F I D O N E W S -- Volume 13, Number 40 30 September 1996

F I D O N E W S -- Volume 13, Number 40 30 September 1996
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I HOPE YOU'VE UPDATED YOUR BATCH FILES FOR THE NEW ZIPS!

Table of Contents
1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
FidoNews moves and changes ............................... 1
2. ARTICLES ................................................. 2
I hate it when that happens: a moving saga ............... 2
Music in Fidonet ......................................... 3
InterMail v2.50 Gamma Released! .......................... 5
3. COORDINATORS CORNER ...................................... 7
Nodelist-statistics as seen from Zone-2 for day 271 ...... 7
4. WE GET EMAIL ............................................. 8
Z2 echopol is a joke ..................................... 8
5. NET HUMOR ................................................ 10
Gilbert & Sullivan redux? ................................ 10
6. NOTICES .................................................. 12
Future History ........................................... 12
7. FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ................................. 13
Latest Greatest Software Versions ........................ 13
8. FIDONEWS PUBLIC-KEY ...................................... 21
This Space intentionally left blank? ..................... 21
9. FIDONEWS INFORMATION ..................................... 22
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EDITORIAL
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FidoNews now comes from Edgewater_FL_USA at 1:18/14 and 1-904-409-7040
which is FINALLY working.

FidoNews, itself, will be coming to you in ZIP archive format starting
with this Issue. Please check and update your batch files now. It's
too late if you're reading this. [grin]

Moving saga later. Things to do.

Send more ASCII comix!

Enjoy the FidoNews.

C.B.

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ARTICLES
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Date: 28 Sep 96 21:10:13
From: Christopher Baker on 1:18/14
To: All
Subj: you know it never goes the way you expect
______________________________________________________________________

the move itself wasn't too traumatic but the ensuing line probs have
certainly put a crimp in my submissions collection for this week's
FidoNews.

i'm now doing a forced crash poll to all regular contributors and
links just in case. the FidoNews will go out on schedule tomorrow,
never fear.

MaBell was late to do the install on Friday [naturally]. there were
cross-connect probs somewhere down the block at the circuit bank and
that took a couple more hours. then the movers were late getting here
and i only just now got the computer room reassembled and wired when i
discovered that the ready line reported Friday night now has a dead
short in it somewhere outside the local hookup. [sigh]

since there aren't any voice line jacks in any room other than the
kitchen and master bedroom [that's what portable phones are for,
right?] and they are both at the other end of the house, i had to sift
thru the debris to find enuf 25' phone lines and inline adapters to
make a 75' run from the kitchen to this machine. [grin]

so, i'm crashing on my voice line and MaBell promises [again] that
this will be cleared up by noon tomorrow [yeah, sure] without fail.
then i can get incoming. i'm not going to leave the system up on the
voice line after i get this traffic out in the next hour or so. i'll
be inmodemcommunicado until tomorrow's line clearing. if they still
screw it up, i'll ship out FidoNews here on the voice line again on
time on glidepath. [snicker]

sorry for the confusion. i hope everyone has their configs shifted
over to my new Node number for session, Areafix, and Tick; not to
mention the ZIP archive format for FidoNews starting with 1340.

thanks.

TTFN.
Chris

1728, 29 Sep 96 update:

[the above was sent to my regular contributors and FidoNews links when
i got the kitchen 'extension' going so i could make some polls. the
MaBell guy did show up this morning circa 0945. he checked outside
for awhile and them came in and couldn't figure where the short was.
he finally took off the jack cover. the previous installer had
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checked the line for continuity BEFORE he mounted the jack but not
afterward. the line was working right up till the point where he
pinned the incoming pair with the MOUNTING SCREW while sticking the
jack on the wall. [sigh]

the end result was FidoNews reconnected the normal way. all is well.
the rest of the move will be in an article next week. [grin]]

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Music in Fidonet
Damian Walker, 2:2502/666

From time to time, I will be looking at echo lists from various parts
of Fidonet around the world, and bringing together echoes which have a
subject or theme in common. In this, the first of such articles, I
have chosen music as the subject, and I will be letting you know about
various music-related discussion groups which you may have access to.
Since Fidonews has worldwide distribution, I will try and include
in the articles echoes from as many different parts of the world as
possible. However, I currently only know of echo lists from zones 1
and 2. If you know of echo lists from zones 3-6 which I could use,
then I would be delighted to hear from you. Now, on with the article
itself...

There are a number of echoes dealing with music and computers, and
these I will tackle first.
For readers in Germany there is TRACKER.GER, moderated by Michael
Renzmann of 2:2461/364; the description for this echo is 'so called
"Trackers" which are used to make music on computers.' Also available
in Germany is the DEMO.MOD-PLAYER.GER echo, which is about mod player
software. The moderator is Andreas Mautsch of 2:2454/524. Another
echo dealing with modules is simply called MODULES, moderated by
Gordon Naldrett of 2:259/102, and is available to UK readers.
MIDI is one of the first things people think of when music and
computers is mentioned, and there are a couple of echoes dealing with
this subject. First is R34.MIDI for readers in region 34 (Spain).
The other one is MIDI.UK, which is unsuprisinly for UK users. This
one is moderated by Mark Williams of 2:250/239.

The various types of modern music have quite a number of echoes
available for fans. Being mainly a classical fan, I'm counting
anything written in the 20th century as modern music here :-)
For users in zone 1 there is 60S_70S_PROGROCK, the 60's/70's
Progressive Rock Music Echo. I seem to remember this one being on the
region 25 backbone some time ago, so it may be available to users
outside zone 1.
Another echo for zone 1 users is COUNTRY, which is all about
country music, as the name suggests. The moderators are John Cosper,
1:123/302 and Barbara Douglas, 1:123/38.
The selection of echoes for modern music available to UK users is
quite reasonable, with DJ, KERRANG, NEWMUSIC and INDIE being among
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them. KERRANG is for discussion of rock/metal music, moderated by
James Johnson of 2:250/107.127. NEWMUSIC, moderated by Michael Pereira
of 2:254/98, is for contemporary & non mainstream music. INDIE is a
new echo, unsuprisingly about Indie music, although since the echo
hasn't hit the zone 2 echo list yet, I'm not sure who the moderator
is. DJ is for dance music related chat, DJing tips, record reviews,
club chat etc. The moderator is Daniel Shepperd of 2:440/308.
Users in Germany have the MUSIK.EM.GER echo, which is all about
electronic & new age music, artists and events, and is moderated by
Martin Rodenberg, 2:2432/301.5.

At the other end of the scale, classical music isn't as well
supported, but I did find some echoes of interest to fans of classical
music.
In zone 1, and echo exists which is simply tagged CLASSICAL, and
entitled 'Classical music discussion.' It is for discussion all
aspects of classical music, and since one of the moderators is in
Germany, this echo should be available there as well. It is moderated
by Tom Huber, 1:115/477 and Harald Gerber, 2:2471/1025.
Also available in Germany is the MUSIK.KLASSIK.GER echo, described
as 'Klassische Musik etc.' Another echo called 'KLASSIK.GER' is also
listed, though its description implies that users are encouraged to
fix into MUSIK.KLASSIK.GER instead.
For users in Spain there is R34.MUSICA.CLASICA for classical music
fans. It is moderated by Joan Espina (2:343/410.25).
A new echo in the UK exists, called CLASSICAL_UK, moderated by
yours truly, and created because no classical music echo has been
created or imported to the UK backbone. It is not yet on the
backbone, but that is only a matter of time; contact me by netmail for
more information.

Various echoes exist dealing with issues of musicians themselves.
First on my list is the German echo MUSIKER.GER, for German musicians.
It is moderated by Daniel Roesen, 2:2454/95.2.
There are also musicians' echoes in zone 1, including MUSICIAN,
MUSICIAN'S_SERVICES, MUSIC_COMP_101 and STUDIO_101. MUSICIAN,
described simply as 'Pro/semi-pro/amateur musician's discussion', and
is moderated by Bob Stephenson of 1:271/560. Sadly, there is a delete
warning on this echo, so it may not be available by the time you read
this.
MUSICIAN'S_SERVICES is the musician's classified conference,
moderated by Rick Ashworth of 1:108/90. It is intended for 'for sale'
and help wanted messages. Rick also moderates MUSIC_COMP_101, the
music composition conference.
STUDIO_101 is the studio musician's conference, for discussion of
studio concepts. It is also moderated by Rick Ashworth.

Finally we come to a more general set of musical echoes. The
echoes MUSICA.R34, MUSIK.GER and MUSIC are general music discussion
areas for Spain, Germany and the UK respectively.
Other miscellaneous musical echoes include the German echoes
TANZEN.GER ('Moving to the music'), TEXTE.MUSIK.GER for Songlyrics,
questions about musicians and lyrics, and the UK echo Q&Q, described
as 'Quiz and Quote:Music and Film Trivia.'

That rounds off the article for this week. Don't worry if I
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haven't included your echo; the echoes discussed here are merely a
selection, not a total list, and so I may touch upon the subject of
music again (especially since I'm in the process of gathering echo
lists from other zones).
In future articles I may include things other than echoes, such as
specialist systems, some relevant requestable files (where this is
appropriate), and even people in Fidonet with an interest in the
subject (with their permission, of course). This would all depend on
how much time and effort in research is required, a matter to which
I've given little thought up to now.
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Peter Stewart -- Further Development, Inc.
1:369/35
954-436-2080
[email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

FURTHER DEVELOPMENT, INC. ANNOUNCES
INTERMAIL 2.50 GAMMA RELEASE

SOUTH FLORIDA, Fla. --- Further Development, Inc., announced
today a gamma release for the long awaited InterMail v2.50.

When asked why it's taken so long, Peter Stewart, President and
author of the popular Fidonet style, frontend mailer said, "We
honestly thought it would only take a few weeks to complete, but
rewriting the very core of the editor was a bigger task than
anticipated... Still, many of the 'big guys' are even worse than
us when it comes to making accurate estimates."

Though v2.50 is not quite complete or ready for final release, the
remaining work on the editor is negligible at best. An outcry by long
standing customers to release some version of InterMail that will be
able to handle the new ISDN flags setting up in Germany helped decide
FDI to release a Gamma version to the public.

"There are really only two things NOT working in this current
Gamma." said Michele Stewart, CEO and wife of the author. The new
message formats in the editor are not fully functional, though the
previously supported formats (*.Msg and Hudson) work as before,
and the documentation has not been finalized. "Though it may require
a little more work on the part of our customers, it's all there."
said Ms. Stewart.

The final release will support the message base formats of
Wildcat 3 and 4, PCBoard 15, Goldbase, Synchronet and JAM. A text
file listing the changes, additions and fixes is included on disk.

Some of the new features include being able to sync your system
clock to Caller-ID or to another mailer, user defined semaphores, 80
aka's, brand new config program with extensive hypertext help,
internal support for non-standard com ports, and much more.
A nodediff processor is now also included.
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The most important improvement is that the new config program makes
it much easier to manage the mailer, especially in multi-line setups.
It also allows a much higher degree of customization and
personalization than what was previously possible.

Customers have a choice of purchasing and installing the gamma now
or waiting for the full release version.

Contact Further Development directly for f/req VENDOR.DOC from
1:369/35 for a list of authorized InterMail vendors worldwide.

Further Development, Inc. Voice: 954-436-2080 (M-F, 2pm-8pm EST)
P.O. Box 821864 BBS: 954-436-1085
South Florida, FL 33082-1864 Fax: 954-432-2223
E-Mail: [email protected]
Further West: 1-500-675-0049 (5pm-10pm Pacific) 1:143/238

See our Website at http://www.furtherdev.com
Visit our FTP site at ftp://furtherdev.com

InterMail is a trademark of Further Development, Inc. All other
trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.

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COORDINATORS CORNER
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Nodelist-statistics as seen from Zone-2 for day 271
By Ward Dossche, 2:292/854
ZC/2

+----+------+------------+------------+------------+------------+--+
|Zone|Nl-243|Nodelist-250|Nodelist-257|Nodelist-264|Nodelist-271|%%|
+----+------+------------+------------+------------+------------+--+
| 1 | 12313|12131 -182 |11962 -169 |11810 -152 |11826 16 |38|
| 2 | 16366|16311 -55 |15412 -899 |16392 980 |16406 14 |53|
| 3 | 966| 958 -8 | 958 0 | 954 -4 | 954 0 | 3|
| 4 | 634| 630 -4 | 630 0 | 629 -1 | 629 0 | 2|
| 5 | 99| 100 1 | 100 0 | 100 0 | 100 0 | 0|
| 6 | 1020| 1020 0 | 1020 0 | 1020 0 | 1020 0 | 3|
+----+------+------------+------------+------------+------------+--+
| 31398|31150 -248 |30082 -1068 |30905 823 |30935 30 |
+------+------------+------------+------------+------------+

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WE GET EMAIL
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--- Following message extracted from NETMAIL @ 1:374/14 ---
By Christopher Baker on Wed Sep 25 10:56:03 1996

From: Bob Moravsik @ 1:2606/583
To: Fidonet Editor @ 1:1/23
Date: 24 Sep 96 21:21:13
Subj: Echomail nonsense

For Publication in FIDONEWS:

Zone 2 has flexed it geographic muscles and tried to take
"jurisdiction" over echomail. Steve Woodmore promulgates a "policy"
which if it were taken serious would effect ALL OF FIDONET.
Guys...messages travel all over the world... Are the international
conferences subject to woodmorepol. Are moderators in Zone 3
replacable by a vote in Zone 2.

The Z2 echopol is a joke. Anything but a world wide ratification is a
joke. Boppy was a joke. The obo is a joke. The faq of the obo's is
a joke. Guys...messages travel all over the world...

Do we have the z2 elist and the obo elist and the backbone number two
elist. What if they have different moderators. Who cut the links.
All of them, each of them ? Do they vote...

I moderate the INTERNATIONAL SYSOP conference. It and I am not
subject to any policy unless its approved by 50%+1 of the WORLD RC's
and then voted affirmatively by 50%+1 of the *C. GUYS...messages
travel all over the world....

Its seems ever little "petty dictator" wants to control something. My
suggestion is to use that urge in the bathroom and stop trying to
promulgate little "policies" which no one takes serious. Any Z2
Fidonet member can have a link on my node and it will be SPECIFICALLY
FREE of woodmorepol. Guys....messages travel all over the world....

A policy 4.1C was proposed a few year ago. It was designed to:

1. Correct the errors in p4.
2. Make policy easier to change.
3. Allow recals of *C's like Woodmore
4. Set the stage for a world wide p5 which would include echomail.

The act of adding a AREA to a messages should NOT result in a seperate
policy. Worse yet a seperate policy in a geographic area that has no
rational to the passage of messages.

The echopol in Z2 is a joke. Any policy that is not world wide is a
joke. I reject them all and invite the policy complaints <grin>.

Bob Moravsik-MODERATOR SYSOP
FIDONEWS 13-40 Page 9 30 Sep 1996

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NET HUMOR
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From: "Mike Riddle" <[email protected]>
To: "Baker, Christopher" <[email protected] (Christopher Baker)>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 96 15:23:22 -0500
Reply-To: "Mike Riddle" <[email protected]>
Subject: Fwd: IJMC - I am the Very Model of a Modern Teenage Cyberpunk

==================BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE==================
From: [email protected] (Ambassador Dave)
Subject: IJMC - I am the Very Model of a Modern Teenage Cyberpunk
Organization: International Junk Mail Clearinghouse (IJMC)
Reply-To: [email protected]

IJMC - I am the Very Model of a Modern Teenage Cyberpunk

For all of you who wait up in the wee hours of the morn (or afternoon
or evening, depending on local) for the daily IJMC posting, well,
you've been waiting far too long. Which is another way of saying I
forgot to send anything out last night so I'm doing it now...oh well.
If you can't figure out the rhythm for this song, you haven't been
watching your fair share of Animaniacs. I recommend you do so. You
know you've seen enough when you start complaining to strangers that
Warner Brothers hasn't made a new Animaniacs episode in far too long
(a day can be far too long...). Lastly, in case you hadn't noticed,
it is a Monday. Aagh. -dave

If you don't get it, you haven't been listening to enough Gilbert
and Sullivan lately.

==========

I am the Very Model of a Modern Teenage Cyberpunk

I am the very model of a modern teenage Cyberpunk.
I rent my own apartment, and it's full of electronic junk.
I own a VAX, 486, I've even got a PDP.
I've finished Myst and Doom, but I am stumped by Wing Commander III.

I'm very well acquainted, too, with matters pornographical.
I have a list of image sites, both overseas and national.
So if you want to see a picture of that Anna Nichole Smith,
I'll fire up my terminal and fetch for you a naughty GIF.

I'm totally an anarchist. The government I'd like to wreck,
Though if they were to get blown up, who'd give to me my welfare
cheque?
In short if you need answers that concern your electronic junk,
I am the very model of a modern teenage Cyberpunk.

I know the ancient myths about RTM, Pengo, and Mitnick.
I hack into computers, and I then perform a credit check.
I scare all my non-hacker friends with tales of cracker thievery,
FIDONEWS 13-40 Page 11 30 Sep 1996

and even though I'm spouting crap, they listen and believe in me.

I've learned to spot a troll, and I've seen flames about the way I
spell.
I've traced badly forged cancels and seen napalm poured on AOL.
I've laughed at all the newbies and their flailing cries of "You all
suck!"
I've been flamed by Carasso, with an anvil I have then been struck.

I've hung around in alt.tasteless and seen war waged on
rec.pets.cats.
I've spent my time in talk.bizarre and used those stupid Relay Chats.
In short, if you need answers that concern your electronic junk,
I am the very model of a modern teenage Cyberpunk

Well postings like "MAKE.MONEY.FAST", I am now somewhat wary at.
I have been "Global Killfiled" by the Joel Furr Commissariat.
When rosebud posts a lengthy rant 'bout Microsoft she swears is true,
I know that she is just another short lived kook without a clue.

When I have learnt what progress has been made upon the Internet,
When I know something more than just a smattering of netiquette,
In short when I can have a world-wide soapbox on which I can stand,
I've got no time for other things, like beer and trips to Disneyland.

My life outside the Internet is very, very sad you see.
I cannot get my spots to fade. My social life's a tragedy,
But still if you need answers that concern your electronic junk,
I am the very model of a modern teenage Cyberpunk.

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Yet Another E-Mail Sent By The International Junk Mail Clearinghouse
(IJMC).
Unless otherwise specified, distribute freely. All questions,
comments, submissions, and requests should be directed to Dave at
[email protected]

IJMC Mailings - email [email protected] with "info ijmc-l" in
body
IJMC WebPage - http://gsusgi2.gsu.edu/~stdmdix/ijmc/ijmc.html

This is Mac. \\\\|////
He wants to travel the world. ( O O )
Please add him to your .sig and help him. ---oOOo--U--oOOo---

===================END FORWARDED MESSAGE===================

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NOTICES
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Future History

12 Oct 1996
General Elections, New Zealand.

29 Oct 1996
Republic Day, Turkey.

5 Nov 1996
Election day, U.S.A.

5 Nov 1996
Guy Fawkes Day, England.

1 Dec 1996
Twelfth Anniversary of FidoNews Volume 1, Issue 1.

12 Dec 1996
Constitution Day, Russia

26 Jan 1997
Australia Day, Australia.

6 Feb 1997
Waitangi Day, New Zealand.

16 Feb 1997
Eleventh Anniversary of invention of Echomail by Jeff Rush.

29 Feb 1997
Nothing will happen on this day.

11 Jun 1997
Independence Day, Russia

1 Dec 1998
Fifteenth Anniversary of release of Fido version 1 by
Tom Jennings.

31 Dec 1999
Hogmanay, Scotland. The New Year that can't be missed.

15 Sep 2000
Sydney (Australia) Summer Olympiad opens.

-- If YOU have something which you would like to see in this
Future History, please send a note to the FidoNews Editor.

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FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
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Latest Greatest Software Versions
by Peter E. Popovich, 1:363/264

When I started maintaining this list, some folks suggested I do away
with the "Old Info" section. I decided that would be a mistake; it
serves as a checklist of software that I haven't been able to get info
about. Moreover, someone wanting it to go away badly enough might be
willing to do a little research for me... ;-)

Then I reconsidered. This isn't a history lesson, it's a current
version list. Including info about software nobody uses is a waste.
So I started the phase-outs: packages that I suspect aren't being used
any more, everyone has two weeks to write in.

Now I'm willing to go one step further. I'm willing to concede that
there are entire platforms that are no longer of interest to the
readers of this column. So I'm going to start highlighting them in the
phase-out section.

As noted below, I don't think anyone uses Apple CP/M any more.

P. S. Zealots are encouraged to prove me wrong... ;-)

Phased out this week: Genesis Deluxe 3.2

Phase-out highlights:
This week: Apple CP/M Software Deadline: 11 Oct 1996.
Last week: GSBBS 3.02 Deadline: 4 Oct 1996.

-=- Snip -=-

Submission form for the Latest Greatest Software Versions column

OS Platform :
Software package name :
Version :
Function(s) - BBS, Mailer, Tosser, etc. :
Freeware / Shareware / Commercial? :
Author / Support staff contact name :
Author / Support staff contact node :
Magic name (at the above-listed node) :

Please include a sentence describing what the package does.

Please send updates and suggestions to: Peter Popovich, 1:363/264

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MS-DOS:
Program Name Version F S Contact Name Node Magic Name
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CheckPnt 0.5 beta O F Michiel van der Vlist
2:500/9 CHECKPNT
FidoBBS (tm) 12u B S Ray Brown 1:1/117 FILES
FrontDoor 2.12 M S Joaquim Homrighausen
2:201/330 FD
FrontDoor 2.20c M C Joaquim Homrighausen
2:201/330 FDINFO
GIGO 07-14-96 G S Jason Fesler 1:1/141 INFO
Imail 1.75 T S Michael McCabe 1:297/11 IMAIL
ImCrypt 1.04 O F Michiel van der Vlist
2:500/9 IMCRYPT
InfoMail 1.11 O F Damian Walker 2:2502/666 INFOMAIL
InterEcho 1.19 T C Peter Stewart 1:369/35 IEDEMO
InterMail 2.29k M C Peter Stewart 1:369/35 IMDEMO
InterPCB 1.52 O S Peter Stewart 1:369/35 INTERPCB
IPNet 1.11 O S Michele Stewart 1:369/21 IPNET
Jelly-Bean 1.01 T S Rowan Crowe 3:635/727 JELLY
Jelly-Bean/386 1.01 T S Rowan Crowe 3:635/727 JELLY386
MakePl 1.8 N F Michiel van der Vlist
2:500/9 MAKEPL
Marena 1.1 beta O F Michiel van der Vlist
2:500/9 MARENA
Maximus 3.01 B P Gary Gilmore 1:1/119 MAX
McMail g5 M S Michael McCabe 1:1/148 MCMAIL
MsgEd 4.00 O F Paul Edwards 3:711/934 MSGED
Opus CBCS 1.73a B P Christopher Baker 1:374/14 OPUS
PcMerge 2.7 N F Michiel van der Vlist
2:500/9 PCMERGE
PlatinumXpress 1.1 M C Gary Petersen 1:290/111 PX11TD.ZIP
Silver Xpress
Door 5.4 O S Gary Petersen 1:290/111 FILES
Reader 4.3 O S Gary Petersen 1:290/111 SXR43.ZIP
Squish 1.11 T P Gary Gilmore 1:1/119 SQUISH
TriBBS 10.0 B S Patrick Driscoll 1:372/19 TRIBBS
TriDog 10.0 M S Patrick Driscoll 1:372/19 TRIDOG
TriToss 10.0 T S Patrick Driscoll 1:372/19 TRITOSS
WWIV 4.24a B S Craig Dooley 1:376/126 WWIV

OS/2:
Program Name Version F S Contact Name Node Magic Name
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GIGO 07-14-96 G S Jason Fesler 1:1/141 INFO
ImCrypt 1.04 O F Michiel van der Vlist
2:500/9 IMCRYPT
Maximus 3.01 B P Gary Gilmore 1:1/119 MAXP
MsgEd 4.00 O F Paul Edwards 3:711/934 MSGED
PcMerge 2.3 N F Michiel van der Vlist
2:500/9 PCMERGE
Squish 1.11 T P Gary Gilmore 1:1/119 SQUISHP

Windows (32-bit apps):
Program Name Version F S Contact Name Node Magic Name
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Maximus 3.01 B P Gary Gilmore 1:1/119 MAXN
PlatinumXpress 2.00 M C Gary Petersen 1:290/111 PXW-INFO

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Unix:
Program Name Version F S Contact Name Node Magic Name
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ifmail 2.8f M G Eugene Crosser 2:293/2219 IFMAIL
ifmail-tx 2.8f-tx7.7 M G Pablo Saratxaga 2:293/2219 IFMAILTX
MsgEd 4.00 O F Paul Edwards 3:711/934 MSGED

Amiga:
Program Name Version F S Contact Name Node Magic Name
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MsgEd 4.00 O F Paul Edwards 3:711/934 MSGED

F: B-BBS, M-Mailer, N-Nodelist, G-Gateway, T-Tosser, C-Compression,
O-Other. Note: Multifunction will be listed by the first match.
S: P-Free for personal use, F-Freeware, S-Shareware, C-Commercial,
X-Crippleware, G-Source

Old info from: 01/27/92
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MS-DOS Systems
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BBS Software NodeList Utilities Other Utilities
Name Version Name Version Name Version
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
GSBBS 3.02 EditNL 4.00 MailBase 4.11a@
Kitten 1.01 FDND 1.10 MSG 4.5*
Lynx 1.30 MakeNL 2.31 MSGED 2.06
Merlin 1.39n Parselst 1.33 MsgLnk 1.0c
Oracomm 5.M.6P@ Prune 1.40 MsgMstr 2.03a
Oracomm Plus 6.E@ SysNL 3.14 MsgNum 4.16d
PCBoard 14.5a XlatList 2.90 MSGTOSS 1.3
Phoenix 1.07* XlaxNode/Diff 2.53 Netsex 2.00b
ProBoard 1.20* OFFLINE 1.35
QuickBBS 2.75 Other Utilities Oliver 1.0a
RBBS 17.3b Name Version OSIRIS CBIS 3.02
RemoteAccess 1.11* -------------------- PKInsert 7.10
SimplexBBS 1.05 2DAPoint 1.50* PolyXarc 2.1a
SLBBS 2.15C* 4Dog/4DMatrix 1.18 QM 1.00a
Socrates 1.11 ARCAsim 2.31 QSort 4.04
SuperBBS 1.12* ARCmail 3.00* RAD Plus 2.11
SuperComm 0.99 Areafix 1.20 Raid 1.00
TAG 2.5g ConfMail 4.00 RBBSMail 18.0
TBBS 2.1 Crossnet 1.5 ScanToss 1.28
TComm/TCommNet 3.4 DOMAIN 1.42 ScMail 1.00
Telegard 2.7* DEMM 1.06 ScEdit 1.12
TPBoard 6.1 DGMM 1.06 Sirius 1.0x
WildCat! 3.02* DOMAIN 1.42 SLMail 2.15C
XBBS 1.77 EEngine 0.32 StarLink 1.01
EMM 2.11* TagMail 2.41
Network Mailers EZPoint 2.1 TCOMMail 2.2
Name Version FGroup 1.00 Telemail 1.5*
-------------------- FidoPCB 1.0s@ TGroup 1.13
FIDONEWS 13-40 Page 16 30 Sep 1996

BinkleyTerm 2.50 FNPGate 2.70 TIRES 3.11
D'Bridge 1.30 GateWorks 3.06e TMail 1.21
Dreamer 1.06 GMail 2.05 TosScan 1.00
Dutchie 2.90c GMD 3.10 UFGATE 1.03
Milqtoast 1.00 GMM 1.21 VPurge 4.09e
PreNM 1.48 GoldEd 2.31p WEdit 2.0@
SEAdog 4.60 GROUP 2.23 WildMail 2.00
SEAmail 1.01 GUS 1.40 WMail 2.2
TIMS 1.0(mod8) Harvey's Robot 4.10 WNode 2.1
HeadEdit 1.18 XRS 4.99
Compression HLIST 1.09 XST 2.3e
Utilities ISIS 5.12@ YUPPIE! 2.00
Name Version Lola 1.01d ZmailH 1.25
-------------------- Mosaic 1.00b ZSX 2.40
ARC 7.12
ARJ 2.20
LHA 2.13
PAK 2.51
PKPak 3.61
PKZip 1.10

OS/2 Systems
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BBS Software Other Utilities(A-M Other Utilities(N-Z)
Name Version Name Version Name Version
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
Kitten 1.01 ARC 7.12 oMMM 1.52
SimplexBBS 1.04.02+ ARC2 6.01 Omail 3.1
ConfMail 4.00 Parselst 1.33
EchoStat 6.0 PKZip 1.02
Network Mailers EZPoint 2.1 PMSnoop 1.30
Name Version FGroup 1.00 PolyXOS2 2.1a
-------------------- GROUP 2.23 QSort 2.1
BinkleyTerm 2.50 LH2 2.11 Raid 1.0
BinkleyTerm(S) 2.50 MSG 4.2 Remapper 1.2
BinkleyTerm/2-MT MsgEd 2.06c Tick 2.0
1.40.02 MsgLink 1.0c VPurge 4.09e
SEAmail 1.01 MsgNum 4.16d

Xenix/Unix 386
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BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
Name Version Name Version Name Version
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
ARC 5.21
C-LHARC 1.00
MsgEd 2.06
|Contact: Willy Paine 1:343/15,| MSGLINK 1.01
|or Eddy van Loo 2:285/406 | oMMM 1.42
Omail 1.00
ParseLst 1.32
Unzip 3.10
FIDONEWS 13-40 Page 17 30 Sep 1996

VPurge 4.08
Zoo 2.01

QNX
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BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
Name Version Name Version Name Version
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
QTach2 1.09 QMM 0.50s Kermit 2.03
QCP 1.02
NodeList Utilities Archive Utilities QSave 3.6
Name Version Name Version QTTSysop 1.07.1
-------------------- -------------------- SeaLink 1.05
QNode 2.09 Arc 6.02 XModem 1.00
LH 1.00.2 YModem 1.01
Unzip 2.01 ZModem 0.02f
Zoo 2.01

Apple II
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BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
Name Version Name Version Name Version
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
DDBBS + 8.0* Fruity Dog 2.0 deARC2e 2.1
GBBS Pro 2.1 ProSel 8.70*
ShrinkIt 3.30*
|Contact: Dennis McClain-Furmanski 1:275/42| ShrinkIt GS 1.04

Apple CP/M
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BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
Name Version Name Version Name Version
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
Daisy 2j Daisy Mailer 0.38 Filer 2-D
MsgUtil 2.5
Nodecomp 0.37
PackUser 4
UNARC.Com 1.20

Macintosh
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BBS Software Network Mailers Other Software
Name Version Name Version Name Version
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
FBBS 0.91 Copernicus 1.0 ArcMac 1.3
Hermes 1.6.1 Tabby 2.2 AreaFix 1.6
Mansion 7.15 Compact Pro 1.30
Precision Sys. 0.95b EventMeister 1.0
FIDONEWS 13-40 Page 18 30 Sep 1996

Red Ryder Host 2.1 Export 3.21
Telefinder Host Import 3.2
2.12T10 LHARC 0.41
MacArd 0.04
Mantissa 3.21
Point System Mehitable 2.0
Software OriginatorII 2.0
Name Version PreStamp 3.2
-------------------- StuffIt Classic 1.6
Copernicus 1.00 SunDial 3.2
CounterPoint 1.09 TExport 1.92
MacWoof 1.1 TimeStamp 1.6
TImport 1.92
Tset 1.3
TSort 1.0
UNZIP 1.02c
Zenith 1.5
Zip Extract 0.10

Amiga
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BBS Software Network Mailers Other Software
Name Version Name Version Name Version
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
4D-BBS 1.65 BinkleyTerm 1.00 Areafix 1.48
DLG Pro. 0.96b TrapDoor 1.80 AReceipt 1.5
Falcon CBCS 1.00 WelMat 0.44 ChameleonEdit 0.11
Starnet 1.0q@ ConfMail 1.12
TransAmiga 1.07 ElectricHerald 1.66
XenoLink 1.0 Compression FFRS 1.0@
Utilities FileMgr 2.08
Name Version Fozzle 1.0@
NodeList Utilities -------------------- Login 0.18
Name Version AmigArc 0.23 MessageFilter 1.52
-------------------- booz 1.01 Message View 1.12
ParseLst 1.66 LHARC 1.30 oMMM 1.50
Skyparse 2.30 LhA 1.10 PolyXAmy 2.02
TrapList 1.40 LZ 1.92 RMB 1.30
PkAX 1.00 Roof 46.15
UnZip 4.1 RoboWriter 1.02
Zippy (Unzip) 1.25 Rsh 4.07a
Zoo 2.01 Tick 0.75
TrapToss 1.20
|Contact: Maximilian Hantsch 2:310/6| Yuck! 2.02

Atari ST/TT
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BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
Name Version Name Version Name Version
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
FIDOdoor/ST 2.5.1 BinkleyTerm 2.40n9 ApplyList 1.00@
FiFo 2.1v The Box 1.95* Burep 1.1
FIDONEWS 13-40 Page 19 30 Sep 1996

LED ST 1.00 ComScan 1.04
MSGED 1.99 ConfMail 4.10
QuickBBS/ST 1.06* NodeList Utilities Echoscan 1.10
Name Version FDrenum 2.5.2
-------------------- FastPack 1.20
Compression ParseList 1.30 Import 1.14
Utilities EchoFix 1.20 oMMM 1.40
Name Version sTICK/Hatch 5.50 Pack 1.00
-------------------- Trenum 0.10
ARC 6.02
LHARC 2.01i
PackConvert
STZip 1.1*
UnJARST 2.00
WhatArc 2.02

Archimedes
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BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
Name Version Name Version Name Version
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
ARCbbs 1.61 BinkleyTerm ARC 1.20
Odyssey 0.37 2.06f-wimp !AskFor 1.01
RiscBBS 0.9.85m BatchPacker 1.00
DeLZ 0.01
MailED 0.95
NetFile 1.00
ParseLst 1.30
Raul 1.01
!Spark 2.16
!SparkMail 2.08
!SparkPlug 2.14
UnArj 2.21
UnZip 3.00
Zip 1.00

Tandy Color Computer 3 (OS-9 Level II)
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BBS Software Compression Utility Other Utilities
Name Version Name Version Name Version
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
RiBBS 2.02+ Ar 1.3 Ascan 1.2
DeArc 5.12 AutoFRL 2.0
OS9Arc 1.0 Bundle 2.2
UnZip 3.10 CKARC 1.1
UnLZH 3.0 EchoCheck 1.01
FReq 2.5a
LookNode 2.00
ParseLST
PReq 2.2
RList 1.03
RTick 2.00
FIDONEWS 13-40 Page 20 30 Sep 1996

UnBundle 1.4
UnSeen 1.1

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Key to old info:
+ - Netmail Capable (Doesn't Require Additional Mailer Software)
* - Recently Updated Version
@ - New Addition
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Please send updates and suggestions to: Peter Popovich, 1:363/264

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FIDONEWS PUBLIC-KEY
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[this must be copied out to a file starting at column 1 or
it won't process under PGP as a valid public-key]

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: 2.6.2
Comment: Clear-signing is Electronic Digital Authenticity!

-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

Pending a formal decision about including 'encrypted' material inside
FidoNews from the Zone Coordinator Council, the guts of the FidoNews
public-key have been removed from this listing.

File-request FNEWSKEY from 1:1/23 [1:18/14] or download it from the
Rights On! BBS at 1-904-409-7040 anytime except 0100-0130 ET and Zone
1 ZMH at 1200-9600+ HST/V32B.

This section will contain only this disclaimer and instructions until
a ZCC decision is forwarded to the Editor.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

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FIDONEWS 13-40 Page 22 30 Sep 1996

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FIDONEWS INFORMATION
=================================================================

------- FIDONEWS MASTHEAD AND CONTACT INFORMATION -------

Editor: Christopher Baker

Editors Emeritii: Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell,
Vince Perriello, Tim Pozar,
Tom Jennings, Sylvia Maxwell,
Donald Tees

"FidoNews Editor"
FidoNet 1:1/23
BBS 1-904-409-7040, 300/1200/2400/14400/V.32bis/HST(ds)

more addresses:
Christopher Baker -- 1:18/14, [email protected]
[email protected]

(Postal Service mailing address)
FidoNews Editor
P.O. Box 471
Edgewater, FL 32132-0471
U.S.A.

voice: 1-904-409-3040 [1400-2100 ET only, please]
[1800-0100 UTC/GMT]

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FidoNews is published weekly by and for the members of the FIDONET
INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR ELECTRONIC MAIL system. It is a compilation
of individual articles contributed by their authors or their
authorized agents. The contribution of articles to this compilation
does not diminish the rights of the authors. OPINIONS EXPRESSED in
these articles ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHORS and not necessarily those of
FidoNews.

Authors retain copyright on individual works; otherwise FidoNews is
Copyright 1996 Christopher Baker. All rights reserved. Duplication
and/or distribution permitted for noncommercial purposes only. For
use in other circumstances, please contact the original authors, or
the Editor.

=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=

OBTAINING COPIES: The most recent issue of FidoNews in electronic
form may be obtained from the FidoNews Editor via manual download or
file-request, or from various sites in the FidoNet and Internet.
PRINTED COPIES may be obtained by sending SASE to the above postal
address. File-request FIDONEWS for the current Issue. File-request
FNEWS for the current month in one archive. Or file-request specific
back Issue filenames in distribution format [FNEWSDnn.LZH] for a
FIDONEWS 13-40 Page 23 30 Sep 1996

particular Issue. Monthly Volumes are available as FNWSmmmy.ZIP
where mmm = three letter month [JAN - DEC] and y = last digit of the
current year [6], i.e., FNWSMAY6.ZIP for all the Issues from May 96.

Annual volumes are available as FNEWSn.ZIP where n = the Volume number
1 - 12 for 1984 - 1995, respectively. Annual Volume archives range in
size from 48K to 1.2M.

INTERNET USERS: FidoNews is available via:

http://www.fidonet.org/fidonews.htm
ftp://ftp.fidonet.org/pub/fidonet/fidonews/
ftp://ftp.aminet.org/pub/aminet/comm/fido/

You can read the current FidoNews Issue in HTML format at:

http://www.geocities.com/athens/6894/

STAR SOURCE for ALL Past Issues via FTP and file-request -
Available for FReq from 1:396/1 or by anonymous FTP from:

ftp://ftp.sstar.com/fidonet/fnews/

Each yearly archive also contains a listing of the Table-of-Contents
for that year's issues. The total set is currently about 11 Megs.

=*=*=*=

The current week's FidoNews and the FidoNews public-key are now also
available almost immediately after publication on the Editor's new
homepage on the World Wide Web at:

http://ddi.digital.net/~cbaker84/fidonews.html

There are also links there to jim barchuk's HTML FidoNews source and
to John Souvestre's FTP site for the archives. There is also an email
link for sending in an article as message text. Drop on over.

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A PGP generated public-key is available for the FidoNews Editor from
1:1/23 [1:18/14] by file-request for FNEWSKEY or by download from
Rights On! BBS at 1-904-409-7040 as FIDONEWS.ASC in File Area 18. It
is also posted twice a month into the PKEY_DROP Echo available on the
Zone 1 Echomail Backbone.

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Anyone interested in getting a copy of the INTERNET GATEWAY FAQ may
file-request GISFAQ.ZIP from 1:133/411.0, or send an internet message
to [email protected]. No message or text or subject is
necessary. The address is a keyword that will trigger the automated
response. People wishing to send inquiries directly to David Deitch
should now mail to [email protected] rather than the
previously listed address.
FIDONEWS 13-40 Page 24 30 Sep 1996

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SUBMISSIONS: You are encouraged to submit articles for publication in
FidoNews. Article submission requirements are contained in the file
ARTSPEC.DOC, available from the FidoNews Editor, or file-requestable
from 1:1/23 [1:18/14] as file "ARTSPEC.DOC". ALL Zone Coordinators
also have copies of ARTSPEC.DOC. Please read it.

"Fido", "FidoNet" and the dog-with-diskette are U.S. registered
trademarks of Tom Jennings, P.O. Box 410923, San Francisco, CA 94141,
and are used with permission.

"Disagreement is actually necessary,
or we'd all have to get in fights
or something to amuse ourselves
and create the requisite chaos."
-Tom Jennings

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