBS system that supports 8 com ports, 31000
    messages  areas,  31000  file areas, has 31000 access levels not
    including the special bit field flags.

    Lynx  also  use  the one  message file structure for the message
    bases  and all  the messages  in all  the areas go into the same
    file.  This  one  file  structure is  also extended to cover the
    system  files as  well.  The message  area and file area control
    files are contained in one single file instead of a multitude of
    system  control files.  So, no matter how many message areas you
    might  have,  you'll only  have  one message area system control
    file.

                           Lynx Menus

    Lynx  has 3  help levels, much the same as Fido or Opus, but the
    big difference is the FULL help menu. This menu must be designed
    by  the sysop.  It's a simple text file that you can create with
    any  word  processor or any ANSI program such a THEDRAW. You can
    create both an ANSI menus or an ACII menu or combine then into a
    single file  using the LANSI  commands for color and Moving ANSI
    graphic's.  You  also  have  the  option  of turning the default
    prompt off and  adding a customized menu prompt to any menu. The
    Lynx  script  processing  commands can be used in these menus so
    you can get as fancy with them as you like.

    The  second  and  third help levels are much the same as Fido or
    OPus and you have to accept the default system prompt there.

                               Commands

    To  further  allow you total control over your system, the sysop
    must also  select  the command  keys to  activate the associated
    options. For example, at the main menu, the command to go to the
    file  area can  be set  to F, D, ESC, control-F, etc. It doesn't
    matter  what  you  want  to use, the idea is that you select the
    key. And, these  command keys do NOT have to be the first letter
    of the command.

    Not  only do  you set the command keys, but you also have to set
    the  individual  access  levels  for  those  keys.  Now, the big
    difference  here  is in the message and file areas. Each message
    area has it's own cluster of command keys and associated command
    key  access  levels.  Message  area 1  might use the A to switch
    areas with an access level of 5 while message area 2 might use C
    to switch areas with an access level of 3. Doesn't make sense to
    do  it  that way but the ability is there if you want to use it.
    The same thing goes for the file areas.

    Each message area and each  file area has a default access level
    required to gain access. To further enhance this, each file area
    and each message area also has a set of 8 flags. You can set any
    one of  the  eight flags or a combination of the 8 flags and the
    caller  must  have  the  same set of flags turned on in his user
    record  to  gain access to that area no matter what his standard
    access level is.
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    Lynx  also  has the supports Tradewar's 1000, RBBSdoors, PCboard
    programs, Who else is online, CB chat, Baduser, New upload scan,
    New  Mail  scan,   Last  caller  to  system,  caller  count,
    upload/download ratio warning with automatic no Downloading when
    this  ratio  is  out  of wack(setable by the sysop), single file
    extraction  from  an  archive for downloading with full cleanup,
    automatic  no  uploading duplicates on the system, ANYWHERE. All
    of this is built into the Lynx system plus more.

    The  uploading  section  supports Ymodem, Ymodem Batch, SEAlink,
    Zmodem,  Hyper-Drive,  and finally Xmodem. Callers automatically
    receive  upload  credit  in  the  form  of  the  time they spent
    uploading  the  file along with an increase in their downloading
    limits.  The  files. bbs  display is quite attractive and loaded
    with  information.  Each  file  has a 3 line display showing the
    file  name,  filesize,  times  downloaded  on  the 1st line. The
    second  line  shows who uploaded the file and when they uploaded
    it, and  finally  the  3rd  line is the 80 character description
    field.  All uploads are posted at the TOP of the file instead of
    at the bottom. For those of you that like to include little area
    description  headers,  Lynx also allows for a header.qbs file in
    each  of  your  downloading  areas.  If  this  file  exists, its
    displayed  before  the  files are listed out when a file list is
    requested.  You  can  include  anything  in  the header.qbs file
    including  script  processing  commands. Caller's can also set a
    user record auto-protocol switch so that Lynx will automatically
    use their protocol when uploading and downloading.

    Lynx  also  has  a  fairly  large  text  file  script processing
    language that includes a set of LANSI commands  much the same as
    those  in  Opus.  You  can  set  any color combination that ANSI
    supports   with   these  script  commands  including  foregound,
    background, reverse video, and even video screen modes.

    Netmail and Echomail? Yes, both are fully supported.

    Now,  I  can't tell you EVERYTHING that Lynx is capable of doing
    unless I wanted to just include the doc's so I'll close this up.

    If  you  would  like  to  see Lynx in action, we have the system
    setup  to  except  human  callers  between the hours of 8 PM and
    10:30  AM  CST.  The  phone  number is (314) 334-6359 or for you
    Binkely / Dutchie people, 100/504 or 1/116. File area 1 also has
    the  lynx  doc's  available  for  downloading if you'd like more
    information.

    There is also a Lynx echo for anyone that would like to tie into
    it.  Tie  in  points are 157/505, 157/46, 100/504, 44/504, 46/1,
    440/1. Contact the sysops of these nodes for more information as
    to WHERE you can tie in.

    Mike Bryeans, 100/504
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    Bernard Aboba
    Fido 204/444

    MailCom/SUN City of Palo Alto, CA has started a new
    conference called SUN, all about SUN Microsystems
    computers, including the SUN 2,3,4, and 386i series
    machines.  SUN will also discuss development under
    the OPEN LOOK standard.  Boards interested in
    subscribing should send NETMAIL to 204/444.

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    FidoNews 5-28                Page 5                   11 Jul 1988


    Lee Kemp, Communet 1:221/162.14

    11 June 1988

    C O P I N G   W I T H   R A P I D   G R O W T H   Part 1

    Last week I put forward some ideas for dealing with Trojan
    Viruses.

    I'm hoping to do a regular weekly series. Next week's will be a
    detailed technical proposal in response to Ben Baker's article
    about the "Nodelist Crisis" in FidoNews 522. This week's is just
    an introduction to that proposal.


    THE NODELIST CRISIS

    Ben proposed a switch to Region based nodelists because the full
    international list will soon be just too big for processing.
    Clearly it WILL get too big, and the problem SHOULD be addressed
    now. But I believe there are other solutions that CAN preserve
    Tom Jennings original concept of FidoNet as a "fully coupled
    network" - where EVERY node has an accurate CURRENT address for
    EVERY other node that it communicates with.

    An INTERIM solution is for new XLATLIST type software to process
    NODEDIFF files that contain full net/node addresses for the lines
    changed instead of line numbers. This would allow each SysOp to
    just specify which nets and nodes they want to keep track off,
    without maintaining full copies of the entire nodelist below net
    or region level (where they are needed for file request by new
    nodes etc.)

    But in the long term, even NODEDIFF files WILL become too big for
    regular weekly processing, so eventually a more radical change
    WILL be needed.

    The technical problem with region based lists is that MANY nodes
    have regular communications with nodes outside their region or
    zone for both mail and file requests. FidoNet technology enables
    cheap and efficient communications between people who have common
    interests but are NOT in the same geographic region.

    When one sees a message in an international conference its
    important to be able to just whip of a private reply, or a file
    request, without HAVING to go through a Regional OGATE or make
    special arrangements for processing "foreign" nodelists.

    The solution I propose is a means for nodes to AUTOMATICALLY
    obtain continuous current updates of their nodelist entries FOR
    THOSE NODES THEY COMMUNICATE WITH. Most nodes will have a MUCH
    smaller list than all the nodes in their Region, let alone all
    the nodes in the world. But as long as that list can be
    automatically and continuously updated, it meets ALL the
    requirements for a "fully coupled" network.

    FidoNews 5-28                Page 6                   11 Jul 1988


    The key problem is that as soon as a user enters a message to a
    new node, not previously communicated with, the current nodelist
    entries for that node have to be automatically obtained and added
    to the local nodelist.

    My solution is simple, and also overcomes the problem of
    addresses from "foreign" networks like AlterNet appearing in
    EchoMail conferences where they cannot be easily replied to.


    SOLUTION

    Just include the full nodelist lines for each node within
    EchoMail messages from that node, in addition to the
    zone:net/node.point address shown on present * Origin lines.

    If standards for including that information are developed now,
    then future BBS software can automatically update the local
    nodelist whenever a user wants to reply to an EchoMail message.
    (With additional lines for the other nodes inwards routing Hub
    and Host if necessary).

    After all, probably 90% of NetMail and file requests are
    generated in response to EchoMail. (Or FidoNews articles, which
    can use a similar system). Most of the rest would be in response
    to NetMail messages received (again as a result of EchoMail or
    FidoNews articles). These can be handled by automatically
    extracting nodelist lines from NetMail packets. (For direct mail
    sessions the Wazoo protocol already exchanges BBS name and SysOp
    name and could easily add phone number and flags etc. This could
    result in AUTOMATIC updates to MAKENL by local *Cs who have
    regular netmail sessions with their nodes. Instead of arguing
    about whether to elect *Cs, let's automate them!)

    Nodelist entries initially obtained in this way, can be kept up
    to date as part of EchoMail importing. It shouldn't be too hard
    for the EchoMail software to watch for changes in those entries
    kept locally and update them automatically while importing. A
    method like the ConfMail dupelists can be used for fast lookup of
    CRCs to flag when a nodelist entry for a "known" node has
    changed.

    For those few cases where CURRENT nodelist lines haven't been
    obtained from recent NetMail or EchoMail packets or direct
    NetMail sessions, outgoing messages would have to be delayed,
    while an automatic request for updated nodelist lines is made to
    a "directory server". These "directory server" nodes at regional
    or net level could reply automatically - like MEGALIST or
    MGMLINK. Their replies would then be automatically incorporated
    in the local nodelist, like AUTOECHO updating an AREAS.BBS file.

    A major problem for this proposal is that EchoMail is insecure
    and fake nodelist lines could be generated by anybody
    impersonating another node. This can be overcome using "public
    key digital signature" techniques as described last week for
    dealing with Trojan viruses. This can also provide additional
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    benefits for secure and authenticated NetMail and EchoMail.

    A minor problem is that SEEN-BYs etc already add too much to each
    message sent, and we don't want more superflous information in
    every packet. There is a technical solution to that too. Details
    in part 2, next week.


    WHY IT MATTERS

    Over the next few weeks I'll also be explaining why I think these
    technical issues have important policy implications. Its based on
    our experiences over the past year since Communet joined the
    Australian Region of FidoNet, where all netmail and EchoMail has
    ALREADY been routed through a single regional OGATE, controlled
    by the Australian Regional Coordinator, John Blackett-Smith.

    Our experiences show that a political problem can arise if the
    network does not remain "fully coupled". FidoNet internationally
    COULD cease to be a network dedicated to the "free exchange of
    information", as has ALREADY happened in Australia, where we are
    rather less "fully coupled" than most US Regions.

    Two weeks after we joined FidoNet, we were summarily kicked out,
    because the then Regional Coordinator, who was also our net host,
    did not like the "Political Overtones" of files in our internal
    file areas. (He did not actually READ any of the files, but he
    logged in and objected to the NAMES of files called "DONTVOTE.*"
    relating to current Australian elections.)

    The *C decided we were a "nest" of "commies" and because of this
    political prejudice, we found ourselves suddenly totally isolated
    from the net, as he was killing incoming NetMail.

    We appealed against that and were promptly removed from the
    nodelist by John Blackett-Smith for "ideas beyond the acceptable
    limits of the normal political spectrum".

    We appealed against that, and Australian SysOps discussed our
    "case" WITHOUT US BEING ABLE TO TAKE PART. Not being in the
    nodelist makes it rather difficult to answer accusations!

    June 23 will be the first anniversary of our excommunication from
    the Australian Region of FidoNet and we will start publishing
    full details. Unbelievable as it may sound, NOTHING has been done
    to put us back in the Australian Region nodelist in the entire 12
    months.

    It has proved impossible for us to communicate freely with
    Australian Region FidoNet nodes, and impossible to get either the
    Zone 3 administraton or the International Coordinator to do
    anything about it. Hence my interest in the problems that can
    arise from splitting FidoNet into regions that cannot easily
    communicate with each other except through regional OGATEs.

    That's the political background to my proposals for a nodelist
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    structure that is not subject to the arbitrary whims of
    megalomaniac *Cs.

    Meanwhile, a few days ago was the first anniversary of our
    announcing ourselves in FidoNews 424. As background to who is
    making these proposals I am republishing an article from
    Communet's President, written a week or two after we first
    joined.

    vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
    * Hello from Communet

    Peter Green Communet, 631/326


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

    June 7, 1987

    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
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    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
    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.

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    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, 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.


                              THANKYOU

    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

    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    Note: We aren't 3:631/326 any more, we're now a CANADIAN "point"
    - 1:221/162.14 But our Australian phone number remains the same.

    A few days after that was written, we were thrown out.

    A year is long enough. The FULL story of how the Zone and
    International Coordinator's dealt with the abuse of power over
    the nodelist by *Cs in Australia will now be told.

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    Leonard Mednick
    Fido 345/1

                LEONARD MEDNICK for UNITED STATES SENATE

    I love America!  Where else could the son of immigrant parents
    run for a seat, on the republican ticket, in the senior house of
    the United States Congress.  As a matter of fact, even for the
    presidency this year.  Therefore I am privileged to now announce
    my candidacy for the United States Senate to you, my fellow
    sysops.

    Later in this article, you will read my position on major
    issues, and also my resume.  Two major points of my program are
    to extend the peace initiative President Reagan began in Moscow,
    recently; and to wrench our disgraceful federal deficit into
    control!

    I am also concerned by the many attempts of government to
    interfere with the joyful fulfillment our electronic hobby
    affords us.  Now government wants us to be responsible for ALL
    postings on our boards even when many of us are handling
    hundreds, even thousands of messages a day.  There is a nagging
    in my brain that if we do not band together to stop these
    incursions, it will not be long before the FBI, or some other
    agency will be knocking on our doors.  This situation cannot be
    tolerated and it must not be ignored.

    Senator Goldwater (R-AZ) has long championed the amateur radio
    operator (ham) community.  We, in the amateur computer
    communications community have no such champion.  I promise that
    when I am elected, I will always carry our message to my fellow
    senators.

    Now the nitty gritty.  Unless you are a registered voter in the
    state of Hawaii, you cannot vote for me.  But modern elections
    are won, sad to say, by those with the most money, all too
    often.  That is where you can help me, and help us all.  If you
    know members of any Political Action Committees (PACs), please
    bring my name to their attention.  Show them my position and
    resume.  Ask them to send me money, NOW!  That is what they are
    in business for.

    Post this article onto your bulletin boards.  Disseminate it as
    widely as you can.  Even with non-FidoNet sysops!

    Senators are elected by their individual state electorates but
    campaign contributions come to them from all over the world!
    Check with your employers, your professional or trade
    associations and your friends.  They can help in our campaign to
    protect rights of sysops by sending their contributions to:

    Leonard Mednick for United States Senate
    700 Bishop Street  Suite 1014
    Honolulu, HI  96813-4112
    345/1
    FidoNews 5-28                Page 12                  11 Jul 1988


    Day Voice:  808/526-0666
    P.M. Voice: 808/531-6603
    BBS:        808/533-0190

    Thanks and I will see you at FidoCon88, soon!


                             LEONARD MEDNICK
                                  Resume

    PERSONAL:
    - Born June 13, 1934 (Chicago)
    - Divorced
    - Three adult children: David
                            Kelimia
                            Max
    - Moved to Los Angeles, 1953
    - Moved to San Francisco, 1959
    - Moved to Honolulu, 1961

    EDUCATION:
    - Bachelor of Arts, San Francisco State College (BA)
    - Master's Degree in Business Administration, University
      of Hawaii (MBA)
    - Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
    - Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU)

    EXPERIENCE:
    - Owns and operates CPA firm since 1967
    - Specializes in representing taxpayers before the Internal
      Revenue Service (The IRS Dehassler <tm>)
    - Veteran, entered Army as Private; honorably discharged as
      Captain in the U.S. Special Forces Group Reserve (Green Beret)
    - Instructor in "Practices and Procedures Before the IRS"
      for CPA societies in Hawaii, Colorado, Nevada and Utah
    - Lecturer at the College of Business, University of Hawaii
    - Completed 3 1/2 year TV series on KITV Channel 4 on tax tips
    - Frequent guest speaker and media "quote" resource
    - Radio Talk Show Host; KTRG, KNDI, KORL

    COMMITTEES (PAST AND PRESENT):
    - Member of the American Institute of Certified Public
      Accountants, State Legislation Sub-Committee
    - Member of the Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants
    - Board liaison to Taxation Committee, HSCPA
    - Board liaison to Peer Review Committee, HSCPA
    - Director, HSCPA
    - Chairman of Legislative Committee, HSCPA

    POLITICAL & COMMUNITY SERVICE (PAST AND PRESENT):
    - Commissioner, Planning Commission, City and County of Honolulu
    - Chairman, Downtown Neighborhood Board #13
    - Member, Advisory Committee on Tax Simplification and
      Reform to Congressman Cecil Heftel (Ways and Means Committee)
    - Treasurer and Director, International FidoNet Association
      (IFNA)
    FidoNews 5-28                Page 13                  11 Jul 1988


    - District Chairman, Republican Party
    - Republican Candidate State House 1984 general election
    - Director of Habilitat
    - Member of Waikiki Jaycees
    - Member of Toastmasters Club
    - Member of Rotary Club


                LEONARD MEDNICK for UNITED STATES SENATE
                           Position Statement

    As your representative to the United States Senate from Hawaii,
    I believe our government must:

                                  PEACE
            Assure peace and tranquility within our borders.

                            NATIONAL DEFENSE
                Maintain an appropriate national defense.

                                 FINANCE
                    Operate within a balanced budget.

                                  TAXES
                    Administer the tax system fairly.

                                  CRIME
             Assure criminals pay the price of their crimes.

                       HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE
                Assist those who cannot help themselves.

                           NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
       Preserve our natural environment so that it may be enjoyed.

                             TRANSPORTATION
               Encourage a balanced transportation system.

                                COMMERCE
           Stay out of the business of business, except where
                              inequitable.

                             SMALL BUSINESS
                  Encourage small business opportunity.

                               AGRICULTURE
                    Support the small family farmer.

                                EDUCATION
             Assure a quality education opportunity for all.

                                 ENERGY
        Encourage a safe, economical and steady source of energy.

                            EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
      Assure equal opportunity for social and economic fulfillment.
    FidoNews 5-28                Page 14                  11 Jul 1988


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                                 NOTICES
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                         The Interrupt Stack


    16 Jul 1988
       A new  areacode, 508, will  form in eastern  Massachusetts and
       will  be effective on  this date.  The  new area  code will be
       formed  from the  current  areacode 617.  Greater Boston  will
       remain areacode 617  while the  rest of eastern  Massachusetts
       will form the new areacode 508.

    25 Aug 1988
       Start  of the  Fifth  International  FidoNet Conference, to be
       held  at  the Drawbridge Inn  in Cincinnati, OH.  Contact  Tim
       Sullivan at 108/62 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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    FidoCon'88 is taking shape.  Come August, Cincinnati will be full
    of BBSers and their families ready to soak up fun, friendship and
    knowledge.

    We have an exciting agenda taking shape and I will keep you
    informed here as things move along.   Here is a quick look at
    some of our speakers and what they will be talking about.

    George Stanislov              Opus
    George Stanislov              Avatar
    Tim Pozar                     UUCP->FidoNet Gateway
    Henk Wevers                   Dutchie & Region 2 report
    Tom Jennings & Ken Kaplan     History of Fidonet
    Michael Connick               Tabby and Tabby point
    Phil Becker                   TBBS
    Decker Doggett                Lessons in echomail
    Mike Bader                    FidoNet technology in the
                                  Work-place
    Julia Stockreef               New online information system
    Chris Irwin                   D'Bridge
    Bob Hartman/Vince Periello    Binkleyterm
    Bob Hartman                   FTSC
    Thom Henderson                SeaDog & AXE
    Ben Baker                     History of FidoNet Calendar
    FidoNews 5-28                Page 16                  11 Jul 1988


    Ben Baker                     Living with FidoNet Calendar
    Marshall Presnell             ANS
    Jonathon Wallace              Legal ramifications of BBS'es
    Randy Van de Loo              Hard Drives and ARLL technology
    David Dodell                  Policy 4
    Harry Lee                     GS point, Glu fwd and others
    Mike Bryeans                  Dutchie and Brinkers
    Joaquim Homrighausen          Front Door
    Butch Walker                  Echo Policy
    Linda Thompson                BBS & Privacy - A question of
                                  Liability

    We are also expecting presentations from some of our favorite
    vendors such as: US Robotics, Borland, Apple and Compuserve.

    Also on the slate are panel discussions dealing with IFNA,
    Echomail, FidoNet of the future and much more!

    And a very special guest will be here to address us at the Friday
    night banquet!

    Make plans now to be here this August.  For more information
    contact Rick Ashworth at 1/88 or Tim Sullivan at 108/62.  Just a
    few more days left before the Delta Airlines ticket is given
    away! Don't miss out! Register before July 15th.


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    all utilities here, only those which verge on necessity.

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    FidoNews 5-28                Page 17                  11 Jul 1988


           OFFICERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIDONET ASSOCIATION

    Ken Kaplan       100/22   Chairman of the Board
    Don Daniels      107/210  President
    Mark Grennan     147/1    Vice President
    Dave Dodell      114/15   Vice President - Technical Coordinator
    David Garrett    103/501  Secretary
    Leonard Mednick  345/1    Treasurer



                        IFNA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

        DIVISION                               AT-LARGE

    10  Steve Jordan      102/2871        Don Daniels     107/210
    11  Bill Allbritten   11/301          Hal DuPrie      101/106
    12  Leonard Mednick   345/1           Mark Grennan    147/1
    13  Rick Siegel       107/27          Brad Hicks      100/523
    14  Ken Kaplan        100/22          Ted Polczyinski 154/5
    15  Jim Cannell       128/13          Kurt Reisler    109/74
    16  Vince Perriello   141/491         Robert Rudolph  261/628
    17  Rob Barker        138/34          Greg Small      148/122
    18  Christopher Baker 135/14          Bob Swift       140/24
    19  Vernon Six        19/0            Larry Wall      15/18
     2  Henk Wevers       2:500/1         Gee Wong        107/312

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                      FidoCon '88 - Cincinnati, Ohio
               At The Drawbridge Inn and Convention Center
                            August 25-28, 1988

                        Attendee Registration Form


       Name:    ____________________________________________________

    Address:    ____________________________________________________

    Address:    ____________________________________________________

       City:    _______________________ State: ____ Zip: ___________

    Country:    ____________________________________________________



    Phone Numbers:

        Day:    ____________________________________________________

    Evening:    ____________________________________________________

       Data:    ____________________________________________________


        Zone:Net/
        Node.Point:  _______________________________________________

     Your BBS Name:  _______________________________________________


      BBS Software:  _____________________ Mailer: _________________

       Modem Brand:  _____________________ Speed:  _________________


    What Hotel will you be Staying at:  ____________________________

          Do you want to share a room?  ______

                 Are you a non-smoker?  ______

         Do you want an in room point?  ______
      (Tower rooms at Drawbridge only)



    Do you need special accommodations? ______

              (If so, please explain)   ____________________________

                                        ____________________________

    FidoNews 5-28                Page 19                  11 Jul 1988


                  Are you a non-Sysop?  ______

               Are you an IFNA Member?  ______

     If so, will you be attending the
       Sunday IFNA brunch/BoD meeting?  ______


                    Additional Guests:  ______
           (not attending conferences)




    Comments:   ____________________________________________________

                ____________________________________________________

                ____________________________________________________


    Costs                                   How Many?   Cost
    ---------------------------             --------    -------

    Conference fee $60..................... ________    _______
    ($75.00 after 7/31)

    Thursday Lunch    $10.95 .............. ________    _______

    Thursday Dinner   $18.95 .............. ________    _______

    Friday Lunch      $10.95 .............. ________    _______

    Friday Banquet    $24.95 .............. ________    _______

    Saturday Lunch    $10.95 .............. ________    _______
                                            ========    =======

    Totals ................................ ________    _______


    You may pay by Check, Money Order or Visa/MC
    Please send no cash.  All monies must be in U.S. Funds.
    Checks should be made out to: "FidoCon '88"

    This form should be completed and mailed to:

                         FidoCon '88 Registration
                              P.O. Box 9294
                           Cincinnati, OH 45209


    If you pay by Credit Card you may also register by Netmailing
    this completed form to 108/62 or 1/88 for processing.  Please
    complete the information below and be sure to include a voice
    phone number above so that we can contact you for Credit Card
    FidoNews 5-28                Page 20                  11 Jul 1988


    verification.  Rename this file ZNNNXXXX.REG where Z is your Zone
    number, N is your Net number, and X is your Node number.


                         [ ] Visa     [ ] MasterCard


    Name as it appears
        on credit card:  ___________________________________________

    Credit Card Number:  ___________________________________________

       Expiration Date:  ___________________________________________

             Signature:  ___________________________________________
                         (If you mail in registration)

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    FidoNews 5-28                Page 21                  11 Jul 1988


                    INTERNATIONAL FIDONET ASSOCIATION
                                ORDER FORM

                               Publications

    The IFNA publications can be obtained by downloading from Fido
    1:1/10 or  other FidoNet compatible  systems, or by purchasing
    them directly from IFNA.  We ask that  all our  IFNA Committee
    Chairmen   provide  us   with  the  latest  versions  of  each
    publication, but we can make no written guarantees.

    Hardcopy prices as of October 1, 1986

       IFNA Fido BBS listing                       $15.00    _____
       IFNA Administrative Policy DOCs             $10.00    _____
       IFNA FidoNet Standards Committee DOCs       $10.00    _____

                                                 SUBTOTAL    _____

                     IFNA Member ONLY Special Offers

       System Enhancement Associates SEAdog        $60.00    _____
       SEAdog price as of March 1, 1987
       ONLY 1 copy SEAdog per IFNA Member

       Fido Software's Fido/FidoNet               $100.00    _____
       Fido/FidoNet price as of November 1, 1987
       ONLY 1 copy Fido/FidoNet per IFNA Member

       International orders include $10.00 for
              surface shipping or $20.00 for air shipping    _____

                                                 SUBTOTAL    _____

                   HI. Residents add 4.0 % Sales tax         _____

                                                 TOTAL       _____

       SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN US FUNDS:
       International FidoNet Association
       c/o Leonard Mednick, MBA, CPA
       700 Bishop Street, #1014
       Honolulu, HI.  96813-4112
       USA

    Name________________________________
    Zone:Net/Node____:____/____
    Company_____________________________
    Address_____________________________
    City____________________  State____________  Zip_____
    Voice Phone_________________________

    Signature___________________________

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