F I D O N E W S Volume 16, Number 40 04 Oct 1999

F I D O N E W S Volume 16, Number 40 04 Oct 1999
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| The newsletter of the | ISSN 1198-4589 Published by: |
| FidoNet community | "FidoNews" |
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| | | \ \\ | Editor: Douglas Myers, 1:270/720 |
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| (jm) | Newspapers should have no friends. |
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Table of Contents
1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
New Zone 1 Coordinator! .................................. 1
2. ARTICLES ................................................. 2
Fidonews Web Site ........................................ 2
What Web Page is this? ................................... 2
3. NET HUMOR ................................................ 4
24 Best Sleeping Excuses ................................. 4
Buddah's Famous Cow ...................................... 4
4. NOTICES .................................................. 5
Future History ........................................... 5
5. FIDONET BY INTERNET ...................................... 6
Fidonet Via Internet Hubs ................................ 6
Fidonet-related sites .................................... 7
6. FIDONEWS INFORMATION ..................................... 9
Masthead ................................................. 9
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EDITORIAL
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New Zone 1 Coordinator!

I kinda missed this piece of news myself until I got some crash
netmail from David Mouffarege: as of last Friday's nodediff, he's
listed as the Zone 1 Coordinator! Congratulations, Dave... we're
happy that the (almost) three month wait is over, and looking
forward to seeing you in action.

A special thanks to Bob Satti for continuing in the position while
Dave addressed the personal problems which prevented a more timely
assumption of the position.

Notice

You may be wondering why the new Z1C would be interested in
crashing mail to Fidonet's newest pundit. Well, as one of his first
official acts, he added the traditional 1:1/23 (Fidonews Editor)
to this week's NODEDIFF with my BBS listed. I'd be wary of using it
right away for two reasons:

1. I doubt that netmail routing is set up everywhere yet. Zone
hubs are hereby requested to route it towards George Peace, and
George is requested to route it to John Bixler, my uplink.
1:270/100 > 1:270/911 > 1:1/23 would follow my normal netmail
pattern.

2. My Telegard BBS package doesn't seem to have the capability of
grabbing netmail addressed to "Editor" and putting it in my mail
package. Unfortunately, the only thing I had which would override
this was a utility called NETMANAGER, which I removed because the
evaluation period had expired. If readers of the newsletter want to
use this new address, please use "Douglas Myers" as the name rather
than the listed "Editor."

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ARTICLES
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Fidonews Web Site

Jim Barchuk, the Webmaster at fidonet.org, informed me last week
that he'd switched the email address "[email protected]" to forward
all email to my "DougM@paonline" address. Readers of Fidonews are
welcome to use either address. I logged onto fidonet.org last week,
and was pleasantly surprised to find that it's much more than a
place to read Fidonews. It contains links to other Fidonet web
sites, links to software authors, and a search engine. There's even
a link to let you write me a letter or send an article :)

I asked Jim in email about the history of fidonet.org, and got this
brief reply:

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It was about three years ago that I decided to do 'Fidonews in HTML'
as a learning experience. The original site was
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6894/. Chris Baker was editor. I
asked him what he thought about copyright permission, and he wrote
to Tom Jennings who gave the 'OK.' That site was limited to 1M. All
it had was the current issue from week to week.

When I put up my own server naturally I installed fidonews.org here.
I could easily do lots more fun things like email forwarding for
editor@, majordomo mailing list distribution, site search engine,
and BBS search engine.
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Check it out!

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What Web Page is this?

I guess it's time for a shameless plug for my Web Page. Ok, it's not
an official Fidonet page and isn't sanctioned by Fidonet or any of
that stuff. It is, in my humble opinion, a good Fidonet page.

What's on it?

Lots of things. You'll find a nice Ansi train that I converted to
.gif format, some dogs (Fido type, of course), some eyes, a search
engine and, of course, links.

Links!?!

Of course. That's what Web Pages are for, isn't it? :) There are
links here. Links to Fidonet Zones, Regions, Nets, Nodes, Support,
Strange and Wonderful Places and other stuff. If you look hard
enough, you'll even find a picture of me and my family. :)
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Who am I?

Guess I should introduce myself. I'm 1:124/6308(.1 if you wish).
Ok... That's not what you wanted to hear. :) I'm Frank Vest and I
run Collin County Station BBs in McKinney, Texas U.S.A. I'm also
the current NC of Net124 and a Fidonet nut..... Or is that Fidonut
net?? Either way, I love Fidonet! :)

Why did I do this?

Simple answer... I love Fidonet. Most of what I know about computers
comes from the great people in Fidonet. It's just a small way to
give back. Besides, I had the Web space and nothing to do with it.
:)

Oh Yes! The Page address.

Now that you've read all the dribble, here's the address:

http://texoma.net/~flv

You'll see a spinning world when the page comes up. Click on it and
you'll be transported to the wonderland of Fidonet and other
wonderful places.

If you have a page that is related to Fidonet or support of Fidonet,
let me know about it. I'll look your page over and add a link to it.
If you like my page, please add a link to it on your page.

Happy modeming to all,

Frank Vest - Collin County Station BBs

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NET HUMOR
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The 24 best responses if found asleep at your desk

24. "Oh, man! Come in at 6 in the morning and look what happens!"
23. "This is in exchange for the six hours last night
when I dreamed about work!"
22. "You don't discriminate against those with
Latient Atrophy Zymosis Yeast syndrome, DO YOU?!?"
21. "Gee, I thought you (the boss) were gone for the day."
20. "They told me at the blood bank this might happen."
19. "I was trying to pick up my contact lens without my hands."
18. "This is just a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about
in the last time management course you sent me to."
17. "Whew! Guess I left the top off the liquid paper."
16. "I was just meditating on the mission statement
and envisioning a new paradigm!"
15. "This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!"
14. "I was testing the keyboard for drool resistance."
13. "I'm doing the Stress Level Elimination Exercise Plan (SLEEP)
I learned at the last mandatory seminar you made me attend."
12. "It worked well for Reagan, didn't it?"
11. "This is a highly specific Yoga position to relieve work-related
stress."
10. "Just pacing myself for the all-nighter tonight!"
9. "I was working smarter, not harder."
8. "Auggh! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out
a solution to our biggest problem."
7. "I'm in the management training program."
6. "The coffee machine is broken...."
5. "Someone must've put decaf in the wrong pot."
4. "Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won't wear off!"
3. "Ah, the unique and unpredictable circadian rhythms
of the workaholic!"
2. "It's okay...I'm still billing the client."
And the #1 response if found asleep at your desk:
1. "...and I especially thank you for my excellent boss, Amen!"

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Buddah's Famous Cow: /- -\ / MU /
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NOTICES
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Future History

26 Oct 1999
Thirty years from release Abbey Road album by the Beatles.

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.

21 Sep 2000
10 years of FidoNet in +7 (xUSSR)

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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FIDONET BY INTERNET
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Last Updated: 9/25/1999

Fidonet Via Internet Hubs

Node# | Operator | Facilities (*) | Speed | Basic Rate
-----------+-------------------+----------------+-------+------------
Zone 1 |
10/3 | Brenda Donovan | FTP,UUE,BinkP | T1? | $??/$10
12/12 | Ken Wilson | FTP | T1 | $24mo.
13/25 | Jim Balcom | FTP | 56k | $20mo.
103/301 | Joe Jared | BinkP | aDSL | n/c
105/8 | Russ Johnson | FTP,BinkP,VMoT | 384k | n/c
106/1 | Matt Bedynek | BinkP, FTP | 128k | n/c
106/6018 | Lawrence Garvin | FTP, VMoT | 64k | $5/mo
107/451 | Andy Knifel | FTP, VMoT, UUE | 33.6 | n/c
140/12 | Bob Seaborn | FTP | T1 | $5/$20
167/133 | Stephen Monteith | BinkP | 128k+ | n/c
211/417 | Korombos | BinkD,UUE,FTP | T1 | n/c
270/101 | George Peace | FTP | 6mbps | $20mo.
271/140 | Tom Barstow | UUE | T1 | n/c
280/169 | Brian Greenstreet | FTP | 33.6 | $2mo.
342/3 | Richard Dodsworth | BinkP,FTP | 128K+ | n/c
345/0 | Todd Cochrane | FTP | T1 | n/c
396/1 | John Souvestre | FTP,VMoT | T1 | $10/mo
396/45 | Marc Lewis | UUE | 33.6 | $26/yr
2401/305 | Peter Rocca | FTP,UUE | T1 | unkn
2424/10 | Alec Grynspan | FTP,UUE | T1 | n/c
2424/101 | Kari Suomela | FTP,VMoT,BinkP,UUE| T1 | n/c
2604/104 | Jim Mclaughlin | FTP,VMoT,UUE | 33.6 | $1mo
2613/404 | David Moufarrege | BinkP,FTP,VMoT | 128k+ | n/c
2624/306 | D. Calafrancesco | VMoT | 33.6 | n/c
3632/84 | Robert Todd |FTP,VMoT,UUE,BinkP | 57.6k | n/c
3639/93 | Ross Cassell | FTP, BinkP | 128K+ | n/c
3651/9 | Jerry Gause | FTP,VMoT | 33.6 | $3/$6
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Zone 2 |
20/11 | Henrik Lindhe | BinkP | ??? | n/c
23/999 | Michael Kaaber | BinkP | ??? | n/c
31/1 | Gabriel Plutzar | BinkP | ??? | n/c
203/600 | Mikael Karlsson | UUE | 64k | n/c
221/360 | Tommi Koivula | BinkP | ??? | n/c
246/2098 | Volker Imre | BinkP | ??? | n/c
284/800 | Jeroen VanDeLeur | FTP,UUE | 64k | n/c
292/626 | Filip Ruymen | Binkp, UUE | 128K+ | n/c
292/2003 | Eric Vaneberck | BinkP | 768k | n/c

301/1 | Peter Witschi | BinkP | ??? | n/c
332/807 | Roberto Mascolo | BinkP | ??? | n/c
335/535 | Mario Mure | BinkP,VMot,UUE | 64k | n/c
335/610 | Gino Lucrezi | UUE | 33.6 | n/c
344/201 | Julio Garcia | BinkP | ??? | n/c
382/100 | Sinisa Burina | BinkP | ??? | n/c
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406/555 | Marius Kaizerman | BinkP | ??? | n/c
406/555 | Ofir Michaeli & | BinkP | ??? | n/c
423/81 | Milos Bajer | BinkP | ??? | n/c
464/4077 | Serguei Trouchelle| UUE | 19.2 | n/c
465/204 | Va Milushnikov | BinkP | 33.6k | n/c
469/84 | Max Masyutin | VMoT | 256k | n/c
480/112 | Adam Sarapata| FTP, VMoT, UUE,BinkP| 128k | n/c
2411/413 | Dennis Dittrich | UUE,BinkP | 64k | n/c
2446/301 | Lothar Behet | BinkP,VMoT,UUE,FTP | 64K | n/c
2474/275 | Christian Emig | UUE | 64k | unkn
5030/115 | Andrey Podkolzin | BinkP | ??? | n/c
5100/8 | Egons Bush | BinkP | ??? | n/c
5020/1159 | Gennady Kudryashoff | UUE | 33.6 | n/c
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Zone 3
633/260 | Malcolm Miles | FTP,BinkP | 64K | n/c
640/954 | Rick Van Ruth | FTP,VMot,UUE,BinkP| 56K| n/c
774/605 | Barry Blackford|BinkP,VMoT:10023,ifcico,FTP |33.6| n/c

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Zone 4
905/100 | Fabian Gervan | VMoT,UUE,BinkP | 128k | n/c
902/18 | Javier Tejedor | UUE | 33,6 | n/c

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* FTP = Internet File Transfer Protocol
* VMoT = Virtual Mailer over Telnet (various)
* UUE = uuencode<->email type transfers
* BinkP = front end mailer for TCPIP networks

Please send updates, corrections and suggestions to
Joe Jared, 1:103/301, [email protected], and
complaints to [email protected] .

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FIDONEWS INFORMATION
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FIDONEWS MASTHEAD

Fidonews Staff:
Editor: Douglas Myers, 1:270/720, [email protected]
Webmaster: Jim Barchuk, [email protected]
Columnist: Joe Jared, 1:103/0, [email protected]
(Fido Via Internet Hubs column)
Editors Emeriti: Tom Jennings, Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell,
Vince Perriello, Tim Pozar, Sylvia Maxwell,
Donald Tees, Christopher Baker, Zorch Frezberg,
Henk Wolsink

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

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