Volume 6, Number 19                                    8 May 1989
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    Editor in Chief:                                  Vince Perriello
    Editors Emeritii:                                     Dale Lovell
                                                       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
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    We  don't necessarily agree with the contents  of  every  article
    published  here.  Most of these materials are  unsolicited.    No
    article will be rejected which is properly attributed and legally
    acceptable.    We   will  publish  every  responsible  submission
    received.


                       Table of Contents
    1. EDITORIAL  ................................................  1
       It's time to speak out on Freedom of the Press  ...........  1
    2. ARTICLES  .................................................  3
       Echo CHIPS IN  ............................................  3
       Behind the Scenes on Policy4  .............................  5
       The Hermit's New Software Releases  .......................  9
       MORE_ICONS Some more ICONS for artistic types  ............ 10
       ParaNet Leads The Information Society!  ................... 11
    3. COLUMNS  .................................................. 15
       The Veterinarian's Corner: Lymphosarcoma  ................. 15
    And more!
    FidoNews 6-19                Page 1                    8 May 1989


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                                EDITORIAL
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              It's time to speak out on Freedom of the Press

    As many of  you  have no doubt noticed, FidoNews isn't a rigidly
    controlled publication.  Its content often has little or nothing
    to do with the day-in,  day-out  nonsense  involved  in  being a
    member of FidoNet.  There are  articles  and discussions of some
    amazingly varied topics, reflecting the similarly  varied tastes
    of the five thousand member nodes of FidoNet.

    I  personally  believe  that it is  a  major  strength  of  this
    publication that any member of FidoNet is  allowed to contribute
    to a publication that is made available to every other member of
    FidoNet.  It is, quite literally, a free and  open  public forum
    in which any of us can share anything we consider important with
    anyone else.

    Of  course, there is a "down" side to this openness.   The  down
    side  is this:  not every issue of FidoNews will be of  interest
    to  everyone  in  FidoNet.  In some cases, there might be one or
    two issues  in  succession  that  in some individuals' opinions,
    would have been  better  off unpublished.  I'm sorry to disagree
    with those people, but this is the price that you pay for having
    your  own  turn  with FidoNews when YOU  want  it.    There  are
    sometimes  excesses,  but we'll gradually learn how to  minimize
    them without hurting the open policy.

    There  now appear to be  some  rumblings  in  the  coordinators'
    structure to the effect that FidoNews has  too  low of a "signal
    to  noise ratio" and that perhaps the  *C's  might  want  to  do
    something about  it.  This is apparently largely due to the fact
    that readership isn't  what  it  used  to be, and many NC's have
    been resisting the idea of carrying FidoNews, which is currently
    mandated by Fidonet Policy.

    I can't resist the temptation to suggest that indeed we have had
    the  same problem with the *C structure.  How  about  some  more
    signal  and  less  noise  from  them?    Whatever  happened, for
    example, to the promised WEEKLY update from the coordinators via
    the "RegComm -  Communications from RegCon" column?  Well, to be
    fair, it only claimed  to  be a "weekly" update in the January 2
    and January 9 columns.  The January 16 column billed itself as a
    "regular" column.  Of course, it  was  the  last  one submitted.
    When humans get that "regular" they usually need an enema.

    Look, maybe as  an individual you don't always like what appears
    in FidoNews.  But  this  is  YOUR  publication.  YOU decide what
    appears in it through YOUR  submissions.   If you don't like the
    signal to noise ratio, submit something with a high signal level
    and its presence in the  newsletter  will  help  keep that ratio
    closer to where you'd like it.

    FidoNews 6-19                Page 2                    8 May 1989


    At  this  point,  then,  FidoNews  seems  to have reached a very
    important cusp.  We need this open and widely distributed forum.
    The *C's want something that stays a bit closer to the center of
    things.  As yet  there has been no real concensus among the *C's
    on any course of action,  and  this means that the time is right
    for you to be heard on  this  issue.  If you agree that FidoNews
    should belong to ALL of us, then  you had damned well better get
    off your gluteus maximus and write a note  to  your  coordinator
    saying just that.

    Then, while you're in  a  writing  mood, how about submitting an
    article?

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                                ARTICLES
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                             Echo "CHIPS" In
                            for disABLED User

         It  was  a cold day last February 16th in upstate New  York,
    otherwise known as the Adirondacks of New York  state,  USA.   It
    was  also a time when the RONDACK Echo was becoming more  active.
    You  know,  those wintery months when the hacks come in to  play,
    where it's warm.   For those in the more temperate regions of the
    world,  I'm talking about a "heat wave" where the temperature got
    up  to  zero farenheit.   An article in the newspaper about a  14
    year  old  boy  who  is  suffering  from  Ehlers-Danlos  Syndrome
    appears,  with a big picture of him sitting at his computer, with
    a smile as wide as his 13 inch screen.

         The article quotes his mother as saying that her son, Louis,
    gets  his kicks by using the computer to play games and  discover
    ways to make the computer work for him.  The article touched alot
    of people that day, including the users of the RONDACK Echo.

         Knowing the potential value echomail could be to Louis,  one
    of  the  Rondack'ers,  aka Brothers / Sisters found out  that  he
    didn't have a modem.   Well...  that day, a message was posted in
    the RONDACK Echo asking for volunteers to pitch in to purchase  a
    modem to give to the potential Rondack'r.   The response from the
    users was great and by the time midnight came around, on the same
    day, the modem was nearly half paid for.

         Arrangements had been made with the local Independent Living
    Center  to  act as recipient of donations for  the  modem.   This
    whole  experience was new to the local Independent Living  Center
    and  they  welcomed  the opportunity to help us  out  in  helping
    others  in  need.   Consequently,  they have established an  open
    account for the sole use of accumulating funds to be used in  the
    purchase  of  telecommunications  equipment  and  other  computer
    hardware  that  can be disbursed to persons within their  service
    area who can benefit from its use.  In addition, some of the echo
    participants  have offered their time and expertise in helping  a
    new user get setup, including training.

         The  whole experience also converted some "lurkers"  to  the
    official  "Un-lurker"  status of the echo.   It was good  to  see
    evidence of an echo working together to help someone.  A pleasant
    change from what you read in some echos.  We are not a charitable
    echo,  just  an echo with charitable users.   Not unlike  you,  I
    suspect.  Mmmm, is this a challenge?  Yes, why not?  I would love
    to  challenge  any  other "echo" to DO something  to  help  those
    around  you.   Let  the  public know about the good  things  that
    FidoNet is capable of,  and what its users are doing.  If you are
    already  involved in a project like this,  then please  share  it
    with us.  I'm sure we would benefit from your experience.

    FidoNews 6-19                Page 4                    8 May 1989


                              Submitted by
                        Ross Calloway, moderator
                         RONDACK ECHO, 1:267/41

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    Steve Bonine
    11/0

                         Policy4:  A Perspective

    The new version of FidoNet policy has been released for a vote by
    the coordinator structure, the results of which will be announced
    in the June 9 nodediff.  The new policy document has been
    discussed at length in the REGCON echomail conference, and
    represents my best attempt to capture the consensus of the
    Regional Coordinators who participate in that forum.  In this
    FidoNews article, I am expressing my impressions of the document,
    with some indication of how the consensus was reached.  I am but
    one of the contributors, but with perhaps a unique perspective.

    Rather than publishing the full text of the final draft of
    Policy4 in FidoNews, I will discuss the changes between what was
    published previously and the final version.  The full policy file
    will be distributed through the coordinator structure, and is
    available for file request from the RC's using the "magic name"
    of POLICY4.

    I want to emphasize that the opinions expressed in this article
    are my own.  If you have questions about Policy4, get a copy and
    read it.  It speaks rather well for itself.  I have not been
    given any authority to speak for the FidoNet coordinator
    structure, and I don't pretend to do so.


    Section 1.2 -- Organization, and Organization
    ------- ---    ------------- --- ------------

    The original Policy4 had two sections on each level of FidoNet.
    For example, there was a section describing a network, and
    another describing a network coordinator.  These have been
    consolidated; for example, there is now a single section which
    describes networks and network coordinators.  Virtually all the
    same words are still there, just organized differently.

    Top-Down Organization
    -------- ------------

    The summary of FidoNet organization, now section 1.2.8, was
    clarified.  Two exceptions to the strict top-down organization of
    FidoNet have been introduced by Policy4:  (1)  Decisions of the
    IC can be reversed by the Zone Coordinator Council, and (2)
    Decisions of a ZC can be reversed by a majority of the Regional
    Coordinators in that zone.

    This was done to provide a check-and-balance at the highest level
    of FidoNet.  In a sense, this mechanism has always existed; under
    Policy3 if a majority of the RC's decided not to support the ZC
    then the effect would be the same.  This procedure is formal in
    Policy4, with the RC's as a check on the actions of ZC's, and the
    ZC's as a check on the actions of the IC.  Hopefully, none of
    this will ever be invoked.
    FidoNews 6-19                Page 6                    8 May 1989


    The appeal process for standard policy complaints is not changed
    with Policy4.  If you complain to your NC, and don't like the
    decision, you still appeal to the RC.

    There have been vocal calls for democracy in FidoNet.  The
    changes which have been implemented are a step in that direction,
    although a smaller step than some would prefer.  The vast
    majority of FidoNet sysops are satisfied with the way that the
    network is organized, and if they are not then the procedure
    exists with Policy4 to get it changed.

    Geography
    ---------

    Policy4 is quite specific that network membership is based upon
    technical factors, not social factors.  This is entirely
    appropriate for a mail network, and this issue is one in which
    agreement was close to unanimous in the RC group.  Networks exist
    primarily for the good of FidoNet, not for the members of that
    particular network.  When the basic organization of FidoNet is
    compromised, then the integrity of the network is compromised.
    You don't get more basic than this.

    Excessively Annoying Behavior
    ----------- -------- --------

    The attempt to define annoying behavior which appeared in the
    initial draft was expanded in the final draft to include the
    distinction between annoying and EXCESSIVELY annoying.  The
    guidelines are still vague, as well they should be, but the
    intent was to reduce the quivering from new sysops who are afraid
    that they will be lynched if they make the smallest error.

    Commercial Use of FidoNet
    ---------- --- -- -------

    In order to protect the coordinator structure from potential
    lawsuits, and to clarify the fact that NC's are not generally
    thrilled with subsidizing commercial operations by forwarding
    commercial mail, specific prohibitions on the use of FidoNet for
    strictly commercial purposes have been added.  This is a
    difficult issue, as information interchange between vendors and
    users is an activity which benefits both, whereas strictly
    commercial use of a volunteer, amateur network is not
    appropriate.

    Protocol
    --------

    It was made clear that the minimum requirement for compatibility
    with FidoNet protocol as defined in the FTSC standard FTS-0001 is
    not optional.  More capability is fine, but basic FidoNet
    standard is required.

    EchoMail During ZMH
    -------- ------ ---
    FidoNews 6-19                Page 7                    8 May 1989


    In the sense that there was quite a bit of spirited discussion,
    this issue was the opposite of the geographic-network issue.  It
    was decided to go with the wording "Echomail should not be trans-
    ferred during ZMH."  Some RC's wanted the wording stronger; some
    wanted no prohibition at all.  The bottom line is simple -- if
    your coordinator can't get through to you during ZMH, chances are
    good that your nodelist entry will disappear.  Somehow, the risk
    doesn't seem worth the reward.

    Voice Telephone
    ----- ---------

    It was decided to require a voice telephone as a part of the
    information sent when requesting a node number.  In spite of a
    desire not to obligate the coordinator to use the voice number to
    contact the individual in the case of problems, the consensus was
    that requiring a voice telephone number was actually in the best
    interests of the person requesting a node number, and certainly
    was not unreasonable.  After all, why should we issue a node
    number with less information than we require to validate a user
    on our systems?

    Dual Majority
    ---- --------

    The dual majority idea (in which a majority of NC's and a
    separate majority of RC's is required to pass a policy change) is
    scrapped.  The requirement is now simply a majority of the votes
    cast.

    Language
    --------

    There are zero occurences of the words "he", "her", "his", and
    "hers" except in the case histories.

    General Comments
    ------- --------

    With obvious bias, I can say that I feel that Policy4 is a
    distinct improvement over Policy3, and should be adopted.  The
    changes from Policy3 are not dramatic, but we are overdue in
    bringing our policy document up to date with the way that FidoNet
    operates today.  It is perhaps unfortunate that we need such a
    large amount of verbiage to define things which should be
    obvious, but experience shows that this is indeed the case.

    I doubt that any one individual will agree 100% with everything
    in Policy4.  We had some spirited discussions in REGCON, and not
    everyone got everything they wanted.  I hope that the document
    does not look like it was written by committee, and that it will
    serve us as well as previous versions of FidoNet policy have
    served.

    Acknowledgements
    ----------------
    FidoNews 6-19                Page 8                    8 May 1989


    I am not trying to take credit for Policy4.  In fact, this is the
    first time I have admitted in an open forum that I had anything
    at all to do with it.  It is sad that any time you do anything in
    FidoNet, you open yourself up to personal attack by persons who
    disagree with some aspect of what you've done.

    I would like to thank several other folks who made significant
    contributions to Policy4, but (a) I don't know all of them, and
    (b) I'm not sure that they would appreciate my mention of their
    name, because of the problem of hate mail.  I will, therefore,
    content myself with two specific names.  Policy4 obviously owes a
    great deal to Policy3, and Thom Henderson's work in that area is
    well known.  The first six drafts of Policy4 were coordinated by
    Harry Lee, so things were well under way when I took over the
    task.

    The real credit goes to the Regional Coordinators who participate
    in REGCON.  The development of Policy4 is a powerful illustration
    that it is possible to do useful work using echomail.  We had a
    couple of discussions on a voice conference facility, but the
    major part of the work was done in REGCON.  Zone 3 was repre-
    sented, but not zone 2, much to my disappointment.  I want to
    thank all the RC's who provided their insight; it really is a
    joint creation, and all I did was act as listener.

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    FidoNews 6-19                Page 9                    8 May 1989


                          The 10 Point Gothic Column
                          --------------------------
                      The Hermit's New Software Releases
                       Greg Glynn - The Airlock Hermit
                     From 3:712/506.4 - Home of the Brave

    SPACE HEROS (SPACEH.ARC - 820Mb)
          Great new galactic domination game. Multi player, Multi
          user. Supports VGA/EGA/CGA.
          Aptly Named because you need to be a SPACE HERO to store a
          820Mb game in the first place!

    AUTO FLAME (OUCH.ARC - 57Kb)
          Echomail utility that generates automatic flame messages.
          Many great features like RANDOM-FLAME mode, FLAME-THROWER
          mode and VULCAN THE FLAME EATING MIDGET mode.

    BURNOUT (BURNOUT.ARC - 12Kb)
          Are you a Fidonet "BURNOUT". Find out with this quiz.
          Heres an example:

          14. When some jerk jumps into a conference half way
              through and calls you a "Lilly-Livered Two-Faced
              Low-Down Four-Flushing Side-Windin' Crocker-Crocker"
              do you..
              a. Ignore him
              b. Laugh and him and then Ignore him
              c. Send a reply through the conference calling him a
                 "Stupid Git-Faced Half-Baked Broken-Down Lump of
                  Slimey Gnu Vomit"

    WINEO (WINEO.ARC 1K)
          Clever little program. Place it anywhere on a hard disk
          and all the other files near it will try to move as far
          away from it as they can. Thus clearing vast amounts of
          disk space around the WINEO.YUK file. Exactly WHY you'd
          want to do this is beyond me!


    More Great New Hermitware on the way. Look for these exiting
    titles on a Bulletin Board near you....

    MIXIT.ARC    190K  Realistic Cake Mixing Simulation.
    NUKE_EM.ARC  489K  "Fun" Nuclear War Game.
    ROULETTE.ARC 120K  Just like Russian Roulette. Will rub out a
                       random file once every six times you run it.
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    L. Edel
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                           MO_ICONS_PLEASE

    For some  reason,  the ICONS in a past Fido Newsletter, were not
    the icons I  have  seen  in use the past several years!!!  Where
    did the nose come  from?   Originally,, the set goes as follows,
    excluding some that can only  be  used on IBM, ATARI, COMMODORE,
    etc.

    :)  - smile/happy               :(  - frown/sad
    :D  - big smile or laugh        :c  - pout
    :>  - mischievious smile        :'( - cry
    ;)  - wink                      ;>  - sly wink
    :*  - kiss                      []  - hug
    :O  - shout/yawn                O:) - angel/innocent
    ]:> - devil/guilty              :I  - content
    :#  - grimace/frustrated        :/  - disfavor/baffled
    :P  - sticking out tongue       :X  - not talking
    :d  - tastes good  :9           8)  - wide-eyed surprise
    B)  - glasses                   [%  - mug
    c%  - coffee cup                U   - glass
    u   - shot glass                Y   - wine/cocktail glass
    ---<--<-@    long-stemmed rose
    ----=====    drink sliding down bar

     Also worth considering are the following:

    OLM  - On Line Message          OTW  - On The Way
    OIC  - Oh I See                 H    - HUH???
    BTW  - By The Way               LOL  - Laughing Out Loud
    ROTF - Rolling On The Floor     RAO  - Rolling All Over
    LMTO - Laughing My Tush Off     BRB  - Be Right Back
    AFK  - Away From Keys           BBL  - Be Back Later
    BAK  - Back At Keys             WLCM - Welcome
    BCNU - Be Seeing You            L8R  - Later
    ODM  - On De Move               OTB  - Off To Bed
    LTNT - Long Time No Type        TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
    RE   - Again (Greetings, as in "re-hi")
    LTNS - Long Time No See
    M/F  - Male or Female (also known as 'MORFING', as in
    "Oh no! I've been morfed!!")


    I hope  this  make  for  more  "colorful  communicating".   Just
    remember the quote from Alex Bell (no relationship to the famous
    Bell) "Anything that can  be  said  in  a few words, isn't worth
    saying and should be forgotten".    Don't  blame me I didn't say
    it.

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    ParaNet Leads The Information Society!

    On October  14, 1988, 'UFO Cover-Up?  Live' made it's television
    debut.  During  the program callers were asked to vote by phone.
    Surprisingly, over 60% of  the  people  that  called in reported
    that they believe in the existence of UFOs.  Of that percentage,
    several people had reported that they had spotted a UFO.

    Although  the  UFOlogical community found that  program  to  be,
    generally,  in  bad  taste,  with  it's poor  treatment  of  the
    subject,  many  people  who  have  had  an  experience  find  it
    extremely  frustrating  when attempting to get information about
    the subject.

    ParaNet was founded three years ago by Jim Speiser to provide an
    electronic  outlet  for    the  latest  up  to  the  minute  UFO
    information,  sightings, investigative findings  and  any  other
    information  which is related to  the  phenomenon.    The  first
    ParaNet system was located in Phoenix, Arizona.  Jim worked hard
    to get factual information out to the  public  and  the users of
    ParaNet  have  grown  to  over  2000  worldwide.     Since  it's
    beginning,  ParaNet has grown to over 18 online systems  located
    throughout  the  United  States,  Canada, the United Kingdom and
    Australia.   All  ParaNet systems are on Fido and are accessible
    by computer and  modem.    The  systems  carry a wide variety of
    files,  over  5  megs,  that  detail  reports,  sightings,  news
    clippings and articles contributed to  ParaNet by users and well
    known  authors and investigators.  ParaNet  has  earned  a  high
    degree of respectability among top research people and published
    authors such as Dr.  Bruce Maccabee, a  Navy Physicist, and Phil
    Imbrogno,  author of Night Siege.  These and many  other  people
    use ParaNet and provide the users with an interface to  what  is
    currently  going  on in the community.  In addition, we are  now
    interfaced with UFO  Magazine  in  Los Angeles, California.  The
    publisher  and  editor,  Vicki   Cooper  maintains  an  echomail
    conference  called  Ask UFO which  allows  users  to  ask  Vicki
    questions  concerning  the  phenomenon.  Recently,  ParaNet  has
    started a SIG on Compuserve in the  ISSUES Forum area 7 which is
    designed to give them more accessibility to people  who  want to
    know what is going on.

    ParaNet has a goal of getting a BBS in  every  major city around
    the country.  We are looking for sysops who have  an interest in
    the  subject  and  the  paranormal  in  general.   We provide an
    exciting forum  and  welcome  serious  inquiries.    There is no
    obligation to joining  ParaNet,  nor  do you have to devote your
    system  to  it.   Michael  Corbin,  the  new  Administrator  and
    Director invite you to explore  the  world  of  ParaNet.  For an
    application, send net mail to Michael  Corbin  at  1:104/422 and
    request that an application and information packet  be  sent  to
    you.  This is your chance to become  part  of  one  of  the most
    exciting and informative news organizations to ever come to  the
    world of the electronic bulletin board system.

    Below is a list of the ParaNet nodes around the world:

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    ParaNet Alpha -- Headquarters Node
    Denver, Colorado
    Michael Corbin Sysop - Administrator and Director
    Don Ecker - Cosysop and Director of Public Relations
    Fido Address:  1:104/422
    Telephone:  (303)431-1343   9600 Baud HST

    ParaNet Gamma
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Doug Rogers - Sysop
    Fido Address:  1:108/110
    Telephone:  (606)271-0558 2400 Baud

    ParaNet Delta
    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada
    John Bowden - Sysop
    Fido Address:  1:140/32
    Telephone:  (306)934-2919 9600 Baud HST

    ParaNet Epsilon
    Warren, Michigan
    Jacques Leclerc - Sysop
    Fido Address:  1:120/80
    Telephone:  (313)751-4057  2400 Baud

    ParaNet Zeta
    Bethany Park, Indiana
    Terry Fields - Sysop
    Fido Address:  1:231/40
    Telephone:  (317)831-1827  2400 Baud

    ParaNet Theta
    Fareham, United Kingdom
    Archie Clark - Sysop - Bureau Chief United Kingdom
    Fido Address:  2:251/15
    Telephone:  011-44-329-45824  9600 Baud

    ParaNet Iota
    Gosport, United Kingdom
    Simon Rowe - Sysop
    Fido Address:  2:251/23
    Telephone:  011-44-705-511501  2400 Baud

    ParaNet Kappa
    Manassas, Virginia
    Jim MacDiarmid - Sysop
    Fido Address:  1:265/12
    Telephone:  (703)368-4642  2400 Baud

    ParaNet Lambda
    Fairport, New York
    Brad Langton - Sysop
    Not echomail capable
    Telephone:  (716)377-3985  2400 Baud

    ParaNet Mu
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    Sandy Hook, Conneticut
    Brett Siedman - Sysop
    Fido Address:  1:141/790
    Telephone:  (203)270-1913 2400 Baud

    ParaNet Xi
    Sapulpa, Oklahoma
    Lanny Conn - Sysop
    Fido Address:  1:170/701
    Telephone:  (918)224-1766  9600 Baud

    ParaNet Omicron
    Bushkill, Pennsylvania
    Paul Faeder - Sysop
    Fido Address:  1:13/60
    Telephone:  (717)588-7549  9600 Baud

    ParaNet Pi
    Austin, Texas
    John Cauley - Sysop
    Fido Address:  1:382/53
    Telephone:  (512)331-7447  2400 Baud

    ParaNet Tau
    Fort Smith, Arkansas
    Bryon Smith - Sysop - Public Relations CoDirector
    Fido Address:  1:19/19
    Telephone:  (501)646-5812  2400 Baud

    ParaNet Phi
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Bill Freeman - Sysop
    Not echomail capable
    Telephone:  (205)854-2308  2400 Baud

    ParaNet Chi
    Nashua, New Hampshire
    Ralph Schwarz - Sysop
    Fido Address:  1:132/113
    Telephone:  (603)888-3840  9600 Baud

    ParaNet Psi
    Flagstaff, Arizona
    Linda Murphy - Sysop - Network Coordinator
    Fido Address:  1:304/1
    Telephone:  (602)527-0043  9600 Baud

    ParaNet Omega
    Kingsbury, Victoria Australia
    Bob Fletcher - Sysop - Bureau Chief Australia
    Fido Address:  3:633/360
    Telephone:  011-61-3-467-7984

    You are welcome to call Michael by voice at:
    (303)420-6758

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                                 COLUMNS
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    The Veterinarian's Corner
    Excerpts from the ANIMED GroupMail Conference

    by Don Thomson, 1:102/1005

    (From an ongoing conversation in ANIMED):

      Well...

    I don't have really good news. "xxxx" has cancer of the lymph
    nodes, called lymphosarcoma.  He has a type called multicentric
    lymphosarcoma, which just basically means that all of his lymph
    nodes appear to be involved.  This is probably the most common
    type, and stage that this disease is diagnosed.  Sadly, there is
    no ultimate cure for this disease.  Ultimately this will kill
    him.  I'm sorry.

      On the positive side....

    The disease while incurable, can be brought into remission, that
    is completely free from apparent disease in about 85-90% of the
    cases in which chemotherapy is used.  In most cases the pets are
    happy and healthy in all respects during treatment - no
    vommiting, no hair loss, no diarrhea etc that the words
    chemotherapy always tends to bring to mind.    Remissions
    generally can be maintained for a period of between 3 months and
    30 months.  In terms of biological equivalents, 3 months of
    cancer remission in the dog is comparable to 15 months in man.
    An average lifespan of a dog with multicentric lymphosarcoma
    UNTREATED is 1-3 months.  Treated an average survival is 9-12
    months.  I have had one patient of mine do well for 1 1/2 years.
    On the other hand, I have had a few cases that did not respond to
    treatment at all, but like I said, we are able to induce
    remission in at least 85% of the patients treated.  There are
    other less aggressive treatments, mainly classified as
    'paliative', which slow the progress of the disease, but rarely,
    if ever, induce remission. These have few side effects, but
    generally are effective for less than 4-5 months.

    There are reported cases of prolonged remission greater than 3
    years, which we consider a 'cure', but these cases are rare.  The
    most successful case I know of was in remission for 3 years.

    DB Thomson, DVM
    1:102/1005
    9:871/16

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    The following  is the third in a series of four columns Fred Grosby
    (a federal government  employee, and a user on "The Falcon's Rock")
    has written.  He  deserves  all  the  credit  for  writing them.  I
    suggested that he upload them  to  my  system,  because  I  enjoyed
    reading them in our local Mensa  newsletter, Capital M.  I hope you
    enjoy reading them, too.  The archive  of all four is available for
    file request from 1:109/501 as BSOUTH.ZIP.

    Notes From Bureaucracy South (Part 3)
    By Fred Grosby, a user on 1:109/501

    Five  years ago, we got our first desktop  computers.    They  were
    weird-looking  things,  with  murky screens and clunky disk drives.
    They  came with graphics printers that could not be driven  by  any
    software known  to  humankind  and  the  most  incompatible  modems
    available.  Definitely not State Of The Art.  Still, they were what
    we had, so we found lots of useful things to do with them.

    Over the years, we  have  upgraded  those old clunkers to make them
    work better.  We have  added  hard  disk  drives  and  more memory.
    We've upgraded the software, too, replacing the semi-obsolete stuff
    that came with the hardware with  the  latest  upgrades.    We even
    found a way to get those incompatible  graphics  printers  to print
    graphics.  Still, even with all of our  upgrades,  our systems were
    still not State Of The Art.  So the  Computer HArdware and software
    Modernization  Project  (CHAMP)  task force was formed, and studies
    were conducted, and bids were let, and $8 million of your tax money
    was obligated, and  today  we  are proud users of our new, State Of
    The Art CHAMP micros.

    I know that this  stuff  is  State  Of The Art because starting six
    months before the first installment  showed up the CHAMP people put
    out a barrage of propaganda that  told  me  so.   Of course, I also
    have the evidence of my own eyes.    There  it is, printed right on
    the back of our new high-end monitors:   UL  Pending.    I've never
    seen that before.  Every piece of electronic equipment  that I have
    ever seen has been UL Listed.  These are UL  Pending.  Folks, these
    monitors  are  so  State  Of The Art that Underwriters Laboratories
    hasn't even  had time to approve them yet.  Still, I kind of worry.
    What if that  monitor  would have failed some critical Underwriters
    Laboratories test?  What if the thing blows up in my face?  I guess
    that there are some risks  involved in being on the cutting edge of
    technology.

    The video circuit board is also  State Of The Art.  That's what the
    guy who replaced the one in my computer told me.  Damn thing turned
    my monitor into a psychedelic display.  So  I  asked  him, if these
    things are State Of The Art, how come mine  only  lasted two weeks?
    Well, he said, this was a big job, and the contractor had delivered
    a lot of equipment, and with that much equipment you have to expect
    a failure or two.  Maybe he meant that when you use  State  Of  The
    Art,  UL  Pending  equipment,  you have to expect a failure or two.
    Well, with  all  due  respect  to  this  guy, no, I do not expect a
    failure or two.  The failures are never expected.

    The computer that  I  use  has failed three times, and twice it has
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    been the fault of  the bocaboards.  Bocaboards are State Of The Art
    circuit boards that control the  input  and output ports for things
    like printers and modems.  What makes them State Of The Art is that
    you  set the configuration of the board  with  a  software  program
    instead of with little dip switches, so that  the  configuration of
    the board can be changed from within a program.  Well, that's OK, I
    guess, although why you would want to change ports in the middle of
    the  stream  is  beyond me.  The problem is, the settings  must  be
    maintained  in  the  bocaboard's  internal  memory  even  when  the
    computer is switched off.   That is done with batteries.  Batteries
    that  drain.   Batteries that  die,  with  regularity  and  without
    warning.  Arrrrrrgh!  The repair woman claims that the contacts lie
    at such an angle that they actually  short  out the batteries.  The
    last time she replaced the batteries on my bocaboards, she bent the
    contacts so that would not happen again.  Sure.

    The  bocaboards in my computer have developed a new  trick.    They
    just sort of go on strike.  I start the  computer.   No bocaboards.
    No ports.  No printer.  No modem.  No nothing.   I run the software
    program.  The software says that everything is working fine.  I run
    my application  again.    No problem.  A couple of days later, I go
    through it all again.  This happened the day after one of the CHAMP
    people came through and did a quality check on the computers in our
    office.  Quality check, indeed!

    Not only are our CHAMP  micros  State  Of  The  Art,  they are User
    Friendly.  This means that the  systems  came  to us all set up and
    ready to go, with a swell menu  system  that fires up your software
    at the push of a key.  Well,  they  did  forget  a couple of little
    things.    Like  setting  the  communications  software to use  the
    correct  serial  port.  Or setting the new word processor  to  work
    with the new printers.  Or giving us the manuals so we could figure
    out  how to do it ourselves.  I guess that when a  system  is  User
    Friendly you don't need manuals.

    We also got some new word processing software that is both State Of
    The  Art  and  User  Friendly.  It will do all sorts of neat stuff,
    most of  which  we  have  no use for whatsoever.  Unfortunately, it
    will not do  something  that we really need it to do.  I guess that
    makes it, well, Nearly Perfect.  What Nearly Perfect will not do is
    Print Pause.  To accommodate  our archaic filing system, we need to
    print file information on the copies  of a document, but not on the
    original.  With our old word processing  software, you could put in
    a  print  pause  and  terminate  printing before the  original  got
    adulterated.    Nearly Perfect would not do this when  we  got  it.
    Panic  ensued.   After much consultation, the Nearly Perfect people
    came up  with  a  solution  that  involves  hitting  a function key
    combination, going into  a  menu,  saying you want to print, saying
    what you want to  print,  saying  how much of it you want to print,
    and then telling the thing  to  start  printing, damnit!  For every
    document,  whether  you actually use Print  Pause  or  not.    User
    Friendly.

    As  if  all of this wasn't enough,  in  a  few  weeks,  or  months,
    or...well, one of these days they are going  to  hook  all  of  our
    computers  together into Local Area Networks, which is supposed  to
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    be the ultimate in State Of The Art.  What  they are going to do is
    wire our computers up to central file servers.  Then they're  going
    to take all of the software off of our computers and put  it on the
    file servers, turning  our  nice,  State  Of The Art microcomputers
    into dumb remote terminals.    This doesn't sound like State Of The
    Art to me, but the CHAMP people know what they are doing, I guess.

    They sent me to a  training course on the Local Area Network.  They
    had sixteen computers hooked up to  file  server, and we got to try
    it  out.   I learned two things.    I  learned  that  when  sixteen
    terminals  all try to access the same software  all  at  once,  the
    whole system slows right down, to about the speed of one of our old
    clunkers.  And I learned that when the file server  crashes, nobody
    can get anything done.  And it is "when", not "if."  You  see,  our
    building has power problems, and occasionally we get a surge.  Now,
    all of our micros have surge protectors, so they just shrug it off.
    The file servers,  however,  have  State Of The Art uninterruptable
    power supplies.  That's  fine,  except  that when that power supply
    gets  hit with a surge,  it's  response  is  to  drop  all  of  the
    terminals  off the network and shut  the  file  server  down.    No
    server, no software, no work.

    The specter of having all of our software trapped in some dead file
    server  has  led to the formation of a  small  band  known  as  The
    Software Squirrels.  We are squirreling away copies of our software
    in  out-of-the-way  places,  against  the day when the file servers
    crap out.  Somebody suggested that this might violate some rule  or
    other,  but that is not the issue.  Survival is the issue,  and  we
    will do what we must.  I do not intend to be held hostage by a file
    server, State Of The Art or not.

    Back in  a  little  cubbyhole  between  two  cubicles is one of our
    original computers.   It  is  one  of the rarest of the breed, with
    it's color monitor and built-in hard disk.  All day, every day, for
    five years, that old clunker  turned out useful work of every sort.
    We don't use it for much  any  more,  but when we need it, it still
    gets the job done.  It has  the best monitor in the place, a simple
    print pause, and no batteries anywhere.  And  it  has  never broken
    down.  Not once.

    Soon enough, that old clunker will be gone.   A  CHAMP  micro  will
    take it's place, and some contractor will show up and take it away,
    to be sold for scrap.  I'll be sorry to see  it  go.  It has been a
    good  and loyal friend, and although the new computer that replaces
    it will be faster, it will not necessarily be better.  God knows it
    will not be  as  reliable.    But  it will be State Of The Art, and
    that's what counts here at Bureaucracy South.

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                    A Public Service Announcement
                        Recognizing Our Roots

    FidoNet has come an awfully long way in a very short period
    of time.  Anymore, file requests, ARCmail, Zmodem mail
    transfers, crash mail capability, EchoMail, update requests,
    zones, points, multiple networks and so on are considered 'de
    rigueur.'

    It's important to recognize and realize our roots as a
    network.  When was the last time you ever unpacked a copy of
    Fido 11w and took a look?  Have you EVER examined a copy of
    Fido 11w?  Fido 11w, for those that don't know, was the last
    version of the Fido BBS (written by the venerable Tom
    Jennings) to be released for free non-commercial use.  If you
    take a look at Fido 11w, then compare its features to that of
    your sleek, modern mailer, you'll be truly amazed at what's
    happened to the network in just a couple of years.

    Fact is, compliance with the Fido Technical Standards
    Committee document FSC-0001 is still considered the "bare
    minimum" to be admitted to the network.  Fido 11w is a perfect
    example of a to-the-letter implementation of FSC-0001 - no
    more, no less.

    My printed copy of FSC-0001 is dated April 25, 1987, and
    though there are later revisions, the document hasn't changed
    a great deal.  The spec does not provide technical information
    on file requests, multiple zones, multiple networks, Zmodem
    mail transfers, SEAlink mail transfers, ARCmail, crash mail,
    update requests, EchoMail or any of the other niceties to
    which we've grown accustomed.  (Some of them are casually
    mentioned in the text, but not expanded upon on a technical
    level.)

    Although it's healthy and necessary for technology to grow,
    and it's nice for us to be here to see it all happen, it's
    necessary to recognize what it was that got us here.

    It's fun to talk about 3.8 liter V-6 supercharged engines
    under the hoods of our new sports cars with their digital
    dashes, trip computers, power windows and high-wattage car
    stereos.  But a complete appreciation for that technology
    cannot be had without knowledge of such history makers as the
    Ford Model T.

    And so it is with FidoNet.  We owe a lot to people like Thom
    Henderson, Jeff Rush, Wynn Wagner, Vince Perriello, Joaquim
    Homrighausen, Bob Hartman, and many, many others too numerous
    to mention.  But the fact of the matter is, if it weren't for
    Tom Jennings toying around with a new idea to economically
    keep in touch with friends by computer, we wouldn't all be
    here playing around with a nifty piece of technology that's
    within reach of so many.

    Appreciate your roots.  A message brought to you by your local
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    FidoNet historian.

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                          LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    =================================================================

    From:   Daniel Tobias of 380/7.0
    To:     Fidonews Editor of 1/1.0
    Subj:   My Submission in This Issue [Fidonews V. 6, Nr. 18]

    Thank  you  for  publishing  my  submission    regarding    drug
    legalization.  Since it has been nearly  two months since I sent
    it, I had feared it had run afoul  of  the new, tighter FidoNews
    policy,  or  had  been  lost  in the shuffle at  the  change  of
    editors.

    However,  in  the  interim  since  submission, I have changed my
    FidoNet  address, so those who try to contact me at the  address
    given  in  the  article  won't  get  through.  My new address is
    1:380/7.   My  new  system,  Dan's  Den,  is  reachable at (318)
    424-9260.  One  of the primary subjects of interest supported by
    this  system is libertarianism,  the  philosophy  of  individual
    liberty.

    Please  inform  your readers of  my  new  address  so  that  any
    responses to my article can be properly directed.

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    FidoNews 6-19                Page 22                   8 May 1989


    From:   ROP GONGGRIJP of 280/1.0
    To:     SYSOP of 1/1.0
    Subj:   Galactic Hacker Party Announcement for FIDONEWS

                          GALACTIC HACKER PARTY
                      2nd, 3rd, 4th of August 1989
                      PARADISO, AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND

    During the  summer  of 1989 the world as we know it will go into
    overload.  An  interstellar  particle  stream  of hackers, phone
    phreaks, radioactivists and assorted  technological  subversives
    will be fusing their energies  into  a  media  melt-down  as the
    global village plugs into Amsterdam for  three electrifying days
    of information interchange and electronic capers.

    Aided  by the advanced communications technology to  which  they
    are accustomed, the hacker forces will discuss strategies,  play
    games,  and  generally  have  a  good  time.    Free  access  to
    permanently  open on-line facilities will enable them to keep in
    touch with home base -- wherever that is.

    Those  who  rightly  fear  the threat of information tyranny and
    want to  learn what they can do about it are urgently invited to
    interface in Amsterdam  in  August.  There will be much to learn
    from people who know.    Celebrity  guests with something to say
    will be present in body or electronic spirit.

    The  Force must be nurtured.    If  you  are  refused  transport
    because your laptop looks like a  bomb,  cut  off  behind  enemy
    lines, or unable to attend for any other reason, then join us on
    the  networks.   Other hacker groups are requested  to  organize
    similar  gatherings  to  coincide  with  ours.   We can  provide
    low-cost   international  communications  links    during    the
    conference.

    For further information, take up  contact  as  soon  as possible
    with:

    HACK-TIC                      PARADISO
    P.O. box 22953                Weteringschans 6-8
    1100 DL  Amsterdam            1017 SG  Amsterdam
    The Netherlands               The Netherlands

    tel: +31 20 6001480           tel: +31 20 264521 / +31 20 237348
    fax: +31 20 763706            fax: +31 20 222721

    uucp : ..!mcvax!neabbs!rop
    fido : 2:280/1 Hack Tic
    telex: 12969 neabs nl


    Please  relay  this  announcement  through  all    channels   of
    communication that you can access.

    SPREAD THE BYTE,SPREAD THE BYTE, SPREAD THE BYTE,SPREAD THE BYTE

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                                FOR SALE
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             ATTENTION SYSOPS - EARN $$$$ for your system.
                    - FAITES $$$$ pour votre systeme

           *N=O=U=V=E=A=U*  *N=E=W*  *N=O=U=V=E=A=U*  *N=E=W*

    Premier  Automation    Inc.,   master  distributors  for  OSBORNE
    Computers in Canada  is  pleased  to  announce  that  it has been
    appointed the Master Distributor of

                            EZ-DOS 4.0+ (tm)

    EZ-DOS 4.0+ (tm) is  a  powerful  single-user, single tasking DOS
    4.xx compatible operating system for  use  on computers utilizing
    the full family of Intel micro- processors.

    Key Features include:
           * Single-user, single tasking DOS 4.xx compatible
             operating system
           * Runs DOS 1.x, 2.x,3.x, 4.x applications
           * Supports DOS 3.x file-level and byte-level
             record locking
    Media Support:
           * Full DOS 4.x media and file system support
           * Multiple DOS partitions greater than 32 megabytes, up
             to 512 Megabytes
           * Password protection of files and subdirectories
           * ESDI and SCSI ROM definitions supported
    Utility Support:
           * Complete utility set compatible with DOS 3.x utilities
           * Built-in help screens describing options available to
             the user.
    Implementation:
           * DOS-compatible BIOS
           * Supports DOS-compatible loadable character and block
             device drivers
    Internationalization:
           * International keyboard support
           * 8 bit and 16 bit filename support
           * Separate message files for ease of translation
           * Support for double-byte character sets (Kanji,etc.)
    Target System:
           * Systems based on the Intel(r) 8086, 8088, 80286, or
             80386 processors
           * Recommend 256 Kbytes of RAM
           * Supports VGA(tm), EGA, MCGA, CGA, MDA, or Hercules(tm)
             graphics

                S=P=E=C=I=A=L  P=O=U=R  L=E  Q=U=E=B=E=C

    Disponible en Francais avec manuel et aide commandes a l'ecran en
    francais.

    FidoNews 6-19                Page 25                   8 May 1989


    EZ-DOS 4.0+ (tm) comes bundled with the following software:

           * TopDOS, a powerful file manager with built text editor
           * Gem/3 Desktop, Windows type icon-based interface
           * True Basic 2.0, High level transportable basic

    Suggested list price for the English package is $149.00
                      and for the French package is $169.00

    Sysops:       For more details on your cost prices
                  Contact Rene Champagne at 684-6610 Voice
                  or send a message to OZZIE's FIDO 167/101

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    New Echo Mail Processor For QuickBBS

    The Mojave Group is pleased to announce the release of the Zzyzx
    Integrated Mail Processor for QuickBBS (ZMailQ).

    ZMail  is  a    replacement  for  echogen/qecho,  mailscan,  and
    mailtoss.  It is fully zone capable and is point aware.

    ZMail uses an intelligent  disk  an  memory management algorithm
    that allows it to unpack  large quantities in minimal disk space
    and  memory  overhead.    In testing  ZMail  has  been  able  to
    completely process a 3Mg mail packet in  1.7Mg  of  disk  space,
    while forwarding to 3 other systems.  If  ZMail  can not process
    an entire packet in one pass it can save  it's location and pick
    up  after  the  system  has  had a chance to send  some  of  the
    outbound messages.

    ZMail generates a log of all activity.

    ZMail  will  create  a  traffic report detailing what echo areas
    have received traffic and what the average daily message traffic
    is.

    ZMail will not  count  "Passthrough" areas against the 200 board
    limit of QuickBBS.

    ZMail will allow the  sysop  to  determine  how  many  duplicate
    signatures to keep.  Thus  reducing  the  amount  of  disk space
    required for the program.

    ZMail imports SEEN-BY and PATH lines.

    ZMail uses a Closest-Address Algorithim to determine the systems
    address for outbound mail.

    ZMail comes on a disk with a  printed  manual  and  tech support
    available.

    Currently  ZMailQ is selling for $10/per copy.   We  will  begin
    shipping  on  May  5th.    The  price for the  program  will  be
    increased  to  $20  on  May  19th.    To get your  copy  at  the
    introductory price please send a check or money order to:

    The Mojave Group
    7735 Osceola St.
    Westminster, CO  80030

    Colorado  Residents please add $.30 for sales tax.  Denver Metro
    Area  Residents    please  add  $.36  for  sales  and  RTD  tax.
    Westminster Colorado Residents please add $.68 for sales and RTD
    tax.

    be sure to include  your  primary  address  including zone, net,
    node, and point number if any.

    To  qualify  for  the introductory  price  you  letter  must  be
    FidoNews 6-19                Page 27                   8 May 1989


    postmarked no later than May 19, 1989.

    Sincerely,
    Claude Warren
    1:104/62.0

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                             LATEST VERSIONS
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                         Latest Software Versions

                          Bulletin Board Software
    Name        Version    Name        Version    Name       Version

    Fido            12k    Opus          1.03b    TBBS           2.1
    QuickBBS       2.03    TPBoard         5.0    TComm/TCommNet 3.4
    Lynx           1.30*   Phoenix         1.3    RBBS         17.1D


    Network                Node List              Other
    Mailers     Version    Utilities   Version    Utilities  Version

    Dutchie       2.90C*   EditNL         4.00    ARC           6.01
    SEAdog         4.50    MakeNL         2.12    ARCmail        2.0
    BinkleyTerm    2.20*   Prune          1.40    ConfMail      4.00
    D'Bridge       1.18*   XlatList       2.90    TPB Editor    1.21
    FrontDoor       2.0    XlaxNode       2.32    TCOMMail       2.2*
    PRENM          1.40    XlaxDiff       2.32    TMail         8901
                           ParseList      1.30    UFGATE        1.03
                                                  GROUP         2.07*
                                                  EMM           1.40
                                                  MSGED         1.99
                                                  XRS            2.0*

    * Recently changed

    Utility authors:  Please help  keep  this  list  up  to  date  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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                                 NOTICES
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                         The Interrupt Stack


    15 May 1989
       Denmark changes telephone numbers from 7 to 8 digits.

    19 May 1989
       Start of EuroCon III at Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Contact
       Hans Ligthelm of 2:500/3 for details.

     5 Jun 1989
       David Dodell's 32nd Birthday

     2 Aug 1989
       Start of Galactic Hacker Party in Amsterdam, Holland. Contact
       Rop Gonggrijp at 2:280/1 for details.

    24 Aug 1989
       Voyager 2 passes Neptune.

    24 Aug 1989
       FidoCon '89 starts at the Holiday Inn in San Jose,
       California.  Trade show, seminars, etc. Contact 1/89
       for info.

     5 Oct 1989
       20th Anniversary of "Monty Python's Flying Circus"

    11 Nov 1989
       A new area code forms in northern Illinois at 12:01 am.
       Chicago proper will remain area code 312; suburban areas
       formerly served with that code will become area code 708.

    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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                                 REPORTS
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    IFNA Nominations and Elections Committee
    c/o 1:107/210

                      Director Nominations Reminder

    Remember that written nominations (as required by the Bylaws) for
    the position of Director of IFNA are due in to the IFNA Secretary
    by May 24.  Complete details on the process are available in
    FIDONEWS #615.

    If you are interested in running for a Director position, please
    notify the Nominations and Elections Committee immediately at
    1:107/210!

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           OFFICERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIDONET ASSOCIATION

    Mort Sternheim 1:321/109  Chairman of the Board
    Bob Rudolph    1:261/628  President
    Matt Whelan    3:3/1      Vice President
    Bill Bolton    3:711/403  Vice President-Technical Coordinator
    Linda Grennan  1:147/1    Secretary
    Kris Veitch    1:147/30   Treasurer


           IFNA COMMITTEE AND BOARD CHAIRS

    Administration and Finance     Mark Grennan    1:147/1
    Board of Directors             Mort Sternheim  1:321/109
    Bylaws                         Don Daniels     1:107/210
    Ethics                         Vic Hill        1:147/4
    Executive Committee            Bob Rudolph     1:261/628
    International Affairs          Rob Gonsalves   2:500/1
    Membership Services            David Drexler   1:147/1
    Nominations & Elections        David Melnick   1:107/233
    Public Affairs                 David Drexler   1:147/1
    Publications                   Rick Siegel     1:107/27
    Security & Individual Rights   Jim Cannell     1:143/21
    Technical Standards            Rick Moore      1:115/333


                     IFNA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

        DIVISION                               AT-LARGE

    10  Courtney Harris   1:102/732    Don Daniels     1:107/210
    11  Bill Allbritten   1:11/301     Mort Sternheim  1:321/109
    12  Bill Bolton       3:711/403    Mark Grennan    1:147/1
    13  Irene Henderson   1:107/9       (vacant)
    14  Ken Kaplan        1:100/22     Ted Polczyinski 1:154/5
    15  Scott Miller      1:128/12     Matt Whelan     3:3/1
    16  Ivan Schaffel     1:141/390    Robert Rudolph  1:261/628
    17  Neal Curtin       1:343/1      Steve Jordan    1:206/2871
    18  Andrew Adler      1:135/47     Kris Veitch     1:147/30
    19  David Drexler     1:147/1       (vacant)
     2  Henk Wevers       2:500/1      David Melnik    1:107/233

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