     The  F I D O N E W S      Volume 20, Number 27             07 Jul 2003 
     +--------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
     | |The newsletter of the | | Fido, Fidonet and dog-with-diskette are |
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            Copyright 2003 by Fidonews Editor for Fidonews Globally.


                        Table of Contents
     1. FOOD FOR THOUGHT  .........................................  1
     2. OL'WDB'S COLUMN - WARREN BONNER  ..........................  2
        This is interesting and so True  ..........................  2
     3. CLEAN HUMOUR & JOKES  .....................................  4
        FUNNYS FER YA  ............................................  4
     4. BEN RITCHEY'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING  ...................  7
        FIDONet Software References  ..............................  7
     5. SPECIAL INTEREST  ......................................... 12
        Nodelist Stats  ........................................... 12
     6. FIDONEWS INFORMATION  ..................................... 14
        How to Submit an Article  ................................. 14
        Credits, Legal Infomation, Availability  .................. 16
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                             FOOD FOR THOUGHT
     =================================================================

     Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know
     what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.

                                  -- Seneca


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                      OL'WDB'S COLUMN - WARREN BONNER
     =================================================================

                     This is interesting and so True
                         wdbonner@pacbell.net

     Over the phone, his mother told him, "Mr.  Belser died last night, the
     funeral is Wednesday." Memories flashed through his mind like an
     newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.

     "Jack, did you hear me?"

     "Oh, sorry, Mom.  Yes, I heard you.  It's been so long since I thought
     of him.  I'm sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago," Jack
     said.

     "Well, he didn't forget you.  Every time I saw him he'd ask how you
     were doing.  He'd reminisce about the many days you spent over 'his
     side of the fence' as he put it," his mom told him.

     "I loved that old house he lived in," Jack said.

     "You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr.  Belser stepped in to
     make sure you had a man's influence in your life," she said.

     "He's the one who taught me carpentry," he said. "I wouldn't be in
     this business if it weren't for him.  He spent a lot of time teaching
     me things he thought were important...Mom, I'll be there for the
     funeral," Jack said.

     As busy as he was, he kept his word.  Jack caught the next flight to
     his hometown.  Mr.  Belser's funeral was small and uneventful.  He had
     no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away.

     The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to
     see the old house next door one more time.  Standing in the doorway,
     Jack paused for a moment.  It was like crossing over into another
     dimension, a leap through space and time.

     The house was exactly as he remembered.  Every step held memories.
     Every picture, every piece of furniture....Jack stopped suddenly.

     "What's wrong, Jack?" his Mom asked.

     "The box is gone," he said.  "What box?  " Mom asked.

     "There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk.  I
     must have asked him a thousand times what was inside.  All he'd ever
     tell me was 'the thing I value most,'" Jack said.  It was gone.
     Everything about the house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except
     for the box.

     He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it.  "Now I'll
     never know what was so valuable to him," Jack said.  "I better get
     some sleep. I have an early flight home, Mom."
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     It had been about two weeks since Mr.  Belser died.  Returning home
     from work one day Jack discovered a note in his mailbox.  "Signature
     required on a package.  No one at home.  Please stop by the main post
     office within the next three days," the note read.

     Early the next day Jack retrieved the package.  The small box was old
     and looked like it had been mailed a hundred years ago.  The
     handwriting was difficult to read, but the return address caught his
     attention.  "Mr. Harold Belser" it read.  Jack took the box out to his
     car and ripped open the package.  There inside was the gold box and an
     envelope.  Jack's hands shook as he read the note inside.  "Upon my
     death, please forward this box and its contents to Jack Bennett.  It's
     the thing I valued most in my life."

     A small key was taped to the letter.  His heart racing, as tears
     filling his eyes, Jack carefully unlocked the box.  There inside he
     found a beautiful gold pocket watch.  Running his fingers slowly over
     the finely etched casing, he unlatched the cover.

     Inside he found these words engraved: "Jack, Thanks for your time and
     friendship! Harold Belser." "The thing he valued most...was...my time
     and friendship."

     Jack held the watch for a few minutes, then called his office and
     cleared his appointments for the next two days.  "Why?" Janet, his
     assistant asked.  "I need some time to spend with my son," he said.
     "Oh, by the way, Janet...thanks for your time and friendship!"

     "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the
     moments that take our breath away."

     -Author Unknown, Have a great day.  Oh, and thank you for your time
     and your friendship.  8^)

     Warm Regards,
     Ol'wdb

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                           CLEAN HUMOUR & JOKES
     =================================================================

                                   FUNNYS FER YA
                               wdbonner@pacbell.net

                                    Gorilla Remover

     A man wakes up one morning to find a gorilla on his roof. So he looks
     in the yellow pages and sure enough, there's an ad for "Gorilla
     Removers."

     He calls the number, and the gorilla remover says he'll be over in 30
     minutes.

     The gorilla remover arrives, and gets out of his van. He's got a
     ladder, a baseball bat, a shotgun and a mean old pit bulldog.

     "What are you going to do", the homeowner asks?

     "I'm going to put this ladder up against the roof, then I'm going to
     go up there and knock the gorilla off the roof with this baseball bat.
     When the gorilla falls off, the pit bull is trained to grab his
     testicles and not let go. The gorilla will then be subdued enough for
     me to put him in the cage in the back of the van."

     He hands the shotgun to the homeowner. "What's the shotgun for?" asks
     the homeowner.

     "If the gorilla knocks me off the roof, shoot the dog.

                          >>>>>><<<<<<

     Bea was in her eighties, and much admired for her sweetness and
     kindness to all. The pastor came to call on her one afternoon early in
     the Spring, and she welcomed him into her Victorian parlor. She
     invited him to have a seat while she prepared a little tea. As he sat
     facing her old pump organ, the young minister noticed a cut glass bowl
     sitting on top of it, filled with water. In the water floated, of all
     things, a condom. Imagine his shock and surprise. Imagine his
     curiosity! Surely Miss Bea had flipped or something! But he certainly
     couldn't mention the strange sight in her parlor. When she returned
     with tea and cookies, they began to chat. The pastor tried to stifle
     his curiosity about the bowl of water and its strange floater, but
     soon it got the better of him, and he could resist no longer. "Miss
     Bea," he said. "I wonder if you could tell me about this?" (pointing
     to the bowl) "Oh yes." she replied. "Isn't it wonderful? I was walking
     downtown last Fall and I found this little package. The directions
     said to put it on the organ, keep it wet, and it would prevent
     disease. And you know...I haven't had a cold all winter."

                            <<<<<<>>>>>>>

                       "Jesus & The Redneck"

     FIDONEWS 20-27               Page 5                    7 Jul 2003


     An Irishman in a wheel chair entered a restaurant one afternoon and
     asked the waitress for a cup of coffee. The Irishman looked across the
     restaurant and asked, "Is that Jesus sitting over there?" The waitress
     nodded "yes," so the Irishman told her to give Jesus a cup of coffee
     on him.

     The next patron to come in was an Englishman with a hunched back. He
     shuffled over to a booth, painfully sat down, and asked the waitress
     for a cup of hot tea. He also glanced across the restaurant and asked,
     "Is that Jesus over there?" The waitress nodded, so the Englishman
     said to give Jesus a cup of hot tea, my treat.

     The third patron to come into the restaurant was a Redneck on
     crutches. He hobbled over to a booth, sat down and hollered, "Hey
     there, sweet thang, how's about gettin' me a cold glass of Coke!" He,
     too, looked across the restaurant and asked, "Is that God's boy over
     there?" The waitress nodded, so the Redneck said to give Jesus a cold
     glass of coke, on my bill.

     As Jesus got up to leave, he passed by the Irishman, touched him and
     said, "For your kindness, you are healed." The Irishman felt the
     strength come back into his legs, got up, and danced a jig out the
     door.

     Jesus also passed by the Englishman, touched him and said, "For your
     kindness, you are healed." The Englishman felt his back straightening
     up, and he raised up his hands, praised the Lord and did a series of
     backflips out the door.

     Then Jesus walked towards the Redneck. The Redneck jumped up and
     yelled, don't touch me......I'm drawin' disability!!!!!"

                           >>>>>><<<<<<

                        American Traveler

     The old American absent mindedly arrived at French customs at the
     Paris airport and fumbled for his passport. "You have been to France
     before Monsieur?", the customs officer asked sarcastically.

     The ancient Yank admitted that he had been to France before. "Then you
     should know enough to have your passport ready for inspection",
     snapped the irate official.

     The American said that the last time he came to France he did not have
     to show his passport.

     "Impossible, old man. You Americans always have to show your passports
     on arrival in France."

     The old American gave the Frenchman a long hard look. "I assure you,
     young man, that when I came ashore on Omaha Beach in Normandy on D Day
     in 1944, there were no Frenchmen on the beach.

     Ol'wdb

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                  BEN RITCHEY'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
     =================================================================

                    -=:{ FIDONet Software Reference }:=-

         Type: M=Mailer  T=Tosser  B=BBS  D=Door  C=Comm/Terminal
               P=Points  E=Editor  I=Internet  U=Utility  ?=Info

     .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
     |Software: Author     |Type |URL, Contact, Ver, Notes      Help Node|
     `- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -'

      Argus                |M    |http://www.ritlabs.com/argus/  2:469/84
                           |     | argus@ritlabs.com  Tel: 373-2-246889
                           |     | v3.210 on Mar 20th 2001

      BeeMail:             |M    |http://beemail.gexonline.net   1:105/10
       Stephen Proffit     |     | beemail@gexonline.net

      BinkleyTerm XE       |M    |http://btxe.sourceforge.net     1:1/102
                           |     | v2.60XE/Gamma-6 on Nov 11th 1998

      BinkD                |MI   |http://2f.ru/binkd/
                           |     | maloff@corbina.net
                           |     | v0.94 on Jul 24th 2000

      Fidonet to Internet: |MI   |http://www.terminate.com
       Bo Bendtsen         |     | sales@terminate.com
                           |     | v2.00 on Mar23rd 1997

      FrontDoor, FD/APX:   |MTPC |http://www.defsol.se          2:201/330
       Definite Solutions  |     | sales@defsol.se                1:1/101
                           |     | v2.26SW & v2.33ml FD, v1.15 APX

      Husky Project        |MTPUI|http://husky.sf.net
                           |     | v1.4.0 on Feb 11th 2003

      InterMail, InterEcho |MT   |http://www.ifido.com            1:1/133
                           |     | bob@nwstar.com
                           |     | v2.50 IM, v1.19 IE

      Radius (based on     |M    |http://fido5012.narod.ru/     2:5012/38
               Argus)      |     | fido5012@zaural.net Tel: 7-3522-469463
                           |     | v4.009 on Jan 2nd 2003

      Terminate            |MBP  |http://www.terminate.com
                           |     | v5.00 on Aug 7th 1997

      Tmail                |MI   |http://www.tmail.spb.ru  v2608

      WildCat! Interactive |MTBEI|http://www.santronics.com
       Net Server, Platinum|     | sales@santronics.com
       Xpress: Santronics  |     | Tel: (305) 248-3204
       Software, Inc.      |     | AUP 450.2 on Jul 9th 2002
     +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+
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      Fidogate             |TUI  |http://www.fidogate.org
                           |     | Martin_Junius@m-j-s.net  v4.4.4

      FMail                |T    |http://fmail.nl.eu.org       2:280/1076
                           |     | wijnstra@fmail.nl.eu.org  v1.60

      JetMail: JetSys      |TU   |http://www.jetsys.de  js@jetsys.de
       (ATARI ST only)     |     | v1.01 on Jan 1st 2000

      Squish               |T    |http://www.lanius.com
                           |     | sales@lanius.com  v1.11
                           |     |http://www.vector11.com/maximus/

      Watergate            |TUI  |http://www2.sbbs.se/hp/ramon/
                           |     | ramon@sbbs.se
                           |     | v0.93p9 on Dec 14th 1998
     +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+

      BBBS                 |BI   |http://www.bbbs.net  b@bbbs.net
                           |     | v4.00MP on Oct 25th 1999      2:22/222

      ELEBBS: The Elevator |B    |http://www.elebbs.com
       Software Production |     | elebbs@elebbs.com
                           |     | v0.10.RC1 on Jun 9th 2002

      EZYCom BBS           |BT   |http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~dcbbs/
                           |     | pjs@optushome.com.au         3:633/104
                           |     | v2.0 on 3 May 2003

      Falken BBS           |B    |http://falkenbbs.com
                           |     | v12.0 on Feb 2nd 2002

      Hermes II Project    |B    |http://www.hermesii.org
                           |     | info@HermesII.org  v3.5.9 Beta Final

      Maximus BBS          |B    |http://www.lanius.com
                           |     | sales@lanius.com  v3.01
                           |     |http://www.vector11.com/maximus/

      MBSE BBS:            |BI   |http://mbse.sourceforge.net  2:280/2802
       Michiel Broek       |     | mbroek@users.sourceforge.net
                           |     | v0.33.21 on Jun 4th 2002

      Mystic BBS           |B    |http://www.mysticbbs.com
                           |     | v1.07.3 on May 13th 2001

      Nexus BBS            |B    |http://www.nexusbbs.net
                           |     | groberts@nexusbbs.net
                           |     | v0.99.41.001 beta on Jun 10th 2001

      Proboard BBS         |B    |http://www.proboard.be
                           |     | v2.17 on Jun 9th 2002

      RemoteAccess BBS:    |B    |http://www.rapro.com            1:1/120
       Bruce Morse         |     | bfmorse@rapro.com
                           |     | v2.62.2SW
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      Spitfire BBS: Buffalo|B    |http://www.angelfire.com/ia/buffalo/
       Creek Software      |     | MDWoltz@aol.com                1:1/150
                           |     | v3.6 on Aug 20th 1999

      Synchronet BBS       |BT   |http://www.synchro.net
                           |     | sysop(at)vert(dot)synchro(dot)net
                           |     | v3.10L Beta

      Telegard BBS         |B    |http://www.telegard.net
                           |     | support@telegard.net
                           |     | v3.09g2 SP4
     +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+

      Atlantis Software    |D    |http://www.jimmyrose.com/atlantis/
                           |     | last update: Jun 2002

      BBS Central          |D    |http://www.rpcomputers.com

      Bentstone            |D    |http://www.srupc.com/mall
       Capabilities Group  |     | info@stonebenders.com

      Cheepware:           |D    |http://www.midnightshour.org/cheepware/
       Sean Dennis         |     | hausmaus@midnightshour.org    1:11/200

      DDS (Doorware        |D    |http://www.doorgames.org     1:2404/201
       Distribution System)|     | ruth@doorgames.org
       Ruth Argust         |     |

      DoorMUD              |D    |http://www.dmud.thebbs.org
                           |     | v0.98 Jun 1st 2002

      Elysium Software     |D    |http://www.elysoft.com
                           |     | mpreslar@mailcity.com

      Jibben Software      |D    |http://www.jibbensoftware.com
                           |     | scott@jibben.com
                           |     | 1995-99 Release dates

      JNS Software:        |D    |http://www.geocities.com/jnssoftware/
       Rusty Johnson       |     | rustyjohnson57@hotmail.com
                           |     | Tel: (304) 733-0113

      John Dailey Software |D    |http://www.johndaileysoftware.com
                           |     | support@johndaileysoftware.com

      LORD (Legend of the  |D    |http://www.lordlegacy.org
       Red Dragon) Reborn  |     | mike@lordlegacy.org
                           |     | v4.06 on Feb 5th 2001

      Lord-II IGMs         |D    |http://www.shelby.net/wizards/lord2igm/

      PC Pursuits          |D    |http://www.pcpursuits.com
                           |     | brucep@pop.kis.net
                           |     | Tel: (301) 240-6653

      Shining Star         |D    |http://www.shiningstar.net/bbsdoors/
     FIDONEWS 20-27               Page 10                   7 Jul 2003


                           |     | nannette@shiningstar.net

      Sunrise Doors:       |D    |http://www.sunrisedoors.com
       Al Lawrence         |     | al@sunrisedoors.com
                           |     | Tel: (404) 256-9518

      The Brainex System   |D    |http://www.brainex.com/brainex_system/
                           |     | stanley@brainex.com  1994-99 Releases

      Trade Wars           |D    |http://www.eisonline.com/tradewars/
                           |     | jpritch@eisonline.com
                           |     | v3.09 (DOS-32) in 2002

      Vagabond Software:   |D    |http://www.vbsoft.org        1:124/7013
       Bryan Turner        |     | vagabond@vbsoft.org
                           |     | last update: Jul 17th 2002

      (various)            |D    |http://www.webnexus.com/users/etow/
     +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+

      APoint               |PI   |http://www.apoint-mail.de
                           |     | dirk.pokorny@apoint-mail.de
                           |     | v1.25                   2:2426/1210.13

      OpenXP/32            |PI   |http://www.openxp.com        2:248/2004
                           |     | mk@openxp.de  v3.8.7 beta Aug 3rd 2002
      OpenXP/16            |P    |http://www.openxp16.de       2:2433/460
                           |     | my@openxp16.de v3.40 RC3 Apr 28th 2002
      CrossPoint (XP)      |P    |http://www.crosspoint.de
                           |     | pm@crosspoint.de  v3.12d Dec 22nd 1999

      PPoint               |P    |http://www.alcuf.ca           1:249/114
                           |     | v3.04 on Jan 10th 2000
     +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+

      GoldEd+              |E    |http://mik.nu/golded-plus/   2:203/6600
                           |     | v1.1.5 Snapshot on Feb 28th 2003

      SqEd32               |E    |http://www.sqed.de
                           |     | v1.15 on Dec 15th 1999

      TimEd                |E    |http://blizzard.dnsalias.org/fidonet
                           |     | mail@ozzmosis.com            /timed
                           |     | v1.11.a5 in March 2003       3:633/267
     +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+

      Allfix               |U    |ftp://ftp.nwstar.com           1:140/12
                           |     | bob@nwstar.com
                           |     | v5.13 (v6?)

      GiGo                 |UI   |http://www.gigo.com
                           |     | v0109 on Jan 9th 1997

      Internet Rex:        |UI   |http://members.shaw.ca/InternetRex/
       Charles Cruden      |     | telnet://xanadubbs.ca        1:342/806
       (Khan Software)     |     | v2.29 on Oct 21st 2001
     FIDONEWS 20-27               Page 11                   7 Jul 2003


      PeopleComm Terminal  |CUI  |http://www.peoplecomm.org     1:128/148
       (BBS & Telnet w/    |     | edward.williams@adelphia.net
        ZModem)            |     | v1.01a on Feb 11th 2003

      TransNet             |UI   |http://www.ressl.com.ar/transnet/
                           |     | transnet@ressl.com.ar
                           |     | v2.11 on Jul 18th 1998

      TransX: Multiboard   |UI   |http://www.multiboard.com/software/
       Communications, Inc.|     | support@multiboard.com      1:2401/305
                           |     | v3.5
     +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+

      National BBS List    |?    | http://www.usbbs.org

      Hispanic FIDO/BBS's  |?    | http://www.conecta2.org/pucela_bbs/
       (in Spanish only)   |     |  (Extensive software & BBS Listings)
     +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+

      File Archives: http://archives.thebbs.org  http://www.filegate.org
       http://sysopscorner.thebbs.org                http://www.juge.com
       http://www.dmine.com/bbscorner/             http://garbo.uwasa.fi
       http://www.simtel.net                  http://wuarchive.wustl.edu
       http://hobbes.nmsu.edu

      Note: most also provide FTP access (use ftp:// vice http:// above)

     *=-=*=.=*=-=*=.=*=-=*=.=*=-=*=.=*=-=*=.=*=-=*=.=*=-=*=.=*=-=*=.=*=-=*

      Note: Please send corrections & additions to: Ben Ritchey, 1:393/68
               ( or FReq Magic INFO direct for E-mail address )
             WildCat! BBS at +1-337-232-4155  24/7  33.6kBps,8,N,1
          Internet: http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/m/cmech617/fidosoft.txt

      Emeritus: Todd Cochrane, Frank Vest, Peter Popovich


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                             SPECIAL INTEREST
     =================================================================

                         Nodelist Stats

      Input nodelist  nodelist.185
                size  978.1kb
                date  2003-07-04

      The nodelist has   8556 nodes in it
        and a total of  11312 non-comment entries

              including     6 zones
                           60 regions
                          442 hosts
                          596 hubs
         admin overhead  1104 ( 12.90 %)

                    and  1000 private nodes
                          291 nodes down
                          361 nodes on hold
      off line overhead  1652 ( 19.31 %)


      Speed summary:

               >9600 =    691 (  8.08 %)
                9600 =   7439 ( 86.94 %)
                              (HST  =  156 or   2.10 %)
                              (CSP  =    1 or   0.01 %)
                              (PEP  =   11 or   0.15 %)
                              (MAX  =    0 or   0.00 %)
                              (HAY  =    1 or   0.01 %)
                              (V32  = 3976 or  53.45 %)
                              (V32B =  402 or   5.40 %)
                              (V34  = 4944 or  66.46 %)
                              (V42  = 4122 or  55.41 %)
                              (V42B =  425 or   5.71 %)
                2400 =     83 (  0.97 %)
                1200 =      6 (  0.07 %)
                 300 =    337 (  3.94 %)

                ISDN =    774 (  9.05 %)

     ----------------------------------------------------------
      File Req Flag   Applicable software     Number of systems
     ----------------------------------------------------------
      XA              Frontdoor <1.99b             2914
                      Frontdoor  2.02+
                      Dutchie 2.90c
                      Binkleyterm >2.1
                      D'Bridge <1.3
                      TIMS
                      Xenia
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      XB              Binkleyterm 2.0                10
                      Dutchie 2.90b
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      XC              Opus 1.1                       11
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      XP              Seadog                          6
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      XR              Opus 1.03                      42
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      XW              Fido >12M                     335
                      Tabby
                      KittenMail
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      XX              D'Bridge 1.30                3827
                      Frontdoor 1.99b
                      Intermail 2.01
                      T-Mail
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      None            QMM                          1411
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      CrashMail capable =   2665 ( 31.15 %)
      MailOnly nodes    =   4714 ( 55.10 %)
      Listed-only nodes =    669 (  7.82 %)
      Other             =    508 (  5.94 %)

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

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