FidoNews · Vol 21, No 20 · 17 May 2004
The F I D O N E W S Volume 21, Number 20 17 May 2004
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Copyright 2004 by Fidonews Editor for Fidonews Globally.
Table of Contents
1. FOOD FOR THOUGHT ......................................... 1
2. EDITORIAL ................................................ 2
3. FROM THE *CS ............................................. 3
ZCC announces Malcolm Miles as International Coordinato .. 3
A formal policy-interpretation by the IC persuant P4.7 ... 4
Motion to replace the IC ................................. 6
Open letter to the nodes of Zone-2 ....................... 7
4. BEN RITCHEY'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ................... 9
FIDONet Software References .............................. 9
5. SPECIAL INTEREST ......................................... 14
Nodelist Stats ........................................... 14
6. FIDONEWS INFORMATION ..................................... 16
How to Submit an Article ................................. 16
Credits, Legal Infomation, Availability .................. 18
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing
himself.
- Leo Tolstoy
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EDITORIAL
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How typical that this week, when there seems to be a dynamite issue at
hand, my internet connection went AWOL.
OK, I thought at first, I can manage a day or two, waiting for my
ISP to fix the problem. But now it's almost a week and still no sign
of a connection. So I decided I had to reinstall the hardware and
software for my old dial-up connection, that I thought I wouldn't be
using any more.
Unfortunately the system now, with the two internet connections
installed simultaneously, my system has become very unstable, but at
least I managed to get all the pending email, and even sort out the
ten or so legit email from 350 spam. Well my spam filter did a fairly
good job, but it's not infallible, so I still have to double check all
the spam just to be sure.
I really wish you guys would use fidonet rather than internet when
communicating with the Snooze -- it's much safer. Anyway, here we go,
I sure hope I didn't miss anything among those 350 spam...
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FROM THE *CS
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ZCC announces Malcolm Miles as International Coordinator
Janis Kracht, 1:261/38 (janis@filegate.net)
The Fidonet Zone Coordinator Council, persuant to section 7.2 of
Policy 4.07, has voted to remove Ward Dossche as International
Coordinator, and has elected Malcolm Miles Z3C, as International
Coordinator. Votes were cast by 5 of the 6 Zone Coordinators
present, with no vote posted by Z2C.
The ZCC wishes to thank Ward Dossche for the work he's done, and the
time he's devoted to the position of IC over the last 3 and 1/2
years.
Janis Kracht
Z1C
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A formal policy-interpretation by the IC persuant P4.7.1.Par.5
By Ward Dossche / International Coordinator
2:292/854
Date: 07 May 04
It has become increasingly clear that the operation and internal
management of the ZCC have not been sufficiently defined in Policy to
cater for the severe imbalance between the different zones which at
present exists where zone-1 occupies some 6-7%, zone-2 at least 91-92%
and the remaining zones 1-2% of the nodelist.
While technically this imbalance seems unimportant -or even
inexistant- when it concerns the moving of mail and files, lately it
has become a matter of disturbance in the internal operation of the
ZCC where personal motives of several ZCs, not technical motives, seem
to dominate the day to day business more and more.
As this potentially may have negative consequences to Fidonet as a
whole it is necessary for me, as IC, to exercise the provisions of
P4.7.1.Paragraph-5 which reads:
************************* QUOTE *************************
In cases not specifically covered by this document, the International
Coordinator may issue specific interpretations or extensions to this
policy.
************************ UNQUOTE ************************
The way how ZCC-members vote has never been described. Policy mentions
the word 'majority' but says nothing on how that majority is composed,
reached or interpreted.
Therefore, as of immediately on this day May 7th 2004, the following
interpretation will become effective:
"The votes cast by ZCC-members to reach a majority will be a function
of the percentage of listed individual sysops in the weekly nodelist
issued by the IC. These individual sysops will not be 'Pvt' 'Hold'
'Down' 'Zone' 'Region' 'Host' 'Hub' nor 'non-conforming ION- nor
non-conforming EON-nodes as per IC current policy expressed in the
ERRFLAGS-configuration file presently in use at 2:292/854'. Every 1%
of the listed sysops will count for 1 vote.
If and when one or several zones hold less that 1% of the eligible
sysops then the dominant zone's number of votes will be reduced with
01 units to cater for the representation of the small zones.
Using this methodology the ZCC votes will as of immediately be
weighted as follows:
ZC1 : 07 votes
ZC2 : 89 votes
ZC3 : 01 votes
ZC4 : 01 votes
ZC5 : 01 votes
ZC6 : 01 votes
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Making a total of 100 votes."
This IC-interpretation which is now in force can be overruled by a
majority vote of the ZCC. However, since this interpretation stands
until overruled it also applies to a ZCC-overruling of this IC
policy-interpretation requiring an absolute majority of these 100
votes as well.
Take care,
Ward Dossche
International Coordinator
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Motion to replace the IC
By Ward Dossche / International Coordinator
2:292/854
Date: 16 May 04 16:09:59
Some 2-3 weeks ago Z1C Janis Kracht filed a motion to replace the
current IC by Malcolm Miles, current Z3C.
All ZCs have voted in the meantime and following the rules per
IC-interpretation of relevant portions of P4 to determine how the ZCC
reaches a majority the following result has been tabled:
Z1C: YES 07 votes
Z2C: NO 89 votes
Z3C: YES 01 votes
Z4C: YES 01 votes
Z5C: YES 01 votes
Z6C: YES 01 votes
Tally:
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YES : 11 votes
NO : 89 votes
The motion is denied.
It must equally be noted that Z1C Janis Kracht when filing the above
mentioned motion bypassed the formal procedures as laid-down in P4 how
the ZCC conducts its business by ignoring certain portions regarding
the prerogatives of the IC. The motion in itself therefore was a
policy-violation and void.
Take care,
Ward Dossche
International Coordinator
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Open letter to the nodes of Zone-2
By Ward Dossche / IC & Z2C
2:292/854
Date: 15 May 04
Colleagues,
ZC1 Janis Kracht has called for a replacement of the current IC and,
those of you who have followed certain developments will understand
that she was quickly seconded by some people whom traditionally remain
absent from ZCC-operation except to vote against me.
There is an imbalance in the nodelist and the sheer numbers of our
zone, way over 90% of the total, have made the critical mass in
Fidonet shift from zone-1 to zone-2. This has been a very tough nut to
crack for specific individuals in zone-1 and it never went down. Your
zone-2 coordinator has played a strong role both as IC and ZC/2 and
since it often went against current accepted zone-1 practices he
became contested, deliberately misquoted, selectively quoted, verbally
abused and unspoken words have been put in his mouth.
There often are calls for democracy and in order to restore that
democracy in the ZCC, or install something that at least resembles it,
I have made an IC-ruling that majorities in ZCC-votes will be
determined by the weight of the individual zones where zone-1 will get
7 votes (it has 7% of the nodelist), etc... This ruling is perfectly
compliant with policy 7.1.par-5.
The intention is not, of course, to impose an autocratic rule, people
who have dealt with me over the years very well know this. Ruling
outside one's zone has effectively become impossible anyway and has
reduced the role of the IC to something very shadowy. The intention
however of my IC-ruling is to bring some balance back and ensure that
the concerns of zone-2 are adequately addressed. As concerns there are
the extremely foul and abusive language which seems permitted in
zone-1 which with few exceptions is targetted exclusively at
individuals in zone-2, there are the constant Third Reich references
which are permitted by the First Ammendment of the US Constitution it
seems, there is the very visual ASCII-art which is often being
released by some nodes with a sexual innuendo or Nazi-themes, etc...
I've had it, I hope you have had your fill too.
ZC1, ZC3, ZC5 and ZC6 effectively make it impossible to deal with
these matters. Since they have now been confronted with a strong
ZC2/IC the only way to continue that type of hegemony is not to
outvote the current IC but to simply try to replace him.
That attempt has now failed.
Do not doubt that there will be a roar of messages coming from zone-1,
we all know the names of those that will be writing and how
insignificant it all is. We all know the comments to expect, the
accusations, the threats, the ... well, we've seen and lived it for
years. Zone-2 knows that none of what we are about to receive the
coming days is actually true and/or correct, Fidonet here has always
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been broadminded and will continue to be broad- minded ... people know
they can dissagree with me publicly and need not fear for their
nodenumber. Z1C Janis Kracht has already in the ZCC-conference accused
yours truly of disrespectful intentions of wanting to harm individual
zone-1 nodes; zone-2 nodes know how futile such an accusation is. Then
again, we have somewhat become used to that style of verbal assault.
Many of you have been RCs for very long, in some case even longer than
I've been ZC. I've had the good pleasure to share a beer, a coffee or
a meal with some of you so I hope you know what kind of service you
can continue to expect from me in the future and how free Fidonet will
remain.
If however you from zone-2 think it is going too far and indeed there
is a need for another IC/ZC2 then please voice that concern. Although
our zone-1 brethren fuel a different idea you all know that I've never
held a person's opinion against him/her if it conflicted with mine as
long as we can stay polite.
The choice, I'm affraid, is yours to decide on the future of zone-2
and with a great probability of Fidonet as a whole. Because of its
size the critical mass of Fidonet lies in this zone, do never forget
you do have a voice and be assured that it counts and matters.
I am awaiting your counsel.
Thank you,
Ward Dossche
IC & Z2C
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P=Points E=Editor I=Internet U=Utility ?=Info
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Argus |M |http://www.ritlabs.com/argus/ 2:469/84
| | argus@ritlabs.com Tel: 373-2-246889
| | v3.210 on Mar 20th 2001
BeeMail: |M |http://beemail.gexonline.net 1:105/10
Stephen Proffit | | beemail@gexonline.net
BinkleyTerm XE |M |http://btxe.sourceforge.net 1:1/102
| | v2.60XE/Gamma-6 on Nov 11th 1998
BinkD |MI |http://2f.ru/binkd/
| | maloff@corbina.net
| | v0.94 on Jul 24th 2000
FIDO-Deluxe IP |MPUI |http://www.fido-deluxe.de.vu 2:2432/280
Michael Haase | | m.haase@gmx.net
| | v2.4 on Sep 26th 2003
Fidonet to Internet: |MI |http://www.terminate.com
Bo Bendtsen | | sales@terminate.com
| | v2.00 on Mar 23rd 1997
FrontDoor, FD/APX: |MTPC |http://www.defsol.se 2:201/330
Definite Solutions | | sales@defsol.se 1:1/101
| | v2.26SW & v2.33ml FD, v1.15 APX
Husky Project |MTPUI|http://sf.net/projects/husky/
| | v1.4 RC2 on Sep 22nd 2003
InterMail, InterEcho |MT |http://www.ifido.com 1:1/133
| | bob@nwstar.com
| | v2.50 IM, v1.19 IE
Radius (based on |M |http://radius.pp.ru 2:5012/38
Argus) | | fido5012@zaural.net Tel: 7-3522-469463
| | v4.009 on Jan 2nd 2003
Terminate |MBP |http://www.terminate.com
| | v5.00 on Aug 7th 1997
Tmail |MI |http://www.tmail.spb.ru v2608
WildCat! Interactive |MTBEI|http://www.santronics.com
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Net Server, Platinum| | sales@santronics.com
Xpress: Santronics | | Tel: (305) 248-3204
Software, Inc. | | AUP 450.2 on Jul 9th 2002
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Fidogate |TUI |http://www.fidogate.org
| | Martin_Junius@m-j-s.net v4.4.4
FMail |T |http://fmail.nl.eu.org 2:280/1076
| | wijnstra@fmail.nl.eu.org v1.60
GEcho |T |ftp://ftp.nwstar.com 1:140/12
| | bob@nwstar.com
JetMail: JetSys |TU |http://www.jetsys.de js@jetsys.de
(ATARI ST only) | | v1.01 on Jan 1st 2000
Squish |T |http://www.lanius.com
| | sales@lanius.com v1.11
| |http://www.vector11.com/maximus/
Watergate |TUI |http://www2.sbbs.se/hp/ramon/
| | ramon@sbbs.se
| | v0.93p9 on Dec 14th 1998
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BBBS |BI |http://www.bbbs.net b@bbbs.net
| | v4.00MP on Oct 25th 1999 2:22/222
ELEBBS: The Elevator |B |http://www.elebbs.com
Software Production | | elebbs@elebbs.com
| | v0.10.RC1 on Jun 9th 2002
EZYCom BBS |BT |http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~dcbbs/
| | pjs@optushome.com.au 3:633/104
| | v2.0 on 3 May 2003
Falken BBS |B |http://falkenbbs.com
| | v12.0 on Feb 2nd 2002
Hermes II Project |B |http://www.hermesii.org
| | info@HermesII.org v3.5.9 Beta Final
Maximus BBS |B |http://www.lanius.com
| | sales@lanius.com v3.01
| |http://www.vector11.com/maximus/
MBSE BBS: |BI |http://mbse.sourceforge.net 2:280/2802
Michiel Broek | | mbroek@users.sourceforge.net
| | v0.33.21 on Jun 4th 2002
Mystic BBS |B |http://www.mysticbbs.com
| | v1.07.3 on May 13th 2001
Nexus BBS |B |http://www.nexusbbs.net
| | groberts@nexusbbs.net
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Proboard BBS |B |http://www.proboard.be
| | v2.17 on Jun 9th 2002
RemoteAccess BBS: |B |http://www.rapro.com 1:1/120
Bruce Morse | | bfmorse@rapro.com
| | v2.62.2SW
Spitfire BBS: Buffalo|B |http://www.angelfire.com/ia/buffalo/
Creek Software | | MDWoltz@aol.com 1:1/150
| | v3.6 on Aug 20th 1999
Synchronet BBS |BT |http://www.synchro.net
| | sysop(at)vert(dot)synchro(dot)net
| | v3.10L Beta
Telegard BBS |B |http://www.telegard.net
| | support@telegard.net
| | v3.09g2 SP4
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BBS Central |D |http://www.rpcomputers.com
Bentstone |D |http://www.srupc.com/mall
Capabilities Group | | info@stonebenders.com
Cheepware: |D |http://www.midnightshour.org/cheepware/
Sean Dennis | | hausmaus@midnightshour.org 1:11/200
DDS (Doorware |D |http://www.doorgames.org 1:2404/201
Distribution System)| | ruth@doorgames.org
Ruth Argust | |
DoorMUD |D |http://www.dmud.thebbs.org
| | v0.98 Jun 1st 2002
Elysium Software |D |http://www.elysoft.com
| | mpreslar@mailcity.com
Jibben Software |D |http://www.jibbensoftware.com
| | scott@jibben.com
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JNS Software: |D |http://www.geocities.com/jnssoftware/
Rusty Johnson | | rustyjohnson57@hotmail.com
| | Tel: (304) 733-0113
John Dailey Software |D |http://www.johndaileysoftware.com
| | support@johndaileysoftware.com
LORD (Legend of the |D |http://www.lordlegacy.org
Red Dragon) Reborn | | mike@lordlegacy.org
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| | v4.06 on Feb 5th 2001
Lord-II IGMs |D |http://www.shelby.net/wizards/lord2igm/
PC Pursuits |D |http://www.pcpursuits.com
| | brucep@pop.kis.net
| | Tel: (301) 240-6653
Shining Star |D |http://www.shiningstar.net/bbsdoors/
| | nannette@shiningstar.net
Sunrise Doors: |D |http://www.sunrisedoors.com
Al Lawrence | | al@sunrisedoors.com
| | Tel: (404) 256-9518
The Brainex System |D |http://www.brainex.com/brainex_system/
| | stanley@brainex.com 1994-99 Releases
Trade Wars |D |http://www.eisonline.com/tradewars/
| | jpritch@eisonline.com
| | v3.09 (DOS-32) in 2002
Vagabond Software: |D |http://www.vbsoft.org 1:124/7013
Bryan Turner | | vagabond@vbsoft.org
| | last update: Jul 17th 2002
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| | dirk.pokorny@apoint-mail.de
| | v1.25 2:2426/1210.13
CrossPoint (XP) |P |http://www.crosspoint.de
| | pm@crosspoint.de v3.12d Dec 22nd 1999
FreeXP |P |http://www.freexp.de 2:2433/460
| | support@freexp.de
| | v3.40 RC3 Aug 31st 2003 (Snapshot)
OpenXP/32 |PI |http://www.openxp.com 2:248/2004
| | mk@openxp.de v3.8.7 beta Aug 3rd 2002
PPoint |P |http://www.alcuf.ca 1:249/114
| | v3.04 on Jan 10th 2000
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| | v1.1.5 Snapshot on Feb 28th 2003
SqEd32 |E |http://www.sqed.de
| | v1.15 on Dec 15th 1999
TimEd |E |http://blizzard.dnsalias.org/fidonet
| | mail@ozzmosis.com /timed
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Allfix |U |ftp://ftp.nwstar.com 1:140/12
| | bob@nwstar.com
| | v5.13 (v6?)
GiGo |UI |http://www.gigo.com
| | v0109 on Jan 9th 1997
Internet Rex: |UI |http://members.shaw.ca/InternetRex/
Charles Cruden | | telnet://xanadubbs.ca 1:342/806
(Khan Software) | | v2.29 on Oct 21st 2001
PeopleComm Terminal |CUI |http://www.peoplecomm.org 1:128/148
(BBS & Telnet w/ | | edward.williams@adelphia.net
ZModem) | | v1.01a on Feb 11th 2003
TransNet |UI |http://www.ressl.com.ar/transnet/
| | transnet@ressl.com.ar
| | v2.11 on Jul 18th 1998
TransX: Multiboard |UI |http://www.multiboard.com/software/
Communications, Inc.| | support@multiboard.com 1:2401/305
| | v3.5
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Nodelist Stats
Input nodelist nodelist.135
size 893.8kb
date 2004-05-14
The nodelist has 7538 nodes in it
and a total of 10292 non-comment entries
including 6 zones
56 regions
424 hosts
531 hubs
admin overhead 1017 ( 13.49 %)
and 1083 private nodes
325 nodes down
329 nodes on hold
off line overhead 1737 ( 23.04 %)
Speed summary:
>9600 = 629 ( 8.34 %)
9600 = 6536 ( 86.71 %)
(HST = 135 or 2.07 %)
(CSP = 1 or 0.02 %)
(PEP = 11 or 0.17 %)
(MAX = 0 or 0.00 %)
(HAY = 1 or 0.02 %)
(V32 = 3407 or 52.13 %)
(V32B = 326 or 4.99 %)
(V34 = 4418 or 67.59 %)
(V42 = 3697 or 56.56 %)
(V42B = 335 or 5.13 %)
2400 = 69 ( 0.92 %)
1200 = 6 ( 0.08 %)
300 = 298 ( 3.95 %)
ISDN = 620 ( 8.22 %)
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File Req Flag Applicable software Number of systems
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XA Frontdoor <1.99b 2467
Frontdoor 2.02+
Dutchie 2.90c
Binkleyterm >2.1
D'Bridge <1.3
TIMS
Xenia
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XB Binkleyterm 2.0 8
Dutchie 2.90b
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XC Opus 1.1 12
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XP Seadog 6
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XR Opus 1.03 39
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XW Fido >12M 305
Tabby
KittenMail
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XX D'Bridge 1.30 3378
Frontdoor 1.99b
Intermail 2.01
T-Mail
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None QMM 1323
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CrashMail capable = 2303 ( 30.55 %)
MailOnly nodes = 4199 ( 55.70 %)
Listed-only nodes = 588 ( 7.80 %)
Other = 448 ( 5.94 %)
[Report produced by NETSTATS - A PD pgm available from 1:106/100]
[ Revised by B Felten, 2:203/208]
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