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F I D O N E W S -- Vol.12 No.22 (29-May-1995)
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| A newsletter of the | ISSN 1198-4589 Published by: |
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| FidoNet BBS community | "FidoNews" BBS |
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| _ | +1-519-570-4176 |
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| / \ | |
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| /|oo \ | |
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| (_| /_) | |
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| _`@/_ \ _ | |
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| | | \ \\ | Editors: |
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| | (*) | \ )) | Donald Tees 1:221/192 |
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| |__U__| / \// | Sylvia 1:221/194 |
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| (_/(_|(____/ | |
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| (jm) | Newspapers should have no friends. |
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| | -- JOSEPH PULITZER |
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| Submission address: editors 1:1/23 |
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| MORE addresses: |
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| |
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| submissions=> editor@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca |
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| Don -- don@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca |
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| Sylvia max@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca |
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| For information, copyrights, article submissions, |
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| obtaining copies of fidonews or the internet gateway faq |
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| please 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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2. Articles...................................................... 2
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From: Ari Pollak (1:107/302)................................ 2
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Proposed VModem Nodelist Flag............................... 3
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DiDoNeT..................................................... 4
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An Alien Looks at FidoNet................................... 6
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3. Fidonews Information.......................................... 9
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Editorial
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FidoNews 12-22 Page: 2 29 May 1995
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There are several excellent articles in this snooze. I was
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thinking tonight that not only are we getting some excellent
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articles as submissions to the snooze, but I have been reading
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some excellent posts lately.
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I think we should have a contest ... best post of the year,
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and best snooze article of the year. To start it off, I will
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propose the following rules, and kick in two $100 (Can.) prizes,
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one for best post of the year, and one for best snooze article.
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Any post or article can be noninated by any one that reads it,
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and can be forwarded here.
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If we have more than 10 nominations in eithor catagory, we
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will narrow it down to 10, and decide the final winners by
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vote, all snooze readers being elegible to vote. I'll figure
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out just how to do that over the next few weeks <S>.
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Here is the snooze.
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Articles
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My now weekly submission to Fidonews:
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From: Ari Pollak (1:107/302)
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Subject:World Wide Web browsers (Part 2)
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In Part one if "World Wide Web Browsers", I mentioned many
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different browsers. I will only review one more, since it is not likely
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that you will want to get any other browser. Most other broswers only
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support the first version of HTML, the WWW programming language.
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UPDATE ON MOSAIC 2.0: At the moment, programmers at NCSA
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are working on the final release of Mosaic 2.0. There are very few bugs
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left, and according to one of the programmers, the final release should be
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out in around a month or so.
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Again, you may FTP it from ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Web/Mosaic.
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Netscape: The best (at the moment) is now even better.
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Version 1.1 was just recently released. I won't describe it, because you
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should try it out yourself. FTP from ftp.netscape.com/Netscape, or if that
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doesn't work, try ftp2.netscape.com/Netscape. Or for a list of sites, HTTP
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to: home.netscape.com
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If you have an idea about an article I can write, something
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that would be of interest to the general public, or about a problem that
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many people should know about, just e-mail me at:
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Ari Pollak, 1:107/302
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or
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Ari.Pollak@ari.metronj.org
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Coming next week: brief summary about the internet and a couple of major
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questions answered
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FidoNews 12-22 Page: 3 29 May 1995
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Proposed VModem Nodelist Flag
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Proposed VModem Nodelist Flag
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by Bob Quinlan, 1:143/240 (bquinlan@october.com)
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VModem is an OS/2 utility that is part of Ray Gwinn's SIO serial port
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driver package. VModem creates virtual modem ports that act just like a
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conventional serial port connected to a modem. Any application that
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will work with a normal serial port, such as a BBS program or mail
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handler, will also work with VModem. The difference is that these
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virtual modems use the Internet to carry the "call". That means no long
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distance charges.
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To use VModem your local machine must be on the Internet. Either a
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direct network connection or a dial-up SLIP/PPP link will work. The
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machine that is "calling" you must also be on the Internet and must use
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Vmodem, or the widely supported telnet protocol, to communicate with
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you.
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I will not go into details of how VModem initiates and answers calls.
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The important point here is that *any* program that can talk to a serial
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port will work with it. If you set up your existing BBS software on a
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virtual modem port anyone with full access to the Internet can "call"
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your system from anywhere in the world...at no cost.
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What works for user-to-BBS communication also works for BBS-to-BBS
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communication. Netmail and echomail can be exchanged over the Internet
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using the same mail handling software that we all use now. Some of us
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are already doing it.
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At this point all VModem mail links have to be arranged and configured
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manually. What is needed is a way to locate other VModem-capable
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Fidonet nodes and configure for contact with them. These requirements
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imply something very much like our current Nodelist.
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I propose that the best solution is to add the necessary information to
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our existing nodelist as a new flag. Any system capable of receiving
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VModem-type "calls" should include a flag beginning with the letters VM
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immediately followed by the system's Internet name or IP address. For
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example, my system's new flag would be "VMoctober.com". The SIO Support
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system's would be "VM199.248.240.2".
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Nodes which are accessible only through VModem should be listed as
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Private, but with an appropriate VM flag entry. My first thought was to
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substitute the Internet address for the phone number in those cases. It
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was pointed out to me that several nodelist compilers would break if bad
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values were put into the phone number field.
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Until the VM flag is formally accepted it should only be included as a
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user flag. Even so, if we use it consistently it will become possible
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to automate Internet "calling" in the same ways we automate regular
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calling. New nodelist compilers can be developed that, when requested,
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will extract the address from a VM flag and substitute it for a phone
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number. Existing compilers could use the VM flag to set a new modem
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type for such nodes.
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FidoNews 12-22 Page: 4 29 May 1995
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Now allow me to qualify a couple of side issues.
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First, I realize that there are already utilities other than VModem
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provide similar capabilities via the telnet protocol. Any system using
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such a utility should use the same VM flag and format. As long as all
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systems using the VM flag can communicate with each other over the
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Internet it does not matter what utilities are actually used.
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Second, I realize that there are almost always some costs associated
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with getting access to the Internet. In some cases it may even be more
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expensive to connect to other nodes through the Internet than with a
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conventional dial-up. My point is that in most cases VModem provides a
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low-cost or flat-fee alternative to toll calling.
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Does my proposal overlook any potential problems? Do you have a better
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suggestion for how to handle this? I would be interested in hearing
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about either. In the meantime, I would encourage everyone with a
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VModem-capable Fidonet node to add the VM flag and address to your
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nodelist entry as a user flag.
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DiDoNeT
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Hi everyone!
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A couple months (February to be exact)ago I put in an a little article/ad
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about my net, DiDoNeT, which was real puny then, and had only 5 BBSes,
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which I thought was pretty good...well, now I have 27 BBSes in my net and
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its doing a lot better :) Please read the following little text file I
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made, and if you like the look of my net, and would like to join you can
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get the latest Application Package by F'REQing DIDOAPP from me, (1:250/607)
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here's the file:
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DidoNet - Important Information
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Introduction
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~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Hi there. This is Greg Peterson (Lucifer) - Net Coordinator of
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DidoNet. I'm going to tell you a little bit about DidoNet, it's goals,
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and what it's all about.
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Goals
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~~~~~
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DidoNet is a relatively small net, compared to FidoNet, TNC, and
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other big international nets, but I think the environment is more "social"
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and friendly. The ultimate goal of DidoNet is to let all the sysops and
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users in the net have FUN! There is a good constant flow of messages
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everyday with an average of about 20 messages in the general base alone
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per day, with other bases that also do well.
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Statistics
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Now, a few statistics about the net. There are currently
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(as of 05/14/95), 25 BBSes in the net, all in Metro Toronto, with the
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FidoNews 12-22 Page: 5 29 May 1995
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exception of Deep Blue Shadows BBS in Indiana, and The Universal Joint
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in Kenora, Ontario. Soon there will also be a BBS in Salt Spring Island,
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British Columbia. Hopefully with these long distance hubs, other long
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distance sysops will follow them, and join one of the fastest growing
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Nets based in Toronto.
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Message Flow
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There is an average of about 20 messages per day in the general
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base of the net. That's nothing of course, compared to nets like FidoNet
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and UseNet (Which may I remind you is part of the InterNet). But all the
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messages are fun to read and reply to! Also, the nets free, so what can
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you lose?
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InterBBS Games
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Now I'll tell you about a fun and entertaining reason to join
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DidoNet: InterBBS Games! There are currently TWO InterBBS Games.
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They are BRE and LORD! In BRE there are 9 BBSes. In LORD there are 5
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BBSes, but that just started yesterday and that will go up as the net
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grows. In BRE we use version 0.971. In LORD you must use 3.25+ and it must
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be REGISTERED! You also need special software for InterBBS LORD, it is
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called LORDNet, and the zip is called LNET###.ZIP. If you want to start
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another type of InterBBS game, such as ArrowBridge, etc. please contact
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me, and I'll set it up ASAP, or I may put you in charge of it.
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Message Base Rules
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The next thing and a very important topic that you may be
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wondering about with suspense is posting rules. In DidoNet there are
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very few rules for the message bases. The main rule is: NO FLAMING!!!
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If I catch anyone "flaming" another user on the net (Unless the victim
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of the flame really had it coming) You will be suspended from the net,
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and may not post in it for a while, (how long depends on how mad I am at
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you and how annoying your message was). Next rule: Do NOT post the same
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message more than once! Unless there was a technical error in scanning
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the message bases and created dupe messages. There will be a punishment
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for posting multiple identical messages, because even though you may have
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a chuckle out of it, you're costing the long distance hubs who have to
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call and pick up the mail a fair bit of money. Other than that I don't
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think there are any other rules I have to run by you, just overall, don't
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be a nuisance in the message bases. And yes, you're allowed to swear in
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the message bases, but if you're swearing in every sentence of every
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message you post, that's where I draw the line... I think anyone who can
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call a BBS can handle a few "Bad words", oh and I don't want to see any
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racist, sexist, or any other "ist" messages that could possibly offend
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another user, you will be punished SEVERELY! (This means no homophobic
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messages too...)
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Routed NetMail
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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OK, now to the subject of netmail. You may route netmail through
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your hub, please, keep it to a minimum, and please, no UUENCODE'd files.
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This costs hubs lots of money...If you need to send a file long distance,
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call yourself.
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I think I've covered pretty much everything...
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Please consider joining DidoNet!
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FidoNews 12-22 Page: 6 29 May 1995
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Sincerely,
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Greg Peterson - DidoNet Coordinator
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@FidoNet - 1:250/607
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@DiDoNeT - 111:200/100
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@InterNet - greg@tor250.org
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An Alien Looks at FidoNet
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by Lisa Gronke, 1:105/6
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lisa@psg.com
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POLICY4 says the official language of FidoNet is English. POLICY4 is
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wrong. The official language of FidoNet is the Type 2 (or Type 2+)
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Packet. The *.PKT is the data structure that is transferred over
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FidoNet. Often the *.PKT files are transferred inside archived mail
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bundles with names like 0000FFDC.WE2.
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The *.PKT has the following structure:
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-- a Packet Header (58 bytes)
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-- zero or more Packed Messages
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-- a Pseudo-message 00 00 (2 bytes) ends the packet
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So an empty packet (no packed messages) is 60 bytes.
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Each Packed Message has the following structure:
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-- packed message header
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-- starts with 02 00 (message type) (2 bytes)
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-- 6 fixed length fields (2 bytes each)
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-- 1 fixed length, null terminated string (20 bytes)
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-- 3 variable length, null terminated strings (max 144 bytes)
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-- message text, null terminated (unbounded)
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All of the control information that makes echomail messages
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different from netmail messages is considered part of the message
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text as far as *.PKT structure is concerned. Usually a *.PKT will
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contain netmail or echomail, but not both. Echomail "message text"
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starts with an AREA:ECHOTAG line and ends with the Origin, SEEN-BY
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and ^aPATH: lines.
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If you're past the stage of total FidoNet bewilderment, 'tis time to
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snag a couple of *.PKT files and take a look at them. Use a tool
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like Vernon Buerg's LIST (or newer versions of 4DOS LIST) with hex
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capability. Gurus use David Nugent's INSPECTA. Aliens with Apple IIs
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use their sector editor <g>.
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Where to look? In your inbound area if you can grab a copy of the
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incoming files before your mail processor does. Or in your outbound
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area(s). Specific tips follow.
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But first a word about file names. An "archived mail bundle" is a
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file that contains one or more *.PKT files, archived with ARC, ZIP,
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ARJ, LZH, LHA, PAK, ZOO, RAR etc. Bundles to/from strangers are
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FidoNews 12-22 Page: 7 29 May 1995
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supposed to be archived with ARC (but sometimes aren't). Hubs and
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other regular callers usually will have made arrangements with you
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to use an archiver with better compression.
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ARCmail (used as a generic term for ARC|ZIP|ARJ|ETCmail) bundles
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have "standard" names of the form nnnnmmmm.dd#, where nnnn is
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(orignet minus destnet) in hex, mmmm is (orignode minus destnode) in
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hex (2's compliment for negative numbers), dd is a day of the week
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in the form MO, TU, WE, TH, FR, SA, or SU, and # is a decimal digit.
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BinkleyTerm: Outbound
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BinkleyTerm is just a mailer (does no mail processing), but is used
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with mail processors like QM or Squish which usually archive both
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netmail and echomail. Outbound mail bundles (for MyZone 1) are found
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in the c:\bink\outbound subdirectory. Here is a sample from 1:105/6.
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c:\bink\outbound\0069002a.flo
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c:\bink\outbound\0000ffdc.Mo0
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0069002a.flo is a control file that references the mail bundle. The
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destination information is in the file name; 0069 (hex) means Net
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105, 002a (hex) means Node 42, and .flo means normal mail.
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This 0069002a.flo file contains one line. It could reference
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additional mail bundles and/or other files (# indicates that the
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*.Mo0 file should be truncated after it is sent).
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#Outbound\0000ffdc.Mo0
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The ARCmail bundle has the standard name:
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onet [Net 105] minus dnet [Net 105] == 0 (dec) == 0000 (hex)
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onode [Node 6] minus dnode [Node 42] == -36 (dec) == ffdc (hex)
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Bink can also send *.PKT files. They are stored in the same
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subdirectory, but are not stored with *.PKT file names. Instead, a
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packet for 1:105/42 would have a name like 0069002a.OUT
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[NetNode.?UT], which is changed to a *.PKT name, on the fly, when it
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is transmitted.
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BinkleyTerm sysops should not have any trouble finding *.PKTs to
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examine.
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FrontDoor: Packets & Archives
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The FrontDoor software package contains a message reader/editor
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[FM], a nodelist compiler [FDNC] and the mailer/router/packer. FD
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can pack netmail messages into *.PKT files. FD cannot archive *.PKTs
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into ARCmail bundles. It can toss incoming netmail if it arrives in
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*.PKT form, but cannot decompress ARCmail bundles.
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FD puts outbound *.PKT files in the subdirectory (folder) specified
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in..
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FDSETUP: Global -> Filenames -> Packets ..... (say) c:\fd\packets
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The packets folder is dynamic. *.PKT files are built and deleted
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FidoNews 12-22 Page: 8 29 May 1995
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frequently. If you exit FD, you will not find anything in the
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c:\fd\packets folder. In order to find files in the folder, you have
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to shell out of FD.
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I entered netmail Message #6 addressed to 1:105/6 using FM, ran my
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friend's runfd.bat, watched as FD said "Processing netmail folder"
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and "Preparing outbound mail" and then shelled out of FD with ALT-Z.
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I found two files.
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c:\fd\packets\000e4ebf.fdc
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c:\fd\packets\000e4ebf.pkt
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000e4ebf.pkt is the *.PKT file with my message. 000e4ebf.fdc is the
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associated control file. It looked like this:
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01 00 69 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 A0 3D B0 1E
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01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
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00 00 70 FD 36 00
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The first 8 bytes are the zone, net, node and point (hex, lsb : msb
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order). The 36 at the end is the ascii value for (Message #)6. When
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the *.PKT is sent, FD uses this information to flag the stored
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message as "Sent" (or to delete it).
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Since FrontDoor does not 'do' echos, the sysop needs to use a
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separate echomail tosser. Leonard Erickson uses QECHO. Qecho.ctl
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asks for an "Archive path." That is where you will find outbound
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archived mail bundles containing echomail. Other tossers will have
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something similar.
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I entered an echomail message in the NET105 echo on Leonard
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Erickson's system [1:105/51]. After processing, there was a mail
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bundle for his HUB [1:105/31] in his c:\qecho\out directory named
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00000014.TU2. Inside the mail bundle was a file named 16143322.PKT.
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There also was a 60 byte (empty) 000e4ec0.pkt in c:\fd\packets and
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an associated 000e4ec0.fdc control file showing a packet going to
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1:105/31.0 referencing the full file spec of the ARCmail bundle.
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Novice FrontDoor sysops may not realize that messages are turned
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into *.PKT files before they are sent, since it "looks like"
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FrontDoor is sending the stored message directly from the netmail
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folder.
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I have not seen InterMail, but I would expect an organization pretty
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much like FrontDoor. The control files are named *.IMC.
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D'Bridge: Temporary & Outbound Queues
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-------------------------------------
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D'Bridge is an integrated software package. It reads/edits messages
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with DBEDIT, compiles the nodelist, and processes both netmail and
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echomail.
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The overall organization is similar to FrontDoor, but D'Bridge uses
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a base 36 file naming scheme in both packet and bundle outbound
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FidoNews 12-22 Page: 9 29 May 1995
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areas.
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C-00102X.006
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^^^ ----Node 6
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^^^ ----Net 105 [(0 x 1296) + (2 x 36) + X=33] = 105
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^^^ ----Zone 1
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^ ---- type of packet or bundle (C = Crash)
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File names are changed to standard *.PKT or *.DD? ARCmail names, on
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the fly, when they are sent.
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D'Bridge sends *.PKT netmail by default. Outbound packets are built
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in the "Temporary queue" directory ..... (say) c:\db\packets.
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I entered a netmail message to 1:105/6 with DBEDIT, exited the
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editor, watched as D'Bridge said "Building the outbound queue" --
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then DROPped to DOS and looked at the packets subdirectory. I found:
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c:\db\packets\c-00102x.006
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c:\db\packets\q-00102x.006
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C-00102x.006 was the *.PKT file with my message. Q-00102x.006 is the
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associated control file.
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ARC|ZIP|ETCmail bundles are found in the "Outbound queue" directory
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..... (say) c:\db\queue. They may be echomail or optional compressed
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netmail (XMail), and use the same base 36 file naming scheme. I
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think there is an associated q-*.* control file in the same
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subdirectory.
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Next week
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---------
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Now that you've found some *.PKT files and maybe played around
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making some new ones, don't be shy! Look inside. Read the message
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text? Does the packet contain netmail or echomail?
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Next week I'll tell you a little more about reading the packet
|
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header and the packed message header.
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FidoNews 12-22 Page: 10 29 May 1995
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