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F I D O N E W S -- Volume 13, Number 34 19 August 1996
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| The newsletter of the | ISSN 1198-4589 Published by: |
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| FidoNet community | "FidoNews" |
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| _ | 1-407-383-1372 [1:1/23] |
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| | | \ \\ | Editor: |
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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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SEE FIDONEWS AT http://www.geocities.com/athens/6894/
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Table of Contents
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1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
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A light Issue is not a trend again? ...................... 1
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2. ARTICLES ................................................. 2
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IC-selection .. a candidate .............................. 2
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So what if the Nodelist is shrinking? .................... 4
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3. FIDONET HISTORY .......................................... 6
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Whatever happened to Fido? FidoNet History from 1985 ..... 6
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4. REVIEWS .................................................. 8
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Six Mail Processors Reviewed [I] ......................... 8
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5. COORDINATORS CORNER ...................................... 12
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Nodelist-statistics as seen from Zone-2 for day 229 ...... 12
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6. NET HUMOR ................................................ 13
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Secrets of Life? ......................................... 13
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7. COMIX IN ASCII ........................................... 15
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Do you know what it's like to be Kabongged? .............. 15
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8. QUESTION OF THE WEEK ..................................... 17
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Why don't we have an up-to-date Nodelist? ................ 17
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9. NOTICES .................................................. 18
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AT&Ters Save big money 24 HOURS a day U.S. to overseas ... 18
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Future History ........................................... 18
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10. FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ................................ 20
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Latest Greatest Software Versions ........................ 20
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11. FIDONEWS PUBLIC-KEY ..................................... 27
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This Space intentionally left blank? ..................... 27
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And more!
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FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 1 19 Aug 1996
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EDITORIAL
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This will not be a large edition of FidoNews. I hope we're not going
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back to the Editorial being the only thing in the newsletter.
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FIDONEWS Echo is now fully connected over the Z1 Backbone. Reports
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from Z2 say it is also getting over there. I haven't heard anything
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from Z3-Z6.
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Speaking of which, WHERE is the Zone 3 Nodelist update? Hello, ZC3!
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Do you need someone to move the files from down under? We're having
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a long-distance sale at AT&T [see article later] up here and there
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shouldn't be any reason for this interminable delay in updating,
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should there be?
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There is an active seeker for the IC slot reporting in this week's
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Issue. We have been completely stagnant on that front for WAY too
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long so maybe some action will be generated.
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Stop putting off that article! What ever happened to all those ASCII
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artists we used to have? Send in some Comix! I can keep recycling the
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old cow pictures but there's only so much mileage in that clunker.
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Whatever happened to Doc Logger? Who else wants to write a weekly
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column? FidoNetting minds want to know!
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And how about you FidoNet codgers? Let's have some of those .BIOs for
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the 'youngsters'. [grin]
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C.B.
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FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 2 19 Aug 1996
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ARTICLES
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IC-selection .. a candidate ..
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By Ward Dossche
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2:292/854
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Colleagues,
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A number of RC's in Zone-2 as well as 2 ex-ZC's have requested
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me to become a candidate in the IC-selection process.
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We have now been without an IC for over a year, the (s)election-
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process has come to a grinding halt without any conclusion and
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this is now beginning to harm Fidonet.
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I have considered the plea made to me and hereby confirm that I
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am a candidate as of now.
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Fidonet used to follow from very close the technical evolutions
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in the telecom-world. I don't see this happening anymore, at
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least not in an organised way.
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Further it seems we are being overtaken by events, i.e. large
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numbers of nodes disappearing from the net and moving to other
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quarters, presumably the internet.
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Now this in itself needs not to be a negative thing. Fidonet has
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known years of growth beyond expectation and what we are
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noticing could very well be just a trimming-down to real
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proportions, i.e. shedding dead wood. In this case losing a
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number of nodes does not mean a loss of quality.
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Now is there still a life for Fidonet, is there a need for it?
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Undoubtedly the advent of the internet has meant a change and
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turning the clock back will be impossible.
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But why consider this a dissadvantage and not turn it into an
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advantage?
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It has been argued in the past that Fido should not get its
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hands dirty on the internet, but is that really the case? Is
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sticking to PSTN-access not rather a symptom of a lack of vision
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and a bigger danger for the net than embracing the goodies the
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internet and other oportunities could mean?
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What goodies?
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What about nodes with full IP-access? Impossible? They already
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exist and work wonderfully well ... ask Basil Dolmatov, he'll
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tell you all about it.
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FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 3 19 Aug 1996
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What about HAM-access between Fido-nodes? It exists!
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What about X25-access between Fido-nodes? It exists!
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But these nodes remain hidden as 'Pvt'.
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If we have an advantage over the internet then it is our
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flexibility to adapt our technology to other transmission modes.
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There are a bunch of other items that need tackling such as :
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* The officially unresolved status of ZyXEL-flags;
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* The unresolved status of V34-systems;
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* What about cellular nodes ... they're there already;
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* Worldwide implementation of proper ISDN-flags;
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* Stopping the Zones from drifting apart;
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* Everything that affects connectability, communicativity, and
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connectivity?
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* What about ZMH- and FTS-0001-compliancy in an environment
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which is technically more and more unable to offer direct
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connects between different modulation-, transmission- and/or
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access-methods?
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Everyone with their heads in the right spot will come to the
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conclusion that Fidonet in future will have to respond to
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demands, not necessarily purely technical even, beyond the ones
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that are now catered for by present structures.
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Do we have to close eyes and rule out any technical evolution
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because that's what we're bound to do by a policy which is
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becoming more and more obsolete?
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Here comes another IC-challenge ... changing the current policy,
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an exercise which hasn't had any success over the past ... erhhh
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... 7 years.
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So, yes, I am willing to be a candidate in the IC-selection
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process. But mind you, not at any price. If it is to be the
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object of a bashing-contest then I'll gracefully bow out.
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If anyone wants information on what I stand for and think which
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direction we should move in, then please consider this text as
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the memorandum to Fidonet on the minimum programme which I think
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an IC should commit him/herself to.
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I know the IC-(s)election is a "ZC-only"-matter but it is my
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feeling that there is no reason to remain secretive about this.
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Hence the publication of this message/mail/announcement in
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FIDONEWS, REGCON (Does it function? Is it alive?), REGCON.EUR
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(Zone-2 only), ENET.SYSOP (Zone-2 only) and ZCC (ZC's and
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invited guests only). Please crosspost to where-ever deemed
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necessary.
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Kind regards to all,
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Ward Dossche
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FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 4 19 Aug 1996
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It's no big deal if the Nodelist shrinks
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Date: 15 Aug 96 14:50:00
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From: Christopher Baker
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To: Dave Hatch
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Subj: shrinking Nodelist normal [Was: Re: Nodelist evolution]
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> R>>> Please note that despite a 20% decline in grunt sysops,
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DH> May not be. We just got a shock - one of our nets disappeared
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DH> completely, with one poor soul left looking around and plaintively
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DH> asking "where did everybody go?" It didn't show at all until this
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DH> week - the net in question lost the NC first, so no updates came
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DH> in to show the departures.
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it's a cooperative venture this FidoNet thing. those appointed/elected
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to the Coordinator slots are only volunteers and in any volunteer
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organization there are those who do it with vigor and those who don't.
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if each level above pays no attention to the level below then sooner
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or later surprises such as the one you've related occur. it is
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inevitable.
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DH> Wonder how much of THAT is going on?
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some folks are concerned that FidoNet is shrinking. so what's wrong
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with that? for years all they did was moan about how the Nodelist was
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getting too big. FidoNet Nodes are not an endangered species. the
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falloff doesn't begin to approach the original growth rate. it's no
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big deal.
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i'd say it was a normal shakeout after years of unchecked expansion.
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in the dim time, it took a certain amount of technical skill and
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determination to put up a FidoNet Node. the mechanism for granting
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Node numbers was cumbersome and slow. originally, it was just a hobby
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for geeks who liked to play with computers and modems; sending a few
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msgs or files around. it grew then, too, and lost Nodes but with
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smaller numbers overall it didn't seem like a big deal.
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i propose it's still no big deal. the gross rates are probably
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comparable. the ease with which one can start up a Node now makes it
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simpler for dilettanti to crank up a system, get it in the Nodelist,
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find out it's too much trouble or expense, and then quit. many of
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those who joined up in the past expansion were here only for the
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Echomail fix or to make a buck. a lot of them have moved on to the
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Internet for that sort of thing. FidoNet never needed them in the
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first place. they didn't contribute to the hobby; just to the size of
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the Nodelist. let them leave. so what?
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it's a fundamental law of nature that what goes up must come down. the
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artificial expansion of the Nodelist is bound to level off and then
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seek a real level. i submit that's where we are now. this 'shrinkage'
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that has some in a tizzy is a natural and normal effect and nothing to
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FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 5 19 Aug 1996
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be concerned about.
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the only thing we need to worry about is that some folks who want to
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join aren't getting the opportunity because of Coordinators who have
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retired in place without notice. the only way to shake that up is to
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get Coordinators at upper levels who understand the hobby and commit
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to their responsibilities. when each level up is paying attention to
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the level below, Nodes and Nets DON'T get lost.
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the rest is just hysteria. [grin]
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TTFN.
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Chris
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Origin: Rights On!-Real FidoNet Sysops?-Titusville_FL_USA (1:374/14)
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FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 6 19 Aug 1996
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FIDONET HISTORY
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[Original filedate 12 Apr 85 - Note the single part Node number.]
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Creating FIDO Source
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by
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Robert Briggs, SYSOP, FIDO node 464
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I, at least, am willing to take on Tom Jennings'
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challenge to create source public domain source code for
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FIDO. Therefore, I am creating a special section on my
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board for FIDO internal use only , devoted to handling
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source code for a FIDO re-write. This section will be
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available to anyone who sends me a FIDO-NET message - just
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leave your log on name and desired password in the message.
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There are some ground rules that I feel should be
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observed. The source should be able to be compiled by
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either Lattice 'C', Microsoft 'C' (about the same thing),
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or CIi-C86. That means that any features peculiar to
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either compiler will have to be stuck in a library of
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routines and they have to be duplicated for both
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compilers. Since I am the author of the CHEAPWARE c-
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function libraries, this is "right up my alley", so to
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speak.
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FIDO uses both interrupt driven send and receive
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routines. I have have only the interrupt driven send
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routines available for both compilers. I will put the
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code up on the board and let people somewhat more skilled
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in assembly language "hack" on it. FIDO also implements
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several protocalls, such as KERMIT and TELELINK that I
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know nothing about. I am sure that there is a WIZ or two
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out there that could write something. Please note that I
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am not offering to write FIDO, just take on the
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responsibility of keeping track of a multitude of routines
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that need to be done before we even have a good start on a
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re-write. This is no small job, imagine several hundred
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people submitting changes and ideas....
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Anyway, everyones feed-back, comments, suggestions,
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gripes, etc. are welcome at my node. One thing that I do
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insist on, the SYSOP must be able to sign onto the local
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terminal just like a remote user, and without having to
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take FIDO down. I have implemented a rudimentary version
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of this feature, and a (extremely) rough copy of a program
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that answers the phone, sends the file WELCOME.DAT out the
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modem, and then asks for the users name. Not much I will
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admit, but a start.
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Please respond to the programmers technical BBS,
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FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 7 19 Aug 1996
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Pro_Tech_BBS, node 464. The number is (801) 264-8290. I
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would like to currently limit access to the section to
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those who can send me FIDO-NET mail. Others later? It's
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all up to the FIDO network SYSOPs. I would hate to have
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to cancel this whole thing for lack of interest, knowing
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full well that TOM gets many requests for info about the
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source code. Must be some interest out there somewhere...
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[Was there?] Ed.
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FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 8 19 Aug 1996
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REVIEWS
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Six Mail Processors Reviewed [I]
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Damian Walker, 2:2502/666
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This article starts of a six-part series which aims to bring to
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light the capabilities of six mail processors (or echomail tossers, if
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you prefer). These mail processors are FastEcho, GEcho, FMail, IMail,
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JMail and Squish.
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Each individual article will look at a single mail processor,
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examining its strengths and weaknesses, and giving the results of a
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few tests. Rather than list and discuss every feature of every
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package (many features being common to all of them), I shall
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concentrate on the things which make each package stand out from all,
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or most, of the rest.
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I will try to keep my personal preferences out of the reviews
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(since I am a user of one of the programs myself). The final article
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will also contain a feature table to help you decide which of the six
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programs is most appropriate for your requirements.
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The software will be evaluated on an ageing IBM PS/2 386, and I
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will be looking as much at the supporting documentation as the program
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itself. I will be testing each program for speed and stability, and a
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compiled feature table will be included in the last article of the
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series.
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The speed tests will be performed on a copy of my normal personal
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daily echomail packet (about 50k), rather than on the larger packets
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supplied to my node. The reason for this is stability and
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consideration for my own points, who would have good reason to get
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irate if their mail was interrupted because of my experiments.
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Due to the nature of my humble hardware, I am limited to reviewing
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the DOS versions of software, albeit in 386 DPMI versions where
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available. Bear this in mind when I quote mail processing speeds
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(this machine is a 386DX/20, with a Norton speed index of around 17).
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DISCLAIMER :-)
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Although I will make a best attempt to make sure these articles
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are accurate, I cannot guarantee anything. For instance, certain
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features of the software may not be easily tested or examined in
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detail, so I will be taking a lot of information about the packages
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from their own documentation.
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When choosing your mail processor, it is a good idea to make a
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thorough examination of it yourself before installing it ready for
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permanent use at your system. Make sure it has the features _you_
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need before committing yourself.
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The speed tests are taken from the timestamps in the log files
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produced by the software, so they should be as accurate as my system
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clock (which is reasonably accurate), but make sure you take note of
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the version I'm testing; don't compare speeds of 386 and 8086 versions
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when making your choice.
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On to the reviews themselves...
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FASTECHO
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FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 9 19 Aug 1996
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FastEcho is an extremely popular mail processor written by Tobias
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Burchardt of 2:2448/400. It is available for DOS machines (in 8086
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and 386 DPMI versions), and also for OS/2. The version I am looking
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at is 1.45a, the 8086 DOS version. There may be versions for other
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platforms that I do not know about.
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First Impressions
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I must admit to some prior knowledge of this package. Some local
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nodes are very enthusiastic about FastEcho, and a friend of mine often
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tacitly suggests that I change over to FastEcho from GEcho, my mail
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processor of choice. Let's see how this program has gained such a
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reputation.
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FastEcho is quite a large package with quite an impressive range
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of features. It is shareware, with the point version costing $15 and
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the full node version costing $25. The evaluation version lasts for a
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limited time period (around 1 month) before it stops working.
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Upon first looking at the package, it boasts a sizeable
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executable, which in itself means nothing, and a rather large document
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file (too large to load up in QEdit-- time to learn how to use LIST).
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So at least we know that the documentation is comprehensive.
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Moving on to the other files in the directory, we see that
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FastEcho includes a setup tool-- a boon to those who do not like
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configuring their software with text files. It also contains another
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executable for the message base tools.
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On Further Examination...
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It is rather difficult to point out features which make FastEcho
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stand out from the other mail processors. Most of FastEcho's
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features, even the advanced ones, are shared with one or more of the
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other packages.
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This is no bad thing, however, when you consider that FastEcho's
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feature count is high; that is, although it has few exclusive
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features, the number of features it does have makes it a very good
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all-rounder.
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Lets look at some of the features where FastEcho excels.
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The message base support is excellent. FastEcho supports Hudson,
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JAM, Squish and *.MSG echomail areas fully; the only other package
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reviewed here which can boast this versatility with message bases is
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IMail.
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Although not unusual, the cross-platform availability is a good
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point for the package. As has already been mentioned, versions are
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available for DOS, DOS DPMI and OS/2.
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The full screen message toss is something which will appeal to
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those who like a more aesthetically pleasing screen display. Rather
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than the usual ASCII scrolling screen display, FastEcho has the option
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of a full screen display where progress is shown using percentage bars
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and fixed-position screen fields, rather like a BBS download or a
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mailer file transfer.
|
||
Another useful feature is FastEcho's ability to automatically add
|
||
areas when new mail arrives. This differs from the more widespread
|
||
feature, where an echomail processor adds a new area while forwarding
|
||
a request from a downlink. FastEcho can add a new mail area when mail
|
||
arrives in that area, as an alternative to using a bad echo area.
|
||
It can also automatically update configuration files for other
|
||
FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 10 19 Aug 1996
|
||
|
||
|
||
software, such as FM (the message editor that comes with FrontDoor) or
|
||
RemoteAccess BBS. This feature is invaluable for points, where an
|
||
echo can be added to all the necessary software with only the effort
|
||
of an areafix message, and it is also valuable for BBS sysops who want
|
||
to add echoes to their system with the minimum of fuss.
|
||
Particularly impressive, to my mind, is the carbon copy feature.
|
||
Most mail processors and point systems have some way of copying
|
||
personal mail into a specific message area, allowing you to give it
|
||
priority. FastEcho takes this feature a little further, allowing you
|
||
to flag messages according to From, To or Subject fields, or even
|
||
contents of message kludges.
|
||
Such a versatile system has many uses; you can prioritize messages
|
||
not just to yourself, but also from those whose messages have
|
||
particular importance. Software authors like myself can keep tabs on
|
||
messages about (or written using) our own software, no matter what the
|
||
echo.
|
||
Another useful feature is the ability to shell out to other
|
||
software during the mail toss process. FastEcho has the ability to
|
||
shell to other software before packets are processed, and afterwards
|
||
as well.
|
||
The final point which impresses me with the program itself is the
|
||
interface of the full screen setup program. This uses a pull-down
|
||
menu interface which is mouse compatible; this is not often needed, or
|
||
even noticed, on machines in which every available serial port is
|
||
needed for a modem, but some of us are lucky enough to have a PS/2
|
||
mouse and port :-)
|
||
The setup program sports a useful context-sensitive help system,
|
||
which has occasional hypertext references to other topics.
|
||
Unfortunately, there appears to be no central help index, which
|
||
thwarted my attempts at casual browsing.
|
||
The documentation to this package, as has been mentioned already,
|
||
is very large, and very comprehensive. Although I have not had time
|
||
to read it all, I have found that the manual lives up to my own
|
||
expectations for documentation (which are probably unreasonably high).
|
||
After the initial licensing agreement and introduction, there is a
|
||
length tutorial showing you in great detail how to set up the
|
||
software. This tutorial is around 100 pages, so be ready to settle
|
||
down for a good long read.
|
||
After the tutorial there are two sections for reference. The
|
||
first details with the FASTECHO executable itself, and explains in
|
||
detail all the options and commands for that program. The second
|
||
section is for the FEUTIL program, which contains message base
|
||
utilities such as purge/pack, post and sort.
|
||
In addition to these sections, there are miscellaneous sections
|
||
about things such as 386 considerations and areafix messages, and at
|
||
the end of the manual is a full, clear index.
|
||
|
||
Speed Test
|
||
|
||
Despite its name, FastEcho's speed was slightly disappointing in
|
||
the tests I ran. The fact that this is not the 386 version of the
|
||
program does have to be taken into account, yet the 4-year old
|
||
evaluation copy of GEcho proved to be slightly faster than FastEcho
|
||
for Hudson and *.MSG areas. Whether this says more about the speed of
|
||
GEcho or of FastEcho is a matter on which I wouldn't like to
|
||
speculate. Using a newly-created Hudson message base, FastEcho
|
||
FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 11 19 Aug 1996
|
||
|
||
|
||
tossed 91 inbound messages in 15 seconds (its own stats make this
|
||
10 messages
|
||
per second, taking into account the time it takes to unarchive the
|
||
packets). With JAM the time was 20 seconds, Squish took 21 seconds
|
||
and *.MSG areas took 14 seconds to process.
|
||
These figures are best to compare with GEcho, since it is unfair
|
||
to compare the speeds for the 8086 version of FastEcho given here with
|
||
the 386 versions of FMail and IMail reviewed later. If I can find a
|
||
copy of the 386 version of FastEcho locally before the sixth article
|
||
in this series I will rerun the tests with that version for the final
|
||
feature table.
|
||
|
||
Summary
|
||
|
||
I would have no problem recommending FastEcho to anyone. It is
|
||
what could be known as a good all-rounder; its automatic handling of
|
||
new areas makes it good for points, yet its more advanced mail
|
||
handling features make it a good choice for major mail hubs as well.
|
||
Next week's FidoNews will (hopefully) see the second article in
|
||
this series, in which I take a look at the GEcho mail processor
|
||
written by Gerard van der Land.
|
||
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 12 19 Aug 1996
|
||
|
||
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
COORDINATORS CORNER
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
|
||
|
||
Nodelist-statistics as seen from Zone-2 for day 229
|
||
By Ward Dossche, 2:292/854
|
||
ZC/2
|
||
|
||
+----+------+------------+------------+------------+------------+--+
|
||
|Zone|Nl-201|Nodelist-208|Nodelist-215|Nodelist-222|Nodelist-229|%%|
|
||
+----+------+------------+------------+------------+------------+--+
|
||
| 1 | 12897|12786 -111 |12691 -95 |12622 -69 |12530 -92 |40|
|
||
| 2 | 16471|16462 -9 |16462 0 |16426 -36 |16408 -18 |52|
|
||
| 3 | 1023| 1023 0 | 1023 0 | 1023 0 | 1023 0 | 3|
|
||
| 4 | 635| 636 1 | 637 1 | 637 0 | 637 0 | 2|
|
||
| 5 | 99| 99 0 | 99 0 | 99 0 | 99 0 | 0|
|
||
| 6 | 1228| 1018 -210 | 1018 0 | 1020 2 | 1020 0 | 3|
|
||
+----+------+------------+------------+------------+------------+--+
|
||
| 32353|32024 -329 |31930 -94 |31827 -103 |31717 -110 |
|
||
+------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|
||
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 13 19 Aug 1996
|
||
|
||
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
NET HUMOR
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
|
||
|
||
Secrets of Life?
|
||
|
||
From: "Mike Riddle" <mriddle@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
|
||
To: "Baker, Christopher" <cbaker84@digital.net (Christopher
|
||
Baker)>
|
||
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 96 15:19:53 -0500
|
||
Reply-To: "Mike Riddle" <mriddle@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
|
||
Subject: Re: [Fwd: A few observations on Life...]
|
||
|
||
On Tue, 23 Jul 1996 15:01:50 -0500, jenniferrose wrote:
|
||
|
||
From: Roshan Sembacuttiaratchy <semba@sri.lanka.net>
|
||
Subject: A few observations on Life...
|
||
|
||
* Life is what happens to you while you are making other plans
|
||
* If nobody uses it, there's a reason
|
||
* You get the most of what you need the least
|
||
* You are never really successful until someone claims he sat beside
|
||
you at school
|
||
* To err is human, to admit it, superhuman
|
||
* A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him
|
||
* It is not real work unless you would much rather be doing something
|
||
else
|
||
* When the plane you are on is late, the plane you want to transfer
|
||
to is on time
|
||
* Trouble - The supply exceeds the demand
|
||
* You cannot successfully determine beforehand which side of the
|
||
bread to butter
|
||
* Anything can be made to work if you fiddle with it long enough
|
||
* It works better if you plug it in
|
||
* As soon as you mention something; if it is good, it goes away, if
|
||
it is bad, it happens
|
||
* Spend sufficient time confirming the need and the need will
|
||
disappear
|
||
* An ounce of image is worth a pound of performance
|
||
* Never let hold of what you've got until you've got hold of
|
||
something else
|
||
* Eat a live toad the first thing in the morning and nothing worse
|
||
will happen to you the rest of the day
|
||
* For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism
|
||
* It is easier to get forgiveness than permission
|
||
* Life is the greatest bargain - we get it for nothing
|
||
* Needs are a function of what other people have
|
||
* If things were left to chance, they'd be better
|
||
* If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs,
|
||
maybe you just don't understand the situation
|
||
* For every human problem, there is a neat, simple solution; and it
|
||
is always wrong
|
||
* If you have watched a TV series only once, and you watch it again,
|
||
it will be a rerun of the same episode
|
||
* It is better to be approximately right than precisely wrong
|
||
FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 14 19 Aug 1996
|
||
|
||
|
||
* Never take a cross country trip with a kid who has just learned to
|
||
whistle
|
||
* The trouble with being on time is that no one is around to verify
|
||
it
|
||
* Do you ever feel like your life is in instant replay?
|
||
* It takes two to tango but one has to bend backwards
|
||
* Life begins at 40, but only a fool waits that long
|
||
* The good thing about growing old is you only have to do it once
|
||
* Calories don't count; they multiply
|
||
* Life is a grindstone; whether it grinds you down or polishes you up
|
||
depends on what you are made of
|
||
* You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're
|
||
never as bad as they say when you lose
|
||
* Children aren't happy with nothing to ignore. And that's what
|
||
parents are created for
|
||
* When things are bad, we take comfort in the though that they could
|
||
always be worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought
|
||
that things are so bad they have to get better
|
||
* I'd enjoy the day more if it started later
|
||
* There's nothing so irritating as to have someone go on talking when
|
||
you're interrupting.
|
||
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 15 19 Aug 1996
|
||
|
||
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
COMIX IN ASCII
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
|
||
|
||
Quick Draw McGraw this ain't!
|
||
|
||
Date: 11 Apr 93 13:41:20
|
||
From: Kay Shapero
|
||
To: Aaron Goldblatt
|
||
Subj: Threads
|
||
_____________________________________________________________________
|
||
|
||
On <Apr 10 02:39>, Aaron Goldblatt (1:130/103.1) wrote to All:
|
||
|
||
AG>A couple months ago someone posted a text file they use to
|
||
AG>"kabong" worn out threads and declare 'em temporarily off topic.
|
||
|
||
AG>Could you please repost it? Gays in the military needs kabonging
|
||
AG>in INTERUSER ... thanks.
|
||
|
||
That was me - I figured getting whomped with a guitar fit the theme of
|
||
the FILK echo, it being one of the most popular filk instruments.
|
||
Here you go; let me know if it works.
|
||
|
||
\ ! /
|
||
_ _
|
||
O %==(_^_)
|
||
\!/ O
|
||
! \!/
|
||
/ \ !
|
||
/ \
|
||
|
||
KABONGGGG!!
|
||
|
||
|
||
This is followed by one of the following paragraphs: if it's off topic
|
||
to start with I use:
|
||
|
||
This thread has been officially KABONGED by reason of being off topic.
|
||
Feel free to continue this discussion via netmail, but keep it off the
|
||
echo. Thank you for your consideration!
|
||
|
||
If it's ON topic but developing into a flamewar (or everybody just
|
||
repeating themselves without anyone adding anything new), I use:
|
||
|
||
This thread has been officially KABONGED due to excess argument. Feel
|
||
free to continue this discussion via netmail, or to reopen it in a
|
||
month's time after all parties have had time to cool down.
|
||
|
||
Ye Moderator, and El Kabong impersonator, Kay Shapero
|
||
|
||
I don't warn folks when the month is up, I just keep track myself.
|
||
That way if people REALLY think the subject needs discussion someone
|
||
will bring it up and otherwise, why should *I* poke it up again? :->
|
||
|
||
FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 16 19 Aug 1996
|
||
|
||
|
||
Origin: StormGate Aerie/West LA Netmail Hub/HST (1:102/524)
|
||
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 17 19 Aug 1996
|
||
|
||
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
|
||
|
||
In these days of Internet access and reduced long-distance rates from
|
||
competition amongst the carriers it seems incongruous that we cannot
|
||
get six individuals to coordinate the most basic function in FidoNet.
|
||
|
||
The Question of the Week is:
|
||
|
||
Who is clogging up the bitstream and when are we going to get a fully
|
||
integrated and timely Nodelist?
|
||
|
||
As always, send in those answers as .ARTs, Netmail, email, or carrier
|
||
pigeon if necessary. See the Masthead information for contact points
|
||
and methods.
|
||
|
||
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 18 19 Aug 1996
|
||
|
||
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
NOTICES
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
|
||
|
||
HOT Info for AT&T TrueWorld customers!
|
||
|
||
[from 374SYSOP Echo]
|
||
|
||
Msg # 64
|
||
Date: 14 Aug 96 21:16:39
|
||
From: Christopher Baker
|
||
To: All
|
||
Subj: attention AT&T TrueWorlders!
|
||
______________________________________________________________________
|
||
|
||
i was just asking AT&T about rate windows for Argentina so i could
|
||
send something to ZC4 cheap and they told me about a new promotion you
|
||
might want to get aboard right smartly.
|
||
|
||
they call it World on Sale and starting tonight at midnight and
|
||
running until 9 Feb 97, all overseas calls will be drastically reduced
|
||
AND these reductions are good 24 HOURS a day!
|
||
|
||
9 cents to Canada. 41 cents to Japan. etc!
|
||
|
||
you have to call the AT&T TrueWorld folks [check your statement for
|
||
the number. i got transferred by the AT&T operator.] and tell them you
|
||
want to sign up. there are no additional costs but they aren't allowed
|
||
to link you without your permission.
|
||
|
||
they didn't send me a notice but they're famous for summer promotions
|
||
without notice to their customers. the operator told me it's been on
|
||
t.v. [grin]
|
||
|
||
check it out if you do a lot of overseas calling.
|
||
|
||
TTFN.
|
||
Chris
|
||
|
||
Origin: Rights On! - 'Just a Node' - Titusville_FL_USA (1:374/14)
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Future History
|
||
|
||
12 Oct 1996
|
||
General Elections, New Zealand.
|
||
|
||
29 Oct 1996
|
||
Republic Day, Turkey.
|
||
|
||
5 Nov 1996
|
||
Election day, U.S.A.
|
||
FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 19 19 Aug 1996
|
||
|
||
|
||
5 Nov 1996
|
||
Guy Fawkes Day, England.
|
||
|
||
1 Dec 1996
|
||
Twelfth Anniversary of FidoNews Volume 1, Issue 1.
|
||
|
||
12 Dec 1996
|
||
Constitution Day, Russia
|
||
|
||
26 Jan 1997
|
||
Australia Day, Australia.
|
||
|
||
6 Feb 1997
|
||
Waitangi Day, New Zealand.
|
||
|
||
16 Feb 1997
|
||
Eleventh Anniversary of invention of Echomail by Jeff Rush.
|
||
|
||
29 Feb 1997
|
||
Nothing will happen on this day.
|
||
|
||
11 Jun 1997
|
||
Independence Day, Russia
|
||
|
||
26 Jul 1997
|
||
FidoNews Editor turns 48.
|
||
|
||
6 Dec 1997
|
||
Gallileo takes close-ups of Europa to resolution
|
||
of 11 meters at the north pole.
|
||
|
||
1 Dec 1998
|
||
Fifteenth Anniversary of release of Fido version 1 by
|
||
Tom Jennings.
|
||
|
||
15 Sep 2000
|
||
Sydney (Australia) Summer Olympiad opens.
|
||
|
||
-- If YOU have something which you would like to see in this
|
||
Future History, please send a note to the FidoNews Editor.
|
||
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 20 19 Aug 1996
|
||
|
||
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
|
||
|
||
Latest Greatest Software Versions
|
||
by Peter E. Popovich, 1:363/264
|
||
|
||
More netmail, more updates. Things do seem to be moving along. I've
|
||
received a couple of good lists of authors; I've beat the bushes some,
|
||
gotten a few responses so far. Each one seems to require some change
|
||
to the format: a new F or S type, or it won't fit in the allotted
|
||
space. Of course, it could be worse. At least I'm getting the info in
|
||
and organized. ;-)
|
||
|
||
I've gotten some suggestions on how to "phase out" old entries. Of
|
||
them, my favorite is to highlight one per week. If anyone at all
|
||
writes in with info, even just to say "I still use it", I'll leave
|
||
it in. If nobody writes in, I'll drop it.
|
||
|
||
Highlight of the week: ADTBBS 1.50. Deadline for info: 30 Aug 1996.
|
||
|
||
Caveats: Obviously, I'll re-add dropped packages upon receipt of up
|
||
to date info. In a month or so, I'll review the progress and see if
|
||
we need to increase the number of items to be phased out per week. My
|
||
goal is to only drop packages that aren't being used at all any more.
|
||
|
||
Errata: I misspelled Pablos Saratxaga's last name last week. It
|
||
should be fixed now.
|
||
|
||
-=- Snip -=-
|
||
|
||
Submission form for the Latest Greatest Software Versions column
|
||
|
||
OS Platform :
|
||
Software package name :
|
||
Version :
|
||
Function(s) - BBS, Mailer, Tosser, etc. :
|
||
Freeware / Shareware / Commercial? :
|
||
Author / Support staff contact name :
|
||
Author / Support staff contact node :
|
||
Magic name (at the above-listed node) :
|
||
|
||
Please include a sentence describing what the package does.
|
||
|
||
Please send updates and suggestions to: Peter Popovich, 1:363/264
|
||
|
||
-=- Snip -=-
|
||
|
||
MS-DOS (pending verification or other work on my end):
|
||
Remove Tritel 2.0; Add TriBBS 10.0, TriToss 10.0, and TriDog 10.0
|
||
by Mark Goodwin 1:328/104, shareware
|
||
Update: D-Bridge 1.58, BinkleyTerm 2.60, ARJ 2.50,
|
||
ARC 6.02 (7.12 commercial), PKZIP 2.04g
|
||
Investigate: FrontDoor 2.20 or 2.30 (varies: 2.02.nc, 2.12.sw, etc.)
|
||
Xlax 2.54 (need clarification, XlaxDiff is up to 2.57)
|
||
FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 21 19 Aug 1996
|
||
|
||
|
||
Add: Announcer by Peter Karlsson, 2:204/145.42
|
||
MORON and QRATIO by Melle Koning, 2:281/731.29
|
||
|
||
|
||
MS-DOS:
|
||
Program Name Version F S Contact Name Node Magic Name
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
GIGO 07-14-96 G S Jason Fesler 1:1/141 GIGO
|
||
InfoMail 1.11 O F Damian Walker 2:2502/666 INFOMAIL
|
||
InterEcho 1.19 T C Peter Stewart 1:369/35 IEDEMO
|
||
InterMail 2.29k M C Peter Stewart 1:369/35 IMDEMO
|
||
InterPCB 1.52 O S Michele Stewart 1:369/21 INTERPCB
|
||
IPNet 1.11 O S Michele Stewart 1:369/21 IPNET
|
||
Opus CBCS 1.73a B P Christopher Baker 1:374/14 OPUS
|
||
PlatinumXpress 1.1 M C Gary Petersen 1:290/111 PX11TD.ZIP
|
||
Silver Xpress
|
||
Door 5.4 O S Gary Petersen 1:290/111 FILES
|
||
Reader 4.3 O S Gary Petersen 1:290/111 SXR43.ZIP
|
||
|
||
Windows (32-bit apps):
|
||
Program Name Version F S Contact Name Node Magic Name
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
PlatinumXpress 2.00 M C Gary Petersen 1:290/111 PXW-INFO
|
||
|
||
Unix:
|
||
Program Name Version F S Contact Name Node Magic Name
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
ifmail 2.8e M G Pablo Saratxaga 2:293/2219 IFMAIL
|
||
ifmail-tx 2.8e-tx7.6 M G Pablo Saratxaga 2:293/2219 IFMAILTX
|
||
|
||
F: B-BBS, M-Mailer, N-Nodelist, G-Gateway, T-Tosser, C-Compression,
|
||
O-Other. Note: Multifunction will be listed by the first match.
|
||
S: P-Free for personal use, F-Freeware, S-Shareware, C-Commercial,
|
||
X-Crippleware, G-Source
|
||
|
||
|
||
Old info from: 01/27/92
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
MS-DOS Systems
|
||
--------------
|
||
|
||
BBS Software NodeList Utilities Compression
|
||
Name Version Name Version Utilities
|
||
-------------------- -------------------- Name Version
|
||
ADTBBS 1.50@ EditNL 4.00 --------------------
|
||
Aurora 1.32b FDND 1.10 ARC 7.12
|
||
DMG 2.93 MakeNL 2.31 ARJ 2.20
|
||
DreamBBS 1.05 Parselst 1.33 LHA 2.13
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Fido/FidoNet 12.21 Prune 1.40 PAK 2.51
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Genesis Deluxe 3.2 SysNL 3.14 PKPak 3.61
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GSBBS 3.02 XlatList 2.90 PKZip 1.10
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Kitten 1.01 XlaxNode/Diff 2.53
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Lynx 1.30
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Maximus-CBCS 2.00
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Merlin 1.39n Other Utilities(A-M) Other Utilities(N-Z)
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Oracomm 5.M.6P@ Name Version Name Version
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Oracomm Plus 6.E@ -------------------- --------------------
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PCBoard 14.5a 2DAPoint 1.50* Netsex 2.00b
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Phoenix 1.07* 4Dog/4DMatrix 1.18 OFFLINE 1.35
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ProBoard 1.20* ARCAsim 2.31 Oliver 1.0a
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QuickBBS 2.75 ARCmail 3.00* OSIRIS CBIS 3.02
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RBBS 17.3b Areafix 1.20 PKInsert 7.10
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RemoteAccess 1.11* ConfMail 4.00 PolyXarc 2.1a
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SimplexBBS 1.05 Crossnet 1.5 QM 1.00a
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SLBBS 2.15C* DOMAIN 1.42 QSort 4.04
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Socrates 1.11 DEMM 1.06 RAD Plus 2.11
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SuperBBS 1.12* DGMM 1.06 Raid 1.00
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SuperComm 0.99 DOMAIN 1.42 RBBSMail 18.0
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TAG 2.5g EEngine 0.32 ScanToss 1.28
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TBBS 2.1 EMM 2.11* ScMail 1.00
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TComm/TCommNet 3.4 EZPoint 2.1 ScEdit 1.12
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Telegard 2.7* FGroup 1.00 Sirius 1.0x
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TPBoard 6.1 FidoPCB 1.0s@ SLMail 2.15C
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TriTel 2.0* FNPGate 2.70 SquishMail 1.00
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WildCat! 3.02* GateWorks 3.06e StarLink 1.01
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||
WWIV 4.20 GMail 2.05 TagMail 2.41
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XBBS 1.77 GMD 3.10 TCOMMail 2.2
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GMM 1.21 Telemail 1.5*
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GoldEd 2.31p TGroup 1.13
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Network Mailers GROUP 2.23 TIRES 3.11
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Name Version GUS 1.40 TMail 1.21
|
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-------------------- Harvey's Robot 4.10 TosScan 1.00
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BinkleyTerm 2.50 HeadEdit 1.18 UFGATE 1.03
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D'Bridge 1.30 HLIST 1.09 VPurge 4.09e
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Dreamer 1.06 IMAIL 1.20 WEdit 2.0@
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||
Dutchie 2.90c ISIS 5.12@ WildMail 2.00
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FrontDoor 2.02 Lola 1.01d WMail 2.2
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Milqtoast 1.00 Mosaic 1.00b WNode 2.1
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PreNM 1.48 MailBase 4.11a@ XRS 4.99
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SEAdog 4.60 MSG 4.5* XST 2.3e
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||
SEAmail 1.01 MSGED 2.06 YUPPIE! 2.00
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TIMS 1.0(mod8) MsgLnk 1.0c ZmailH 1.25
|
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MsgMstr 2.03a ZSX 2.40
|
||
MsgNum 4.16d
|
||
MSGTOSS 1.3
|
||
|
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||
OS/2 Systems
|
||
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BBS Software Other Utilities(A-M Other Utilities(N-Z)
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
|
||
Kitten 1.01 ARC 7.12 oMMM 1.52
|
||
Maximus-CBCS 2.00 ARC2 6.01 Omail 3.1
|
||
SimplexBBS 1.04.02+ ConfMail 4.00 Parselst 1.33
|
||
EchoStat 6.0 PKZip 1.02
|
||
EZPoint 2.1 PMSnoop 1.30
|
||
Network Mailers FGroup 1.00 PolyXOS2 2.1a
|
||
Name Version GROUP 2.23 QSort 2.1
|
||
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-------------------- LH2 2.11 Raid 1.0
|
||
BinkleyTerm 2.50 MSG 4.2 Remapper 1.2
|
||
BinkleyTerm(S) 2.50 MsgEd 2.06c SquishMail 1.00
|
||
BinkleyTerm/2-MT MsgLink 1.0c Tick 2.0
|
||
1.40.02 MsgNum 4.16d VPurge 4.09e
|
||
SEAmail 1.01
|
||
|
||
|
||
Xenix/Unix 386
|
||
--------------
|
||
|
||
BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
|
||
ARC 5.21
|
||
C-LHARC 1.00
|
||
MsgEd 2.06
|
||
|Contact: Willy Paine 1:343/15,| MSGLINK 1.01
|
||
|or Eddy van Loo 2:285/406 | oMMM 1.42
|
||
Omail 1.00
|
||
ParseLst 1.32
|
||
Unzip 3.10
|
||
VPurge 4.08
|
||
Zoo 2.01
|
||
|
||
|
||
QNX
|
||
---
|
||
|
||
BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
|
||
QTach2 1.09 QMM 0.50s Kermit 2.03
|
||
QCP 1.02
|
||
NodeList Utilities Archive Utilities QSave 3.6
|
||
Name Version Name Version QTTSysop 1.07.1
|
||
-------------------- -------------------- SeaLink 1.05
|
||
QNode 2.09 Arc 6.02 XModem 1.00
|
||
LH 1.00.2 YModem 1.01
|
||
Unzip 2.01 ZModem 0.02f
|
||
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
|
||
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|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
||
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
|
||
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
|
||
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
|
||
4D-BBS 1.65 BinkleyTerm 1.00 Areafix 1.48
|
||
DLG Pro. 0.96b TrapDoor 1.80 AReceipt 1.5
|
||
Falcon CBCS 1.00 WelMat 0.44 ChameleonEdit 0.11
|
||
Starnet 1.0q@ ConfMail 1.12
|
||
TransAmiga 1.07 ElectricHerald 1.66
|
||
XenoLink 1.0 Compression FFRS 1.0@
|
||
Utilities FileMgr 2.08
|
||
Name Version Fozzle 1.0@
|
||
FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 25 19 Aug 1996
|
||
|
||
|
||
NodeList Utilities -------------------- Login 0.18
|
||
Name Version AmigArc 0.23 MessageFilter 1.52
|
||
-------------------- booz 1.01 Message View 1.12
|
||
ParseLst 1.66 LHARC 1.30 oMMM 1.50
|
||
Skyparse 2.30 LhA 1.10 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
|
||
-----------
|
||
|
||
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 1.95* Burep 1.1
|
||
LED ST 1.00 ComScan 1.04
|
||
MSGED 1.99 ConfMail 4.10
|
||
QuickBBS/ST 1.06* 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 2.01i
|
||
PackConvert
|
||
STZip 1.1*
|
||
UnJARST 2.00
|
||
WhatArc 2.02
|
||
|
||
|
||
Archimedes
|
||
----------
|
||
|
||
BBS Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
|
||
ARCbbs 1.61 BinkleyTerm ARC 1.20
|
||
Odyssey 0.37 2.06f-wimp !AskFor 1.01
|
||
RiscBBS 0.9.85m BatchPacker 1.00
|
||
DeLZ 0.01
|
||
MailED 0.95
|
||
NetFile 1.00
|
||
ParseLst 1.30
|
||
Raul 1.01
|
||
!Spark 2.16
|
||
!SparkMail 2.08
|
||
!SparkPlug 2.14
|
||
UnArj 2.21
|
||
FIDONEWS 13-34 Page 26 19 Aug 1996
|
||
|
||
|
||
UnZip 3.00
|
||
Zip 1.00
|
||
|
||
|
||
Tandy Color Computer 3 (OS-9 Level II)
|
||
--------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
BBS Software Compression Utility Other Utilities
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
|
||
RiBBS 2.02+ Ar 1.3 Ascan 1.2
|
||
DeArc 5.12 AutoFRL 2.0
|
||
OS9Arc 1.0 Bundle 2.2
|
||
UnZip 3.10 CKARC 1.1
|
||
UnLZH 3.0 EchoCheck 1.01
|
||
FReq 2.5a
|
||
LookNode 2.00
|
||
ParseLST
|
||
PReq 2.2
|
||
RList 1.03
|
||
RTick 2.00
|
||
UnBundle 1.4
|
||
UnSeen 1.1
|
||
|
||
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|
||
Key to old info:
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
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|
||
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|
||
|
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