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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 8 No. 25 (24 June 1991)
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The newsletter of the |
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FidoNet BBS community | Published by:
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/ \ | "FidoNews" BBS
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/|oo \ | (415)-863-2739
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(_| /_) | FidoNet 1:1/1
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_`@/_ \ _ | Internet:
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| | \ \\ | fidonews@fidonews.fidonet.org
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| (*) | \ )) |
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|__U__| / \// | Editors:
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_//|| _\ / | Tom Jennings
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(_/(_|(____/ | Tim Pozar
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(jm) |
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Published weekly by and for the Members of the FidoNet international
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amateur network. Copyright 1991, Fido Software. All rights reserved.
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Duplication and/or distribution permitted for noncommercial purposes
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only. For use in other circumstances, please contact FidoNews.
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Paper price: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.00US
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Electronic Price: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . free!
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For more information about FidoNews refer to the end of this file.
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Table of Contents
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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1
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Editorial from afar (temporally) .............................. 1
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2. FIDONET NEWS .................................................. 3
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3. ARTICLES ...................................................... 4
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Zone 1 Nodelist Comments Revisited ............................ 4
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Message Spelling Checker! Finally! ............................ 5
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SOFTWARE REVIEW: InterMail 2.0 ................................ 6
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A Word from the Bible - Christ in you (the Power) ............. 8
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A Draft Elections Policy ...................................... 9
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4. RANTS AND FLAMES .............................................. 25
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5. CLASSIFIEDS ................................................... 26
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6. NOTICES ....................................................... 27
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The Interrupt Stack ........................................... 27
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7. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 28
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Latest Software Versions ...................................... 28
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FidoNews 8-25 Page 1 24 Jun 1991
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EDITORIAL
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Editorial from afar (temporally)
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by Tom Jennings
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This is a canned editorial that will repeat every week like a bad cold
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unless Tim Pozar stops it. (Written 19 June 91)
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I will be out of town until 1 Aug 1991. Tim Pozar is acting as editor
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(he's on the masthead, in case you didn't notice). He can be reached
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at 1:125/555. Articles etc still go to 1:1/1. Probably most of the
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projects I initiated are on hold until I return. 'Salright, we lasted
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this long without them.
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Oh yes, about the price on the "cover" --
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If you remember the PHRACK electronic-newsletter bust, it was claimed
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that it was not protected under the First Amendment of the U.S.
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Constitution, because it was not a print publication!! Which is
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patently absurd, of course, but there you go.
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As a short-term solution, until the perpetrators of such nonsense
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get straightened out, I offer the following short-term solution:
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offer your "electronic" newsletter in print. I have done this to
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FidoNews, as an example of how to implement it (see the boilerplate
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in the back for a sample), rather than because there is anything of
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interest to law-enforcement types.
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To state the obvious, FidoNews is still completely without cost
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of any kind. The "price" simply covers the cost of manually printing
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and mailing the thing. No one has taken me up on it yet.
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Hey! Bye! Have a nice trip! (Wait... that's your line!)
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One more thing:
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PGP ("Pretty Good Privacy") has been the single most popular
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download/filerequest I've ever had on my board (See FidoNews 8/24)
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short of Fido/FidoNet itself.
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Aargh. I'm so embarrassed I am glad I'm out of town ... the
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compression method is back to LHARC, but 1.13-level compatibility.
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Before you seriously consider conspiracies, consider this: not one
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single person offered that (1) LHARC 1.13 is considered the
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"universal" compression method or that (2) that is what I should have
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been using all along for FidoNews.
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FidoNews 8-25 Page 2 24 Jun 1991
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OK, so it was two. Sue me.
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FidoNews 8-25 Page 3 24 Jun 1991
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FIDONET NEWS
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FidoNetNews -- a weekly section devoted to technical and factual
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issues within the FidoNet -- FidoNet Technical Standards Committee
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reports, *C reports, information on FidoNet standards documents
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and the like.
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FidoNews 8-25 Page 4 24 Jun 1991
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ARTICLES
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Zone 1 Nodelist Comments Revisited
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George Peace
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1:1/0
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Hi! I saw the [zone 1] nodelist comments in the latest F'News and
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thought I'd offer a tidbit. Those nodelist comments are rather
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imposing when imported en masse (as ;S ...). When I took on the
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Z1C job I started installing a unique prefix on the announcements
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section to [try to] make extraction and distribution a bit
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easier. I never offered any official statement as to intent or
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application because I was concerned that a few would demand that
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FTS-0005 be updated in order to make the practice "official".
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Well, they've lasted [informally] a year now so maybe they'll
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last yet another.
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All announcements I insert in the Zone 1 nodediff will be on
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lines prefixed with
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;S |
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That's actually a 5 character sequence including a trailing
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blank. That sequence carries forward through blank lines as well.
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So a rather elementary script might be used to extract the
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comments into a reproducable and perhaps even publishable format.
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Here's a starter script using tools the MS-DOS users among us
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already have available. This is a manually entered script.
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Automation requires a few changes...
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FIND ";S | " NODELIST.172 >COMMENTS.172
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EDLIN COMMENTS.172
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R;S | ^Z
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E
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The ^Z is a a CTRL-Z character followed by <Enter>.
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I'll do my best to limit comment lines to 65 characters for
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easier extraction and publishing.
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Considering the international flair of today's FidoNet I believe
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any comments reposted in F'News should be identified by Zone. The
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nodelist is published independently in each zone and as such Z1C
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shouldn't pretend or appear to represent any other zone.
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Thanks for listening...
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FidoNews 8-25 Page 5 24 Jun 1991
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Fredric L. Rice
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FidoNet 1:102/901.0
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Getting tired of being flamed for your spelling mistakes? I sure the
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hell was so I did something about it! No, I didn't educate myself!
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I've asked my computer to think a little more for me: The MsgSpell
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project!
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This program will scan through the message areas you describe in the
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configuration file and will check each message it finds for spelling
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errors.
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The configuration file determines if the project is to be run as an
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automated process or as an interactive process. Usually, you would
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run the program after answering your mail or entering messages into
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a conference. -- You and your users, perhaps. But you _could_ run it
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automatically.
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If run as an automated process, all unknown words are placed within
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brackets [] and the messages are moved to a holding directory until
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it's been examined by the operator. A lot of work, perhaps, for the
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SysOp. -- I should say a lot of _additional_ work. (The problem with
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automated mode is that if you are checking more than one AREA:, the
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messages would need to be tossed to the correct directory again
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after you corrected the spelling errors. Very time wasteful.
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If run as an interactive session, the unknown words will cause the
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operator to be prompted to (A)dd the word to the dictionary, (E)dit
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the word so that it's replaced in the text, (I)gnore the word, or
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(M)ark the word with brackets []. In any event, the message that had
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been corrected is destroyed and then re-created with the corrections
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you requested. The message number isn't changed, and neither is the
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date; only the message text.
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Kludge lines are _not_ looked upon as something to test for spelling
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errors! Neither are the subject lines. Origin lines _are_ as are
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tear lines.
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The project will mark each message as having been spell checked;
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messages will not be selected to be checked for spelling if it has
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already been checked once. (This is done by using the times-read flag
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in the message header and is documented better in the document file
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that comes with the project.)
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If you don't want to correct the spelling of everyone's mail, you
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can configure a list of names of everyone (or just yourself) you wish
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to correct spelling for. Messages that are entered locally, have not
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been sent yet, and were entered by either of the personal names you
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describe, will be checked for spelling.
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If you want all messages that were entered locally to be checked for
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spelling, you simply don't configure anyone's name and all local
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messages which have not been sent yet will be checked.
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FidoNews 8-25 Page 6 24 Jun 1991
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The dictionary is the work of Samuel H. Smiths's project 'EZSPELL.'
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The File EZSPELL.DCT was used for initial spelling checking and then
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later added to by taking FidoNews issues, running them through
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commercial spelling checks, and then importing FidoNews into network
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messages. Then the MsgSpell project was run on those FidoNews
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messages and new words were added. In this way, the dictionary is
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tailored towards the BBS community -- Well, FidoNet anyway. (The
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Group Mail documentation was also used to add words to the dictionary
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in this same way.)
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As with most of the software projects that come from my keyboard, the
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sourCe code comes with the project. The file is called MSGSPELL.LZH
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and can be requested with the magic file name of SPELL. Source code
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is provided so that if faster routines are developed, the updates may
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be disseminated through-out the network. In addition, you may not
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like the way I did some things so you're free to correct them. It
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would be nice if the project offered suggested spellings in the
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future.
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Fredric.
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1:102/901.0
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by Alan Gilbertson
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An (almost) Unsolicited Testimony
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What can I say about InterMail, other than that it's about the best
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communication program I've ever used? -- And I've used them all. For
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the last several months, I've been beta testing the now released
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InterMail 2.0x. I can talk about it from a number of different
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perspectives.
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As a telecom professional, I'm delighted by the fact that InterMail
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not only works as advertised, but has the first real, honest-to-
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goodness MANUAL I've seen for a powerful communications package.
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It's thorough, understandable, easy to use, and (all too scarce in
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the computer world) well written. In the world of Fido technology,
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especially, manuals seem to be things written in afterthought,
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preferably in Ancient Greek, translated into English by anyone who
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happened to be standing around at the time. Some authors even brag
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about their hatred for docs.
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As a Sysop, I'm delighted that the program works. If that seems a
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strange thing to say, consider all the software you've tried that
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"almost" works, or "mostly" works. InterMail just... works. First
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time, out of the package, it works. Watched, unwatched, during
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mail runs, outside of mail runs, in events and between events, it
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works. It is also truly tweak-resistant, which will be good news
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to the many who can't resist trying *that* setting... oops! And to
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those whose mailers then spend hours trying to send to a system
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that's down and out.
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FidoNews 8-25 Page 7 24 Jun 1991
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And it's not just the mailer: the editor is a dream; the nodelist
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manager (yay, nodelist manager!) is simple, elegant and complete --
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no other program lets you pop into the routing and control files
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and tweak them on the fly -- with ASCII editor and import/export
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facilities; the terminal emulator is fast (scripts run at such
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blazing speed I'm convinced Peter has snuck in a compiler without
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telling anyone) and bug free. Under DesqView, the program is so
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well-behaved it seems to add clock speed to the CPU when it's
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running - no more bleed through, jerky screen updates, or grinding
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my teeth because my editor only runs at half speed with the mailer
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up in the background.
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As a computer professional, enthusiast, and long-time "power user"
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(hate that term), I enjoy software that's bug free. I beta test
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many types of programs, and I do know how to stress-test a package
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to see where it will break. InterMail doesn't break. In the years
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I've been a beta tester I have never seen a more boring program to
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test: it doesn't even crack at the seams a little. Oh, there were
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a few nit-picky items here and there that were fixed almost before
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the netmail reply reached me, but as of the release date, bang on
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it any way you like, the program has no known bugs. (Read my bits:
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"No known bugs.")
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As a user, I'm in love with the editor, which is such a pleasure to
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use. It's unobtrusive, so I don't get distracted by bells and
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whistles, but it has depth and power enough that I have never been
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unable to set up a message just the way I wanted it. (Don't get me
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wrong -- I like bells and whistles as much as the next guy, but not
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when I'm trying to answer mail.) Like the rest of the program, it
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runs like a jackrabbit - fast.
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As all of the above, and above all, I'm thrilled by the tech
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support: Netmail a question (it doesn't seem to matter what time
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of the day or night), and the reply comes back speedily. Peter
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Stewart has help from his fiance and partner, Michele Hamilton.
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They've answered the dumbest and the most pointed questions I could
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throw at them, always with patience, wit, and interest. How can
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you ask for more than that? As one who has endured some of the
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worst, and enjoyed much of the best tech support out there, I know
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a good thing when I see it, and if InterMail had nothing else going
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for it I would still use it just to have that support line.
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There are few programmers who produce consistently reliable code.
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Fewer still who can then document it for users. Fewest of all who
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can then support the user and still find time to turn out more and
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more stuff and document that, too. Peter is one.
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InterMail is a magnificent piece of work by any standards. From a
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Fido perspective, it's thoroughly professional; utterly unique.
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(Okay, Peter, you can stop blushing now. Come out from under the
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desk...)
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FidoNews 8-25 Page 8 24 Jun 1991
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Alan Gilbertson
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1:3603/230@Fidonet
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50:5020/2@Echonet
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Steve Winter
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FidoNet 1:151/208 209 210
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Preface: The purpose of my writings here is not to necessarily
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"convert" or hassle anyone who is content in their current
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lifestyle or religion; but rather, to show what the real Biblical
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criteria for Christianity is, and thereby expose those who are
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conning others. Whether they are conning people financially,
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socially, or on the FidoNet echos that allow religious discussion;
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false preachers and false Christians are doing great harm to their
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fellow man.
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Just a basic elementary Bible knowledge could keep current and
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future "Jim & Tammy" types from conning anyone on or off of
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FidoNet or other Network.
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(J & T weren't even teaching the real Bible message, EVER).
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Christ in you (the Power)
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Jesus told His apostles and disciples to WAIT for POWER that
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they did not yet have (even though they had been with Jesus as
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His disciples and Apostles).
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Luke 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father
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upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye
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be endued with power from on high.
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Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy
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Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me
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both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and
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unto the uttermost part of the earth.
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When they received the POWER they ALL spoke in tongues.
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Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and
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began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them
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utterance.
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Speaking in tongues is the sign of a true believer, and is
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repeatedly referred to in the Bible as the evidence that
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the apostles accepted that a person had been "born again"
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of the Spirit. (remember John 3:5)
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Mark 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe;
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In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak
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with new tongues;
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FidoNews 8-25 Page 9 24 Jun 1991
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The Bible predicted that many would prefer false preachers
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instead of wanting the truth, this also explains the
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popularity of anti-Biblical teachings in FidoNet echos that
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"claim" to be "Bible" oriented.
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II Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not
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endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they
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heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
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The Bible also warned that there would be those that would
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have the form (church services, appearing "good", etc.), but
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deny "tongues" (denying the POWER).
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II Timothy 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the
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power thereof: from such turn away.
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The Bible teaches that those who don't have the real Spirit
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of Christ (POWER), are "none of His".
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Romans 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if
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so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man
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have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
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Jesus declaring HIMSELF to be the Spirit of Truth (the
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Holy Ghost, the "Power"). Please look carefully.
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John 14:17 [Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot
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receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but
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ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
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The Spirit of Truth (the Holy Ghost) is the form that
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Jesus is manifesting Himself in, in this dispensation. Those
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that deny tongues, deny Christ. They are only holding to the
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form of religion, but they don't have the real thing, they
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don't have the "POWER".
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When someone rejects the Holy Ghost speaking in tongues;
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they are rejecting Jesus Christ.
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Steve Winter - [moderator HOLY_BIBLE]
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Draft FidoNet Election Policy Revision: 21-Jun-91
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Luke Kolin, 1:250/714@fidonet.org
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As a recognition that FidoNet is based on democratic principles, the
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positions of the NC and RC shall be made elective. The following is
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an election policy that intends to fulfill the democratic intent of
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FidoNet.
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FidoNews 8-25 Page 10 24 Jun 1991
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1) Glossary of Terms
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"Close of the The time when the ballots are counted. No ballots
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Election" will be accepted after this date/time.
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"Elected Officer" Any elected NC or RC.
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"Immediate The administrator one level higher in the FidoNet
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Superior" hierarchy. For example, an NC's immediate superior
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would be the RC, a ZC's would be the IC.
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"Returning System" The equivelant of Chief Electoral Officer. It is
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the sysop of this system who will post notices
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advising eligible sysops as to who is running and
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the close of the election, will count the ballots
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and announce a winner.
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"Semi-Secret This is a ballot where a voter's choice is known
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Ballot" only by the returning system, and by any routing
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systems that the returning officer may designate.
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A voter sends his ballot in with a password. At
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the close of the election, the returning system
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will post a list of passwords and the votes asso-
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ciated with them. Voters may then check to see
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that their password and votes have been received.
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2) Calling of an Election
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a) An election for a position shall be required by notice of one of
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the following events being given:
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i) Resignation of an elected officer;
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ii) An elected officer seeking a renewed mandate.
|
||
|
||
b) An elected officer who has resigned may appoint another sysop to
|
||
act in his stead during the election; however, this interim
|
||
officer must be ratified by the interim officer's immediate
|
||
superior. He may act as a returning system, as outlined in
|
||
sections 1c) and 1d).
|
||
|
||
c) Within three (3) days of this occurring, a formal call of election
|
||
must be given by the immediate superior of the position that shall
|
||
be voted upon, stating:
|
||
|
||
i) The date of the election;
|
||
ii) The name of the returning system.
|
||
|
||
d) An election must take place within thirty-two (32) days of the
|
||
formal call of election, and every reasonable effort must be made
|
||
to select a returning system acceptable to all.
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 11 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
3) Voter Eligibility
|
||
|
||
a) All sysops listed in the FidoNet nodelist as of twenty-one (21)
|
||
full days before the close of the election are entitled to vote.
|
||
|
||
b) All sysops get one (1) vote only.
|
||
|
||
c) In network-specific elections, only sysops listed in that network
|
||
and meeting requirement 2a) are entitled to vote.
|
||
|
||
4) Voter Notification
|
||
|
||
a) All elections shall be conducted via a semi-secret ballot. The
|
||
identity of the voter shall be known only to the returning system.
|
||
|
||
b) The returning system must post a public message in the regional
|
||
sysop EchoMail conference informing all systems of:
|
||
|
||
i) The date of the vote;
|
||
ii) The position being voted on;
|
||
iii) The returning system's address;
|
||
|
||
no less than thirty (30) days before the close of the election.
|
||
|
||
c) All eligible sysops will receive a netmail message from the
|
||
returning system informing them of:
|
||
|
||
i) The date/time ballots must be received by;
|
||
ii) The position being voted on;
|
||
iii) The candidates;
|
||
iv) The returning system's address;
|
||
v) Valid systems to route their ballot through.
|
||
|
||
no less than ten (10) full days before the close of the election.
|
||
After this message is sent out, ballots will be accepted by the
|
||
returning system.
|
||
|
||
d) Systems unable to receive the message in 3c) will have a message
|
||
of notification placed in the regional sysop EchoMail conference
|
||
no less than seven (7) full days before the close of the election.
|
||
|
||
5) Candidate Eligibility
|
||
|
||
a) All candidates for the position being voted on must have been
|
||
listed in the FidoNet nodelist as of twenty-one (21) days before
|
||
the close of the election.
|
||
|
||
b) Candidates must register by sending a message of intent to the
|
||
returning system's address no less than fourteen (14) full days
|
||
before the close of the election.
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 12 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
c) All candidates have the right to post up to three (3) messages
|
||
per week about their candidacy in the regional sysop EchoMail
|
||
conference and the sysop EchoMail conference of each Net that
|
||
has any eligible voters.
|
||
|
||
d) No one may prevent any candidate from posting an equal number of
|
||
messages about their candidacy than another.
|
||
|
||
6) Voting Procedure, Election Results, and Enforcement
|
||
|
||
a) All ballots must be in by the closing date and time specified in
|
||
all the notices given.
|
||
|
||
b) All ballots must have a sysop name, FidoNet address, and an
|
||
alphanumeric password of nine (9) characters or less.
|
||
|
||
c) To avoid toll charges, ballots may be routed through any system
|
||
listed in the notice specified in 3c).
|
||
|
||
d) The returning system must acknowlege the receipt of each ballot,
|
||
but since this receipt can be routed, it should not indicate either
|
||
the password or choice given in the ballot.
|
||
|
||
e) The returning system must acknowledge the results of the election
|
||
by providing a message:
|
||
|
||
i) Listing all the nodes who voted;
|
||
ii) Providing a list of passwords and their vote;
|
||
iii) Providing a total for each candidate;
|
||
iv) Providing a total of abstentions;
|
||
v) Providing the total number of eligible systems.
|
||
|
||
to be posted in the regional sysop EchoMail conference, as well as
|
||
forwarded to all the NCs of Nets that have any eligible voters, no
|
||
more than three (3) days after the close of the election.
|
||
|
||
f) To be declared the winner, a candidate must receive a simple
|
||
plurality of all the votes cast.
|
||
|
||
g) Any complaints or violations of this elections policy should be
|
||
reported to the returning system. The returning system and the
|
||
immediate superior of the position being voted upon shall rule
|
||
on any complaints. They have the option of anulling any results
|
||
and calling a new election.
|
||
|
||
7) Ratification Votes
|
||
|
||
Ratification votes shall be conducted in a similar matter to the
|
||
election of a *C with the following differences:
|
||
|
||
a) The RC shall designate a sysop as returning officer, and shall
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 13 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
issue a formal notice of a ratification vote which shall be the
|
||
same as in Section 3c) of this policy, except that the name of
|
||
the candidates shall be replaced by the name of the document
|
||
being ratified. This shall be issued no less than fourteen (14)
|
||
days before the close of the election.
|
||
|
||
b) Eligibility requirements, ballots, and tabulation are the same as
|
||
for any other election.
|
||
|
||
8) Miscellaneous
|
||
|
||
a) In this document, the male implies the female, the singular implies
|
||
the plural, etc., etc., except where it wouldn't make sense.
|
||
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Original Message Date: Sat 15 Jun 91 16:18
|
||
From: Fidocon '91 on 1:104/69
|
||
To: Tom Jennings on 1:125/111
|
||
Subj: FidoCon '91 Schedual
|
||
|
||
For Immediate Release
|
||
|
||
Denver will be the host of an International BBSing Conference to be
|
||
held August 16-18, 1991 at the Lakewood Sheraton Hotel and Conference
|
||
Center. Called FidoCon '91, all BBS System Operators, Users, and
|
||
those interested in electronic communications and networking are
|
||
invited to attend.
|
||
|
||
This three day conference will include manufacturers, software
|
||
suppliers, writers, and dealers, and will be both educational and fun.
|
||
|
||
Special events include a "mud-pie" throw for charity (Friday night,
|
||
for the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation) - with some SPECIAL guests, A
|
||
Banquet, and a drawing for a full, multi-line BBS System, complete
|
||
with modems, hardware and software.
|
||
|
||
Special guests include: Tom Jennings (arriving via natural-gas powered
|
||
auto) - the "inventor" of Fido; Steve Jackson (CEO of Steve Jackson
|
||
Games, and GURPS CYBERPUNK) - speaking on BBSing and what to do when
|
||
your system is seized; Phil Becker (CEO of eSoft) and many others.
|
||
|
||
|
||
FOR MORE DETAILS - PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ATTACHMENT
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
For Immediate Release
|
||
|
||
FidoCon '91
|
||
P.O. Box 486
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 14 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
Louisville, CO 80027-0486
|
||
|
||
|
||
* Zone 1 FidoCon '91 Update
|
||
|
||
FidoCon '91 Committee
|
||
1:1/91
|
||
|
||
FidoCon '91
|
||
August 16th through 18th, 1991
|
||
fidocon_'91@f91.n1.z1.fidonet.org
|
||
|
||
FidoCon '91 VIP Membership $104 US* Rate Changes July 15th Banquet
|
||
25 US
|
||
===
|
||
$129 US
|
||
|
||
FidoCon '91 VIP Membership $104.00 US*
|
||
Significant Other** 9.69
|
||
2 Banquet tickets 50.00
|
||
=======
|
||
$163.69
|
||
|
||
* After July 15, $169
|
||
|
||
*NEW*
|
||
A "No Frills", good from 9am to 6pm, for Seminar and Dealers Rooms
|
||
ONLY membership (no Convention Hospitality Suite access or ticket
|
||
for the SuperSystem Drawing) is available for $45 US for the three
|
||
days or $20 US per day. Full credit can be applied to a VIP
|
||
membership if you elect to upgrade.
|
||
|
||
*NEW*
|
||
A "Supporting Membership" for those unable to attend, is available
|
||
for $25 US. Supporting members Will receive the progress reports
|
||
and program book.
|
||
|
||
Hotel: Sheraton Lakewood
|
||
360 Union Blvd
|
||
Lakewood, CO
|
||
(303) 987-2000
|
||
|
||
Rooms:
|
||
|
||
Single/Double $59 US per night
|
||
Adjoining Rooms (Pseudo-Suite) 118 US
|
||
Triple/Quad 78 US
|
||
Adjoining Rooms (Pseudo-Suite) 156 US
|
||
|
||
FidoCon '91 is a limited attendance event.
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 15 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
Guests of Honor:
|
||
|
||
Tom Jennings -- FidoCon '91 Guest of Honor. Tom is credited
|
||
with starting FidoNet
|
||
Tim Pozar -- Gateway Guru
|
||
Vince Perriello -- President of Bit Bucket Software & publisher
|
||
of FidoNews, Co-Author of Binkley and TIMS.
|
||
Kibitzer at large.
|
||
Alan Applegate -- VICE-President of Bit Bucket, Writer of the
|
||
infamous Binkley Docs & Technical Support for
|
||
eSoft.
|
||
Bob Hartman -- Author of ConfMail, ReMapper. Co-Author of
|
||
Binkley and TIMS. Major asset of eSoft's
|
||
program development team.
|
||
Phil Becker -- CEO of eSoft .. publisher of TBBS, TDBS, TIMS
|
||
Steve Jackson -- CEO of Steve Jackson Games .. Publisher of
|
||
GURPS CYBERPUNK and center of Secret Service
|
||
attention for over 8 months.
|
||
John Perry Barlow -- Internet Guru and one of the founders of the
|
||
Electronic Frontier Foundation.
|
||
|
||
Those indicating they will be attending:
|
||
|
||
Tom Tcimpidis The first to have his BBS seized by the law
|
||
enforcement community.
|
||
Several notable writers of computer columns
|
||
Several popular Science fiction authors
|
||
Several distinguished members of the broadcast community.
|
||
Mitch Kapor Founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
|
||
Ray Gwinn The Fossil master his self
|
||
|
||
Invited and not yet committed:
|
||
|
||
Steve Wozniack The WOZ, one of the founders of Apple Computer
|
||
|
||
Convention Hospitality Suite by:
|
||
|
||
Kevin "DOC" McNeil and the FidoNet COOKING echo {newsgroup}
|
||
|
||
Featuring: Seadog Casserole, Zip-Tarts, Pak-Man Cookies,
|
||
Roast Opus
|
||
|
||
Seminars: Tentative Schedule
|
||
|
||
Friday 16 August
|
||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||
|
||
09:00 Bergen Park Ballroom
|
||
Opening Ceremonies
|
||
Meet the commitee, learn about the event. Opening Address
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 16 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
10:00 Green Mountain Conference Room
|
||
For this I gave up my Love Life?
|
||
Discussions involving the paybacks or coping with the pains of
|
||
being a SYSOP.
|
||
Moderators: Karen and Jim Burt
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
10:00 Mt. Vernon Conference Room
|
||
The Ethical Software Hacker
|
||
Discussions involving modifying and distributing shareware.
|
||
Moderators: Chris Anderson, Craig Baker and Marshall Barry
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
11:30 Green Mountain Conference Room
|
||
Dealing with SYSOP burnout
|
||
Things you can do when the frustration of running a BBS is too
|
||
much.
|
||
Moderators: Jim and Karen Burt
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
11:30 Lookout Mountain Conference Room
|
||
How to moderate an Echo
|
||
What techniques work best in moderating an echo. Where to draw the
|
||
line, and when.
|
||
Moderators: Michele Hamilton
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
11:30 Mt. Vernon Conference Room
|
||
Copyrights demystified
|
||
What is a copyright and how does it impact distribution of
|
||
software. What are the rights of the copyright holder. What are
|
||
the consumer rights and responsibilitys. (c) is NOT a copyright
|
||
where Copyright is.
|
||
Moderators: Mike Ratledge, Marshall Barry and a cast of thousands
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
13:00 Bergen Park Ballroom
|
||
Hackers, BBS's and the Media
|
||
Panel discussion with media types about perceptions of BBS Systems
|
||
operators and other Hackers. What motivates the media.
|
||
Moderators: Dave Hughs, Mitch Kapor, John Perry Barlow, Jack
|
||
Rickard
|
||
|
||
|
||
13:00 Green Mountain Conference Room
|
||
QM -- What's Next?
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 17 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
QM Status review and dialogue with alpha/beta testers
|
||
Moderators: George Peace
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
13:00 Lookout Mountain Conference Room
|
||
BBSing in the 90's and beyond
|
||
Legal issues pertaining to running a BBS. Explore the Electronic
|
||
Communications and Privacy act of 1986, and other Federal Acts,
|
||
Regulations and laws.
|
||
Moderators: EFF Representitives, Steve Jackson
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
13:00 Mt. Vernon Conference Room
|
||
How to Start a Communications Network
|
||
Discussion of what is necessary to start a network .. what
|
||
hardware, communications equipment and software.
|
||
Moderators: Chris Anderson
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
14:00 Green Mountain Conference Room
|
||
Modem Developers Roundtable
|
||
Discussions pertaining to the implementation of various standards
|
||
.. or Why doesn't my XX talk to a YY.
|
||
|
||
|
||
15:00 Green Mountain Conference Room
|
||
Modem Protocols Demystified
|
||
Just what is a v.32 modem and why is a v.22 modem only $49
|
||
Moderators: Alan Applegate
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
17:15 Bergen Park Ballroom
|
||
Mapping Session
|
||
Introduce yourself and let others know why you are attending and
|
||
what you have gained from the convention.
|
||
Moderators: Jack Rickard
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
Saturday 17 August
|
||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||
|
||
09:00 Bergen Park Ballroom
|
||
The Electronic Communications Act of 1986, Security, Hacking and
|
||
You
|
||
Panel discussion and Question and answer session - 1:30 in duration
|
||
Moderators: Phil Becker -- John Perry Barlow, Dave Hughs, Steve
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 18 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
Jackson, Mitch Kapor
|
||
|
||
|
||
10:15 Bergen Park Ballroom
|
||
Protection from Electronic Vandals
|
||
Discussion of methods that reduce incidence of electronic
|
||
vandalism, breaking and entering, password theft.
|
||
|
||
|
||
10:15 Green Mountain Conference Room
|
||
Security and Virus Protection
|
||
Discussion of steps to prevent the spread of Virii and infected
|
||
programs.
|
||
Moderators: McAffey
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
10:15 Lookout Mountain Conference Room
|
||
What is the Best Software for Me
|
||
Selecting software to present the best possible BBS
|
||
Moderators: Panel Discussion
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
10:15 Mt. Vernon Conference Room
|
||
Make your Net Work for YOU
|
||
What is required to get the best possible return on investment from
|
||
your time, effort and money.
|
||
|
||
|
||
10:15 Union Square Theatre
|
||
TBBS 2.2\TDBS\TIMS
|
||
How eSoft products can enhance your Bulletin Board.
|
||
Moderators: eSoft Representitives
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
11:30 Bergen Park Ballroom
|
||
Surviving Government Scrutiny
|
||
What to do if and when the officials come knock, knock, knocking on
|
||
your door.
|
||
Moderators: Steve Jackson, John Perry Barlow, Mitch Kapor
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
11:30 Green Mountain Conference Room
|
||
Remote Access system design and implementation.
|
||
How to install Remote Access (tm) to meet your or your company's
|
||
needs.
|
||
Moderators: Remote Access Representitives
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 19 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
11:30 Mt. Vernon Conference Room
|
||
File your own copyrights for $20
|
||
Learn how to protect your BBS, Text files, and software at a
|
||
reasonable cost, by filing your own copyrights.
|
||
Moderators: Mike Ratledge
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
11:30 Union Square Theatre
|
||
TBBS 2.2 System Design Considerations
|
||
How to use TBBS 2.2 to run a Bulletin Board System. What hardware
|
||
is required. How to use the Menu Editor, Userlog Editor, CEDIT and
|
||
System Development Language.
|
||
Moderators: eSoft Representitives
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
13:00 Green Mountain Conference Room
|
||
Gateways - the internetwork connection
|
||
Overview on communicating between FTC and other networks OR "Just
|
||
how do I make my messages do that?"
|
||
Moderators: Tim Pozar
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
13:00 Lookout Mountain Conference Room
|
||
XRS/RAX/QMX/SeX/XOR/OREO/MORE/XRS (the Universal Off-Line Reader
|
||
Editor)
|
||
Discussions include what benifits is there to an off-line reader
|
||
editor, how to install XRS on your BBS. Supporting your users,
|
||
common questions answered.
|
||
Moderators: Mike Ratledge
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
13:00 Mt Vernon Conference Room
|
||
AMAX made easy
|
||
Learn what AMAX is and how to install and use AMAX.
|
||
Moderators: Alan Applegate
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
13:00 Union Square Theatre
|
||
Getting the most from BinkleyTerm
|
||
Technical discussions as to how you can hone the performance of
|
||
your BinkleyTerm to a razors edge.
|
||
Moderators: Bit Bucket Software Representitives
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
14:00 Green Mountain Conference Room
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 20 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
DOS 4/5, Windows
|
||
Operating system considerations when running a Bulletin Board
|
||
|
||
|
||
14:15 Lookout Mountain Conference Room
|
||
Designing TDBS Applications
|
||
Learn from the masters how to design TDBS applications. Tips on
|
||
avoiding the common design traps and errors.
|
||
Moderators: Various
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
14:15 Mt. Vernon Conference Room
|
||
Software Development Roundtable
|
||
Of import to anyone developing BBS and utility software.
|
||
Moderators: Various
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
14:15 Union Square Theatre
|
||
BBS Business Sense
|
||
Setting your BBS up to support itself and you.
|
||
Moderators: Phil Becker and Jack Rickard
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
15:30 Green Mountain Conference Room
|
||
The Ultimate BBS/BBSing in the future.
|
||
Various Software developers will sit on this panel, and you can
|
||
make suggestions for features in their software, or BBS software in
|
||
general.
|
||
|
||
|
||
15:30 Lookout Mountain Conference Room
|
||
Your BBS and Doors
|
||
Find out what a door is and how to select the right door for your
|
||
users needs. Discussions include what doors are available and from
|
||
where.
|
||
|
||
|
||
15:30 Mt. Vernon Conference Room
|
||
Promoting your BBS
|
||
Drawing the users you WANT to your system, Basics in advertising
|
||
Moderators: Phil Becker and Jack Rickard
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
16:45 Lookout Mountain Conference Room
|
||
Network Ethics
|
||
What can you expect from a network? What is expected of you?
|
||
Moderators: Various
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 21 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
16:45 Mt. Vernon Conference Room
|
||
Artisoft Network and your BBS
|
||
Overview of how Aritisoft Networking Products can enhance your BBS
|
||
and make your job easier.
|
||
Moderators: John W. Gould, Artisoft
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
17:15 Bergen Park Ballroom
|
||
Mapping Session
|
||
Introduce yourself and let others know why you are attending and
|
||
what you have gained from the convention.
|
||
Moderators: Jack Rickard
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
Sunday 18 August
|
||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||
|
||
11:00 Lookout Mountain Conference Room
|
||
Association of Shareware Professionals
|
||
What is the Association of Shareware Professionals and how it can
|
||
benifit the shareware developer.
|
||
Moderators: Mike Ratledge
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
11:00 Mt. Vernon Conference Room
|
||
CD-ROMS - Beyond Mass Storage - Databases at your users fingertips.
|
||
Learn what databases are availble, their costs and benifits.
|
||
Moderators: Bob Hall
|
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||
13:00 Green Mountain Conference Room
|
||
How to setup multi-node QuickBBS QuickBBS; the new frontier
|
||
System design considerations for your multi-node QuickBBS system.
|
||
Menu control language and operating system considerations.
|
||
Moderators: The QuickBBS Group
|
||
|
||
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||
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||
17:15 Bergen Park Ballroom
|
||
Closing Session
|
||
Wrap it all up and plan next years attendence
|
||
Moderators: Marshall Barry, Michelle Weisblat, Terry Travis
|
||
|
||
|
||
BBS Users Groups Activities:
|
||
|
||
TBBS Users Group will be convening as FidoTUG '91 during the
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 22 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
convention.
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||
|
||
AlterCon will be sharing the facilities.
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||
AlterNet Costume Banquet Royal Court
|
||
Meeting of the Dukes
|
||
|
||
Fun Activities:
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||
WEDDING:
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||
|
||
We are pleased to announce the wedding of Peter Stewart & Michele
|
||
Hamilton, Sunday 18 August, 1991 at FidoCon '91. Michele and Peter
|
||
met with the aid of the INTERUSER Echo, and Cupid found their
|
||
hearts. Peter is author of InterMail, co-author of FrontDoor with
|
||
Joaquim Homrighausen.
|
||
Come share in the union.
|
||
|
||
Traditional Hard Diskus Throw Floppy Fling
|
||
|
||
The Big Three Brewery Bash National SYSOP Mud Pie
|
||
Fight -- Proceeds to
|
||
go to the MS Society
|
||
|
||
Air Force Academy Tour Garden of the Gods
|
||
|
||
Psychic and Physical Tours Golfing Tours of
|
||
of Colorful Colorado Colorado
|
||
|
||
We are scheduling additional seminars and social activities. Fire off
|
||
a message letting us know what you'd like to see and do. If you
|
||
would like to see someone special, let us know as well.
|
||
|
||
*** FidoCon '91 Dealers Room will be open from 9:00 am to
|
||
*** 6:00 pm Friday and Saturday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Sunday
|
||
|
||
Confirmed dealers
|
||
|
||
Bit Bucket Software CDB Systems eSoft
|
||
Mustang Software, Inc. CompuCom U.S.
|
||
|
||
Robotics
|
||
Online Communications, Inc. Boardwatch Magazine DECUS
|
||
Clark Development Company Exactus
|
||
|
||
Drawings & Prizes
|
||
|
||
Including:
|
||
|
||
16 Line TBBS/TDBS/TIMS Sysop Dream SYSTEM CPU with a 486 with
|
||
sufficient power to run a multi-line system 700+Meg of fixed or
|
||
hard disk, 4 port Digiboard and up to 4 9600 bps modems, who
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 23 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
knows, maybe a CD ROM Drive .. depending on number of attendees.
|
||
A portion of the memberships and vendor fees go to purchasing
|
||
this system.
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
Autographed copies of the books that made Steve Jackson a household
|
||
name, GURPS CYBERPUNK.
|
||
|
||
For the SYSOP that has everything 300 baud acoustic Sysop Nightmare
|
||
System
|
||
|
||
All kinds of donated equipment and software, some even working.
|
||
|
||
Hospitality Suites
|
||
|
||
eSoft Bit Bucket Software
|
||
Boardwatch Magazine
|
||
|
||
More as it comes to being. Subscribe to the FIDOCON_91 Echo.
|
||
|
||
This will be THE BBSing Event of '91, BE THERE.
|
||
|
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================= FidoCon '91 Registration Form ===============
|
||
|
||
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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P.O. Box 486
|
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|
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|
||
Any suggestions as to how I can shorten this little beasty up?
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||
|
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|
||
|
||
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|
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|
||
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|
||
RANTS AND FLAMES
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|
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|
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|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 26 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
======================================================================
|
||
CLASSIFIEDS
|
||
======================================================================
|
||
|
||
ADVERTISEMENT POLICY: Submissions must be 20 lines or less each,
|
||
maximum two ads per advertiser, 70 characters per line maximum. No
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
|
||
Please notify us if you have any trouble with an advertiser. FidoNews
|
||
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|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 27 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
======================================================================
|
||
NOTICES
|
||
======================================================================
|
||
|
||
The Interrupt Stack
|
||
|
||
|
||
26 Jul 1991
|
||
WORLDCON '91 -- July 26-28 -- The First Global Fidonet Conference -
|
||
London England. Details From 2:25/102 or 1:103/158 freq magic name
|
||
WORLDCON.
|
||
|
||
15 Aug 1991
|
||
8 Sep 1991
|
||
7 Oct 1991
|
||
Area code 415 fragments. Alameda and Contra Costa Counties will begin
|
||
using area code 510. This includes Oakland, Concord, Berkeley and
|
||
Hayward. San Francisco, San Mateo, Marin, parts of Santa Clara County,
|
||
and the San Francisco Bay Islands will retain area code 415.
|
||
|
||
1 Nov 1991
|
||
Area code 301 will split. Area code 410 will consist of the
|
||
northeastern part of Maryland, as well as the eastern shore. This will
|
||
include Baltimore and the surrounding area. Area 301 will include
|
||
southern and western parts of the state, including the areas around
|
||
Washington DC. Area 410 phones will answer to calls to area 301 until
|
||
November, 1992.
|
||
|
||
1 Feb 1992
|
||
Area code 213 fragments. Western, coastal, southern and eastern
|
||
portions of Los Angeles County will begin using area code 310. This
|
||
includes Los Angeles International Airport, West Los Angeles, San
|
||
Pedro and Whittier. Downtown Los Angeles and surrounding communities
|
||
(such as Hollywood and Montebello) will retain area code 213.
|
||
|
||
1 Dec 1993
|
||
Tenth anniversary of Fido Version 1 release.
|
||
|
||
5 Jun 1997
|
||
David Dodell's 40th Birthday
|
||
|
||
|
||
If you have something which you would like to see on this calendar,
|
||
please send a message to FidoNet node 1:1/1.
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 28 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
======================================================================
|
||
LATEST VERSIONS
|
||
======================================================================
|
||
|
||
Latest Software Versions
|
||
|
||
MS-DOS Systems
|
||
--------------
|
||
|
||
Bulletin Board Software
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
DMG 2.93 Phoenix 1.3 TAG 2.5g
|
||
Fido 12t+ QuickBBS 2.66 TBBS 2.1
|
||
GSBBS 3.02 RBBS 17.3B TComm/TCommNet 3.4
|
||
Lynx 1.30 RBBSmail 17.3B Telegard 2.5
|
||
Kitten 2.16 RemoteAccess 1.01* TPBoard 6.1
|
||
Maximus 1.02 SLBBS 1.77A Wildcat! 2.55
|
||
Opus 1.14+ Socrates 1.10 WWIV 4.12
|
||
PCBoard 14.5a SuperBBS 1.10 XBBS 1.17
|
||
|
||
Network Node List Other
|
||
Mailers Version Utilities Version Utilities Version
|
||
|
||
BinkleyTerm 2.40 EditNL 4.00 ARC 7.0
|
||
D'Bridge 1.30 MakeNL 2.31 ARCAsim 2.30
|
||
Dutchie 2.90C ParseList 1.30 ARCmail 2.07
|
||
FrontDoor 2.00 Prune 1.40 ConfMail 4.00
|
||
InterMail 2.01* SysNL 3.14 Crossnet v1.5
|
||
PRENM 1.47 XlatList 2.90 DOMAIN 1.42
|
||
SEAdog 4.60* XlaxDiff 2.40* EMM 2.02
|
||
TIMS 1.0(Mod8) XlaxNode 2.40* 4Dog/4DMatrix 1.18
|
||
Gmail 2.05
|
||
GROUP 2.16
|
||
GUS 1.30
|
||
HeadEdit 1.18
|
||
IMAIL 1.10
|
||
InterPCB 1.31
|
||
LHARC 1.13
|
||
MSG 4.1
|
||
MSGED 2.06
|
||
MSGTOSS 1.3
|
||
Oliver 1.0a
|
||
PK[UN]ZIP 1.10
|
||
PolyXarc 2.1a*
|
||
QM 1.0
|
||
QSORT 4.03
|
||
ScanToss 1.28
|
||
Sirius 1.0x
|
||
SLMAIL 1.36
|
||
StarLink 1.01
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 29 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
TagMail 2.41
|
||
TCOMMail 2.2
|
||
Telemail 1.27
|
||
TMail 1.21
|
||
TPBNetEd 3.2
|
||
TosScan 1.00
|
||
UFGATE 1.03
|
||
XRS 4.50*
|
||
XST 2.3e
|
||
ZmailH 1.14
|
||
|
||
|
||
OS/2 Systems
|
||
------------
|
||
|
||
Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
Maximus-CBCS 1.02 BinkleyTerm 2.40 Parselst 1.32
|
||
ConfMail 4.00
|
||
EchoStat 6.0
|
||
oMMM 1.52
|
||
Omail 3.1
|
||
MsgEd 2.06
|
||
MsgLink 1.0C
|
||
MsgNum 4.14
|
||
LH2 0.50
|
||
PK[UN]ZIP 1.02
|
||
ARC2 6.00
|
||
PolyXarc 2.1a*
|
||
Qsort 2.1
|
||
Raid 1.0
|
||
Remapper 1.2
|
||
Tick 2.0
|
||
VPurge 2.07
|
||
|
||
|
||
Xenix/Unix 386
|
||
--------------
|
||
|
||
BBS Software Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
BinkleyTerm 2.32B Unzip 3.10
|
||
ARC 5.21
|
||
ParseLst 1.32
|
||
Vpurge 4.08
|
||
[Contact: Jon Hogan-Duran 3:711/909, Ommm 1.42
|
||
Willy Paine 1:343/15, Eddy van Loo Msged 2.06
|
||
2:285/406] Zoo 2.01
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 30 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
C-Lharc 1.00
|
||
Omail 1.00
|
||
MSGREN
|
||
MSGLNK 1.01
|
||
|
||
|
||
Apple II
|
||
----------
|
||
|
||
Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
GBBS Pro 2.1 Fruity Dog 2.0* ShrinkIt 3.23
|
||
DDBBS + 7.4* ShrinkIt GS 1.04
|
||
deARC2e 2.1
|
||
ProSel 8.69*
|
||
|
||
|
||
Apple CP/M
|
||
----------
|
||
|
||
Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
Daisy v2j Daisy Mailer 0.38 Nodecomp 0.37
|
||
MsgUtil 2.5
|
||
PackUser v4
|
||
Filer v2-D
|
||
UNARC.COM 1.20
|
||
|
||
|
||
Macintosh
|
||
---------
|
||
|
||
Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
Red Ryder Host 2.1 Tabby 2.2 MacArc 0.04
|
||
Mansion 7.15 Copernicus 1.0 ArcMac 1.3
|
||
WWIV (Mac) 3.0 LHArc 0.41
|
||
Hermes 1.5 StuffIt Classic 1.6
|
||
FBBS 0.91 Compact Pro 1.30
|
||
Precision Systems 0.95b* TImport 1.92
|
||
TeleFinder Host 2.12T10 TExport 1.92
|
||
Timestamp 1.6
|
||
Tset 1.3
|
||
Import 3.2
|
||
Export 3.21
|
||
Point System Software Sundial 3.2
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 31 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
PreStamp 3.2
|
||
Name Version OriginatorII 2.0
|
||
AreaFix 1.6
|
||
Copernicus 1.0 Mantissa 3.21
|
||
CounterPoint 1.09 Zenith 1.5
|
||
Eventmeister 1.0
|
||
TSort 1.0
|
||
Mehitable 2.0
|
||
UNZIP 1.02c
|
||
Zip Extract 0.10
|
||
|
||
Amiga
|
||
-----
|
||
|
||
Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
Falcon CBBS 0.45 BinkleyTerm 1.00 AmigArc 0.23
|
||
Paragon 2.082+ TrapDoor 1.50 AReceipt 1.5
|
||
TransAmiga 1.07 WelMat 0.44 booz 1.01
|
||
ConfMail 1.12
|
||
ChameleonEdit 0.10
|
||
ElectricHerald1.66
|
||
Lharc 1.30
|
||
Login 0.18
|
||
MessageFilter 1.52
|
||
oMMM 1.49b
|
||
ParseLst 1.64
|
||
PkAX 1.00
|
||
PolyxAmy 2.02
|
||
RMB 1.30
|
||
Roof 44.03
|
||
RoboWriter 1.02
|
||
Rsh 4.06
|
||
Skyparse 2.30
|
||
Tick 0.75
|
||
TrapList 1.12
|
||
UNZIP 1.31
|
||
Yuck! 1.61
|
||
Zippy (Unzip) 1.25
|
||
Zoo 2.01
|
||
|
||
Atari ST/TT
|
||
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|
||
|
||
Bulletin Board Network Node List
|
||
Software Version Mailer Version Utilities Version
|
||
|
||
FIDOdoor/ST 2.3.2* BinkleyTerm 2.40l ParseList 1.30
|
||
QuickBBS/ST 1.02 The BOX 1.20 Xlist 1.12
|
||
Pandora BBS 2.41c EchoFix 1.20
|
||
GS Point 0.61 sTICK/Hatch 5.50
|
||
LED ST 1.00
|
||
MSGED 1.96S
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 32 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
Archiver Msg Format Other
|
||
Utilities Version Converters Version Utilities Version
|
||
|
||
LHARC 0.60 TB2BINK 1.00 ConfMail 4.03
|
||
LHARC2 3.18 BINK2TB 1.00 ComScan 1.02
|
||
ARC 6.02 FiFo 2.1n* Import 1.14
|
||
PKUNZIP 1.10 OMMM 1.40
|
||
Pack 1.00
|
||
FastPack 1.20
|
||
FDrenum 2.2.7
|
||
Trenum 0.10
|
||
|
||
Archimedes
|
||
----------
|
||
|
||
BBS Software Mailers Utilities
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
ARCbbs 1.44 BinkleyTerm 2.03 Unzip 2.1TH
|
||
ARC 1.03
|
||
!Spark 2.00d
|
||
|
||
ParseLst 1.30
|
||
BatchPacker 1.00
|
||
|
||
|
||
+ Netmail capable (does not require additional mailer software)
|
||
* Recently changed
|
||
|
||
Utility authors: Please help keep this list up to date by
|
||
reporting new versions to 1:1/1. It is not our intent to list
|
||
all utilities here, only those which verge on necessity.
|
||
|
||
/* NOTE: Until 1 Aug 1991 versions are on "hold" til the editor gets
|
||
back and finds a volunteer to maintain this file. -- tomj */
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 33 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
------- FIDONEWS MASTHEAD AND CONTACT INFORMATION ----------------
|
||
|
||
Editors: Tom Jennings, Tim Pozar
|
||
Editors Emeritii: Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell, Vince Periello
|
||
Special thanks to Ken Kaplan, 1:100/22, aka Fido #22
|
||
|
||
"FidoNews" BBS
|
||
FidoNet 1:1/1
|
||
Internet fidonews@fidonews.fidonet.org
|
||
BBS (415)-863-2739 (9600 HST/V32)
|
||
|
||
(Postal Service mailing address)
|
||
FidoNews
|
||
Box 77731
|
||
San Francisco
|
||
CA 94107 USA
|
||
|
||
Published weekly by and for the Members of the FidoNet international
|
||
amateur electronic mail system. It is a compilation of individual
|
||
articles contributed by their authors or their authorized agents. The
|
||
contribution of articles to this compilation does not diminish the
|
||
rights of the authors. Opinions expressed in these articles are those
|
||
of the authors and not necessarily those of FidoNews.
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
FidoNews is copyright 1991 Fido Software. All rights reserved.
|
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Duplication and/or distribution permitted for noncommercial purposes
|
||
only. For use in other circumstances, please contact FidoNews (we're
|
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easy).
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
OBTAINING COPIES: FidoNews in electronic form may be obtained from
|
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the FidoNews BBS via manual download or Wazoo FileRequest, or from
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various sites in the FidoNet and via uucp. PRINTED COPIES mailed
|
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may be obtained from Fido Software for $5.00US each PostPaid First
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Class within North America, or $7.00US elsewhere, mailed Air Mail.
|
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(US funds drawn upon a US bank only.)
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|
||
Periodic subscriptions are not available at this time; if enough
|
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people request it I will implement it.
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|
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|
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SUBMISSIONS: You are encouraged to submit articles for publication in
|
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FidoNews. Article submission requirements are contained in the file
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ARTSPEC.DOC, available from the FidoNews BBS, or Wazoo filerequestable
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|
||
|
||
FidoNews 8-25 Page 34 24 Jun 1991
|
||
|
||
|
||
"Fido", "FidoNet" and the dog-with-diskette are U.S. registered
|
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trademarks of Tom Jennings of Fido Software, Box 77731, San Francisco
|
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CA 94107, USA and are used with permission.
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|
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|
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