      F I D O N E W S         Volume 18, Number 24             11 Jun 2001 
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         Copyright 2001 by Frank L. Vest, Editor for Fidonews Globally.


                        Table of Contents
     1. FOOD FOR THOUGHT  .........................................  1
     2. GENERAL ARTICLES  .........................................  2
        The Case of the Disappearing ISSN from FidoNews  ..........  2
     3. EDITORIAL  ................................................  5
        A Father's Day Wish List  .................................  5
     4. INTERVIEWS  ...............................................  6
        Interview with Vlad Hrusca (Region 53 Coordinator)  .......  6
     5. OL'WDB'S COLUMN  ..........................................  8
        Father's Day  .............................................  8
     6. EDITOR'S CORNER  .......................................... 10
        Editor is AWL  ............................................ 10
     7. FIDONET NOTICES  .......................................... 11
        FOTIs Archive Wishlist  ................................... 11
     8. HUMOR IN A FIDO VEIN  ..................................... 14
        FTSC by Dr. Seuss  ........................................ 14
     9. COMIX IN ASCII  ........................................... 15
        Famous Cows  .............................................. 15
     10. CLEAN HUMOR & JOKES  ..................................... 16
        Children's Church Humor  .................................. 16
     11. FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING  ................................ 17
        Fidonet Software listing  ................................. 17
     12. FIDONET BY INTERNET  ..................................... 20
        Fidonet-related sites  .................................... 20
     13. FIDONEWS INFORMATION  .................................... 26
        How to Submit an Article  ................................. 26
        Credits, Legal Infomation, Availability  .................. 27
        Nodelist Stats  ........................................... 28
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                             FOOD FOR THOUGHT
     =================================================================

     If your traveling at the speed of light and turn on the headlights...
     Will they work??

                        -- Steven Wright --

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     =================================================================
                             GENERAL ARTICLES
     =================================================================

                The Case of the Disappearing ISSN from FidoNews
                     From: "Frank Robbins" <frankr@dzn.com>


     I was investigating the actual date of when FidoNews became under ISSN
     1198-4589. As indicated, that was accomplished by then Editor Sylvia
     Maxwell.

     I queried Linda Houston, the Publisher Liaison, at ISSN at the Library
     of Congress and she indicated by email that this ISSN is invalid. Her
     email is forwarded at the end of this correspondence.

     ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number. The following
     website is the US ISSN Center Home Page is located in Library of
     Congress:

                           http://lcweb.loc.gov/issn/

     This site also explains how to obtain a valid ISSN.

     Serials are print or non-print publications issued in parts, usually
     bearing issue numbers and/or dates. A serial is expected to continue
     indefinitely. Serials include magazines, newspapers, annuals (such as
     reports, yearbooks, and directories), journals, memoirs, proceedings,
     transactions of societies, and monographic series.

     The ISSN should be as basic a part of a serial as the title. The
     advantages of using it are abundant and the more the number is used
     the more benefits will accrue.

     ISSN provides a useful and economical method of communication between
     publishers and suppliers, making trade distribution systems faster and
     more efficient.

     The ISSN results in accurate citing of serials by scholars,
     researchers, abstracters, and librarians.

     As a standard numeric identification code, the ISSN is eminently
     suitable for computer use in fulfilling the need for file update and
     linkage, retrieval, and transmittal of data.

     ISSN is used in libraries for identifying titles, ordering and
     checking in, and claiming serials.

     The assignment of the ISSN is free in the U.S. and there is no charge
     associated with its use.

     Display and careful use of the ISSN will help in the world-wide effort
     to make the number achieve its intended role as a valuable means of
     identifying serials.

     Historical review of the ISSN applied to FidoNews.
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     FidoNews - Vol.11  No.8 (21-Feb-1994)
     Editor: Sylvia Maxwell

      We're working on getting that ISSN number for the Snooze, and i'm
      afraid the tag line is mutating again.
      http://195.226.109.55/jhassler/wif/doks/fnews/fido1108.txt

     FidoNews - Vol.11  No.17 (25-Apr-1994)
     Editor: Sylvia Maxwell

     - ISSN 1198-4589 first appears in issue 1117 of FidoNews.
     - http://195.226.109.55/jhassler/wif/doks/fnews/fido1117.txt

     FidoNews - Vol.11  No.43 (24-Oct-1994)
     Editor: Sylvia Maxwell

      After looking at the recent issue of Practical Anarchy Online, i'm
      not convinced it was the best thing for me to do to have gotten an
      ISSN number for fidonews.

     http://195.226.109.55/jhassler/wif/doks/fnews/fido1143.txt

     FidoNews - Vol.18  No.11 (12-Mar-2001)
     Editor: Warren Bonner
     "Ol'WDB"<WDBonner@pacbell.net>

     - ISSN 1198-4589 last appears in issue 1811 of FidoNews.
     - http://195.226.109.55/jhassler/wif/doks/fnews/fido1811.txt

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

     There is no doubt that Sylvia Maxwell applied for the ISSN and
     received the number that has been published on all FidoNews since 1117
     (25-Apr-1994) up to the last time in FidoNews 1811 (12-Mar-2001). It
     has been used for several years on FidoNews.

     Warren Bonner seems to be the FidoNews Editor who removed it from the
     newsletter and no information was made known in FidoNews that this
     occurred. Don't know if any info was released in any Echoes.

     Warren might have found out that the ISSN was invalid at the time he
     removed it quitely from FidoNews. He would be the only person that
     possibly could shed some light on this event.

     It is quite strange that this ISSN was used over 7 years affixed to
     FidoNews and then disappears without a trace or explanation!

     So there you go, another piece of trivia in "The Tail That Wags The
     Dog" saga.

     [ From a roving FidoNews reporter @ No Fax News ]

     ------- Forwarded message follows -------
     Date sent:      Tue, 29 May 2001 11:28:43 -0400 (EDT)
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     From:                   COLL/SRD <issn@loc.gov>
     To:                     Frank Robbins <frankr@dzn.com>
     Subject:                Re: ISSN Verification

     Dear Mr. Robbins:

     Re: ISSN 1198-4589

     The above ISSN is not a valid number.
     If you should have further concerns,
     please do not hesitate to contact us again.

     Linda Houston
     Publisher Liaison
     NSDP

     On Mon, 28 May 2001, Frank Robbins wrote:

     > I am having a hard time verifying that this publication
     > does in-fact have a valid ISSN 1198-4589
     >
     > If it is correct, how can I get a copy of the submitted
     > paperwork or the record on-file so I can have a copy
     > for the historical archives?
     >
     > I am the webmaster of the FidoNet Showcase Project at:
     >                 http://winramturbo.com/fnsp/
     > where historical info is being archived for FidoNet and the
     > past FidoNews publications.
     >
     > URL of this issue of the FidoNews:
     >   http://195.226.109.55/jhassler/wif/doks/fnews/fido1117.txt
     >
     > Frank Robbins (El Paso, Texas USA)
     >
     ------- End of forwarded message -------

     My entire email may be use in FidoNews.

     Frank Robbins (El Paso, Texas USA)

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                                 EDITORIAL
     =================================================================

                            A Father's Day Wish List

      Since this is kind of a Father's Day Edition and there is a wish list
     from the FOTI site and a memory from Ol'WDB, I figure I should have
     something to say as well. :-))

      I have been blessed with two children of my own, two step children
     and three grandchildren with one on the way. :) With this in mind, and
     some other things, here's my wish list;

      I wish to not have to work for a living. (well, if you're gonna wish,
     wish big :) )

      I wish for more articles for the Fidonews. I mean, dang, my fingers
     get hoarse from all this typing. :-)

      I wish for Fidonet to become, once again, a large network of
     hobbyists that enjoy this hobby.

      I wish for all Zones in Fidonet to find peace with each other and
     work together to build Fidonet back into the previous wish.

      I wish health and well being to all.

      I wish for all children to never have to be hungry or suffer again!


      But most of all!

      I wish for a time to come quickly where there will be no more war,
     hate, prejudice, pain and hunger.

     To all of you, I wish the best. May your way be as pleasant as you
     desire.


     Regards,

      Frank

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                                INTERVIEWS
     =================================================================

               Interview with Vlad Hrusca (Region 53 Coordinator)
                      By:  Ene Iulian as Editor (2:531/3)
                             Marius Alan (2:531/2)
                            Translated by 2:531/103
          Translation corrected by the Fidonews Editor for Publication

               Used with permission from the Region 53 Newsletter


     Q: Describe yourself, please.

     A: I'm 25 (on June, 2 will be 26), classic sysop, night animal ;)
     Programmer, security engineer, etc. My hobbies are computer, roads...
     Now - divorced with no children... Maybe I'll find somebody here ;)

     Q: I know you are from the xUSSR, why did you come to Romania ?

     A: Oh, It's a long story. My mother was born here, and I haven't work
     in xUSSR...

     Q: How long have you been a FidoNet member?

     A: As a node - 1,5 year;) But I was a BBS off-line reader, point, BBS
     sysop... In FidoNet for 10-11 years. It's my life and I can't live
     without this network;).

     Q: Why did you decide to make the region alive?

     A: It's a complicated question. The Region must be alive! if you're
     too lazy to do this, somebody must do this work. Why not me? If I
     can... FidoNet is a great network, all my friends are from FidoNet,
     can I do this simple thing for my region and for country? FidoNet is
     not only a network, not only a way to communicate! It is a society! A
     world with people, with problems, with happiness, with friends and
     enemies. I can't support the idea that Romania is dead.

     Q: You introduced in our fidonet life many new things, is it your
     invention?

     A: Nope;) About friday's meetings - it's russian tradition. To meet
     friends. It's not bad. About mail via SMS - it was Ukrainian project.
     My idea was only, maybe, the internet bbs' network;) But I think I'm
     not the first;).

     Q: What do you mean 'classic sysop'?

     A: It's simple - something from xUSSR... Red eyes, beer, computers in
     the mind, thinking about Windows reinstall when watching porno movie,
     etc. (some of them is a joke).

     Q: What plans do you have as RC?

     FIDONEWS 18-24               Page 7                   11 Jun 2001


     A: It's my first experience as a FidoNet RC... My plans... To work, to
     do all I can for our region. This Region will be alive!


                   So, I think our region has no way to die.
       Vlad Hrusca (Region 53 Coordinator) was interviewed by Ene Iulian.
           Thanks to Vlad Hrusca for his patience and time accorded.

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                              OL'WDB'S COLUMN
     =================================================================

                                Ol'WDB's Column
                              -=+ FATHER'S DAY +=-
                              wdbonner@pacbell.net

                                  Father's Day

     In 1909, Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Washington, wanted fathers to be
     honored with a special day just like Mother's Day. Sonora's mother
     died in childbirth and her father raised the family on his own.

     Because of Sonora's efforts, the first Father's Day was celebrated in
     Spokane on June 19, 1910 according to records.

     In 1972 Richard Nixon officially declared the third Sunday of June as
     Father's Day.

     I looked this information up as I wanted to establish firstly, that it
     is a real dedicated day and not just a folklore tradition. I found
     that the latest official recognition of this day that honors fathers,
     was in a declaration from the White House by president William J
     Clinton in June of 1999.

     Father's Day having been established without a doubt as to it's
     authenticity, I wish to remind all of my Fido friends to remember
     their fathers on the third Sunday of this month. How you remember them
     of course is up to you individually.  As for me, I remember my daddy
     as the most strict, stern, straight, honest, parent you can imagine;
     but with a warm, long suffering, patient, loving benevolence, topped
     with a keen dry sense of humor.  You know the type, after he tells a
     joke... you "get it" in about a minute, then fall over laughing.  He
     had to have a good sense of humor to weather the great depression and
     work for Santa Fe Rail Road for fifty cents a day as a switchman to
     feed his family in 1929, haul mail for the US government in 1930 to
     earn enough to start a dairy farm. That dairy drew to 75 "milking"
     cows, which had to be milked twice a day seven days a week. Just
     imagine the devotion and determination that alone took! Yes, myself
     and my three brothers worked side him helping with the many chores and
     there were many! By the time I was sixteen, I thought he was the
     strictest, meanest man on earth.  At seventeen and a half I enlisted
     (May 1, 1943) in World War II to get away from that dairy farm life,
     and was convinced, In my mind, that my daddy was too dumb to learn
     anything else from me. After three years + in the North Atlantic
     Campaign to eradicate the Nazi and their U-Boats the war was won. I
     came home.  For a few evenings I would sit on the old front porch
     after dinner, and daddy would be sitting by my side... we talked, as
     never before.  He listened and replied. By the end of the week I
     thought my daddy was the wisest man I ever knew!  How he learned so
     much in three + years was amazing! 8^)

     No one ever wrote anything about my dad.  So I take this opportunity
     with your permission, to honor my daddy. He died, (1964), of a heat
     stroke painting the Church house he was an Elder of for many years.
     FIDONEWS 18-24               Page 9                   11 Jun 2001


     I didn't realize the depth of his love for his family, his Church, his
     God until I was raising six children of my own! Love your daddy if he
     is living, and love his memory if he has passed on to Glory.

     WDB

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                              EDITOR'S CORNER
     =================================================================

                                   Editor is AWL

      No, that doesn't mean I'm a sharp pointed tool for punching holes in
     stuff. AWL = Absent With Leave :)

      The wife and I had some vacation time and we've spent the last week
     playing in genealogy. We took a couple of day trips to places of
     genealogical interest to us, did some research and took some pictures.
     I've spent the rest of the week trying to figure out how it all fits
     into the genealogy of the family.

      Since I've been sort of on vacation, I haven't done much with the
     Fidonews. I've read my mail when I could and answered some mail, but
     that's about it.

     I do have one little thing that keeps coming back to bite me:

      It seems that there are some that think I'm real hard on the rules
     for submissions. True, I would like to have the format followed to the
     letter and everything be perfect, but really.... I'm not that bad.
     I'll fix, or try to fix, problems with submissions in regards to
     format. Most of the stuff that comes in will have problems. It's
     really hard to write a perfectly formatted article and I realize this.

     I know that I sound real "hard nosed" about submissions and stuff and
     I figured out that I'm not the Moderator type and turned that over to
     someone else, but gee, I'm not really that bad.

     Please, don't judge me by my bark. :-)


     Regards,

      Frank

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                              FIDONET NOTICES
     =================================================================

                       FOTIs Archive Wishlist
                Tony Campbell, 1:109/263. 2001.06.07

     In case anyone missed it, FOTI is under new management.
     TheLitterBox has taken over the FOTI project.
     The new domain name is: 'fidonet-on-the-internet.org'.
     As we await the propogation, we are working on the
     combination of these two archives. Work-in-progress
     may be seen at http://www.thelitterbox.net/foti/.

     In that vein, we are submitting a wishlist to the Fidonet
     Community, of items that are missing from our archives.
     We can hope!

     Just because it is not in this list does not mean we would
     not be interested in whatever may be offered.
     Emails with attachments may be sent to pate@dr.com.
     Netmail attachments may be sent to 1:109/263.

     Here is the Wishlist:

     Nodelists: 1984: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, 321, 335, 349, 356
     Nodelists: 1985: 011, 018, 025, 032, 039, 046, 053, 060, 067, 074
     Nodelists: 1985: 081, 088, 095, 102, 109, 116, 123, 130, 137, 144
     Nodelists: 1985: 151, 158, 165, 172, 179, 186, 193, 200, 207, 214
     Nodelists: 1985: 221, 228, 235, 242, 249, 256, 263, 270, 277, 284
     Nodelists: 1985: 291, 298, 305, 312, 319, 326, 333, 340, 347, 354
     Nodelists: 1985: 361
     Nodelists: 1986: 003, 010, 017, 024, 031, 038, 045, 052, 059, 066
     Nodelists: 1986: 073, 080, 087, 094, 101, 108, 115, 122, 129, 136
     Nodelists: 1986: 143, 150, 157, 164, 171, 178, 185, 192, 199, 206
     Nodelists: 1986: 213, 220, 227, 234, 241, 248, 255, 262, 269, 283
     Nodelists: 1986: 290, 297, 304, 311, 318, 325, 332, 339, 346, 353
     Nodelists: 1986: 360
     Nodelists: 1987: 002, 009, 016, 023, 030, 037, 044, 051, 058, 065
     Nodelists: 1987: 072, 079, 086, 093, 100, 107, 114, 121, 128, 135
     Nodelists: 1987: 142, 149, 156, 163, 170, 177, 184, 191, 198, 205
     Nodelists: 1987: 212, 219
     Nodelists: 1988: 001, 365
     Nodelists: 1989: 006, 363
     Nodelists: 1990: 005, 362
     Nodelists: 1991: 004
     Nodelists: 1993: 365
     Nodediffs: 1987: 219, 226, 233, 240, 247, 254, 261, 268, 275, 282
     Nodediffs: 1987: 289, 296, 303, 310, 317, 324, 331, 338, 345, 352
     Nodediffs: 1987: 359
     Nodediffs: 1988: 001, 008, 015, 022, 029, 036, 043, 050, 057, 064
     Nodediffs: 1988: 071, 078, 085, 092, 099, 106, 113, 120, 127, 134
     Nodediffs: 1988: 141, 148, 155, 162, 169, 176, 183, 190, 197, 204
     Nodediffs: 1988: 211, 218, 225, 232, 239, 246, 253, 260, 267, 274
     Nodediffs: 1988: 281, 288, 295, 302, 309, 316, 323, 330, 337, 344
     Nodediffs: 1988: 351, 358, 365
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     Nodediffs: 1989: 006, 013, 020, 027, 034, 041, 048, 055, 062, 069
     Nodediffs: 1989: 076, 083, 090, 097, 104, 111, 118, 125, 132, 139
     Nodediffs: 1989: 146, 153, 160, 167, 174, 181, 188, 195, 202, 209
     Nodediffs: 1989: 216, 223, 230, 237, 244, 251, 258, 265, 272, 279
     Nodediffs: 1989: 286, 293, 300, 307, 314, 321, 328, 335, 342, 349
     Nodediffs: 1989: 356, 363
     Nodediffs: 1990: 005, 012, 019, 026, 033, 040, 047, 054, 061, 068
     Nodediffs: 1990: 075, 082, 089, 096, 103, 110, 117, 124, 131, 138
     Nodediffs: 1990: 145, 152, 159, 166, 173, 180, 187, 194, 201, 208
     Nodediffs: 1990: 215, 222, 229, 236, 243, 250, 257, 264, 271, 278
     Nodediffs: 1990: 285, 292, 299, 306, 313, 320, 327, 334, 348, 355
     Nodediffs: 1990: 362
     Nodediffs: 1991: 004, 011, 018, 025, 032, 039, 046, 053, 060, 067
     Nodediffs: 1991: 074, 081, 088, 095, 102, 109, 116, 123, 130, 137
     Nodediffs: 1991: 144
     Nodediffs: 1993: 001
     FSC-0001, Any Revision
     FSC-0002, Any Revision
     FSC-0006, Any Revision
     FSC-0007, Revision 1
     FSC-0012, Any Revision
     FSC-0014, Revision 1, 2, 3
     FSC-0018, Any Revision
     FSC-0022, Any Revision
     FSC-0026, Any Revision
     FSC-0029, Any Revision
     FSC-0039, Revision 1, 2 , 3
     FSC-0046, Revision 1, 2 , 3, 4
     FSC-0051, Revision 1, 2
     FSC-0053, Revision 1
     FSC-0054, Revision 1, 2, 3
     FSC-0057, Revision 1, 2
     FSC-0058, Revision 1
     FSC-0062, Revision 1, 2
     FSC-0064, Revision 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
     FSC-0066, Revision 1
     FSC-0070, Revision 1
     FSC-0079, Revision 1
     FSC-0093, Revision 1
     FSP-1001, Revision 1
     FSP-1002, Revision 1
     FSP-1005, Revision 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
     FSP-1012, Revision 1, 2
     FTA-1000, Revision 1
     FTA-1001, Revision 1
     FTA-1002, Revision 1
     FTA-1003, Revision 1, 2
     FTA-1004, Revision 1, 2
     FTA-1005, Revision 1
     FTA-1006, Revision 1
     FTA-1007, Revision 1
     FTS-0001, Revision 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15
     FTS-0002, Any Revision
     FTS-0003, Any Revision
     FTS-0005, Revision 2
     FTS-0007, Revision 1
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     FTS-0008, Revision 1
     FTSC-LIST, Revision 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12,
     13, 14, 15,

     FTSC-LIST, Revision 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,
     28, 29, 30,

     FTSC-LIST, Revision 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41.
     Echolists: 1991: 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
     Echolists: 1992: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
     Echolists: 1993: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
     Echolists: 1994: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
     Echolists: 1995: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11
     Echolists: 1997: 02, 08
     Echolists: 1998: 07
     Echolists: 2000: 01

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                           HUMOR IN A FIDO VEIN
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     Dr. Seuss Writes Technical Documentation Again for
     the FidoNet Technical Standards Committee (FTSC)
     ================================================
     Original by: Gene Ziegler
     http://users.ntplx.net/~dmiller/fstuff/seuss.htm
     Title adapted to FidoNet by Frank Robbins frank@dzn.com

     Here's an easy game to play.
     Here's an easy thing to say:

     If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
     And the bus is interrupted as a very last resort,
     And the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
     Then the socket packet pocket has an error to report!

     If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
     And the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash,
     And your data is corrupted 'cause the index doesn't hash,
     Then your situation's hopeless and your system's gonna crash!

     You can't say this?
     What a shame, Sir!
     We'll find you
     Another game sir.

     If the label on the cable on the table at your house,
     Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,
     But your packets want to tunnel on another protocol,
     That's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall,

     And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss
     So your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse,
     Then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang,
     'Cause as sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!

     When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy on the disk,
     And the microcode instructions cause unnecessary risk,
     Then you have to flash your memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM.
     Quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your Mom!

     Frank Robbins (El Paso, Texas USA)
     =====================================
     The FidoNet Showcase Project
     http://winramturbo.com/fnsp/
     fidonet@winramturbo.com

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                              COMIX IN ASCII
     =================================================================

                                  Famous Cows

                                                      (__)
              *        (__)                           (oo)
               \       (oo)                     /------\/
                \-------\/                     /|  |/  |
                 | ==$ ||                     / |  [) ||
                 ||----||                    *  ||----||
                 ^^    ^^                       ^^    ^^
          Old "One Arm" belonged           This cow was given to
            to Ceasar's Palace           Hugh Hefner for his Birthday


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                            CLEAN HUMOR & JOKES
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                      Children's Church Humor
                        wdbonner@pacbell.net

          After the christening of his baby brother in
          church, Little Johnny sobbed all the way home in the
          back seat of the car. His father asked him three times
          what was wrong.  Finally, the boy replied, "That
          preacher said he wanted us brought up in a Christian
          home, and I want to stay with you guys".

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     FIDONEWS 18-24               Page 17                  11 Jun 2001


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


     This list is up for adoption. If you are interested in producing,
     updating and submitting this list for publication, contact the Editor.


     The format of this list is currently;

     Name
     Internet address (if available)
     Fido style address (if available)

      This list is in no way complete. Additions and updates are welcome;
     mail to; flv@texoma.net

     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
                                  BBS Software
     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

     Buffalo Creek Software - Spitfire BBs
     http://www.angelfire.com/ia/buffalo/index.html

     The Elevator Software Productions Web Page
     http://www.elebbs.com/

     Hermes II Project (Mac)
     http://www.hermesii.org/

     MBSE BBS for Linux
     http://freezer-burn.org/mbse/

     The Official Mystic BBs Web Page
     http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/9426/index.html

     RemoteAcces BBs Software World Wide Sales and Support Site
     http://www.rapro.com/

     Renegade BBs Software
     http://www.egate.net/renegade/

     Through a Looking Glass Mirror Telegard Support
     http://www.telegard.net/

     The Maximus Home page
     http://oeonline.com/~garyg/maximus/

     BBBS Home Page
     http://www.bbbs.net/

     Synchronet BBS
     http://www.synchro.net

     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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                                 Door Software
     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

     Shinning Star BBs Doors by Nannette Thacker
     http://www.shiningstar.net/bbsdoors/

     Jibben Software
     http://www.jibbensoftware.com/

     Sunrise Door Software
     http://www.sunrisedoors.com/

     Vagabond Software
     http://vagabond.virtualave.net/

     Legend Of The Red Dragon Reborn (L.O.R.D.)
     http://lord.darktech.org/

     Trade Wars Door Game
     http://www.eisonline.com/tradewars/

     JNS Software Door Games by Rusty Johnson
     http://www.geocities.com/jnssoftware/

     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
                                  Mail Tossers
     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

     FMail Support
     http://fmail.nl.eu.org/

     BeeMail Home Page
     http://www.bise.tzo.com/beemail/

     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
                                Mailer Software
     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

     Definite Solutions - FrontDoor, FrontDoor APX, Mailer/Point Software
     http://www.defsol.se/

     BeeMail Home Page
     http://www.bise.tzo.com/beemail/

     BinkleyTerm XE Frontend Mailer Software
     http://btxe.sourceforge.net/

     Santronics Software Inc.
     http://www.santronics.com/

     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
                         Fidonet via Internet Software
     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

     Internet Rex (Internet mail software)
      http://plaza.v-wave.com/InternetRex/
     FIDONEWS 18-24               Page 19                  11 Jun 2001


     Argus
     http://www.ritlabs.com/argus/

     Bink D
     http://2f.ru/binkd/

     Fidonet to Internet Mailer
     http://www.terminate.com/fido2int.htm

     TransX
     http://www.multiboard.com/software/transx.html

     Fidogate
     http://www.fidogate.org/

     Tmail (Russian /w English DL)
     http://www.tmail.spb.ru

     TransNet
     http://www.ressl.com.ar/transnet/

     Watergate
     http://www2.sbbs.se/hp/ramon/

     GiGo Software
     http://www.gigo.com/

     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
                      Other Software, Utillities and such
     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

     F-Prot Anti-Virus Home Page
     http://www.complex.is/cgi-bin/home_pager

     BGFAX Home Page
     http://blkbox.com/~bgfax/

     SIO, Vmodem for OS/2
     http://www.gwinn.com

     NetModem for Windows
     http://www.allensoftware.com

     Com/IP
     <http://pcmicro.com/comip

     Husky - Portable Fido Software
     http://husky.physcip.uni-stuttgart.de/

     cFos Fossil driver
     http://www.cfos.com/index_e.htm

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                            FIDONET BY INTERNET
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