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Volume 4, Number 29 3 August 1987
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Editor in Chief: Thom Henderson
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Chief Procrastinator Emeritus: Tom Jennings
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FidoNews is published weekly by the International FidoNet
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Association as its official newsletter. You are encouraged to
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submit articles for publication in FidoNews. Article submission
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standards are contained in the file ARTSPEC.DOC, available from
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node 1:1/1.
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Copyright 1987 by the International FidoNet Association. All
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rights reserved. Duplication and/or distribution permitted for
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noncommercial purposes only. For use in other circumstances,
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please contact IFNA at (314) 576-4067.
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Two Weeks to FidoCon!
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Table of Contents
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1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
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Logic Chopping: A Study in Censorship .................... 1
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2. ARTICLES ................................................. 3
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FidoNet Conference Information ........................... 3
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FIDO-FAM - FIDO BBS File Area Maintenance Utility ........ 4
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Hotline! (2) ............................................. 7
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FidoNet's Growing Pains -- A USENET Perspective .......... 10
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3. NOTICES .................................................. 12
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The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 12
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COMPUTERFEST '87 ......................................... 12
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Special notice for FidoCon goers ......................... 12
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Latest Software Versions ................................. 13
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International FidoNet Conference Registration Form ....... 14
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IFNA Order Form and Membership Application ............... 15
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FidoNews 4-29 Page 1 3 Aug 1987
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EDITORIAL
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Logic Chopping
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A Study in Censorship
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Most of you are probably aware of the recent brouhaha over
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EchoChop. Not long ago I announced that EchoChop would function
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no more, that it was all just an experiment. This left a
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question or two unaswered, like what was the experiment, and how
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did it turn out?
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I didn't answer that question before because the experiment was
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still running. It ran in two phases:
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Phase one: Create EchoChop and announce to the world what it
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is and what it's for. This served mainly to encourage
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expression from those who are against the idea.
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Phase two: Have EchoChop expire at a preset time, and then
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announce to the world that it is no more. This served mainly
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to encourage expression from those who are in favor of the
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idea.
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Phase one happened mainly in public in the echomail conferences,
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and is thus pretty well known. Phase two happened mainly in
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private network mail, and is thus less publicly known. Is still
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happening, I should say. I'm on the verge of creating a canned
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message that says, "No, you can't have it, it's gone."
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What did I learn from all this? Quite a bit actually. For one
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thing, a great many people feel a need for some sort of control
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over echomail content. But EchoChop (or anything like it) is not
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the way to go. Echomail is chaotic enough already without people
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using things like EchoChop. People want more order, not less.
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This implies some sort of central control over echomail. But
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that is a cure that leads to problems in its own right. For
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example, there are many conferences where none of the
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participants want anyone outside having anything to say about it.
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What I propose is a compromise approach based on the tools we
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already have at hand. Each conference in theory has a moderator
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who oversees the conference. But up until now a moderator has
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been pretty powerless to actually do anything. I propose that we
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define failure to abide by the wishes of a conference moderator
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as excessively annoying behaviour. The remedies stated in
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Policy3 then come into play to back up the wishes of the
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moderator.
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Of course, we'll need some agreed upon way to determine just who
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the moderator of a given conference is, since I'm assuming here
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that only the moderator can lodge a complaint for annoying
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behaviour. So we pick some sucker, er, dedicated volunteer to
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FidoNews 4-29 Page 2 3 Aug 1987
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act as our official "Registrar of Conferences" (Thomas Kenny
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comes to mind). This would NOT mean that every conference must
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be registered. A conference would only have to be registered if
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its moderator wants to invoke the protection of Policy3. The
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moderator of an unregistered conference would simply be on his
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own when dealing with annoying behaviour (much like things are
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now for all conferences).
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Does this mean that IFNA will finally get involved in echomail?
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Well, yes it does. I've heard that the echomail backbone has
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sworn to go on strike (or some such) if IFNA ever touches
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echomail, but I'd like to point out that this approach involves
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IFNA in echomail only so far as the participants in any given
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conference desire -- and not really very far for all of that.
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FidoNews 4-29 Page 3 3 Aug 1987
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ARTICLES
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FidoNet Conference Information
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Your participation will help to ensure a successful and
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informative conference. Send in your registration form NOW.
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The registration form for the conference does not include hotel
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accommodations. The conference will be held at the Radisson Mark
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Plaza Hotel. If you wish to stay there you must contact the
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hotel directly.
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Radisson Mark Plaza Hotel
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5000 Seminary Road., Alexandria, VA 22311
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1-800-228-9822
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Mention that you are with the FidoNet Conference and you will
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receive discounted room rates. The Radisson has agreed to extend
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these rates for any who wish to stay on after the conference and
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visit our nation's capital. The Radisson provides free
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transportation to and from National Airport any time of the day.
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A Metro stop (subway) at the airport will give you access to the
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Smithsonian, the Zoo, and other national landmarks in the
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District.
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Room Rates for the Conference:
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Single or Double Occupancy: $80.00 /night
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One additional cot in a room: $20.00/night
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Children under 17 accompanied by an adult: Free
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If you wish to share a room and need a roommate, please contact
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Brian Hughs at 109/634. He will help you find someone to share a
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room with.
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There are four restaurants in the Radisson ranging from
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relatively "inexpensive" to "very, very, expensive". The sysops
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in net 109 are compiling a list of establishments in the
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surrounding neighborhood which will be available when you get to
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the conference. During the Conference there will be a Banquet on
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Friday night and a luncheon on Saturday. If you are interested
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in attending these, don't forget to mark them on your
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registration form.
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FidoNews 4-29 Page 4 3 Aug 1987
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FIDO-FAM Version 3 Release Announcement by Dennis Glaeser
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filename : FFAM301.ARC (latest version is: 3.01)
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available from : Fido 100/10 (or any current user)
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FIDO-FAM is a FIDO BBS File Area Maintenance utility. It allows
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the user to quickly and easily review, modify, and coordinate the
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files in any FIDO File Area with the appropriate FILES.BBS file.
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Version 3 also has some features to support OPUS BBSs (ver 0).
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This utility uses SYSTEMnn.BBS files to define the directories to
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use, and manages the files named: FILES.BBS, DIR.BBS, FILES.BAK,
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and DIR.BAK in each file area. FIDO-FAM will work with any system
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which uses these files as defined by FIDO (version 11w) specs.
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FIDO-FAM can be run locally on any computer running MSDOS or
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PCDOS 2.x or higher, and which has an ANSI terminal or device
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driver installed.
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FIDO-FAM can also be run remotely. This allows authorized users
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to do file area maintenance from home. The remote terminal, or
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modem program, being used MUST respond to the ANSI terminal
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control strings for:
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- Cursor Positioning
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- Clear Screen
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- Clear to End of Line
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- Set Colors - Note: color display not required.
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An 80 x 24 display is used, to support remote users who don't
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have 25 line screens.
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Program Summary
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The following is an abreviated summary of FIDO-FAM's features.
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The ARC file contains a complete User Manual, ready to print.
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Syntax : FIDO-FAM [a] [b] [d] [i] [n] [r] [k]
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[path to system files]
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[SEND nn [nn..[nn]] TO filename]
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Command Line Parameters:
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A - Auto Adopt mode. Upon entry to a file area, new files are
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automatically added to FILES.BBS.
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B - No Backups. This option defeats the creation of .BAK files
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for FILES.BBS and DIR.BBS.
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D - Show File Date (the way OPUS does).
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I - Make Insert mode the default when editing strings
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(otherwise Overwrite mode will be the default).
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N - No ANSI Color commands are used.
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R - Restore original colors (for PCDOS machines only).
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Any multi-char input on the command line, except that which
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begins with the keyword 'SEND', is interpreted as the path where
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the SYSTEMn.BBS files are to be found.
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FidoNews 4-29 Page 5 3 Aug 1987
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An environment string named FAMOPT may also be used to invoke
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FIDO-FAM options EXCEPT the SEND option. The FAMOPT string has
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the same format as the command line.
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If the keyword SEND is found on the command line, FIDO-FAM
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operates in a Batch SEND mode, rather than interractively. This
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means the program creates the SEND file(s) requested and then
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terminates.
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A SEND file is a copy of FILES.BBS with the File Size, and
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optionally File Date included. It is a file 'snapshot' of an
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Area's contents, and is also what a user will see when Fido (or
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Opus) displays a Files list for the Area.
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A SEND command will contain a filename and a list of Area
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Numbers. FIDO-FAM will create either a single file which
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concatenates the Areas together, or multiple files, one in each
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Area.
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SEND files can also be created while running FIDO-FAM
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interractively.
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The following is a list of commands available in the File Area
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Editor:
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Display Controls (scrolling, paging)
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Mark/Unmark Lines (many of the following commands
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operate on single or multiple
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entries in FILES.BBS. Multiple
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entries may be either a range of
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lines or all Marked Lines)
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Abandon/Adopt file(s)
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Send a Command to DOS
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Line Editor (for file names and comments)
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Find
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Regenerate the Display
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Insert a comment
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Jump (to a new location)
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Kill/Delete Line(s)
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Move/Copy lines (within this area or to another area)
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Overwrite this Comment
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Quit the Editor
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Rename the File
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Sort files (by Name, Extent, or Date)
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Date the file description
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View a File
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Move current line to another area
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Display a 'help' screen
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Adopt all orphans
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Remove Date from Comment(s)
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Edit DIR.BBS (one line only)
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Touch (update File Date & Time)
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This version of FIDO-FAM underwent about 3 months of Beta testing
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by a number of Sysops from all over the country. The program's
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functionality and user interface were developed in response to
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their comments.
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FidoNews 4-29 Page 6 3 Aug 1987
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FIDO-FAM's copyright allows unlimited non-commercial distribution
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and use. User comments, criticisms, suggestions and/or
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contributions are solicited.
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User support is available by sending messages to Dennis Glaeser
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on Fido 100/10 [phone (314) 232-6881].
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FidoNews 4-29 Page 7 3 Aug 1987
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James Zachary
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Fido 115/537
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Hotline! (2)
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(c) 1987
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James Zachary
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The telephone at the water and sewage department is often busy
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with calls from customers concerned with public health matters.
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RING!
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Southeast Treatment Plant, this is Zack.
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"Is this the water department?"
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Yes Ma'am, for most of this area.
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"Good. I have some very technical questions to ask you about
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the water."
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I'll try and help.
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"Why are my nipples getting so hard?"
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You're not really serious.
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"I AM SO!! My nipples ... they're hard and they have this
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white coating on them!"
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Uhhhh, huh ... hard, uhhh, nipples with white, uhh ... stuff
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...
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"Not only that, they're getting warped!"
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I see.
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"They used to be soft, pink and round!"
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I'm sure they were.
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"Now they really look disgusting!"
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I'm sure they do.
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"So I want to know what you're going to do about this!"
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I really don't think I can help you. Have you discussed this
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with your personal physician?
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"Yes I have! He said I should call you because he thought it
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was from the water!"
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I see... uhhhh, just why and how does he think the water is
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causing this?
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FidoNews 4-29 Page 8 3 Aug 1987
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"He said cleaning them in boiling water sometimes does that."
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Sounds painful. Can't you just sponge them off?
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"Painful?! THE BABY BOTTLE NIPPLES ARE THE ONES I'M TALKING
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ABOUT!"
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Now I understand.
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"Are you going to buy me new ones?"
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Why would we do that?
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"Because your water ruined these. My baby won't suck them
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anymore. He's been sick and I think it's from the white stuff
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... he used to really suck ..."
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May I ask how old your baby is?
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"He's six, going on seven"
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Six ... and he refuses the bottle? Maybe he's getting a little
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old for the bottle.
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"DON'T TELL ME HOW TO RAISE MY CHILD!"
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I wasn't. How long have you been using these nipples?
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"Since he was born."
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"Hmmmmm. My guess is the white film is from the calcium
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carbonate in the water ... kind of like bathtub ring of the
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nipple ..."
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"AND?!"
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... and they are hard and warped because of being boiled and
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bitten for six years.
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"So! You are refusing to pay!"
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Well, that's not for me to decide. I was only trying to
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suggest they might just be plain worn out.
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"THEY WOULDN'T BE WORN OUT IF YOUR WATER WAS ANY GOOD!"
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There is really nothing more I can do for you.
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"JUST HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET MY MONEY?"
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Well, why not grab your nipples and run down to our main
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office. There you can file an insurance claim.
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"What good would that do? Will they give me the money?"
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They will investigate and make a judgement whether to settle or
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FidoNews 4-29 Page 9 3 Aug 1987
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not.
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"Well, you sure haven't been any help! How do I get them to
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pay more attention than you have?"
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Just show them your nipples.
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FidoNews 4-29 Page 10 3 Aug 1987
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FidoNet's Growing Pains
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A USENET Perspective
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[The following was extracted from the news.admin USENET news
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distributions. This message was massaged to fit the format of
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the FidoNews, but is otherwise unaltered. - Kurt Reisler SYSOP
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109/74 - The Bear's Den]
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Article 621 of news.admin:
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Path: hadron!sundc!seismo!husc6!bloom-beacon!think!ames!ptsfa!
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ihnp4!cbosgd!hal!ncoast!allbery
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From: allbery@ncoast.UUCP (Brandon Allbery)
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Newsgroups: news.groups,news.admin
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Subject: Re: Fidonet (was Re: the USENET problems)
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Message-ID: <2922@ncoast.UUCP>
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Date: 17 Jul 87 03:52:35 GMT
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Reply-To: allbery@ncoast.UUCP (Brandon Allbery)
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Followup-To: news.groups
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Distribution: na
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Organization: Cleveland Public Access UN*X, Cleveland, Oh
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Lines: 47
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Xref: hadron news.groups:1090 news.admin:621
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As quoted from <45@oresoft.UUCP> by randy@oresoft.UUCP:
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> Unfortunately, Fidonet's 'governing body', IFNA, met with the
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> same kind of warm, friendly, cooperative attitude that such
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> suggestions meet on usenet. Entire echo conferences
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> (=newsgroups) died from the flaming and stupidity. Only about
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> 20% of the >1500 public Fidonet nodes have even joined IFNA.
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>
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> Note that the FidoNews one reads on usenet is the weekly
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> newsletter put together by the constructive folk. The
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> trashers prefer to occupy net.bandwidth with rumors, innuendo,
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> ad hominem attack, and the normal flaming. As Fidonet users
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> tend to be more amateur than those on usenet (no implication
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> meant in either direction), the Fidonet trashers usually don't
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> even make interesting reading.
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At the last few meetings of CASA (the Cleveland/Akron Sysops'
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Association), I had a discussion with some Fido sysops. The
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similarities between Fidonet and Usenet were striking.
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Indeed, Fidonet is going through the same problems as the Usenet.
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In fact, worse problems, because they don't have any "backbone"
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sites, in the Usenet sense: no gatech, no seismo (of course,
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that's about to happen to us as well), no UUNET, nothing of the
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sort. Excessively low SNR could destroy the Fidonet much more
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quickly than it would the Usenet: the current Usenet situation is
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untenable on the Fidonet.
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I've also become more involved with local Fido systems. And seen
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this myself.
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When it comes down to it, anarchy doesn't work when the
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population is too high. Fidonet is rapidly approaching the line,
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FidoNews 4-29 Page 11 3 Aug 1987
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Usenet passed it long ago but continues on sheer blind inertia.
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(The loss of seismo may well blow Usenet sky-high. Add the
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possibility that Gene Spafford may leave the net, and it gets
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worse. If UUNET fails (still possible) on top of everything
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else, the loss of coordinated effort may damage the Usenet beyond
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all hope of recovery.)
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It's time to open our eyes and look at the world. Part of this
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may involve the "backbone cabal" meeting with the IFNA "board of
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directors" (if and when) and comparing notes; maybe together we
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can come up with a solution for both networks. As it is, it is
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certain that the current situation is teetering on the brink.
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--
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[Copyright 1987 Brandon S. Allbery, all rights reserved] \ ncoast
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216-781-6201 Redistributable only if redistribution is
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subsequently permitted.] \ 2400 bd. Brandon S. Allbery, moderator
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of comp.sources.misc and comp.binaries.ibm.pc
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ihnp4!{hoptoad,cbosgd}!ncoast!allbery
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<<The opinions herein are those of my cat, therefore they must be
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correct!>>
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FidoNews 4-29 Page 12 3 Aug 1987
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NOTICES
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The Interrupt Stack
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20 Aug 1987
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Start of the Fourth International FidoNet Conference, to be
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held at the Radisson Mark Plaza Hotel in Alexandria, VA.
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Contact Brian Hughes at 109/634 for more information. This is
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FidoNet's big annual get-together, and is your chance to meet
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all the people you've been talking with all this time. We're
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hoping to see you there!
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24 Aug 1989
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Voyager 2 passes Neptune.
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If you have something which you would like to see on this
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calendar, please send a message to FidoNet node 1:1/1.
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COMPUTERFEST '87
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August 22-23 1987
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Saturday 10am to 6pm
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Sunday 10am to 5pm
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Dayton Hara Arena
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Speakers, Seminars, User Group information, Product
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demonstrations, Flea Market.
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Drawing each day for a personal computer. Hourly door prize
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drawing.
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Tickets $3.00 at the door for each day. Parking is FREE and
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there is a lot of it.
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Fourth International FidoNet Conference
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With the conference rapidly approaching, I want to remind
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everyone to send in your registration forms. Even though
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registrations will be accepted on Thursday Evening and Friday
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Morning at the Conference, It will not be possible to sign up for
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the Banquet on Friday or the Luncheon on Saturday if you do not
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pre-register. We need to have a final head count for these
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functions by Tuesday, August 18th. Please send in your
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registration forms before that date.
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Anyone wishing to charge their registration fees on either Visa
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or MasterCard, feel free to contact Brian Hughes at the number
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listed below. Remember, your participation will help insure a
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FidoNews 4-29 Page 13 3 Aug 1987
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successful conference.
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Brian Hughes: 202-543-4200 (work)
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202-546-0883 (home)
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Latest Software Versions
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BBS Systems Node List Other
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& Mailers Version Utilities Version Utilities Version
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Dutchie 2.51 EDITNL 3.3 ARC 5.21
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Fido 11w LISTGEN 05.25.86 ARCmail 1.00*
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Opus 1.00* Prune 1.40 ConfMail 3.00*
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SEAdog 4.00 TestList 8.3 EchoMail 1.31
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TBBS 2.0M XlatList 2.81 Renum 3.30
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* Recently changed
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Utility authors: Please help keep this list up to date by
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reporting new versions to 1:1/1. It is not our intent to list
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all utilities here, only those which verge on necessity.
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FidoNews 4-29 Page 14 3 Aug 1987
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OFFICIAL REGISTRATION FORM
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FOURTH INTERNATIONAL FIDONET CONFERENCE
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RADISSON MARK PLAZA HOTEL
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ALEXANDRIA, VA.
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AUGUST 20 - 23, 1987
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Name _________________________________ Date _____________
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Address ______________________________
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City & State _________________________
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Phone (Voice) ________________________
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Net/Node Number ______________________
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Phone (Data) _________________________
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Number in Your Party _________________
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Staying at the Radisson? _____________
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Number of Rooms? _____________________
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Arrival Date? ________________________
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Departure Date? ______________________
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Registration Fees: How Many Total
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||
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Full Conference $60.00 each ________ $________
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Late registration $10.00 each ________ $________
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(after Aug. 1)
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Friday Night Banquet $30.00 each ________ $________
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Saturday Luncheon $16.50 each ________ $________
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Total Amount Included (Registration and Meals) $________
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IFNA MEMBERS ONLY:
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How many in your party will
|
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be attending the Sunday morning
|
||
Board of Directors meeting? ________
|
||
|
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Send your registration form and a check or money order to:
|
||
|
||
Fourth International FidoNet Conference
|
||
212 E. Capitol St., Washington, D.C. 20003
|
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Attn: Brian H. Hughes -- voice: (202) 543-4200
|
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This registration form does not include hotel accomodations. If
|
||
you wish to stay at the Radisson Mark Plaza Hotel, please contact
|
||
them directly and mention you are with the FidoNet Conference.
|
||
Conference room rates are $80/night for single or double
|
||
occupancy, and $20/night for an extra cot.
|
||
|
||
Radisson Mark Plaza Hotel
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||
5000 Seminary Rd., Alexandria, Va. 22311
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1-800-228-9822
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FidoNews 4-29 Page 15 3 Aug 1987
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|
||
INTERNATIONAL FIDONET ASSOCIATION
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||
ORDER FORM
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||
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||
Publications
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||
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||
The IFNA publications can be obtained by downloading from Fido
|
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1/10 or other FidoNet compatible systems, or by purchasing them
|
||
directly from IFNA. We ask that all our IFNA Committee Chairmen
|
||
provide us with the latest versions of each publication, but we
|
||
can make no written guarantees.
|
||
|
||
Hardcopy prices as of October 1, 1986
|
||
|
||
IFNA Fido BBS listing $15.00 _____
|
||
IFNA Administrative Policy DOCs $10.00 _____
|
||
IFNA FidoNet Standards Committee DOCs $10.00 _____
|
||
|
||
SUBTOTAL _____
|
||
|
||
IFNA Member ONLY Special Offers
|
||
|
||
System Enhancement Associates SEAdog $60.00 _____
|
||
SEAdog price as of March 1, 1987
|
||
ONLY 1 copy SEAdog per IFNA Member
|
||
|
||
International orders include $5.00 for
|
||
surface shipping or $15.00 for air shipping _____
|
||
|
||
SUBTOTAL _____
|
||
|
||
Mo. Residents add 5.725 % Sales tax _____
|
||
|
||
TOTAL _____
|
||
|
||
SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO:
|
||
IFNA
|
||
P.O. Box 41143
|
||
St. Louis, Missouri 63141 USA
|
||
|
||
|
||
Name________________________________
|
||
Net/Node____/____
|
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Company_____________________________
|
||
Address_____________________________
|
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City____________________ State____________ Zip_____
|
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Voice Phone_________________________
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Signature___________________________
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|
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Membership for the International FidoNet Association
|
||
|
||
Membership in IFNA is open to any individual or organization that
|
||
pays an annual specified membership fee. IFNA serves the
|
||
international FidoNet-compatible electronic mail community to
|
||
increase worldwide communications. **
|
||
|
||
Name _________________________________ Date ________
|
||
Address ______________________________
|
||
City & State _________________________
|
||
Country_______________________________
|
||
Phone (Voice) ________________________
|
||
|
||
Net/Node Number ______________________
|
||
Board Name____________________________
|
||
Phone (Data) _________________________
|
||
Baud Rate Supported___________________
|
||
Board Restrictions____________________
|
||
Special Interests_____________________
|
||
______________________________________
|
||
______________________________________
|
||
Is there some area where you would be
|
||
willing to help out in FidoNet?_______
|
||
______________________________________
|
||
______________________________________
|
||
|
||
Send your membership form and a check or money order for $25 to:
|
||
|
||
International FidoNet Association
|
||
P. O. Box 41143
|
||
St Louis, Missouri 63141
|
||
USA
|
||
|
||
Thank you for your membership! Your participation will help to
|
||
insure the future of FidoNet.
|
||
|
||
** Please NOTE that IFNA is a general not-for-profit organization
|
||
in formation and Articles of Association and By-Laws were adopted
|
||
by the membership in January 1987. An Elections Committee has
|
||
been established to fill positions outlined in the By-Laws for
|
||
the Board of Directors. An IFNA Echomail Conference has been
|
||
established on FidoNet to assist the Elections Committee. We
|
||
welcome your input on this Conference.
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