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F I D O N E W S -- Vol.12 No.51 (18-Dec-1995)
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| A newsletter of the | ISSN 1198-4589 Published by: |
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| FidoNet BBS community | "FidoNews" BBS |
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| | | \ \\ | Editors: |
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| | (*) | \ )) | Donald Tees 1:221/192 |
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| |__U__| / \// | Sylvia 1:221/194 |
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| (jm) | Newspapers should have no friends. |
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| | -- JOSEPH PULITZER |
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| Submission address: editors 1:1/23 |
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| submissions=> editor@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca |
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| Don -- don@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca |
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| Sylvia max@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca |
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| For information, copyrights, article submissions, |
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Table of Contents
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1. Articles...................................................... 2
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Preventing Computer Thefts.................................. 2
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ATTENTION: CANADIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSOPS.................. 3
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SHARING-the FidoNet World Class, Global Communication Echo.. 4
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A Silent Cry................................................ 7
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2. Fidonews Information.......................................... 8
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FidoNews 12-51 Page: 2 18 Dec 1995
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Articles
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Preventing Computer Thefts
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by the Peel Regional Police (forwarded by Nigel Allen 1:250/438)
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Computer Thefts - Help Us Help You
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[Notes from Nigel Allen:
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Here is a press release from the Peel Regional Police,
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an agency that serves the cities of Brampton and Mississauga
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in the province of Ontario, in Canada.
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I found the press release on the Canada NewsWire web site
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at http://www.newswire.ca/
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I do not work for the Peel Regional Police, but I thought
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that the subject would be of particular interest to
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the readers of FidoNews.]
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COMPUTER THEFTS - HELP US HELP YOU
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BRAMPTON, Ont., Dec. 13 /CNW/ - Peel Regional Police
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are concerned by the number of burglaries into area businesses.
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The property being stolen in the vast majority of break-ins
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is computer equipment.
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Patrol Officers from 21 Division noted that many
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businesses seem unaware that they were making themselves easy
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targets. Their investigations revealed that thieves are cruising
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industrial areas looking for the glow of ``screen savers'' or
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computer equipment that is left unsecured and in plain view, near
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windows or glass doors. In a number of offences the culprits
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reached in and pulled the equipment through a broken or open window.
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Both computer equipment and the information stored in
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it is obviously of great value to the victim company. Therefore
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common sense demands that some precautions be taken to reduce
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the risk of the equipment's theft.
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Peel Regional Police Crime Prevention Services has
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several suggestions:
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- Consider the design of the premises. The longer it takes
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thieves to get out of the building with your goods, the
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better the chance of them being caught or deciding to go
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elsewhere.
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- Turn off the computer monitors at the conclusion of the work
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day.
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- Install alarms on doors and windows. It is essential there be
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no delay built into the alarm. Many thieves may be in and
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gone in the 30 or 60 second delay built into most alarm
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systems. Audible alarms (bells, sirens) and flashing strobe
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lights draw attention to the crime. It will increase the
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likelihood of the criminals being seen and may frighten them
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off empty handed.
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FidoNews 12-51 Page: 3 18 Dec 1995
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- Enroll in operation Provident. This is a free service of the
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Peel Regional Police. The company will be assigned a number
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which you mark on all your office equipment and computers.
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The company will also be supplied with stickers to affix to
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doors and windows giving notice to thieves that your property
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is marked and registered with police. This program will deter
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potential burglars. It makes stolen property less valuable
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to the thief and assists police to recover and return stolen
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goods. To participate call Peel Regional Police, Crime
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Prevention Services (905) 453-2121, extension 4021.
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Each company's security needs are different. Peel
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Regional Police Crime Prevention Services can assist companies in
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developing strategies that will deal with threats to their assets.
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For further information call Constable Henri Berube, Crime
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Prevention Services at (905) 453-2121, extension 4021.
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For further information: Constable Henri Berube, Crime
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Prevention Services, (905) 453-2121, extension 4021;
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Sergeant Peter Morgan, Media Relations, (905) 453-2121,
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extension 4032
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ATTENTION: CANADIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSOPS
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I am with the Ontario Provincial Police, stationed in Brantford, Ont.
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I understand you may be able to assist me in in searching for other
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police officers that are operating bulletin boards.
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I'm involved in E-Mail for two networks:
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The National Law Enforcement Message System [NLEMS]
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and the PoliceNet Mail System [NLETS].
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I would like to locate any Police Officers that are operating bulletin
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boards for either their home or office use. I would like to advise
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the officers there are two INTERNATIONAL Police Networks dedicated
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to their field. These networks are restricted to Law Enforcement
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and support personnel.
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Various related topics are discussed from one Province to another and
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State to State. The network has even expanded into Europe.
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Each network carries about 20 conferences that can be transferred either
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in FIDO format or QWK packets depending on the hub you choose.
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The traffic is light to moderate at times. Talk to the officers that
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were at the scene of the Oklahoma disaster. Grave situations such as
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this require an extra special person to conduct their jobs professionally.
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Learn from others - how to become more efficient with your skills.
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Know where and when specific seminars are going to take place. Read
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about the latest trials from the officers perspectives. Know when
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another brother has died and it is not published in your local papers.
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FidoNews 12-51 Page: 4 18 Dec 1995
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Officers interested please leave a message for;
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Paul Croteau (Canada East) 1:221/1506 or
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Internet: Paul.Croteau@Eclec.com
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Excalibar Police BBS (519)758-1173
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Or
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Bob Eden (Canada West) 1:153/900
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SHARING-the FidoNet World Class, Global Communication Echo
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Christopher Baker
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Rights On!, 1:374/14
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Titusville_FL_USA
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There's a new Echo in town dedicated to the REAL spirit of FidoNet
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Sysoping. It's called SHARING. Here's the blurb from the EListing:
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What Sysops will see and learn in SHARING will make it "the
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place to be." What they will see will be up to them but there
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will be laughter and wonders and mysteries of FidoNet technology
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will be explained. SHARE the wonderful experience of our hobby.
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This Echo will be Awesome. It's the Swiss Army knife of information!
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There's plenty to learn. Sysops can SHARE everything!
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Every Sysop in the FidoNet phonebook [Nodelist] is invited to
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participate but we will have a few simple rules. POLITENESS to each
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other is EXPECTED! It is REQUIRED! The few off-topic topics are
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contained in the accompanying SHARING.RUL file. The Moderators
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reserve the right to declare off-topic any subject getting out of
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the bounds of politeness and cooperation. The Backbone or any
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backbone is off-topic automatically except as noted in the rules.
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mod Christopher Baker, 1:374/14
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mod jim barchuk, 1:3646/23
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mod Debra Milner, 1:112/285
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mod Emeritus-Don Dawson, 1:150/730
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Backbone status has just been [16 Dec 95] applied for so find a local
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link or contact one of the above via Netmail. SHARING also may be found
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on the Region 18 backbone and ProtoStar and the Southern Star for folks
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with existing links there. Bill Hausler at 1:141/991 also Hubs this
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Echo about.
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Here's the SHARING Echo Guidelines for those without a copy of the
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current ELRUL file:
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--- Following message extracted from SHARING @ 1:374/14 ---
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By Christopher Baker on Fri Dec 15 00:46:19 1995
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From: Christopher Baker
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To: All
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Date: 15 Dec 95 00:46:10
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Subj: SHARING Echo Guidelines - regular repost
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FidoNews 12-51 Page: 5 18 Dec 1995
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From: [by Don Dawson]
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To: Y'all
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Date: 4 Aug 95 22:27:48
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Subj: Da Rulz
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Sorry, it's dirty work but someone has to do it. :-)
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What is this echo?
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FidoNet is a World Class, Global, Communications Network of, by and for
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FidoNet Sysops around the Globe. There are other FTN networks but
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none are of the size of FidoNet.
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What Sysops will see and learn in SHARING will make it "the place to
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be". What might they see? We don't have an agenda, hidden or
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otherwise, but I'm sure we'll laugh at ourselves, cry for each other
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and everyone will be "just themselves".
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The wonders and mysteries of FidoNet Technology will be explained!.
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Learn how and where files fall into dishes. Learn how and where files
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pop out of the InterNet tunnel. Learn how to eat the Echomail Elephant
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rather than have it eat you! Learn how to send e-mail to anywhere on the
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Globe often with a local phone call, including to AOL, Prodigy, C$erve,
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and perhaps that office down the street. Learn there's no such thing as
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FREE!
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SHARE the wonderful experience of our hobby. This echo is Awesome, it's
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the Swiss Army knife of information! There's plenty to learn, learn,
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learn and it doesn't matter what hardware, operating system, mailer or
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BBS Software a sysop uses.
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Sysops can share those funny experiences we all have. One of mine is a
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brief story about NERF.BAT. We can laugh with each other and cry with
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each other. Yes, tragedy, sometimes simple, sometimes bizarre, hits us
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all. Why not share it? There's good news too: someone is a new parent
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for the first time, a new grandparent even.
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Sysops find good deals on all sorts of goods and services. Why not
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SHARE where, how much and how good so we can all get the most out of our
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hobby budget?
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Please!
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--------
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What won't you see? No anger. No threats. No intimidation. No
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inappropriate language. And none of that politistrivial junk so common
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in other Sysop Echos. No Zeroes. No Binary addresses allowed. If
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you're a 0 or a 1, stay away! No a.k.a.'s allowed! Use your real,
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primary address or stay out, especially those 0's and 1's! Simple
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enough?
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Every Sysop in any FTN phonebook is invited to participate, invited to
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just be themselves and SHARE the FidoNet Technology Experience. FidoNet
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Technology Sysops are *very* special people, this echo is by, for and
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about them.
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FidoNews 12-51 Page: 6 18 Dec 1995
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Politeness to each other is EXPECTED! It IS REQUIRED. Almost no topic
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is "off topic" except as noted below. The Moderators reserve the right
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to BAN any topic. I reserve the right to "suspend discussion" of a
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topic for a time certain. Be CERTAIN of your FACTS, NAME names, don't
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take the cowards way out by using "They said, He said". Be SPECIFIC.
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There are three Moderators. They are:
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Christopher Baker;
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jim barchuk; and
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Debra Milner.
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They are the only ones who will make Moderatorial pronouncments to
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anyone else. Leave any Moderating to them. We don't expect to have to
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do much in the way of moderating in a friendly and cooperative Echo.
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Definitions:
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Phonebook: The Nodelist
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FidoGawd: (or its variations) are prohibited from this Echo.
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Fight-o-Net: (or its variations) are also prohibited.
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Policy: Policy4 as indicated in the nodelist. The ONLY policy. If
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your zone/region/net also has a local policy, be specifc.
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If you use Policy by itself, POLICY4 is assumed.
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EchoPol: It does not exist, never did. Maybe never will.
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CRP: Cost Recovery Plan/Program. I prefer Cost Sharing but you
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call it what you wish.
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CRaP: Something that sometimes accompanies particpation in a CRP.
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It is and is intended to be an unflattering term.
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Grunt Sysop: All 30,000+ PEOPLE in the FidoNet phonebook and or any FTN
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phone book.
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backbone: or Backbone, whichever you prefer is OFF Topic [except we
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we will share how to get an Echo on the Backbone if asked.]
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As Mr. Bartles and Mr. James are known to say: Thank you for your
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support!
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Short and sweet (?)
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Moderator Emeritus, former 1:150/730
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B-) Don
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TTFN.
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Chris
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FidoNews 12-51 Page: 7 18 Dec 1995
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Christopher Baker
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jim barchuk
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Debra Milner
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Moderators, SHARING
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-30-
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We invite you to join us in a friendly and cooperative Echo for FidoNet
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Sysops who don't need someone standing over them with a club to behave
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like adults and who would prefer a Sysop Echo with less tar. [grin]
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TTFN.
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Chris
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A Silent Cry
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by Michele Stewart
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1:369/21
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A few days ago the parents of young Jimmy Ryce, missing since September
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after he stepped off his school bus in South Florida, were told their
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son was never coming home.
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After a 3 month, exhaustive search for this child, a lead resulted in
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the FBI and other authorities obtaining a search warrant for the
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trailer home of a 28 year old Cuban Immigrant, who was in possession of
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Jimmy's bookbag and contents.
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The confession followed shortly after. This man kidnapped, sexually
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molested and mutilated the body of Jimmy Ryce, and buried the parts
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approximately 6 miles from Jimmy's home. The remains have been
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discovered.
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And all I read in Fidonews is about the petty squabbling of individuals
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as their egos clash over who said what to whom and why. One man gets
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excommunicated and forms a new net. Another raises arguments about an
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Interim RC and calls the Z1C names for who knows what. And while all of
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this so called back stabbing, ego stroking, dictatorship complaining was
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going on... a little boy was molested and murdered.
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We are now one week away from Channukah and two weeks away from
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Christmas. A time for peace on earth and goodwill toward man. A time
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when we're told we should be putting aside our differences and work
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together to achieve one more step towards understanding our neighbors.
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A time to love.
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A time to care.
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A time to hope.
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But not for Jimmy Ryce... nor for his parents.
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Think about it.
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FidoNews 12-51 Page: 8 18 Dec 1995
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Fidonews Information
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------- FIDONEWS MASTHEAD AND CONTACT INFORMATION ----------------
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Editors: Donald Tees, Sylvia Maxwell
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Editors Emeritii: Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell,
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Vince Perriello, Tim Pozar
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Tom Jennings
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"FidoNews" BBS
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FidoNet 1:1/23
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BBS +1-519-570-4176, 300/1200/2400/14400/V.32bis/HST(DS)
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more addresses:
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Don -- 1:221/192, don@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca
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Sylvia- 1:221/194, max@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca
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(Postal Service mailing address)
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FidoNews
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128 Church St.
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Kitchener, Ontario
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Canada
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N2H 2S4
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voice: (519) 570-3137
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sylvia: (519) 579-8029
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Fidonews is published weekly by and for the members of the FIDONET
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INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR ELECTRONIC MAIL system. It is a compilation
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of individual articles contributed by their authors or their
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authorized agents. The contribution of articles to this compilation
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does not diminish the rights of the authors. Opinions expressed in
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these articles are those of the authors and not necessarily those of
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FidoNews.
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Authors retain copyright on individual works; otherwise FidoNews is
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Copyright 1995 Donald Tees. All rights reserved. Duplication
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and/or distribution permitted for noncommercial purposes only. For use
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in other circumstances, please contact the original authors, or the eds.
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OBTAINING COPIES: The most recent issue of FidoNews in electronic
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form may be obtained from the FidoNews BBS via manual download or
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Wazoo FileRequest, or from various sites in the FidoNet and Internet.
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PRINTED COPIES may be obtained by sending SASE to the above paper-mail
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address.
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INTERNET USERS: FidoNews is available via FTP from ftp.fidonet.org,
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in directory ~ftp/pub/fidonet/fidonews.
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Anyone interested in getting a copy of the INTERNET GATEWAY FAQ may
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freq GISFAQ.ZIP from 1:133/411.0, or send an internet message to
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fidofaq@gisatl.fidonet.org. No message or text or subject is
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necessary. The address is a keyword that will trigger the automated
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FidoNews 12-51 Page: 9 18 Dec 1995
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response. People wishing to send inquiries directly to David Deitch
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should now mail to fidonet@gisatl.fidonet.org rather than the
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previously listed address.
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SUBMISSIONS: You are encouraged to submit articles for publication in
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FidoNews. Article submission requirements are contained in the file
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ARTSPEC.DOC, available from the FidoNews BBS, or Wazoo filerequestable
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from 1:1/23 as file "ARTSPEC.DOC". Please read it.
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"Fido", "FidoNet" and the dog-with-diskette are U.S. registered
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trademarks of Tom Jennings, and are used with permission.
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' ' disgreement is actually necessary,
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or we'd all have to get in fights
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or semethin to amuse ourselves,,
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and create the requisite chaos."
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-Tom Jennings
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-- END
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