F I D O N E W S --       Volume 14, Number 36          8 September 1997
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                Can you feel Fall in the air?


                       Table of Contents
    1. EDITORIAL  ................................................  1
       Thanks to ALL contributors!  ..............................  1
    2. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  ....................................  2
       BWExplorer 1.0 released  ..................................  2
    3. ARTICLES  .................................................  3
       Upcoming areacode changes  ................................  3
    4. COLUMNS  ..................................................  5
       FIDONET IN EUROPE  ........................................  5
    5. NET HUMOR  ................................................  6
       Tech support in the real world?  ..........................  6
    6. NOTICES  ..................................................  7
       Future History  ...........................................  7
       FidoNet via Internet Hubs  ................................  7
    7. FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING  .................................  9
       Latest Greatest Software Versions  ........................  9
    8. FIDONEWS PUBLIC-KEY  ...................................... 13
       FidoNews PGP public-key listing  .......................... 13
    9. FIDONET BY INTERNET  ...................................... 14
    10. FIDONEWS INFORMATION  .................................... 16
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                                EDITORIAL
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    "Ask and ye shall receive." And that's often the way in FidoNet.

    I'm happy to report this spirit is still alive and well and FidoNews
    is proof. Last week I asked for Area Code and Country Code updates
    from the Coordinator structure. Within hours of the distribution of
    1435, I received a comprehensive list from non-Coordinator Leonard
    Erickson in Oregon. His report appears below. He has just offered to
    write a regular column updating these numbers and my thanks are on the
    way back. This is the cool part of FidoNet. [grin]

    The rest is the standard stuff and all of it is appreciated. If you
    feel ambitious, don't hesitate to send me your input, too.

    C.B.

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                          LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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    X-Sender: [email protected]
    Date: Sun, 07 Sep 1997 12:38:16 +0200
    To: [email protected]
    From: Michele Di Maria <[email protected]>
    Subject: BWExplorer 1.0

    At 05.39 24/06/97 GMT, you wrote:

    Hi Chris!,
            I'd like to submit a new article for FidoNews: I released
    BWExplorer 1.0 Listen here:

    ============================================================
    Hi,
            this is Michele Di Maria, the author of BWExplorer (the first
    Blue Wave mail reader for Windows95) and I'd like to inform you about
    the new version of the program, realized after 3 months of feedback
    with the users, that told me their request and their wishes.

    Version 1.0 is a very complete version: it contains Full compatibility
    with the Blue Wave standard (with File Request and Offline areas
    configuration), Toolbar and Right Click support, Tagline Editor,
    Signature Editor which allows multiple signatures, Message Editor,
    Extended Customization, Find Tool, Twit List and more.

    You can download it from BWExplorer's Homepage at:

            http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/7409

    or, if you have problems with this address you can try at:

            http://www.rsc.co.uk/snowcave/files/bwx10.zip

    ============================================================

    could you include it in FidoNews please?
    What do you think about that version?

    Bye,
            Michele

    Michele's
    Shareware
    Site:           http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/7409

     -30-

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                                ARTICLES
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    Upcoming areacode changes.
    by Leonard Erickson. 1:105/51, [email protected]

    Since our editor asked about areacode changes, I thought I'd oblige.
    The info below was obtained from Bellcore's web site.

    "Full cutover" indicates the *end* of the permissive dialing period.
    That is, the date at which you *must* use the new areacode instead of
    old one.

    440 Ohio                             (splits from 216       16 Aug 97)
    254 Texas                            (full cutover          24 Aug 97)
    940 Texas                            (full cutover          24 Aug 97)
    345 Cayman Islands                   (full cutover          31 Aug 97)
    781 Massachusetts                    (splits from 617        1 Sep 97)
    978 Massachusetts                    (splits from 508        1 Sep 97)
    248 Michigan                         (full cutover          13 Sep 97)
    228 Mississippi                      (splits from 601       15 Sep 97)
    931 Tennessee                        (splits from 615       15 Sep 97)
    435 Utah                             (splits from 801       21 Sep 97)
    760 California                       (full cutover          27 Sep 97)
    264 Anguilla                         (full cutover          30 Sep 97)
    284 British Virgin Islands           (splits from 809        1 Oct 97)
    767 Dominica                         (splits from 809        1 Oct 97)
    830 Texas                            (full cutover           6 Oct 97)
    870 Arkansas                         (full cutover           6 Oct 97)
    956 Texas                            (full cutover           6 Oct 97)
    660 Missouri                         (splits from 816       12 Oct 97)
    867 Yukon & Northwest Territories    (splits from 403/819   21 Oct 97)
    920 Wisconsin                        (full cutover          25 Oct 97)
    473 Grenada & Carricou               (splits from 809       31 Oct 97)
    530 California                       (splits from 916        1 Nov 97)
    876 Jamaica                          (full cutover           1 Nov 97)
    740 Ohio                             (splits from 614        8 Nov 97)
    253 Washington                       (full cutover          16 Nov 97)
    425 Washington                       (full cutover          16 Nov 97)
    781 Massachusetts                    (full cutover           1 Dec 97)
    978 Massachusetts                    (full cutover           1 Dec 97)
    732 New Jersey                       (full cutover           6 Dec 97)
    973 New Jersey                       (full cutover           6 Dec 97)
    734 Michigan                         (splits from 313       13 Dec 97)
    931 Tennessee                        (full cutover          19 Jan 98)
    650 California                       (full cutover          31 Jan 98)
    626 California                       (full cutover          21 Feb 98)
    925 California                       (splits from 510       14 Mar 98)
    435 Utah                             (full cutover          22 Mar 98)
    843 South Carolina                   (splits from 803       22 Mar 98)
    850 Florida                          (full cutover          23 Mar 98)
    440 Ohio                             (full cutover           4 Apr 98)
    877 Toll Free                        (full cutover           4 Apr 98)
    949 California                       (splits from 714       18 Apr 98)
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    660 Missouri                         (full cutover          19 Apr 98)
    867 Yukon & Northwest Territories    (full cutover          26 Apr 98)
    530 California                       (full cutover          16 May 98)
    868 Trinidad & Tobago                (full cutover          31 May 98)
    740 Ohio                             (full cutover           6 Jun 98)
    323 California                       (splits from 213       13 Jun 98)
    450 Quebec                           (splits from 514       13 Jun 98)
    340 US Virgin Islands                (full cutover          30 Jun 98)
    649 Turks & Caicos Islands           (full cutover          30 Jun 98)
    670 Marianna Islands (CNMI)          (full cutover           1 Jul 98)
    671 Guam                             (full cutover           1 Jul 98)
    831 California                       (splits from 408       11 Jul 98)
    734 Michigan                         (full cutover          25 Jul 98)
    925 California                       (full cutover          12 Sep 98)
    228 Mississippi                      (full cutover          14 Sep 98)
    843 South Carolina                   (full cutover          27 Sep 98)
    284 British Virgin Islands           (full cutover          30 Sep 98)
    767 Dominica                         (full cutover          30 Sep 98)
    785 Kansas                           (full cutover           3 Oct 98)
    949 California                       (full cutover          17 Oct 98)
    473 Grenada & Carricou               (full cutover          31 Oct 98)
    323 California                       (full cutover          13 Jan 99)
    450 Quebec                           (full cutover          16 Jan 99)
    831 California                       (full cutover          22 Feb 99)
    580 Oklahoma                         (full cutover           ? ??? ??)
    580 Oklahoma                         (splits from 405        ? ??? ??)
    646 New York                         (splits from 212        ? ??? ??)
    684 American Samoa                   (joins NANP             ? ??? ??)
    684 American Samoa                   (full cutover           ? ??? ??)
    724 Pennsylvania                     (full cutover           ? ??? ??)
    724 Pennsylvania                     (splits from 412        ? ??? ??)
    784 St. Vincent & the Grenadines     (splits from 809        ? ??? ??)
    784 St. Vincent & the Grenadines     (full cutover           ? ??? ??)




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                                 COLUMNS
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    Fidonet In Europe
    -----------------
    by Dave Meikle (2:259/69.2 & [email protected])

    To start this weeks Fido in Europe off I have a new netmail address
    DAVID MEIKLE@2:259/69.2 . I'm going to update the Fidonet in Europe
    web page completely because any mail being sent to me through the page
    has not been getting to me and will be fixed shortly.

    I have had no mail regarding anything so there is nothing much I can
    say apart from VISIT THE FIDONET IN EUROPE WEB SITE @
    www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Way/8351

    Dave
      o       David Meikle, 2:259/69.2
    )/\,[_)   [email protected]
    `T7 ]=[   Editor of Fido in Europe column
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                                NET HUMOR
    =================================================================

    From: "Mike Riddle" <[email protected]>
    To: "Baker, Christopher" <[email protected] (Christopher Baker)>
    Date: Thu, 14 Aug 97 08:24:41 -0600
    Reply-To: "Mike Riddle" <[email protected]>
    Subject: Re: TECH SUPPORT FOR ETCH-A-SKETCH

     TECH SUPPORT FOR ETCH-A-SKETCH

               Q: My Etch-A-Sketch has a distorted display.
               A: Pick it up and shake it.

               Q: My Etch-A-Sketch has all of these funny little lines all
                  over the screen.
               A: Pick it up and shake it.

               Q: How do I turn my Etch-A-Sketch off?
               A: Pick it up and shake it.

               Q: What's the shortcut for Undo?
               A: Pick it up and shake it.

               Q: How do I create an empty New Document window?
               A: Pick it up and shake it.

               Q: How do I Exit without Saving?
               A: Pick it up and shake it.

               Q: How do I set the background and foreground to the same
                  color?
               A: Pick it up and shake it.

               Q: What is the proper procedure for re-booting my
                  Etch-A-Sketch?
               A: Pick it up and shake it.

               Q: My Etch-A-Sketch has lines that prevent me from doing my
                  art project.
               A: Pick it up and shake it.

               Q: How do I delete a document on my Etch-A-Sketch?
               A: Pick it up and shake it.

               Q: How do I keep from losing my Etch-A-Sketch documents in
                  the middle of my work?
               A: Stop shaking it.

     -30-

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                                 NOTICES
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                               Future History

    25 Sep 1997
       Happy Birthday, Joaquim H. Homrighausen

    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.

    30 Apr 1998
       Queens Day, Holland.

    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.

     1 Jun 2000
       EXPO 2000 World Exposition in Hannover Germany opens.

    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
       Future History, please send a note to the FidoNews Editor.

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    --- Following message extracted from NETMAIL @ 1:18/14 ---
        By Christopher Baker on Mon Sep 01 16:51:31 1997

    From: C. Ingersoll @ 1:2623/71
    To: Editor @ 1:1/23
    FIDONEWS 14-36               Page 8                    8 Sep 1997


    Date: 01 Sep 97  02:13:30
    Subj: Fidonet via Internet Hubs
    -
    Fidonet Via Internet Hubs

    Node#      | Operator          | Facilities (*) | Speed | Basic Rate
    -----------+-------------------+----------------+-------+------------
    1:12/12    | Ken Wilson        | FTP            | T1    | $24mo.
    1:13/25    | Jim Balcom        | FTP            | 56k   | $20mo.
    1:124/7008 | Ben Hamilton      | FTP,VMoT,TX,F2I| 64k   | $20mo.
    1:140/12   | Bob Seaborn       | FTP,TX         | T1    | $5/$20
    1:270/101  | George Peace      | FTP            | T1    | $30mo.
    1:271/140  | Tom Barstow       | F2I            | ???   | $2mo.
    1:280/169  | Brian Greenstreet | FTP            | 33.6  | $2mo.
    1:2222/1   | Ed Georgen        | FTP,TX         | T1    | unkn
    1:2401/305 | Peter Rocca       | FTP,TX         | T1    | unkn
    1:2424/10  | Alec Grynspan     | FTP            | ???   | $1mo.
    1:2604/104 | Jim Mclaughlin    | FTP,VMoT,UUE   | 33.6  | $1mo.
    1:2624/306 | D. Calafrancesco  | VFOS           | 33.6  | $15yr.
    1:2651/9   | Jerry Gause       | FTP,TX         | ???   | unkn
    1:330/204  | Patrick Rosenheim | TX             | 28.8  | $25yr.
    1:346/250  | Aran Spence       | FTP,TX         | T1    | $10mo.
    1:342/1022 | Steve Steffler    | TX,UUE,F2I     | 33.6  | n/c
    1:396/1    | John Souvestre    | FTP            | T1    | $25mo.
    2:252/358  | Sean Rima         | VMoT           | T1    | n/c
    2:469/84   | Max Masyutin      | VMoT           | 256k  | n/c
    2:2474/275 | Christian Emig    | TX             | 64k   | unkn
    2:2490/5170| Lenny Murphy      | F2I            | ???   | n/c
    --
    * VMoT = Virtual Mailer over Telnet (various)
    * F2I  = Fido2Int (W95)
    * UUE  = uuencode<->email packet transfers
    * TX   = TransX (Proprietary uuencode<->email packet transfer
                     software)

    compiled by Cindy Ingersoll, 1:2623/71, (609)814-1978,
                                 [email protected]

    Posted on the 1st of every month in FN_SYSOP, R13SYSOP and Fidonews.

    ---
     Origin: * Fly By Night * (609)814-1978 *(1:2623/71)

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                        FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
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    [From 1435. Ed.]

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

    Yawn. One update.

    -=- 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      1.11     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       1.0a     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
    FastLst        1.36     N S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   FASTLSTD
    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
    GEcho          1.00     T S Bob Seaborn       1:140/12    GECHO
    GEcho/Plus     1.11     T C Bob Seaborn       1:140/12    GECHO
    GEcho/Pro      1.20     T C Bob Seaborn       1:140/12    GECHO
    GIGO           07-14-96 G S Jason Fesler      1:1/141     INFO
    GoldED         2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GED
    GoldED/386     2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEX
    GoldED Docs    2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEM
    FIDONEWS 14-36               Page 10                   8 Sep 1997


    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/86    1.21     O F Damian Walker     2:2502/666  INFOMAIL
    InfoMail/386   1.21     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
    Max User Ed.   0.18     O F Larry Cooke       1:300/53    MUE
    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
    NEF            2.38     O S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   NEFD
    Opus CBCS      1.79     B P Christopher Baker 1:374/14    OPUS
    O/T-Track      2.66     O S Peter Hampf       2:241/1090  OT
    PcMerge        2.8      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            2.01     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         2.600    M S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    TMAIL
    Telegard       3.02     B F Tim Strike        1:259/423   TELEGARD
    Terminate      4.00     O S Bo Bendtsen       2:254/261   TERMINATE
    Tobruk         0.33     T G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   TOBRUK
    TosScan        1.01     T C JoHo              2:201/330   TSINFO
    TransNet       1.00     G S Marc S. Ressl     4:904/72    TN100ALL.ZIP
    TriBBS         11.0     B S Gary Price        1:3607/26   TRIBBS
    TriDog         11.0     T F Gary Price        1:3607/26   TRIDOG
    TriToss        11.0     T S Gary Price        1:3607/26   TRITOSS
    WaterGate      0.93     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
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    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
    CFRoute        0.92     O G C. Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70    CFR
    FastEcho       1.45a    T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400  FE2
    FastLst        1.36     N S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   FASTLST
    FleetStreet    1.20     O S Michael Hohner    2:2490/2520 FLEET
    GEcho/Pro      1.20     T C Bob Seaborn       1:140/12    GECHO
    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
    Max User Ed.   0.18     O F Larry Cooke       1:300/53    MUEP
    Msged/2        4.10     O G Andrew Clarke     3:635/728   MSGED41O.ZIP
    NEF            2.38     O S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   NEF
    PcMerge        2.3      N G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     PCMERGE
    RAR            2.01     C S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    RAR2
    Squish         1.11     T P Tech              1:249/106   SQUISHP
    T-Mail         2.600    M S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    TMAIL2
    Tobruk         0.33     T G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   TOBRUK
    WaterGate      0.93     G S Robert Szarka     1:320/42    WTRGATE
    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  1.12     P S Mats Wallin       2:201/329   FDAPXW

    Windows (32-bit apps):
    Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Argus 95/IP    2.704    M S Max Masyutin      2:469/77    A9I
    Argus NT/IP    2.704    M S Max Masyutin      2:469/77    ANI
    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
    FastLst        1.36     N S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   FASTLSTW
    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
    NEF            2.38     O S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   NEFW
    PlatinumXpress 2.00     M C Gary Petersen     1:290/111   PXW-INFO
    T-Mail         2.600    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         2.10     M G Eugene Crosser    2:293/2219  IFMAIL
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    ifmail-tx      ...tx8.4 M G Pablo Saratxaga   2:293/2219  IFMAILTX
    ifmail-tx.rpm  ...tx8.4 M G Pablo Saratxaga   2:293/2219  IFMAILTX.RPM
    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

    TrapDoor       1.86.b2  M S Maximilian Hantsch
                                                  2:310/6     TRAPDOOR
    TrapDoor       1.86.b2  M S Maximilian Hantsch
                                                  2:310/6     TRAPBETA
    TrapToss       1.50     T S Rene Hexel        2:310/6     TRAPTOSS

    Atari:
    Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    ApplyList      1.00     N F Daniel Roesen     2:2432/1101 APLST100.LZH
    BinkleyTerm/ST 3.18pl2  M F Bill Scull        1:363/112   BINKLEY
    BTNC           2.00     N G Daniel Roesen     2:2432/1101 BTNC
    JetMail        0.99beta T S Joerg Spilker     2:2432/1101 JETMAIL
    Semper         0.80beta M S Jan Kriesten      2:2490/1624 SMP-BETA

    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

    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
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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://www.portal.ca/~awalker/ftsc/ftscmirr.htm
      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

      Region 11:  http://oeonline.com/~garyg/region11/

      Region 13:  http://www.smalltalkband.com/st01000.htm

      Region 14:  http://www.netins.net/showcase/fidonet/

      Region 15:  [disappeared?]

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

      Region 17:  http://www.portal.ca/~awalker/region17.htm
          REC17:  http://www.westsound.com/ptmudge/

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

      Region 19:  http://www.compconn.net

    ============

    Zone 2:       http://www.z2.fidonet.org

    ZEC2:         http://www.proteus.demon.co.uk/zec.htm
    Zone 2 Elist: http://www.fbone.ch/z2_elist/

      Region 20:  http://www.fidonet.pp.se (in Swedish)

      Region 24:  http://www.swb.de/personal/flop/gatebau.html (in German)

      Region 25:
                  http://members.aol.com/Net254/

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      Region 27:  http://telematique.org/ft/r27.htm

      Region 29:  http://www.rtfm.be/fidonet/  (in French)

      Region 30:  http://www.fidonet.ch  (in Swiss)

      Region 33:  http://www.fidoitalia.net (in Italian)

      Region 34:  http://www.pobox.com/cnb/r34.htm  (in Spanish)
          REC34:  http://pobox.com/~chr

      Region 36:  http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/7207/

      Region 41:  http://www.fidonet.gr (in Greek and English)

      Region 48:  http://www.fidonet.org.pl

    ============

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

    ============

    Zone 4:       (not yet listed)

      Region 90:
        Net 904:  http://members.tripod.com/~net904 (in Spanish)

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

    Editor: Christopher Baker

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

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     more addresses:
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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 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.

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

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    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.

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    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
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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.

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    SUBMISSIONS: You are encouraged to submit articles for publication in
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    from 1:1/23 [1:18/14] as file "ARTSPEC.DOC".  ALL Zone Coordinators
    also have copies of ARTSPEC.DOC. Please read it.

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             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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