F I D O N E W S --       Volume 14, Number  8          24 February 1997
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                       Table of Contents
    1. EDITORIAL  ................................................  1
       Are we communicating here?  ...............................  1
    2. ARTICLES  .................................................  2
       Where's the OFFICIAL word?  ...............................  2
    3. GETTING TECHNICAL  ........................................  4
       FSC-0040 - Extended Modem Handling  .......................  4
       FSC-0041 - MSGID / REPLY for unique identifiers  ..........  6
       FSC-0042 - Modification of Gateway Agreement WWIVnet  .....  7
       FSC-0043 - Hints on Recognizing Control Lines  ............ 11
    4. COORDINATORS CORNER  ...................................... 14
       ISDN Flag info for Zone 1  ................................ 14
       Nodelist-statistics as seen from Zone-2 for day 052  ...... 15
    5. NET HUMOR  ................................................ 16
       Is your computer possessed?  .............................. 16
    6. NOTICES  .................................................. 19
       Future History  ........................................... 19
    7. FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING  ................................. 21
       Latest Greatest Software Versions  ........................ 21
    8. FIDONEWS PUBLIC-KEY  ...................................... 27
       FidoNews PGP public-key listing  .......................... 27
    9. FIDONET BY INTERNET  ...................................... 28
    10. FIDONEWS INFORMATION  .................................... 30
    FIDONEWS 14-08               Page 1                   24 Feb 1997


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                                EDITORIAL
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    There is a notice in this Issue about ISDN flag changes in the Zone 1
    Nodelist segment. It's one of our functions here.

    There is NO notice of the apparently impending ZC1 election. There is
    NO notice of the apparently active IC election. That is to say, there
    is no official notice of either. What's up with that?

    For a Network founded on and dedicated to communication, there seems
    to be precious little communicating going on from FidoNet's upper
    Coordinator cadre. Why is that?

    We all know how long it takes to write a Netmail message. It takes
    scarcely longer to edit and submit a FidoNews article [.ART] or
    notice [.NOT]. The only thing required is the will to do so. Where
    is it?

    Think of these as the Questions of the Week but not in the QOTW
    section [making this a shorter Issue {grin}]. It would be swell to
    have some Answers of the Week for FidoNews 1409. When will that
    happen?

    Don't forget the FIDONEWS Echo and the FidoNet WebRing!

    C.B.

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    FIDONEWS 14-08               Page 2                   24 Feb 1997


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                                ARTICLES
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    [This did not come from any official sources:] Ed.


    Area : REGCON.EUR

    Date : Tue Feb 18, 21:19      scn
    From : Ward Dossche           2:292/854
    To   : All
    Subj :
    IC-election


    Dear RC,

    The IC-election has now finally started.

    There are 2 candidates :

       * ZC/2 Ward Dossche
       * ZC/5 Henk Wolsink

    They were nominated by :

       * ZC/2 by ZC/3 and ZC/6
       * ZC/5 by ZC/1

    Votes cast so far:

       * ZC/2 by Zone-3 / Total=1
       * ZC/5 by Zone-1 / Total=1

    Zone-4 and -6 have expressed to support ZC/2 and probably will vote
    that way.

    As it is safe to assume ZC/5 will vote for himself this leaves the
    vote of Zone-2 unaccounted for.

    My question therefor to you is to provide guidance in this election.

    If I'm guided to vote in zone-2's name for ZC/2 then it concludes the
    election and there is an IC.

    If I'm guided to vote in zone-2's name for ZC/5 then the election most
    likely will be a draw after a 20-month process.

    The deadline for me to cast my vote is February 28th, that leaves 10
    days at this moment. That's not a great deal of time and it
    unfortunately coincides with the ZC-election but I'd appreciate anyway
    you taking some time and providing me with the guidance I request.

    Thank you very much for your effort.
    FIDONEWS 14-08               Page 3                   24 Feb 1997


    Kind regards,

     \x/ard

    -@- DB 1.58/001877
     @ Origin: Many Glacier <Preserve - Protect - Conserve> (2:292/854)


     [What gives here?] Ed.



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                            GETTING TECHNICAL
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    [This is part of a continuing series of FidoNet Technical docs being
    published as FidoNet History. These FSCs have been reformatted to 70
    columns where required.] Ed.


    Document: FSC-0040
    Version:  001
    Date:     02/23/90

                                Extended Modem Handling
                                    Michael Shiels
                                  1:250/410@fidonet

        Information:

            The purpose of this FSC is to focus discussion on particular
            problems in Fidonet(r) and possible methods of solution.  No
            proposed solutions in this document are intended as
            standards for Fidonet.  Rather, it is hoped that a general
            consensus will emerge as to the appropriate solution to such
            problems, leading eventually to the adoption of standards.
            Distribution is subject to the limitations listed below.

    Copyright 1989, Michael Shiels.  All rights reserved.  The right to
    distribute for non-commercial use is granted to the FidoNet Technical
    Standards Committee, provided that no fee is charged.  This may be
    posted on FidoNet electronic BBSs which charge no fee for accessing
    this document.  Any and all other reproduction or excerpting requires
    the explicit written consent of the author.

    Modem Handling
    --------------

    The current nodelist doesn't provide enought information for really
    fancy handling of modems and connections.  With the advent of line
    sharing between modems/faxes certain additions to the nodelist flags
    are required.

    I am currently writing a product which will handle and use the
    following codes

    Y.... where .... can consist of the hardware protocols the modem
    understands
        A   300 V.21          > Usually one of these flags would be
    present to
        B   300 Bell 103      > designate the chosen 300 baud hardware
    protocol
        C  1200 V.22 or Bell 212A
        D  2400 V.22bis
        E  9600 V.29
        F  9600 V.32
    FIDONEWS 14-08               Page 5                   24 Feb 1997


        G  9600 V.32 non-trellis coded
        H 14400 V.32bis
        I
        J
        K
        L
        M
        N 19200 PEP
        O  9600 HST 9600/300 backchannel
        P  9600 HST 9600/450 backchannel
        Q 14400 HST 14400/450 backchannel
        R
        S
        T
        U
        V
        W
        X
        Y
        Z

    Z.... where .... can consist of the software protocols the modem
    understands
        A   MNP1    Block mode (half duplex)
        B   MNP2    Stream mode (full duplex)
        C   MNP3    Stream mode with Start/Stop bit striping
        D   MNP4    Stream mode with Start/Stop bit striping and large
        packet sizes
        E   MNP5    Data compression
        F   MNP6
        G   MNP7
        H   MNP8
        I   MNP9
        J   MNP10
        K   MNP11   ????
        L   MNP12   ????
        M   MNP13   ????
        N   V.42 or LAP-M
        O   V.42bis
        P   LAP-B   Hayes V9600
        Q
        R
        S
        T
        U
        V   Non-fully compatible MNP (S15 bit 6 on an USR HST)
        W   No Guard tone
        X   550Hz Guard tone (some European countries)
        Y   1800Hz Guard tone (UK, some Commonwealth countries)
        Z   Do reverse carrier processing when dialing this node

    I am in the process of designing a very sophisticated modem dialing
    language and would like to propose the following additions to the node
    list to help facilitate better modem/line handling with the advent of
    different modem standards etc.

    FIDONEWS 14-08               Page 6                   24 Feb 1997


     -30-





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    Document: FSC-0041
    Version:  002
    Date:     14-Jul-90

                                   MSGID / REPLY
                     A proposal for unique message identifiers
                              and reply chain linkage

                                   14 July, 1990

                                     jim nutt
                                 1:114/30@fidonet

    Status of this document:

         This FSC presents the final draft of a proposed FTSC (FidoNet(r)
         Technical Standards Committee) standard for the FidoNet community
         and requests comments from all interested parties.  Distribution
         of this document is unlimited.

         Fido and FidoNet are registered marks of Tom Jennings and Fido
         Software.

    MSGID

         A MSGID line consists of the string "^AMSGID:" (where ^A is a
         control-A (hex 01) and the double-quotes are not part of the
         string),  followed by a space,  the address of the originating
         system,  and a serial number unique to that message on the
         originating system,  i.e.:

              ^AMSGID: origaddr serialno

         The originating address should be specified in a form that
         constitutes a valid return address for the originating network.
         If the originating address is enclosed in double-quotes,  the
         entire string between the beginning and ending double-quotes is
         considered to be the orginating address.  A double-quote
         character within a quoted address is represented by by two
         consecutive double-quote characters.  The serial number may be
         any eight character hexadecimal number,  as long as it is unique
         - no two messages from a given system may have the same serial
         number within a very long period of time.  The manner in which
         this serial number is generated is left to the implementor.

    REPLY

    FIDONEWS 14-08               Page 7                   24 Feb 1997


         A REPLY line consists of the string "^AREPLY:" (where ^A is a
         control-A (hex 01) and the double-quotes are not part of the
         string),  followed by a space, and the origaddr and serialno
         fields of the MSGID line of the message to which this message is
         a reply,  i.e.:

            ^AREPLY: origaddr serialno

         The origaddr and serialno fields must be identical to the
         corresponding fields in the MSGID of the message to which this
         message is a reply.  A REPLY line is never generated in a
         message that is a reply to a message that does not contain a
         MSGID line.

    GENERAL

         For best results,  MSGID and REPLY lines should be the first two
         lines of the message after extended addressing lines (FMPT, TOPT,
         INTL, DOMAIN),  with MSGID appearing above REPLY.

         Finally,  a MSGID is generated only at the time of message
         creation.  An existing MSGID and/or REPLY should never be
         stripped from a message passing through an intermediate system.
         No system should ever add an MSGID and/or REPLY to,  or modify an
         existing MSGID / REPLY contained in,  a message not originating
         on that system.

     -30-






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    Document: FSC-0042
    Version:  001
    Date:     03/25/90

                Proposed Modification to the Gateway Agreement Between
                     WWIVnet and FidoNet(r) via the "NetSEX" Program

                                     Steven Furber
                                   1:105/50@fidonet

             Information

                This FSC is being distributed to members of the FidoNet(r)
                community in order to solicit their reactions to the
                proposals contained in it.  While the issues discussed may
                not be directly relevant to the problems of FidoNet,  they
                may be interesting to implementers.  Distribution is
                unlimited.

    FIDONEWS 14-08               Page 8                   24 Feb 1997


                                          ---

             0.0) A QUICK INTRODUCTION AND STATEMENT OF INTENT

             The request for a gateway between WWIVnet and FidoNet through
             a program called  NetSEX was sent in  to Randy Bush (1:105/6)
             approximately a  month ago. During that  time there have been
             many questions pertaining to NetSEX  that I feel are relevent
             to the proposed gateway between WWIVnet and FidoNet.

             The major questions that I feel needs to be dealt with are:

                Will it  be possible for  WWIV Technology Networks  to use
                the  NetSEX gateway,  and if  so: will  a seperate gateway
                agreement be necessary?

                Will  it  be  possibile  for  WWIV  BBSes  that are not in
                WWIVnet  or  WWIV  Technology  Networks  to  use NetSEX to
                interface their BBS with FidoNet?

             The  current gateway  proposal that  I have  sent in pertains
             only to WWIVnet and FidoNet. What  I would like to do is have
             that policy  be between FidoNet  and a "NetSEX-Project"  that
             will keep  a list of  who's using NetSEX,  what their FidoNet
             address is, what their  WWIV Technology Network addresses are
             (for the NetSEX node and BBS  node), and if they gateway to a
             WWIV Technology Network: which one.

             To support  my reasoning I  will discuss each  question a bit
             and explain my proposal.

             1.0) WILL IT BE POSSIBLE  FOR WWIV TECHNOLOGY NETWORKS TO USE
             THE  NetSEX  GATEWAY,  AND  IF  SO:  WILL  A SEPERATE GATEWAY
             AGREEMENT BE NECESSARY?

             There have been several proposed-alternatives to WWIVnet that
             be  WWIV  Technology  Networks.  Various  planners from these
             networks have asked whether or not  they would be able to use
             NetSEX  to   gateway  between  FidoNet   and  their  proposed
             networks, and if so what steps would need to be taken.

             These proposed networks would be using BBSLIST.NET (a list of
             all nodes in the network,  similar to FidoNet's NODELIST) and
             CONNECT.NET (a  listing of all nodes  in the BBSLIST.NET file
             and how they  connect to one another-- a  topology map) files
             that are  independent of WWIVnet.  They would be  using their
             own nodenumbering schemes (however still be restricted to the
             65k maximum).

             There were  various possible things  offered by these  people
             that would possily work, but in  the end my response has been
             that the current proposed  policy between WWIVnet and FidoNet
             is between  those two networks,  and if they  were to gateway
             between their non-WWIVnet WWIV Technology Networks they would
             need to approach the FTSC for an agreement.

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             1.1) WILL THERE BE ANY  POSSIBILITIES FOR WWIV BBSes THAT ARE
             NOT IN WWIVnet  OR WWIV TECHNOLOGY NETWORKS TO  USE NetSEX TO
             INTERFACE THEIR BBS WITH FidoNet?

             There  are   several  WWIV  BBSes  that   are  interested  in
             connecting  with FidoNet  but are  not interested  in joining
             WWIVnet (which  is the only network  currently operating with
             WWIV Technology).  Of the several people  who have asked, all
             of them are  running FourDog but would like  to get the speed
             of NetSEX  and the correct placing  of Netmail into mailboxes
             as opposed to the method FourDog uses.

             It is possible to run NetSEX on a non-WWIVnet BBS by creating
             the  data files  for a  WWIV Technology  Network that contain
             their  NetSEX  node  and  their  "WWIVnet"  node.  They would
             essentially be  faking out the software  by running a network
             consisting of two nodes.

             This  question I  have  been  unable to  sufficiently answer.
             While this situation would  involve someone that only belongs
             to  FidoNet, it  would still  be using  software designed  to
             gateway and it would be gatewaying messages from FidoNet to a
             WWIV Technology Network that consisted of one node.

             2.0) MY PROPOSED AGREEMENT

             What I  would like to do  is provide all sides  with the best
             possible solution that will privide  all sides with that same
             solution. As  it stands now, the  proposed gateway is between
             FidoNet  and WWIVnet.  What I  would rather  see is  a policy
             between  FidoNet and  an entity  called "The  NetSEX Project"
             that  would  keep  track  of  where  NetSEX  is being used to
             interface and/or  gateway with FidoNet. To  be more specific,
             and entity that would do the following:

                a) keep  track of all WWIV-BBSes  running NetSEX simply to
                   interface with FidoNet. These would be systems that are
                   not in WWIVnet or any  other WWIV Technology Network. A
                   listing of their FidoNet  address, node number used for
                   the BBS,  and node number  used for the  NetSEX address
                   would be kept.

                b) keep  track of all  WWIV-BBses running NetSEX  that are
                   connected to  a WWIV Technology  Network. A listing  of
                   their FidoNet address, the  name of the WWIV Technology
                   Network they  belong to, what  address they use  in the
                   WWIV Technology  Network, and the  address in the  WWIV
                   Technology Network they are using for their NetSEX node
                   would be kept.

                c) do monthly or bi-monthly  tests of all NetSEX nodes and
                   create a conference (EchoMail for FidoNet, Sub for WWIV
                   systems) to support and discuss NetSEX.

                d) have  a reserved range  in the WWIV  Technology Network
                   for  NetSEX  (and/or  other  gateways)  nodes, and have
    FIDONEWS 14-08               Page 10                  24 Feb 1997


                   someone in  that network serve as  a liason between the
                   "NetSEX Project" and the WWIV Technology Network.

                e) upload all of the files  on one or more FidoNet systems
                   where  the various  members of  the FTSC  who work with
                   gateways can track down information they may need.

             Given   these  actions,   the  following   is  hoped   to  be
             accomplished:

                a)  permit  non-WWIV  Technology  Network  systems  to use
                   NetSEX  while  being  covered  by  an agreement between
                   FidoNet to do so.

                b) permit  non-WWIVnet yet still  WWIV Technology Networks
                   to  use  NetSEX  while  being  covered  by an agreement
                   between FidoNet and the "NetSEX Project" to do so.

                c) keep an  index of all systems using  NetSEX, and keep a
                   listing of what WWIV Technology Networks are accessable
                   through FidoNet.

                d)  offer   an  easy-access  place   for  people  to   get
                   information  pertaining  to  NetSEX,  FidoNet, and WWIV
                   Technology Networks.

             This proposed entity, the "NetSEX Project" would be an entity
             existing  off of  FidoNet. I  offer  to  do all  of the  data
             collection and  send the information to  the people who would
             like it (providing  it is of reasonable cost  phone the phone
             connections).

             There are many benefits, and no drawbacks that I can see.

             3.0) AN END NOTE

             I am expecting that  this will be approved, or  even if it is
             it will not be without some form of modification. It seems to
             me  that this  would be  the best  way to  handle the  NetSEX
             gateway  without  spending  a  great  deal  of time approving
             individual networks  that are based  around the same  network
             technology. This proposal was made  from the point of view of
             someone that are working from within FidoNet.

             ----
             Steven Furber,

             FidoNet 1:105/50
             WWIVnet 1@5300
             UUCP    ..!uunet!m2xenix!legion!n5300.u1


                                          ---

     -30-

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    Document: FSC-0043
    Version:  002
    Date:     30-Aug-90

         Some Hints on Recognizing Control Lines in FidoNet(r) Message
                                     Text FSC-0043
                                  1990 August 30

    Status of this document:

    This FSC contains information of value to the general FidoNet(r)
    community.  Distribution of this document is subject to the
    restrictions listed in the copyright paragraph below.

    Fido and FidoNet are registered marks of Tom Jennings and Fido
    Software.

    Copyright 1989-90, Randy Bush.  All rights reserved.  A right to
    distribute only without modification and only at no charge is granted.
    Under no circumstances is this document to be reproduced or
    distributed as part of or packaged with any product or other sales
    transaction for which any fee is charged.  Any and all other
    reproduction or excerpting requires the explicit written consent of
    the author.

    Implementors have had problems interpreting message text, both in
    netmail and echomail.  While the clues are usually to be found in some
    doucment or another, there seems to be a need to collect hints for
    some confusing aspects.  This informal documents attempts to address
    that need.

    Filter out all <lf>s and 'soft' <cr>s and <lf>s.  They are surplus and
    will only confuse the rest of your code.

    All control lines have their sentinels at the beginning of a line.  [
    Note that an * Origin: line has a leading significant blank. ]

    Do not process quoted control lines or control sentinels preceeded by
    blanks, tabs, ...

    If you become confused, then bounce or sidetrack the message to a hold
    area for human intervention.  Don't try to rescue the situation.  None
    will notice when you succeed, and many will flame whan you fail.

    A message is either netmail or echomail.  I.e. no ^aINTL, ^aFMPT, or
    ^aTOPT controls should be found or generated when there is an AREA:
    line or when in an echo area. Thus, echomail can not be routed across
    zones, but this is not a big loss.

    Private netmail replies to echomail are netmail, i.e. may have ^aINTL
    etc., and may not have AREA: line, SEEN-BY:, or ^aPATH: lines.  They
    may have a tear line and an origin line.

    FIDONEWS 14-08               Page 12                  24 Feb 1997


    ^aEID lines are as in Opus 1.03.  Other forms are not to be generated,
    and, if found, may be safely disgarded.

    An AREA: line must be the first non ^a line in the text.

    The echomail control info is a four-part package at the end of the
    text.  It should not be, but occasionally is, followed by one or more
    ^a control lines.  The four parts of an echomail trailer are:

      o a tear line, "---" and some very short text identifying the
        original echo processor.  Eg.
            --- Brag 3.14

      * note that some internetworking gateware may place a # Origin: line
        between the tear line and the * Origin: line to indicate the true
        other network address, whatver that may be.  The content of a #
        Origin: line is free to be specified by the other network(s).  An
        example might be as follows:
             # Origin: Political Statement (FishNet:914@201)

      o one * Origin: line, being " * Origin: " ends in "(" [Z:] N "/" N
        [.P] ")" of FidoNet node of origin or the gate from FidoNet to
        another network
             * Origin: <signature> (1:105/301)

      o as many SEEN-BY: lines as necessary, each being "SEEN-BY:"
        followed by one or more
            " " <net> "/" <node>
        sequences.  Note that SEEN-BY: lines do not end in <space>.

        The net/node numbers in SEEN-BY: lines are sorted net major.
        Within a single SEEN-BY: line, net numbers are sticky, so the N/N
        is usually abbreviated to N, Eg.
            SEEN-BY: 105/6 10 15 16 27 41 42 300 301 141/42 491

      o as many ^aPATH: lines as necessary, each being <ctrl-A> "PATH:"
        followed
        by one or more
            " " <net> "/" <node>
        sequences.  The N/N in ^aPATH: lines are specifically not sorted.
        Net numbers are also sticky in ^aPATH: lines, eg.
             PATH: 105/301 6 42

    Remember that traffic costs much money, and do not create text
    unnecessary to FidoNet as a whole.

    I did not invent this, so don't blame me.  I'm just trying to write it
    down.

    And, lastly, try not to be inventive.  While the free-form syntax of
    this embedded stuff does provide fleibility and power, it also leaves
    a lot of room to make disgusting messes.  Compromise, cooperation, and
    a minimizalist touch are essential.

    Randy Bush
    FidoNet: 1:105/6 1:105/42
    FIDONEWS 14-08               Page 13                  24 Feb 1997


    Internet: [email protected]    [email protected]
    uucp: { uunet, qiclab, bucket }!m2xenix!randy

    ---

    Fido and FidoNet are registered marks of Tom Jennings and Fido
    Software.

     -30-


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    =================================================================
                           COORDINATORS CORNER
    =================================================================


    Date: 20 Feb 97  00:25:33
    From: Bob Kohl on 1:102/861  Conniption BBS in Los Angeles CA
      To: Christopher Baker on 1:18/14  Rights On! in Edgewater FL
    Subj: Re: UNSMH flags
    ______________________________________________________________________

    Chris.. for the next snooze hot off the RCC grill..

    Please credit Dallas Hinton as the author of the post and info.. I'm
    just the messenger! :)

    _____________________________ cut here _______________________________



    Zone 1 has taken another step in the ongoing increase in technology.
    As of the February 14th nodelist, the Zone 1 ISDN flags have been
    changed to comply with FSC-0091. There will be a 1 month grace period
    during which either old or new flags will be valid, after which only
    the new flags will be used.

    > If there are any errors or problems as a result of this change,
    > please let the Z1C know so that appropriate revisions can be
    > considered.

    > Here's the excerpt from the bottom of the nodelist:

    ;S
    ;S U flags for ISDN nodes;
    ;S
    ;S Nodelist  Specification of minimal support required for this flag
    ;
    ;S Flag any additional support to be arranged via agreement between
       users
    ;S ===================================================================
    ;S V110L   ITU-T V.110 19k2 async ('low').
    ;S V110H   ITU-T V.110 38k4 async ('high').
    ;S V120L   ITU-T V.120 56k async, layer 2 framesize 259, window 7,
                                      modulo 8.
    ;S V120H   ITU-T V.120 64k async, layer 2 framesize 259, window 7,
                                      modulo 8.
    ;S X75       ITU-T X.75 SLP (single link procedure) with 64kbit/s B
                                                        channel;
    ;S           layer 2 max.framesize 2048, window 2, non-ext.mode
                                             (modulo 8);
    ;S           layer 3 transparent (no packet layer).
    ;S ISDN      Other configurations. Use *only* if none of the above
                 fits.
    ;S ===================================================================
    ;S NOTE: No flag implies another. Each capability MUST be specifically
             listed
    FIDONEWS 14-08               Page 15                  24 Feb 1997


    ;S If no modem connects are supported, the nodelist speed field should
    be 300
    ;S
    ;S Conversion from old to new ISDN capability flags:
    ;S - Nodes in the USA currently use the 'ISDN' flag.
    ;S   Most will be able to change to V120H (64k lines).
    ;S   Also many to V120L,V120H (64k lines) with autodetecting
         equipment.
    ;S   Some to only V120L (still with 56k lines).
    ;S - Nodes in Europe currently use the ISDNA, ISDNB and ISDNC flags.
    ;S   A simple translation will do the trick here.
    ;S   ISDNA -> V110L
    ;S   ISDNB -> V110H
    ;S   ISDNC -> X75
    ;S
    ;S ===================================================================
    ;S

     -30-


    -----------------------------------------------------------------


    Nodelist-statistics as seen from Zone-2 for day 052
    By Ward Dossche, 2:292/854
       ZC/2

     +----+------+------------+------------+------------+------------+--+
     |Zone|Nl-024|Nodelist-031|Nodelist-038|Nodelist-045|Nodelist-052|%%|
     +----+------+------------+------------+------------+------------+--+
     |  1 | 10063| 9877  -186 | 9729  -148 | 9527  -202 | 9527     0 |34|
     |  2 | 15938|16078   140 |16067   -11 |16074     7 |16051   -23 |57|
     |  3 |   863|  863     0 |  863     0 |  846   -17 |  812   -34 | 3|
     |  4 |   558|  550    -8 |  549    -1 |  538   -11 |  541     3 | 2|
     |  5 |    93|   87    -6 |   87     0 |   87     0 |   87     0 | 0|
     |  6 |  1072| 1072     0 | 1072     0 | 1071    -1 | 1071     0 | 4|
     +----+------+------------+------------+------------+------------+--+
          | 28587|28527   -60 |28367  -160 |28143  -224 |28089   -54 |
          +------+------------+------------+------------+------------+

    -----------------------------------------------------------------

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                                NET HUMOR
    =================================================================


    To: [email protected]
    From: [email protected]
    Subject: Top5 - 2/17/97 - Signs Your Computer is Possessed
    Errors-To: [email protected]
    Date: Mon, 17 Feb 1997 20:09:45 MST

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     The Top Five List is taking the day off for President's Day,
    so we'll give you a list from a recent Windows Sources issue.
     Top Five can be found in the Shut Down section on the last
            page of Windows Sources each and every month.


             The Top 11 Signs Your Computer is Possessed


    11> Instead of flying appliances, your screen saver shows horned
        demons torturing your immediate family.

    10> The monitor spins and spews pea soup when you access the
        Vatican website.

     9> Bill Gates Screen Saver eyes follow your every move.

     8> Keeps throwing priests out of Windows.

     7> Hard disk crashes every time Pat Robertson e-mails you.

     6> Green slime oozing out of keyboard again and your kid hasn't
        used it in weeks.

     5> Tech support crew brings Norton Utilities and a crucifix.

     4> The little logo on it says: "Satan Inside."

     3> No matter what URL you type in, your browser opens up the
        www.hell.com web site.

     2> Dr. Watson replaced by Dr. Kervorkian.
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    and the Number 1 Sign Your Computer is Possessed...


     1> Contrary to the startup screen, you're fairly certain Microsoft
        hasn't released Windows666 yet.


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    Selected from 82 submissions from 25 contributors.
    Today's Top Five List authors are:
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    Rob Winchell, Arlington, MA         --  1  (3rd #1)
    Bill Muse, Seattle, WA              --  2, 4
    Paul Paternoster, Redwood City, CA  --  3, 5
    Jennifer Ritzinger, Seattle, WA     --  3
    Jeffrey House, Detroit, MI          --  4
    Jeff Downey, Raleigh, NC            --  6
    George Olson, Colorado Springs, CO  --  7
    Doug Johnson, Santa Cruz, CA        --  8
    Sam Evans, Charleston, SC           --  9  (Hall of Famer)
    Greg Pettit, Houston, TX            -- 10
    Kermit Woodall, Richmond, VA        -- 11
    Chris White, New York, NY           -- List owner/editor
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                      No Runners Up List Today
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                  *** Windows Sources Spotlight ***

             David Chernicoff, Windows Sources' technical
               director, explains why you're paying the
               price for Microsoft's NT driver strategy
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                       Ruminations & Ponderances

                 The great thing about mug warmers is
                    you have a hot cup of coffee as
                  soon as you arrive in the morning.

                       (Thanks to Marina Swanson)

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    =================================================================
                                 NOTICES
    =================================================================

                               Future History

    29 Feb 1997
       Nothing will happen on this day.

    17 May 1997
       Independence Day, Norway.

    25 May 1997
       Independence Day, Argentina.

     6 Jun 1997
       National Commemoration Day, Sweden.

    11 Jun 1997
       Independence Day, Russia.

     1 Jul 1997
       Canada Day - Happy Birthday Canada.

    13 Oct 1997
       Thanksgiving Day, Canada.

     1 Dec 1997
       World AIDS Day.

    10 Dec 1997
       Nobel Day, Sweden.

    12 Jan 1998
       HAL 9000 is one year old today.

    22 May 1998
       Expo '98 World Exposition in Lisbon (Portugal) opens.

     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.

     1 Jan 2000
       The 20th Century, C.E., is still taking place thru 31 Dec.

    15 Sep 2000
       Sydney (Australia) Summer Olympiad opens.

     1 Jan 2001
       This is the actual start of the new millennium, C.E.

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

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    =================================================================
                        FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
    =================================================================


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

    Rough week; I'm falling behind.

    Phased out this week: "Tandy Color Computer 3 (OS-9 Level II)" Section

    Phase-out highlights:
      This week: "Atari ST/TT" Section
            Deadline for info: 7 Mar 1997.
      Last week: "OS/2 Systems" Section
            Deadline for info: 28 Feb 1997.

    -=- 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

    -=- Snip -=-

    MS-DOS:
    Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Act-Up         4.6      G D Chris Gunn        1:15/55     ACT-UP
    ALLFIX         4.40     T S Harald Harms      2:281/415   ALLFIX
    Announcer      1.1      O S Peter Karlsson    2:206/221   ANNOUNCE
    BGFAX          1.60     O S B.J. Guillot      1:106/400   BGFAX
    Binkley Docs   2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BDOC_260.ZIP
    BinkleyTerm    2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BDOS_260.ZIP
    BinkleyTerm-XE XR4      M F Thomas Waldmann   2:2474/400  BTXE_DOS
    CFRoute        0.92     O G C. Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70    CFR
    CheckPnt       1.0      O G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     CHECKPNT
    FastEcho       1.45a    T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400  FASTECHO
    FastEcho/16    1.45a    T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400  FE16
    FidoBBS (tm)   12u      B S Ray Brown         1:1/117     FILES
    FrontDoor      2.12     M S JoHo              2:201/330   FD
    FrontDoor      2.20c    M C JoHo              2:201/330   FDINFO
    GIGO           07-14-96 G S Jason Fesler      1:1/141     INFO
    GoldED         2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GED
    FIDONEWS 14-08               Page 22                  24 Feb 1997


    GoldED Docs    2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEM
    GoldNODE       2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEN
    Imail          1.75     T S Michael McCabe    1:1/121     IMAIL
    ImCrypt        1.04     O G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     IMCRYPT
    InfoMail       1.11     O F Damian Walker     2:2502/666  INFOMAIL
    InfoMail/386   1.20     O F Damian Walker     2:2502/666  INFO386
    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
    JD's CBV       1.4      O S John Dailey       1:363/277   CBV
    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
    JMail-Hudson   2.81     T S Jason Steck       1:285/424   JMAIL-H
    JMail-Goldbase 2.81     T S Jason Steck       1:285/424   JMAIL-G
    MakePl         1.9      N G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     MAKEPL
    Marena         1.1 beta O G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     MARENA
    Maximus        3.01     B P Tech              1:249/106   MAX
    McMail         1.0      M S Michael McCabe    1:1/148     MCMAIL
    MDNDP          1.18     N S Bill Doyle        1:388/7     MDNDP
    Msged          4.10     O G Andrew Clarke     3:635/728   MSGED41D.ZIP
    Msged/386      4.10     O G Andrew Clarke     3:635/728   MSGED41X.ZIP
    Opus CBCS      1.73a    B P Christopher Baker 1:374/14    OPUS
    O/T-Track      2.63a    O S Peter Hampf       2:241/1090  OT
    PcMerge        2.7      N G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     PCMERGE
    PlatinumXpress 1.3      M C Gary Petersen     1:290/111   PX13TD.ZIP
    QuickBBS       2.81     B S Ben Schollnick    1:2613/477  QUICKBBS
    RAR            2.00     C S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    RAR
    RemoteAccess   2.50     B S Mark Lewis        1:3634/12   RA
    Silver Xpress
      Door         5.4      O S Gary Petersen     1:290/111   FILES
      Reader       4.4      O S Gary Petersen     1:290/111   SXR44.ZIP
    Spitfire       3.51     B S Mike Weaver       1:3670/3    SPITFIRE
    Squish         1.11     T P Tech              1:249/106   SQUISH
    StealTag UK    1.c...   O F Fred Schenk       2:284/412   STEAL_UK
    StealTag NL    1.c...   O F Fred Schenk       2:284/412   STEAL_NL
    T-Mail         2.599I   M S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    TMAIL
    Terminate      4.00     O S Bo Bendtsen       2:254/261   TERMINATE
    Tobruk         0.33     T G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   TOBRUK
    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
    WaterGate      0.92     G S Robert Szarka     1:320/42    WTRGATE
    WWIV           4.24a    B S Craig Dooley      1:376/126   WWIV
    WWIVTOSS       1.36     T S Craig Dooley      1:376/126   WWIVTOSS
    xMail          2.00     T S Thorsten Franke   2:2448/53   XMAIL
    XRobot         3.01     O S JoHo              2:201/330   XRDOS

    OS/2:
    Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    ALLFIX/2       1.10     T S Harald Harms      2:281/415   AFIXOS2
    BGFAX          1.60     O S B.J. Guillot      1:106/400   BGFAX
    Binkley Docs   2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BDOC_260.ZIP
    BinkleyTerm    2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BOS2_260.ZIP
    BinkleyTerm-XE XR4      M F Thomas Waldmann   2:2474/400  BTXE_OS2
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    CFRoute        0.92     O G C. Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70    CFR
    FastEcho       1.45a    T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400  FE2
    FleetStreet    1.19     O S Michael Hohner    2:2490/2520 FLEET
    GIGO           07-14-96 G S Jason Fesler      1:1/141     INFO
    GoldED         2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEO
    GoldED Docs    2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEM
    GoldNODE       2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEN
    ImCrypt        1.04     O G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     IMCRYPT
    Maximus        3.01     B P Tech              1:249/106   MAXP
    Msged/2        4.10     O G Andrew Clarke     3:635/728   MSGED41O.ZIP
    PcMerge        2.3      N G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     PCMERGE
    RAR            2.00     C S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    RAR2
    Squish         1.11     T P Tech              1:249/106   SQUISHP
    T-Mail         2.599I   M S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    TMAIL2
    Tobruk         0.33     T G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   TOBRUK
    XRobot         3.01     O S JoHo              2:201/330   XROS2

    Windows (16-bit apps):
    Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    BeeMail        1.0      M C Andrius Cepaitis  2:470/1     BEEMAIL
    FrontDoor APX  1.10     P S Mats Wallin       2:201/329   FDAPXW

    Windows (32-bit apps):
    Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    BeeMail        1.0      M C Andrius Cepaitis  2:470/1     BEEMAIL
    Binkley Docs   2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BDOC_260.ZIP
    BinkleyTerm    2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BW32_260.ZIP
    CFRoute        0.92     O G C. Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70    CFR
    GoldED         2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEO
    GoldED Docs    2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEM
    Maximus        3.01     B P Tech              1:249/106   MAXN
    Msged/NT       4.10     O G Andrew Clarke     3:635/728   MSGED41W.ZIP
    PlatinumXpress 2.00     M C Gary Petersen     1:290/111   PXW-INFO
    T-Mail         2.599I   M S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    TMAILNT
    WinFOSSIL/95   1.12 r4  F S Bryan Woodruff    1:343/294   WNFOSSIL.ZIP
    WinFOSSIL/NT   1.0 beta F S Bryan Woodruff    1:343/294   NTFOSSIL.ZIP

    Unix:
    Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    ifmail         2.9      M G Eugene Crosser    2:293/2219  IFMAIL
    ifmail-tx      ...tx7.9 M G Pablo Saratxaga   2:293/2219  IFMAILTX
    Msged          4.00     O G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   MSGED
    Tobruk         0.33     T G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   TOBRUK

    Amiga:
    Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    CrashMail      1.23     T X Fredrik Bennison  2:205/324   CRASHMAIL
    CrashTick      1.1      O F Fredrik Bennison  2:205/324   CRASHTICK
    DLG Pro BBOS   1.15     B C Holly Sullivan    1:202/720   DLGDEMO
    GMS            1.1.85   M S Mirko Viviani     2:331/213   GMS
    Msged          4.00     O G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   MSGED
    Tobruk         0.33     T G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   TOBRUK
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    Atari:
    Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    BinkleyTerm/ST 3.18pl1  M F Bill Scull        1:363/112   BINKLEY

    Function: B-BBS, P-Point, M-Mailer, N-Nodelist, G-Gateway, T-Tosser,
              C-Compression, F-Fossil, O-Other. Note: Multifunction will
              be listed by the first match.

    Cost: P-Free for personal use, F-Freeware, S-Shareware, C-Commercial,
          X-Crippleware, D-Demoware, G-Free w/ Source

    Old info from: 01/27/92
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------

      MS-DOS Systems        Other Utilities         Other Utilities
      --------------        Name         Version    Name         Version
                            --------------------    --------------------
    Network Mailers         2DAPoint        1.50*   Netsex         2.00b
    Name         Version    4Dog/4DMatrix   1.18    OFFLINE         1.35
    --------------------    ARCAsim         2.31    Oliver          1.0a
    D'Bridge        1.30    ARCmail         3.00*   OSIRIS CBIS     3.02
    Dreamer         1.06    Areafix         1.20    PKInsert        7.10
    Dutchie        2.90c    ConfMail        4.00    PolyXarc        2.1a
    Milqtoast       1.00    Crossnet         1.5    QM             1.00a
    PreNM           1.48    DOMAIN          1.42    QSort           4.04
    SEAdog          4.60    DEMM            1.06    RAD Plus        2.11
    SEAmail         1.01    DGMM            1.06    Raid            1.00
    TIMS       1.0(mod8)    DOMAIN          1.42    RBBSMail        18.0
                            EEngine         0.32    ScanToss        1.28
    Compression             EMM             2.11*   ScMail          1.00
    Utilities               EZPoint          2.1    ScEdit          1.12
    Name         Version    FGroup          1.00    Sirius          1.0x
    --------------------    FidoPCB         1.0s@   SLMail         2.15C
    ARC             7.12    FNPGate         2.70    StarLink        1.01
    ARJ             2.20    GateWorks      3.06e    TagMail         2.41
    LHA             2.13    GMail           2.05    TCOMMail         2.2
    PAK             2.51    GMD             3.10    Telemail         1.5*
    PKPak           3.61    GMM             1.21    TGroup          1.13
    PKZip           1.10    GROUP           2.23    TIRES           3.11
                            GUS             1.40    TMail           1.21
    NodeList Utilities      Harvey's Robot  4.10    TosScan         1.00
    Name         Version    HeadEdit        1.18    UFGATE          1.03
    --------------------    HLIST           1.09    VPurge         4.09e
    EditNL          4.00    ISIS            5.12@   WEdit            2.0@
    FDND            1.10    Lola           1.01d    WildMail        2.00
    MakeNL          2.31    Mosaic         1.00b    WMail            2.2
    Parselst        1.33    MailBase       4.11a@   WNode            2.1
    Prune           1.40    MSG              4.5*   XRS             4.99
    SysNL           3.14    MsgLnk          1.0c    XST             2.3e
    XlatList        2.90    MsgMstr        2.03a    YUPPIE!         2.00
    XlaxNode/Diff   2.53    MsgNum         4.16d    ZmailH          1.25
                            MSGTOSS          1.3    ZSX             2.40

        - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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      OS/2 Systems
      ------------
                            Other Utilities         Other Utilities
    BBS Software            Name         Version    Name         Version
    Name         Version    --------------------    --------------------
    --------------------    ARC             7.12    oMMM            1.52
    Kitten          1.01    ARC2            6.01    Omail            3.1
    SimplexBBS   1.04.02+   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(S)  2.50    LH2             2.11    Raid             1.0
    BinkleyTerm/2-MT        MSG              4.2    Remapper         1.2
                 1.40.02    MsgLink         1.0c    Tick             2.0
    SEAmail         1.01    MsgNum         4.16d    VPurge         4.09e

        - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    BBS Software            Macintosh               Other Software
    Name         Version    ---------               Name         Version
    --------------------                            --------------------
    FBBS            0.91    Network Mailers         MacArd          0.04
    Hermes         1.6.1    Name         Version    Mantissa        3.21
    Mansion         7.15    --------------------    Mehitable        2.0
    Precision Sys. 0.95b    Copernicus       1.0    OriginatorII     2.0
    Red Ryder Host   2.1    Tabby            2.2    PreStamp         3.2
    Telefinder Host                                 StuffIt Classic  1.6
                 2.12T10    Other Software          SunDial          3.2
                            Name         Version    TExport         1.92
                            --------------------    TimeStamp        1.6
    Point System            ArcMac           1.3    TImport         1.92
    Software                AreaFix          1.6    Tset             1.3
    Name         Version    Compact Pro     1.30    TSort            1.0
    --------------------    EventMeister     1.0    UNZIP          1.02c
    Copernicus      1.00    Export          3.21    Zenith           1.5
    CounterPoint    1.09    Import           3.2    Zip Extract     0.10
    MacWoof          1.1    LHARC           0.41

        - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

        Amiga               Network Mailers         Other Software
        -----               Name         Version    Name         Version
                            --------------------    --------------------
    BBS Software            BinkleyTerm     1.00    Areafix         1.48
    Name         Version    TrapDoor        1.80    AReceipt         1.5
    --------------------    WelMat          0.44    ChameleonEdit   0.11
    4D-BBS          1.65                            ConfMail        1.12
    Falcon CBCS     1.00                            ElectricHerald  1.66
    Starnet         1.0q@   Compression             FFRS             1.0@
    TransAmiga      1.07    Utilities               FileMgr         2.08
    XenoLink         1.0    Name         Version    Fozzle           1.0@
                            --------------------    Login           0.18
                            AmigArc         0.23    MessageFilter   1.52
    NodeList Utilities      booz            1.01    Message View    1.12
    Name         Version    LHARC           1.30    oMMM            1.50
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    --------------------    LhA             1.10    PolyXAmy        2.02
    ParseLst        1.66    LZ              1.92    RMB             1.30
    Skyparse        2.30    PkAX            1.00    Roof           46.15
    TrapList        1.40    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

        - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    BBS Software            Atari ST/TT
    Name         Version    -----------
    --------------------
    FIDOdoor/ST    2.5.1    Network Mailers         Other Utilities
    FiFo            2.1v    Name         Version    Name         Version
    LED ST          1.00    --------------------    --------------------
    QuickBBS/ST     1.06*   The Box         1.95*   ApplyList       1.00@
                                                    Burep            1.1
    Compression                                     ComScan         1.04
    Utilities               NodeList  Utilities     ConfMail        4.10
    Name         Version    Name         Version    Echoscan        1.10
    --------------------    --------------------    FDrenum        2.5.2
    ARC             6.02    ParseList       1.30    FastPack        1.20
    LHARC          2.01i    EchoFix         1.20    Import          1.14
    PackConvert             sTICK/Hatch     5.50    oMMM            1.40
    STZip            1.1*                           Pack            1.00
    UnJARST         2.00                            Trenum          0.10
    WhatArc         2.02

    --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --
    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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    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. The FidoNews key is also available on
    the FidoNews homepage listed in the Masthead information.

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                           FIDONET BY INTERNET
    =================================================================

    This is a list of all FidoNet-related sites reported to the Editor as
    of this appearance.

    ============

    FidoNet:

      Homepage     http://www.fidonet.org
      FidoNews     http://ddi.digital.net/~cbaker84/fidonews.html
      HTML FNews   http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6894/
      WWW sources  http://www.scms.rgu.ac.uk/students/cs_yr94/lk/fido.html
      FTSC page    http://www2.blaze.net.au/ftsc.html
      Echomail     http://www.portal.ca/~awalker/index.html
      WebRing      http://ddi.digital.net/~cbaker84/fnetring.html

    ============

    Zone 1:        http://www.z1.fidonet.org

      Region 10:
                   http://www.psnw.com/~net205/region10.html

                   http://www.dharmanet.org/BDO/net125.html

      Region 15:
                   http://www.smrtsys.com/region15/

      Region 16:
                   http://www.tiac.net/users/satins/region16.htm

                   http://www.tiac.net/users/satins/net330.htm

      Region 17:
                   http://www.portal.ca/~awalker/region17.htm

      Region 18:
                   http://www.citicom.com/fido.html

      Region 19:
                   http://ccove.n-link.com/

    ============

    Zone 2:        http://www.z2.fidonet.org
            ZEC2   http://fidoftp.paralex.co.uk/zec.htm

      Region 29:   http://www.rtfm.be/fidonet/  (in French)
      Region 36:   http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/7207/

    ============

    Zone 3:        http://www.z3.fidonet.org
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    ============

    Zone 4:        (not yet listed)

    ============

    Zone 5:        (not yet listed)

    ============

    Zone 6:        http://www.z6.fidonet.org

    ============

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

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

    Editor: Christopher Baker

    Editors Emeritii: Tom Jennings, Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell,
                      Vince Perriello, Tim Pozar, 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]
                                      [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]

    ------------------------------------------------------

    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 1997 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 [FNEWSEnn.ZIP] for a
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    particular Issue.  Monthly Volumes are available as FNWSmmmy.ZIP
    where mmm = three letter month [JAN - DEC] and y = last digit of the
    current year [7], i.e., FNWSFEB7.ZIP for all the Issues from Feb 97.

    Annual volumes are available as FNEWSn.ZIP where n = the Volume number
    1 - 14 for 1984 - 1997, respectively. Annual Volume archives range in
    size from 48K to 1.4M.


    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 may obtain an email subscription to FidoNews by sending email to:

                         [email protected]

    with a Subject line of: subscribe fnews-edist

    and no message in the message body. To remove your name from the email
    distribution use a Subject line of: unsubscribe fnews-edist with no
    message to the same address above.

                                     *=*=*

    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.

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

    A PGP generated public-key is available for the FidoNews Editor from
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    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.

                               *=*=*=*=*

    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

     -30-

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