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Volume 6, Number 43 23 October 1989
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Editor in Chief: Vince Perriello
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Editors Emeritii: Dale Lovell
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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. 1:1/1 is a Continuous Mail system, available for
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network mail 24 hours a day.
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Copyright 1989 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. IFNA may also be contacted
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at PO Box 41143, St. Louis, MO 63141.
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Fido and FidoNet are registered trademarks of Tom Jennings of
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Fido Software, 164 Shipley Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94107 and
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are used with permission.
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We don't necessarily agree with the contents of every article
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published here. Most of these materials are unsolicited. No
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article submitted by a FidoNet SysOp will be rejected if it is
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properly attributed and legally acceptable. We will publish
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every responsible submission received.
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Table of Contents
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1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
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Help Wanted -- some experience helpful ................... 1
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2. ARTICLES ................................................. 2
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Open Response to Charlie Smith ........................... 2
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HIGH_ED Echo Conference .................................. 6
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IFNA/FidoNet Policy Progress Report ...................... 8
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What are all the Zones used for? ......................... 9
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3. FOR SALE ................................................. 12
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4. LATEST VERSIONS .......................................... 13
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Latest Software Versions ................................. 13
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5. NOTICES .................................................. 16
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And more!
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FidoNews 6-43 Page 1 23 Oct 1989
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EDITORIAL
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Before I get to the subject, let me remind you that the FidoNet
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vote is approaching. You would be doing us all a service by
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voting. Vote either for or against IFNA, but just PLEASE vote.
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Now down to the reason I called you here. As some of you might
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have noticed, I am involved in a few things in and around FidoNet
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besides editing the Newsletter. The result is a constant battle
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(at least within my mind) between all of my varied
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responsibilities. I think I'm smart enough to avoid overload.
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I'm not completely sure, but I think so.
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That's why I'm typing this. I am finding this expanded "Current
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Versions" section to be a big load. I am getting several
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messages a week and often forget to go back and check them before
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putting out the newsletter. Requests come in for information on
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where some of this stuff can be gotten. And so on.
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Frankly, I haven't the slightest idea where you can get most of
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the non-IBM stuff. And I also don't have any time to find out.
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What that tells me is that I need some help in keeping all the
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info straight.
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Can anyone out there give me a hand? I need someone to represent
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IBM, Mac, Amiga, and ST for starters. If I wind up with more
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than one person to do the job, then you'll have to work with the
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others. I'll publish what you guys give me and stay out of the
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business myself. What a deal.
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If you're interested in the job, apply to 1:1/1. FidoNews is an
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equal opportunity employer.
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FidoNews 6-43 Page 2 23 Oct 1989
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ARTICLES
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Thom Henderson
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c/o 1:107/528@FidoNet
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Open Response to Charlie Smith
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(a copy of which has been netmailed)
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You ask, "Why does IFNA have to govern FidoNet? Why can't
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FidoNet govern FidoNet?" This, I think, succinctly reflects much
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of the confusion many people have about what has happened and
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what is now going on.
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IFNA is often perceived by many people as being a thing outside
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of FidoNet, when in fact it has always been very much a part of
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FidoNet. It is and has always been the legal representation of
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FidoNet.
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FidoNet has no existance under the laws of the land. Does
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FidoNet exist? Yes, of course it does, but how? As an idea? As
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a phone book? As a group of people who share some common goals
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and/or techniques? All of those are true, and more. But the
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laws recognize none of them. The laws (and the government, and
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the IRS, and other organizations) recognize only people. Either
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flesh-and-blood people (born of men and women, heir to death and
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taxes), or "incorporated people" (born of lawyers and
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accountants, potentially immortal, but still heir to taxes).
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If FidoNet is to relate to society around it in any meaningful
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way, it must have some corporate existance. The original most
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pressing impetus for the formation of IFNA is a good example.
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Ken Kaplan was accepting donations and incurring expenses on
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behalf of FidoNet -- but in the eyes of the IRS FidoNet does not
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exist, so the contributions all counted as part of his personal
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income, and the expenses all counted as non-deductible personal
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expenses for his hobby. Likewise today the Electronic Mail
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Association will not and cannot recognize "FidoNet" as something
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that it can interact with, except through the IFNA.
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The whole point of IFNA is not to "govern" FidoNet, but to act as
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the sysops' vehicle for furthering FidoNet. It was created and
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exists for the purpose of giving the sysops of FidoNet a means to
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do the things which cannot be done without a recognized, legal
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entity -- a corporation. This can be anything from handling
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money and expenses in a way that won't subject individual sysops
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to unnecessary tax burdens, to holding copyrights on FidoNet
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publications, to signing contracts with hotels for conferences.
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FidoNews 6-43 Page 3 23 Oct 1989
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Your question was phrased somewhat differently once before by
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someone else, and I think I'm ready to answer that earlier form
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as well. It was stated as a pair of questions:
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* What would FidoNet do without IFNA?
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It would go on much as before. The mail would still flow,
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the node list would still be published. Then, sooner or
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later (probably sooner), someone trying to set up a
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conference would discover that the hotel expects him to
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personally guarantee that 80 rooms will be booked, or some
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coordinator will discover that he himself owns his portion of
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the nodelist and is held personally liable for its accuracy,
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or someone will discover that recovering his costs for
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echomail distribution has just made his taxes go up. And
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then they will realize that they need a corporation in order
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to do the things we want to do, and we'll start down this
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same road once again.
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* What would IFNA do without FidoNet?
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FidoNet exists today, so for IFNA to exist without FidoNet
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something must happen to make FidoNet cease to exist. Most
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likely that would be a change in the laws such that what
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we're doing is no longer legal (which can happen), or such
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that too many key people drop out at once and things break
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down. Or whatever, the answer is the same in any case. Fix
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the problem or work around it, and start FidoNet back up
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again.
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In most cases the need for a corporate entity in FidoNet has not
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been apparent, because it's been there. IFNA still holds the
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copyright on the FidoNet nodelist and other FidoNet publications.
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Technical standards are still maintained, and every year like
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clockwork there is a FidoCon recognized by all as the annual
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convention. Bills get paid, pamphlets get mailed out, and phone
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calls get answered. If IFNA ceases to be FidoNet's legal entity
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(for whatever reason), then a vacuum will be created, and
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something else will be formed to take its place. The edges of
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that vacuum are already being felt -- since the disastrous bylaws
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changes last February there have been people saying that FidoNet
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needs a corporate entity. We already have one -- we should fix
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it and use it.
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You ask me to call off the referendum. That I cannot do. For
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good or ill, that decision was made by the Board of Directors,
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and I cannot change it.
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And I would not, even if I could. Whether or not I personally
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agree with this referendum is beside the point. IFNA has
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suffered too much in the past from vacillation and wavering
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resolve caused by the complaints of a few in the various
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conferences. I call that the "one flame, one vote" principle,
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and it is time and passed time for that to end. The members
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FidoNews 6-43 Page 4 23 Oct 1989
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elected a Board, and the Board voted, and the result was a
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decision to have the sysops of FidoNet vote on the future of IFNA
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and FidoNet. That is democracy. Changing course to satisfy and
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handful of people who complain in conferences is not democracy,
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it is pandering to the few at the expense of the many, and it is
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high time for it to stop.
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FidoNews 6-43 Page 5 23 Oct 1989
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Don Kulha
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The EcoNet Echo: A Plea for Participation 1:125/7
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Sometimes this net we've built just bloody amazes me.
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Most often it's in a good way; right now it is by it's
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indifference.....namely the lack of participation in the
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Ecology echo. When I first got involved with FidoNet about
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four years ago it seemed like an incredible tool to bring
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about change. Nothing earth shaking was expected and I
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believe some of the echos have done good, such as the Dis-
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abled, Vietnam Veterans and medical ones. As important as
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ecological issues seem to be to the general populace the
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lack of interest in the Econet echo is curious if not sad.
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Are we so wrapped up in technology and this amazing
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community we've brought about that we're overlooking the
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problems of the world outside our door? Frankly since my
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wife delivered us a son my outlook has changed...ecology
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has always been important to me and thinking about the
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type of world our child will inherit has really changed
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my outlook. A couple years ago I linked into the Econet
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echo but dropped it after seeing exactly 1 message in 2
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months. Recently I linked back in and while things are
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far better the echo is far from vital.
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I want to urge you, the sysops of the net, to carry
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the echo, point out it's existance to your callers and
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help us give it a chance to thrive. The echo is listed
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as being on the backbone hence should be easy to pick up
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and cheap to carry (1 message a day now). Maybe it will
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make a difference to our world and maybe it won't but it
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couldn't hurt to try....
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FidoNews 6-43 Page 6 23 Oct 1989
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HIGH_ED Echo Conference
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Now available from the Region 11 Echo Coordinator as well
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as from many of the nodes listed below.
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***********************************
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HIGH_ED Echo Conference
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***********************************
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This echo is being developed for the primary purpose of
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providing Students, Staff and Faculty of "Higher
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Educational" facilities across the nation a forum for the
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discussion of subjects related to Higher Education.
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Although the intent of this echo is to service the needs
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of Students, Staff and Faculty, everyone is welcome to
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participate in or initiate discussions related to Higher
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Education. For example, a person might wish to ask a
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question about a particular institution that he/she is
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thinking about enrolling at in the future. The subject
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matter is wide open so it will be up to the participants
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to get the ball rolling on this echo.
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The only restrictions that presently apply to the use of
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this echo are: The language used must be clean and the
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discussions legal.
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FOR THE RECORD:
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The "HIGH_ED" echo is presently being carried by the
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following nodes:
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233/5; 233/6; 233/8; 233/12; 233/13; 233/15; 233/69;
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237/500; 288/528; 290/628; 301/4
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Educational Communities presently being served:
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Danville Area Community College, Danville, Illinois
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Des Moines Area Community College, Des Moines, Iowa
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Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
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Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
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Grandview College, Des Moines, Iowa
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Iowa State (Field Classrooms), Des Moines, Iowa
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Parkland College, Champaign, Illinois
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Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
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University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
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University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, Illinois
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University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
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FidoNews 6-43 Page 7 23 Oct 1989
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HIGH_ED is connected to the non-bbs educational community
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through a direct link with Internet (BITNET, USENET,
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CSNET, ARPANET, MILNET, etc)
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ATTENTION SYSOPS:
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Any Sysops wishing to carry this echo are encouraged
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to contact your NEC if you are in Region 11. If you
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are not in Region 11, feel free to contact me directly.
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I am especially interested in having a node on the
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East Coast and one on the West Coast to promote and
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distribute the echo.
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Terry Clabaugh, 233/6
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HIGH_ED Echo Moderator
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FidoNews 6-43 Page 8 23 Oct 1989
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IFNA Bylaws and Rules Committee
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John Roberts, 1:385/49, Chairman
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We're working feverishly to have a reasonably solid draft for the
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proposed Policy in place by the 1 November deadline, and it's
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actually beginning to look like we might make it. We're to the
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point, and enough in agreement, that I thought it would be
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appropriate to at least mention the direction we're taking at
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this time.
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What we're working toward is the creation of a Policy document
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that is flexible enough to change with the needs of FidoNet, and
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solid enough to provide a good foundation for future changes to
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meet those needs. To do this, we've taken leave of the method
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used for previous Policy documents, and taking a modular approach
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in that we're developing a basic document that covers the minimum
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responsibilities for nodes within the network and coordinators at
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the various levels of the network.
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This gives the advantage of allowing for future extensions to
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Policy to be ratified by the sysops of the network (that's you)
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on an item by item basis, rather than the "all or none, take it
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or leave it" method. In other words, individual sysops will be
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able to have a much more effective voice in things that directly
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affect their operation within the network.
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The down side of this is that there's going to be more work for
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the Bylaws and Rules committee members to do, in that they'll
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have to review each proposed addition or amendment for conflicts
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with both the basic document and/or other existing or proposed
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additions or amendments, and recommend changes to the originators
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so as to avoid such conflicts. Even so, we believe it will be
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worth it in the long run if it will help put the individual sysop
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back in control of his network.
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If you'd like to get more directly involved in this, you're
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invited to establish links to the IFNA_POL conference. At
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present, it's available from 1:107/323 in EchoMail format, and
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from 1:385/49 in GroupMail format. If you're not really
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interested in setting up links for yet another conference, but
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you do have something that you'd like to have considered, simply
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send NetMail to me, John Roberts, at 1:385/49 and I'll see that
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it gets into the conference for consideration and discussion.
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Please make sure that any such message doesn't have the "Private"
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bit set, as I'll only be cross-posting public messages.
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As I mentioned, we're shooting at that 1 November completion
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deadline. With any luck at all, you should be able to read the
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proposed Policy draft in Fido645.Nws.
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FidoNews 6-43 Page 9 23 Oct 1989
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Richard Whidden
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1:137/207
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What are all the Zones used for?
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Hi ya doin'. September 25 03:30:29.6AM
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September 30 05:34:75.7am
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October 2 16:45:75.3pm
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Octber 19 18:00:00.5PM
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Well the purpose of this file is to try and esatblish who is in
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what zone (ie BBSNet zone 86, Eggnet zone 99, and Fidonet,
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whatever zone they feel like taking.) This is a simple list of
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what claims what zone. No descriptions becuase Frankly I don't
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know anything about them. As it stands now anybody can be in any
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zone, and with the sudden expansion of nets things will one day
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get pretty tight around the BBSland. [The real reason is that I
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have no users on my BBS and needed something to do] If multiple
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nets exsist in one zone I seperated them with a / Easy enough.
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Later versions will include ZC and IC and such.
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Zone: Net: Things I would like to put here sometime.
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1 Fidonet N. America
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2 Fidonet Europe
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3 Fidonet Pacific Rim
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4 Fidonet S. America
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5 Fidonet Africa
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6 Fidonet Expansion {I hear they want 1-10}
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7 Alternet/Fidonet expansion
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8 RBBSnet/The Network
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9 Pheonix Net
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13 Pizzanet [Free delivery!]
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23 INSANEt
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25 IFNA Net/SIGnet(Canada)
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26 SIGnet (USA)
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41 Dreamnet
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66 Guidonet [Very simple solution to dem. None Guido is it!
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69 Kinknet
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77 LCRNet.
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86 BBSNet
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99 Eggnet
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223 Treknet
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666 Pharmacutical(Sp) Net
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Fidonet 1-5
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Well need I say anything? I didn't think so.
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Alternet 7
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Well Alternet is set up along a Dukedom type topology. Of all
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the nets it is the only one that I know of at this time that
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charges. I have heard that the cost is anywhere from 20-35
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dollars. ZC:
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FidoNews 6-43 Page 10 23 Oct 1989
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RBBSNet 8
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Well I know nothing as of yet on this net. Any info would be
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gladly accpeted.
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The Network 8
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Formerly known as FamilyNet. Rules for this one are sparse, but
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I feel provides its strength. All member boards must be 'G'
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rated. Basically, as its origional title said, Family oriented.
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INFO: Bob Hoffman 129/
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Pheonix Net 9:
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Nothing known. But as RBBSnet I would like to know more.
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Pizzanet 13
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Free delivery. A small net built around three echos. It has no
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known rules, except all systems must be free. No charges to
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users or delivery of mail.(outside of what the Phone company
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charges.)
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Zone 23 QBBSNet.
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Well It died. So it is no more. But it did consist of basically
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only Quickbbs's.
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INSANEt 23
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Well after several zone changes, and several name changes.
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INSANEt is here. It deals with the say,well er.. It is the
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network with Spiked hair. Want totally off the wall messages.
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It can be had here.
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INFO: Mac Druiadh 1:363/69
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SIGnet 25(Canada) 26 (U.S.A.) 27.
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Have no idea, though I am still awaiting more info. More INfo
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Well There is a board in Canada. But the nearest one would be
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Glen Barnhardt 1:137/201
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I.F.N.A. Net 25?
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International Fidonet Association. It is a private net I saw
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mentioned once. More info would be liked very much.....
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DREAMNet 41, 42. and probobly 43
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From out of the ashes of QBBSNet. Comes DREAMnet. The purpose
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is to basically build the best BBS program around, ZXBBS. More
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INFO Chris West 1:137/200
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GUIDONet
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A net built around one echo. GUIDO. GUIDO is also carried by
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EGGNet, so if the one very basic rule of Guidonet bothers you.
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You can get it elsewhere. The one basic rule is GUIDO is in
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charge. No Matter what. I think it solves the problem of
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Democracy. Don't you?
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INFO: 1:137/207
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KINKNet 69
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I am still trying on this one. If you know anything let me know.
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LCRnet 77
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Well. I just got the nodelist, and I forgot to ask the purpose.
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So.... I will get back to you on this one.
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BBSNet 86
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Well When Fido started having trouble, two alternative nets were
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born. EGGNet and BBSNet. Still awaiting policy, but the
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potential is there.
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INFO Mike Talbert 1:137/18
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Amelia Hudson 1:137/14
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EGGnet 99
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The second alternate network. This one follows the policy of
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everything is put before the individual sysop. There is no ZC,
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but a council of three. and a seperate justice system
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INFO Arlene Oakes 1:137/1000
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Glen Barnhardt 1:137/201
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Treknet 223
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Need I say more? Actually I can't. I saw someone claim the zone
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and that was the last I heard. If you know let me know.
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Ok.. What I didn't know I left out. This does not claim to be
|
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an accurate list. I am not an accurate person. There are no
|
||
expressed warranties in conjunction with this list, and use only
|
||
as directed. Now: If you find an error with this list, or an
|
||
ommission(sp) on my part please correct me. That is why I made
|
||
this. I will put forth New list numbered accordingly when new
|
||
Data is recieved. What I like to get is, the Zone of the net,
|
||
the Name and the Coordinator,and any bit of info about that net.
|
||
Where I can be reached! Well understand I wanna join nets. It
|
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is my goal to be in alot. Nothing better to do so why not.
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1:137/207 Fido
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7:722/207
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86:8130/207 BBSNet
|
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99:9008/207 Eggnet
|
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13:145/4567 Pizzanet
|
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66:346/423 Guidonet
|
||
|
||
|
||
Thank you
|
||
|
||
Richard Whidden - No Name BBS Sarasota Fl
|
||
1-813-951-6945 Data
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FidoNews 6-43 Page 12 23 Oct 1989
|
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|
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|
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|
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FOR SALE
|
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|
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|
||
Stylish Duds for Discriminating Sysops
|
||
Don Kulha * Sonoma Online * 125/7
|
||
|
||
Has your favorite t-shirt become a car polishing rag? Does
|
||
your dog refuse to be seen in public with you? Say you can't
|
||
tell if it's Stevie Nicks or Elvis on your old Fleetwood Mac
|
||
shirt? If you answered yes to any of the above, run a BBS or
|
||
are just interested in some cool treads read on.
|
||
Sonoma Online is now offering quality printed t-shirts for
|
||
the discriminating sysop or BBS enthusiast. Our designs were
|
||
selected to appeal to a sysop's "unique" outlook and all are
|
||
printed on heavywieght, 100% cotton, preshrunk tee's made in
|
||
the good old USA. They are offered in a variety of sizes and
|
||
colors (2XLs too!) and are printed by a sysop for sysops. To
|
||
receive a flyer of our designs and ordering info please send
|
||
an self-addressed, stamped legal size (4X9) envelope to:
|
||
|
||
Sonoma Online, P.O. Box 7518, Santa Rosa, CA 95407
|
||
|
||
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|
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FidoNews 6-43 Page 13 23 Oct 1989
|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
||
LATEST VERSIONS
|
||
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|
||
|
||
Latest Software Versions
|
||
|
||
MS-DOS Systems
|
||
--------------
|
||
|
||
Bulletin Board Software
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
Fido 12q+* Phoenix 1.3 TBBS 2.1
|
||
Lynx 1.30 QuickBBS 2.04 TComm/TCommNet 3.4
|
||
Kitten 2.16* RBBS 17.2B* TPBoard 5.2
|
||
Opus 1.03b+ RBBSmail 17.2* Wildcat! 2.00P
|
||
|
||
|
||
Network Node List Other
|
||
Mailers Version Utilities Version Utilities Version
|
||
|
||
BinkleyTerm 2.30 EditNL 4.00 ARC 6.02
|
||
D'Bridge 1.21 MakeNL 2.20 ARCA05 2.01*
|
||
Dutchie 2.90C ParseList 1.30 ARCmail 2.0
|
||
FrontDoor 2.0 Prune 1.40 ConfMail 4.00
|
||
PRENM 1.47 SysNL 2.65* EMM 2.02
|
||
SEAdog 4.51b XlatList 2.90 GROUP 2.16
|
||
XlaxDiff 2.32 GUS 1.20M*
|
||
XlaxNode 2.32 LHARC 1.13
|
||
MSG 4.0*
|
||
MSGED 1.99
|
||
PK[UN]ZIP 1.01
|
||
QM 1.0
|
||
QSORT 4.03
|
||
StarLink 1.00
|
||
TCOMMail 2.2
|
||
TMail 1.11
|
||
TPBNetEd 3.2
|
||
UFGATE 1.03
|
||
XRS 3.0
|
||
ZmailQ 1.09
|
||
|
||
Macintosh
|
||
---------
|
||
|
||
Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
Red Ryder Host v2.1b3 Macpoint 0.91* MacArc 0.04
|
||
Mansion 7.12 Tabby 2.1 ArcMac 1.3
|
||
WWIV (Mac) 3.0 StuffIt 1.51
|
||
FidoNews 6-43 Page 14 23 Oct 1989
|
||
|
||
|
||
TImport 1.331
|
||
TExport 1.32
|
||
Timestamp 1.6
|
||
Tset 1.3
|
||
Timestart 1.1
|
||
Tally 1.1
|
||
Mehitabel 1.2
|
||
Archie 1.60
|
||
Jennifer 0.25b2g
|
||
Numberizer 1.5c
|
||
MessageEdit 1.0
|
||
Mantissa 1.0
|
||
PreStamp 2.01
|
||
R.PreStamp 2.01
|
||
Saphire 2.1t
|
||
Epistle II 1.01
|
||
Import 2.52
|
||
Export 2.54
|
||
Sundial 2.1
|
||
AreaFix 1.1
|
||
Probe 0.052
|
||
Terminator 1.1
|
||
TMM 4.0b
|
||
UNZIP 1.01*
|
||
Amiga
|
||
-----
|
||
|
||
Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
Paragon 1.00+* BinkleyTerm 1.00 AmigArc 0.23
|
||
TrapDoor 1.11* booz 1.01
|
||
WelMat 0.21* ConfMail 1.10*
|
||
ChameleonEdit 0.10
|
||
Lharc 0.50
|
||
ParseLst 1.30
|
||
PkAX 1.00
|
||
Pktfix 1.01*
|
||
RMB 1.30
|
||
UNzip 0.86
|
||
Zoo 2.00
|
||
|
||
|
||
Atari ST
|
||
--------
|
||
|
||
Bulletin Board Software Network Mailer Other Utilities
|
||
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 6-43 Page 15 23 Oct 1989
|
||
|
||
|
||
FIDO/FoReM Door 1.1* BinkleyTerm 1.03g ConfMail 1.00
|
||
Pandora BBS 2.41c* The BOX 1.10* ParseList 1.30
|
||
QuickBBS/ST 0.40* ARC 5.21
|
||
GS Point 0.61 TurboArc 1.1
|
||
LHARC 0.40
|
||
PKUNZIP 1.00
|
||
MSGED 1.96S
|
||
SRENUM 6.2
|
||
OMMM 1.40*
|
||
Timestop 1.00
|
||
|
||
|
||
+ Netmail capable (does not require additional mailer software)
|
||
* 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 6-43 Page 16 23 Oct 1989
|
||
|
||
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
NOTICES
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
|
||
The Interrupt Stack
|
||
|
||
|
||
6 Nov 1989
|
||
Fall 1989 DECUS Symposium begins in Anaheim CA.
|
||
Contact Kurt Reisler at 1:109/101 for more details.
|
||
|
||
11 Nov 1989
|
||
A new area code forms in northern Illinois at 12:01 am.
|
||
Chicago proper will remain area code 312; suburban areas
|
||
formerly served with that code will become area code 708.
|
||
|
||
23 Nov 1989
|
||
26th Anniversary of "Dr. Who" - and still going strong
|
||
|
||
30 Dec 1989
|
||
Telephone area codes (5, 3 and 0) are abolished in Hong Kong
|
||
|
||
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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|
||
|
||
FidoNews 6-43 Page 17 23 Oct 1989
|
||
|
||
|
||
OFFICERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIDONET ASSOCIATION
|
||
|
||
Thom Henderson 1:107/528 Chairman of the Board
|
||
Les Kooyman 1:204/501 President
|
||
Fabian Gordon 1:107/323 Vice President
|
||
Bill Bolton 3:3/0 Vice President-Technical Coordinator
|
||
Kris Veitch 1:147/30 Secretary
|
||
Kris Veitch 1:147/30 Treasurer
|
||
|
||
|
||
IFNA COMMITTEE AND BOARD CHAIRS
|
||
|
||
Administration and Finance *
|
||
By-laws and Rules John Roberts 1:385/49
|
||
Executive Committee (Pres) Les Kooyman 1:204/501
|
||
International Affairs *
|
||
Membership Services *
|
||
Nominations and Elections Steve Bonine 1:1/0
|
||
Public Affairs David Drexler 1:147/30.20
|
||
Publications Irene Henderson 1:107/9
|
||
Technical Standards Rick Moore 1:115/333
|
||
Ethics *
|
||
Security and Privacy *
|
||
Grievances *
|
||
|
||
* Position in abeyance pending reorganization
|
||
|
||
|
||
IFNA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
|
||
|
||
DIVISION AT-LARGE
|
||
10 Courtney Harris 1:102/732 Don Daniels 1:107/210
|
||
11 John Rafuse 1:12/700 Phil Buonomo 1:107/583
|
||
12 Bill Bolton 3:711/403 Mark Hawthorne 1:107/238
|
||
13 Fabian Gordon 1:107/323 Tom Jennings 1:125/111
|
||
14 Ken Kaplan 1:100/22 Irene Henderson 1:107/509
|
||
15 Scott Miller 1:128/12 Steve Jordan 1:206/2871
|
||
16 Ivan Schaffel 1:141/390 Robert Rudolph 1:261/628
|
||
17 Kathi Crockett 1:134/30 Dave Melnik 1:107/233
|
||
18 Andrew Adler 1:135/47 Jim Hruby 1:107/536
|
||
19 Kris Veitch 1:147/30 Burt Juda 1:107/528
|
||
2 Henk Wevers 2:500/1 Karl Schinke 1:107/516
|
||
3 Matt Whelan 3:54/99 John Roberts 1:147/14
|
||
|
||
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|
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|
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|
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|
||
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|
||
|
||
Membership in IFNA is open to any individual or organization that
|
||
pays a specified annual membership fee. IFNA serves the
|
||
international FidoNet-compatible electronic mail community to
|
||
increase worldwide communications.
|
||
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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