Volume 7, Number 17 23 April 1990
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Editor in Chief: Vince Perriello
Editors Emeritii: Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell
Chief Procrastinator Emeritus: Tom Jennings
Copyright 1990, Fido Software. All rights reserved. Duplication
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responsible submission received.
Table of Contents
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
Splitting Large messages on FidoNet ...................... 1
Where will EuroCon-V be held in 1991 ..................... 7
IFNA Membership Meeting .................................. 9
Region17 Fido Convention ................................. 10
Region17 FidoCon Registration ............................ 11
2. COLUMNS .................................................. 14
A View from the Bridge ................................... 14
Talk Me Through It, Honey ................................ 15
3. LATEST VERSIONS .......................................... 18
Latest Software Versions ................................. 18
And more!
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ARTICLES
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Large messages on FidoNet - announcing a beta test package
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Author: Pat Terry of 5:494/4.101
[email protected]
[email protected]
Objectives
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Several FidoNet (TM Tom Jennings) compatible packers place a
limit on the size of message that can be transmitted. This is
often of the order of 14K which, while sufficient for most
purposes, is inadequate for several applications, and in
particular for long messages gated to and from UUCP using
software such as UFGATE (TM Tim Pozar et al).
The SPLIT/UNSPLIT suite is intended to handle this problem.
SPLIT will split long .MSG format messages into smaller packets,
thus allowing them to be manipulated by software like QM (TM Greg
Dawson) or oMMM/Confmail (TM Bob Hartman). After transmission to
a remote site, the packets may be merged by UNSPLIT to recreate
the original message, as closely as possible. The only
differences are the addition of a kludge line and, possibly, a
few line breaks.
The system has been tested between three sites which run QM,
Msged (TM jim nutt) and BinkleyTerm (TM Bit Bucket Software).
There seems no reason to doubt that it will work with
oMMM/Confmail in place of QM.
The package is now available from 1:105/42 to anyone who wishes
to join the beta testing team. As usual, you will be using the
system at your own risk, but as it has been used quite heavily
for some weeks without mishap, it is thought to be quite
reliable.
FREQ the file SPLIT110.LZH to receive documentation and object
code for release 1.10.
Fundamental usage
=================
After creating messages, but before transmission, one runs
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SPLIT MessageArea {options}
for each area where large messages are known to be common.
Messages small enough, "received", already marked "sent", "split"
or "rejoined" will not be split further; large ones will be split
up.
After this one can run the scanner, packer etc as usual. A
sequence might be
SPLIT C:\FIDO\NETDEV
SPLIT C:\FIDO\NETMAIL
QM SCAN PACK
After reception, but before reading the messages, one runs the
tosser, and then
UNSPLIT MessageArea {options}
for each area where one wants to recombine messages. Messages in
"transit" or "sent" will not be recombined.
A sequence might be
QM TOSS SCAN
UNSPLIT C:\FIDO\NETDEV
UNSPLIT C:\FIDO\NETMAIL
The ^A SPLIT kludge line
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Messages split and joined by this system make use of an ^A kludge
line, which has the form:
^ASPLIT: date time @net/node nnnnn pp/xx +++++++++++
^ASPLIT: 30 Mar 90 11:12:34 @494/4 123 02/03 +++++++++++
(when split) (of origin) (msg)
where
nnnnn gives the original message number from which the
components have been derived (cols 41 - 45)
pp gives the part number (cols 47 and 48)
xx gives the total number of parts (cols 50 and 51)
Thus a large file originally at 123.MSG originating from 494/4
might be split into 3 parts with the split lines
^ASPLIT: 30 Mar 90 11:12:34 @494/4 123 01/03 ++++++++++++
^ASPLIT: 30 Mar 90 11:12:34 @494/4 123 02/03 ++++++++++++
^ASPLIT: 30 Mar 90 11:12:34 @494/4 123 03/03 ++++++++++++
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This is, admittedly, verbose, but if recombination fails for any
reason (like all the packets not arriving at once) one can still
retrieve the useful pieces manually. Note also that the lines
are added to messages that are themselves "long", and the
relative increase in length is thus very small.
Columns 9 through 45 are really a "uniquefier". The nnnnn
message number is just the one the message had when it was split,
and is of no other significance. Similarly, the system does not
use 4-d addressing in the node/net, because this is of no real
interest to this application. Most systems do not display kludge
lines, and the ^ASPLIT line should be of no real interest.
However, in one particular application currently using this
system, the SPLIT lines are made visible for messages that cannot
be recombined (because they are too large for gating from FidoNet
to another RFC-822 compliant network), and here it was essential
that the line derived from ^ASPLIT became human readable and
comprehensible.
Detailed workings of SPLIT
==========================
When SPLIT is run, the following happens:
The message base is scanned for large messages, and a list made
of these.
For each of the (few) large messages found that qualify, provided
there is enough disk space available, the large message is split
into parts. The original FTSC header is placed in each component
part, save that the FileAttach bit (if any) is removed from the
2nd, 3rd ... parts. No attempt is made to modify the To:, or
From: fields. The Subject: field for the 2nd, 3rd ... parts is
modified to include a leading part number.
Early testing showed that users became confused if they received
split messages with no "subject" field, just a succession of
numbers - especially if they received several of these at one
session. Thus, rather unsatisfactorily perhaps, a message to be
split that is found to have no subject field has one generated
from the date and time of splitting.
The original kludge lines are retained in the first part. ^AEID
and ^AMSGID lines, if any, are removed from the 2nd, 3rd ...
parts. Others, like ^AFMPT, ^ATOPT, ^AINTL are retained in these
parts. This should cause no real problems. Large echomail
messages originating on a system will presumably have their ^AEID
lines added to the constituent parts at scanning/packing time on
that system (ie after splitting), and other large messages should
probably not reach this stage - they should have been split or
discarded earlier.
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A ^ASPLIT line is added to each part to allow for possible later
recombination by UNSPLIT. This will be ordered to be the last
kludge line before the message body proper.
If the message is addressed "TO UUCP: in the FTSC header, the To:
lines at the start of the message text are copied to all parts.
The "body" of the message is then split between the various
parts. An attempt is made to split at the end of a line in each
case.
The trailing tear line, ^AVia ^APath etc lines are added to all
parts.
Normally the original large files are then automatically deleted.
The system thus ensures that each large message generates a
collection of small messages, each of which is still valid in its
own right. If recombination is not effected, the messages will
still be usefully received, and split messages to UUCP should
still all get to their destinations, albeit in parts.
Detailed workings of UNSPLIT
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When UNSPLIT is run, the following happens:
The message base is scanned for messages with ^ASPLIT lines.
This is slower than the first scan for SPLIT, as it has to
examine the kludge lines. A list is made of messages to be
unsplit, with each message having a list of its component parts.
If a duplicate component part is found, it is discarded (thus
partially getting around the problem of any discarded ^AEID lines
in the components). Messages marked "in transit" or "sent" are
not eligible for recombination. Nor are messages with a split
component number of 00, as these will only exist as the result of
an earlier UNSPLIT recombination.
For each set of components of messages to be recombined the
following happens:
If disk space is too tight, or if components appear to be
missing, recombination is not attempted. Otherwise the first
component is examined so as to extract the Kludge lines, and any
UUCP "To: " lines. These, and the FTSC header, are written out to
a new file, with the ^ASPLIT line modified to have a component
number of 00, so as to prevent further splitting should SPLIT be
reapplied to the recombined message.
The text portions of the first and subsequent parts are then
merged (discarding extra copies of kludges, UUCP "To:" lines and
the like).
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Any tearline, Origin, ^APATH, ^AVia lines etc are appended.
Normally the component files are then automatically deleted.
Refinements and options
=======================
Both SPLIT and UNSPLIT may be used in conjunction with optional
command line parameters. These allow the possibility of keeping
a simple log file, of stripping LF and soft CR characters, of
limiting action to above the current High Water Mark for
increased speed, and of controlling the lengths at which
splitting and joining occurs.
Source code and notes
======================
This system has been developed in JPI TopSpeed Modula-2. After
the beta testing is completed, source code will be made
available, on the understanding that it will not be exploited for
commercial gain, and that modifications and improvements will be
sent to the original author.
Speed will clearly concern some folk. The prototype takes about
5 seconds to split (or merge) a 20K message, taking a single pass
over each file, on a 10MHz AT.
Given that it is suspected that the number of large messages is
actually very small, and that these will be confined to a few
sites/areas, it is hoped that the overheads will be acceptable.
Acknowledgements
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The following names are either trademarks, registered trademarks,
and/or the efforts of the person and/or company named:
Fido, FidoNet - Tom Jennings, Fido Software
MS-DOS - Microsoft Corporation
IBM, PC-DOS - International Business Machines Corporation
ConfMail, oMMM - Bob Hartman, Spark Software, Inc.
oMMM - BS Software, Marshall Presnell, Jim Nutt
msged - Jim Nutt
EchoMail - Jeff Rush
UFGATE - Tim Pozar, John Galvin, Gerry Paxinos
BinkleyTerm - Alan Applegate, Vince Perellio, Bob Hartman
TopSpeed Modula-2 - Jensen and Partners International
FidoNews 7-17 Page 6 23 Apr 1990
Every effort has been made to identify and give credit for
trademarks mentioned in this article. Any failure to mention a
particular trademark in the above list that may be found in the
text, or failure to give proper credit for a particular
trademark, constitutes merely an oversight and should not be
construed as intentional, or in any way a claim of rights to the
trademark.
Particular thanks must be expressed to Randy Bush for offering to
test this system in its earliest releases on the very busy 1/5
zonegate, and for suggesting various improvements. Thanks for
testing are also due to Dave Wilson who operates the 5/1 zonegate
at the other end of the link from Randy, and to Mike Lawrie of
Rhodes Computer Centre for useful suggestions regarding the form
of the SPLIT line acceptable to non-Fido users.
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FidoNews 7-17 Page 7 23 Apr 1990
Louis Van Geel for the EuroCon-IV committee
Fido 2:295/3
Mortsel-Belgium, April 21st 1990
______ Preparing EuroCon
As you know, Belgium (Region 29) has been appointed as the host
country for EuroCon-IV, to be held in Antwerp from July 14th
through July 15th 1990. The organising committee is working
hard on preparing this popular yearly event, and expects some
300+ participants from more than 10 countries and at least 3
continents.
You may expect more detailed info in the next issues of this
newsletter.
Hosting such an event, and working things out to a
semi-professional level is, as you might expect not an easy
task. The actual organizers are indeed doing everything in
their spare time, and are unpaid volunteers.
One of the first nerve wrecking stages candidates for such an
organization have to face is the decision on the location of
the convention. Have we been selected or not? Can we start, and
when?
________ Why the hurry?
As might be expected, candidates for the organization of a
EuroCon, want to set up something bigger and better than the
last one. Doing better than the last time implies that more
resources, and more funds have to be raised, more participants
have to be housed and catered for. If you also want to provide
free or reduced travel, or even hope to be able to invite
interesting people, you have no easy task at hand. .... and you
need time! Lots of time ...
So here it comes :
________ Call for candidates!
As in the past, the site of the next EuroCon will be appointed
by the last organising committee. Knowing how precious time can
be from our own experience (ever tried to get funding from a
national or local government or the European Community?) the
EuroCon-IV committee has decided to call for candidates for the
1991-EuroCon as of TODAY.
Provided there are candidates (!) we thus will be able to
appoint the EuroCon-V site on July 15th, the last day of this
years convention.
FidoNews 7-17 Page 8 23 Apr 1990
The selection will be done by a popular vote between the
participants of EuroCon-IV, out of a pre-selected batch of
serious candidates meeting minimum standards as will be judged
necessary at that time.
________ How to post your candidacy?
Simple : Send us by NetMail to 2:2/999 following information :
o The proposed site for EuroCon-V
o The name of a coordinator and his FidoNet address
o The list of nets/nodes involved in, and supporting the
candidacy
o The proposed date for EuroCon-V
o A concise forecast of expenses and revenues, with their
origin
o A preliminary concept of the programme
o A short story, selling us the idea that your candidacy is
the best, and explaining the merits of your proposal.
_________ And the deadline?
Well, let's say July 1st, which gives us a fortnight to examine
your plans, and will keep your nerves not too long on the edge.
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FidoNews 7-17 Page 9 23 Apr 1990
IFNA Membership Meeting
A Public Notice
IFNA
On August 4th, 1990 at 2 pm during FidoCon in the State of New
Jersey a meeting of the membership of IFNA will be held for
the Purpose of Dissolution, as Resolved by the Board of
Directors in January of this year.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kris A. Veitch
Secretary/Treasurer of IFNA
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FidoNews 7-17 Page 10 23 Apr 1990
Janet Murray
Fido 1:105/23
WHY ATTEND THE REGION 17 FIDO CONVENTION?
Because . . .
* the traditional "Curmudgeon tossing" event has been replaced
this year with "Curmudgeon bungee diving" - an event more suited
to the unique natural setting of Menucha Camp and Conference
Grounds, high on a bluff overlooking the Columbia River Gorge.
Your early regis- tration (before May 15th) entitles you to vote
on which brand of shoes he will wear.
* it will be the only FidoNet convention on the West Coast this
summer. Although it's officially a "Region 17" convention,
sysops and their guests from other regions are welcome to join in
the usual exchange of banter, tall tales, and technical support
typical of any FidoNet gathering.
* it's incredibly cheap! For a mere $70.50, adult Sysops can
spend two days and nights (food and lodging included) on the 98
acres of lawns, woodlands and gardens which comprise Menucha Camp
and Conference Grounds. The main buildings were constructed
around 1914 by Oregon's former governor, Julius Meier, and are
historical sites. Menucha is located in Corbett, Oregon - 30
minutes from the Portland International airport and about 45
minutes from downtown Portland. Freeways I-84, I-5, and I-205
are close by. Reduced prices apply to children and students.
* Oregon also offers an exceptionally unspoiled seacoast and the
Cascade mountain range (including Mount St. Helens, the
recovering active volcano in nearby Washington) within easy
driving range of Portland. Portland's Saturday Market features
arts and crafts by local artisans; the Oregon Museum of Science
and Industry specializes in "hands-on" exhibits which are popular
with both children and their parents.
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FidoNews 7-17 Page 11 23 Apr 1990
Janet Murray
1:105/23
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* FIDONET REGION 17 CONVENTION *
* OFFICIAL REGISTRATION FORM *
* July 27-29, 1990 *
* Menucha Camp and Conference Grounds *
* Corbett, Oregon *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Name _____________________________ FidoNet Address _________
SnailMail Address ___________________________________________
___________________________________________ Date Sent ______
Voice phone (in case of questions): ________________________
Please indicate for each person attending, the option selected,
and fill in the appropriate charges:
_Number_ _Name(s)_ _Subtotals_
Registration fee @ $5
_____ (FidoNet Sysops ONLY) $ _____
OPTION A: Friday 5 p.m. to Sunday 11 a.m.
DORM
_____ Adult(s) __________________________ $ 65.50 _____
_____ Student(s) ________________________ 56.50 _____
(Age 12 to 18 OR Full-time student)
_____ Child(ren) ________________________ 36.25 _____
(Age 11 and under)
_____ Supply bedding @ $6 per person _____
SEMI-PRIVATE
_____ Adult(s) __________________________ 83.50 _____
_____ Student(s) ________________________ 56.50 _____
(in parents' room)
_____ Child(ren) ________________________ 36.25 _____
(in parents' room)
PRIVATE
_____ Adult(s) __________________________ 102.50 _____
OPTION B: Saturday 8 a.m. to Sunday 11 a.m.
DORM
_____ Adult(s) __________________________ 48.00 _____
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_____ Student(s) ________________________ 42.50 _____
(Age 12 to 18 OR Full-time Student)
_____ Child(ren) ________________________ 29.50 _____
(Age 11 and under)
_____ Supply bedding @ $6 per person _____
SEMI-PRIVATE
_____ Adult(s) ___________________________ 59.00 _____
_____ Student(s) _________________________ 42.50 _____
(in parents' room)
_____ Child(ren) _________________________ 29.50 _____
(in parents' room)
PRIVATE
_____ Adult(s) ___________________________ 72.50 _____
OPTION C: Saturday 8 a.m. to Saturday 10 p.m.
(Meals only, no accommodations)
_____ Adult(s) ___________________________ 37.00 _____
_____ Student(s) _________________________ 32.00 _____
_____ Child(ren) _________________________ 21.00 _____
SUBTOTAL $ _____
LATE REGISTRATION FEES (_after_ May 15th):
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| IMPORTANT NOTE: Since we must estimate _and pay for_ |
| the number who will be attending by mid-May, there |
| will be a limited number of places for late registrants! |
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Paid by June 15th:
_____ Number of reservations @ $10 _____
Paid by July 15th
_____ Number of reservations @ $20 _____
Paid after July 15th
_____ Number of reservations @ $30 _____
TOTAL ADDITIONS $ _____
TOTAL PAYMENT ENCLOSED: $ _____
Make checks payable (in U.S. Funds) to:
Net 105 Treasury / REG17CON
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Send registration to:
Region 17 Convention
c/o Ken Zwaschka
Ken Zwaschka & Associates
P.O. Box 2226
Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. 97208-2226
Reservations and room assignments will be confirmed via NetMail
within 48 hours of receipt.
Registration packets with a map to Menucha and information about
Portland metropolitan area shopping and recreational faciltities
will be mailed to all registrants on July 1st.
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FidoNews 7-17 Page 14 23 Apr 1990
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COLUMNS
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A View from the Bridge "Captain's Log, Stardate 9003.30"
What with all the ARC war flames going around, and arguments
about which program is best, I decided to do something about it
and write my OWN.
You've heard of crunching, Crunching, squeezing, squashing,
packing, crushing, imploding, etc...
Now there's TRASHING.
TRASH compresses a file to the smallest size possible: 0 bytes!
NOTHING compresses a file better than TRASH! Date/time stamp
are not affected, and since the file is zero bytes long, it
doesn't even take up any space on your hard disk!
And TRASH is FAST! Files can be TRASHED in micro-seconds! In
fact, it takes longer to go through the various parameter
screens than it does to trash the file!
This pre-release version of TRASH is yours to keep and evaluate.
I would recommend backing up any files you intend to TRASH
first, though...
The next version of TRASH will have graphics and take wildcards:
TRASH C:\PAYROLL\*.*
...and will even work on entire drives:
TRASH D:
...or be first on your block to trash your system ON PURPOSE!
TRASH ALL
We're even hoping to come up with a way to RECOVER TRASHed files!
This new utility is available for BARK file request using the
magic filename "TRASH" from 107/583@FidoNet. SEAdog users can:
GET TRASH FROM 107/583 NOW
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FidoNews 7-17 Page 15 23 Apr 1990
Henry Clark
124/6120
Traveling Circus --
Why do we waste money on those plastic bags the airlines have
attached to the oxygen masks ? You know the ones that 'even
though oxygen is flowing, the bag will not inflate'. What's it
for ?
Smoking on airplanes? Another item for the nostalgia bin. I
love it. I'm a smoker, and I love it. It's really a lot
better. And it's cheaper to make a stop somewhere along the way
( a smoke break, so to speak ) than to fly nonstop. Great.
Travel with small children. You get on first and fill up the
overheads. Watch the stragglers get frustrated with their 60
pound garment bags !
If you haven't been to Disneyland/world lately, ( and I haven't
been for 5 years ), you need to check out Captain EO. This is
highly recommended audio-visual stimulation.
Make Work --
An interesting thing about PCs is their ability to generate work
all by themselves. I mean, look at the utilities for hard
disks, file utilities, file shells and the like. If you ever
used 'File Find' or 'Where Is' or even 'Arc Find' ( for God's
sake ), you know what I mean.
My PC 'partners' and I have generally kept a very similar
directory naming structure. An old friend from Boston recently
got his first computer, and was helped in setting it up by a
business partner of mine. During a visit here, he was amazed
to find that I knew so much about his directories.
Let me show you a few of my long time, basic directories :
\BAT \CAL \COM \DOC \DOS \UT
My PATH happens to be :
PATH=\ut;\ut\fil;\ut\nort4;\dos;\msc\bin;c:\bat
I use CED extensively.
I'd be interested in whether you have the same names, different
names, or a different structure altogether. Don't tell me you
have no directories on your disk ! Also, it's not fair to list
directories which the install procedure of a program has
created, such as the \MSC\BIN stuff. I just counted, I have
255 directories on my C: drive, of which 107 are Qmail echo
areas. I copy 17 of them to my D: ram disk.
FidoNews 7-17 Page 16 23 Apr 1990
I knew a guy once who had two root directories : namely
\PROGRAMS and \DATA. Under PROGRAMS, he had a directory for
every different program or program set. I don't think he had
any directories under DATA.
TAPMFC&LP --
Region 19 presents :
The Third Annual Poor Man's FidoCon and Lake Party
SPONSOR: Net 106 of Houston, Texas
and other friends of our Net.
DATES: April 20, 21, 22.
PLACE: Big Creek Park Pavillion (and campsites)
on Lake Sommerville, Burleson County, Texas.
I attended the First and Second Annual Party and this is a great
event. The First was held at Lake Grapevine, north of DFW
airport. I think I remember dying of heat. The Second was held
at Lake Tawakoni, southeast of Dallas. This was the first of
the 3 day affairs, a bit wet but a good wind kept the heat off.
This year will be the best yet.
"Steaks on the griddle, and suds in the kettle. Nary a keyboard
or file spec to mettle. Good folks and fun, no numbers to
ring... These are a few of my favorite things."
"When Seadog bites, when zee bee stings..." uh, sorry, I
got carried away...
Slanger, Slanger ! --
That's Danish, of course, for SNAKES, SNAKES.
Honey-dearest won't go near a Texas lake.
This just leaves young Kevin ( my 4 year old assistant sysop
and part time modem power button checker ) and myself to PARTY
HARDY, DUDE on our EXCELLENT ADVENTURE camping.
This snake thing is ridiculous but she's adamant. What it
really means is "I'll just go shopping."
You know Copenhagen ( no Bubba, not the snuff ) is the English
name for Kobenhavn ( pronounced 'coo-ben-houn', that 'o' should
really have a slash through it ). Kobenhavn is literally Buying
Port, but it looks like Shopping Haven to me.
FidoNews 7-17 Page 17 23 Apr 1990
Funny though, she's from Jutland ?
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LATEST VERSIONS
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Latest Software Versions
MS-DOS Systems
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Bulletin Board Software
Name Version Name Version Name Version
Fido 12q+ Phoenix 1.3 TAG 2.5d1
Lynx 1.30 QuickBBS 2.62 TBBS 2.1
Kitten 2.16 RBBS 17.2B TComm/TCommNet 3.4
Opus 1.12+* RBBSmail 17.2 TPBoard 6.0
PCBoard 14.2* RemoteAccess 0.01 Wildcat! 2.10
Network Node List Other
Mailers Version Utilities Version Utilities Version
BinkleyTerm 2.30 EditNL 4.00 ARC 6.02
D'Bridge 1.30 MakeNL 2.20 ARCAsim 2.30*
Dutchie 2.90C ParseList 1.30 ARCmail 2.0
FrontDoor 1.99c* Prune 1.40 ConfMail 4.00
PRENM 1.47 SysNL 3.01 Crossnet v1.5*
SEAdog 4.51b XlatList 2.90 EMM 2.02
XlaxDiff 2.32 Gmail 2.05
XlaxNode 2.32 GROUP 2.16
GUS 1.30
LHARC 1.13
MSG 4.0
MSGED 1.99
PK[UN]ZIP 1.10*
QM 1.0
QSORT 4.03
StarLink 1.01
TagMail 2.20
TCOMMail 2.2
TMail 1.14*
TPBNetEd 3.2
TosScan 1.00*
UFGATE 1.03
XRS 3.20*
ZmailQ 1.10
Macintosh
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Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
FidoNews 7-17 Page 19 23 Apr 1990
Name Version Name Version Name Version
Red Ryder Host v2.1b10 Tabby 2.2 MacArc 0.04
Mansion 7.15 Copernicus 1.0d* ArcMac 1.3
WWIV (Mac) 3.0 StuffIt 1.51
TImport 1.331
TExport 1.32
Timestamp 1.6
Tset 1.3
Import 3.2
Export 3.21
Sundial 3.2
PreStamp 3.2
OriginatorII 2.0
AreaFix 1.6
Mantissa 3.21
Zenith 1.5
UNZIP 1.02b
Amiga
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Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
Name Version Name Version Name Version
Paragon 2.06+ BinkleyTerm 1.00 AmigArc 0.23
TrapDoor 1.50* AReceipt 1.5*
WelMat 0.35 booz 1.01
ConfMail 1.10
ChameleonEdit 0.10
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NOTICES
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The Interrupt Stack
3 Jun 1990
Comdex/Spring, which will run from June 3-6 in Atlanta, will be
held at the World Congress Center and other locations.
5 Jun 1990
David Dodell's 33rd Birthday
12 Jun 1990
Fifth anniversary of FidoNet's switch to multiple nets.
13 Jul 1990
Start of Eurocon / Techcon conference in Antwerp, Belgium.
Further information will follow.
27 Jul 1990
The beginning of the REGION 17 Convention at Menucha Resort in
the Columbia Gorge, Oregon. For details contact Ken Zwaschka,
1:105/54.
1 Aug 1990
Start of FidoCon '90. Contact Bill Vanglahn at 1:1/90 for
details.
5 Oct 1990
21st Anniversary of "Monty Python's Flying Circus"
6 Nov 1990
First anniversary of Van Diepen Automatiseert, 2:500/28
14 Nov 1990
Marco Maccaferri's 21rd Birthday. Send greetings to him at
2:332/16.0
1 Jan 1991
Implementation of 7% Goods and Services Tax in Canada. Contact
Joe Lindstrom at 1:134/55 for a more colorful description.
16 Feb 1991
Fifth anniversary of the introduction of Echomail, by Jeff Rush.
7 Oct 1991
Area code 415 fragments. Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
will begin using area code 510. This includes Oakland,
Concord, Berkeley and Hayward. San Francisco, San Mateo,
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Marin, parts of Santa Clara County, and the San Francisco Bay
Islands will retain area code 415.
1 Feb 1992
Area code 213 fragments. Western, coastal, southern and
eastern portions of Los Angeles County will begin using area
code 310. This includes Los Angeles International Airport,
West Los Angeles, San Pedro and Whittier. Downtown Los
Angeles and surrounding communities (such as Hollywood and
Montebello) will retain area code 213.
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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