      F I D O N E W S         Volume 16, Number 19             10 May 1999
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                        Table of Contents
     1. EDITORIAL  ................................................  1
     2. GUEST EDITORIAL  ..........................................  2
        Top-Down Organization - What is Fido's true structure?  ...  2
     3. ARTICLES  .................................................  3
        Fidonet-TNG: Where do we go from here?  ...................  3
        North American Backbone Echo Changes [Mar-Apr]  ...........  4
        NAB &Z1B Echo Diff  .......................................  5
        Z1 Backbone Echo Changes [Mar-Apr]  .......................  6
     4. NOTICES  ..................................................  8
     5. FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING  .................................  9
        Latest Greatest Software Versions  ........................  9
     6. FIDONET BY INTERNET  ...................................... 14
     7. FIDONEWS INFORMATION  ..................................... 18
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     =================================================================
                                 EDITORIAL
     =================================================================

     Greetings,

     I've never been involded or for that matter, seen a twister.  The
     movie I've seen yes.  Hence my sympathies to those who lost a love
     one in last weeks twister(s) in Zone 1.

     Another 2 weeks and I'll be spending a well earned rest in Zone 2.
     During those two weeks, Douglas Myers will be caretaker of the snooze
     and I thank him for assisting me in being able to get a break.

     Please, if your article does not happen to appear in the snooze during
     that time, please be patient as it will, I'm sure on my return.

     Happy reading,

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     FIDONEWS 16-19               Page 2                   10 May 1999


     =================================================================
                              GUEST EDITORIAL
     =================================================================


     Top-Down Organization
                        What is Fido's true structure?
                        Douglas Myers        1:270/720
                               doug@mdtnbbs.com

     The bad news is that the Zone 1 Coordinator election process
     appeared to be stalled.  The good news is that Andrea Santos'
     probing questions have elicited sincere discussions in the Z1C echo
     from at least two Regional Coordinators.  The bad news is that there
     is still no firm schedule nor details concerning the election
     available.  The good news is that the consensus is that the election
     won't "fall through the cracks."

     An sidebar to the conversation caught my attention, and seemed to me
     to have more significance than the timing of the election.  I was,
     at first, appalled when Dallas Hinton - himself a likely candidate
     for the Z1C slot - mentioned that the identity of the Z1C was of
     little significance to the "average node."  It was hard to fault
     what he actually said... he was just pointing out that most Fido
     nodes won't be adversely affected if it takes a little time to
     select a new ZC... but my first reaction was that the statement
     smacked of elitism.

     Upon further reflection, though, his view of the "average node" is
     totally consistent with the view of Fidonet as a "top-down"
     structure.  The "top-down" view assumes that most of the authority
     is concentrated in the top positions.  Contrast this to the
     viewpoint of many of the individuals who feel that Fidonet should be
     democratized - essentially a "bottom-up" structure.  How did we come
     to hold these two viewpoints of Fido?

     Ironically, many in Fido hole both viewpoints simultaneously.  I've
     often wondered how the same people who expect coordinators to act as
     mere nodelist clerks will also blame them for a lack of leadership.
     We, as a net, seem to want democracy simultaneously with strong
     central authority.

     The next Zone Coordinator will face a truly daunting task - he'll
     face twin demands to dispatch issues with the strong resolution
     usually found only in tyrants, and yet be called upon to determine
     and act upon the consensus of those vaguely-defined "average nodes."
     The next Zone Coordinator is best advised to get to know these
     "average nodes," for he'll find that he can only derive power from
     the Regional Coordinators who select him.  True authority must come
     from the "average nodes," whether they're paying attention or not.

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     =================================================================
                                 ARTICLES
     =================================================================


     Fidonet-TNG: Where do we go from here?
     by Larry Cody
     Fidonet: 1:133/504
     Email: lcody@asnbbs.com
     WWW: bbs.asnbbs.com

     In the section ECHO TALK of Fidonews 16-18 (3 May 1999), an unnamed
     author made these comments in reference to the future of Fido:

     "The people of Fidonet have been very clever about connecting through
     the Internet... but most of our effort has been bent to connecting
     to each other in support of the traditional dial-up BBS.  Now we
     need to direct our efforts to connecting to the _people_.  Fido of
     the (near) future needs to be just a mouse-click away."

     The author of these words is absolutely correct... Fidonet has always
     been about connecting to people, whether through the echoes a system
     carried, the files the Sysop made available, or the general air of
     the BBS.

     As the modem-using community turns increasingly towards the Internet,
     so Fidonet BBSes must also turn in that direction. Should we fail to
     do so, continued decline and eventual extinction is the most probable
     end. But there is an answer, available now, to at least part of the
     problem. Many Fidonet BBSes are already on the Internet. Through the
     use of software platforms which enable either Telnet or HTML
     connections, Fidonet remains accessible to the masses. The message
     areas can be HTML pages or text-only, but either way, they are there
     for the newcomer to read. However, access is not sufficient to ensure
     Fidonet's future. As any good marketer knows, to create a need for a
     product or service, one must create a desire for such. In order to
     create a "desire" for visiting a Fidonet BBS, we have to ensure that
     the user who stumbles into that system encounters something that
     brings them back.

     One possible solution lies in our past...

     Fidonet Sysops once had a tradition of helping others. How many of
     us owe our very existence to another Sysop who had a patient ear
     (and a handy telephone) to walk us through setting up this or that?
     How many BBSes started because a Sysop had a (C)hat option and then
     used it, perhaps to answer a few questions on how to start a BBS? We
     must rediscover that tradition. A number of BBSes participate in
     various Webrings, connecting Internet-accessible BBSes to each other.
     Other boards already offer Telnet links between BBSes for Internet
     use. Those boards provide an entry point for the Internet-bound.
     Links to non-Internet BBSes can be carried as free advertisements
     (time to dig out the old ANSI logoff screens). Perhaps others know
     of an ISP or business who may provide resources to put a BBS on the
     'net. Who knows? The IT manager at that local business may have
     gotten his or her start as a kid on a local Fidonet BBS.
     FIDONEWS 16-19               Page 4                   10 May 1999


     To reiterate the earlier point: Fidonet needs to connect to people.
     To do this, we need exposure... and that means advertising and
     marketing. The best advertising is often word-of-mouth. Those of
     you on the Internet, get the word out that Fido still exists. Join or
     create Webrings, advertise your fellow boards, meet the people in
     your community who may be able to help. Patronize your fellow boards
     and encourage the users you DO have to do the same. Above all, lend
     a helping hand to those who are struggling... either to stay or to
     join Fidonet.

     This is where Fidonet excels, where we have room to carve out a
     niche. Use technology to get them in the door, then keep them
     coming back because of the Sysop, not the system. Put that (C)hat
     command back on the menu and use it from time to time. Who knows?
     You may even bring some of the fun back to this old hobby of ours.

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     North American Backbone Echo Changes [Mar-Apr]
     by Lisa Gronke, 1:105/9
     lisa@psg.com

     Summary of NAB echo changes during Mar & Apr.

     Brought to you courtesy of (unix) diff.

     diff backbone.na 07-Mar-99 backbone.na 02-May-99 [edited].

     Added to the NAB list of echos
     ------------------------------
     > ALASKA              GENERAL CHAT FOR ALASKA
     > ARIZONA             GENERAL CHAT FOR ARIZONA
     > ARKANSAS_           GENERAL CHAT FOR ARKANSAS
     > BBBS.ENGLISH        The International BBBS Support Echo
     > CALIFORNIA          GENERAL CHAT FOR CALIFORNIA
     > COLORADO            GENERAL CHAT FOR COLORADO
     > CONNECTICUT         GENERAL CHAT FOR CONNECTICUT
     > DDS_ECHO            DDS FDN Administrative Echo
     > DELAWARE            GENERAL CHAT FOR DELAWARE
     > EBAY_CHAT           A place to discuss EBAY buys and sells
     > FIDO_DISTRIBUTION   Echomail Distribution System Discussions
     > FLORIDA             GENERAL CHAT FOR FLORIDA
     > GEORGIA             GENERAL CHAT FOR GEORGIA
     > HAWAII              GENERAL CHAT FOR HAWAII
     > IDAHO               GENERAL CHAT FOR IDAHO
     > ILLINOIS            GENERAL CHAT FOR ILLINOIS
     > INDIANA             GENERAL CHAT FOR INDIANA
     > IOWA                GENERAL CHAT FOR IOWA
     > KANSAS              GENERAL CHAT FOR KANSAS
     > KENTUCKY            GENERAL CHAT FOR KENTUCKY
     > KOSOVO              Discussions about the events in Kosovo
     > LOUISIANA           GENERAL CHAT FOR LOUISIANA
     > MAINE               GENERAL CHAT FOR MAINE
     > MARYLAND            GENERAL CHAT FOR MARYLAND
     > MASSACHUSETTS       GENERAL CHAT FOR MASSACHUSETTS
     FIDONEWS 16-19               Page 5                   10 May 1999


     > MINNESOTA           GENERAL CHAT FOR MINNESOTA
     > MISSISSIPPI         GENERAL CHAT FOR MISSISSIPPI
     > MISSOURI            GENERAL CHAT FOR MISSOURI
     > MONTANA             GENERAL CHAT FOR MONTANA
     > NEBRASKA            GENERAL CHAT FOR NEBRASKA
     > NEVADA              GENERAL CHAT FOR NEVADA
     > NEW_HAMPSHIRE       GENERAL CHAT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE
     > NEW_JERSEY          GENERAL CHAT FOR NEW JERSEY
     > NEW_MEXICO          GENERAL CHAT FOR NEW MEXICO
     > NEW_YORK            GENERAL CHAT FOR NEW YORK
     > NORTH_DAKOTA        GENERAL CHAT FOR NORTH DAKOTA
     > OHIO                GENERAL CHAT FOR OHIO
     > OREGON              GENERAL CHAT FOR OREGON
     > RHODE_ISLAND        GENERAL CHAT FOR RHODE ISLAND
     > SOUTH_CAROLINA      GENERAL CHAT FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
     > SOUTH_DAKOTA        GENERAL CHAT FOR SOUTH DAKOTA
     > TENNESSEE           GENERAL CHAT FOR TENNESSEE
     > UTAH                GENERAL CHAT FOR UTAH
     > VERMONT             GENERAL CHAT FOR VERMONT
     > VIRGINIA            GENERAL CHAT FOR VIRGINIA
     > WASHINGTON          GENERAL CHAT FOR WASHINGTON
     > WEBTV               WEBTV
     > WEST_VIRGINIA       GENERAL CHAT FOR WEST VIRGINIA
     > WISCONSIN           GENERAL CHAT FOR WISCONSIN
     > WYOMING             GENERAL CHAT FOR WYOMING
     > ZCC_SUNSHINE        Crosspost msgs from ZCC-closed-conference

     Removed from the NAB list of echos
     ----------------------------------
     < FIDO2000            FidoNet 2000 Conference
     < FIDOWEB             FidoNet Web Page Conference
     < GOLDED.BETA         GoldED Alpha, Beta, Gamma discussion.
     < INET_NODELIST       FidoNet Nodelisting of Internet Sites
     < WIN99               Echo for the discussion of Windows 99 software

     -----------------------------------------------------------------
     o There are 795 echos in backbone.na [02-May-99] (up 46)

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     NAB & Z1B Echo Diff
     by Lisa Gronke, 1:105/9
     lisa@psg.com

     diff backbone.na (02-May-99) backbone.z1b (02-May-99) [edited]

     Echos on the NAB but not on the Z1B
     -----------------------------------
      ALASKA              GENERAL CHAT FOR ALASKA
      ARIZONA             GENERAL CHAT FOR ARIZONA
      ARKANSAS_           GENERAL CHAT FOR ARKANSAS
      CALIFORNIA          GENERAL CHAT FOR CALIFORNIA
      COLORADO            GENERAL CHAT FOR COLORADO
      CONNECTICUT         GENERAL CHAT FOR CONNECTICUT
      DELAWARE            GENERAL CHAT FOR DELAWARE
     FIDONEWS 16-19               Page 6                   10 May 1999


      EQUUS               HORSE DISCUSSION ECHO
      FLORIDA             GENERAL CHAT FOR FLORIDA
      GEORGIA             GENERAL CHAT FOR GEORGIA
      HAWAII              GENERAL CHAT FOR HAWAII
      IDAHO               GENERAL CHAT FOR IDAHO
      ILLINOIS            GENERAL CHAT FOR ILLINOIS
      INDIANA             GENERAL CHAT FOR INDIANA
      IOWA                GENERAL CHAT FOR IOWA
      KANSAS              GENERAL CHAT FOR KANSAS
      KENTUCKY            GENERAL CHAT FOR KENTUCKY
      LOUISIANA           GENERAL CHAT FOR LOUISIANA
      MAINE               GENERAL CHAT FOR MAINE
      MARYLAND            GENERAL CHAT FOR MARYLAND
      MASSACHUSETTS       GENERAL CHAT FOR MASSACHUSETTS
      MINNESOTA           GENERAL CHAT FOR MINNESOTA
      MISSISSIPPI         GENERAL CHAT FOR MISSISSIPPI
      MISSOURI            GENERAL CHAT FOR MISSOURI
      MONTANA             GENERAL CHAT FOR MONTANA
      NEBRASKA            GENERAL CHAT FOR NEBRASKA
      NEVADA              GENERAL CHAT FOR NEVADA
      NEW_HAMPSHIRE       GENERAL CHAT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE
      NEW_JERSEY          GENERAL CHAT FOR NEW JERSEY
      NEW_MEXICO          GENERAL CHAT FOR NEW MEXICO
      NEW_YORK            GENERAL CHAT FOR NEW YORK
      NORTH_DAKOTA        GENERAL CHAT FOR NORTH DAKOTA
      OHIO                GENERAL CHAT FOR OHIO
      OJ_SIMPSON          O.J. Simpson discussion
      OREGON              GENERAL CHAT FOR OREGON
      PARROTS             PARROTS CONFERENCE
      RHODE_ISLAND        GENERAL CHAT FOR RHODE ISLAND
      SOUTH_CAROLINA      GENERAL CHAT FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
      SOUTH_DAKOTA        GENERAL CHAT FOR SOUTH DAKOTA
      TENNESSEE           GENERAL CHAT FOR TENNESSEE
      UTAH                GENERAL CHAT FOR UTAH
      VERMONT             GENERAL CHAT FOR VERMONT
      VIRGINIA            GENERAL CHAT FOR VIRGINIA
      WASHINGTON          GENERAL CHAT FOR WASHINGTON
      WEST_VIRGINIA       GENERAL CHAT FOR WEST VIRGINIA
      WISCONSIN           GENERAL CHAT FOR WISCONSIN
      WYOMING             GENERAL CHAT FOR WYOMING

     Echos on the Z1B but not on the NAB
     -----------------------------------
     None

     The NAB list, backbone.na  (02-May-99) has 795 echos.
     The Z1B list, backbone.z1b (02-May-99) has 748 echos.
     =======================================================

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     Z1 Backbone Echo Changes [Mar-Apr]
     by Lisa Gronke, 1:105/9
     lisa@psg.com

     FIDONEWS 16-19               Page 7                   10 May 1999


     Summary of Z1B echo changes during Mar & Apr.

     Brought to you courtesy of (unix) diff.

     diff backbone.z1b 07-Mar-99 backbone.z1b 02-May-99 [edited].

     Added to the Z1B list of echos
     ------------------------------
     > BBBS.ENGLISH        The International BBBS Support Echo
     > DDS_ECHO            DDS FDN Administrative Echo
     > EBAY_CHAT           A place to discuss EBAY buys and sells!
     > FIDO_DISTRIBUTION   FidoNet Echomail Distribution System Discussions
     > KOSOVO              Discussions about the events in Kosovo
     > WEBTV               WEBTV
     > WIN2000             Windows 2000 Echo
     > ZCC_SUNSHINE        Crosspost msgs from ZCC-closed-conference

     Removed from the Z1B list of echos
     ----------------------------------
     < FIDO2000            FidoNet 2000 Conference
     < FIDOWEB             FidoNet Web Page Conference
     < GOLDED.BETA         GoldED Alpha, Beta, Gamma discussion.

     -----------------------------------------------------------------
     o There are 748 echos in backbone.z1b [02-May-99] (up 5)

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     FIDONEWS 16-19               Page 8                   10 May 1999


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

                       Future History

       12 May 1999
          12th Anniversary of Fido Operations in Zone 4;
          10th Anniversary of the creation of FidoNet Zone 4.

       14 - 16 May 1999
          V. BBachCon in Bleichenbach, Germany.
          For further information see: www.bbachcon.de

       24 Jul 1999
          XIII Pan American Games [through 8 Aug 99].

        9 Jun 1999
          Tenth Anniversary of the adoption of FidoNet Policy 4.07.

       10 Sep 1999
          10th anniversary of Zone 5 operations.

       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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     FIDONEWS 16-19               Page 9                   10 May 1999


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


     Latest Greatest Software Versions
     by Peter E. Popovich, 1:228/158

     Well, it has been quite a while. Been wondering if I should come
     back. Guess I just did. <grin>

     Everything is out of date. I've got a backlog, but while I catch
     up on old mail, I also want to get new mail as well. So write me.

     There's been some speculation about web page listings and e-mail
     addresses for this list. I do plan to add them to the web version
     of this list within the next couple of weeks. Please send them in.

     Please note the new contact info:

             Peter Popovich, 1:228/158
             fido@popovich.net
             http://www.popovich.net/fido

     Peter Popovich

     -=- 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)   :
     Internet e-mail address                 :
     Web page                                :

     Please include a sentence describing what the package does.

     Please send updates and suggestions to: Peter Popovich, 1:228/158

     -=- 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         5.00     T S Harald Harms      2:281/415   ALLFIX
     Announcer      1.12     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
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     BinkleyTerm-XE XR5      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       1.46.1   T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400  FASTECHO
     FastEcho/16    1.46.1   T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400  FEX
     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
     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
     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
     NorthStar      3.31.29  B S A&B Darin         1:285/82    NSTAR
     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
     Searchlight    4.5      B S Paul Casey        1:343/117   DEMO450.ZIP
     Searchlight    5.02     B C Paul Casey        1:343/117   SLBBS50.TXT
     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      5.00     O S Bo Bendtsen       2:254/261   TERMINATE
     Tobruk         0.33     T G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   TOBRUK
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     Tornado        1.50g    B F Konst Klyagin     2:461/22    TORNADO
     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       5.00     T S Harald Harms      2:281/415   AFIXOS2
     BGFAX          1.60     O S B.J. Guillot      1:106/400   BGFAX
     Binkley Docs   2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BDOC_260.ZIP
     BinkleyTerm    2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BOS2_260.ZIP
     BinkleyTerm-XE XR5      M F Thomas Waldmann   2:2474/400  BTXE_OS2
     CFRoute        0.92     O G C. Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70    CFR
     FastEcho       1.46.1   T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400  FE2
     FastLst        1.36     N S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   FASTLST
     FleetStreet    1.21     O S Michael Hohner    2:2490/2520 FLEET
     FP-OS/2        97-03-21 O F Mike Bilow        323/107     FPOS2
     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
     Tornado        1.50g    B F Konst Klyagin     2:461/22    TORNADO2
     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
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     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
     BinkleyTerm-XE XR5      M F Thomas Waldmann   2:2474/400  BTXE_W32
     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
     Searchlight    5.02     B C Paul Casey        1:343/117   SLBBS50.TXT
     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         2.12     M G Eugene Crosser    2:293/2219  IFMAIL
     ifmail-tx      ...tx8.6 M G Pablo Saratxaga   2:293/2219  IFMAILTX
     ifmail-tx.rpm  ...tx8.6 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      1.31     T X Rene Laederach    2:301/133   CRASHMAIL
     CrashTick      1.2      O F Rene Laederach    2:301/133   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
     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, 1:228/158

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

     This is a list of all FidoNet-related sites reported to the
     FidoNews Editor as of this issue; see the notice at the end.

     FidoNet:

     Homepage    http://www.fidonet.org
     FidoNews    http://www.fidonews.org             [HTML]
                 http://209.77.228.66/fidonews.html  [ASCII]
     WWW sources http://travel.to/fidonet/
     FTSC page   http://www.ftsc.org/
     Echomail    [pending]
     General     http://owls.com/~jerrys/fidonet.html
                 http://www.nrgsys.com/orb/foti
     List servers:
                 http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/fidonet-discussion

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

     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.net264.org/r13.htm

         Net 264:  http://www.net264.org/

       Region 14:

         Net 282:  http://www.rxn.com/~net282/

       Region 17:  http://www.nwstar.com/~region17/

       Region 18:  http://techshop.pdn.net/fido/

       Region 19:  http://members.home.net/hbh3/r19

     Zone 1 Elist  http://www.baltimoremd.com/elist/

     Not sure where the following should be placed:

                   http://www.angelfire.com/biz/snwvlly/fido.html

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

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

     ZEC2:
     Zone 2 Elist: http://www.fbone.ch/echolist/

       Region 20:  http://www.fidonet.pp.se (in Swedish)
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       Region 23:  http://www.fido.dk (in Danish)

       Region 24:  http://www.swb.de/personal/flop/gatebau.html (German)
         Fido-IP:  http://home.nrh.de/~lbehet/fido (English/German)

       Region 25:  http://www.bsnet.co.uk/net2502/net/

        Region 26: http://www.nemesis.ie
           REC 26: http://www.nrgsys.com/orb

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

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

       Region 30:  http://www.fidonet.ch  (German)

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

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

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

       Region 38:  http://public.st.carnet.hr/~blagi/bbs/adriam.html

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

       Region 42:  http://www.fido.cz

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

       Region 50:  http://www.fido7.com/  (Russian)
        Net 5010:  http://fido.tu-chel.ac.ru/  (Russian)
        Net 5015:  http://www.fido.nnov.ru/  (Russian)
        Net 5030:  http://kenga.ru/fido/  (Russian & English)
        Net 5073:  http://people.weekend.ru/soa/  (Russian)
        Net 5085:  http://www.fidonet.uz/ (Russian)

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

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

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

     Zone 4:

       Region 90:  http://visitweb.com/fidonet
         Net 903:  http://www.playagrande.com/refugio
         Net 904:  http://members.tripod.com/~net904 (Spanish)

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

     Zone 5:       http://www.eastcape.co.za/fidonet/

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

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

       Region 65:  http://www.cfido.com/fidonet/cfidochina.html (Chinese)

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

     Pages listed above are as submitted to the FidoNews Editor,
     and generally reflect Zone and Regional Web Page sites.  If
     no Regional site is submitted, the first Network page from
     that Region is used in its place.  Generally, Regional pages
     should list access points to all Networks within the Region.

     TCP/IP accessible node access information should be submitted
     to the FidoNews Editor for inclusion in their Region or Zone.

                      -----------oOo-------------

                       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.
     1:106/1    | Matt Bedynek      | BinkP, FTP     | 128k  | n/c
     1:106/6018 | Lawrence Garvin   | FTP, VMoT      | 64k   | $5/mo.
     1:107/451  | Andy Knifel       | FTP, VMoT, UUE | 33.6  | n/c
     1:140/12   | Bob Seaborn       | FTP            | T1    | $5/$20
     1:270/101  | George Peace      | FTP            | T1    | $30mo.
     1:271/140  | Tom Barstow       | UUE            | T1    | n/c
     1:275/1    | Joshua Ecklund    | UUE            | 28.8  | $10/yr.
     1:280/169  | Brian Greenstreet | FTP            | 33.6  | $2mo.
     1:2401/305 | Peter Rocca       | FTP,UUE        | T1    | unkn
     1:2424/10  | Alec Grynspan     | FTP,UUE        | T1    | n/c
     1:2604/104 | Jim Mclaughlin    | FTP,VMoT,UUE   | 33.6  | $1mo.
     1:2624/306 | D. Calafrancesco  | VMoT           | 33.6  | $15yr.
     1:345/0    | Todd Cochrane     | FTP            | T1    | n/c
     1:346/250  | Aran Spence       | FTP,UUE        | T1    | $10mo.
     1:396/45   | Marc Lewis        | UUE            | 33.6  | $26/yr.
     1:3651/9   | Jerry Gause       | FTP,VMoT       | 33.6  | $3/$6
     1:396/1    | John Souvestre    | FTP,VMoT       | T1    | $15mo.
     2:335/535  | Mario Mure        | VMoT,UUE       | 64k   | n/c
     2:254/175  | Alex Kemp         | UUE            | 56k   | n/c
     2:284/800  | Jeroen VanDeLeur  | FTP,UUE        | 64k   | n/c
     2:335/610  | Gino Lucrezi      | UUE            | 33.6  | n/c
     2:469/84   | Max Masyutin      | VMoT           | 256k  | n/c
     2:2411/413 | Dennis Dittrich   | UUE            | 64k   | n/c
     2:2474/275 | Christian Emig    | UUE            | 64k   | unkn
     3:633/260  | Malcolm Miles     | FTP            | 33.6  | n/c
     4:905/100  | Fabian Gervan     | VMoT, UUE      | ???   | n/c
     --
     * FTP  = Internet File Transfer Protocol
     * VMoT = Virtual Mailer over Telnet (various)
     * UUE  = uuencode<->email type transfers
     [I'm only cataloging transfer methods, eg, ftp, email, telnet.
     Specific programs using these protocols are no longer being listed.
     Contact the system operators for details of which programs they have
     FIDONEWS 16-19               Page 17                  10 May 1999


     available.]

     Compiled by C. Ingersoll, 1:2623/71, (609)814-1978, fbn@dandy.net
     Posted on the 1st of every month in FN_SYSOP, R13SYSOP and Fidonews.

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     Annual volumes are available as FNEWSn.ZIP where n = the Volume number
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        INTERNET USERS: FidoNews is available via:

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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:

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     Each yearly archive also contains a listing of the Table-of-Contents
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