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F I D O N E W S Volume 17, Number 29 17 Jul 2000
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| The newsletter of the | ISSN 1198-4589 Published by: |
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| FidoNet community | "FidoNews" |
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| _ | 1-717-732-6820 1:270/720 |
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| | | \ \\ | Editor: Douglas Myers, 1:270/720 |
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| | (*) | \ )) | DougM@paonline.com |
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| (jm) | Newspapers should have no friends. |
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| | -- JOSEPH PULITZER |
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Table of Contents
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1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
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Echomail Rogues .......................................... 1
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2. ARTICLES ................................................. 2
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In remembrance of Teri Chesser ........................... 2
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The Veterans Echo ........................................ 2
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3. COLUMNS .................................................. 5
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Ol'WDB: When the Well Runs Dry ........................... 5
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4. NET HUMOR ................................................ 7
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Home Economics 2000 ...................................... 7
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5. COMIX IN ASCII ........................................... 9
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Cows ..................................................... 9
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6. INTERNET INFO ............................................ 10
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Fidonet-related sites .................................... 10
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7. FIDONEWS INFO ............................................ 14
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Masthead ................................................. 14
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EDITORIAL
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Echomail Rogues
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Doug Myers
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Two villains have been fingered in the current discussion about
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ELIST procedures in the MODERATOR echo: moderators who don't quite
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get around to updating their echoes, and echomail "rogues" who list
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the echoes in their own names once the listing expires. Ironically,
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the first villain is perceived to get exactly what he deserves: a
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moderator who doesn't pay attention the the elist procedures loses
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that listing. And yet the "rogues" who come along and list the
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expired echoes are perceived as somehow mucking up the system.
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They can't both be villains here! If the moderator who starts and
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maintains an active echo, but falters on the updating, isn't doing
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his job, then the "rogue" who steps in and does it shouldn't be
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faulted.
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The MODERATOR discussion initially promised to set up a legitimate
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dialog, but has lately fizzled into a round of mutual back patting
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on the status quo. The status quo may indeed be desirable here...
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but echomail "rogues" are part of that status quo.
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The most prolific of the echomail "rogues" is Bobby Queen. Yet he
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maintains that he performs a service to Fidonet, rescuing echoes
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for the participants which are in danger of extinction due to the
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lack of action of the original moderators. On the other hand, Thom
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LaCosta, Echolist Keeper, expresses deep reservations about the
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desirability and usefulness of Bobby's operation.
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These reservations are fine - from such differences of opinion are
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fine dialog derived. However, the reservations alone are
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insufficient - they must be recognized as an inevitable part of the
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status quo.
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In fact, if the status quo is to be staunchly defended, then the
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echomail "rogues" will inevitably have to be seen, ultimately, as
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heroes of Fido Echomail.
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ARTICLES
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In remembrance of Teri Chesser
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Andrea Santos, 1:135/382, asantos@santronics.com
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Like many other ladies in Fidonet, I first met Teri Chesser in the
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privately distributed FEMALE_SYSOP echo. We chatted early, late and
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often about our families, hubbies, current events and, Teri's
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favorite preoccuption, cooking. She was an avid participant in
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several of the cooking echos and I knew if I ever needed a recipe
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for anything, she was the one to ask. Couldn't have done the Pasta
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E Fagioli and Wedding Soup without her. ;-)
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We shared a mutual interest in columnist Molly Ivins, who coined the
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name "Shrub" with reference to Presidential Candidate George W.
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Bush. And whenever I read an Ivins' column from this day on, I'll
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be thinking about Teri and smiling, and wishing she was here this
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coming November.
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Also have Teri to thank for her support with the creation of my
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first Fidonet echo, WHAT'S_HOT! After bending the ladies' ears a
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bit about my idea for a topical news conference, Teri provided lots
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of encouragement and became one of the first regulars when the
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conference was backboned. So in memory, my friend, this one will be
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for you!
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Didn't stay in touch as much this year as Gene whisked you away to
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many wonderful places near and far, but I'm so very happy you both
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had this time and the experiences to share.
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My prayers and sympathies to Gene, your daughter Courtney, and the
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rest of the family. Teri, may you rest in peace, and know you are
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fondly remembered by all you touched in Fidonet.
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The Veterans Echo
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What it is and what it isn't.
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By Todd Sullivan
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<1:3613/1275/12>
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There have been Veterans groups as long as there have been
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Veterans, some official, some informal, all trying to address the
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needs and concerns of Veterans of Military Service, all with varying
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levels of success.
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With the advent of FidoNet there have emerged Veterans
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Conferences. Most of them have been focussed on a particular
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FIDONEWS 17-29 Page 3 17 Jul 2000
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conflict, be it WWII, Korea, Viet Nam or, most recently, Desert
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Shield/Storm. Also included might be various missions to Somalia,
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Bosnia-Hertzogovenia, Panama and Grenada. And those are only the
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missions undertaken by the United States.
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The Veterans Echo, which is Internationally distributed, is not
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meant to be as narrow in scope. It is meant for ALL Veterans, be
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they American, British, Russian, German, Japanese or whatever
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nationality. With the shrinkage of FidoNet we have lost various
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conferences, almost to the point of non-existence. Something needed
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to be done, which prompted the formation of the General Veterans
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Conference, which is EchoListed as VETERANS.
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While it might seem to be just another conference for Veterans,
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this is not meant to be a Veterans Affairs conference, which is
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beyond even the scope of the Internet, at least for the moment.
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There are too many issues for one conference to cover. Rather, the
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Veterans Echo is meant for discussion of the aspects common to all
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Military Veterans. This includes Veterans' spouses as well, who are
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just as affected as the Veterans.
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This conference is a place where Veterans may talk about their
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lives before and after their service, their experiences and what
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they now face afterwards. It is to provide both moral support and
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/morale/ support for Veterans, giving the sympathetic ears of those
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who understand what those who have not served cannot or will not
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comprehend. If anyone wishes to point the way to official Veterans
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Organizations, they may. However, the conference is not affiliated
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with any Government, Government organization or Official Veteran's
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organization.
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The conference is not for re-hashing "What might/could/should
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have beens." There are plenty of those, I have no doubt. The
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Veterans Echo is more like the Base Exchange, where one Veteran can
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"shoot the breeze" with others of his or her kind. Consequently,
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those in active military service obligation will not find this
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conference to their taste, and it is most certainly off limits to
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civilians, who cannot understand the Veteran's life and outlook,
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both of which have been changed forever by military service. Combat
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Veterans obviously face an even greater amount of change.
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The only Conference requirement is that of military service
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followed by a discharge from same, type unimportant. I personally
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have an Administrative Discharge--General Under Other-Than-Honorable
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Conditions--from the United States Navy. Branch and Rank do not
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matter, but Officers may find the environment a bit hostile, unless
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they take everything said with a grain or two of salt. The lives
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led by each are very different, which leads to misunderstandings, at
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the very least.
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The General Veterans Echo is meant to be a place where Veterans
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can be themselves without the interference of those who have never
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experienced the world and life we once lived. It's meant to be
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friendly, and hopefully fun and informative. In this way, it is
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meant to help former enemies discover friends they never knew they
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had.
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COLUMNS
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Ol'WDB's Column
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wdbonner@pacbell.net
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When the Well Runs Dry
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You don't miss the water until the well runs dry...then it's "Oh
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dear God"!
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It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen
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rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped
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giving milk. The creeks and streams were long gone back into the
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earth. It was a dry season that would bankrupt several farmers
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before it was through. Every day, my husband and his brothers would
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go about the arduous process of trying to get water to the fields.
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Lately this process had involved taking a truck to the local water
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rendering plant and filling it up with water. But severe rationing
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had cut everyone off. If we didn't see some rain soon... we would
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lose everything.
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It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of sharing and
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witnessed the only miracle I have seen with my own eyes. I was in
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the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when I saw
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my six-year old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He wasn't
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walking with the usual carefree abandon of a youth but with a
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serious purpose. I could only see his back. He was obviously
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walking with a great effort...trying to be as still as possible.
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Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out
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again, toward the house. I went back to making sandwiches; thinking
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that whatever task he had been doing was completed.
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Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that slow
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purposeful stride toward the woods. This activity went on for an
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hour: walk carefully to the woods, run back to the house. Finally I
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couldn't take it any longer and I crept out of the house and
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followed him on his journey (being very careful not to be seen ...as
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he was obviously doing important work and didn't need his Mommy
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checking up on him).
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He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked; being very
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careful not to spill the water he held in them...maybe two or three
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tablespoons were held in his tiny hands. I sneaked close as he went
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into the woods. Branches and thorns slapped his little face but he
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did not try to avoid them. He had a much higher purpose. As I
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leaned in to spy on him, I saw the most amazing site.
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Several large deer loomed in front of him. Billy walked right up to
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them. I almost screamed for him to get away. A huge buck with
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elaborate antlers was dangerously close. But the buck did not
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threaten him...he didn't even move as Billy knelt down. And I saw a
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tiny fawn laying on the ground, obviously suffering from dehydration
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and heat exhaustion, lift its head with great effort to lap up the
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water cupped in my beautiful boy's hand.
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When the water was gone, Billy jumped up to run back to the house
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and I hid behind a tree. I followed him back to the house; to a
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spigot that we had shut off the water to. Billy opened it all the
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way up and a small trickle began to creep out. He knelt there,
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letting the drip drip slowly fill up his makeshift "cup", as the sun
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beat down on his little back. And it came clear to me. The trouble
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he had gotten into for playing with the hose the week before. The
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lecture he had received about the importance of not wasting water,
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was the reason he didn't ask me to help him.
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It took several minutes for the drops to fill his hands. When he
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stood up and began the trek back, I was there in front of him. His
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little eyes just filled with tears. "I'm not wasting", was all he
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said. As he began his walk, I joined him...with a small pot of
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water from the kitchen. I let him tend to the fawn. I stayed away.
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It was his job.
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I stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart
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I have ever known working so hard to save another life. As the tears
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that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were
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suddenly joined by other drops...and more drops...and more. I
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looked up at the sky. It was as if God, himself, was weeping with
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pride.
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Some will probably say that this was all just a huge coincidence.
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No, not this miricle of God's blessing. To honor the memory of my
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beautiful Billy, who was taken from me much too soon.... but not
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before showing me the true face of God.
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***** Author Unknown
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NET HUMOR
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Home Economics 2000
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Thanks to Roy Reed
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While the first part of the attached might be familiar to some of
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you, there is a new "2000" version right below the classic.
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The following is from an actual 1950's Home Economics textbook
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intended for High School girls, teaching them how to prepare for
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married life.
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1. HAVE DINNER READY: Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a
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delicious meal - on time. This is a way of letting him know that you
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have been thinking about him, and are concerned about his needs.
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Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospects of a good
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meal are part of the warm welcome needed.
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2.PREPARE YOURSELF: Take 15 minutes to rest so you will be refreshed
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when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair
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and be fresh looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary
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people. Be a little gay and a little more interesting. His boring
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day may need a lift.
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3.CLEAR AWAY CLUTTER: Make one last trip through the main part of
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the house just before your husband arrives, gathering up school
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books, toys, paper, etc. Then run a dust cloth over the tables. Your
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husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it
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will give you a lift, too.
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4. PREPARE THE CHILDREN. Take a few minutes to wash the children's
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hands and faces if they are small, comb their hair, and if
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necessary, change their clothes. They are little treasures and he
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would like to see them playing the part.
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5. MINIMIZE THE NOISE: At the time of his arrival, eliminate all
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noise of washer, dryer, or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to
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be quiet. Greet him with a warm smile and kiss, letting him know
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you're glad to see him.
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6. Some Don'ts: Don't greet him with problems or complaints. Don't
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complain if he's late for dinner. Count this as minor compared with
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what he might have gone through that day.
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7. MAKE HIM COMFORTABLE. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair
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or suggest he lay down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink
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ready for him. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes.
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Speak in a low, soft, soothing and pleasant voice. Allow him to
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relax and unwind.
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8. LISTEN TO HIM: You may have a dozen things to tell him, but the
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moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first.
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9. MAKE THE EVENING HIS: Never complain if he does not take you out
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to dinner or to other places of entertainment; instead try to
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understand his world of strain and pressure and his need to be home
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and relax.
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10. THE GOAL: try to make your home a place of peace and order where
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your husband can relax.
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The 2000 Version
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1. HAVE DINNER READY: Make reservations ahead of time. If your day
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becomes too hectic just leave him a voice mail message regarding
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where you'd like to eat and at what time. This lets him know that
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your day has been crappy and gives him an opportunity to change your
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mood.
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2. PREPARE YOURSELF: Make sure to change out of your work clothes
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into something comfortable. Who cares if he likes it or not . . .
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after all, it's most likely he is in t-shirt and boxers.
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3. CLEAR AWAY CLUTTER: Yeah right! Tell the kids and your husband if
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they want maid service, they better call one!
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4. PREPARE THE CHILDREN: Send the children to their rooms to watch
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television or play Nintendo.
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5. MINIMIZE THE NOISE: Yell to him over the loud music your kids are
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playing, that this is what you had to put up with while he was gone.
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And mention that it was his decision to buy the kids a new CD player
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in the first place.
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6. SOME Don'ts: Don't greet him with problems and complaints. Let
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him speak first, and then your complaints will get more attention
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and remain fresh in his mind throughout dinner. Don't complain if
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he's late for dinner, simply remind him that the leftovers are in
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the fridge and you left the dishes for him to do.
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7. MAKE HIM COMFORTABLE: Tell him where he can find a blanket if
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he's cold. This will really show you care.
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8. LISTEN TO HIM: But don't ever let him get the last word.
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9. MAKE THE EVENING HIS: Never complain if he does not take you out
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to dinner or other places of entertainment; go with a friend or go
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shopping (use his credit card). Familiarize him with the phrase
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"Girls' Night Out!"
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10.THE GOAL: Try to keep things amicable without reminding him that
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he only thinks the world revolves around him. Obviously he's wrong,
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it revolves around you.
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COMIX IN ASCII
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Cow-pooling
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Cash Cow This cow plays hockey
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INTERNET INFO
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! = New entries this week
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?? = unknown content, doesn't look like fidonet
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| FIDONET-RELATED SITES |
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Last update: June 10, 2000
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FidoNet
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Homepage: http://www.fidonet.org
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FidoNews: http://www.fidonews.org [HTML]
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ftp://ftp.nwstar.com/fidonet/fidonews/
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ftp://ftp.sstar.com/fidonet/fnews/
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Echolist: http://www.baltimoremd.com/echolist/
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Echomail links: http://www.osirusoft.com/fidonet/fidoip.html
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SDS Files: http://fidobbs.dk/download (Web Access to SDS)
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FTSC page: http://www.ftsc.org/
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General: http://www.writebynight.com/fidonet.html
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Zone 1: http://www.z1.fidonet.org
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Region 10: http://www.psnw.com/~net205/region10.html
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http://www.tnl-online.com/andy/rgn10.htm
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Net 103: http://www.webworldinc.com/club103/
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Net 203: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/8687/net203index.html
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Region 11: http://oeonline.com/~garyg/region11/
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Net 2410: http://oeonline.com/~garyg/net2410/
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Region 12: http://sparkys.dyndns.org
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Region 13: http://www.net264.org/r13.htm
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Net 264: http://www.net264.org/
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Net 275: http://www.homershut.net/~mahoover/net275/
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Region 14: http://www.ouijabrd.com/region14
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Net 282: http://www.rxn.com/~net282/
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Region 15: <vacant>
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Region 16: <vacant>
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Region 17: http://www.nwstar.com/~region17/
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Net 140: http://www.nwstar.com/~net140
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Region 18: http://techshop.pdn.net/fido/
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Region 19: http://bise.tzo.com/r19
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Net 124: http://www.startext.net/np/net124
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http://texoma.net/~flv
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Net 130: http://www.startext.net/homes/net130
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Net 393: http://www.chatter.com/~wb/
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Zone 2: http://www.z2.fidonet.org
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ftp://ftp.sstar.com/fidonet/zone2 (Z2 nodelists etc.)
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Region 20: http://www.fidonet.pp.se (in Swedish)
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Region 23: http://www.fido.dk (in Danish)
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Region 24: http://www.swb.de/personal/flop/gatebau.html (German)
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FIDONEWS 17-29 Page 11 17 Jul 2000
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http://www.was-ist-fido.de/
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Fido-IP: http://home.nrh.de/fido/ (English/German)
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Region 25: http://www.literary.freeserve.co.uk/net2502/
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Region 26: http://www.nemesis.ie
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REC 26: http://www.nrgsys.com/orb
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Region 27: http://telematique.org/ft/r27.htm
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Region 29: http://www.rtfm.be/fidonet/ (French)
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http://Welcome.to/skynetbbs/
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Region 30: http://www.fidonet.ch (German)
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? Region 33: http://www.fidoitalia.net (Italian)
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Region 34: http://www.pobox.com/cnb/r34.htm (Spanish)
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REC34: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/4552/
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Region 36: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/7207/
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Region 38: http://public.st.carnet.hr/~blagi/bbs/adriam.html
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Region 41: http://www.fidonet.gr (Greek/English)
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Region 42: http://www.fido.cz
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! Net422: http://www.fido.sk (Slovak/English)
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Region 50: http://www.fido7.com/ (Russian)
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Net 5010: http://fido.tu-chel.ac.ru/ (Russian)
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Net 5015: http://www.fido.nnov.ru/ (Russian)
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Net 5028: http://5028.yaroslavl.ru/
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Net 5030: http://kenga.ru/fido/ (Russian & English)
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Net 5049: http://www.n5049.z2.fidonet.org (English/Russian)
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?? Net 5085: http://www.fidonet.uz/ (Russian)
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Zone 3: http://www.z3.fidonet.org
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Zone 4:
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Region 80: http://fidobrasil.8m.com (Portuguese)
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Region 90:
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Net 904: http://members.tripod.com/~net904 (Spanish)
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Zone 5: http://www.eastcape.co.za/fidonet/
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Zone 6: http://www.z6.fidonet.org
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Region 65: http://www.cfido.com/fidonet/cfidochina.html
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(Chinese)
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Fidonet Via Internet Hubs
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|
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See also: http://www.osirusoft.com/fidoip.html
|
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|
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a @ preceding an individual's name implies a virtual email
|
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address. The email is translated as follows
|
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firstlast@osirusoft.com will automatically route to the
|
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appropriate individual's email. Anyone in this list will
|
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also receive routed notice of this feature. In my case, it
|
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would still be joejared@osirusoft.com, but you get the idea.
|
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|
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Also, as information is provided to me, I will be adding a
|
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latency field to each node, which is defined as the maximum
|
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time between when the message is received, and when it is
|
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sent on to other nodes, or available to be sent onward,
|
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defined in minutes. A latency of ! implies that there is an
|
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immediate response, and an attempt to deliver immediately
|
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FIDONEWS 17-29 Page 12 17 Jul 2000
|
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|
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|
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after processing, or a "MinuteMail System", as it were.
|
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|
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v-email flag firstnamelastname@osirusoft.com
|
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| email address or
|
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Node# | Operator | Facilities (*) | Speed,| Basic Rate
|
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| | |latency|
|
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-----------+-------------------+----------------+-------+------------
|
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Zone 1 | | | |
|
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10/3 @ Brenda Donovan | FTP,UUE,BinkP | 384K,30| n/c
|
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10/345 @ Todd Cochrane | FTP,BinkP,VMOT | T1,! | n/c
|
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12/12 @ Ken Wilson | FTP | T1 | $24mo.
|
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13/25 @ Jim Balcom | FTP | 56k | $20mo.
|
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103/5 @ Mark Luetger | BinkP | 384k,!| n/c
|
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103/153 @ Michael Box | BinkP | aDSL,!| n/c
|
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103/301 @ Joe Jared | BinkP,FTP,NFS | 384k,!| n/c
|
||
103/401 @ Warren Bonner | BinkP | aDSL,!| n/c
|
||
105/8 | Russ Johnson | FTP,BinkP,VMoT | 384k | n/c
|
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105/72 @ Larry James | FTP, BinkP | aDSL | $50/yr
|
||
106/1 @ Matt Bedynek | BinkP, FTP | 128k | n/c
|
||
106/6018 | Lawrence Garvin | FTP, VMoT | aDSL,60| n/c
|
||
107/453 @ Jeffrey Estevez| FTP,BinkP,VMoT,UUE| 56k,60| $10 mo.
|
||
140/1 @ Bob Seaborn | FTP,BinkP | T3,30 | $5/$16
|
||
167/133 | Stephen Monteith | BinkP | 128k+ | n/c
|
||
211/417 @ Korombos | BinkP,UUE,FTP | T1 | n/c
|
||
218/109 @ Matt Munson | BinkP,UUE | 33.6k | n/c
|
||
244/2 | Kari Suomela | FTP,VMoT,BinkP,UUE| T1,! | $25.00/mo
|
||
246/160 @ Mason Vye | FTP, UUE | 56K | n/c
|
||
271/140 @ Tom Barstow | UUE,FTP | T1 | n/c
|
||
280/169 | Brian Greenstreet | FTP | 33.6 | $2mo.
|
||
342/3 @ Richard Dodsworth | BinkP,FTP | 128K+ | n/c
|
||
395/670 | Arthur Stark | BinkD,FTP | 128k | n/c
|
||
396/1 @ John Souvestre | FTP,VMoT | T1,10 | $5/mo
|
||
396/45 | Marc Lewis | UUE | 33.6 | $26/yr
|
||
2604/104 @ Jim Mclaughlin | FTP,VMoT,UUE | 33.6 | $1mo
|
||
2613/404 @ David Moufarrege | BinkP,FTP,VMoT | 128k+,!| n/c
|
||
2624/306 @ David Calafrancesco | VMoT | 33.6 | n/c
|
||
3613/2 @ jyates@bsdi.ldl.net | UUE | 28.8 | n/c
|
||
3632/84 | Robert Todd |FTP,VMoT,UUE,BinkP | 57.6k | n/c
|
||
3639/93 @ Ross Cassell | FTP, BinkP |128K+,!| n/c
|
||
3651/9 @ Jerry Gause | FTP,VMoT | 33.6 | $3/$6
|
||
--------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
Zone 2 |
|
||
20/11 | Henrik Lindhe | BinkP | ??? | n/c
|
||
31/1 | Gabriel Plutzar | BinkP | T1+ | n/c
|
||
203/600 | Mikael Karlsson | UUE | 64k | n/c
|
||
221/360 @ Tommi Koivula | BinkP,UUE | ??? | n/c
|
||
236/205 @ Michael Kaaber | BinkP | ??? | n/c
|
||
246/2098 | Volker Imre | BinkP | ??? | n/c
|
||
284/800 @ Jeroen VanDeLeur | FTP,UUE | 64k | n/c
|
||
292/620 | Eddy Missoul | VMoT, UUE | 64k |N/C
|
||
292/624 | Steven Leeman | UUE | 64k | N/C
|
||
292/2003 | Eric Vaneberck | BinkP | 768k | n/c
|
||
301/1 | Peter Witschi | BinkP | 768k | n/c
|
||
332/807 | Roberto Mascolo | BinkP | ??? | n/c
|
||
335/535 @ Mario Mure | BinkP,VMot,UUE | 64k | n/c
|
||
335/610 | Gino Lucrezi | UUE | 33.6 | n/c
|
||
FIDONEWS 17-29 Page 13 17 Jul 2000
|
||
|
||
|
||
344/201 | Julio Garcia | BinkP | ??? | n/c
|
||
346/3 @ Carlos Navarro | UUE | ??? | n/c
|
||
382/100 | Sinisa Burina | BinkP | ??? | n/c
|
||
406/555 | Ofir Michaeli & | BinkP | ??? | n/c
|
||
406/555 | Marius Kaizerman | BinkP | ??? | n/c
|
||
423/81 | Milos Bajer | BinkP | ??? | n/c
|
||
464/4077 | Serguei Trouchelle| UUE | 19.2 | n/c
|
||
465/204 | Va Milushnikov | BinkP | 33.6k | n/c
|
||
469/84 | Max Masyutin | VMoT | 256k | n/c
|
||
480/112 | Adam Sarapata| FTP, VMoT, UUE,BinkP| 128k | n/c
|
||
2411/413 @ Dennis Dittrich | UUE,BinkP | 64k | n/c
|
||
2446/301 @ Lothar Behet | BinkP,VMoT,UUE,FTP | 64K | n/c
|
||
2474/275 | Christian Emig | UUE | 64k | unkn
|
||
5030/115 | Andrey Podkolzin | BinkP | ??? | n/c
|
||
5100/8 | Egons Bush | BinkP | ??? | n/c
|
||
5020/1159 | Gennady Kudryashoff | UUE | 33.6 | n/c
|
||
--------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
Zone 3
|
||
633/260 @ Malcolm Miles | FTP,BinkP | 64K | n/c
|
||
640/954 | Rick Van Ruth | FTP,VMot,UUE,BinkP| 56K| n/c
|
||
774/605 @ Barry Blackford|BinkP,VMoT:10023,ifcico,FTP |33.6| n/c
|
||
|
||
--------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
Zone 4
|
||
905/100 | Fabian Gervan | VMoT,UUE,BinkP | 128k | n/c
|
||
902/18 | Javier Tejedor | UUE | 33,6 | n/c
|
||
|
||
--
|
||
* FTP = Internet File Transfer Protocol
|
||
* VMoT = Virtual Mailer over Telnet (various)
|
||
* UUE = uuencode<->email type transfers
|
||
* BinkP = front end mailer for TCPIP networks
|
||
* NFS = Linux Networking
|
||
----------------------------------------------
|
||
Fidonet oriented news servers
|
||
|
||
news.osirusoft.com
|
||
news.tardis.net
|
||
|
||
Fidonet oriented chat rooms.
|
||
|
||
room #fidonet 5PM (PDT 11AM GMT) Sundays
|
||
irc.osirusoft.com (Peers wanted)
|
||
|
||
----------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Please send updates, corrections and suggestions to
|
||
Joe Jared, 1:103/301, joejared@osirusoft.com. All email addresses
|
||
here for purpose of corresponding with fidonet members about
|
||
obtaining a feed. Improper use of the virtual email addresses, and
|
||
most especially, email addressed to blockme@relays.osirusoft.com
|
||
will be considered a request to be blocked by my open relay spam
|
||
stopper at http://relays.osirusoft.com
|
||
|
||
|
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Masthead
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|
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| Editor: Douglas Myers, 1:270/720, DougM@paonline.com |
|
||
| Webmaster: Jim Barchuk, jb@fidonews.org |
|
||
| Columnist: Joe Jared, 1:103/0, jarhead@osirusoft.com |
|
||
| (Fido Via Internet Hubs column) |
|
||
| Columnist: Warren D. Bonner, 1:103/401, wdbonner@pacbell.net |
|
||
| (Warren uses the pen name "Ol'WDB") |
|
||
| Humor: Roy Reed, rcreedv@juno.com |
|
||
| Features: Frank Vest, 1:124/6308.1 |
|
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|
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|
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|
||
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|
||
94141, and are used with permission.
|
||
|
||
Fidonews is published weekly by and for the members of Fidonet.
|
||
Fidonews is Copyright (C) 2000 by Douglas Myers, though authors
|
||
retain rights to their contributed articles. Opinion expressed by
|
||
the authors is strictly their own. Noncommercial duplication and
|
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distribution within Fidonet is encouraged. Authors are encouraged
|
||
to send their articles in ASCII text to Douglas Myers at one of his
|
||
addresses above.
|
||
|
||
The weekly edition of Fidonews is distributed through the file area
|
||
FIDONEWS, and is published as echomail in the echo FIDONEWS. These
|
||
sources are normally available through your Network Coordinator.
|
||
The current and past issues are also available from the following
|
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| ftp://ftp.sstar.com/fidonet/fnews/ |
|
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| ftp://ftp.nwstar.com/fidonet/fidonews/ |
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| http://www.fidonews.org |
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| email subscription: majordomo@fidonews.org |
|
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|
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