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Volume 5, Number 34 22 August 1988
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Editor in Chief Dale Lovell
Editor Emeritus: Thom Henderson
Chief Procrastinator Emeritus: Tom Jennings
Contributing Editors: Al Arango
FidoNews is published weekly by the International FidoNet
Association as its official newsletter. You are encouraged to
submit articles for publication in FidoNews. Article submission
standards are contained in the file ARTSPEC.DOC, available from
node 1:1/1.
Copyright 1988 by the International FidoNet Association. All
rights reserved. Duplication and/or distribution permitted for
noncommercial purposes only. For use in other circumstances,
please contact IFNA at (314) 576-4067. IFNA may also be contacted
at PO Box 41143, St. Louis, MO 63141.
Fido and FidoNet are registered trademarks of Tom Jennings of
Fido Software, 164 Shipley Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94107 and
are used with permission.
The contents of the articles contained here are not our
responsibility, nor do we necessarily agree with them.
Everything here is subject to debate. We publish EVERYTHING
received.
Table of Contents
1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
Hitch Hikers Guide to the Bylaws Amendments .............. 1
Why's That in the EchoList? .............................. 5
FidoCon Update ........................................... 7
Kids & Computers ......................................... 9
2. FOR SALE ................................................. 11
Programs too big? Give 'em the AXE! ..................... 11
3. NOTICES .................................................. 12
New Echo: ADOPTEES ....................................... 12
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 12
Latest Software Versions ................................. 13
4. COMMITTEE REPORTS ........................................ 14
FidoNews 5-34 Page 1 22 Aug 1988
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ARTICLES
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Hitch Hikers Guide to the Bylaws Amendments.
Please read the entire message.
1. 0001- A. NO. It puts an untested and unused policy in
the bylaws and in definitions. Definitions are not for
procedures and policy. BAD amendment.
2. 0002- B. NO. Gives all sysops the "right" to vote
without ever paying dues. Why would anyone join? Other
problems: who amends bylaws. Why give power to non
members if IFNA has no power over them? If you like
that idea, please vote for 0002 E!
3. 0002- E. Called the Bacon- Jordan- Perilleo Amendment.
It gives the organization half over to non paying sysops.
Okay, IF IFNA retains responsibility for FidoNet.
Otherwise, why bother? NO RECOMMENDATION, but
acceptable.
4. 0004. Sets dues within bylaws. No recommendation,
acceptable.
5. 0006. Fees. IFNA has been poor for quite a while and
with the number of directors we have, IFNA is not going
to be sugar daddy. Yes, but no affect.
6. 0018- B. NO. Gives seats on directors for members of
Alternet, GoodEgg. 1. We have more than enough
directors and nets now. 2. Why give multiple votes to
a single person?
7. 0020- A and B. Ahhh. . . this is interesting.
Proposition A assumes that the VP TC has nothing to do
with nodelist (not IC). Proposition B clarifies old
bylaws state that the VP TC is IC. Recommendation (no
surprise) - B. Otherwise the VP TC and IFNA do nothing.
8. Remember if you vote for A, be consistent with other
votes.
9. Grievance committee. Yes. A committee can only report
and suggest to the board.
10. Zones. ??? You call it. (I do not like the idea
tho'.)
11. Others are moderately safe and sane.
FidoNews 5-34 Page 2 22 Aug 1988
You can vote on bylaws for IFNA. Why should you bother? What
are the real issues? You need some background and opinions.
I got involved before and after Colorado Springs. I wrote a
draft set of bylaws to get things started. And now... I get
ahead of the story.
A. Background
In the beginning, we had no rules. Policy was open "Do it my
way or leave." There was no IFNA. The International
Coordinator(s) formed IFNA so that they could receive support
without tax consequences. The IC needed support. It may be
okay to do that job for 50, 200, or maybe 500. When the list
goes over 2,000 including international nodes, it becomes too
much for one person.
We had a meeting in Colorado Springs. Depending on your point of
view, there was a revolt by some "flamers" OR the founders of
IFNA blew it. Both points have merit.
After FidoCon, I decided that no one else was going to write the
bylaws so I sat down and did a ROUGH draft! We formed a
committee. EchoMail committees don't work. We met in Nashua,
NH. We came up with another, different draft. We were to go
home to revise the rough parts.
The BoD of IFNA put that draft to a vote against our complaints.
The bylaw's committee wanted to clean it up, but there was no
final draft. What you see today, should have been cleaned up
before the first vote. Why? There are too many directors and
ambiguities. The procedures are terrible. Since
then I have had many suggestions and even final drafts of
bylaws.
Now here is the dilemma. You have multiple amendments to
consider. THE proposals are conflicting. They are written by
various people who disagree. DO NOT APPROVE EVERY ONE. Some
sound better than they will taste.
Some sysops are trying the middle ground. Real danger! Why? If
there are problems in any of FidoNet, then IFNA is supposed to
help. Our first response is an argument over what is our
territory. If FidoNet is successful, then credit goes to *C's,
no one joins IFNA. No one joins IFNA -> no support for *C's.
If you try to please everyone by fuzzy thinking, you please
no one.
THE ISSUES: Does IFNA control the FidoNet? How much? How? No
one suggests that IFNA try to enforce day-to-day control of
fidonet. If IFNA does not control, can it and should it
support? If IFNA does not control, then who does? Is IFNA
international? Are we an American organization that
FidoNews 5-34 Page 3 22 Aug 1988
allows foreigners to join, but leave them out? How can we
integrate our international friends?
How does it all fit? Try to follow my logic.
A. The FidoNet Sysops need a coordinator system(*C's) to :
1. Maintain a nodelist with unique numbers.
2. Process and expedite netmail.
3. Develop standards so that net mail and echomail function.
4. Make FidoNews available.
5. Help them setting up their BBS.
B. The *C's need IFNA to:
1. Raise money to support financially the FidoNet Sysops
and the *C's.
2. Sanction the Technical Committee.
3. Protect the *C's from legal challenges.
4. Protect the copyright of the nodelist for the benefit of
the FNS.
5. Interface with the world. IFNA is a corporation and a
legal entity and the *C's are not. The *C's cannot enter
into contracts or apply for copyrights.
C. IFNA needs the support of the FidoNet Sysops to:
1. Sell memberships. No memberships -=> no money -=> no
IFNA.
2. Without membership, no feedback from the Sysops and IFNA
cannot lead without feedback and legitimacy.
D. IFNA needs the *C's to:
1. Operate the net by maintaining the weekly nodelist and
adjudicate differences within the FNS and *C's.
2. Develop rules for operation of the net (policy).
E. To protect and finance the *C's (see above) and to protect the
interest of its members, IFNA needs a strong link to the
nodelist. Without that link, membership shall decline and
better leaders shall abandon IFNA. Therefore, FULLY
RESPECTING THE OPINIONS OF THE *C's, IFNA shall:
1. Elect the VP TC. The VP TC shall either be the IC or
appoint someone to be the IC.
2. Adopt policy as recommended by the VP TC without making
unreasonable amendments.
F. To protect its administrative function, the *C's shall:
1. Advise IFNA of their choice of VP TC and their version
of Policy.
2. Retain the right to severe its relationship with IFNA.
Severing its relationship with IFNA may have a negative
FidoNews 5-34 Page 4 22 Aug 1988
effect upon the Sysops of the FidoNet.
Therefore, the *C's shall get a vote from those sysops
before the separation.
G. All the above is consistent with common sense and now accepted
documents and require no amendments to bylaws nor policy.
Therefore, be it resolved that:
1. IFNA is the official organization of the FidoNet sysops.
IFNA supports the operation of that Net.
2. IFNA grants the *C's authority and wide discretion to
administer the FidoNet.
Humbly yours,
Steve Jordan
102/2871
Regional Director of IFNA
Chairman of Bylaws Committee
Artichoke Evangelist (yes, even that is true.)
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FidoNews 5-34 Page 5 22 Aug 1988
Mike Fuchs
1:1/201
EchoList - The EchoMail Conference List
I got a reasonable critique recently, essentially asking why
waste telephone time and paper on those ancillary reference
files published with the EchoList, when they were basically
redundant to the ELISTnnn.TXT file?
It was a reasonable question, and I hope I provided a
reasonable answer. Having done so, however, I thought it
might be a good idea to expand on my last article about the
EchoList by providing everyone with that explanation of
what's in the EchoList distribution, and why.
Currently, the ELISTnnn.ARC file includes four files:
ELISTnnn.TXT - The full, detailed EchoList
ELISTnnn.MOD - The Moderator cross-reference report
ELISTnnn.NAM - The cross-reference by Symbolic Area Name
ELISTnnn.ARM - An abbreviated Conference list with all
primary and alternate Moderators
I added the additional cross references over that last few
months as responses to specific needs. The .TXT file is the
authoritative listing. It contains all information except
the alternate moderators. The reason that certain entries
do not display the Symbolic Area Name is that the Moderator
of that conference has requested that it not be disclosed--
for security from hackers, or whatever. I just list what
moderators provide.
The other listings are meant as short cross references
and/or different sort orders. I agree that it's unfortunate
that it adds something to the phone time. But, of course,
there is no reason to print them if you don't want them.
The .MOD is important to Moderators since all conferences
are listed in order of Moderator name. They can find all
listings active for them in short order.
The .NAM is needed because the primary .TXT listing is
sorted by Title, and some moderators chose Titles that sort
to useless places. If you want to know more about the FLIRT
echo, it's easy to find in .NAM; but would be down in the
W's (for "Where men and women can Flirt") in the main list.
Also, ONLY conferences with published Symbolic Area Names
are in this listing.
The .ARM was only recently added, and it's the most
superfluous as far as I'm concerned. It was added to kill
two stones with one bird. First, some conferences want to
list multiple Moderators, and I would have had a problem
adding them to the .TXT listing without wasting a lot of
space for the vast majority of conferences. So, they are
FidoNews 5-34 Page 6 22 Aug 1988
listed ONLY in .ARM.
Second, it was added as a result of a critique just opposite
to the message I mentioned earlier in the article. The .TXT
file has gotten so long and time consuming to print, that a
summary 'index' of sorts was needed. So .ARM is actually
the only file anyone would 'have' to print to see a complete
conference listing by title. Then you could browse the .TXT
file on disk for more information if you wanted it. It
bothers me that it's so redundant, but I figured more
options meant better ease of use... so there it is.
If you're interested, you can file request "ELISTMOD" from
1:1/201 to get documentation on what options Moderators have
for submitting entries in the EchoList; and instructions on
how to submit an entry if you Moderate a conference
yourself. And "ECHOLIST" will always get you the most
recent EchoList itself.
Enjoy,
And have fun with it!
- Mike Fuchs, 1:1/201
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FidoNews 5-34 Page 7 22 Aug 1988
Believe it or not FidoCon '88 is just around the corner. If
you plan to attend this year and have not yet registered, please
let us know so that we can better plan for attendance. Just drop
us a note at 1/88 or 108/62 and tell us if your comming. Early
registration is closed, but we still want you!
Final arrangments are now being made. Come join your fellow
SYSOPs in what promises to be the BBS event of the year!
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FidoCon '88 Agenda
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Wednesday August 24th, 1988
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3:30-7:00 Registration
7:00-9:00 Get-to-Know-Me Reception
Thursday August 25th, 1988
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8:30-12:30 Registration
9:00- 10:00 Opening ceremony: Don Daniels
10:30-12:00
Track I George Stanislov Opus V1.10? Avatar
Track II Tom Marshall Shareware (Legal)
Track III Larry Paul & Basil Astronomy
12:30- 1:30 Deli Lunch
1:45- 3:15
Track I Tim Pozar UUCP Gateway
Track II Mike Bader FidoNet Tech. at work
Track III Bob Hartman FTSC report
3:30- 5:00
Track I Bob Hartman OMMM
Track II Julia Stockreef New online Info system
Track III Marshall Presnell Assoc. Net Sysops
6:00- 7:00 Hawaiian Luau Dinner
Friday August 26th, 1988
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10:30-12:00
Track I U.S. Robotics High speed modems
Track II Kitty Heavener CompuTech for the Blind
Track III Harry Lee GS point & Glufwd
FidoNews 5-34 Page 8 22 Aug 1988
12:30- 1:30 Poolside Cookout Lunch
1:45- 3:15
Track I Butch Walker Multitasking BBS's
Track II Chris Irwin&Joaquim Front Door & D'Bridge
Track III Dale Lovell FidoNews
3:30- 5:00
Track I Johnathon Wallace BBS Legal Issues
Track II Thom Henderson Seadog & Axe
Track III Randy Van de Loo Hard Drives & ARLL
7:30-10:00 FidoCon '88 Banquet
Saturday August 27th, 1988
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10:30-12:00
Track I Ben Baker Fidonet Calendar
Track II Decker Doggett Lessons in E'mail
Track III Mike Bryeans Lynx
12:30- 1:30 Deli Lunch
1:45- 3:15
Track I Linda Thompson BBS privacy suit
Track II Phil Becker TBBS
Track III Tom Hendricks Software Distrib.
3:30- 5:00
Track I Bob, Vince, Alan BinkleyTerm
Track II Henk Wevers Dutchie
Track III David Drexler KidsNet
Sunday August 28th, 1988
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10:30 - ? IFNA BOD meeting (open to all IFNA members)
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FidoNews 5-34 Page 9 22 Aug 1988
Freeman Witherspoon
Fido 100/525
Is KidsNews Dying?
The following will be included in the next edition of
KidsNews. It is here now for your edification:
The KidsNews staff has undergone some major changes in how
the KidsNews newsletter is published. I am Brandy's Dad and I
got involved because KidsNews seemed to be headed in a direction
that was not consistant with the goals as stated in KidsNews.A04
two months ago. Also, there was a lack of reader contribution in
any form which has hurt the newsletter tremendously. It is just
not possible for a 13 year old kid to publish the newsletter
and then distribute it independantly without some contributions
to enhance its continuance. She was expected to pay for paper to
print it for "Snail Mail" subscriptions and the stamps to mail
it. She was expected to pay the phone bills for mailing through
the Fido (tm) Network system. And she was expected to continue
to keep a grade average in school that was of an acceptable
standard to her Mom and I. This may not seem like much to some
people, but it just didn't pan out for her. She even asked the
Sysops of some systems to help her in distributing the
newsletter and from some she got the reply "Its not financially
within my capability". There is some finances involved
appearantly to this newsletter business. I wish I could help
also and I have to the point of paying her bills as DONATIONS to
her cause. Now I need help also.
Then again, maybe it was a bit much, considering the amount of
contributions sent through various medium like the "National
KIDS Echo Conference", Fido (tm) NetMail messages, direct
mailing capabilities (her post office box which she had to pay
for), and last but not least, direct link into Seguaro BBS for a
chat. None of which materialized over a six month period.
Oh, there were about three jokes, a handful of trivia, and some
birthdays, that made it through the connections to 100/525.
However, all the "Articles" were composed manually by Brandy.
This required a lot of time on her part. So, come on and get
those articles in. If by chance there were some items that were
submitted via the echo for inclusion into the newsletter, they
never made it to 100/525. Please bring it to the Editors
attention when you want something included by adding a sentence
that says "Please include in KidsNews". It will be done if the
message gets to our Bulletin Board. We have "Crash Mail"
capability. As you can see from the above, contributions may not
necessarily mean monitary in nature. Her compiling and writing
the articles, thinking of games to add, contest, trivia, and all
the items that comprise the newsletter was a burden also.
There was one contest which is still running. Contributed by the
good folks at FIREPLUG I, (Fido 1:322/710.0). Mr Kevin Sinksen
submitted the contest which is listed below in reguards to
National Fire Prevention Week. Its an essay contest which will
enhance our childrens safety when it comes to fires. A noteable
FidoNews 5-34 Page 10 22 Aug 1988
gesture on Mr. Sinksens part in enhancing the future and
longevity of our children. Please get your child involved in
these projects and contest. Thier life may depend on some of it.
Thank you Mr. Sinksen for the nice contribution to the kids and
KidsNews.
The last KidsNews was sent out with a subscription form in an
attempt to recoupe some of the loss encountered during this
endeavor to provide the kids around this great nation with a
publication that they could have a say in, submit articles in,
even run a column in. This i'm sad to say was possibly a
redundant idea since the echo seemed to provide all that was
needed. To those of you who used the subscription form, your
funds will be returned to you unless you state that it is a
DONATION to help KidsNews continue. To those of you who have not
contributed, we will run a FEW more editions to allow you the
opportunity to do so. Again, the address is:
Claude F. Witherspoon
P.O Box 8045
Granite City, IL 62040-8045
There will be no subscription attached to this newsletter. Only
a request for donations for its continuance. We at KidsNews
appologize to those that we have confused, burdened in any way,
or flat made mad by our inability to predict the human nature.
This article is submitted by me with Brandy's permission and is
in no way her idea for generating an income. I just didn't like
to see her worry over something that may be of no interest to
the public as a whole. Then again maybe it is. We will find out
by your involvement. Brandy is not asking for much, just some
participation by you for the kids around the country. Who knows,
maybe even for the kids in other countries as well?
Thank you ever so much for your time. I hope that I have given
some of you an idea of what Brandy was up against and that you
may see it in your heart to contribute in this worth while
project for not just Brandy, but the kids around the nation and
over seas. Yes we are trying to get the publication to Australia
and England. The echo is connected there and it should be an
easy task to have everyone involved. We, can with your support.
I hope to be communicating with all of you in the kids echo or
otherwise. Till then, "G'day" as they say in Australia.
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FidoNews 5-34 Page 11 22 Aug 1988
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FOR SALE
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Programs too big? Give 'em the AXE!
What could SEA do to top it's phenominally successful ARC
program?
Well, have you noticed that new programs from SEA don't seem to
ARC very well lately?
* * *
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If you thought ARC was good, wait until you see AXE! It can
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AXE is available for $50 from:
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or you can call us (voice) at 201-473-5153. We accept VISA and
MasterCard. Get AXE today, and chop your programs down to size!
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FidoNews 5-34 Page 12 22 Aug 1988
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NOTICES
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Bob Heide
Fido 227/3
New Echo: ADOPTEES
There is a new echo available which offers helpful information
for adoptees, birth parents and others. Topics include:
1) Discussion of legislation affecting adoptees,
birth parents and adoptive parents.
2) How, when and where to search.
3) Agencies that offer help to adoptees or parents
searching for relatives.
4) Inquires from adoptees, birth parents and siblings,
using as much information as is available to them
concerning the person they are searching for.
This is an ideal companion echo for those people already
carrying the genealogical conference. If you are interested
in this echo, it is available thru the REGION 11 co-ordinator,
and can easily be passed to other regional co-ordinators.
If you would like to take a look at the echo, you can read it
on my board, Treasure Chest BBS, at (219) 287-4326. If you
have any questions, I will be happy to answer net mail.
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The Interrupt Stack
25 Aug 1988
Start of the Fifth International FidoNet Conference, to be
held at the Drawbridge Inn in Cincinnati, OH. Contact Tim
Sullivan at 108/62 for more information. This is FidoNet's big
annual get-together, and is your chance to meet all the people
you've been talking with all this time. We're hoping to see
you there!
17 Oct 1988
Start of the Digital Equipment Corporation Users Society's
(DECUS) semi-annual symposium. It is being held at Anaheim,
California.
23 Nov 1988
25th Anniversary of Doctor Who
7 Doctors and going strong!
FidoNews 5-34 Page 13 22 Aug 1988
24 Aug 1989
Voyager 2 passes Neptune.
5 Oct 1989
20th Anniversary of "Monty Python's Flying Circus"
If you have something which you would like to see on this
calendar, please send a message to FidoNet node 1:1/1.
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Latest Software Versions
BBS Systems Node List Other
& Mailers Version Utilities Version Utilities Version
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Fido 12h MakeNL 2.12* ARCmail 1.1
Opus 1.03b Prune 1.40 ConfMail 3.31
SEAdog 4.10 XlatList 2.86 EchoMail 1.31
TBBS 2.0M XlaxNode 2.10* MGM 1.1
BinkleyTerm 1.50 XlaxDiff 2.10* X00 1.10a*
QuickBBS 2.01 ParseList 1.10
* Recently changed
Utility authors: Please help keep this list up to date by
reporting new versions to 1:1/1. It is not our intent to list
all utilities here, only those which verge on necessity.
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FidoNews 5-34 Page 14 22 Aug 1988
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
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Bob Swift 1:140/24
By-Laws and Rules Committee
The following is the Ballot for the voting on the proposed
amendments to the By-Laws of the International FidoNet
Association (IFNA) for 1988. By-Law Item 40 states that "These
By-Laws may be amended or changed by majority vote of the
membership during any election. ..." These amendments are to be
voted on in conjunction with the current Election of the IFNA
Board of Directors and are to conform to the following rules:
1. You must send a legible copy of this ballot to the address
listed on the ballot or cast your vote in person at the
conference prior to the closing of the election Polls. It must
be signed and bear your current net/node number.
2. Voting will continue until the end of the Conference
registration on the 25th of August, 1988. Ballots which are
mailed must reach the address listed below prior to Wednesday,
24 August 1988. The results will be read during the opening of
business meeting on the first day of the conference.
The actual text of the proposed amendments appeared in FidoNews
volume 5 issue 31, dated 1 August 1988. The complete text of the
proposed amendments along with a copy of this Ballot is available
as BYLAW-88.ARC for download from 1:140/24, or may be file-
requested under the name BYLAWS88 any time outside Zone 1 Mail
Hour.
International FidoNet Association
1988 By-Law Amendments Ballot
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Docket Number BLA-88-0001 (Definitions)
A _____ B _____ None _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0002 (Membership)
A _____ B _____ C _____ D _____ E _____ None _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0003 (Application and Notification)
A _____ B _____ None _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0004 (Annual Fees)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0005 (Directors' Successors)
FidoNews 5-34 Page 15 22 Aug 1988
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0006 (Compensation)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0007 (Qualification)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0008 (Representation)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0009 (Nomination Deadline)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0010 (Nominations)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0011 (Ballots)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0012 (Vacant Position)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0013 (Alternates)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0014 (Elections)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0015 (Recall Petition)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0016 (Annual Business Meeting)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0017 (Agenda)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0018 (Voting Divisions)
A _____ B _____ None _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0019 (Secretary Responsibilities)
FidoNews 5-34 Page 16 22 Aug 1988
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0020 (VP-TC Responsibilities)
A _____ B _____ None _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0021 (Standing Committees)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0022 (Administration and Finance Committee)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0023 (By-Laws and Rules Committee)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0024 (Fidonews)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0025 (By-Law Amendments)
A _____ B _____ None _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0026 (Non-Compliance)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0027 (Financial Audit)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0028 (Trademarks)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0029 (Conduct of Business)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0030 (Meeting Precedence)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0031 (Zones)
Yea _____ Nay _____
Docket Number BLA-88-0032 (Grievance Committee)
Yea _____ Nay _____
FidoNews 5-34 Page 17 22 Aug 1988
Name ______________________________ Net/Node ___________
Signature______________________________ Date ___________
Please complete this and mail it to:
Rob Barker
IFNA Elections Committee
7406 - 27th Street West
Suite #7, Plaza West
Tacoma, Wa 98466
or bring it with you when you come to the conference in August.
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FidoNews 5-34 Page 18 22 Aug 1988
Rob Barker 138/34
Chairman, Elections and Nominations Committee
RULES AND PROCEDURES
The next two pages are your Official ballot for the Election of
the IFNA Board of Directors. The following are the few rules
which must prevail in this election:
1. You must send a legible copy of this ballot to the address
listed on the ballot or cast your vote in person at the
conference prior to the closing of the election Polls. It must
be signed and bear your current net/node number.
2. You may vote for any person in your Division for the position
of Divisional Director. This vote is to be cast in the LEFT
column of the ballot.
3. You may vote for any six people for the position of Director
at Large. These votes are to be cast in the RIGHT column of the
ballot.
4. Voting will continue until the end of the Conference
registration on the 24th of August, 1988. Ballots which are
mailed must reach the address listed below prior to Tuesday, 23
August 1988. The results will be read during the opening of
business meeting on the first day of the conference.
5. Write-in votes will be accepted and are requested during this
election.
IFNA Board Of Directors
Ballot
Candidate Net/Node Divisional At-Large
Vote Vote
------------------ --------- ---------- --------
DIVISION 2:
Henk Weavers 500/1 (1)
DIVISION 10:
Jim Bacon 103/507 _____ _____
Courtney Harris 102/732 _____ _____
Steve Jordan 102/2871 _____ _____
DIVISION 12:
Bill Bolton 711/403 _____ _____
Leonard Mednick 345/1 _____ _____
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DIVISION 14:
Glen Jackson 100/517 _____ _____
Ken Kaplan 100/22 _____ _____
DIVISION 16:
Vince Perriello 141/491 (1)
DIVISION 18:
Chris Baker 18/14 (1)
ADDITIONAL AT-LARGE
Steve Bonine 115/777 _____
Don Daniels 107/210 _____
Dave Melnik 107/233 _____
Robert Rudolph 261/628 _____
Greg Small 148/122 _____
________________ _________ _____
________________ _________ _____
________________ _________ _____
(1) This candidate has been elected to the office of Divisional
Director with no further voting procedure necessary as per By Law
#11.
"The Nominations and Elections Committee shall delet the name of
any nominee who mayt be ineligible for election and the name of
any who may withdraw by written communications. The remaining
names shall be listed on a ballot, in alphabetical order. IF
THERE BE BUT ONE ELIGIBLE NOMINEE, THE NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION
COMMITTEE SHALL DECLARE HIM ELECTED WITHOUT BALLOTING BY THE
MEMBERSHIP. (Emphasis added. -rb) If there be more than one
eligible nominee, then at least 45 days prior to the Annual
Meeting the Secretary shall send by mail to every voting member,
and publish in FidoNews, a bollot listing the candidates for
director. The ballor shall contain a copy of the current voting
rules."
Name ______________________________ Net/Node ___________
Signature______________________________ Date ___________
Please complete this and mail it to:
Rob Barker
IFNA Elections Committee
7406 - 27th Street West
Suite #7, Plaza West
Tacoma, Wa 98466
or bring it with you when you come to the conference in August.
FidoNews 5-34 Page 20 22 Aug 1988
Thank You
Rob Barker
Elections and Nominations Committee
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OFFICERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIDONET ASSOCIATION
Ken Kaplan 100/22 Chairman of the Board
Don Daniels 107/210 President
Mark Grennan 147/1 Vice President
Dave Dodell 114/15 Vice President - Technical Coordinator
David Garrett 103/501 Secretary
Leonard Mednick 345/1 Treasurer
IFNA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DIVISION AT-LARGE
10 Steve Jordan 102/2871 Don Daniels 107/210
11 Bill Allbritten 11/301 Hal DuPrie 101/106
12 Leonard Mednick 345/1 Mark Grennan 147/1
13 Rick Siegel 107/27 Brad Hicks 100/523
14 Ken Kaplan 100/22 Ted Polczyinski 154/5
15 Jim Cannell 128/13 Joe Keenan 109/661
16 Vince Perriello 141/491 Robert Rudolph 261/628
17 Rob Barker 138/34 Doug Thompson 221/162
18 Christopher Baker 135/14 Bob Swift 140/24
19 - vacant - Larry Wall 15/18
2 Henk Wevers 2:500/1 Gee Wong 107/312
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Address _________________________________________________________
City ____________________________________________________________
State ________________________________ Zip _____________________
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Home Phone (Voice) ______________________________________________
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Are you a Sysop? _________ If so, for how long? ________________
Your BBS Info: (Non-Sysops enter info for your most-called BBS)
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In what areas would you be willing to help in FidoNet? __________
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Are there any special resources that you could provide? _________
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Regular Membership $25
Lifetime Membership $250
Send this form and a check or money order in US Funds to:
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c/o Leonard Mednick, CPA
700 Bishop Street, #1014
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IFNA is a general not-for-profit organization. Articles of
Association and By-Laws were adopted by the membership in January
1987. The IFNA Echomail Conference has been established on
FidoNet to assist the Board of Directors. We welcome your input
on this Conference.
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