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F I D O N E W S Volume 17, Number 41 11 Oct 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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| _ | 1-714-639-0377 1:1/23 |
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| | | \ \\ | Editor: Warren Bonner |
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| | (*) | \ )) | editor@fidonews.org |
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| (_/(_|(____/ | |
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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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EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
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2. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR .................................... 2
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LETTERS TO EDITOR ........................................ 2
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3. COLUMNS .................................................. 4
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HUMOR .................................................... 4
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OL'WDB's COLUMN .......................................... 4
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Techie Tech .............................................. 5
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4. NET HUMOR ................................................ 9
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TODAY'S JOKE ............................................. 9
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5. FIDONET BY INTERNET ...................................... 10
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Fidonet Related Sites .................................... 10
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6. FIDONEWS INFORMATION ..................................... 15
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Masthead ................................................. 15
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FIDONEWS 17-41 Page 1 9 Oct 2000
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EDITORIAL
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editor@fidonews.org
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In Doug's last editorial, he was pretty specific in his description
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of the British monarchy with respect to the FidoNet structure. It
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was apparent to me that he was attempting to create an avenue for
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the development of a method to emancipate the "commoners", (read
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that sysops), from the battered deformed confines Policy 4.07. He
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went on to suggest a "constitutional monarchy with an elected House
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of Commons in charge".
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This general specification and base plan may have real merit. It
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could be the embryo for the future of FidoNet. Properly nourished
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by the many sharp minds in Fido, a healthy rebirth of Policy can
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be achieved to redefine Policy, and deliver a working platform.
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It must be a document as simple as the rungs of a ladder to read.
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One glance at any ladder tells the whole story. Anyone knows at
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once that it has a narrow specific way to get to the top of it.
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They also know that it will have to "fit" within the area of use.
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With that in mind, build a new document, rung by rung... step by
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step... to specify the "elected House of Commons" as Doug put it.
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The present officers being "grandfathered", (factored) in the plan.
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I personally like, "International_WWW.Fidonet" for a name. Let me
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hear what YOU think, please, that I may modify the ideas presented
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thus far. Bear in mind this is only a discussion of Policy 4.07.
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FIDONEWS 17-41 Page 2 9 Oct 2000
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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NOTES that fell on the EDITOR'S DESK
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Editor@Fidonews.org
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Ruth Argust has been very ill and just recovered enough to email me:
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Hi Warren,
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I have been in bed for about two weeks with a horrid case of the flu
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and not able to even get near the computer. I heard about Doug's death
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only a couple days ago and am still reeling from the shock.
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There are very few really NICE people in Fido who are nice all the
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time. Doug was incredible, always even tempered, always cordial,
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always ready with a one-liner. I adored him and his death has hit me
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harder than anyone will ever know.
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I realize that I am too late to assist you but at least one person out
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there (aside from Gerry) will know how deeply I am mourning the loss
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of this wonderful spirit.
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Ruth
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Carol Shenkenberger Sez:
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Z1_echomail echo now open for use. Please config your boards.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Gery Gilmore shouted:
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Personally I'd like to see ONE echo where a Moderator can at least
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request an echo be ADDED or REMOVED on all backbones.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Vlad Hrusca announced:
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R40.BAGOLA echo is a Jewish-orientated multi-language hebrew lessons.
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If you are interested you are welcome! Lehitraot, Vlad
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President Lincoln Declaration
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President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving Day an Annual Holiday
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to be celebrated the last Thursday in November. The tradition begain
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in the fall of 1621 when William Bradford, governor of Plymouth,
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invited the neighboring village of Wanpanoag to join the pilgrams for
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a festival celebrating the bounty of the season. This is a gentle
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reminder that Thanksgiving is just around the corner.
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A SMILE costs nothing, but it creates much.
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It enriches those who receive
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without impoverishing those who give.
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It happens in a flash,
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and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.
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FIDONEWS 17-41 Page 3 9 Oct 2000
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None are so rich that they can get along without it,
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and none are so poor but are richer for a smile.
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It creates happiness in the home,
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fosters goodwill in a business,
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and is the countersign of friends.
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It is rest to the weary,
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daylight to the discouraged,
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sunshine to the sad,
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and nature's best antidote for trouble.
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It cannot be bought, begged, borrowed or stolen,
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for it is something that is no earthly good to anybody
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till it is given away.
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And if it ever happens
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that some people should be too tired to give you a SMILE,
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why not leave one of yours?
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For nobody needs a SMILE so much
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as those who have none left to give.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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T-T-That's A-All Folks!
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FIDONEWS 17-41 Page 4 9 Oct 2000
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COLUMNS
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Roy Reed
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rcreed@juno.com
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The World's Thinnest Books
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STAYING HAPPILY MARRIED by Elizabeth Taylor
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BEAUTY SECRETS by Janet Reno
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HOME BUILT AIRPLANES by John Denver
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DOWN HILL SKIING by Sonny Bono
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ATLANTIC CROSSINGS OF THE TITANIC by White Star Lines
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HOW TO GET TO THE SUPER BOWL by Dan Marino
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THINGS I LOVE ABOUT BILL by Hillary Clinton
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MY LIFE'S MEMORIES by Ronald Reagan
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THINGS I CAN'T AFFORD by Bill Gates
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MY PLAN TO FIND THE REAL KILLERS by O.J. Simpson
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THINGS I WOULD NOT DO FOR MONEY by Dennis Rodman
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THE WILD YEARS by Al Gore
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ALL THE MEN I'VE LOVED BEFORE by Ellen DeGeneres
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AMELIA EARHART'S GUIDE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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AMERICA'S MOST POPULAR LAWYERS
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DETROIT...A TRAVEL GUIDE
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DR. KEVORKIAN'S COLLECTION OF MOTIVATIONAL SPEECHES
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MIKE TYSON'S GUIDE TO DATING ETIQUETTE
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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wdbonner@pacbell.net
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The Van Gogh Family Tree
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His obnoxious brother.............Please Gogh
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FIDONEWS 17-41 Page 5 9 Oct 2000
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His dizzy aunt........................Verti Gogh
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The brother who ate prunes...........Gotta Gogh
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The brother who worked at a convenience store......Stop'n Gogh
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The grandfather from Yugoslavia..........U Gogh
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The brother who bleached his clothes white......Hue Gogh
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The cousin from Illinois.............Chica Gogh
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His magician uncle.....................Wherediddy Gogh
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His Mexican friend....................Amee Gogh
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The Mexican friend's American half brother........Grin Gogh
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The nephew who drove a stagecoach.........Wellsfar Gogh
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The constipated uncle...............Can't Gogh
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The ballroom dancing aunt.............Tan Gogh
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The bird lover uncle................Flamin Gogh
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His nephew psychoanalyst...........E Gogh
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The fruit loving cousin................Man Gogh
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An aunt who taught positive thinking......Wayto Gogh
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The little bouncy nephew..............Poe Gogh
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A sister who loved disco...............Go Gogh
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His niece who travels the country in a van....Winnie Bay Gogh
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Carol Shenkenberg
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FAQSEC- Security for Sysops Dated: 6 OCT 2000
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Hello all! Here is some general advice for setting up a more
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secure system. Much of it will be applicable to any BBS software
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so feel free to share the info about.
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To start with, my software is a _very_ secure system. It has no
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backdoors or known security flaws in the current release. What it
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does share with every other software, is the ability for the sysop
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to change the native settings in ways which may not be as safe as
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intended.
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1. Lets start with the archive conversion feature. Unless you
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really need it, remove it. There are external programs such as
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THDPRO which will scan for viruses and convert archives at the
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same time. If you must keep it, you want to leave it set so only
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the SYSOP can convert archives on your system. Now that was easy
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eh? The rest will be just as easy to do.
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2. Sysop access level. This is an area where you will be best off
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if devious. Do you use the computer always at home? If so, there
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is no need to allow non-local keyboard access with that account.
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If you set SYSOP access to local only keyboard, no one can gain
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that access unless sitting at your local keyboard.
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a. Devious trick, dont use the main sysop account for
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other than sysop functions. Make a second account in
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your real name, with handle if preferred, and set it
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basically at normal validated levels.
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FIDONEWS 17-41 Page 6 9 Oct 2000
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b. Co-sysops and access levels. Now there are extremely
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reliable co-sysops and very good reasons for having
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them. I understand and most others do also, but the
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new sysop does need to be aware the co-sysop access
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can be a security problem. When possible, this is
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the secure way to go about it:
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1. Dont have any unless you really NEED one. IE:
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Don't use it as a reward for being your 'best
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buddy'.
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2. If they live with you, or where the computer is,
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set their access to require 'local keyboard only'
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and it will prevent anyone from dialing in as them
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and doing damage to your system.
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3. Give them no more access than they *must* have to
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do their job. If they only remotely login to handle
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their messages, consider 2 accounts just like in
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the sysop example above.
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3. Look to the WFC (waiting for caller) screen and note almost
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every sysop function is there in almost every software. If you
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really want to drive someone crazy, remove the sysop menu access
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from all other menus. If it just isnt there, it *cant* be used
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against you.
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4. Passwords. Encryption. Use it. This protects both you and
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your callers in the unlikely event someone manages to get ahold of
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your user information files.
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a. Be aware of habits you may have developed as a sysop.
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I can't stress enough the need to protect your system
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passwords. Don't accidently use them on another BBS.
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While drafting this FAQ, one feedback from a beta site
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was about how he knows the system passwords on most of
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the systems in his net. How? Easy, the sysops forget
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and try it out of habit on his system, get an error,
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then use the one th chose for his BBS. On some
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softwares, this will leave your password sitting in
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the other BBS's log file!
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b. Don't use the same password in FD as you use on your
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BBS if you also use FD as your terminal program. If
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you do, one day you may find when logging into another
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BBS, it
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sends your system password as it trys to 'autoconnect'.
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(There are ways around this but beyond the scope of
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this file. See the FrontDoor documentation).
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6. Keyboard remapping. This is when via file or othermanner,
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someone manages to change your keyboard to say something like
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'del c: /u' when you press the F1 key (or whatever they chose to
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remap). Dont allow it. You have several choices of ANSI.SYS
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type replacement files which literally dont contain the keyboard
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remapping capabilities. For regular DOS users, ZANSI.SYS works
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FIDONEWS 17-41 Page 7 9 Oct 2000
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well for most. It also takes up less memory than normal ANSI.SYS
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does. DVANSI isfor Desqview users and works just as well. Other
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common types are NNANSI and ANSI.COM.
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a. ZANSI is the magic name at 1:275/100 for the Zansi
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replacement file should you not find it locally.
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7. Backups! Security is also making sure you can put your system
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back together after a hardware failure. Make them nightly if
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possible with a series of tapes or ZIP/JAZZ drive so that if one
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goes bad, you always have a slightly older one to go back to.
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If you have no tape backup, at the least backup your critical
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files such as the userlist information, to floppy. If you have no
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tape backup but have plenty of extra drivespace, a less than
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perfect but better than nothing method, it is backup to another
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directory. It is best if this is done to a separate drive.
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8. Path statements. Define the Protocol path (DSZ/GSZ etc) and
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the Archive Conversion path (PKZIP etc) with a full description
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such as C:\protocol and C:\converts. Oh, and dont use those
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default names! Neither one need be listed in the Path= statement
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found in your AUTOEXEC.BAT.
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a. Should you find it awkward to not have your compression
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utilities on your DOS search path, there are several ways
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to deal with that. I happen to use a little batch file to
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reset my path statement to include my compression utility
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directory. I just have to remember to run the other batch
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file to set it back afterwards (or reboot).
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b. Many sysops just list the conversion archives in the
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path but leave out the protocol directory.
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c. Now and again you will encounter a door which requires
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one or the other be in your path. Best to look about for
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another simular product without that need. If you can't
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live without that door, be aware that it has slightly
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reduced your system security.
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9. The most common method of breaching any BBS security is by
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taking advantage of flaws or oversights of third party programs
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(upload checkers, protocols etc). When installing third party
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utilities it's best to research the source to find out how
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secure the program is and what you can do to ensure it is set up
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securely. NEVER trust the author's claims. Instead, get
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independant reviews if possible and solicit opinions of other
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sysops. Often the best gauge of a utility's security is how widely
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used it is. But don't let this fool you (popular is not 'always'
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secure).
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a. When in doubt, ask the sysops in your area what they use
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and measures they take to ensure these utilities are secure.
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Most importantly ask more than one person since no one person
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knows all the quirks of third party utilities.
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b. This text does not endeavour to suggest that any particular
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FIDONEWS 17-41 Page 8 9 Oct 2000
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utility is
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either secure or insecure. Claims of this nature which 'may'
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be accurate at this time could be in error and may not reflect
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future versions of the same programs.
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c. When passing information to a door or utility, never pass
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it more than it absolutely needs to function. 'More is not
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better' in this case.
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10. Some folks, just like to upload trojan programs. A Trojan
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can best be defined as a program which does something other than
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what it looks like it's doing. A famous one, looked like a flight
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simulator, but actually reformatted the HD while playing.
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Trojans do not infect other programs, but are damaging just the
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same. To prevent the spread of them, mark your uploads to a
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secure directory and do not autovalidate programs until you have
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tested them out. This protects you, your callers, and the fellow
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sysops in your area if they are downloaded before discovery and
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uploaded to another system.
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11. Doors, revisted. Don't assume because a caller sends you a
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program, and begs it be added, it's 'safe'. Test it first. Even
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if it looks like a common archive, obtaining the same one from a
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safe source for comparison is a good idea.
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Well all! This has been a collective effort of many. By this
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point, I have had inputs from many sites! Special Kudos to:
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Lars Hellsten, Don Johnson, David Muir, and Kevin Watkins. For
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inspiration, thank Scott Raymond of a long ago security package
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for earlier Telegard versions. Portions contain ideas from the
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June 1994 IceNET News article (Copywrite) by Ken Harris, WWIV
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Security: One Semi-Expert's View (with permission).
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Feedback may be given in the TG_SUPPORT echo, or netmailed to:
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1:275/100.
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xxcarol aka Carol Shenkenberger
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DPC USN
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TG Beta Norfolk
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FIDONEWS 17-41 Page 9 9 Oct 2000
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NET HUMOR
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One man's hobby was fishing, he spent all his weekends near the river
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or lake, paying no attention to weather. One Sunday, early in the
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morning, he went to the river, as usual. It was cold and raining, so
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he decided to return back to his house. He came in, went to his
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bedroom, undressed and laid near his wife.
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"What terrible weather today honey," he said to her.
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"Yes. And my idiot husband went fishing!"
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FIDONEWS 17-41 Page 10 9 Oct 2000
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FIDONET BY INTERNET
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. -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- -
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| FIDONET-RELATED SITES |
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` -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- -
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Last update: September 16, 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.r10.org
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http://www.psnw.com/~net205/region10.html
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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://www.earforce.dyndns.org/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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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 5074: http://www.z2.n5074.fidonet.net
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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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See also: http://www.osirusoft.com/fidoip.html
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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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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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after processing, or a "MinuteMail System", as it were.
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FIDONEWS 17-41 Page 12 9 Oct 2000
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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
|
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103/401 @ Warren Bonner | BinkP | aDSL,!| n/c
|
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105/8 | Russ Johnson | FTP,BinkP,VMoT | 384k | n/c
|
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105/72 @ Larry James | FTP, BinkP | aDSL | $50/yr
|
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106/1 @ Steve Loupe | BinkP, FTP | 128k | ???
|
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106/6018 | Lawrence Garvin | FTP, VMoT | aDSL,60| n/c
|
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107/453 @ Jeffrey Estevez| FTP,BinkP,VMoT,UUE| 56k,60| $10 mo.
|
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140/1 @ Bob Seaborn | FTP,BinkP | T3,30 | $5/$16
|
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167/133 | Stephen Monteith | BinkP | 128k+ | n/c
|
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211/417 @ Korombos | BinkP,UUE,FTP | T1 | n/c
|
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218/109 @ Matt Munson | BinkP,UUE | 33.6k | n/c
|
||
244/2 | Kari Suomela | FTP,VMoT,BinkP,UUE| T1,! | $25.00/mo
|
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246/160 @ Mason Vye | FTP, UUE | 56K | 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
|
||
379/1 @ Dale Ross | FTP, BinkP,UUE | 256K+,! n/c
|
||
396/1 @ John Souvestre | FTP,VMoT | T1,10 | $5/mo
|
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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
|
||
280/1601 @ 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
|
||
344/201 | Julio Garcia | BinkP | ??? | n/c
|
||
346/3 @ Carlos Navarro | UUE | ??? | n/c
|
||
FIDONEWS 17-41 Page 13 9 Oct 2000
|
||
|
||
|
||
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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|
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|
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| Columnist: Joe Jared, 1:103/0, joejared@osirusoft.com |
|
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| (Fido Via Internet Hubs column) |
|
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| Columnist: Ol' WDB, 1:103/401, wdbonner@pacbell.net |
|
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| Humor: Roy Reed, rcreed@juno.com |
|
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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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