FidoNews · Vol 29, No 21 · 21 May 2012
The F I D O N E W S Volume 29, Number 21 21 May 2012
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Table of Contents
1. FOOD FOR THOUGHT ......................................... 1
2. FTSC INFORMATION ......................................... 2
3. JAMNNTPD SERVERS LIST .................................... 9
The Johan Billing JamNNTPd project ....................... 9
4. FIDONEWS'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ...................... 10
FidoNet Software References .............................. 10
5. SPECIAL INTEREST ......................................... 15
Nodelist Stats ........................................... 15
6. FIDONEWS INFORMATION ..................................... 17
How to Submit an Article ................................. 17
Credits, Legal Infomation, Availability .................. 19
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.
-- Internet pioneer John Gilmore, 1993
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FTSC INFORMATION
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FTSC FIDONET TECHNICAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE
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Publication: FTA-1001
Revision: 7
Title: FTSC Operations
Author: Administrator
Issue Date: 18 May 2012
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Contents:
1. Definitions
2. Documentation
3. Structure
4. Access
5. Approvals
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1. Definitions
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Plurality: More votes than any other candidate, but less than a
majority.
Majority: More than fifty percent of all votes cast.
2. Documentation
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Every Fidonet Technical Standards (FTS) document shall be reviewed
at least once every two years and revised as needed.
Every Fidonet Standards Proposal (FSP) document shall be assessed
between six (6) and twelve (12) months of its submission, and will
either be promoted to a Fidonet Technical Standard (FTS) document,
or assigned to the FRL. If a proposal is not promoted, the author
will be notified of the reasons, and may refine and resubmit the
proposal at a later date.
Fidonet Reference Library (FRL) documents are former FSPs which
were not granted FTS standing, and former FTS documents that have
been replaced or fallen into disuse. They are maintained in the
library permanently for reference and historical purposes.
FTSC Administrative (FTA) documents guide the operation of the
FTSC. FTA-1000 is amendable by the FTSC only after extensive
discussion in the FTSC_PUBLIC echo, and the formation of a broad
public concensus on changes to the overall mandate. FTA-1001 and
FTA-1007 are amendable by the FTSC after public input and concensus
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in the FTSC_PUBLIC echo, on needed operational changes. FTA-1002
through FTA-1006 are data listings and may be revised by the FTSC
Administrator with the agreement of the Standing Members, without
the need for public input.
Intellectual property rights for Standards Proposals and Technical
Standards are covered by FTA-1007. Please read this document before
submitting any proposal.
3. Structure
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3.1 FTSC Administrator
----------------------
The FTSC administrator is appointed for a four year renewable term.
To be eligible for appointment, an individual must be a Fidonet
node, be actively involved in Fidonet, though not necessarily in a
programming context, and should have proven organizational skills. A
candidate need not be a member of the FTSC. It is recommended that a
successful candidate not carry any *C or *EC responsibilities during
the term of office.
A candidate for FTSC Administrator may be nominated by any Standing
Member.
The FTSC Administrator is appointed on the basis of a vote by all
Standing Members who are defined by the then-current edition of
FTA-1003 (FTSC Membership List). A successful candidate must receive
approval by at least a plurality of votes.
Publication of the nominations and the voting procedure shall take
place openly in the FTSC_PUBLIC echo, and voting shall close three
weeks after publication of the vote. Votes shall be by netmail
ballot to an independent enumerator.
Responsibilities:
1. Ensuring FTSC Mandate is adhered to.
2. Facilitating communications links between members.
3. Maintaining document distribution links.
4. Coordinating all membership nominations and voting.
5. Developing Working Groups as required.
6. Ensuring that the FTSC seeks, accepts and responds to public
input.
7. Assigning FSP numbers to new Standards Proposals.
3.2 FTSC Standing Members
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FTSC members are appointed for a two year renewable term. [50 % of
appointments on initial formation of the FTSC shall be for a 3 year
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renewable term, to ensure continuity of the Committee on expiry of
the terms.]
To be selected as a FTSC member, an individual must be a Fidonet
node, and should be actively involved in Fidonet. Examples include
having put out a Fidonet-related product or having updated a product
in the preceding two years, or having experience as a Coordinator,
Echomail Coordinator or mail or file Hub.
Standing members may be nominated Fidonet-wide by all of the
following methods:
1. Any RC.
2. A nominating committee established for the purpose by the FTSC.
3. A nominating committee established for the purpose by the ZCC.
A nominating committee may not consist of any current member or
officer of the FTSC.
Standing members are appointed on the basis of a vote by all RCs
who are nodelisted as holding those positions at the time the
nominations are published. A successful candidate must receive
approval by a majority of votes.
Publication of the nomination and the voting procedure, and posting
of RC votes, shall take place openly in the FTSC_PUBLIC echo, and
voting shall close three weeks after publication of the vote.
3.3 Working Group Leader
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Where one is deemed necessary, a Working Group Leader is selected by
the FTSC Administrator and must be a Standing Member of the FTSC.
The following information will be provided to the leader at the time
of selection:
1. Technical focus of the Leader's group.
2. Its operating time-frame.
3. Authority to invite FTSC members or outside advisors to
participate.
4. The setting up of any necessary admin or file echoes.
3.4 Working Groups
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Working groups are formed to provide focus.
Standing Working Groups are permanent entities which are responsible
for monitoring the accuracy of existing Technical Standards and
effecting change to those Standards to reflect current practice.
At the date of this document there are no active working groups.
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3.5 Removal from Office
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If it is established that any member, including any officer, of the
FTSC has repeatedly failed to carry out the duties of the position
as described above, or has acted in a manner which would bring the
FTSC into disrepute, that person may be removed from office and/or
from membership in the FTSC. The following procedure shall be used:
1. A vote to remove from office and/or from FTSC membership shall
be held only if it can be established by a majority vote of a
committee consisting of the FTSC Administrator and Working
Group Leaders, but excluding the member or officer under
consideration, that the above criteria have all been met and
that removal can be justified.
2. The committee shall post its recommendation and the text of a
proposed voting question for the general membership in the
FTSC_PUBLIC echo.
3. Discussion of the concerns, and publication of the voting
procedure shall then take place openly in the FTSC_PUBLIC echo.
4. The vote shall be held three weeks after publication of the
vote, and shall be by netmail ballot to an independent
enumerator.
5. Removal from office and/or from FTSC membership shall be
effected by a majority vote of all FTSC members, whether voting
or not and including the member in question, in favour of the
removal.
4. Access
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The FTSC maintains the following information channels:
1. FTSC_PUBLIC echomail conference.
Access: Anyone (Read and write).
Distribution: Fidonet, all zones
Moderator: Administrator, 2:2/20, administrator@ftsc.org
2. FTSC file echo.
Access: Anyone.
Distribution: Fidonet, all zones
Liaison: FTSC administrator 2:2/20
3. FTSC Internet Web site.
Access: Anyone
Distribution: http://www.ftsc.org/
Liaison: (at time of writing this document)
Alexey Vissarionov, 2:5020/545, webmaster@ftsc.org
4. FTSC echomail conference.
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Access: FTSC Standing Members, Administrator and invited
guests only
Distribution: Private
5. FTSC.WG.* working group echomail conferences.
Established if and when needed.
Access: FTSC Working Group Members, Administrator and
invited guests only.
Distribution: Private
Moderators: Working Group Leaders
Input to the FTSC on published standards, and standards proposals
concerning those standards is normally by netmail to the Leader of
the appropriate Working Group. This input will then be forwarded to
that Groups' internal discussion echo for response.
Input to the FTSC on other standards proposals is normally by
netmail to the FTSC Administrator. This input will then be forwarded
to the FTSC discussion echo for response.
All members of the FTSC will also accept such input and will ensure
that it is forwarded to the Leader of the appropriate Working Group
or to the FTSC echo as appropriate.
The FTSC encourages the use of any additional channels for
submitting Standards Proposals, suggestions and comments.
The FTSC does not act as an enforcement body for compliance with
published Standards, but may provide interpretations or advice on
the application of Technical Standards, and the apparent
compatibility of any software implementation.
Developers or Coordinators wishing clarification of the application
of part of a specification may request an official clarification or
interpretation of the Technical Standard by contacting the FTSC
Administrator or the Leader of the appropriate Working Group.
5. Approvals
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5.1 Technical Standards (FTS)
-----------------------------
The FTSC does not invent new standards, but only documents existing
implementations. It does not design the data formats or protocols
but only attempts to document them.
Where developers or users show strong interest in a proposed
implementation, the FTSC will review such a FSP proposal and may
publish it as a specification for software developers to follow.
A Technical Standard should be sufficiently complete and
self-contained that it should be possible to give a competent
programmer a copy of the standard and have him/her produce a
working, compliant implementation without reference to any other
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document.
5.2 Product Codes
-----------------
Product Codes shall be assigned, and a list maintained by the FTSC.
The list can be found in FTA-1005.
5.3 Standards Proposals (FSP)
-----------------------------
All Standards Proposals submitted to the FTSC shall be formatted as
detailed in FTA-1002 (Document Submission and Publication Standard).
Any Fidonet sysop may submit a Standards Proposal.
A sysop in a non-Fidonet network may also submit a Standards
Proposal to document extensions to Fidonet technology. Where
compatible connections with the other network are of importance to
Fidonet, the FTSC may assign a working group to review the proposal,
in which case non-FTSC or non-Fidonet members will generally be
invited to advise the group.
Provided that a Standards Proposal meets FTA-1002 standards, or a
proposal from a non-Fidonet network is to be considered, the FTSC
administrator shall:
1. Assign it an FSP number.
2. Add it to the library of Standards Proposals.
3. Distribute it via the normal FTSC file echo.
4. Make it available via any other FTSC file access source.
5. Refer the document to an existing or new committee for
recommendation.
The recommendation in '5' above shall be one of the following:
1. To accept the FSP as an recognized Technical Standard, in which
case the Administrator shall:
1. Immediately circulate the draft FTS in the FTSC_PUBLIC
echomail conference for comment by a specified date.
2. Make any resulting revisions.
3. Assign it an FTS number.
4. Publish and distribute the new FTS.
2. To accept the FSP as an Technical Standard subject to requested
changes by a specified date by the author. If the changes are
made, the procedure in '1' shall be followed, otherwise the
procedure in '3' shall be followed.
3. To file the FSP as a reference library (FRL) document.
A. History
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Rev.1, 19971214: First non-draft release. Author Adrian Walker.
Rev.2, 19971229: Reformatted slightly. Author changed to
Administrator. Revision number added. Minor
text adjustments. Updated access information.
Rev.3, 19980117: Replaced the public domain requirement with a
reference to the newly ratified FTA-1007 document.
Rev.4, 19990118: Updated access information. Added working groups
E (Gating) and Y (Year 2000).
Rev.5, 20030409: Reformatted slightly. Updated header field names
for accuracy/reality. Updated access information.
Modified Section 2: action on FSPs expected within
a six to twelve month window; FRL includes old FTS
documents. Modified Section 3.3: Working Group
Leaders now optional. Modified purpose and
responsibilities of Working Groups A & C. Modified
Working Group Y to cover all software bugs.
Removed moderator requirement from FTSC and
FTSC.WG.* echos. Removed Working Group Members-
only requirement from Working Groups to allow any
FTSC member to participate without special
invitation.
Rev.6, 20080313 Updated access information. Updated to reflect the
absence of currently active working groups.
Rev.7, 20120518 Removed RECs from election process.
Updated webmaster address.
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JAMNNTPD SERVERS LIST
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The Johan Billing JamNNTPd project
This is a list of known JamNNTPd servers working. They are essentially
the modern version of Bulletin Board Systems.
You connect to them using the email client of your choice and you
don't need any other software installed on your computer -- regardless
of operating system -- but that favourite mail client of yours.
Even smart phones can handle this, giving you the opportunity to get
your daily doses of fidonet on the bus, tram or train on the way to
your job, school or whatever.
Updated 2012-03-11
URL news://felten.yi.org
Join http://felten.yi.org/join.html
NETMAIL Yes, 2:203/2
URL news://the-estar.com:1119
Join http://www.easternstar.info
NETMAIL Yes, 1:123/789
URL news://quinnspost.dyndns.org:60119
Join mailto:eskimo261@bigfoot.com
NETMAIL No
URL news://nntp.rbb.bbs.fi
Join Info in group +GETACCESS+
NETMAIL Yes, 2:221/361
URL news://news.wpusa.dynip.com
Join Info in group +GETACCESS+
NETMAIL Yes, 1:3634/12
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FIDONEWS'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
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|Software: Author |Type |URL, Contact, Ver, Notes Help Node|
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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://binkd.grumbler.org/ 2:463/69
| | v0.9.10 on Oct 2nd 2008
D'Bridge |MTCPE|http://www.net229.org/dbridge.htm 1:1/130
Nick Andre |I | v3.64 on June 4 2011
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 RC5 on Apr 24th 2006
Radius |MI |http://radius.pp.ru 2:5012/38
(based on Argus) | | fido5012@zaural.net Tel: 7-3522-469463
| | Last Release: v4.010 on Jan 3nd 2005
Taurus |MI |http://taurus.rinet.ru (Russian) 2:461/70
| |http://www.fidotel.com/taurus (English)
(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
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| | Martin_Junius@m-j-s.net v4.4.10
FMail |T |http://sourceforge.net/projects/fmail/
| | v1.60.GPL
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://www.ezycom-bbs.com
| | ezycom@amnet.net.au or
| | ezycom_hq@ezycom-bbs.com 3:690/682
| | v2.15g2 on 16 Nov 2009
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
| |Archives back online at:
| |http://maximus.outpostbbs.net/
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
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| | 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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Atlantis Software |D |http://www.jimmyrose.com/atlantis/
| | Last Update: August 2004
Cheepware |DU |http://outpostbbs.net
Sean Dennis | | sean@outpostbbs.net 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 2:2426/1210.13
| |http://www.apoint-mail.de/indexe.htm
| | (English Version)
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| | dirk.pokorny@apoint-mail.de
| | v1.25
CrossPoint (XP) |P |http://www.crosspoint.de (German Only)
| | 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
| | (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://golded-plus.sourceforge.net/
| | 2:5080/102
| | stas_degteff@users.sourceforge.net
| | 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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FidoIP |MTPEIU|http://sourceforge.net/projects/fidoip
| | Maxim Sokolsky 2:5020/828.777
| | v.0.5_1 on Jan 11 2010
GiGo |UI |http://www.gigo.com
| | v0109 on Jan 9th 1997
Ifmail |UI |http://ifmail.sourceforge.net
| | crosser@average.org 2:5020/230
| | Ifmail is a FTN <-> E-Mail/News Gateway
| | Program.
Internet Rex: |UI |http://members.shaw.ca/InternetRex/
Charles Cruden | | telnet://xanadubbs.ca 1:342/806
(Khan Software) | | v2.29 on Oct 21st 2001
MakeNL |U | http://hub2000.darktech.org/makenl
| | fidonet.hub2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
| | Fido: 1:229/2000
| | FidoNet Nodelist Processor
Meltdown-BBS |UI |http://meltdown-bbs.sourceforge.net/
| | meltdown-bbs.project.petkan
| | @spamgourmet.com
| | Fido: 2:350/5
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| | Meltdown-BBS is an FTN <->
| | Web/PHP/MySQL BBS forum system.
RNtrack |U |http://sourceforge.net/projects/ftrack-as
| |2:5080/102
| |stas_degteff@users.sourceforge.net
| | v1.1.4 Snapshot on Oct 09 2009
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)
Turquoise SuperStat |U |http://www.softwolves.pp.se/sw/
| | software/turquoise
| | peter@softwolves.pp.se
| | Version: 3.0 on 2008-01-21
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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://www.bbsfiles.com http://hobbes.nmsu.edu
Note: most also provide FTP access
(use ftp:// instead of http:// above)
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Please send corrections & additions to: Fidonews Editor
Emeritus: Robert Couture, Ben Ritchey, Todd Cochrane,
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SPECIAL INTEREST
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Nodelist Stats
Input nodelist nodelist.139
size 348.1kb
date 2012-05-18
The nodelist has 2458 nodes in it
and a total of 3607 non-comment entries
including 5 zones
37 regions
245 hosts
209 hubs
admin overhead 496 ( 20.18 %)
and 336 private nodes
149 nodes down
168 nodes on hold
off line overhead 653 ( 26.57 %)
Speed summary:
>9600 = 207 ( 8.42 %)
9600 = 1572 ( 63.95 %)
(HST = 21 or 1.34 %)
(CSP = 0 or 0.00 %)
(PEP = 1 or 0.06 %)
(MAX = 0 or 0.00 %)
(HAY = 1 or 0.06 %)
(V32 = 748 or 47.58 %)
(V32B = 61 or 3.88 %)
(V34 = 1065 or 67.75 %)
(V42 = 892 or 56.74 %)
(V42B = 64 or 4.07 %)
2400 = 11 ( 0.45 %)
1200 = 2 ( 0.08 %)
300 = 666 ( 27.10 %)
ISDN = 193 ( 7.85 %)
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File Req Flag Applicable software Number of systems
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XA Frontdoor <1.99b 718
Frontdoor 2.02+
Dutchie 2.90c
Binkleyterm >2.1
D'Bridge <1.3
TIMS
Xenia
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XB Binkleyterm 2.0 0
Dutchie 2.90b
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XC Opus 1.1 1
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XP Seadog 0
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XR Opus 1.03 16
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XW Fido >12M 67
Tabby
KittenMail
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XX D'Bridge 1.30 782
Frontdoor 1.99b
Intermail 2.01
T-Mail
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None QMM 874
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CrashMail capable = 1213 ( 49.35 %)
MailOnly nodes = 1235 ( 50.24 %)
Listed-only nodes = 188 ( 7.65 %)
Other = -178 ( -7.24 %)
[Report produced by NETSTATS - A PD pgm]
[ Revised by B Felten, 2:203/208]
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