FidoNews · Vol 21, No 52 · 27 Dec 2004
The F I D O N E W S Volume 21, Number 52 27 Dec 2004
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Copyright 2004 by Fidonews Editor for Fidonews Globally.
Table of Contents
1. FOOD FOR THOUGHT ......................................... 1
2. EDITORIAL ................................................ 2
Terrorism, Real World vs. Fidonet ........................ 2
3. BEST OF FIDONET .......................................... 4
Dead echoes .............................................. 4
4. FIDONET BY INTERNET ...................................... 7
Fidonet Related Websites ................................. 7
5. ROBERT COUTURE'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ................ 9
FIDONet Software References .............................. 9
6. SPECIAL INTEREST ......................................... 14
Nodelist Stats ........................................... 14
7. 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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The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything and the
young know everything.
-- Oscar Wilde
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EDITORIAL
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Terrorism, Real World vs. Fidonet
This week's editorial will probably not fit well into the typical
Christmas spirit, but, after all, Christmas is over for this year,
maybe it can serve as a seed for anyone's New Year's Eve resolution?
After all, the next issue will be published next year -- if I manage
to make all the necessary changes to all the configs and batchfiles,
here at Snooze head quarters, that is.
- = * = -
Isn't it really strange? So many of us are parents. Many of us have
kids so old, we can look back at what we did wrong and what we did
right when raising them, right?
Yet so many people today seem to have missed how to best handle a
spoilt kid, kicking and screaming for attention, i.e. simply ignoring
it until it behaves properly, and *then* give it all the attention it
wants and needs.
This, I think, can easily be transferred to the way terrorists
should be treated. Imagine if all the media of the world agreed not to
mention any terrorist attacks with as much as one word, no matter
what. What then? Well, we all know that the terrorists strive for
attention and publicity. If that is not given to them, what good will
their actions do to them?
And now over to the Fidonet terrorists. You know, those that sit
comfortably behind their keyboards, terrorizing the rest of the
Fidonet users, trying to get their fifteen minutes of fame by stirring
up as much mud as possible, with absolutely no concern for anyone else
but themselves and their own agendas.
Now, imagine that not a single person would reply to anything those
Fidonet terrorists write, what then? Well, I leave the conclusion to
our readers...
Oh yes, I, for one, know that it can sometimes be very hard not to
reply, but that's exactly what our terrorists want, so if you don't
want to play along with them, it's important not to take their bait.
After all, the terrorists will not listen to reasons, they are only
out to get the most attention possible.
And the rest of us know exactly what you think anyway -- there's no
need to preach to the choir-boys. It's much better to spend your
valuable time on discussions with all the *good* people in the echo,
effectively telling the spoilt brats "Hush now, while the grown-ups
are talking!".
One area that's extra attractive to terrorists are societies with
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total freedom. This is, of course, because freedom is a complete
package, that also includes freedom to act like a jerk. A free society
simply must rely on everyone acting with responsibility and respect
for all other persons. There is no other way, unless you settle for
reduced freedom.
The same goes, needless to say, for our Fidonet terrorists. Echoes
with freedom written into the "constitution", the echo rules, are
popular hunting grounds for them. That's why it's extra important that
the responsible and cooperative participants take extra care in those
echoes, not to respond to any terrorist attacks with anything but
total silence.
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BEST OF FIDONET
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Dead echoes
By Philip Lozier (1:267/169)
ST> Lastly, I just don't see the point in hubbing or carrying
ST> echos that haven't
ST> had traffic in them for a year or longer... It just
ST> doesn't make sense.
I'm going to agree with you whole heartedly on that... dead echoes
present a very, very bad image of the network as a whole. Users
browsing and finding large numbers of dead weight are presented with a
picture that FidoNet is useless overall, and potential nodes who run
BBS's view FidoNet as primarily dead weight that isn't worth the time
to set up on their systems when many can hook right into QWK networks
with traffic almost instantly, or some FTN networks, without the
aggravation, hassles, disputes, and headaches associated with FidoNet.
It is not a new problem. It has been going on for years, and is -one-
of the contributing factors to the state Fido is in now... not -the-
factor, but definitely one of them.
Arguments go on about who owns echoes... everybody wants to be in
control in some way or another, even the ones who say things shouldn't
be controlled.
How so? The anti-control yellers blat "there should be no control over
echoes in FidoNet, I will do as I please with my echo"... they don't
want control from anybody else so -they- can control it.
Certain mail movers of the past, and present, scream that FidoNet has
no control over echomail distribution, then set terms for distributing
echoes such as e-list requirements, and procedures for user/moderator
disputes, and "agreement" to SLA's so -they- can control it.
Me, me, me... look at me! I'm a honcho! The network couldn't survive
without me! *I* make it happen!
Everybody wants control, and those who want it the most are the ones
who yell the loudest about non-control.
What everybody has missed over the years should be real obvious... in
order for FidoNet to work effectively and in a productive nature, it
has to operate as a cooperative organization. An organization needs to
be organized. Being organized means that procedures, guidelines, and
structure (yup... for those who don't get it... RULES) need to be in
place. It very much lacks that right now, and this, before ANYTHING
else, is the primary reason FidoNet is failing and falling by the
wayside.
Not the internet causing it... the way FidoNet is mainly being
distributed now in many areas proves FidoNet works over the internet.
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Newsgroups, which have also been around forever still generate a whole
lot of text based traffic, on that same glittery bells and flashing
lights web hosting system, the same internet being blamed for the
demise of text based forum style messaging, and believe it or not,
looking lately I notice that 80 or 90 or so of some 110 or 120 I
turned on recently just for observation purposes are -NOT- SPAM filled
hate spewing arenas as newsgroups have so often been portrayed and
generate GOOD traffic. They're being added for public access on my BBS
this week. Nope... the internet isn't killing text based forum style
messaging... it is what is keeping it going in venues outside of
FidoNet.
Now... BBS's, networks, and the internet... sorry folks... the
internet hasn't killed that yet either. I am a regular on several
internet based BBS's that have active participation, and funny
thing... some of these carry -multiple- networks of that outdated text
style forum based messaging, and they in some ways put FidoNet to
shame. How? Well... first of all, they don't have hundreds upon
hundreds of echoes taking up space and straining the eyes of users
trying to find areas of interest... WYSIWYG... you choose an area, and
guess what? Is it possible? Yup... you actually see current messages
on the topic mentioned in the description lines. You don't see people
arguing about policy, voting, and who owns areas and the like, because
from what I've seen some of these other networks there is no voting,
the network determines what echoes are distributed under their network
name, and the governing body is who puts them into place and
distributes them. Policy is unchangable other than b y those who
formed and are in charge of the network, and you follow the rules or
are gone.
In my opinion, some of these other nets I have seen are much more
attractive and successful than FidoNet is now... even with their small
list of areas and tiny nodelists compared to FidoNets counterparts,
they are organized neatly and present an image that doesn't make the
public run for the hills, or another network, to participate in, and
the areas they -do- carry have traffic... AND... (is *THIS* possible?)
they have "USERS" posting in areas! Holy cow! Is that still possible?
I notice more and more BBS's carrying multiple networks, but
absolutely no FidoNet, and have asked some SysOps about joining...
from the tone of some of the responses I've gotten I can almost
picture the looks of horror that went onto their faces the second they
saw the word "fidonet" typed in on their system. FidoNet currently has
a very, very bad reputation, and is avoided like the plague by a lot
of BBS SysOps.
Personally, I look forward to the day when the nodelist has shrunk to
a point that only those serious about wanting to have FidoNet remain
operational, and successful once again, remain. It is then that the
listing of echoes will be reduced to a realistic point, traffic wise,
and proportional to the number of nodes and the traffic they produce,
and it is then that the serious minded can develop operational
standards that are beneficial to "the network" as a whole, rather than
the personal, political, or social beliefs of individuals factoring in
an area (operating a viable network) that such beliefs and opinions
have no place influencing. The productive and continuing operation of
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the network outweighs the social opinions of the members.
People (nodes) try to approach FidoNet as if it were a country, league
of nations, or some other form of social structure. The only "social"
aspect of FidoNet is the interaction in the echoes. Social issues do
not belong on the background operational level. The issues at the
level of how the network operates and what makes it successful in its
presentation and attractiveness to users should be based purely upon
what is best for the network itself, not what social practices outside
of the network are.
There is more I really want to say, but I've gone on enough about this
for now... I guess its time to start writing some of those articles I
had ideas about. To some, they may find whats been on my mind
interesting... to others, they will "love" me even more than they do
now ;> I am sure that publicly it will be those who will have ever
growing "love" for me that will be spewing their nonsense that has
nothing to do with beneficial operations of the network as a whole,
and the others who I will be getting the more reasonable netmails I
have become familiar with on some of my thoughts... the second group
are the smart ones! They talk to me in netmail about some concepts,
shielded from the comments of idiots who are too blind to understand
the obvious, and where ideas can be exchanged reasonably about the
path that needs to be pursued.
Phil
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FIDONET BY INTERNET
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Fidonet Related Websites
Thom LaCosta
1:261/1352
One approach to tracking and viewing Fidonet related websites is to
visit webrings that specialize in Fidonet.
A webring is a method where sites having a common theme advertise
other websites with simailar themes. The advantage to the webring
concept is that in theory, the sites have an interest in maintaining
an accuate listing and can modify their own listings on a site by site
basis.
It appears that there are two fidonet webrings....the long-running
system at http://b.webring.com/hub?ring=fidonet and another at
http://www.fidonet.us/fidoring/
The ring at webring.com is larger, but forces the viewer to look at
google ads panels. The smaller ring at fidonet.us does not depend on
adverstising revenue from ads.
Sysops with Fidonet related websites should consider joining one or
both rings.
Ring News
It's a pleasure to welcome two new BBS systems to the
fidonet.us webring:
Pucela BBS (Valladolid, Spain) Sysop: Komunero
The Realm of Darkness BBS Sysop: Ken Bowley
The most current version of the list below can be viewed at
http://www.fidonet.us/fidoring/sitelist.html
WWW.FIDONET.US - WEBRING PARTICIPANTS
BBBS Charlotte and N4RPS.net Home Page
Web Page of N4RPS, Rob Sargeant, and Web portal for BBBS Charlotte,
a Fidonet BBS located in Charlotte, North Carolina USA (1:379/2).
http://www.n4rps.net - 6-November-2003
Fidonet - Net261 - Maryland
Fidonet in Maryland - Net261
http://www.fidonet.us/net261/ - 2-March-2003
Rocasa BBS
Rocasa BBS is a system accessible as both a traditional Bulletin
Board System, via landline or telnet, as well as via the Web for
message and file access. It is also the home of the BBBS FDN.
http://bbs.rocasa.org - 16-June-2003
<<Prism BBS
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Hq of the IFDC FileGate and the Programmers Distribution Network.
<<Prism has been online since 1989.
http://www.filegate.net:8080 - 11-February-2003
Fidonet.us
The Fidonet Site for all sysops.
http://www.fidonet.us - 10-February-2003
The Realm of Darkness BBS
A Linux based BBS running in Phoenix, AZ
http://www.trod.org/trod.html - 3-December-2004
Pucela BBS (Valladolid, Spain)
BBS located in Spain. The web has a lot of information about BBS's
and FidoNet in Spain, Argentina, Mexico, ... FidoNet: 2:341/201.
Language: Spanish.
http://www.conecta2.org/pucela_bbs/pucelabbs.htm - 18-November-2004
FTN Gate
Fidonet related site; including especially DNS hosting for
z1.fidonet.net domains.
http://www.ftngate.net - 18-September-2004
Fidonet Region 13
Home page for Fidonet Region 13.
http://www.fidonet.us/region13/ - 20-August-2004
FidoNet Primer
An introduction to FidoNet: what it is, how it works
http://www.writebynight.com/fidonet.html - 11-February-2003
RuneKeep BBS
A great place for new sysops to learn about BBSing and getting help
setting things up. A friendly place for people to Play Onlines Games,
Chat, and participate in International Message Forums.
http://runekeep.darktech.org - 10-February-2003
The Elflords' Home
Where the FidoMob meets to exercise it's mysterious control over
Zone 1
http://www.elflords.net/ - 2-March-2003
Fidonet Parody
FidoNet - An Unofficial Page where truth is stranger than fiction,
and humor abounds when the Emperor Has No Clothes.
http://www.fidonet.ro/ - 2-March-2003
Chowdanet BBS
Chowdanet offers mail from several nets, games and a large files base.
Dial up and telnet access.
http://www.chowdanet.com - 11-February-2003
Thom
1:261/1352
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ROBERT COUTURE'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
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-=:{ FIDONet Software Reference }:=-
Type: M=Mailer T=Tosser B=BBS D=Door C=Comm/Terminal
P=Points E=Editor I=Internet U=Utility ?=Info
.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
|Software: Author |Type |URL, Contact, Ver, Notes Help Node|
`- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -'
Argus |MI |http://www.ritlabs.com/argus/ 2:469/84
| | argus@ritlabs.com Tel: 373-2-246889
| | v3.210 on Mar 20th 2001
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 (Outdated)
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
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
Radius |MI |http://radius.pp.ru 2:5012/38
(based on Argus) | | fido5012@zaural.net Tel: 7-3522-469463
| | v4.009 on Jan 2nd 2003
Taurus |MI |http://taurus.rinet.ru 2:461/701
(based on Radius) | | E-mail: taurus@rinet.ru
| | v5.000 alpha on Oct 11th 2004
Tmail |MI |http://www.tmail.spb.ru v2608
| | Website is in Russian only
WildCat! Interactive |MTBEI|http://www.santronics.com
Net Server, Platinum| | sales@santronics.com
Xpress: Santronics | | Tel: (305) 248-3204
Software, Inc. | | AUP 451.1 on April 26th 2004
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Fidogate |TUI |http://www.fidogate.org
| | Martin_Junius@m-j-s.net v4.4.10
FMail |T |http://fmail.nl.eu.org
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| | support@fmail.nl.eu.org v1.60
JetMail: JetSys |TU |http://www.jetsys.de js@jetsys.de
(ATARI ST only) | | v1.01 on Jan 1st 2000
Squish |T |http://maximus.sourceforge.net/
| | Lanuis site redirects to above
| | Squish is part of Maximus.
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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
Hermes II Project |B |http://www.hermesii.org
| | info@HermesII.org v3.5.9 Beta Final
Maximus BBS |B |http://maximus.sourceforge.net/
| | v3.03
MBSE BBS: |BI |http://mbse.sourceforge.net 2:280/2802
Michiel Broek | | mbroek@users.sourceforge.net
| | v0.60.0 on June 5th 2004
Mystic BBS |B |http://www.mysticbbs.com
| | v1.07.3 on May 13th 2001
Nexus BBS |B |http://www.nexusbbs.net
| | groberts@nexusbbs.net
| | v0.99.41-Beta on Oct 16th 2002
| | [Note: No Longer under active
| | development.]
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
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Telegard BBS |B |http://www.telegard.net
| | support@telegard.net
| | v3.09g2 SP4
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Atlantis Software |D |http://www.jimmyrose.com/atlantis/
| | Last Update: August 2004
Cheepware |DU |http://cheepware.midnightshour.org
Sean Dennis | | hausmaus@midnightshour.org 1:18/200
DDS (Doorware |D |http://www.doorgames.org 1:2404/201
Distribution System)| | ruth@doorgames.org
Ruth Argust | |
DoorMUD |D |http://doormud.com
| | v0.98 Jun 1st 2002
| | Website is down after
| | past the splash page.
Jibben Software |D |http://www.jibbensoftware.com
| | scott@jibben.com
| | 1995-99 Release dates
John Dailey Software |D |http://www.johndaileysoftware.com
| | support@johndaileysoftware.com
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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APoint |PI |http://www.apoint-mail.de
| |http://www.apoint-mail.de/indexe.htm
| | (English Version)
| | dirk.pokorny@apoint-mail.de
| | v1.25 2:2426/1210.13
CrossPoint (XP) |P |http://www.crosspoint.de (German Only)
| | pm@crosspoint.de v3.12d Dec 22nd 1999
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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
| | (Site is in German Only)
| | mk@openxp.de v3.8.15 Beta Feb 10th 2004
| | Download Page comes back 404 not found.
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GoldEd+ |E |http://mik.nu/golded-plus/ 2:203/6600
| | 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
| | v1.11.a5 in March 2003 3:633/267
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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
TransNet |UI |http://www.ressl.com.ar/transnet/
| | transnet@ressl.com.ar
| | v2.11 on Jul 18th 1998
TransX: Multiboard |UI |http://www.start.ca/software/multiboard
Communications, Inc.| | Unsure about support now but Free Keys
| | are now available. Donations accepted.
| | v3.5 (Note: KeyGen is a Windows Program)
Ifmail |UI |http://ifmail.sourceforge.net
| | crosser@average.org 2:5020/230
| | Ifmail is a FTN <-> E-Mail/News Gateway
| | Program.
Meltdown-BBS |UI |http://meltdown-bbs.sourceforge.net/
| | meltdown-bbs.project.petkan
| | @spamgourmet.com
| | Fido: 2:350/5
| | Meltdown-BBS is an FTN <->
| | Web/PHP/MySQL BBS forum system.
MakeNL |U | http://hub2000.darktech.org/makenl
| | fidonet.hub2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
| | Fido: 1:229/2000
| | FidoNet Nodelist Processor
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National BBS List |? | http://www.usbbs.org
Hispanic FIDO/BBS's |? | http://www.conecta2.org/pucela_bbs/
(in Spanish only) | | (Extensive software & BBS Listings)
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File Archives:
http://archives.thebbs.org http://www.filegate.net
http://sysopscorner.thebbs.org http://www.juge.com
http://www.dmine.com/bbscorner/ http://garbo.uwasa.fi
http://www.simtel.net http://wuarchive.wustl.edu
http://maximus.midnightshour.org http://hobbes.nmsu.edu
Note: most also provide FTP access
(use ftp:// instead of http:// above)
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SPECIAL INTEREST
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Nodelist Stats
Input nodelist nodelist.359
size 828.0kb
date 2004-12-24
The nodelist has 6859 nodes in it
and a total of 9496 non-comment entries
including 6 zones
47 regions
384 hosts
488 hubs
admin overhead 925 ( 13.49 %)
and 1110 private nodes
261 nodes down
341 nodes on hold
off line overhead 1712 ( 24.96 %)
Speed summary:
>9600 = 605 ( 8.82 %)
9600 = 5893 ( 85.92 %)
(HST = 120 or 2.04 %)
(CSP = 0 or 0.00 %)
(PEP = 1 or 0.02 %)
(MAX = 0 or 0.00 %)
(HAY = 1 or 0.02 %)
(V32 = 3076 or 52.20 %)
(V32B = 264 or 4.48 %)
(V34 = 4026 or 68.32 %)
(V42 = 3381 or 57.37 %)
(V42B = 263 or 4.46 %)
2400 = 55 ( 0.80 %)
1200 = 8 ( 0.12 %)
300 = 298 ( 4.34 %)
ISDN = 546 ( 7.96 %)
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File Req Flag Applicable software Number of systems
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XA Frontdoor <1.99b 2245
Frontdoor 2.02+
Dutchie 2.90c
Binkleyterm >2.1
D'Bridge <1.3
TIMS
Xenia
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XB Binkleyterm 2.0 9
Dutchie 2.90b
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XC Opus 1.1 8
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XP Seadog 6
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XR Opus 1.03 41
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XW Fido >12M 280
Tabby
KittenMail
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XX D'Bridge 1.30 3063
Frontdoor 1.99b
Intermail 2.01
T-Mail
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None QMM 1207
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CrashMail capable = 2117 ( 30.86 %)
MailOnly nodes = 3844 ( 56.04 %)
Listed-only nodes = 534 ( 7.79 %)
Other = 364 ( 5.31 %)
[Report produced by NETSTATS - A PD pgm available from 1:106/100]
[ Revised by B Felten, 2:203/208]
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