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F I D O N E W S -- Vol.13 No. 8 (19-Feb-1996)
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| A newsletter of the | ISSN 1198-4589 Published by: |
| FidoNet BBS community | "FidoNews" BBS |
| _ | +1-519-570-4176 |
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| | | \ \\ | Editors: |
| | (*) | \ )) | Donald Tees 1:221/192 |
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| (jm) | Newspapers should have no friends. |
| | -- JOSEPH PULITZER |
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| Submission address: editors 1:1/23 |
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| MORE addresses: |
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| submissions=> editor@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca |
| Don -- don@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca |
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| For information, copyrights, article submissions, |
| obtaining copies of fidonews or the internet gateway faq |
| please refer to the end of this file. |
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Table of Contents
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1. Editorial..................................................... 1
2. Articles...................................................... 2
Letter to the editor........................................ 2
FidoNews 1305 & 1306........................................ 2
3. Fidonews Information.......................................... 3
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Editorial
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It seems that we had a snafu last week and issue seven
never went out. No harm done, as there were no articles anyway.
However, all is fixed, and I am re-ticing issue seven, so you
should get two snoozes this week.
This week's issue is quite short as well. Where are the
articles?
FidoNews 13-08 Page: 2 19 Feb 1996
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Articles
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Letter to the editor
From: Jayson Cowan (1:140/112)
I am sending this letter to adress a concern I have had as of
late. I am a sysop in net140. I have also decided to operate and
pick up my mail myself within that net. The sysops within that
net have organized a netmail system where you can pay a fee have
have many backbone echos made available to you.
Well I decided I didn't want to become a part of that system
because of that I was excluded from being able to recieve ANY
local (non long distance echos) available to net140. I felt
that was unreasonable but I wasn't going to fight Ken Read and
his boys about that. I figured so what. But reciently they have
removed my node completely saying that no one could connect with
me.
That is a complete falicy. I have been running my BBS for 5
years now and have only taken my BBS down 2 in that time for
maintenance. Well in September I took it down to fix things up
and they took that opertunity to remove my node. Ken Read has
been net140 coordinator for a very long time and I remember
periods when I could contact his system. I see his system is
still up. I realy dislike always being treated like a second
class node just because I don't want to be apart of net140's
backbone system. Is there anything I can do about that?
Jayson Cowan
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FidoNews 1305 & 1306
by Fredrik Bennison
2:205/300, d93fbe@blg.du.se
After reading FidoNews issues 1305 and 1306, I felt sad that
FidoNet had sunk yet another notch down into the treacherous
waters of foul-mouthed flaming in that, I hesitate to call it
article, by C.I.A.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Juda on
behalf of all FidoNet sysops, for the service that he has
provided for years, and express a hope that someone or a group
of someones will step in and take the place of fidonet.org.
I'm also saddened by the gloomy future depicted by Mr. Hass,
although I can't say that I agree with it. I still prefer
Fidonet Echomail to Usenet News any day of the week, as it is
much more personal and friendly.
FidoNews 13-08 Page: 3 19 Feb 1996
I believe that Fidonet still has a lot to give, at least it does
for me.
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Fidonews Information
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------- FIDONEWS MASTHEAD AND CONTACT INFORMATION ----------------
Editor: Donald Tees
Editors Emeritii: Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell,
Vince Perriello, Tim Pozar
Tom Jennings, Sylvia Maxwell
"FidoNews" BBS
FidoNet 1:1/23
BBS +1-519-570-4176, 300/1200/2400/14400/V.32bis/HST(DS)
more addresses:
Don -- 1:221/192, don@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca
(Postal Service mailing address)
FidoNews
154 Victoria St. S.
Kitchener, Ontario
Canada
N2H 2b5
voice: (519) 570-4899
Fidonews is 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.
Authors retain copyright on individual works; otherwise FidoNews is
Copyright 1996 Donald Tees. All rights reserved. Duplication
and/or distribution permitted for noncommercial purposes only. For use
in other circumstances, please contact the original authors, or the eds.
OBTAINING COPIES: The most recent issue of 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 Internet.
PRINTED COPIES may be obtained by sending SASE to the above paper-mail
address.
INTERNET USERS: FidoNews is available via FTP from ftp.fidonet.org,
in directory ~ftp/pub/fidonet/fidonews.
Anyone interested in getting a copy of the INTERNET GATEWAY FAQ may
freq GISFAQ.ZIP from 1:133/411.0, or send an internet message to
FidoNews 13-08 Page: 4 19 Feb 1996
fidofaq@gisatl.fidonet.org. No message or text or subject is
necessary. The address is a keyword that will trigger the automated
response. People wishing to send inquiries directly to David Deitch
should now mail to fidonet@gisatl.fidonet.org rather than the
previously listed address.
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 1:1/23 as file "ARTSPEC.DOC". Please read it.
"Fido", "FidoNet" and the dog-with-diskette are U.S. registered
trademarks of Tom Jennings, and are used with permission.
' ' disgreement is actually necessary,
or we'd all have to get in fights
or semethin to amuse ourselves,,
and create the requisite chaos."
-Tom Jennings
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