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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 8 No. 50 (16 December 1991)
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The newsletter of the |
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FidoNet BBS community | Published by:
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/ \ | "FidoNews" BBS
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/|oo \ | (415)-863-2739
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(_| /_) | FidoNet 1:1/1
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_`@/_ \ _ | Internet:
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| | \ \\ | fidonews@fidonews.fidonet.org
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|__U__| / \// | Editors:
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_//|| _\ / | Tom Jennings
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(_/(_|(____/ | Tim Pozar
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Published weekly by and for the Members of the FidoNet international
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amateur network. Copyright 1991, Fido Software. All rights reserved.
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Duplication and/or distribution permitted for noncommercial purposes
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only. For use in other circumstances, please contact FidoNews.
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Paper price: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.00US
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Electronic Price: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . free!
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For more information about FidoNews refer to the end of this file.
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Table of Contents
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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1
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Editorial: (snore) ............................................ 1
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2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2
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When Remembering is too much .................................. 2
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Area Code Chart ............................................... 5
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"Cleaning out the dog house -- a rebuttal" .................... 6
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Missing people in AD&D echo ................................... 7
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3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 8
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Latest Greatest Software Versions ............................. 8
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4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 14
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FidoNews 8-50 Page 1 16 Dec 1991
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EDITORIAL
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Editorial: (snore)
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by Tom Jennings (1:1/1)
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I should be asleep. I will be shortly. It's 2:18AM. I am still working
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12 hrs/day 7 days/week wiring radio station studios (miles of two-pair
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cable, bazillions of XLRs, dozen or so #63 punch-down blocks...). I just
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got back tonite at 1:30AM, and have to be there at 9:00AM tomorrow. Half
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hour drive. I will be done the end of this week (all's going well, and
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on schedule).
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So another week of absolutely minimal involvement from me in FidoNews.
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Bye!
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FidoNews 8-50 Page 2 16 Dec 1991
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ARTICLES
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"WHEN REMEMBERING IS TOO MUCH ... OR NOT ENOUGH"
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by G. Joseph Peck
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VETLink #1 - Pittsfield, MA
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FidoNet 1:321/203 (413) 443-6313
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Tears traced their crooked fingers down the paraplegic veterans' face,
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wrapped themselves around the stylus held in his mouth, and gently
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spiraled towards his computer keyboard. "Finally," sobbed the veteran,
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"Someone who understands what I'm talking about when I mention bouncing
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betty's, C-Rats or mad-minutes! A brother veteran!" 35-minutes later,
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telephone wires from his home jumped to life as he connected with a
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faraway computer bulletin board (BBS) that was part of FidoNet(tm), a
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worldwide network of over 11,000 amateur computer operators, and
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delivered his reply to a message he'd read earlier. The walls around
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him slowly began to dissolve as the howling winter wind screamed through
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the dark night outside. He was no longer alone.
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After working his eighth consecutive 16-hour day, the tired but restless
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veteran found himself again unable to sleep. Inside his luxurious home,
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trophies, plaques and civic awards hung on all the walls. To all that
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knew him, he WAS a success - but still something gnawed at, agitated,
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irritated him. He turned on his computer and called a local FidoNet BBS
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to see what new messages had come in that day.
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Reaching for her cup of tea, hand brushing a potted plant, the nurse
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began to tremble as hot steam and plant leafs reawakened memories of
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long-ago hurried footsteps from a medevac helicopter. Closed in on all
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sides by tall jungle grass, the pathway was soon dotted with droplets of
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blood and fluids from the battle-wounded soldier she helped carry to the
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field hospital. A wave of relief came over her as she saw the familiar
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characters: "Please input your name-" appear on the monitor screen of
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her computer. Quickly, she signed in and navigated her way to an area
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of the BBS entitled "VIETNAM_VETS International Echo". (An "echo" is a
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message base that is shared - echoed - from BBS-to-BBS around the
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world.)
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In March of 1987, G. Joseph Peck, a Pittsfield, MA service-disabled
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veteran, veteran activist, and founder/President of Berkshire Veterans'
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Center, Inc. (BVCI) - a grassroots electronic veteran service organ-
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ization whose Board of Directors also includes members in Herndon, VA;
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Katy, TX; Shady Side, MD; Chatsworth, GA and Passaic, NJ - came upon the
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International VIETNAM_VETS Echo Conference (IVVEC) which had been
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created by Todd C. Looney of San Jose, CA, and added it to the offerings
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of VETLink #1, a BVCI-sponsored BBS veteran outreach effort.
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In a very short time, BVCI helped create the VETNet echoes - a
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collection of veteran-oriented file and message bases - which also soon
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began to be shared throughout the U.S. and Canada. Veterans, spouses
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and children of veterans, and those interested in the veteran experience
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began sharing and relating their various experiences, their nightmares,
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their good times and bad, as well as important veteran information into
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the message bases. Veterans who had long ago lost contact with others
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FidoNews 8-50 Page 3 16 Dec 1991
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they had served alongside found long lost friends and service buddies.
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IVVEC and the VETNet echoes began to shine with a truly international
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hue as veterans from Canada and Australia added their voices to the
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rapidly growing veteran kaleidoscope, and VETLink #1 became the Eastern
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hub of the VETNet echoes - which now number 21 and are daily/weekly
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growing.
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On Veterans' Day, 1987 (11/11/87) Looney and Peck, mindful of the fact
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that messages on many BBSs get deleted, created and produced the premier
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issue of an electronic newsletter called "NamVet" that would distill
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much of the information from the VETNet echoes, include contributions
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from echo participants, and add other important information for all
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veterans, their families, and those interested and concerned about
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America's veterans. Now Averaging 90-100 pages in length, NamVet
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continues to be produced monthly and is in high demand by Vietnam and
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other veterans and their families.
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With VETLink #1, the VETNet echoes, and NamVet, it appeared that the
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work of BVCI was complete and there was nothing left to do but polish up
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and keep adding to the offerings of VETLink #1 - among them being
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Electronic Service Officers (disabled or other house/homebound veterans
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who could devote time and energy towards serving their fellow veterans)
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and computerized versions of Department of Veterans Affairs forms for
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processing/submitting claims. The quiet breeze of support, camaraderie
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and veteran benefit information that had softly begun to rustle quickly
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became a whirlwind as, zephyr-like, more and more veterans discovered
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the variety of VETNet echoes and NamVet and soon others began asking
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about becoming a VETLink...
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Q - "Do I have to be a veteran to operate a VETLink BBS"
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A - No. What we generally look for is a proven record of dedication
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and commitment to veterans and an area of expertise and/or interest
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that will benefit our international audience.
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Q - "Is there a specific type of software required for my BBS to be
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functional within the VETNet?"
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A - No. All information and data easily fits within the configuration
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parameters of many BBSs. Our BBS of choice is OSIRIS because of
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its configurability, flexibility and security provisions. PLUS,
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all veteran help files and programs are done in OSIRIS ITP
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(Inline-Text-Programming) language which is difficult to modify for
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other BBS types.
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Q - "How do I become a VETLink?"
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A - Generally, by sending NETMAIL to VETLink #1 at FidoNet 1:321/203
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with your name, address, voice telephone number. After receipt of
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your NETMAIL, your application is forwarded to the Board of
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Directors of Berkshire Veterans' Center, Inc., sponsor of VETLink #1
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for review and approval.
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Q - "Is there anything REQUIRED of me to operate a VETLink BBS?"
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A - Yes. There are 8 BASIC requirements:
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FidoNews 8-50 Page 4 16 Dec 1991
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1. The VETLink BBS SysOp will commit his/her efforts to aid a
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national audience of veterans for a minimum period of
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one (1) year.
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2. The VETLink BBS SysOp will, in some way, add to the aggregate
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"veteran service" effort of VETLink either through technical
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expertise and/or by creating and moderating a veteran-oriented
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echoconference.
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3. The VETLink BBS will be operational 24 hours per day at rates
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of 2400bps or higher.
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4. The VETLink BBS will incorporate the VETLink # into his/her BBS
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name so that others will be able to quickly identify where
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veteran-related BBSs can be found.
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5. The VETLink BBS will carry all of the VETNet echoes.
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6. The VETLink BBS will have available the current years issues of
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NamVet - our electronic newsletter for and about veterans.
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7. The VETLink BBS will collect and transfer to VETLink #1 user
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contributions for NamVet.
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8. The VETLink BBS will have available a veteran-oriented file area
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The VETNet echoes presently consist of: VIETNAM_VETS... by, for and
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about veterans - primarily Vietnam veterans - and the issues that
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concern them; ISAW... International Studies of American War;
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BROWN_WATER... Brown water Navy; MIA-POW... MIA/POW topics;
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HOSP_VETS... hospitalized veterans' discussions; KOREAN_VETS... for
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veterans of the Korean Conflict; VET_REUNION... veteran reunions;
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MILITARY_ISSUE... military discussions; VETREACH... locate missing
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service members; IN_TOUCH... sharing families and friends on The Wall;
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TOUCH_BACK... reflections on IN_TOUCH experiences; FVVM_NEWS... news
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from the Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; SKY_PILOTS... faith
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found in combat; VETERANS_TOO... children of veterans; VETS_FRIENDS...
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from non-veterans concerned about veterans; JEWISH_VETERANS... veterans
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of the Jewish faith; CHRISTIAN_VET... veterans of the Christian faith;
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12STEPS_VETS... veterans and addictions; VETS_JOBTALK... veteran
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employment discussions/info; DISABLED_VET... veterans and disability.
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As each new VETLink joins, its SysOp generally contributes the
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moderatorship of an echo or other form of overall help to veterans.
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"Getting veteran news and information out to the public, operated with a
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spirit of dedicated and committed care and concern, a VETLink is totally
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a volunteer effort on the part of all our VETLink System Operators,"
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says Peck. "I would like to see telephone companies provide 800-
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numbers to the VETLink's so that veterans, who have already paid so dear
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a price for the freedom we enjoy today, wouldn't have to continue paying
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to get the information and camaraderie they've EARNED; I would like to
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see Berkshire Veterans' Center, Inc. - a nonprofit 501(c)(3)
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organization, listed in the IRS List of Charitable Organizations -
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become the recipient of funding because, since its creation, it has only
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been supported by my VA Disability Compensation check, donations of
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needed equipment and supplies from other VETLink's and members of our
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Board of Directors, and small donations from the general public; and I
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would really be happy, deep down in my heart, if I knew that any
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veteran, no matter where s/he is, could find the information,
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camaraderie, support and fellowship they so well earned by virtue of
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their military service."
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FidoNews 8-50 Page 5 16 Dec 1991
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John F. Kennedy once said: "Some men dream dreams and say 'Why?' I dream
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dreams and say 'Why not!'"
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When all that remains is a stylus to tap-tap-tap out a message; when
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memories of yesterday agitate and annoy, and when life-fluids seem to
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ebb low, the dream - and hard work - of G. Joseph Peck, Berkshire
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Veterans' Center, Inc., and all VETLink System Operators stand ready for
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you and those you care about...
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when remembering is too much -
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... or not enough.
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THIS holiday season, if there's a veteran close to you - or if you,
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yourself are a veteran wanting to "touch bases" with that unique time in
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your life, call a VETLink BBS - they'd be more than glad to have you
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share YOU with them...
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Season's Greetings from the VETLink family:
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VETLink #1 - Pittsfield, MA 1-413-443-6313
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SysOp: G. Joseph Peck - Army veteran
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VETLink #2 - Herndon, VA 1-703-471-8010
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SysOp: Ray "Frenchy" Moreau - Brown-Water Navy veteran
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VETLink #3 - Cape Giradeau, MO 1-314-334-6359
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Mike Bryeans - Technical Support
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VETLink #4 - Shady Side, MD 1-301-261-5644
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SysOp: Jim Hildwine - Army veteran
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VETLink #5 - Passaic, NJ 1-201-778-1879
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SysOp: Fred Sochacki - Marine veteran
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VETLink #6 - Seattle, WA 1-206-528-0111
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SysOp: Donald Kent - Concerned Veteran Activist
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VETLink #7 - Portland, OR 1-503-254-6819
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SysOp: Ed Brant - Marine veteran
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VETLink #8 - Manchester, NH 1-603-622-2371
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SysOp: Henry "Chip" France - Army veteran
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VETLink #9 - Merrimack, NH 1-603-424-4915
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SysOp: Harlow "Bob" Campbell - Air Force veteran
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VETLink #10 - Dearborn, MI 1-313-562-0051
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SysOp: Bruce Bowman - Brown-Water Navy veteran
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Area Code Chart
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From: Charlie Baden on 1:207/117.1
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201 NJ 301 MD 401 RI 501 AR 601 MS 701 ND 801 UT 901 TN
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202 DC 302 DE 402 NE 502 KY 602 AZ 702 NV 802 VT 902 NS
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203 CT 303 CO 403 AB 503 OR 603 NH 703 VA 803 SC 903 TX
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204 MB 304 WV 404 GA 504 LA 604 BC 704 NC 804 VA 904 FL
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205 AL 305 FL 405 OK 505 NM 605 SD 705 ONT 805 CA
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206 WA 306 SK 406 MT 506 NB 606 KY 806 TX 906 MI
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207 ME 307 WY 407 FL 507 MN 607 NY 707 CA 807 ONT 907 AK
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208 ID 308 NE 408 CA 508 MA 608 WI 708 IL 808 HI 908 NJ
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209 CA 309 IL 409 TX 509 WA 609 NJ 709 NF 809 PR (909 CA)
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310*CA 410*MD 510*CA
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212 NY 312 IL 412 PA 512 TX 612 MN 712 IA 812 IN 912 GA
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213 CA 313 MI 413 MA 513 OH 613 ONT 713 TX 813 FL 913 KS
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214 TX 314 MO 414 WI 514 PQ 614 OH 714 CA 814 PA 914 NY
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215 PA 315 NY 415 CA 515 IA 615 TN 715 WI 815 IL 915 TX
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216 OH 316 KS 416 ONT 516 NY 616 MI 716 NY 816 MO 916 CA
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217 IL 317 IN 417 MO 517 MI 617 MA 717 PA 817 TX
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218 MN 318 LA 418 PQ 518 NY 618 IL 718 NY 818 CA 918 OK
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219 IN 319 IA 419 OH 519 ONT 619 CA 719 CO 819 PQ 919 NC
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* 310, 410, 510 are new for 1991.
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(909 won't be in use until 1992.)
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I have found it convenient to have this little chart accessible, either
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via a pop-up window or just as a printed table, to see just what state a
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phone number is located in. I welcome your comments, corrections,
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suggestions and additions. And yes, I know that the Northwest
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Territories and Yukon use area codes from adjoining provinces; and that
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the various Caribbean islands that are in our phone system all use the
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same area code (809), listed above as PR. This is just to give you an
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idea of where they are!
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You can reach me on the NEWSCHAT echo, or netmail to 1:207/117.1.
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"Cleaning out the dog house -- a rebuttal"
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Billy Cash III - Programmer's Connection BBS - 1:226/70.0
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In last week's FidoNews, we heard from a Mr. Frederic L. Rice, of
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1:102/901.9. He states that FidoNet sysops ought to be more careful
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about what they keep on their systems, especially pirated software
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and pornographic graphics.
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"Boys and girls of the Fido Network, we might have a bit of a
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problem, and it's a problem that, if apathy can be broken, is
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easilly placed out of our need to worry about.
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"After requesting listings of files available on several FidoNet
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systems both locally to mine and among sites around the United
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States, I find that we still have -- many of us -- software
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packages that have not been placed into the public domain yet
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are nonetheless still available for public download."
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His advice is to screen uploads, and to go through the entire library
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on your system periodically. He does this now, "if only to protect
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my [his own] ass."
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FidoNews 8-50 Page 7 16 Dec 1991
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Here's another quote.
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"[I recommend] Validation of all Users (hack-spit) ages before
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they are granted access to certain GIF files. With a suitable
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comment that the files depict sexual activities and should be
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considered art or something.
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"We must, FidoNet, clean up our act otherwise the commercial mail
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systems that provide end-user to end-user mail services will end
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us for sure. We are in the way and they'll move heaven and earth
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to remove _us_."
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I'd like to say that no one will be moving heaven and earth to remove
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me for a long time. Good sysops don't have to worry about any of
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this. I think the blame the bad name bulletin board services have
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lies squarely on the shoulders of people like Mr. Rice.
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He says that he would have the world fooled into the idea that
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bulletin boards are nice, clean places. But eventually, some
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thirteen-year-old will crack his shell, get into his BBS and download
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seventeen megabytes of GIF files that "never really existed." He
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doesn't understand that the best way to earn a good reputation is to
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act responsibly.
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Yes, I think I would help move heaven and earth to remove Mr. Rice.
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Because I have nothing to hide. Do you?
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By Dan Egli
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Notice: Missing nodes on AD&D
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There are (to my knowledge) 2 or 3 nodes in the 311 net picking up the
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AD&D echo. But only the 2 of us (1:311/5 & 1:311/6) are sending any
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messages. Are we the only people receiving this echo? If so WHY? we are
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interested in getting an AD&D game going. But after over a MONTH, the
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ENTIRE base has about 3 messages. 2 from me (1:311/5) & one from
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1:311/6. This doesn't seem right to me. So, I'm sending this to let
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everyone know, "There IS an AD&D echo in the net & there ARE nodes
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receiving it". But Still, Only 2??? Come on people! If you don't have
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it, Request the echo-name "AD&D" (Nix the quotes, of course!) & join us
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in a friendly AD&D game. We Look forward to seeing you in the Echo.
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Dan Egli ( 1:311/5 )
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Travis Tabbal ( 1:311/6 )
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FidoNews 8-50 Page 8 16 Dec 1991
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LATEST VERSIONS
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Latest Greatest SoftWare Versions
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Last Update: 12/07/91
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MS-DOS Systems
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BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
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Name Version Name Version Name Version
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-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
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Aurora 1.32b BinkleyTerm 2.50 2DAPoint 1.50*
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DMG 2.93 D'Bridge 1.30 ARCAsim 2.31
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DreamBBS 1.05 Dreamer 1.06 ARCmail 2.07
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Fido/FidoNet 12.21 Dutchie 2.90c Areafix 1.20
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Genesis Deluxe 3.2 FrontDoor 2.02 ConfMail 4.00
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GSBBS 3.02 InterMail 2.01 Crossnet 1.5
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Kitten 1.01 Milqtoast 1.00 DOMAIN 1.42
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Lynx 1.30 PreNM 1.48 DEMM 1.06
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Maximus-CBCS 2.00 SEAdog 4.60 DGMM 1.06
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Merlin 1.39n SEAmail 1.01 DOMAIN 1.42
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Opus 1.71 TIMS 1.0(mod8) EEngine 0.32
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PCBoard 14.5a EMM 2.10
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Phoenix 1.07* EZPoint 2.1
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ProBoard 1.20* NodeList Utilities 4Dog/4DMatrix 1.18
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QuickBBS 2.75 Name Version FGroup 1.00
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RBBS 17.3b -------------------- FNPGate 2.70
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RemoteAccess 1.10 EditNL 4.00 GateWorks 3.06e
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SimplexBBS 1.05 FDND 1.10 GMail 2.05
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SLBBS 2.15b MakeNL 2.31 GMD 3.10
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Socrates 1.11 Parselst 1.33 GMM 1.21
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SuperBBS 1.12* Prune 1.40 GoldEd 2.31p
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TAG 2.5g SysNL 3.14 GROUP 2.23
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TBBS 2.1 XlatList 2.90 GUS 1.40
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TComm/TCommNet 3.4 XlaxNode/Diff 2.53 HeadEdit 1.18
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Telegard 2.5 IMAIL 1.20
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TPBoard 6.1 InterPCB 1.31
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TriTel 1.11 Compression Lola 1.01d
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WildCat! 2.55 Utilities MSG 4.2
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WWIV 4.20 Name Version MSGED 2.06
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XBBS 1.77 -------------------- MsgLnk 1.0c
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ARC 7.12 MsgMstr 2.03a
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ARJ 2.20 MsgNum 4.16d
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LHA 2.13 MSGTOSS 1.3
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PAK 2.51 Netsex 2.00b
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PKPak 3.61 Oliver 1.0a
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PKZip 1.10 PKInsert 7.00
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PolyXarc 2.1a
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FidoNews 8-50 Page 9 16 Dec 1991
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QM 1.00a
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QSort 4.04
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Raid 1.00
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ScanToss 1.28
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Sirius 1.0x
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SLMail 1.36
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SquishMail 1.00
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StarLink 1.01
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TagMail 2.41
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TCOMMail 2.2
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Telemail 1.27
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TGroup 1.13
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TMail 1.21
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TPRNetEd 3.2
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TosScan 1.00
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UFGATE 1.03
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VPurge 4.09e
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WildMail 2.00
|
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XRS 4.51
|
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XST 2.3e
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ZmailH 1.25
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OS/2 Systems
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------------
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BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
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Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
|
||
Kitten 1.01 BinkleyTerm 2.50 ARC 7.12
|
||
Maximus-CBCS 2.00 BinkleyTerm(S) 2.50 ARC2 6.01
|
||
SimplexBBS 1.04.02+ BinkleyTerm/2-MT ConfMail 4.00
|
||
1.40.02 EchoStat 6.0
|
||
SEAmail 1.01 EZPoint 2.1
|
||
FGroup 1.00
|
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GROUP 2.23
|
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LH2 2.11
|
||
MSG 4.2
|
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MsgEd 2.06c
|
||
MsgLink 1.0c
|
||
MsgNum 4.16d
|
||
oMMM 1.52
|
||
Omail 3.1
|
||
Parselst 1.33
|
||
PKZip 1.02
|
||
PMSnoop 1.30
|
||
PolyXOS2 2.1a
|
||
QSort 2.1
|
||
Raid 1.0
|
||
Remapper 1.2
|
||
SquishMail 1.00
|
||
FidoNews 8-50 Page 10 16 Dec 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
Tick 2.0
|
||
VPurge 4.09e
|
||
|
||
|
||
Xenix/Unix 386
|
||
--------------
|
||
|
||
BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
|
||
BinkleyTerm 2.32b ARC 5.21
|
||
C-LHARC 1.00
|
||
MsgEd 2.06
|
||
|Contact: Jon Hogan-uran 3:711/909, | MSGLINK 1.01
|
||
|Willy Paine 1:343/15 or Eddy van Loo| oMMM 1.42
|
||
|2:285/406 | Omail 1.00
|
||
ParseLst 1.32
|
||
Unzip 3.10
|
||
VPurge 4.08
|
||
Zoo 2.01
|
||
|
||
|
||
Apple II
|
||
--------
|
||
|
||
BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
|
||
DDBBS + 8.0* Fruity Dog 2.0 deARC2e 2.1
|
||
GBBS Pro 2.1 ProSel 8.70*
|
||
ShrinkIt 3.30*
|
||
|Contact: Dennis McClain-Furmanski 1:275/42| ShrinkIt GS 1.04
|
||
|
||
|
||
Apple CP/M
|
||
----------
|
||
|
||
BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
|
||
Daisy 2j Daisy Mailer 0.38 Filer 2-D
|
||
MsgUtil 2.5
|
||
Nodecomp 0.37
|
||
PackUser 4
|
||
UNARC.Com 1.20
|
||
|
||
|
||
Macintosh
|
||
---------
|
||
|
||
BBS Software Network Mailers Other Software
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
|
||
FBBS 0.91 Copernicus 1.0 ArcMac 1.3
|
||
Hermes 1.6.1 Tabby 2.2 AreaFix 1.6
|
||
Mansion 7.15 Compact Pro 1.30
|
||
FidoNews 8-50 Page 11 16 Dec 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
Precision Sys. 0.95b EventMeister 1.0
|
||
Red Ryder Host 2.1 Export 3.21
|
||
Telefinder Host Import 3.2
|
||
2.12T10 LHARC 0.41
|
||
MacArd 0.04
|
||
Mantissa 3.21
|
||
Point System Mehitable 2.0
|
||
Software OriginatorII 2.0
|
||
Name Version PreStamp 3.2
|
||
-------------------- StuffIt Classic 1.6
|
||
Copernicus 1.00 SunDial 3.2
|
||
CounterPoint 1.09 TExport 1.92
|
||
MacWoof 1.1 TimeStamp 1.6
|
||
TImport 1.92
|
||
Tset 1.3
|
||
TSort 1.0
|
||
UNZIP 1.02c
|
||
Zenith 1.5
|
||
Zip Extract 0.10
|
||
|
||
|
||
Amiga
|
||
-----
|
||
|
||
BBS Software Network Mailers Other Software
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
|
||
DLG Pro. 0.96b BinkleyTerm 1.00 Areafix 1.48
|
||
Falcon CBCS 1.00 TrapDoor 1.80 AReceipt 1.5
|
||
Paragon 2.082+ WelMat 0.44 ChameleonEdit 0.11
|
||
TransAmiga 1.07 ConfMail 1.12
|
||
XenoLink 1.0 ElectricHerald 1.66
|
||
Compression FileMgr 2.08
|
||
Utilities GCChost 3.6b
|
||
NodeList Utilities Name Version Login 0.18
|
||
Name Version -------------------- MessageFilter 1.52
|
||
-------------------- AmigArc 0.23 Message View 1.12
|
||
ParseLst 1.66 booz 1.01 oMMM 1.50
|
||
Skyparse 2.30 LHARC 1.30 PolyXAmy 2.02
|
||
TrapList 1.40 LZ 1.92 RMB 1.30
|
||
PKAX 1.00 Roof 46.15
|
||
UnZip 4.1 RoboWriter 1.02
|
||
Zippy (Unzip) 1.25 Rsh 4.07a
|
||
Zoo 2.01 Tick 0.75
|
||
TrapToss 1.20
|
||
|Contact: Maximilian Hantsch 2:310/6| Yuck! 2.02
|
||
|
||
|
||
Atari ST/TT
|
||
-----------
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 8-50 Page 12 16 Dec 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
|
||
FIDOdoor/ST 2.5.1 BinkleyTerm 2.40n9 ApplyList 1.00@
|
||
FiFo 2.1v The Box 1.20 Burep 1.1
|
||
LED ST 1.00 ComScan 1.04
|
||
MSGED 1.99 ConfMail 4.10
|
||
QuickBBS/ST 1.04 NodeList Utilities Echoscan 1.10
|
||
Name Version FDrenum 2.5.2
|
||
-------------------- FastPack 1.20
|
||
Compression ParseList 1.30 Import 1.14
|
||
Utilities EchoFix 1.20 oMMM 1.40
|
||
Name Version sTICK/Hatch 5.50 Pack 1.00
|
||
-------------------- Trenum 0.10
|
||
ARC 6.02
|
||
LHARC 2.01e
|
||
PackConvert
|
||
STZIP
|
||
UnJARST 2.00
|
||
WhatArc 2.02
|
||
|
||
|
||
Archimedes
|
||
----------
|
||
|
||
BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
|
||
ARCbbs 1.44 BinkleyTerm 2.03 ARC 1.03
|
||
BatchPacker 1.00
|
||
ParseLst 1.30
|
||
!Spark 2.00d
|
||
Unzip 2.1TH
|
||
|
||
|
||
Tandy Color Computer 3 (OS-9 Level II)
|
||
--------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
BBS Software Compression Utility Other Utilities
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
|
||
RiBBS 2.02 OS9ARC (Arc) 1.0 Ascan 1.2
|
||
OS9ARC (Dearc) 1.0 AutoFRL 2.0
|
||
DEARC CKARC 1.1
|
||
UNZIP 3.10 EchoCheck 1.01
|
||
FReq 2.5a
|
||
LookNode 2.00
|
||
ParseLST
|
||
RList 1.03
|
||
RTick 2.00
|
||
UnSeen 1.1
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 8-50 Page 13 16 Dec 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
|
||
Key: + - Netmail Capable (Doesn't Require Additional Mailer Software)
|
||
* - Recently Updated Version
|
||
@ - New Addition
|
||
# - Commercial SoftWare(Not In Use Yet)
|
||
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
|
||
|
||
The Complete List is Available For FReq as VERSIONS from 1:103/250
|
||
|
||
Utility Authors: Please help keep this list up to date by reporting
|
||
all new versions to 1:103/250 in this format:
|
||
|
||
1) Software Name & Version 2) FileName.Ext
|
||
3) Support Node Address 4) Support BBS Phone Number
|
||
|
||
|
||
Note: It is not our intent to list all utilities here, only those
|
||
which verge on necessity. If you want it updated in the next
|
||
FidoNews, get it to me by Thursday evening.
|
||
|
||
--David French, 1:103/250
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
||
FidoNews 8-50 Page 14 16 Dec 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
======================================================================
|
||
FIDONEWS INFORMATION
|
||
======================================================================
|
||
|
||
------- FIDONEWS MASTHEAD AND CONTACT INFORMATION ----------------
|
||
|
||
Editors: Tom Jennings, Tim Pozar
|
||
Editors Emeritii: Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell, Vince Periello
|
||
Special thanks to Ken Kaplan, 1:100/22, aka Fido #22
|
||
|
||
"FidoNews" BBS
|
||
FidoNet 1:1/1
|
||
Internet fidonews@fidonews.fidonet.org
|
||
BBS (415)-863-2739 (9600 HST/V32)
|
||
|
||
(Postal Service mailing address)
|
||
FidoNews
|
||
Box 77731
|
||
San Francisco
|
||
CA 94107 USA
|
||
|
||
Published weekly by and for the Members of the FidoNet international
|
||
amateur electronic mail system. It is a compilation of individual
|
||
articles contributed by their authors or their authorized agents. The
|
||
contribution of articles to this compilation does not diminish the
|
||
rights of the authors. Opinions expressed in these articles are those
|
||
of the authors and not necessarily those of FidoNews.
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
FidoNews is copyright 1991 Fido Software. All rights reserved.
|
||
Duplication and/or distribution permitted for noncommercial purposes
|
||
only. For use in other circumstances, please contact FidoNews (we're
|
||
easy).
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
OBTAINING COPIES: FidoNews in electronic form may be obtained from
|
||
the FidoNews BBS via manual download or Wazoo FileRequest, or from
|
||
various sites in the FidoNet and via uucp. PRINTED COPIES mailed
|
||
may be obtained from Fido Software for $5.00US each PostPaid First
|
||
Class within North America, or $7.00US elsewhere, mailed Air Mail.
|
||
(US funds drawn upon a US bank only.)
|
||
|
||
Periodic subscriptions are not available at this time; if enough
|
||
people request it I will implement it.
|
||
|
||
|
||
SUBMISSIONS: You are encouraged to submit articles for publication in
|
||
FidoNews. Article submission requirements are contained in the file
|
||
ARTSPEC.DOC, available from the FidoNews BBS, or Wazoo filerequestable
|
||
from 1:1/1 as file "ARTSPEC.DOC".
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 8-50 Page 15 16 Dec 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
"Fido", "FidoNet" and the dog-with-diskette are U.S. registered
|
||
trademarks of Tom Jennings of Fido Software, Box 77731, San Francisco
|
||
CA 94107, USA and are used with permission.
|
||
|
||
-- END
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
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