     The  F I D O N E W S      Volume 20, Number 51             22 Dec 2003 
     +--------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
     | |The newsletter of the | | Fido, Fidonet and dog-with-diskette are |
     | |  FidoNet community.  | | US Registered Trademarks of Tom Jennings|
     | |                      | |     San Francisco, California, USA      |
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     |           | (*) |  \   ))|                                         |
     |           |__U__| /  \// |         Editor: Bjrn Felten            |
     |   ______   _//|| _\   /  |                                         |
     |  / Fido \ (_/(_|(____/   |   Newspapers should have no friends.    |
     | (________)       (jm)    |                    -- JOSEPH PULITZER   |
     +--------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
            Copyright 2003 by Fidonews Editor for Fidonews Globally.


                        Table of Contents
     1. FOOD FOR THOUGHT  .........................................  1
     2. EDITORIAL  ................................................  2
        International cooking, Mach3 jets and snow  ...............  2
     3. GENERAL ARTICLES  .........................................  4
        "BBS: The Documentary" - Progress Continues!  .............  4
     4. FIDONET SOFTWARE REVIEWS  .................................  5
        BBS and FidoNet Software News  ............................  5
     5. FIDONET'S INTERNATIONAL KITCHEN  ..........................  7
        Conversions  ..............................................  7
        Janssons Frestelse (Jansson's Temptation)  ................  8
     6. BEN RITCHEY'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING  ...................  9
        FIDONet Software References  ..............................  9
     7. SPECIAL INTEREST  ......................................... 14
        Nodelist Stats  ........................................... 14
     8. FIDONEWS INFORMATION  ..................................... 16
        How to Submit an Article  ................................. 16
        Credits, Legal Infomation, Availability  .................. 18
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                             FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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     If you're looking for friends when you need them -- it's too late!

                                          -- Mark Twain


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

                International cooking, Mach3 jets and snow

     I think it's wonderful, that our revived International Kitchen column
     seems to have been appreciated by most of our readers.

        Of course there will always be bigots that regard everything
     foreign as something worse than what the cat dragged home, but this
     narrow minded attitude, usually living next door to racism,
     fortunately is more the exception than the usual in Fidonet nowadays.
     Most Fidonet users seem to be more universal citizens than ditto of a
     certain country, and the narrow minded, fanatical chauvinism, that
     makes a few people confuse criticism with hatred, can easily be
     disposed of with the <next> key in our readers.

        Not the least discouraged by some, not so nice, comments in the
     echo, that goes along with the Snooze ezine, I this week will teach
     you how to make another Swedish specialty -- Janssons frestelse
     (Jansson's Temptation). In last week's Swedish Meatball recipe, one of
     our sharp-eyed readers, Matt McCarthy, pointed out to me that I forgot
     to list the butter (50g or three tablespoons -- the amount not
     critical at all). I sure hope I will remember all ingredients this
     time; after all, they are rather few this week too.

        Another thing, that was discussed in the echo after last week's
     recipe, was how to convert from that strange measuring system that the
     US still insists on using, to the one that most of the rest of the
     world uses, the metric system. Frank Vest was kind enough to provide
     us with a rather comprehensive conversation table, that you'll also
     find in this week's International Kitchen column.

                               * * *

        It also seems like my editorial remark last week, about how long it
     takes to grow a beard, created responses almost similar to what a
     claim like 'my d*ck is bigger than yours' could have created. Some
     readers of ours obviously can grow beards at least as big as that Arab
     guy, they picked up from the spider hole, is supposed to have grown in
     less than a year, so I obviously have to back off from my claim from
     last week, that it'll take several years to grow a curly beard that
     big.

        But at least my beard claim managed to arouse quite some comments
     in the FIDONEWS echo, where everyone of our readers are welcome to
     comment on any of the articles in the Snooze, so I guess controversial
     editorials aren't all bad after all?

                               * * *

        Philip Lozier is back with his popular BBS software news column. I
     hope that the word can be spread, so that those that still develop
     software for the Fidonet will remember to send a reminder to Phil.
     This column of his really is a major contribution to the Snooze, so I
     FIDONEWS 20-51               Page 3                   22 Dec 2003


     hope Phil will not be discouraged, in the future, by lack of feedback.

        Phil also sent in an article about a BBS documentary being
     recorded. Now tell me, does this sound exciting or not? We sure want
     to hear more about this project, Phil, don't you dare leave us in the
     dark, now that you've managed to raise our curiosity! :)

                               * * *

        As could be expected, this week of the Wright Bros. centennial,
     lots of TV programs about flight were broadcast, at least here in
     Sweden. One interesting show I saw on the Discovery Channel, was about
     private jets and how much time, and even life quality, they could give
     the "customers". When I saw it I could not help wondering why noone
     yet has tried to scale down the Concorde to something like one to
     four, yielding a private jet for some 20 passengers with a Mach3
     capacity. The blueprints should be available for a really low price.

        But then, I'm not in the position to invest the milliards of
     neither dollars nor euros to finance such an adventure, so I'll donate
     the idea to the Public Domain, just as I've done with almost every
     other idea (transformed into programs) that I've come up with during
     my 15 years in Fidonet.

                               * * *

        At the moment we're riding out a blizzard here in Gteborg, Sweden.
     Or at least that's what they said we would be doing, in the forecast
     yesterday, and even late this afternoon. They even compared it to "The
     Big Blizzard" of November 17th 1995, when 80% of the Swedish
     population where affected. But so far it's not even far from what it
     was that day, so I hope we'll not be isolated from the outside world
     when I wake up tomorrow. Kyoto anyone...?


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

                     "BBS: The Documentary" - Progress Continues!
                         submitted by: Philip Lozier 1:267/169

     For some time now, an individual named Jason Scott has been working on
     a "BBS Documentary" series aimed at portraying the history of the BBS
     through the eyes of those who lived it, as well as those who pioneered
     the technology. It is planned to be a seven episode video series on 2
     DVD's, with release planned for some time in 2004.

     To date, over 202 hours of video have been shot, and 170 interviews,
     (with 30 more planned), conducted. While there are still some
     interviews on the schedule, Jason has reported that the editing
     process has begun at this point.

     Obviously his documentary is being taken very seriously, as two
     noteworthy people who have granted him interviews for this project are
     Ward Christensen (co-inventor of the BBS and original programmer of
     XMODEM), and Dr. Vinton Cerf (co-engineer of TCP/IP), known to some as
     the "Father Of The Internet".

     While I can't currently locate the list of interviews at this visit to
     his site, I do remember sometime back seeing the list, and there were
     various software developers, BBS SysOps of past and present, and (as
     he puts it) the "regular folk" who have had BBSing in some way make an
     impression on their lives.

     If this is something you find of interest, I would highly suggest a
     visit to his site at http://www.bbsdocumentary.com for a look around.
     Jason has done quite a bit of research in the few years he has been
     working on this and has put together an interesting timeline of BBS
     history, as well as the largest database known about every known BBS
     package ever to exist.

     I can't wait until the final cut is available :)  It is sure to be
     quite interesting.


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                         FIDONET SOFTWARE REVIEWS
     =================================================================

                             BBS and FidoNet Software News
                         submitted by: Philip Lozier 1:267/169


     *** New Synchronet Beta Released ***

     7-Dec-2003

     Rob Swindell has announced the release of a new Beta version of his
     Synchronet BBS platform:

     Version 3.11a-Win32 Beta is now available as an upgrade (311aBeta.zip)
     from v3.1x (e.g. v3.10L beta or v3.11a alpha).

     For a (nearly) complete detailed list of what's changed since v3.10,
     see v311_new.html.

     Some highlights include:

     New JSexec program to execute Synchronet JavaScript modules externally
     (e.g. as CGI scripts, external services, background timed events,
     etc.)

     Support for External Mail Processors written entirely in JavaScript
     (e.g. SPAM filters, content managers, list servers, file requesters,
     auto-responders etc.)

     Much improved JavaScript reliability (using thread-safe js32.dll)

     Numerous improvements and additions to the Synchronet JavaScript
     Object Model

     Much improved Telnet/RLogin performance (better utilization of TCP
     packet sizes)

     Synchronet NT Services for running Synchronet on Windows NT-based OSes
     without logging on

     Numerous Control Panel (GUI) improvements (e.g. previewing and editing
     Baja source, configuration, text and menu files, improved sysop chat
     and spy features)

     Mail Server supports SMTP authentication, QWKnet mail routing,
     additional anti-SPAM measures, and much more

     Cyan's IRC Daemon Service (100% JavaScript)

     Version 3.11a Beta is also available for Linux and *BSD in source
     format.

     http://www.synchro.net

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     *** New release of "The Magic Oracle" DoorGame ***

     14-Dec-2003

     Sean Dennis has announced a new release of his doorgame... following
     is his announcement:


     I've released what I hope to be the last version of my door, "The
     Magic Oracle".  It's now at version 7.2.  What is it?  Well, if you've
     ever used the Magic 8-Ball(tm), you know what TMO is, but it's
     completely customizable by the sysop.  Some of its features:

     * No ANSI.SYS needed (has built-in ANSI emulation)
     * Supports unlimited comports and nodes
     * Supports DOOR.SYS and DORINFO#.DAT
     * Will run on any system that supports DOS doors
     * Pipe codes are supported

     If you'd like to grab it, go to:
     http://cheepware.midnightshour.org
     and it's there on the page.  Also, you may want to try an email FREQ
     for TMO72DOS.ZIP at midnite1@mchsi.com.



     *** Just a note from my 'lil 'ol self ***

     14-Dec-2003

     There doesn't seem to be much in the line of FidoNet Software
     development news going on "at the moment", but I would like to hope
     that will not the case somewhere soon down the line.  Let's all
     remember, as FidoNet "SysOps", that FidoNet gained the popularity of
     its heyday through the BBS. Fot those of us who run a BBS that
     provides FidoNet, I hope we continue to remember this, and strive to
     bring back what we once had.  Attracting more users to our BBS's can
     ultimately bring the same results as it once did, attracting more
     people to want to provide public BBS systems with FidoNet available.
     If interest were to rise again, I bet we sure -would- be reading about
     more "FidoNet" software development news :)

     "Today's BBS users, are tommorows SysOps" I heard somewhere. Let's go
     fishing! :)

     Phil




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                      FIDONET'S INTERNATIONAL KITCHEN
     =================================================================

                                   Conversions

      It's fun to see recipes in the Fidonews. We are, after all, people
     and we do eat wherever we happen to be. The recipe by Bjrn last week
     and the resulting chatter over the ingredients (or missing one) has
     been interesting. I don't have a recipe to share, but here's something
     that might help.

     Disclaimer: Not meant to be all inclusive. :)


     Volume                    U.S. Units           Metric Units
     ------------------------------------------------------------------
     1 teaspoon (US)        =  1/6     ounce        4.929  milliliters
     1 tablespoon (US)      =  0.5     ounce        14.79  milliliters
     1 fluid ounce (US)     =  1       ounce        29.57  milliliters
     1 gill (US)            =  4       ounces       118    milliliters
     1 cup (US)             =  8       ounces       236.6  milliliters
     1 pint (US)            =  16      ounces       473.2  milliliters
     1 quart (US)           =  32      ounces       946.3  milliliters
     1 gallon (US)          =  128     ounces       3.785  liters
     1 cubic inch           =  0.5541  ounces       16.387 milliliters
     1 teaspoon (UK)        =  1.2     teaspoons    6.16   milliliters
     1 dessert spoon (UK)   =  2.4     teaspoons    12.32  milliliters
     1 tablespoon (UK)      =  1.2     tablespoons  18.48  milliliters
     1 fluid ounce (UK)     =  0.96076 ounces       28.4   milliliters
     1 gill (UK)            =  1.2     gills        142    milliliters
     1 breakfast cup (UK)   =  1.2     cups         284    milliliters
     1 pint (UK)            =  1.2     pints        568    milliliters
     1 quart (UK)           =  1.2     quarts       1.136  liters
     1 gallon (UK)          =  1.2     gallons      4.546  liters
     1 milliliter           =  0.203   teaspoon     l      milliliter
     1 centiliter           =  2.03    teaspoons    10     milliliters
     1 deciliter            =  0.423   cup          100    milliliters
     1 liter                =  1.057   quarts       1000   milliliters
     1 dekaliter            =  2.642   gallons      10000  milliliters
     1 teaspoon (metric)    =  1.015   teaspoons    5      milliliters
     1 tablespoon (metric)  =  3.044   teaspoons    15     milliliters
     1 standard cup         =  1.0567  cups         250    milliliters


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                     Janssons Frestelse (Jansson's Temptation)

     This dish is so easy to make, almost everyone here in Sweden knows how
     to make it. It's a must on every good party, where you serve it 3-4
     o'clock in the morning. If the host is "indisposed" there's always
     some guest that'll make it -- the few ingredients are readily
     available in every decent kitchen, and, as I said, almost everyone
     knows how to make it.


      8   potatoes
      2   onions, sliced
     50g  butter
      2   cans anchovy fillets
      3dl light cream

        Peel the potatoes, cut in thin sticks.

        Drain the anchovies and cut in small pieces.

        Put the potatoes, onion and anchovies in layers in buttered baking
     dish. The first and last layer should be potatoes. Dot with butter on
     top.

        Mix the liquid from the anchovies with half of the cream. Pour over
     the dish.

        Bake in a 200C oven for 30 minutes. Pour in the remaining cream
     and bake for another 30 minutes.



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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

      FIDO-Deluxe IP       |MPUI |http://www.fido-deluxe.de.vu 2:2432/280
       Michael Haase       |     | m.haase@gmx.net
                           |     | v2.4 on Sep 26th 2003

      Fidonet to Internet: |MI   |http://www.terminate.com
       Bo Bendtsen         |     | sales@terminate.com
                           |     | v2.00 on Mar 23rd 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://sf.net/projects/husky/
                           |     | v1.4 RC2 on Sep 22nd 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://radius.pp.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
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       Net Server, Platinum|     | sales@santronics.com
       Xpress: Santronics  |     | Tel: (305) 248-3204
       Software, Inc.      |     | AUP 450.2 on Jul 9th 2002
     +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+

      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
     FIDONEWS 20-51               Page 11                  22 Dec 2003


                           |     | v2.17 on Jun 9th 2002

      RemoteAccess BBS:    |B    |http://www.rapro.com            1:1/120
       Bruce Morse         |     | bfmorse@rapro.com
                           |     | v2.62.2SW

      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/
     FIDONEWS 20-51               Page 12                  22 Dec 2003


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

      Shining Star         |D    |http://www.shiningstar.net/bbsdoors/
                           |     | 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

      CrossPoint (XP)      |P    |http://www.crosspoint.de
                           |     | pm@crosspoint.de  v3.12d Dec 22nd 1999
      FreeXP               |P    |http://www.freexp.de         2:2433/460
                           |     | support@freexp.de
                           |     | v3.40 RC3 Aug 31st 2003 (Snapshot)
      OpenXP/32            |PI   |http://www.openxp.com        2:248/2004
                           |     | mk@openxp.de  v3.8.7 beta Aug 3rd 2002

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

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      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

      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
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                         Nodelist Stats

      Input nodelist  nodelist.353
                size  931.8kb
                date  2003-12-19

      The nodelist has   7921 nodes in it
        and a total of  10724 non-comment entries

              including     6 zones
                           58 regions
                          437 hosts
                          562 hubs
         admin overhead  1063 ( 13.42 %)

                    and  1032 private nodes
                          334 nodes down
                          374 nodes on hold
      off line overhead  1740 ( 21.97 %)


      Speed summary:

               >9600 =    652 (  8.23 %)
                9600 =   6878 ( 86.83 %)
                              (HST  =  140 or   2.04 %)
                              (CSP  =    1 or   0.01 %)
                              (PEP  =   11 or   0.16 %)
                              (MAX  =    0 or   0.00 %)
                              (HAY  =    1 or   0.01 %)
                              (V32  = 3630 or  52.78 %)
                              (V32B =  353 or   5.13 %)
                              (V34  = 4611 or  67.04 %)
                              (V42  = 3891 or  56.57 %)
                              (V42B =  368 or   5.35 %)
                2400 =     73 (  0.92 %)
                1200 =      6 (  0.08 %)
                 300 =    312 (  3.94 %)

                ISDN =    664 (  8.38 %)

     ----------------------------------------------------------
      File Req Flag   Applicable software     Number of systems
     ----------------------------------------------------------
      XA              Frontdoor <1.99b             2610
                      Frontdoor  2.02+
                      Dutchie 2.90c
                      Binkleyterm >2.1
                      D'Bridge <1.3
                      TIMS
                      Xenia
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      XB              Binkleyterm 2.0                 8
                      Dutchie 2.90b
     --------------------------------------
      XC              Opus 1.1                       11
     --------------------------------------
      XP              Seadog                          6
     --------------------------------------
      XR              Opus 1.03                      40
     --------------------------------------
      XW              Fido >12M                     316
                      Tabby
                      KittenMail
     --------------------------------------
      XX              D'Bridge 1.30                3573
                      Frontdoor 1.99b
                      Intermail 2.01
                      T-Mail
     --------------------------------------
      None            QMM                          1357
     --------------------------------------

      CrashMail capable =   2429 ( 30.67 %)
      MailOnly nodes    =   4383 ( 55.33 %)
      Listed-only nodes =    613 (  7.74 %)
      Other             =    496 (  6.26 %)

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

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