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F I D O N E W S -- Volume 15, Number 2 12 January 1998
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| The newsletter of the | ISSN 1198-4589 Published by: |
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| FidoNet community | "FidoNews" |
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| | | \ \\ | Editor: |
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| | (*) | \ )) | Christopher Baker 1:18/14 |
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| (jm) | Newspapers should have no friends. |
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| | -- JOSEPH PULITZER |
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Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl!
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Table of Contents
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1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
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More ZEC1 Election stuff ................................. 1
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2. ARTICLES ................................................. 2
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Church&State Echo ........................................ 2
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Departure of a Friend .................................... 3
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Fidonet belongs to all of us? ............................ 4
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The Z1EC Election (more candidate questionnaires) ........ 5
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3. COORDINATORS CORNER ...................................... 11
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Nodelist-statistics as seen from Zone-2 for day 009 ...... 11
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4. NOTICES .................................................. 12
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Future History ........................................... 12
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5. FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ................................. 13
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Latest Greatest Software Versions ........................ 13
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6. FIDONEWS PUBLIC-KEY ...................................... 17
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FidoNews PGP public-key listing .......................... 17
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7. FIDONET BY INTERNET ...................................... 18
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8. FIDONEWS INFORMATION ..................................... 20
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FIDONEWS 15-02 Page 1 12 Jan 1998
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EDITORIAL
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ZEC1 Election still going strong. More answers from candidates appear
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below.
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An odd argument in the FIDONEWS Echo about uuencoded traffic in
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Echomail. No articles were forthcoming from the fracas, however,
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proving once again that Echomail is cheap. [snicker]
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The Super Bowl teams are set and none of my predictions made it. With
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100% prediction for the World Series and 0% for the Super Bowl, I've
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got an even 50% average for major league sports. Hmmm, sounds like
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random chance after all.
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1998 is proceeding without an International Coordinator and this
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week's Nodelist in Zone 1 had the Day 346 update from Zone 2. [sigh]
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Yep. Pretty much the same old stuff.
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C.B.
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FIDONEWS 15-02 Page 2 12 Jan 1998
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ARTICLES
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--- Following message extracted from CHURCH&STATE @ 1:18/14 ---
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By Christopher Baker on Wed Jan 07 22:11:55 1998
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From: Charles Sumner
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To: All
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Date: 13 Nov 97 15:11:49
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Subj: Re: Advertising Church&State echo
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* Copy of message posted via NETMAIL
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* Date: 10 Nov 97 16:02:16
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* From: charles.sumner@juno.com @ 1:2613/404.99
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* To: Christopher Baker @ 1:18/14
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* Forwarded by: Christopher Baker @ 1:18/14
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* Message text was not edited!
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Pursuant to our earlier conversation, would you post this where it
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will do the most good? Feel free to modify it if you wish. Add your
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name as a co-moderator. Thanks. Oh, yes. My BBS closed down. I am
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using another finally.
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The Fidonet echo called Church&State is on the Backbone and available
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to Fidonet nodes without extra charge.
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This is a topic which has increasing importance because of the
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political activity of the Religious Right. The relationship between
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church and state may be one of the most significant issues of the
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decade. Some authorities claim that nearly half of the state
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Republican organizations are now controlled by the Christian
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Coalition.
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There is much debate about whether the First Amendment needs to be
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revised. Are Christians actually being "persecuted" in the United
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States today? Or are Christians expecting too much when they want to
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post the Ten Commandments in government buildings and schools? Will
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our nation abandon the principle of "no tax for religion" and provide
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funding for religious schools? Would government control follow?
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Should government welfare funds be distributed through sectarian
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institutions without restricting proselyting? What would a "parental
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rights" bill accomplish? Are people of some minority religions unfit
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to hold public office? Should schools allow students to decide on a
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majority basis whether prayers are said at graduation? What happens
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to the rights of the minority then - are they ostracized?
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There are many more issues which come under the topic. They involve
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both religious liberty and establishments of religion.
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Church&State is a moderated echo, and participants are requested to
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avoid lengthy theological discussions and stick to the relationships
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which should exist between religious groups and government.
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Please help provide an opportunity for people to air discussion on
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FIDONEWS 15-02 Page 3 12 Jan 1998
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such significant issues. Obtain church&State and mention it to users.
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Thanks.
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CHARLES SUMNER, Moderator; charles.sumner@juno.com
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Departure of a Friend
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Damian Walker, 2:2502/666
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On Thursday 8th January, a region 25 sysop, Cliff Harrold, passed away
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suddenly. This unexpected news has been a great shock to quite a
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number of people. I didn't know Cliff that well, I've never met him
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fact to face, but I worked with him quite a lot via netmail and most
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certainly consider him as a friend. Let me tell you about Cliff now.
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Cliff was our REC, a position which in many European regions is more
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akin the ZEC or OBO elsewhere. As REC he was hard-working and
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approachable, and he will be sorely missed by many people here.
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Cliff became well known some years ago when he started running the
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Coracle Midnight Line, making use of a special scheme available in the
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UK for unmetered long-distance calls to allow cheap transport of
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echomail around the country. Cliff's system moved much of the
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country's echomail, and continues to do so for the time being, thanks
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to the kind efforts of his family, for whom messing about with
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computers is probably one of the last things they want to be doing
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right now.
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Some time after establishing his midnight line, Cliff became elected
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as the region's REC when Dave Gorski stepped down. In that time,
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Cliff has worked extensively to maintain and re-organise the region 25
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backbone. One thing which gave the region's backbone a particular
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boost was his willingness to take on new echoes quickly, without the
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need for a minimum amount of traffic or any existing distribution.
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While this occasionally resulted in a few stillborn echoes on the
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backbone, it did make Fidonet seem more open and friendly to sysops
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and users, new and old alike, and has allowed a large number of
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worthwhile echoes to be created which might otherwise have required
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too much effort for their creators.
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We also have to thank him for taking an active and supportive role in
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such things as moderator elections and NEC appointments, and for
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helping resolve disputes in echomail and elsewhere (whether successful
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or not). On the political side of things, Cliff created a set of
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recommended moderator election rules which, while never forced on a
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returning officer, were extremely helpful and saved time for many a RO
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who would otherwise have had to devise his or her own rules. He also
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organised a team of people to try and create a regional echomail
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policy to replace the rather unsuitable Echopol 1, which is all we
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have at the moment; work on this is still in progress, and as a member
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of Cliff's team I fully intend to see it through, whether it gets
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accepted in the end or not.
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FIDONEWS 15-02 Page 4 12 Jan 1998
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In the tribute which our RC, Keith Wassell, thoughtfully wrote and
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posted, he asks that at least for now, "let us not argue about silly
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things, over moderator elections [...] etc." and with this I concur.
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In fact I would go even further.
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You always hear about what good someone has done, whether it's
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anything to do with Fidonet or not, after they're gone. What a shame
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it is that Cliff isn't here to enjoy the recognition he is receiving
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now, and quite rightly deserves. But why did people wait until now?
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I'm as guilty as anyone else here.
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Perhaps it's time to think about the people who are still working hard
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to ensure that everything in Fidonet is running smoothly. The people
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who arrange our feeds, the people who look after our echo lists and
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nodelist, the people who devise and maintain our technical standards
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and create the software we use to shift the mail. Maybe once in a
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while it would be nice if they were given some thanks for their
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trouble, something to brighten up their day and make their efforts
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seem worthwhile. It sure would make a change from the usual bitching.
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Fidonet belongs to all of us?
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By Bill Whitehouse (1:323/109)
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Four years ago, on Jan. 1, 1994, a dozen Rhode Island sysops
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braved hangovers and sub-zero cold to mount a satellite dish on our
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roof.
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They brought tools, components, enthusiasm, and a marked distaste
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for abusive authority.
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Planet Connect made every subscriber a star. Within a month the
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Radio Free Echomail (RFE) dish was feeding 78 systems in 5 states, for
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free; anyone agreeing to pass along the Fido file and message feed for
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free to their downlinks and callers. We were happy to underwrite the
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daily mail and file dish feed. Others were always eager to help. Five
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sysops took turns managing the entire message bone. Our file echo
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thrived.
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The only thing that made any of it possible was trust; trust that
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the network's coordinators would do as they promised, trust that they
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wouldn't pretend an election took place when no one voted, trust they
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wouldn't intentionally limit participation, trust they wouldn't hack
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sysop message traffic, trust that the Zone Coordinator would actually
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give a damn.
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That trust is gone.
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Abusive arrogance on this scale makes coordinators capable of any
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rotten thing. And no one wants to play this game anymore. The region's
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nodelist hemorrhage reflects that fact. Fido as a whole lost 32.8
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percent these last two years. New England, over the same period,
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shrank 59.8 percent.
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Our current PC subscription expires January 24, 1998.
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We're taking it all down -- the dish, the feed, the node number.
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We know, and regret, that this will prompt other sysops to
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dismantle their own systems.
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FIDONEWS 15-02 Page 5 12 Jan 1998
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Fidonet is a great idea, but only when it belongs to all of us.
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Thanks for the good times. There were some.
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---
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* Origin: We can give it all away and still have it all. (1:323/109)
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The Z1EC Election (more candidate questionnaires)
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by Lisa Gronke, 1:105/16
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lisa@psg.com
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Continuing last week's article, here are the completed questionnaires
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from Jeff Smith and Bob Kohl. As I write this, I don't have a
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questionnaire from Wayne Delisle Sr., but he's been out of touch
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because his uplink, 1:12/12, was knocked out by the icestorm in the
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northeast (USA & Canada). His questionnaire may come in before
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FidoNews goes to press; if not, look for it next week.
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Gary Gilmore has withdrawn as a candidate.
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In addition to those I mentioned last week, John Roberts [1:385/1000]
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& David Whitaker [1:282/1050] have submitted interesting lists of
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questions to the candidates and may be compiling the replies.
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Message #2380 "Z1_ELECTION"
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Date: 06-Jan-98 02:57
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From: Jeff Smith
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To: All
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Subj: Questionnaire
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Hello All!
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1> What are your qualifications? What FTN positions have you held?
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Well... I have been a echomail hub since I joined Fidonet
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and have been both NEC and now NC as well as a regional hub. I am
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interested in the future of Fidonet and want to help it change the
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tide that it has seen of late. I am not very politically minded
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which... I don't look at as a bad thing. The art of politicking has
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never impressed me much and I think Fidonet can do better with less in
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that regard.
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2> If elected Z1EC, would you continue with other currently held FTN
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2> positions?
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If elected ZEC I would call for an election for the position
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of NC that I currently hold. I would also find a replacement for me as
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moderator of Z1_BACKBONE as I would not want there to be any possible
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conflict of interest.
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3> Do you foresee any problems with the list of duties for the ZEC
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3> position?
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Not at this point.
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FIDONEWS 15-02 Page 6 12 Jan 1998
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3> Which of those functions do you consider most important?
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One thing that I feel that need work is in the area of
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mediation between moderators and the different distribution systems.
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Times are a changing and I foresee work needing to be done in this
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area. Also mediation or maybe coordination is a better term between
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the other ZEC's.
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4> How do you feel about Echomail Policy?
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I think there needs to be some form of policy. But.. I at the
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same time think it is important not to go overboard in this regard.
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Some policy will be good. Too much policy could be worse than none at
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all.
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5> Are there any functions not listed in the job description that you
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5> think are important?
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At the present time, no.
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6> Do you anticipate any problems working with the Z1C, the RECs, the
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6> EchoList Coordinator, or those who run the major and minor
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6> distribution systems?
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None that I think can't be worked out.
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7> What do you think the major echomail problems in the next two
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7> years will be?
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The biggest change for Fidonet has been the impact that the
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internet has had. I think it is important the we learn to use what the
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internet has to offer us instead of trying to compete with it. We will
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need to make some changes in the way we do things to make life easier.
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Also I think that the work the FTSC is doing is a good thing as we
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need technical standards that take into account the technology we have
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today. In this regard we are behind the times and need to do some
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catching up.
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8> With a two year term, Jan 1, 2000 comes on your watch. What role
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8> do you see for the Z1EC at that time?
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Ahh... If you are talking about the anticipated computer
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problem with the year 2000. I don't think it will have a large impact
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on Fidonet. The government, the IRS, and the SSA might be a different
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story. <g>
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9> Any other comments?
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Not right now.
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Jeff
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--- GEcho 1.20
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* Origin: The OUIJA Board (612)537-6280 V34 (1:282/1031)
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FIDONEWS 15-02 Page 7 12 Jan 1998
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Message #3576 "Z1_ELECTION"
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Date: 08-Jan-98 00:59
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From: Bob Kohl
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To: All
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Subj: More Candidate Questions
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> 1998 Z1EC ELECTION -- CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE
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> --------------------------------------------------
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> 1. What are your qualifications? What FTN positions have you held?
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I've been a sysop for over ten years. During this time I've been a
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moderator since roughly about 8-12 months or so after the first echo
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area was split into several.
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I've been a hub.
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I've been an NEC for 2-3 years.
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An REC for 3 years.
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An RC for over 2 years during which reg 10 was revived from a 2-3 year
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period of neglect.
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My commitment to Fidonet over the years has been extensive.
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> 2. If elected Z1EC, would you continue with other currently held
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> FTN positions?
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Yes for two reason.
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First I honor my commitments and I've made a commitment to carry on as
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RC10. The last commitment I made to anyone was to myself about getting
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this election going.
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More important then this, I see having access to the ZC and the RCC as
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crucial to the process of bringing an echopol to completion. I have an
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established relationship with the ZC that can be used constrictively
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for this purpose.
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I am well aware of P4 on this issue, however the precedent of wearing
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more then one hat was established *long* ago and there are now many
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examples of this given the continued shrinking of resources within
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Zone 1. George Peace is also an example of this. Both RC and REC
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responsibilities have been well maintained during my watch.
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> 3. Do you foresee any problems with the list of duties for the ZEC
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> position?
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I wrote it with the help of the RECC and all the sysops that cared to
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contribute, I see no problems with it. The key to the list of ZEC
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duties is echopol and this has always been on the duty list since the
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first draft. My thanks to Jim McLaughlin for the input on the first
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draft.
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FIDONEWS 15-02 Page 8 12 Jan 1998
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> Which of those functions do you consider most important?
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Echopol and making sure we have a set of active REC's to represent
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their respective regions, to take information to and bring back the
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input from the sysops of their regions.
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> 4. How do you feel about Echomail Policy?
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About time isn't it? :)
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> 5. Are there any functions not listed in the job description that
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> you think are important?
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For a ZEC to be truly functional I think experience as well as a good
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working knowledge of how things currently work is going to prove
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crucial for the next ZEC. He'll be able to take on the position
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without a lag, instead of trying to "catching up" on how things work.
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In simple terms: Hit the ground running.
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We've had discussions here on P4 issues that have little to do with
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the ZEC. We have people discussing "appeals" for echomail problems
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that do not exist since the "vote with your feet" approach was put
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into effect in Z1. The appeals process for echomail posters has been
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discussed at length and *repeatedly* over the years by the moderators
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and *EC's. To date no better answer process has come to light and I
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support it.
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It's rare that the *C's seriously review any PC based on echomail
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issues. The RECC does not review moderator complaints or at least
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hasn't in the three years I've been an REC.
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If a candidate doesn't have the knowledge and/or experience, it's
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going to inhibit the constructive process which is problematical
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considering the amount of time it will take to sort out an echopol.
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More then that, an inexperienced ZEC will have to learn how to work
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with the RECC after what's gone on for the past few years.
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Given this, as ZEC I would actively moderate the RECC echo so that
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events that have transpired do not occur again. This would help keep
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the RECC productive in the future as they have been recently regarding
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this election and I view this as a VERY important function.
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As ZEC I would also appoint a "web" coordinator to help link all the
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Zone 1 sites together as well as help those that do not have sites.
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In reg 10, we've had some very positive results from our web sites. I
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see this as an important function for promoting Fidonet. I realize
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that some efforts have been made on this issue, but I'd like to see
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this brought to fruition in a coordinated effort.
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> 6. Do you anticipate any problems working with the Z1C, the RECs,
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> the EchoList Coordinator, or those who run the major and minor
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> distribution systems?
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FIDONEWS 15-02 Page 9 12 Jan 1998
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Nope, I've worked with Bob Satti for over two years in a constructive
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manner and amongst other things have helped return some of the user
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flags to the nodelist. I think this relationship will prove to be
|
||
crucial working towards the establishment of an echopol as well as a
|
||
common set of flags for echomail "hubs" for the nodelist.
|
||
|
||
As far as working with the RECC, we have the election that wasn't
|
||
going to happen going on right now don't we? ;)
|
||
|
||
|
||
> 7. What do you think the major echomail problems in the next two
|
||
> years will be?
|
||
|
||
Getting echopol into place.
|
||
|
||
|
||
> 8. With a two year term, Jan 1, 2000 comes on your watch. What role
|
||
> do you see for the Z1EC at that time?
|
||
|
||
Reminding the RECC that we had fewer grey hairs when we started. :)
|
||
|
||
BK
|
||
|
||
--- DB A3000sl/001347
|
||
* Origin: Conniption BBS * One fit at a time * (1:102/861)
|
||
|
||
|
||
* Forwarded from the Z1_ELECTION echo
|
||
From: Gary Gilmore
|
||
To: All Msg #91, Jan-09-98 00:40:24
|
||
Subject: Stepping down as candidate
|
||
|
||
Hello all,
|
||
|
||
What with the new year, the work schedule for me has become more
|
||
clear. Between what's booked into the Detroit Opera House (my main
|
||
gig), as well as other stagehand work coming into town, I'll be rather
|
||
busy.
|
||
|
||
Because of this, I will not only -not- have the time to properly
|
||
campaign, but more importantly, not have the time to really devote
|
||
myself to the job of Z1EC in the beginning of the term, which will be
|
||
the most crucial time for the new Z1EC, IMHO. :-/ (Sure, I would have
|
||
time as things settle down, but again, not in the beginning, and that
|
||
wouldn't be fair to those in Fidonet that would have me serve as
|
||
Z1EC.)
|
||
|
||
While I know I -can- do the job, I just wouldn't be doing it very well
|
||
with the requirements on my time that work is going to take. Average
|
||
opera load-ins last a week or more of 8am to midnight, and when I get
|
||
home, I'm lucky to have enough energy to just skim for "hot" mail, let
|
||
alone get really involved in any major situations. (And there's talk
|
||
of a rock tour for me in the summer, but I'll have to see how that
|
||
pans out.)
|
||
|
||
Because of all this, I'm feel I have no alternative but to remove
|
||
FIDONEWS 15-02 Page 10 12 Jan 1998
|
||
|
||
|
||
myself from the list of candidates. Yes, maybe I will find I have more
|
||
free time than I expect, but I don't want to take the chance. We're I
|
||
elected and becoming an "absentee ZEC" due to work, I'd receive all
|
||
sorts of hell for that. No thanks. (And I don't think Fidonet deserves
|
||
that either.)
|
||
|
||
As of this message, I am no longer a candidate for Z1EC.
|
||
|
||
For those that were going to vote for me, I suggest an alternative.
|
||
After reading much of what has been said here and in other echos, I
|
||
personally feel Bob Kohl would make a good Z1EC. He knows echomail,
|
||
knows Fidonet, and I feel would be able to "cut through the crap" of
|
||
the polarization that's occurred in the recent past with echomail.
|
||
(Not to mention the fact he is more experienced than the other
|
||
candidates, nor is too involved in "othernets" like some candidates.)
|
||
I don't feel that he'd be a "more of the same" Z1EC, and I hope those
|
||
who supported me will now support him. (Though your choice is, of
|
||
course, up to you.)
|
||
|
||
Thank you, and good luck to all the candidates in this election.
|
||
|
||
|
||
--gary
|
||
|
||
|
||
--- Maximus 3.01
|
||
* Origin: bloom county * dearborn,mi * 313-582-0888 (1:2410/400)
|
||
|
||
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|
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|
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=================================================================
|
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COORDINATORS CORNER
|
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=================================================================
|
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|
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Nodelist-statistics as seen from Zone-2 for day 009
|
||
By Ward Dossche, 2:292/854
|
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ZC/2
|
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|
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+--------+-------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--+
|
||
!Zone/Jul!Ndl-346!Nodel.-353!Nodel.-360!Nodel.-002!Nodel.-009!%%!
|
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+--------+-------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--+
|
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! 1/009 ! 6338 ! 6225 -113! 6199 -26! 6199 0! 6142 -57!27!
|
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! 2/009 ! 14654 !14605 -49!14523 -82!14538 15!14501 -37!64!
|
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! 3/009 ! 591 ! 592 1! 580 -12! 580 0! 570 -10! 2!
|
||
! 4/002 ! 434 ! 434 0! 435 1! 435 0! 435 0! 2!
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! 5/353 ! 92 ! 92 0! 91 -1! 91 0! 91 0! 0!
|
||
! 6/318 ! 1091 ! 1091 0! 1091 0! 1091 0! 1091 0! 5!
|
||
+--------+-------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--+
|
||
! 23200 !23039 -161!22919 -120!22934 15!22830 -104!
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+-------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
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|
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=================================================================
|
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NOTICES
|
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=================================================================
|
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|
||
Future History
|
||
|
||
6 Feb 1998
|
||
Waitangi Day, New Zealand.
|
||
|
||
30 Apr 1998
|
||
Queens Day, Holland.
|
||
|
||
17 May 1998
|
||
Independence Day, Norway.
|
||
|
||
22 May 1998
|
||
Expo '98 World Exposition in Lisbon (Portugal) opens.
|
||
|
||
14 Sep 1998
|
||
Start of International BBS Week [thru 20 Sep 98].
|
||
|
||
22 Sep 1998
|
||
First anniversary of the FidoNews domain of www.fidonews.org.
|
||
|
||
1 Dec 1998
|
||
Fifteenth Anniversary of release of Fido version 1 by
|
||
Tom Jennings.
|
||
|
||
24 Jul 1999
|
||
XIII Pan American Games [through 8 Aug 99].
|
||
|
||
31 Dec 1999
|
||
Hogmanay, Scotland. The New Year that can't be missed.
|
||
|
||
1 Jan 2000
|
||
The 20th Century, C.E., is still taking place thru 31 Dec.
|
||
|
||
1 Jun 2000
|
||
EXPO 2000 World Exposition in Hannover (Germany) opens.
|
||
|
||
15 Sep 2000
|
||
Sydney (Australia) Summer Olympiad opens.
|
||
|
||
1 Jan 2001
|
||
This is the actual start of the new millennium, C.E.
|
||
|
||
-- If YOU have something which you would like to see in this
|
||
Future History, please send a note to the FidoNews Editor.
|
||
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
FIDONEWS 15-02 Page 13 12 Jan 1998
|
||
|
||
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
|
||
[from 1449. Ed.]
|
||
Latest Greatest Software Versions
|
||
by Peter E. Popovich, 1:363/264
|
||
|
||
New entry: Tornado, a BBS from Konstantin Klyagin. Welcome to the
|
||
list... ;-)
|
||
|
||
-=- 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:
|
||
Program Name Version F C Contact Name Node Magic Name
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
Act-Up 4.6 G D Chris Gunn 1:15/55 ACT-UP
|
||
ALLFIX 5.00 T S Harald Harms 2:281/415 ALLFIX
|
||
Announcer 1.12 O S Peter Karlsson 2:206/221 ANNOUNCE
|
||
BGFAX 1.60 O S B.J. Guillot 1:106/400 BGFAX
|
||
Binkley Docs 2.60 M F Bob Juge 1:1/102 BDOC_260.ZIP
|
||
BinkleyTerm 2.60 M F Bob Juge 1:1/102 BDOS_260.ZIP
|
||
BinkleyTerm-XE XR5 M F Thomas Waldmann 2:2474/400 BTXE_DOS
|
||
CFRoute 0.92 O G C. Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70 CFR
|
||
CheckPnt 1.0a O G Michiel vd Vlist 2:500/9 CHECKPNT
|
||
FastEcho 1.46.1 T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400 FASTECHO
|
||
FastEcho/16 1.46.1 T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400 FEX
|
||
FastLst 1.36 N S Alberto Pasquale 2:332/504 FASTLSTD
|
||
FidoBBS (tm) 12u B S Ray Brown 1:1/117 FILES
|
||
FrontDoor 2.12 M S JoHo 2:201/330 FD
|
||
FrontDoor 2.20c M C JoHo 2:201/330 FDINFO
|
||
GEcho 1.00 T S Bob Seaborn 1:140/12 GECHO
|
||
GEcho/Plus 1.11 T C Bob Seaborn 1:140/12 GECHO
|
||
GEcho/Pro 1.20 T C Bob Seaborn 1:140/12 GECHO
|
||
GIGO 07-14-96 G S Jason Fesler 1:1/141 INFO
|
||
GoldED 2.50 O S Len Morgan 1:203/730 GED
|
||
GoldED/386 2.50 O S Len Morgan 1:203/730 GEX
|
||
GoldED Docs 2.50 O S Len Morgan 1:203/730 GEM
|
||
GoldNODE 2.50 O S Len Morgan 1:203/730 GEN
|
||
FIDONEWS 15-02 Page 14 12 Jan 1998
|
||
|
||
|
||
Imail 1.75 T S Michael McCabe 1:1/121 IMAIL
|
||
ImCrypt 1.04 O G Michiel vd Vlist 2:500/9 IMCRYPT
|
||
InfoMail/86 1.21 O F Damian Walker 2:2502/666 INFOMAIL
|
||
InfoMail/386 1.21 O F Damian Walker 2:2502/666 INFO386
|
||
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 Peter Stewart 1:369/35 INTERPCB
|
||
IPNet 1.11 O S Michele Stewart 1:369/21 IPNET
|
||
JD's CBV 1.4 O S John Dailey 1:363/277 CBV
|
||
Jelly-Bean 1.01 T S Rowan Crowe 3:635/727 JELLY
|
||
Jelly-Bean/386 1.01 T S Rowan Crowe 3:635/727 JELLY386
|
||
JMail-Hudson 2.81 T S Jason Steck 1:285/424 JMAIL-H
|
||
JMail-Goldbase 2.81 T S Jason Steck 1:285/424 JMAIL-G
|
||
MakePl 1.9 N G Michiel vd Vlist 2:500/9 MAKEPL
|
||
Marena 1.1 beta O G Michiel vd Vlist 2:500/9 MARENA
|
||
Maximus 3.01 B P Tech 1:249/106 MAX
|
||
Max User Ed. 0.18 O F Larry Cooke 1:300/53 MUE
|
||
McMail 1.0 M S Michael McCabe 1:1/148 MCMAIL
|
||
MDNDP 1.18 N S Bill Doyle 1:388/7 MDNDP
|
||
Msged 4.10 O G Andrew Clarke 3:635/728 MSGED41D.ZIP
|
||
Msged/386 4.10 O G Andrew Clarke 3:635/728 MSGED41X.ZIP
|
||
NEF 2.38 O S Alberto Pasquale 2:332/504 NEFD
|
||
NorthStar 3.31.29 B S A&B Darin 1:285/82 NSTAR
|
||
Opus CBCS 1.79 B P Christopher Baker 1:374/14 OPUS
|
||
O/T-Track 2.66 O S Peter Hampf 2:241/1090 OT
|
||
PcMerge 2.8 N G Michiel vd Vlist 2:500/9 PCMERGE
|
||
PlatinumXpress 1.3 M C Gary Petersen 1:290/111 PX13TD.ZIP
|
||
QuickBBS 2.81 B S Ben Schollnick 1:2613/477 QUICKBBS
|
||
RAR 2.01 C S Ron Dwight 2:220/22 RAR
|
||
RemoteAccess 2.50 B S Mark Lewis 1:3634/12 RA
|
||
Searchlight 4.5 B S Paul Casey 1:343/117 DEMO450.ZIP
|
||
Searchlight 5.02 B C Paul Casey 1:343/117 SLBBS50.TXT
|
||
Silver Xpress
|
||
Door 5.4 O S Gary Petersen 1:290/111 FILES
|
||
Reader 4.4 O S Gary Petersen 1:290/111 SXR44.ZIP
|
||
Spitfire 3.51 B S Mike Weaver 1:3670/3 SPITFIRE
|
||
Squish 1.11 T P Tech 1:249/106 SQUISH
|
||
StealTag UK 1.c... O F Fred Schenk 2:284/412 STEAL_UK
|
||
StealTag NL 1.c... O F Fred Schenk 2:284/412 STEAL_NL
|
||
T-Mail 2.600 M S Ron Dwight 2:220/22 TMAIL
|
||
Telegard 3.02 B F Tim Strike 1:259/423 TELEGARD
|
||
Terminate 5.00 O S Bo Bendtsen 2:254/261 TERMINATE
|
||
Tobruk 0.33 T G Paul Edwards 3:711/934 TOBRUK
|
||
Tornado 1.50g B F Konst Klyagin 2:461/22 TORNADO
|
||
TosScan 1.01 T C JoHo 2:201/330 TSINFO
|
||
TransNet 1.00 G S Marc S. Ressl 4:904/72 TN100ALL.ZIP
|
||
TriBBS 11.0 B S Gary Price 1:3607/26 TRIBBS
|
||
TriDog 11.0 T F Gary Price 1:3607/26 TRIDOG
|
||
TriToss 11.0 T S Gary Price 1:3607/26 TRITOSS
|
||
WaterGate 0.93 G S Robert Szarka 1:320/42 WTRGATE
|
||
WWIV 4.24a B S Craig Dooley 1:376/126 WWIV
|
||
WWIVTOSS 1.36 T S Craig Dooley 1:376/126 WWIVTOSS
|
||
xMail 2.00 T S Thorsten Franke 2:2448/53 XMAIL
|
||
XRobot 3.01 O S JoHo 2:201/330 XRDOS
|
||
|
||
OS/2:
|
||
FIDONEWS 15-02 Page 15 12 Jan 1998
|
||
|
||
|
||
Program Name Version F C Contact Name Node Magic Name
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
ALLFIX/2 5.00 T S Harald Harms 2:281/415 AFIXOS2
|
||
BGFAX 1.60 O S B.J. Guillot 1:106/400 BGFAX
|
||
Binkley Docs 2.60 M F Bob Juge 1:1/102 BDOC_260.ZIP
|
||
BinkleyTerm 2.60 M F Bob Juge 1:1/102 BOS2_260.ZIP
|
||
BinkleyTerm-XE XR5 M F Thomas Waldmann 2:2474/400 BTXE_OS2
|
||
CFRoute 0.92 O G C. Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70 CFR
|
||
FastEcho 1.46.1 T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400 FE2
|
||
FastLst 1.36 N S Alberto Pasquale 2:332/504 FASTLST
|
||
FleetStreet 1.21 O S Michael Hohner 2:2490/2520 FLEET
|
||
FP-OS/2 97-03-21 O F Mike Bilow 323/107 FPOS2
|
||
GEcho/Pro 1.20 T C Bob Seaborn 1:140/12 GECHO
|
||
GIGO 07-14-96 G S Jason Fesler 1:1/141 INFO
|
||
GoldED 2.50 O S Len Morgan 1:203/730 GEO
|
||
GoldED Docs 2.50 O S Len Morgan 1:203/730 GEM
|
||
GoldNODE 2.50 O S Len Morgan 1:203/730 GEN
|
||
ImCrypt 1.04 O G Michiel vd Vlist 2:500/9 IMCRYPT
|
||
Maximus 3.01 B P Tech 1:249/106 MAXP
|
||
Max User Ed. 0.18 O F Larry Cooke 1:300/53 MUEP
|
||
Msged/2 4.10 O G Andrew Clarke 3:635/728 MSGED41O.ZIP
|
||
NEF 2.38 O S Alberto Pasquale 2:332/504 NEF
|
||
PcMerge 2.3 N G Michiel vd Vlist 2:500/9 PCMERGE
|
||
RAR 2.01 C S Ron Dwight 2:220/22 RAR2
|
||
Squish 1.11 T P Tech 1:249/106 SQUISHP
|
||
T-Mail 2.600 M S Ron Dwight 2:220/22 TMAIL2
|
||
Tobruk 0.33 T G Paul Edwards 3:711/934 TOBRUK
|
||
Tornado 1.50g B F Konst Klyagin 2:461/22 TORNADO2
|
||
WaterGate 0.93 G S Robert Szarka 1:320/42 WTRGATE
|
||
XRobot 3.01 O S JoHo 2:201/330 XROS2
|
||
|
||
Windows (16-bit apps):
|
||
Program Name Version F C Contact Name Node Magic Name
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
BeeMail 1.0 M C Andrius Cepaitis 2:470/1 BEEMAIL
|
||
FrontDoor APX 1.12 P S Mats Wallin 2:201/329 FDAPXW
|
||
|
||
Windows (32-bit apps):
|
||
Program Name Version F C Contact Name Node Magic Name
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
Argus 95/IP 2.704 M S Max Masyutin 2:469/77 A9I
|
||
Argus NT/IP 2.704 M S Max Masyutin 2:469/77 ANI
|
||
BeeMail 1.0 M C Andrius Cepaitis 2:470/1 BEEMAIL
|
||
Binkley Docs 2.60 M F Bob Juge 1:1/102 BDOC_260.ZIP
|
||
BinkleyTerm 2.60 M F Bob Juge 1:1/102 BW32_260.ZIP
|
||
BinkleyTerm-XE XR5 M F Thomas Waldmann 2:2474/400 BTXE_W32
|
||
CFRoute 0.92 O G C. Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70 CFR
|
||
FastLst 1.36 N S Alberto Pasquale 2:332/504 FASTLSTW
|
||
GoldED 2.50 O S Len Morgan 1:203/730 GEO
|
||
GoldED Docs 2.50 O S Len Morgan 1:203/730 GEM
|
||
Maximus 3.01 B P Tech 1:249/106 MAXN
|
||
Msged/NT 4.10 O G Andrew Clarke 3:635/728 MSGED41W.ZIP
|
||
NEF 2.38 O S Alberto Pasquale 2:332/504 NEFW
|
||
PlatinumXpress 2.00 M C Gary Petersen 1:290/111 PXW-INFO
|
||
Searchlight 5.02 B C Paul Casey 1:343/117 SLBBS50.TXT
|
||
T-Mail 2.600 M S Ron Dwight 2:220/22 TMAILNT
|
||
FIDONEWS 15-02 Page 16 12 Jan 1998
|
||
|
||
|
||
WinFOSSIL/95 1.12 r4 F S Bryan Woodruff 1:343/294 WNFOSSIL.ZIP
|
||
WinFOSSIL/NT 1.0 beta F S Bryan Woodruff 1:343/294 NTFOSSIL.ZIP
|
||
|
||
Unix:
|
||
Program Name Version F C Contact Name Node Magic Name
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
ifmail 2.12 M G Eugene Crosser 2:293/2219 IFMAIL
|
||
ifmail-tx ...tx8.6 M G Pablo Saratxaga 2:293/2219 IFMAILTX
|
||
ifmail-tx.rpm ...tx8.6 M G Pablo Saratxaga 2:293/2219 IFMAILTX.RPM
|
||
Msged 4.00 O G Paul Edwards 3:711/934 MSGED
|
||
Tobruk 0.33 T G Paul Edwards 3:711/934 TOBRUK
|
||
|
||
Amiga:
|
||
Program Name Version F C Contact Name Node Magic Name
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
CrashMail 1.31 T X Rene Laederach 2:301/133 CRASHMAIL
|
||
CrashTick 1.2 O F Rene Laederach 2:301/133 CRASHTICK
|
||
DLG Pro BBOS 1.15 B C Holly Sullivan 1:202/720 DLGDEMO
|
||
GMS 1.1.85 M S Mirko Viviani 2:331/213 GMS
|
||
Msged 4.00 O G Paul Edwards 3:711/934 MSGED
|
||
Tobruk 0.33 T G Paul Edwards 3:711/934 TOBRUK
|
||
TrapDoor 1.86.b2 M S Maximilian Hantsch
|
||
2:310/6 TRAPDOOR
|
||
TrapToss 1.50 T S Rene Hexel 2:310/6 TRAPTOSS
|
||
|
||
Atari:
|
||
Program Name Version F C Contact Name Node Magic Name
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
ApplyList 1.00 N F Daniel Roesen 2:2432/1101 APLST100.LZH
|
||
BinkleyTerm/ST 3.18pl2 M F Bill Scull 1:363/112 BINKLEY
|
||
BTNC 2.00 N G Daniel Roesen 2:2432/1101 BTNC
|
||
JetMail 0.99beta T S Joerg Spilker 2:2432/1101 JETMAIL
|
||
Semper 0.80beta M S Jan Kriesten 2:2490/1624 SMP-BETA
|
||
|
||
Function: B-BBS, P-Point, M-Mailer, N-Nodelist, G-Gateway, T-Tosser,
|
||
C-Compression, F-Fossil, O-Other. Note: Multifunction will
|
||
be listed by the first match.
|
||
|
||
Cost: P-Free for personal use, F-Freeware, S-Shareware, C-Commercial,
|
||
X-Crippleware, D-Demoware, G-Free w/ Source
|
||
|
||
Please send updates and suggestions to: Peter Popovich, 1:363/264
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
||
FIDONEWS PUBLIC-KEY
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|
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|
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|
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it won't process under PGP as a valid public-key]
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|
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