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F I D O N E W S -- Vol.13 No.28 8 Jul 1996
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| The newsletter of the | ISSN 1198-4589 Published by: |
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| | (*) | \ )) | Christopher Baker 1:374/14 |
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| (jm) | Newspapers should have no friends. |
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| | -- JOSEPH PULITZER |
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| Submission address: FidoNews Editor 1:1/23 |
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| For information, copyrights, article submissions, |
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| obtaining copies of FidoNews or the internet gateway FAQ |
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Table of Contents
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1. Editorial..................................................... 1
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2. Articles...................................................... 2
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FidoNews - the Return of a newsletter....................... 2
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SHARING-the FidoNet World Class, Global Communication Echo.. 2
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FIDONEWS Echo - Direct link to FidoNews..................... 5
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3. Notices....................................................... 7
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Open Question of the Week................................... 7
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4. Fidonews Information.......................................... 8
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Editorial
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This issue of FidoNews gets us back on track for publishing and for
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delivery. FidoNews is still being created manually due to a lack of
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source for the MAKENEWS program files that did not get passed along by
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the previous editor. The pagination may be a mite choppy until I get
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this down to a science or obtain MAKENEWS from somewhere. Anyone out
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there got a copy? Please forward it ASAP to me at any of the addresses
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listed herein.
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Anyone who submitted articles to the previous editor before, at or
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around the time his last issue [13-22] came out will want to resubmit
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those articles to this editor for inclusion in the next available
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issue. Submission standards are published in the file ARTSPEC.DOC
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available here or from any Zone Coordinator and were the main subject
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of last week's issue [13-23/27].
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FidoNews 13-28 Page: 2 8 Jul 1996
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ZC2 has publicized the changeover and the ARTSPECs and one of the
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Nodes in his Zone is the first to be published. I hope to see a lot
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more participation in the other five Zones as soon as everyone finds
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out that FidoNews lives again!
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Note:
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In 13-23/27, I posted the wrong file-request flag for this system.
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In your flag override section for 1:1/23 make the flag XX and NOT XA as
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previously announced. This correction will appear in NODELIST.194 next
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Friday. The telephone number for override in 1:1/23 is 1-407-383-1372.
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Or you can avoid these hassles by sending and freqing from my real Node
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number of 1:374/14. [grin]
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CB
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Articles
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FidoNews - the Return of a newsletter
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by Fredrik Bennison
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2:205/300, lomaxx@dalnet.se
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I was beginning to think that we had seen the last of FidoNews when they
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stopped dropping into my inbound directory. Asking around if it was the
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distribution that failed somewhere, I received the disappointing news
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that no FidoNews had been compiled since Issue 1322...
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But finally, this latest issue turned up and FidoNews is back in
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business. I'd like to thank Mr Christopher Baker for taking over the
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Editorship after Mr Tees and wish him all the best for a long
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FidoNews-filled future.
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I'd also like to thank Mr Tees for the time he has spent publishing
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FidoNews for the benefit of all of FidoNet.
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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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FidoNews 13-28 Page: 3 8 Jul 1996
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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, 1:141/355
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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 been in effect for months so Areafix a link from
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your local Backbone feed or contact any of the Moderators for a direct
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link via Netmail.
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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 Sat Apr 20 23:38:03 1996
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From: Christopher Baker
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To: All
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Date: 15 Apr 96 00:52:32
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Subj: SHARING Echo Guidelines - regular repost
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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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FidoNews 13-28 Page: 4 8 Jul 1996
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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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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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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 pronouncements 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 specific.
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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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FidoNews 13-28 Page: 5 8 Jul 1996
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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 participation in a
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CRP. 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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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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Christopher Baker
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jim barchuk
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Debra Milner
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Moderators, SHARING
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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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FIDONEWS Echo - Direct link to FidoNews
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Christopher Baker
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FidoNews Editor, 1:1/23
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I have created and EListed a new Echo devoted to FidoNews operations
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and discussion related to content, editorial policy, distribution, and
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submissions.
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While awaiting placement on the Zone 1 Backbone and thence to other
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linked Zones, this Echo will be available from this system and any of
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those others who get a feed here and are willing to distribute to those
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who wish access.
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FidoNews 13-28 Page: 6 8 Jul 1996
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To link here for FIDONEWS Echo, send direct Netmail [you don't want to
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route passwords, do you?] with a session password and an Areafix
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password for your system. If your system is in the U.S.A., the Echo
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will be sent out three times a week. If your system is somewhere else
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in the world, you'll have to poll. I'll be glad to ship it overseas to
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one collection point per Zone if you find volunteers but I cannot
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afford to send it around the world. Getting it on the Backbone and to
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the Stars quickly will make it available to anyone who wants it at low
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or no cost so start those requests to your Echomail Coordinators for
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the addition of FIDONEWS Echo to the Backbone. If anyone out there is
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a FidoNet-to-Internet newsgroup/list expert, your assistance making it
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available via the Internet is solicited. Send Netmail or email to the
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addresses listed at the end of all FidoNews issues.
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Here are the posted Guidelines for the FIDONEWS Echo:
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--- Following message extracted from FIDONEWS @ 1:374/14 ---
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By Christopher Baker on Sat Jul 06 02:24:26 1996
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From: Christopher Baker
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To: All
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Date: 06 Jul 96 02:22:27
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Subj: Welcome to the FidoNews Echo
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This is the official home of FidoNews discussion in FidoNet hosted and
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Moderated by the FidoNews Editor.
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The Guidelines for this Echo are simple:
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1. Traffic is related directly to FidoNews at the content, editorial,
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publishing, and/or distribution levels.
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2. Personal attacks are NEVER permitted. Those who indulge in same will
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be escorted out of the Echo permanently after two warnings in the
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Echo and/or via Netmail. Stick to issues and avoid personalities.
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3. Religion and politics are verboten.
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4. FidoNews articles may be submitted via this Echo but it is the LEAST
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reliable method of getting yourself into print in FidoNews. Articles
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will be acknowledged so if you don't get an acknowledgment from the
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Editor within a week you'd better start thinking about resending or
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submitting via file attach to 1:1/23 or via Netmail.
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5. This can be the "Complaint Department" for FidoNews ops if needed
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provided it doesn't get personal or flaming.
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6. This Echo is not to be Gated outside of FidoNet without the notice
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and permission of the Moderator.
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7. There is no rule 7.
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These Guidelines may require occasional adjustment. "Nothing is
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foolproof because fools are so ingenious." Anonymous [grin]
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FidoNews 13-28 Page: 7 8 Jul 1996
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The FIDONEWS Echo is available from FidoNews HQ [1:1/23] and eventually
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the Zone 1 Backbone. Remember 1:374/14 is my REAL Node number if you
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want to feed from here while Backboning is pending.
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TTFN.
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Chris
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FIDONEWS Echo Host & Moderator
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Notices
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Open Question of the Week:
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Does FidoNews NEED to be in LZH format? Should FidoNews go to ZIP
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format? Send answers as Netmail to the Editor at 1:374/14 or as
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submissions to FidoNews for the next issue.
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Thanks.
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CB
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FidoNews 13-28 Page: 8 8 Jul 1996
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Fidonews Information
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------- FIDONEWS MASTHEAD AND CONTACT INFORMATION ----------------
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Editor: Christopher Baker
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Editors Emeritii: Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell,
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Vince Perriello, Tim Pozar,
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Tom Jennings, Sylvia Maxwell,
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Donald Tees
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"FidoNews Editor"
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FidoNet 1:1/23
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BBS 1-407-383-1372, 300/1200/2400/14400/V.32bis/HST(ds)
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more addresses:
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Christopher Baker -- 1:374/14, cbaker84@digital.net
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cbak.rights@opus.global.org
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(Postal Service mailing address)
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FidoNews Editor
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P.O. Box 5921
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Titusville, FL 32783-5921
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U.S.A.
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voice: 1-407-264-2994 [1400-2100 ET only, please] [1800-0100 UTC/GMT]
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FidoNews 13-28 Page: 9 8 Jul 1996
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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 1996 Christopher Baker. 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 ed.
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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 Editor via manual download or
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file-request, or from various sites in the FidoNet and Internet.
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PRINTED COPIES may be obtained by sending SASE to the above postal
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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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file-request GISFAQ.ZIP from 1:133/411.0, or send an internet message
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to 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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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 Editor, or file-requestable
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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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' ' disagreement is actually necessary,
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or we'd all have to get in fights
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or something to amuse ourselves,,
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and create the requisite chaos."
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-Tom Jennings
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