FidoNews · Vol 35, No 50 · 10 Dec 2018
The F I D O N E W S Volume 35, Number 50 10 Dec 2018
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Table of Contents
1. FOOD FOR THOUGHT ......................................... 1
2. GENERAL ARTICLES ......................................... 2
My friend Robert Bashe ................................... 2
And then Bob is gone ..................................... 3
Results 2018 moderator-election for FIDO_SYSOP ........... 7
3. LIST OF FIDONET IPV6 NODES ............................... 8
List of IPv6 nodes ....................................... 8
4. JAMNNTPD SERVERS LIST .................................... 11
The Johan Billing JamNNTPd project ....................... 11
5. FIDONEWS'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ...................... 12
6. SPECIAL INTEREST ......................................... 19
Statistics from the Fidoweb .............................. 19
Nodelist Stats ........................................... 20
7. FIDONEWS INFORMATION ..................................... 22
How to Submit an Article ................................. 22
Credits, Legal Infomation, Availability .................. 24
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterward.
-- Arthur Koestler
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GENERAL ARTICLES
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My friend Robert Bashe died on 1 December 2018. I will not easely
forget him. It must have been decades ago that we first exchanged
mail. And although we did not always agree, over the years we became
friends. We met in person on several occasions. Two Fidocons, one at
his house, one at mine. Bob loved cats. When his "Fang" died he
wanted another cat. And so he got two offsprings of my BlauwBlauw.
He came to my house to make a choice. Out of the three kittens, he
choose the two whites. They were deaf but that didn't bother him.
He called them Peter and Wendy. Some weeks later he came to my house
again to pick them up.
Last time I saw Bob was when I went to his house to pick up a
motorbike. His Suzuki Bandit was too much for him, he could not
handle it any more. I bought it. That was in March 2011. The last
time I saw Bob in person.
Not so long ago he told me in an e-mail that his health situation
was detoriating and he was afraid that he would end up as a helpless
plant. He inquired about the options of voluntary life ending in The
Netherlands. Unfortunately I could not be of much help. I feel very
sad he is gone. But also a little relieved that his worst fears did
not come true.
Goodbye Bob, I will miss you.
Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
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And then Bob is gone ...
Ward Dossche - 2:292/854
December 1st 2018 ... It was a cold and gloomy day in Belgium
although it was announced as sunny and nice, then the news hit ...
my good friend Robert "Bob" Bashe of 2:2448/44 had passed away.
We may have seen it coming from afar because his health was not good,
but then again "No, Bob can't die just like that".
I've known Bob for more than 20 years and we often touched base above
and beyond Fidonet-stuff.
Although living in Germany and holding a German passport, he was a
native from Texas. He came to Europe in the 1960-ies on a
scholarship, he was a young scientist with an education at a renowned
US institute, and settled in Germany. He had a wife and a single son.
Him and I often debated real-life political matters, like for example
the WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) case which was the
justification for the US's invasion in Iraq. At such moments although
being a nationalized German citizen, he could suddenly become
American again ... for a short time at least. Then he remembered his
last visit there to his parents and the way how he was treated by US
border officials. Especially after he was blocked in Florida due to
the 9/11 events and airplane groundings.
When his parents passed a while ago, the USA for him became something
of the past.
He entered my life in an unusual way on December 29th 1998. Suddenly
the phone rang and an unfamiliar voice said "This is Bob Bashe. Is
this Ward?"
The next day he was going to have a visitor, David Moufarrege, the
then current ZC1. David's ancestry was German and I think he went to
visit grandparents or so. Bob thought it would be a great idea to
bring the ZCs of both zone-1 and zone-2 together for an evening. I
instantly liked the idea and then it hit me "Where the hell is
Datteln?" ... Hmmm ... 220km ... no GPS in those days and I didn't
have a map of Germany.
We had a very friendly meeting and I got to meet 3 really interesting
people ... Gisbert Rudolph being the third (Gisbert in the meantime
also has passed away). Talking about Fido chitchat, acknowledging
there are more important things in life than Fido, a few good beers
and dinner at a Chinese place. Everybody went home with a good
feeling.
Life continued, Bob and I were on the phone often, I still worked for
the phone company and did not have to worry about international
dialing. I can remember he slammed the door 2-3 times and left "for
good", but there was too much Fido in him and the feeling of
camaraderie.
So he calls me again "Guess what? David Moufarrege is coming on
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another visit..." ... so I was Datteln-bound again. No Chinese
restaurant this time, but one with its origins in the Balkan.
According to Bob there were only 2 decent eateries in Datteln.
Several years later, we had again another meeting, and I began to
call them DattelnCon. The drive from my place really wasn't that bad
and eventually GPS entered the scene. I don't recall what the
occasion was but we got together with a group of German sysops in the
Chinese eatery ... I was delayed driving but nobody left and I think
that everybody was able to interact. I think that my German friends
realized there's way less politics involved than I'm being accused of
(even these days). It was a pleasure meeting Alex Woick who was the
RC24 then, Sven Dueker and the others. The interaction with Uli
Schroeter went well, a guy you cannot help but like. And when the
time came for everybody to start the homeward bound journey, it was
with a bittersweet feeling ... having met some very interesting
people for the very first time away from the comfort zone of the
keyboard, maybe also for the last time ... It tasted for more.
And a next meeting happened in 2007. Present were Uli Schroeter, Kees
Van Eeten, Michiel van der Vlist, Alex Woick, Steven Leeman, Vladimir
Donskoi, myself and Bjorn Felten via video-link. And of thisone video
footage has survived, taken by Steven Leeman. That meeting lasted
until late in the night after which I agreed to take Vladimir to
Cologne on the way back, which was a serious detour. When I arrived
home and Steven still had to drive close to 2 hours, sun was already
up.
And then we converged for the very last meeting, I fail to remember
when it was, but this time it was at Michiel's place in Driebergen
(the Netherlands). I think 2nd half of 2010. Happened to be the first
time we got to meet Joe Delahaye back in the lowlands to visit
relatives.
Except Bob and Joe, we also had Wilfred Van Velzen there, and I think
Jan Vermeulen, former RC28, that would also be the last meeting with
Jan. We simply lost track of him.
When my father passed away last July, he had this to say about
son/father relationships ... it was going to be our final contact
August 5th ...
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I was lucky. My dad took me along on some of his trips to oil well
drilling sites (which I regretted, since I managed to get stickers in
my feet), and we did some hunting on the farm. He also bought my
first guns (410 shotgun and .22 rifle).
I think the only thing he really regretted was that he didn't have
more time to spend with me, as he was frequently "in the patch" (on
an oil well drilling site) and so we didn't see each other much. I
was closer to my mother, who was nearly always at home, and only
regretted being closer to my dad later in life, when I would
understand him better. I might add that my mother was the "boss" of
the house, and my dad even had a good relationship to my grandmother.
That isn't often the case, but they got on very
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well.
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Over the years there have been discussions in Fidonet about the fact
it is a technical network. However there also was an important shift
towards the social aspect of things. For me, once technology had been
covered, the 'people behind the keyboard' have always been so much
more important and interesting ...
And that's what Bob did ... he built bridges based on the social
aspects of Fidonet. He could be strongly opinionated and draw blood
from under your fingernails. At the same time he could also be one of
the gentlest people I have ever known.
A true friend, or as close as one could be in Fidonet.
Bob and cats were synonymous. He used to have a nice one called
'Fang' and when we met at Michiel's place in Driebergen; there was
Michiel's cat which just had a litter and Bob looked at them as if
it were a love-affair ... These are his own words about his cats ...
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WD> Is the cat still there?
Unfortunately, no. He died of feline leukemia not too long afterward.
Was only around 6 years old, poor guy, he was one of the friendliest
cats I've ever owned.
We now have two pure white (deaf) cats, brother and sister, inherited
from Michiel van der Vlist. I brought them here when they were only 6
weeks old, and now they're close to 8 years old (end of June). How
time passes. They are nice "people" and I've never regretted taking
them both, although they had serious problems as long as we let them
outdoors - many injuries. I once spent 6 weeks caring for Wendy, the
female, who had broken her hind leg somehow. It was touch and go for
a while, but we saved her leg, and now she's in good shape. Peter
(the brother) later slept under a car and got his tail run over when
the car backed out (he didn't hear it). So he has a short tail (the
rest had to be amputated). Since they've been purely house cats - no
going outdoors - there have been no further problems.
Cheers, Bob
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Maybe Bob was not the grandest of sysops, but in his own way he has
made Fidonet more enjoyable for some for a short while. He introduced
me to a lot of people and I had fun, I learned.
He will not be forgotten by me nor by many others for whom he meant a
difference.
Don't forget to pay the ferryman, Bob !
Ward Dossche
Your friend
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Results 2018 moderator-election for FIDO_SYSOP
Ward Dossche - 2:292/854
During the time frame available for the moderator election only one
candidate stepped forward:
Janis Kracht
The posted election rules state the following:
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If there is no candidate on 2018.12.01 23:59 UTC, the election
terminates without a vote and the existing moderator is confirmed
as the moderator for the next term of two years.
If there is only one candidate, the election terminates without
a vote and that person is confirmed as the moderator for the two year
term.
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As there is only 1 candidate within the prescribed time-frame there
will be no voting.
As soon as "Vote Verifier" Ben Ritchey certifies this result Janis
Kracht can assume her position of Moderator.
Here ends my mandate, I hand it back to the sysop-participants of
this echo.
Ward Dossche
Election Coordinator
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LIST OF FIDONET IPV6 NODES
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List of IPv6 nodes
By Michiel van der Vlist, 2:280/5555
Updated 8 Dec 2018
Node Nr. Sysop Type Provider Remark
1 2:280/464 Wilfred van Velzen Native Xs4All f
2 2:280/5003 Kees van Eeten Native Xs4All f
3 2:5019/40 Konstantin Kuzov T-6in4 he.net f PO4
4 2:240/1661 Markus Reschke Native DTAG f
5 2:280/5555 Michiel van der Vlist Native Ziggo f
6 1:320/219 Andrew Leary Native Comcast f
7 2:221/0 Tommi Koivula T-6in4 he.net
8 2:221/1 Tommi Koivula T-6in4 he.net
9 2:221/6 Tommi Koivula T-6in4 he.net f
10 2:5053/54 Denis Mikhlevich Native TTK-Volga
11 2:5030/257 Vova Uralsky T-6in4 he.net
12 1:154/10 Nicholas Boël Native Spectrum f
13 2:203/0 Björn Felten T-6in4 he.net
14 2:280/5006 Kees van Eeten Native Xs4All f INO4
15 3:712/848 Scott Little T-6RD iiNet f
16 2:5020/545 Alexey Vissarionov Native Hetzner f
17 1:103/17 Stephen Hurd T-6in4 he.net
18 2:5020/9696 Alexander Skovpen T-6to4 Westlan
19 2:301/812 Benoit Panizzon Native IMPNET
20 2:421/790 Viktor Cizek T-6in4 he.net
21 2:222/2 Kim Heino Native TeliaSonera
22 3:633/280 Stephen Walsh Native AusNetServers f
23 1:266/404 Bill McGarrity Native Comcast DOWN
24 2:463/877 Alex Shuman Native Nline f IO
25 1:19/10 Matt Bedynek T-6in4 he.net
26 3:770/1 Paul Hayton T-6in4 he.net
27 2:5053/58 Alexandr Kruglikov Native Aruba S.p.a f
28 1:103/1 Stephen Hurd Native Choopa
29 3:633/281 Stephen Walsh Native Internode
30 2:310/31 Richard Menedetter T-6in4 he.net
31 3:633/410 Tony Langdon Native IINET
32 2:5005/33 Evgeny Zyatkov Native RUCITYCONNECT f
33 2:5020/329 Oleg Lukashin Native Comfortel
34 2:246/1305 Emil Schuster Native TAL.DE
35 2:2443/1313 Dirk Astrath Native VOLMARNET
36 2:2448/4000 Tobias Burchhardt Native DTAG IO
37 2:331/51 Marco d'Itri Native BOFH-IT
38 1:214/22 Ray Quinn T-6to4 AT&T f
39 1:154/30 Mike Miller Native LINODE
40 1:282/1031 Jeff Smith Native Qwest
41 2:5083/444 Peter Khanin Native OVH
42 2:5001/100 Dmitry Protasoff Native Hetzner
43 2:5059/38 Andrey Mundirov T-6in4 he.net
44 2:5020/1906 Alexander Lobachev Native RU-CENTER 6DWN
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45 2:221/10 Tommi Koivula Native OVH
46 2:240/5853 Philipp Giebel Native Hetzner
47 2:2452/413 Ingo Juergensmann Native RRBONE-COLO f
48 1:123/10 Wayne Smith T-6in4 he.net
49 2:5021/46 Dmitry Komissarov Native THEFIRST
50 2:4500/1 Eugene Kozhuhovsky Native DATAHATA6
51 2:5080/102 Stas Degteff T-6to4 Novator
52 1:135/300 Eric Renfro Native Choopa
53 1:135/371 Eric Renfro Native Cox Comm
54 1:103/13 Stephen Hurd Native Choopa
55 2:5020/1042 Michael Dukelsky Native FORPSI Ktis f
56 2:5095/0 Sergey V. Efimoff T-6in4 he.net
57 2:5095/20 Sergey V. Efimoff T-6in4 he.net
58 2:5030/74 Michael Skolsky Native RU-SKNT 6DWN
59 4:902/26 Fernando Toledo T-6in4 he.net
60 2:400/2992 Avshalom Donskoi Native OVH f PM*1
61 2:5019/400 Konstantin Kuzov Native LT-LT
62 2:467/239 Mihail Kapitanov T-6in4 he.net f DOWN
63 2:463/1331 Andrei Dzedolik Native DIGITALOCEAN
64 2:5010/275 Evgeny Chevtaev T-6in4 he.net
65 2:5020/736 Egor Glukhov Native VPSVILLE f
66 2:280/2000 Michael Trip Native Xs4All
67 2:230/38 Benny Pedersen Native Linode
68 2:460/58 Stas Mishchenkov T-6in4 he.net f
69 1 135/367 Antonio Rivera Native RRSW-V6
70 2:5020/2123 Anton Samsonov T-6in4 he.net
71 2:5020/2332 Andrey Ignatov Native ru.rtk
72 1:340/201 Michael Pierce Native ComCast
73 2:5005/49 Victor Sudakov T-6in4 he.net
74 2:5005/77 Valery Lutoshkin T-6in4 NTS f
75 2:5005/106 Alexey Osiyuk T-6in4 he.net f
76 1:153/757 Alan Ianson Native TELUS
77 2:5057/53 Ivan Kovalenko T-6in4 he.net f
78 2:5030/1520 Andrey Geyko T-6in4 he.net f DOWN
79 2:5020/921 Andrew Savin Native Starlink
80 2:5010/352 Dmitriy Smirnov Native EkranTV f
81 2:292/854 Ward Dossche Native Belgacom OO
T-6in4 Static 6in4
T-AYIY Dynamic AYIYA
T-6to4 6to4
T-6RD 6RD
Remarks:
f Has a ::f1d0:<zone>:<net>:<node> style host address
IO Incoming only (Node can not make outgoing IPv6 calls)
OO Outgoing only (Node can not accept incoming IPv6 calls)
INO4 No IPv4 (Node can not accept incoming IPv4 calls)
PO4 Prefers Out on 4 (Node can make outgoing IPv6 calls,
but is configured to try IPv4 first)
6DWN The IPv6 connectivity of this node is temporarely down.
DOWN This node is temporarely down for both IPv4 and IPv6
PM Prospective Member. The node has demonstrated IPv6
capability but is not listed or does not advertise an
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IPv6 address in the Fidonet nodelist yet.
*1 IPv6 address: 2001:41d0:303:69c6:f1d0:2:400:2992
Notes:
To make an IPv6 connection to a node connected via 6to4 tunneling
one may have to force the mailer into IPv6 (-6 option in binkd's
node config for binkd up to 1.1a-96, -64 option for binkd 1.1a-97
and up). If the destination address is a 6to4 tunnel address
(2002::/16) many OSs default to IPv4 if an IPv4 address is present.
Submitted on day 343
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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 newsreader 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 2018-09-29
URL news://eljaco.se
Join http://fidonews.eu
NETMAIL Yes, 2:203/2
URL news://rbb.bbs.fi
Join Info in group +GETACCESS+
NETMAIL Yes, 2:221/360
URL news://fidonews.mine.nu
Join http://fidonews.mine.nu
NETMAIL Yes, 2:221/6
URL nntp://news.bytemuseum.org
nntps://news.bytemuseum.org (secure)
Join Info in group +ACCCESS&SUPPORT+
NETMAIL Yes, 1:19/10
URL nntp://news.pharcyde.org
Join Info in group, +GETACCESS+
NETMAIL Yes, 1:154/10
URL: news.tequilamockingbirdonline.net
Join mailto:sysop@tequilamockingbirdonline.net
NETMAIL Yes, 1:266/404
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FIDONEWS'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
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FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
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BBS Software List
Updated 2018-11-23
Maintained by Andrew Leary (1:320/219)
Editors Emeritus: Robert Couture, Janis Kracht,
Sean Dennis
M=Mailer T=Tosser B=BBS D=Door C=Comm/Terminal
P=Points E=Editor I=Internet U=Utility #=Info
F=TIC/SRIF Processor
*=Software is available and may be registerable,
but no longer supported or updated.
@=Website is operating but is no longer updated.
?=Software's updating/support status is unknown.
O=Software is open source.
This list contains BBS-related software that is available
for registration (not necessarily supported), open source
software and actively developed/supported software by its
author. Software listed may be available for DOS, Linux,
OS/2 (eComStation), Windows (16 or 32 bit) and OSX.
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|Software: Author |Type |URL, Contact, Ver, Notes Help Node|
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==> FRONT-END/INTERNET MAILERS
Argus |MI*? |http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products
| | /argus/
| | v3.210 on 2001-03-29
BinkleyTerm XE |MO* |http://btxe.sourceforge.net
| | 2.60XE Beta-XH7 on 2000-10-22
BinkD |MI? |http://binkd.grumbler.org
| | gul@gul.kiev.ua 2:463/68
| | v.1.0.4
| | v.1.1a-96 (alpha)
| | ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft
| | /mailer/binkd/
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| |http://www.filegate.net/r50/aftnbinkd/
D'Bridge |MTCPE|http://www.net229.org/dbridge.htm
|I | 1:1/130
Nick Andre | | v3.99 SR 38 on 2018-10-31
FIDO-Deluxe IP |MPUI |http://www.datenbahn.dd-dns.de/
| | cdp/fp_deluxe/
| | v2.4 on 2003-09-26
FrontDoor, FD/APX: |MITPC|http://www.defsol.se 2:20/4609
Definite Solutions |E | sales@defsol.se
| | FD v2.33ml, FD/APX v1.15
InterMail |MCPE |http://www.Intermail.net 1:220/60
Dale Barnes | | dalebarnes42@majik.net
| | IM v2.60 on 2017-08-28
Husky Project |MTPUI|http://husky.sourceforge.net/
|EO? | v1.9 RC2 on 2010-04-20
Taurus |MI |http://www.fidotel.com/public/forums/
(based on Radius) |? | taurus/index.htm
| | v5.0 on 2006-06-12
| |
T-Mail |MI |http://www.tmail.spb.ru (Russian only)
|? | v2608 on 2001-12-12
AfterShock |MTEI |https://play.google.com/store/apps/
Asvcorp | | details?id=com.asvcorp.aftershock
Anatoly Vdovichev | | rudi.timmer@gmx.us 2:292/140
Rudi Timmermans | | v1.6.6 on 2017-11-05
HotDogEd |E |https://play.google.com/store/apps/
Sergey Pushkin | | details?id=com.pushkin.hotdoged
| | v2.13.5 on 2017-03-13 2:5020/2141
HotDogEd FidoNet |MTI |https://play.google.com/store/apps/
Provider | | details?id=com.pushkin.hotdoged.fido
Sergey Pushkin | | v2.13.5 on 2017-03-13 2:5020/2141
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==> MAIL TOSSERS
Crashmail II |TO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net/
| | crashmail.html
FastEcho |T |http://www.softeq.de/old/Products
| | /FastEcho/fastecho.html
| | v1.46.1 on 2007-11-13
| | Registration keys are free & available
| | by request from the author
Fidogate |TUI? |http://www.fidogate.org
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| | v4.4.10 on 2004-08-27
| |
FMail |TO |https://sourceforge.net/projects/fmail/
| | v2.0.1.4 on 2017-04-21
InterEcho |T |http://www.Intermail.net 1:220/60
Dale Barnes | | dalebarnes42@majik.net
| | IE 1.20 on 2017-08-28
JetMail: JetSys |TU |http://www.jetsys.de js@jetsys.de
(ATARI ST only) | | v1.01 on 2000-01-01
Squish |T* |http://www.filegate.net/maximus_bbs/
| | v1.11R2 on 2009-01-01
| | Source code available in Maximus BBS
| | archive: http://maximus.sourceforge.net
WWIVToss |T |http://www.weather-station.org/wwiv/
| | v1.51 on 2015-05-23
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==> BBS SOFTWARE
BBBS |BICTM|http://www.bbbs.net 2:22/222
| | b@bbbs.net
| | v4.01 on 2007-01-28
EleBBS |BO*? |http://www.elebbs.com
| | v0.10.RC1 on 2002-06-09
Enthral BBS |B |http://enthralbbs.com 1:250/501
Linux/BSD/OSX | | v0.429/Alpha on 2010-10-14
| | Fidonet filebone SCENEENT
Ezycom BBS |BT* |http://www.ezycom-bbs.com 3:690/682
| | v2.15g2 on 2009-11-16
GT Power |B |http://www.gtpowerbbs.com/
| | v19.00
Hermes II Project |BT |http://www.hermesbbs.com/
Macintosh-based | | malyn@strangegizmo.com
| | v3.5.10b3
Maximus BBS |BO* |http://www.filegate.net/maximus_bbs/
| | v3.03
| | Source code available at:
| | http://maximus.sourceforge.net/
MBSE BBS |BMTFI|http://sourceforge.net/projects/mbsebbs
|PO | ajleary@sourceforge.net
| | v1.0.7 on 2017-03-23
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Meltdown BBS |UIO |http://meltdown-bbs.sourceforge.net/
| | v1.0b on 2004-04-26
Mystic BBS |BMTCE|http://www.mysticbbs.com
|IO | v1.12 A39 on 2018-04-20
NiKom BBS (Amiga) |BO |http://www.nikom.org
| | v2.3.1 on 2017-07-01
RemoteAccess BBS |B? |http://www.rapro.com 1:1/120
| | bfmorse@rapro.com
| | v2.62.2SW
Renegade BBS |B |http://renegadebbs.info 1:129/305
| | v1.10/DOS on 2009-10-03
Spitfire BBS |B? |http://www.buffalocrk.com/
| | mdwoltz@buffalocrk.com
| | v3.7 on 2010-01-01
Synchronet BBS |BTIO |http://www.synchro.net 1:103/705
| | v3.16c on 2015-08-15
Telegard BBS |B* |http://www.telegard.net
| | v3.09g2-sp4/mL on 1999-12-19
WildCat! Interactive |MTBEI|http://www.santronics.com
Net Server, Platinum| | sales@santronics.com
Xpress: Santronics | |
Software, Inc. | | v7.0 AUP 454.5 on 2016-06-23
WWIV BBS |B |http://www.wwivbbs.org
| | v5.00 on 2015-12-14
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==> TIC PROCESSORS/FILEFIX/SRIF
Allfix |FIUT |http://www.allfix.com/ 1:140/12
Bob Seaborn | | v6.0.22 on 2011-01-26
NEF/pk |F |http://nefpk.8m.com/
| | v2.45b2 on 2000-03-05
TinyTIC |FO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net
| | /tinytic.html
| | 1:120/544
VIReq |FO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net
| | /vireq.html
| | 1:120/544
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==> BBS DOORS/UTILITIES
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Cheepware |DU |http://outpostbbs.net/cheepware.html
Sean Dennis | | sysop@outpostbbs.net 1:18/200
| | Fidonet filebone CH-WARE
DDS (Doorware |D@ |http://www.doorgames.org
Distribution System)| | ruth@doorgames.org
Ruth Argust | |
Jibben Software |D* |http://www.jibbensoftware.com/
| | bbs-door-games.cfm
| | scott@jibben.com
| | 1995-99 Release dates
John Dailey Software |DU |http://www.johndaileysoftware.com
Shining Star |D* |http://www.shiningstar.net/bbsdoors/
| | nannette@shiningstar.net
| | Doors are registerable via website
Sunrise Doors: |D |http://www.sunrisedoors.com
Al Lawrence | | al@sunrisedoors.com
| | Tel: (404) 256-9518
T1ny's Software |DU |http://www.tinysbbs.com/files/tsoft/
Shawn Highfield | | shighfield@gmail.com 1:229/452
| | Fidonet filebone CH-WARE
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 |DU* |http://vbsoft.dhakota.org
| | d@dhakota.org
| | Last update: 2008-04-11
WWIVEdit |DE |http://www.weather-station.org/wwiv/
| | v3.0 on 2011-06-27
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==> POINT SOFTWARE
CrossPoint (XP) |P? |http://www.crosspoint.de (German only)
| | pm@crosspoint.de
| | v3.12d on 1999-12-22
FreeXP |P |http://www.freexp.de (German only)
| | support@freexp.de
| | v3.42 on 2010-06-27
FidoIP |PO |http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki
| | /fidoip/
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| | v.1.0.5 on 2010-12
OpenXP |PIO |https://sourceforge.net/projects
| | /openxp5/ 2:240/2188.31
| |http://openxp.uk Windows/Linux
| | dev@openxp.uk English/German
| | v5.0.28 on 2016-09-10
WinPoint |P? |http://www.winpoint.org
| | English/German/Spanish
| | v5 (Beta Release) on 2017-03-17
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==> SYSOP MAIL EDITORS
GoldEd+ |EO |http://golded-plus.sourceforge.net/
| | v1.1.5 (Snapshot) on 2015-11-30
| | NOTE: Unstable versions released often
SqEd32 |E |http://www.sqed.de 2:2476/493
| | v1.15 on 1999-12-15
| | Website is in German and English
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==> INTERNET UTILITIES
Ifmail |UIO |http://ifmail.sourceforge.net
| | crosser@average.org
Internet Rex |UI? |http://members.shaw.ca/InternetRex/
| | telnet://xanadubbs.ca 1:342/806
| | v2.29 on 2001-10-21
JamNNTPd |UIO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net
| | /jamnntpd.html
| | 1:120/544
Luckygate |UO | ftp://happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/gate
| | /lgate
| | gul@gul.kiev.ua
MakeNL |UO |http://makenl.sourceforge.net
| | v3.4.6 on 2016-12-01
RNtrack |U |http://sourceforge.net/projects
| | /ftrack-as 2:5080/102
| |stas_degteff@users.sourceforge.net
| | v1.32 on 2011-04-29
TransNet |UIO? |http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mressl/
| | transnet/index.html
| | transnet@ressl.com.ar
| | v2.11 on 2007-09-13
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==> INFORMATIONAL WEBSITES/BBS LISTS
Telnet/Dialup BBS |# |http://www.telnetbbsguide.com 1:275/89
Guide | | Maintained by Dave Perrussel
| | This is probably the most updated BBS
| | list on the Internet for a general
| | BBS list.
Synchronet BBS List |# |http://www.synchro.net/sbbslist.html
| | Maintained automatically
| | This list is specifically for
| | Synchronet-based BBS systems and is
| | automatically updated nightly.
The BBS Corner |# |http://www.bbscorner.com
| | This website is more than just files,
| | it's an encyclopedia of knowledge for
| | BBS sysops and people who want to
| | become sysops. This site is run by
| | the same person who does the Telnet
| | BBS Guide.
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File Archives:
http://archives.thebbs.org
http://sysopscorner.thebbs.org (site is no longer maintained)
http://www.simtel.net
http://www.bbsfiles.com
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu (OS/2 specific)
http://www.filegate.net/ (FTP access via port 60721)
http://www.tinysbbs.com/files/
Note: Most also provide FTP access (use ftp instead of http above)
The BBS Software List is published weekly in the FidoNews.
If you have corrections, suggestions or additions to the information
above, please contact Andrew Leary with your information via the
FIDONEWS echo or netmail at 1:320/219.
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SPECIAL INTEREST
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Last week's statistics from the Fidoweb
By EchoTime, 2:203/0
(Some nets may have lost their last
digit for technical reasons)
pkt (toss-toss) msg (write-toss)
nodes mean dev no mean dev no
154/* 18.3m 6.6m 347 1.2h 3.5h 347
201/* 1.3m 0.6m 8 13.1h 10.6h 8
221/* 1.1m 2.2m 280 5.2h 9.8h 279
240/* 0.1m 0.1m 6 23.7h 46.6h 6
280/* 0.8m 2.1m 446 5.2h 5.8h 446
292/* 3.6m 3.1m 41 3.1h 5.7h 40
320/* 2.0m 2.3m 298 2.0h 4.5h 298
423/* 1.7m 0.6m 3 0.6h 0.7h 3
502/* 0.7m 0.3m 9 3.0h 2.8h 9
Sigma 5.4m 8.2m 1438 3.6h 7.1h 1436
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Nodelist Stats
Input nodelist nodelist.341
size 192.1kb
date 2018-12-07
The nodelist has 1023 nodes in it
and a total of 1561 non-comment entries
including 4 zones
32 regions
174 hosts
81 hubs
admin overhead 291 ( 28.45 %)
and 132 private nodes
50 nodes down
65 nodes on hold
off line overhead 247 ( 24.14 %)
Speed summary:
>9600 = 63 ( 6.16 %)
9600 = 259 ( 25.32 %)
(HST = 6 or 2.32 %)
(CSP = 0 or 0.00 %)
(PEP = 0 or 0.00 %)
(MAX = 0 or 0.00 %)
(HAY = 0 or 0.00 %)
(V32 = 110 or 42.47 %)
(V32B = 31 or 11.97 %)
(V34 = 139 or 53.67 %)
(V42 = 100 or 38.61 %)
(V42B = 33 or 12.74 %)
2400 = 1 ( 0.10 %)
1200 = 0 ( 0.00 %)
300 = 700 ( 68.43 %)
ISDN = 57 ( 5.57 %)
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IP Flags Protocol Number of systems
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IBN Binkp 744 ( 72.73 %)
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IFC Raw ifcico 89 ( 8.70 %)
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IFT FTP 59 ( 5.77 %)
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ITN Telnet 154 ( 15.05 %)
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IVM Vmodem 10 ( 0.98 %)
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IP Other 5 ( 0.49 %)
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INO4 IPv6 only 1 ( 0.10 %)
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CrashMail capable = 870 ( 85.04 %)
MailOnly nodes = 335 ( 32.75 %)
Listed-only nodes = 27 ( 2.64 %)
[Report produced by NETSTATS - A PD pgm]
[ Revised by B Felten, 2:203/2]
[ NetStats 3.8 2014-11-23]
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