     The  F I D O N E W S      Volume 19, Number 27             08 Jul 2002 
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            Copyright 2002 by Fidonews Editor for Fidonews Globally.


                        Table of Contents
     1. FOOD FOR THOUGHT  .........................................  1
     2. INSIDE  ...................................................  2
        The Fidonews at a Glance  .................................  2
     3. GENERAL ARTICLES  .........................................  3
        Confessions of an Ex-Sysop (8)  ...........................  3
     4. CATCALLS FROM THE CHEAP SEATS  ............................  5
        Catcalls from the Cheap Seats  ............................  5
     5. FIDONET WEB PAGE REVIEWS  .................................  8
        Some (not so) out of date Fidonet sites  ..................  8
     6. FIDONET'S INTERNATIONAL KITCHEN  .......................... 11
        Beginner Baked Chicken #1  ................................ 11
     7. CLEAN HUMOUR & JOKES  ..................................... 12
        Eve's problem  ............................................ 12
        Italian Affair  ........................................... 13
     8. TODD COCHRANE'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING  ................. 14
        Fidonet Software List  .................................... 14
     9. FIDONET BY INTERNET  ...................................... 18
        Fidonet-related Sites  .................................... 18
     10. SPECIAL INTEREST  ........................................ 23
        Nodelist Stats  ........................................... 23
     11. FIDONEWS INFORMATION  .................................... 25
        How to Submit an Article  ................................. 25
        Credits, Legal Infomation, Availability  .................. 27
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                             FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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     "People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people
     have been left out of the pleasure."

                                  --  Russel Baker


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                                  INSIDE
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                     The Fidonews at a Glance

     In number eight of the "Confessions of an Ex-Sysop" series by Steve
     Townsley, he, among other things, this week tries to straighten some
     misunderstandings from Andrea Santos' rebutt a couple of weeks ago.
     This in the general articles section.

        An article from Frank Vest was also inspired by a previous article
     by Steve. It's about Steve's difficulties finding up-to-date
     information about fidonet on the internet. Frank has managed to
     compile quite a list of sites that may be interesting to those in
     quest for information in "Some (not so) out of date Fidonet sites".

        Luke Kolin too spends most of his writings this week on another
     article. It's Michiel's article last week about the Dutch man (or
     should I say kid?) that was framed by the FBI. Read all about it in
     "Catcalls from the Cheap Seats".

        In our international kitchen this week, Carol makes "Beginner Baked
     Chicken #1". I wouldn't use the high temperature and the long baking
     time she recommends, but I guess American chicken are bigger than the
     Swedish, and therefore need that much more heat.

        Finally a couple of jokes, as usual. Also as usual, one is from
     Warren Bonner, "Italian Affair". A story that barely made it to the
     Clean Jokes Section. Is this really a clean joke? Find out for
     yourself! And then there's one, that I don't remember where I got it
     from. If anyone sent it to me, the name seem to be lost. Please make
     sure your name is in your submissions, I cannot always remember who
     sent what. Anyway, it's good one (according to my wife at least) about
     "Eve's problem".


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                             GENERAL ARTICLES
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                       Confessions of an Ex-Sysop (8)
                    Steve Townsley  stownsley@g7spn.org

     This week I feel like a small boy being "rebutted" by Andrea Santos
     (Vol 19 Number 23). She seems to think that I am making judgements
     where there are none present.

     Andrea was being a bit hostile. However I am a big boy now and I can
     take it. For the sake of complete accuracy she should have mentioned
     that her company (www.santronics.com) has a commercial interest in
     developing BBS software. I say this not to attack her personally but
     simply to say that when I ran BBS's they were done so as a hobby and
     not part of any business. I am in no way resentful or sad because I
     enjoyed Sysoping as a hobby.

     Lets get things straight. I am an ex-sysop. I say that neither proudly
     or as an apology. It is simply a fact. I don't need to prove that I
     have a right to an opinion on FidoNet. I am totally non-judgemental on
     why anyone runs a FidoNet system. I Sysoped when a 2400 bps modem was
     $700 in the UK and my average phone bill cost was easily $100 per
     month so I feel no need to justify writing a few words in FidoNews. I
     spent 11 years as a FidoNet Sysop and I respect the views of every
     Sysop who emailed me whether they agreed with me or not.

     I am also not comparing the Internet with FidoNet or engaging in the
     fruitless task of stating that either is better. When I say it is fine
     with me to run a dial-up BBS I am not being condescending but quite
     literal because I know running a system is hard work and also, for BBS
     hobbyists, very rewarding.

     The point she missed in big way is I spent the thousands of dollars on
     PCs, modems, phone bills, etc. I used to run the US mail hour in 1985
     with a Bell 103a standard modem - yes 300bps!

     Writing in FidoNews was to first stimulate a debate about the future
     of FidoNet. How can it meet the challenge of the fact that those who
     dialed up BBS's now find it easier and more economic to dial the
     Internet. How can amateur and hobbyist computer users develop an
     alternative to the big boys such as AOL, MSN etc for such users in the
     same way that local BBS' provided that alternative in the 1980s. How
     do FidoNet Policy and technical standards have to evolve to make use
     of both the traditional dial-up networks and the Internet.

     If Andrea Santos looks around the web as I do there is precious little
     information on how a FidoNet client can operate only from the
     Internet. Indeed the official site of FidoNet (www.fidonet.org) and
     FidoNet policy says you MUST have an accessible dial-up number to
     participate.

     I am not denying people use modems, BBS's, Fido, LP records or the
     horse and cart. I am not denying that people enjoy using dial-up
     FidoNet. What I am saying is that from 1985, when I joined FidoNet and
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     1996, when I left FidoNet grew from a couple of hundred BBS's to
     30,000. In the same period modem owners called their local BBS and
     long distance BBS' in great numbers. However the facts are that in the
     last 7 years the FidoNet published nodelist has dropped by two thirds,
     the only growth areas are in parts of the world that have recently
     come out of communism or are developing phone networks and the
     Internet has become the number one service that people call rather
     than traditional BBS's.

     Based on those facts I think the FidoNet community is in decline. Some
     people may feel that this doesn't matter as long as they can run their
     BBS and they can enjoy their hobby. I can agree with that and support
     it. The broader statement I am making is that FidoNet technology and
     the spirit that built FidoNet can be brought onto the Internet in a
     meaningful way. If we consider the Internet merely as a transfer
     medium in the same way we considered the public phone system a
     transfer medium then FidoNet could actually grow and develop a bigger
     community.

     I enjoyed my time as a FidoNet Sysop and I respected all the people
     who started BBS's and run BBS systems today. I think the FidoNet
     community spirit was worthwhile and I feel it's tragic that Fido is
     declining and it would be sad to lose that spirit that made Fido an
     alternative to big corporate online services.

     Those who think that my contributions to FidoNews have been a never
     ending celebration of the Internet and a rejection of the community
     spirit of FidoNet have mis-read my intention. I am saying that Fido
     will continue getting ever smaller using dial-up technology and people
     will enjoy it. But if Fido wants to make the technological leap that
     Tom Jennings and co did when it started then Fido must go where the
     action is. Like it or loath it FidoNet's audience has moved in massive
     numbers to the Internet. Those users no longer use Telix or Procomm
     and they require new sophisticated client software.

     FidoNet has never provided connectivity conveniently or economically.
     Setting up and maintaining a Fido node requires knowledge. Let's not
     undermine the genuine skills in the Sysop community. Right now most
     users on the Internet use nothing more sophisticated than a browser.
     The average user cannot join FidoNet unless clients become easier to
     use.

     If FidoNet makes a technology leap forward I am unlikely to stay an
     ex-sysop because the community will be interesting again.



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                       CATCALLS FROM THE CHEAP SEATS
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                       Catcalls from the Cheap Seats
                             By Luke Kolin

     Apparently, I returned back to the Snooze just in time; we seem to
     have received an abundance of material last week. I'm sure our editor
     welcomed the new material - I'm sure he also appreciates the fact that
     for the next several months, the Swedish national time has no further
     opportunities to choke in key situations. (I sympatise - four times in
     the past ten years my beloved Maple Leafs have reached the semi-finals
     of the NHL playoffs and hacked and choked like a cat on a hairball.)

     As an unpaid commentator, I personally love the opportunity to spout
     off on the wacky and crazy opinions that get vented in the Snooze so
     rarely these days. And oh, what a week! Where should I begin?

     I'm sorry, but I absolutely cannot resist laughing at Michiel van der
     Vlist's outrage at the human rights abuses occurring in the United
     States these days, denying paedophiles their God-given right
     (apparently) to engage in sexual activities with minor children. As
     the father of a young daughter myself, I happen to consider it a good
     thing that the FBI is working to stop individuals like the good Menno
     B. from taking sexual advantage of children. (Now the cynic in me is
     remarking that the reputed promiscuity of young American girls makes a
     mockery of the age of consent, but more on that later.)

     This commentator is but a recent transplant to the New South, but I
     would suggest to Michiel that he may want to consider the alternative
     to incarceration - let's assume this 14-year-old girl really existed.
     In most parts in the South and West, if this girl's father ever
     discovered what happened, Menno B. would have one of two things happen
     to him. If he was lucky, Daddy would get three large friends together,
     beat the living snot out of him, and then run him over with their
     pickup once or twice to ensure the message sunk in. If Menno was
     unlucky, Daddy would practice his target shooting with a 12-gauge,
     using Menno as a clay pigeon.

     Now our legalistic, law-abiding readers should be recoiling in horror
     right about now. Surely, you ask, there's a legal system in place?
     Daddy would get hauled into court, and get a trial by a jury of his
     peers. For lay people, that means 12 individuals just like Daddy, not
     a dozen Dutchmen with a predeliction for underage girls. At some point
     in the deliberation, all the jurors with teenage daughters would ask
     themselves what THEY would do in such a circumstance. And a few
     minutes later the not guilty verdict would be handed down. Case
     dismissed.

     Considering the alternative, Menno B. is pretty lucky that he only got
     incarcerated for two years, after which he'll be deported and
     permanently barred from re-entering the United States. (Two years in a
     prison should be enough to teach Menno how unpleasant it is to be on
     the receiving end of a sexual predator's advances.)

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     I find it absolutely hillarious that Michiel will claim injustice, by
     claiming that what Menno was doing was not a crime in the Netherlands.
     There are two huge flaws with this reasoning: first, lawmakers down
     here have a quaint habit of not waiting for the horse to escape before
     closing the barn door, so to speak. If I intend to kill someone,
     purchase a firearm and get stopped on my way to their house, I can
     still be convicted of attempted murder even if I never get a shot off.
     The active intent to commit a criminal act should be a crime - we want
     our governments to PREVENT crime, not just to wait helplessly until
     there is a crime to react to.

     Second, in certain jurisdictions within the United States it is
     perfectly legal to carry a concealed handgun in my automobile, while
     driving down the Interstate at 130km/h drinking a beer. Allow me to
     suggest that if I were to attempt to do this in the Netherlands, the
     fact that it was entirely permissible within my own country would not
     carry much weight with the Dutch police, or the Dutch people in
     general.  They hold certain views on drinking, driving and firearms
     and have legally and properly enshrined their views in the laws of the
     land. What gives me the right to go to their country and violate those
     laws becuase I don't feel like obeying them?

     I find it delicious with irony that Europeans are constantly
     complaining about either the extra-territoriality of American laws, or
     of "ugly Americans" ignoring the local customs and laws. Now we have
     Michiel considering it to be an "atrocity" where America chooses to
     enforce its own laws on child molestation on its own soil. Human
     rights used to be a noble cause and calling. If this is what it's
     stooped to, defending the "rights" of foreign child molesters,
     dictatorship is just around the corner because we've given rights such
     a bad name.

     Michiel, let's be clear about this situation. Menno B is a deplorable,
     criminal little pervert. He was not "framed" - that would imply that
     he did not intend to commit the act he is charged with.

     You are defending a criminal child abuser, and the fact that your
     nation doesn't have an applicable law on the books doesn't mean
     perverts like Menno can come to my country and behave as they wish.
     That's what national sovreignty is all about. (As a further hint: if
     you get an invite over the Internet to attend a giant keg party in
     Saudi Arabia, don't be surprised if you're arrested when you go there
     and they give you 40 lashes or chop your hand off or whatever it is
     they do there.)

     Continuing on my legalistic vein, I see Frank Vest continuing on
     regarding this Policy amendment. Being somewhat detached from the
     FidoNet echos these days, I'm not sure what policy amendment Frank is
     referring to this time. Is it the same non-amendment we had four
     months ago that essentially said "What is old is new, and the
     mechanism for Policy amendments will not change." Now were I to be a
     conspiracy theorist, I'd be convinced that Frank is trying to pull the
     wool over our eyes, by making the false claim that the change was
     announced in "last week's FidoNews". Well, I checked issue #25 of the
     Snooze for the word "policy" or "FIDOPOLS", and I couldn't find a darn
     thing. Is it because this change that Frank is referring to is
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     non-existent in its effects as well as its content?

     I often am exposed to advertisments that advertise all sorts of
     wonderful benefits from the use of a particular product. After reading
     Frank's post, I'm feeling a tingly sense of deja vu. If all these
     wonderful changes stem from the non-amendment proposed (and panned by
     yours truly) several weeks ago, I'm going to have some real fun in
     next week's article. We'll see.


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                         FIDONET WEB PAGE REVIEWS
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                    Some (not so) out of date Fidonet sites
                                 By Frank Vest
                                  1:124/6308.1

      Last week there was an article from Steve Townsley. In the article,
     he talked about some plus sides of Fidonet, but also mentioned some
     negative aspects. One negative was the lack of up to date web sites.
     Much as I would like to dispute Steve in his findings, I can not.
     There are too many Fidonet sites that are out of date, not maintained
     or just plain deserted and left to rot. So, with this article, I offer
     a short list of sites that are up to date and do have what I would
     call useful information.


     http://www.fidonet.ca
      This site is a good base site to start with. The information is
     fairly up to date.

     http://biseonline.com/r19
      This is the Region 19 site. It is designed and maintained by me,
     Frank Vest, with the help and input of the Region. I can't promise
     total accuracy in all areas, but at least it is updated and has some
     useful information on it. :-)
      One can also find information on some BBS/Fidonet programs via the
     "help" page and, if you look hard enough, there is a link to a
     "Fidonet Search Engine" there. It's rather lean in results, but there,
     none the less.

     http://pages.sbcglobal.net/flv/
      Not as up to date as it should be, this is the Collin County Station
     BBS site. Another site designed and "maintained" by Frank Vest. I know
     there are some rough spots in it. I'll admit to slacking on the
     maintenance. :)  Still, it will point one to some places to look for
     info on Fidonet.

     http://www.fidonews.org/
      What more can be said? This is the "Fidonews" site. It is well
     maintained. Not only can you read the great articles sent in by myself
     and others here, but there is a discussion forum, links to software,
     the Nodelist and other information of interest. Note should be taken
     that the webmaster of this site is no longer in Fidonet, but maintains
     the Fidonews site better than many who are "concerned" about Fidonet.
     Maybe some of us still in Fidonet should take lessons... or get off
     our ass and practice what we preach.


      Now that we have some "general" sites out of the way, let's get to
     some program sites and other aspects.

     http://pcmicro.com/netfoss/
       NETFOSS allows DOS based BBS programs to to be used across any
     TCP/IP network, including the internet.
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       NETFOSS is not a virtual modem. It will not support AT commands, and
     will not simulate a COM port. It is also not a telnet server. If this
     is what you are looking for, you should look at COM/IP (available from
     our home page).

     http://husky.physcip.uni-stuttgart.de/
      This is the "Husky" project page.
       The goal of this project is to develop a complete freeware suite of
     Fidonet applications, running under Linux and other
     multitasking/multiuser systems. The suite should be comparable to now
     existing (and partly commercial) OS/2 systems. Most of the software
     here is GPLed unless otherwise specified. To keep the configuration
     simple and reliable, all applications should use one set of
     configuration-files.

     http://www.allensoftware.com/
      Home of Netmodem. A modem emulation program to allow Dos based
     communication programs to be accessed via TCP/IP

     http://net229.darktech.org/fidosetup/
      This page is well done and is very helpful for those wanting to set
     up Synchronet BBS with Argus mailer for Fidonet.


      Of course, what would a list be without something for our Fidonet
     Points? :-)

     http://www.openxp.com/
      The Open XP project
      CrossPoint (XP) is a text-based mailer for various BBS nets like
     FidoNet, Z-Net and MausNet as well as Internet mail and news. In
     December 1999 the author of CrossPoint, Peter Mandrella, released
     CrossPoint v3.20 sources to the public.
     Since then many people worked on these sources - OpenXP has been born.

     http://www.apoint-mail.de/
      APoint ist ein Programm zum Erstellen, Lesen, Verschicken und
     Empfangen von Mails. Es beherrscht sowohl die im Internet als auch die
     im FidoNet verwendeten Techniken. Fr den Einsatz im Internet stellt
     APoint einen E-Mail-Client und Offline-Newsreader dar. Fr den Einsatz
     im FidoNet ist APoint ein komplettes Pointprogramm.
     {ENGLISH]
      APoint is a program for writing, reading, sending and receiving of
     Mail. It can handle the techniques used in Internet as well as those
     used in FidoNet. For the use in the Internet APoint provides an E-Mail
     client and an offline newsreader. For the use in FidoNet APoint is a
     complete point program.


     So, this is a short list of sites that I know about. Yes, Virginia,
     there is a Fidonet out there. It's not impossible to find. It is in
     the heart and soul of all of us that love it and keep it going. :)

     Regards and best wishes,

      Frank Vest - Sysop, Collin County Station
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                      FIDONET'S INTERNATIONAL KITCHEN
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                     Beginner Baked Chicken #1

           Yield: 8 Servings

           1    Whole Chicken, 3 lbs or less
           1 sm Bag pepperidge farm stuffing
                Salt and Pepper to taste
           3 tb Water

       Ok, having seen not just a few queries from folks who want to cook
     but dont have the starting know-how, here is a really easy thing to
     make.

       Nothing is more simple than baking a chicken.  Its just the fancy
     additives others do that make it sound hard.  This one is a basic
     stuffed chicken, affordable for the average college student as well as
     the new homeowner. The servings say '8' but that is based on just a
     small portion each. It will definately feed 2, but 3 hungry kids will
     devour this poste-haste!

       Start by having a defrosted chicken on hand.  Defost it in the
     refridgerator 1 day before use or buy it unfrozen.  Remove gizzard
     package from the tummy area and save that for a soup pot. Now mix up
     the pepperidge farm stuffing according to directions.  Dont eat any as
     it cooks! Wash your hands and stuff the bird, then wash your hands and
     the pot you made the stuffing in (Mommie knows best this time.
     Chickens are crawling with buggies that die when you cook it but arent
     safe raw).

       Now put that stuffed bird in a pan that is at least 1 inch deep but
     more is better.  A old pie pan or a slightly 'used' cake pan will do.
     If you put foil under it, it is a really fast cleanup later.

       Put the chicken in the oven at 425 degrees, for 1 hour then look at
     it. Try to lift a leg with a fork and if it wants to fall off, it's
     ready. If the flesh is still white and the leg fights back, its not
     ready.  Check again in another 1/2 hour.

       Eat and enjoy!

       Things to serve with this are many but here are some *easy* ones.  A
     small handful of raw veggies like carrots, yellow squash, green beans,
     pea pods or the more traditional salad of lettuce. A potato or so
     baked at the same time in the hot oven as the chicken. Crusty baking
     soda cheese bread.

       From:  xxcarol


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                           CLEAN HUMOUR & JOKES
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                           Eve's problem

     One day in the Garden of Eden, Eve calls out to God.

      "Lord, I have a problem!"

      "What's the problem Eve?"

      "Lord, I know you created me and provided this beautiful garden and
     all these wonderful animals and that hilarious comedic snake, but I'm
     just not happy."

      "Why is that, Eve?" came the reply from above.

      "Lord, I'm lonely, and I'm sick to death of eating apples."

      "Well Eve, in that case, I have a solution. I shall create a man for
     you."

      "What's a man Lord?"

      "This man will be a flawed creature, with many bad traits. He'll lie,
     cheat, and be vainglorious, all in all, he'll give you a hard time.
     But...He'll be bigger, faster and will like to hunt and kill things.
     I'll create him in such a way that he will satisfy your physical
     needs. He will be witless and will revel in childish things like
     fighting and kicking a ball about. He wont be too smart, so he'll also
     need your advice to think properly."

      "Sounds great." Says Eve, with an ironically raised eyebrow. "What's
     the catch Lord?"

      "Well...you can have him on one condition."

      "What's that Lord?"

      "As I said, he'll be proud, arrogant and self-admiring....so you'll
     have to let him believe that I made him first. Just remember, it's our
     little secret. You know, woman to woman."


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                          Italian Affair
               By Warren Bonner <wdbonner@pacbell.net>

     A wealthy American man was having an affair with an Italian woman for
     a few years. One night, during a rendezvous, she confided to him that
     she was pregnant. Not wanting to ruin his reputation or his marriage,
     he told her he would pay her a large sum of money if she would go to
     Italy to have the child. If she stayed there, he would also provide
     child support until the child turned 18.

     She agreed, but wondered how he would know when the baby is born. To
     keep it discreet, he told her to mail him a postcard, and write
     "Spaghetti" on the back. He would then arrange for child support.

     One day, about nine months later, he came home to his confused wife.

       "Honey," she said, "you received a very strange postcard today."

       "Oh, just give it to me and I'll explain it later," he said.

     The wife did as she was asked, and watched as her husband read the
     card, turned white and fainted. On the card was written "Spaghetti,
     spaghetti, spaghetti. Two with meatballs, one without."

     Ol'wdb


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                 TODD COCHRANE'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
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                             Fidonet Software List
                                By Todd Cochrane
     Type:

     B=BBS  D=Door  M=Mailer  T=Tosser   C=Communication (terminal)
     U=Utility  P=Point Software  I=Internet (telnet, BinkP...)

     <+-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+=-=+=-=-+-=-=+=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+>
     (   Software Name     ) |Type| (         Author/Contact              )
     <+-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+=-=|=-=-|-=-=+=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+>
     |BBBS Home Page         |B   | b@bbbs.net                            |
     |                       |    | www.bbbs.net/                         |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |ELEBBS The Elevator    |B   | elebbs@elebbs.com                     |
     |Software Production    |    | www.elebbs.com                        |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Hermes II Project      |B   | info@HermesII.org                     |
     |                       |    | http://www.hermesii.org/              |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Maximus BBS Support    |B   | sales@lainus.com                      |
     |Page (Non Official)    |    | http://www.vector11.com/maximus/      |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |MBSE BBS               |B   | Michiel Broek                         |
     |                       |    | mbroek@users.sourceforge.net          |
     |                       |    | http://mbse.sourceforge.net           |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Mystic BBS             |B   | http://www.mysticbbs.com/mystic/      |
     |                       |    |                                       |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Nexus Bulletin         |B   | groberts@nexusbbs.net                 |
     |Board System           |    | http://www.nexusbbs.net/              |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Proboard, Searchlight, |BC  | info@telegrafix.com                   |
     |Telegrafix             |    | http://www.telegrafix.com             |
     |Communications         |    | 540-678-4050                          |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |RemoteAccess           |B   | Bruce Morse                           |
     |Central                |    | bfmorse@rapro.com                     |
     |                       |    | http://www.rapro.com/                 |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Spitfire BBS           |B   | MDWoltz@AOL.COM                       |
     |Buffalo Creek Software |    |http://www.angelfire.com/ia/buffalo/   |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Synchronet BBS         |BT  | sysop@vert.synchro.net                |
     |                       |    | http://www.synchro.net                |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Telegard BBS           |B   | support@telegard.net                  |
     |                       |    | http://www.telegard.net/              |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Wildcat Interactive    |BTMI| sales@santronics.com                  |
     |Net Server             |    | http://www.santronics.com             |
     FIDONEWS 19-27               Page 15                   8 Jul 2002


     |Plantinum Express      |    |(305)248-3204                          |
     |                       |    | Santronics Inc.                       |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Bentstone Capabilities |D   | info@stonebenders.com                 |
     |Group                  |    | http://www.srupc.com/mall             |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Jibben Software        |D   | scott@jibben.com                      |
     |                       |    | http://www.jibbensoftware.com/        |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |JNS Software Door Games|D   | Rusty Johnson                         |
     |                       |    | rustyjohnson57@hotmail.com            |
     |                       |    | 304-733-0113                          |
     |                       |    | http://www.geocities.com/jnssoftware/ |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Legend Of The Red      |D   |                                       |
     |Dragon Reborn          |    |                                       |
     |(L.O.R.D.)             |    | http://www.lordlegacy.org/            |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |PC Pursuits            |D   |brucep@pop.kis.net                     |
     |                       |    |(301)240-6653                          |
     |                       |    |http://www.pcpursuits.com/products.htm |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |S and T Software       |D   |Mark Bappe                             |
     |                       |    |mark.bappe@bozax.iainc.net             |
     |                       |    |(770)788-6843                          |
     |                       |    |http://bozax.iainc.net/public/         |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Shinning Star BBS Doors|D   |nannette@shiningstar.net               |
     |                       |    |http://www.shiningstar.net/bbsdoors/   |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Sunrise Door Software  |D   |Al Lawerence                           |
     |                       |    |al@sunrisedoors.com                    |
     |                       |    |(404)256-9518                          |
     |                       |    |http://www.sunrisedoors.com/           |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |The Brainex System     |D   |info@brainex.com                       |
     |                       |    |http://www.brainex.com/brainex_system/ |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Trade Wars Door Game   |D   |jpritch@eisonline.com                  |
     |                       |    |http://www.eisonline.com/tradewars/    |
     |                       |    |1:299/110                              |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Vagabond Software      |D   |Bryan Turner                           |
     |                       |    |vagabond@darktech.org                  |
     |                       |    |http://vagabond.virtualave.net/        |
     |                       |    |1:124/7013                             |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |FMail Support          |T   |wijnstra@fmail.nl.eu.org               |
     |                       |    |http://fmail.nl.eu.org/                |
     |                       |    |2:280/1076                             |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Squish Tosser          |T   |http://www.lanius.com/squish.htm       |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Argus RITLABS          |M   |argus@ritlabs.com                      |
     |                       |    |373-2-246889                           |
     |                       |    |http://www.ritlabs.com/argus/          |
     FIDONEWS 19-27               Page 16                   8 Jul 2002


     |                       |    |2:469/84                               |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |FrontDoor              |MTPC|Definite Solutions                     |
     |FrontDoor APX          |    |sales@defsol.se                        |
     |Mailer/Point Software  |    |http://www.defsol.se/                  |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |BeeMail Home Page      |M   |http://beemail.gexonline.net           |
     |                       |    |Stephen Proffit                        |
     |                       |    |1:211/405                              |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |BinkleyTerm XE         |M   |http://btxe.sourceforge.net/           |
     |Frontend Mailer        |    |                                       |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |BinkD                  |MI  |maloff@corbina.net                     |
     |                       |    |http://2f.ru/binkd/                    |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Fidogate               |UIT |Martin_Junius@m-j-s.net                |
     |                       |    |http://www.fidogate.org/               |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Fidonet to Internet    |IM  |Bo Bendtsen                            |
     |Mailer                 |    |sales@terminate.com                    |
     |                       |    |http://www.terminate.com/fido2int.htm  |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |GiGo Software          |UI  |http://www.gigo.com/                   |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Internet Rex           |IM  |cruden@cs.ualberta.ca                  |
     |                       |    |http://plaza.v-wave.com/InternetRex/   |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Tmail                  |IM  |http://www.tmail.spb.ru/index-19.htm   |
     |(Russian /w English DL)|    |                                       |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |TransX Multiboard      |M   |support@multiboard.com                 |
     |Communications Inc.    |    |http://www.multiboard.com/software/    |
     |                       |    |transx.html                            |
     |                       |    |1:2401/305                             |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |TransNet               |I   |transnet@ressl.com.ar                  |
     |                       |    |http://www.ressl.com.ar/transnet/      |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Watergate              |I   |ramon@sbbs.se                          |
     |                       |    |http://www2.sbbs.se/hp/ramon/          |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |JetSys-Home of JetMail |TU  |http://www.jetsys.de/                  |
     |JetStat and other Atari|    |                                       |
     |Fidonet utilities      |    |                                       |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |APoint (Author)        |P   |http://www.apoint.websale.net/index.htm|
     |                       |    |http://www.apoint-mail.de (Co-Autho)   |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |CrossPoint             |P   |("Original" version)                   |
     |                       |    |http://www.crosspoint.de               |
     |                       |    |http://www.apoint-mail.de              |
     |                       |    |(OpenXP Projekt)                       |
     |                       |    |http://www.openxp.com (English)        |
     |                       |    |http://www.openxp.de (German)          |
     |                       |    |CrossPoint (XP2 Team)                  |
     FIDONEWS 19-27               Page 17                   8 Jul 2002


     |                       |    |http://www.xp2.de                      |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |WinPoint95             |P   |http://www.schenksmir.de/wp/english    |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |The OpenXP CrossPoint  |P   |http://www.happyarts.de/xp             |
     |Projekt                |    |                                       |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |Terminate Terminal     |P   |http://www.terminate.com               |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     |PPoint-FTS compatible  |P   |http://www.alcuf.ca/ppoint.htm         |
     |E-Mail System          |    |                                       |
     |-----------------------|----|---------------------------------------|
     \====================================================================/

     -----------------------------------------------------------------
     FIDONEWS 19-27               Page 18                   8 Jul 2002


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     FIDONEWS 19-27               Page 19                   8 Jul 2002


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         Fido-IP:  http://home.nrh.de/fido/ (English/German)
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               Fidonet Via Internet Hubs provided by FidoTel.com



     Node#      | Operator          | Facilities (*) | Speed,| Basic Rate
                |                   |                |latency|
     -----------+-------------------+----------------+-------+------------
     Zone 1     |                   |                |       |
       10/3     | Brenda Donovan    | FTP,UUE,BinkP  | 384K,30| n/c
       10/345   | Todd Cochrane     | FTP,BinkP,VMOT | T1,!  | n/c
       18/500   | Ross Cassell      | FTP, BinkP     |128K+,!| n/c
      103/5     | Mark Luetger      | BinkP          | CABLE | n/c
      103/301   | Joe Jared         | BinkP,FTP,NFS  | 384k,!| n/c
      103/401   | Warren Bonner     | BinkP          | aDSL,!| n/c
      105/8     | Russ Johnson      | FTP,BinkP,VMoT | 384k  | n/c
      105/72    | Larry James       | FTP, BinkP     | aDSL  | $50/yr
      106/1     | Steve Loupe       | BinkP, FTP     | 768k  | FREE
      106/2000  | Bob Juge        | BinkP VMoT FTP TX| ???   | n/c
      106/6018  | Lawrence Garvin   | FTP, VMoT      | aDSL,60| n/c
      107/453   | Jeffrey Estevez| FTP,BinkP,VMoT,UUE| 56k,60| $10 mo.
      134/11    | Michael Grant  | FTP, BinkP, VMoT UUE, IFCICO,TransX
                                                    aDSL, 60 | n/c
      138/146   | Marc Blakely      | BinkP,FTP      | ???   | n/c
      140/1     | Bob Seaborn       | FTP,BinkP      | T3,30 | $5/$16
     FIDONEWS 19-27               Page 20                   8 Jul 2002


      142/906   | Chris Griffin     | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      150/220   | Dave Nemeth       | UUE            | ???   | n/c
      153/7715  | Dallas Hinton     | BinkD, FTP     | CABLE | ???
      167/133   | Stephen Monteith  | BinkP          | 128k+ | n/c
      167/166   | Jesse Dooling     | POP? UUE TX FTP| ???   | n/c
      218/109   | Matt Munson       | BinkP,UUE,TX   | 33.6k | n/c
      220/10    | groberts|nexusbbs.net |BinkP,FTP,UUE|1.5M+ | n/c
      229/1     | Phil Simpson      | BinkP UUE FTP  | ???   | n/c
      229/2000  | Robert Couture    |BinkP FTP UUE TX| ???   |
      229/622   | Dave Hamilton     | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      250/98    | Darin McBride     | BinkP FTP TX   | ???   | n/c
      250/99    | Brent McLaren     | FTP BinkP      | ???   | n/c
      250/102   | Darin McBride     | BinkP FTP      | ???   | n/c
      267/169   | Philip Lozier     | FTP TX         | ???   | n/c
      261/1380  | Joe Davis         | UUE TX         | ???   | n/c
      275/311   | Shannon Talley|FTP,BinkP,FTP,VMoT,QWK| T1  |n/c
      280/169   | Brian Greenstreet | FTP            | 33.6  | $2mo.
      297/11    | Michael McCabe    | TX             | ???   | n/c
      323/120   | Craig Healy       | VMoT FTP       | ???   | n/c
      342/3     | Richard Dodsworth | BinkP,FTP      | 128K+ | n/c
      393/48    | Ben Ritchey       | UUE:BFDS?      | 33.6k | n/c
      379/1     | Dale Ross         | FTP, BinkP,UUE | 256K+,! n/c
      379/1200  | Chris Cranford    | BinkP FTP TX   | ???   | n/c
      396/45    | Marc Lewis        |BinkP FTP UUE TX| ADSL  | n/c
     2215/300   | Dennis Haddox     | UUE,TX         | CABLE | n/c
     2320/38    | Janis Kracht      | BinkP FTP      | ???   | n/c
     2410/400   | Gary Gilmore      | FTP BinkP      | 384K,60| n/c
     2410/213   | Kevin Bentz       | FTP, BinkP, UUE| Cable | n/c
     2604/104   | Jim Mclaughlin    | FTP,VMoT,UUE   | 33.6  | $1mo
     2624/306   | David Calafrancesco  | VMoT        | 33.6  | n/c
     3613/1275  | @ jyates@bsdi.ldl.net | UUE,FTP    | 28.8  | n/c
     3407/4     | Robert Todd    |FTP,VMoT,UUE,BinkP | 57.6k | n/c
     3632/84    | Robert Todd    |FTP,VMoT,UUE,BinkP | 57.6k | n/c
     3830/5     | Jeff Schrunk      |BinkP FTP TX UUE| ???   | n/c
     3830/9     | Steve Quarrella   |BinkP FTP IFCICO VMoT UUE|?|?
     --------------------------------------------------------------
     Zone 2     |
       20/11    | Henrik Lindhe     | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
       22/222   | Kim Heino         | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
       28/1     | Lody Caenen       | BinkP FTP      | ???   | n/c
       31/1     | Gabriel Plutzar   | BinkP          | T1+   | n/c
       37/37    | Gabor Z. Papp     | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
       47/999   | Andrej Kirejev    | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
       53/558   |Vladimir Hrusca|POP,VMoT,UUE,BinkP,ifcico|2mbs|??
      201/329   | Mats Wallin       | VMoT TX        | ???   | n/c
      201/505   | Gran Eriksson    | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      201/600   | Hkan Andersson   |BinkP,FTP       |512kbps| n/c
      203/600   | Mikael Karlsson   |BinkP,FTP,TX,UUE| 512k  | n/c
      211/37    | Torbjorn Mohn     | BinkP          | 8/2mb | n/c
      221/360   | Tommi Koivula     | BinkP,UUE      | ???   | n/c
      236/205   | Michael Kaaber    | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      240/6298  | Steve Tell        | BinkP UUE      | ???   | n/c
      246/2098  | Volker Imre       | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      252/110   | David Rance       | UUE            | ???   | n/c
      255/90    | Simon Avery       | UUE            | ???   | n/c
      263/950   | Sean Rima         | TX UUE         | ???   | n/c
     FIDONEWS 19-27               Page 21                   8 Jul 2002


      280/1027  | Lukas de Groen    | BinkP FTP      | ???   | n/c
      280/1601  | Jeroen VanDeLeur  | FTP,UUE        | 64k   | n/c
      280/4312  | Jos Huijnen   | BinkP ifcico UUE TX| ???   | n/c
      280/5003  | Kees van Eeten    | BinkP ifcico   | ???   | n/c
      292/624   | Steven Leeman     | UUE            | 64k   | n/c
      292/854   | Ward Dossche      | BinkP UUE TX   | ???   | n/c
      292/2003  | Eric Vaneberck    | BinkP          | 768k  | n/c
      301/1     | Peter Witschi     | BinkP          | 768k  | n/c
      332/807   | Roberto Mascolo   | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      333/0     | M Gianformaggio   | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      335/534   | Mario Mure        | BinkP,VMot,UUE | 64k   | n/c
      335/610   | Gino Lucrezi      | UUE            | 33.6  | n/c
      341/14    | Rafael Suarez     | BinkP VMoT     | ???   | n/c
      341/51    | Jose.Maria Tejada | VMoT           |       |
      341/66    | Angel Ripoll      | VMoT           |       |
      343/168   | Jose Casanova     | VMoT           |       |
      344/201   | Julio Garcia      | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      346/3     | Carlos Navarro    | UUE            | ???   | n/c
      347/1     | Javi Polo         | UUE            |       |
      348/105   | Alejandro Estraviz| BinkP UUE      |       |
      382/100   | Sinisa Burina     | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
      400/555   | Ofir Michaeli     | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
      400/557   | Marius Kaizerman  | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
      423/81    | Milos Bajer       | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      461/256   | Andrew Rutkas     | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      461/640   | Alex Semenyaka    |BinkP ifcico UUE| ???   | n/c
      465/204   | Va Milushnikov    | BinkP          | 33.6k | n/c
      469/84    | Max Masyutin      | VMoT           | 256k  | n/c
      469/128   | Oleg Vasenyoff    | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
      480/112   | Adam Sarapata| FTP, VMoT, UUE,BinkP| 128k  | n/c
      550/4077  | Serguei Trouchelle| UUE            | ----- | n/c
     2410/201   | Karsten Ebeling   | BinkP UUE      | ???   | n/c
     2411/413   | Dennis Dittrich   | UUE,BinkP      | 64k   | n/c
     2432/200   | Sven Dueker       | BinkP TX UUE   | ???   | n/c
     2446/301   | Lothar Behet  | BinkP,VMoT,UUE,FTP | 64K   | n/c
     2474/275   | Christian Emig    | UUE            | 64k   | unkn
     2487/3000  | Steffen Gross     | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5002/5002  | Victor Belyakov   | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5014/4     | Alex Bagmanov     | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
     5020/52    | Peter Didenko     | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5020/54    | Serge Wizgounoff  | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
     5020/69    | B Chernivetsky    | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5020/238   | Sergey Gubanov    | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5030/115   | Andrey Podkolzin  | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5030/1251  | K Stepanekov      | UUE            | ???   | n/c
     5100/8     | Egons Bush        | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5020/1159  | Gennady Kudryashoff | UUE          | 33.6  | n/c
     5049/12    | Amir Shabashvili  | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5054/3     | Andrew Popov      | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5080/80    | Eugene Zorin      | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
     5083/21    | Alexander Uskov   | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
     5090/2     | Andrew Titov      | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5100/8     | Egons Bush        | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     --------------------------------------------------------------
     Zone 3
      633/260   | Malcolm Miles     | FTP,BinkP      | 64K   | n/c
     FIDONEWS 19-27               Page 22                   8 Jul 2002


      640/954   | Rick Van Ruth     | FTP,VMot,UUE,BinkP| 56K| n/c
      712/311   | Bob James         | TX             | ???   | n/c
      774/605   | Barry Blackford|BinkP,VMoT:10023,ifcico,FTP |33.6| n/c
     --------------------------------------------------------------
     Zone 4
      801/161   | Renato Zambon     | UUE            | 33.6  |n/c
      902/18    | Javier Tejedor    | UUE            | 33,6  | n/c
     --------------------------------------------------------------
     Zone 6
       65/3000  | Lawrence Fan      | UUE            | 33600 | free
      653/1009  | Maorong Chen      | UUE            | ???   | free
      654/0     | Bin Li            | UUE,BinkP      | 33600 | free
      654/1501  | Lawrence Fan      | UUE,BinkP      | 28800 | free

     --
     * FTP    = Internet File Transfer Protocol
     * VMoT   = Virtual Mailer over Telnet (various)
     * UUE    = uuencode<->email type transfers
     * BinkP  = front end mailer for TCPIP networks
     * TX     = TransX
     * NFS    = Linux Networking
     * ifcico = ifcico-compatible virtual mailer
     * QWK    = Quick Packets/Offline mailer "networking" capable
     ----------------------------------------------
     Fidonet oriented news servers

     news.fidotel.com (currently offline)
     news.osirusoft.com
     news.tardis.net
     nntp://fido.bitsoft.ro
     nntp://bbs.bitsoft.ro

     Fidonet oriented chat rooms.

     room #fidonet  5PM (PDT 11AM GMT) Sundays
     irc.osirusoft.com  (Peers wanted)
     irc.sinoptix.ro : malay, chinesse, english, #fido, #fidonet, #wwb
     irc.bitsoft.ro : 6667 russian, english, hebrew, #fido, #wwb
     irc.tsua.net : 6668 russian, english #fido

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                             SPECIAL INTEREST
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                         Nodelist Stats

      Input nodelist  nodelist.186
                size  1093.6kb
                date  2002-07-05

      The nodelist has   9827 nodes in it
        and a total of  12688 non-comment entries

              including     6 zones
                           63 regions
                          465 hosts
                          673 hubs
         admin overhead  1207 ( 12.28 %)

                    and   940 private nodes
                          322 nodes down
                          392 nodes on hold
      off line overhead  1654 ( 16.83 %)


      Speed summary:

               >9600 =    922 (  9.38 %)
                9600 =   8404 ( 85.52 %)
                              (HST  =  180 or   2.14 %)
                              (CSP  =    1 or   0.01 %)
                              (PEP  =   12 or   0.14 %)
                              (MAX  =    0 or   0.00 %)
                              (HAY  =    1 or   0.01 %)
                              (V32  = 4698 or  55.90 %)
                              (V32B =  498 or   5.93 %)
                              (V34  = 5632 or  67.02 %)
                              (V42  = 4643 or  55.25 %)
                              (V42B =  519 or   6.18 %)
                2400 =    105 (  1.07 %)
                1200 =      7 (  0.07 %)
                 300 =    389 (  3.96 %)

                ISDN =    996 ( 10.14 %)

     ----------------------------------------------------------
      File Req Flag   Applicable software     Number of systems
     ----------------------------------------------------------
      XA              Frontdoor <1.99b             3538
                      Frontdoor  2.02+
                      Dutchie 2.90c
                      Binkleyterm >2.1
                      D'Bridge <1.3
                      TIMS
                      Xenia
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      XB              Binkleyterm 2.0                 8
                      Dutchie 2.90b
     --------------------------------------
      XC              Opus 1.1                       10
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      XP              Seadog                          6
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      XR              Opus 1.03                      58
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      XW              Fido >12M                     393
                      Tabby
                      KittenMail
     --------------------------------------
      XX              D'Bridge 1.30                4380
                      Frontdoor 1.99b
                      Intermail 2.01
                      T-Mail
     --------------------------------------
      None            QMM                          1434
     --------------------------------------

      CrashMail capable =   3160 ( 32.16 %)
      MailOnly nodes    =   5322 ( 54.16 %)
      Listed-only nodes =    771 (  7.85 %)
      Other             =    574 (  5.84 %)

      [Report produced by NETSTATS - A PD pgm available from 1:106/100]
      [                                 Revised by B Felten, 2:203/208]

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