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FidoNews · Vol 14, No 37 · 15 September 1997

     F I D O N E W S --       Volume 14, Number 37          15 September 1997
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    HOW ABOUT A NOTICE WHEN A MAJOR PLAYER DEPARTS FIDONET?


                        Table of Contents
     1. EDITORIAL  ................................................  1
        When they go why don't they say so?  ......................  1
     2. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  ....................................  2
        Russian language "Planet FidoNet" ezine  ..................  2
     3. ARTICLES  .................................................  3
        IP-Nodes  .................................................  3
        FTSC - Election Results, FTSC Standing Members  ...........  3
     4. COLUMNS  ..................................................  6
        Telephone Info  ...........................................  6
     5. COORDINATORS CORNER  ...................................... 13
        North American Backbone Echo Changes [Jul-Aug]  ........... 13
     6. NOTICES  .................................................. 15
        Future History  ........................................... 15
     7. FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING  ................................. 16
        Latest Greatest Software Versions  ........................ 16
     8. FIDONEWS PUBLIC-KEY  ...................................... 20
        FidoNews PGP public-key listing  .......................... 20
     9. FIDONET BY INTERNET  ...................................... 21
     10. FIDONEWS INFORMATION  .................................... 23
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                                 EDITORIAL
     =================================================================

     Does anyone out there now have a webpage going for Region 14? The
     previous one disappeared [along with the FidoNet History project] when
     Marge Robbins retired from FidoNet without notice.

     Is there a page for Region 15? And what about John Mudge [REC17]? Did
     he get kidnapped?

     I understand the concept of burnout but not the concept of
     disappearing without at least a minimal "So long" or "Get bent" on the
     way out so folks can adjust links or displays. That's just rude and
     there is never any excuse for being rude according to my mother. Must
     be upbringing or a lack thereof?

     And speaking of upbringing, WHY do we still not have an International
     Coordinator in FidoNet? If we had 7 Zones instead of 6 [and we sure
     need another Zone], there couldn't be any deadlocks over politics or
     personalities. Unfortunately, FidoNet used to be a cooperative and
     friendly network and the founders didn't visualize this petty
     deadlock we've been engaged in for YEARS!

     And speaking of coming back from the dead ... the FTSC seems to have
     reconstructed and reorganized as indicated in the article below to
     that effect. Now, if they just get a blessing from Tom Jennings [he's
     at: tomj@wps.com, guys] for this effort, I can change the FTSC listing
     from the current mirror of the old Nugent site to the new FTSC site.
     That would represent a potential bright spot in an otherwise dreary
     same old.

     For those of you who read Russian, there is a Russian version of
     FidoNews available, now. Check out the Letters to the Editor. It's not
     a translation of this thing. It is their own newsletter. More power to
     them!

     Also note a new addition to the Future History list. We're just a year
     away from the International BBS Week celebration. Watch here for
     updates and information. If they get a website going, I'll list it in
     the FidoNet by Internet section.

     The Echomail weenies are still fighting and arguing about elections
     and distributions and who's censoring who. Some things never change.

     C.B.






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                           LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
     =================================================================

     From: "Alexander Lokshin" <alokshin@aha.ru>
     To: <cbaker84@digital.net>
     Subject: Mailed from FidoNews homepage
     Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 00:09:21 +0400

      Hi!

     On 15 June 1997 was founded "Planet Fidonet" electronic newspaper,
     that issues three or four times a week. Only in Russian now, sorry.
     Visit that page: http://fido.netplanet.ru  :)

     Alexander Lokshin, 2:5020/529, alokshin@aha.ru, fido@netplanet.ru

     -30-


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                                 ARTICLES
     =================================================================

     IP-Nodes
     By Ward Dossche, 2:292/854
        ZC/2

     In zone-2 we have started to discuss in-depth how to include IP-nodes
     into the nodelist.

     The topics of discussion have been about the desirability, the
     IP-technology itself, the many possible ways of implementation, etc...

     All this talk is going on in an international conference entitled
     IP_CONNECT.

     This conference reaches already a multitude of regions in zone-2 and
     is now also available via 1:270/101 AKA PAOnline AKA George Peace.

     If you want to be involved in the discussion and/or the implementation
     please try to link in.

     Once again, the name is IP_CONNECT!

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                             ======================
                                 ELECTION RESULTS
                              FTSC STANDING MEMBERS
                             ======================

     08 September 1997

     by Adrian Walker, 1:153/752

     Interim FTSC Web Site:
     http://www.portal.ca/~awalker/ftsc.htm

     VOTER SUMMARY
     =============

     Eligible Voters:  114  (76 RCs and 38 RECs)
     Votes Cast:        36  (25 RCs and 11 RECs) + 1 REC written abstention

     Percentage voted:  32% (33% RCs and 29% RECs)


     APPOINTMENT RULES
     =================

     From "Voting Procedure", published in Fidonews, 11 August 1997:

     "A majority of "Yes" over "No" for a candidate is required for that
     person to be appointed as a Standing Member.  Abstentions are not
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     counted."

     "To provide the required split between 2 and 3 year terms, Standing
     Members will be ranked by the number of "Yes" votes received.  The
     top half of this ranking will be appointed for 3 years, and the
     remaining candidates for 2 years."


     CANDIDATE RESULTS - 26 Candidates, 24 Appointed
     ===============================================

     Candidate list is in order of number of YES votes received:

      #  NAME                  NODE #      POS'N      YES  NO APPOINTED TO

      1  Tobias Burchhardt     2:2448/400  FastEcho   28   5  01 Oct 2000
      2  Joaquim Homrighausen  2:201/330   Frodo      28   6  01 Oct 2000
      3  Thomas Waldmann       2:2474/400  BT-XE      27   2  01 Oct 2000
      4  Odinn Sorensen        2:236/77    Golded     27   4  01 Oct 2000
      5  Mike Bilow            1:323/107   FP-OS/2    25   4  01 Oct 2000
      6  Andreas Klein         2:2480/47   Imail      24   3  01 Oct 2000
      7  Tom Schlangen         2:2450/10   BT-XE      23   3  01 Oct 2000
      8  Robert Szarka         1:320/42    WaterGate  23   4  01 Oct 2000
      9  Mats Wallin           2:201/329   FDAPX      22   4  01 Oct 2000
     10  Carlos Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70    CFRoute    22   4  01 Oct 2000
     11  Benjamin Schollnick   1:2613/477  QuickBBS   19   4  01 Oct 2000
     12  Rune Johansen         2:210/20    NC         16   6  01 Oct 2000
     13  Craig Box             3:774/950   NHub       16   6  01 Oct 2000
     14  Zorch Frezberg        1:205/0     NC         15   6  01 Oct 1999
     15  Colin Turner          2:443/13    NEC        14   5  01 Oct 1999
     16  Jason Steck           1:285/424   Jmail      14  10  01 Oct 1999
     17  Gary Price            1:3607/26   TriBBS     14   6  01 Oct 1999
     18  Michael McCabe        1:297/11    FNS        14   6  01 Oct 1999
     19  Ron Bemis             1:124/1113  NC         14   7  01 Oct 1999
     20  Francois Thunus       2:270/25    RC         13   6  01 Oct 1999
     21  Peter Karlsson        2:206/221   Announcer  13   5  01 Oct 1999
     22  Goran Eriksson        2:201/505   NC         11   8  01 Oct 1999
     23  Mike McGrane          1:282/1024  NHub        9   9  ---
     24  Bjorn Felten          2:203/208   NC          9   8  01 Oct 1999
     25  Richard Bash          1:231/45    NHub        9   8  01 Oct 1999
     26  Cristoffer Crusell    2:204/701   NHub        8   8  ---

     NOTE:  Member # 13 above has been appointed for a 3 year term out of
     fairness, since, although not in the top half of the ranking by "Yes"
     vote, the member has the same number of votes as #12 who holds a 3
     year appointment.

     BALLOT LIST
     ===========

     Ballot list is in chronological order of votes received:
     -----------------+----------------------------------------------------
                      |      CANDIDATE NAMES (First 4 Letters)
           VOTER      +----------------------------------------------------
                      -| B B B B B C E F F H J K K M M P S S S S S S T T W
                      W | a e i o u r r e r o o a l c c r a c c o t z h u a
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                      a | s m l x r u i l e m h r e C G i n h h r e a u r l
                      l
          PASSWORD    | h i o   c s k t z r a l i a r c z l o e c r n n d l
     -----------------+----------------------------------------------------
     RC2:34           |         Y         Y             Y Y   Y         Y Y
     phoenix          | Y Y Y Y Y   Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
     XTrust           | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
     SCHLUNZ          | N Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y N N Y Y N Y N N Y Y N Y N N Y Y
     RC23             |     Y Y Y         N             Y Y   Y         Y Y
     MAGICTHEGATHERING| Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
     leopard          |   Y Y   Y       N Y           Y     Y Y N Y     Y Y
     OFFICER          | Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
     AGAIN!           | N Y N N N N N N Y N Y N N N N N N Y N N N N Y Y Y N
     MYPWD            |     Y Y Y         Y Y   Y Y   Y     Y Y Y Y Y   Y Y
     DooLittle        |         Y         Y             Y             Y   Y
     kaaskop          | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
     agnese           | N N N Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
     NEWFTSCISGOOD    |     Y Y Y         Y       Y       Y Y Y   Y     Y Y
     MEIERIET         |     Y   Y   Y     Y Y   Y       Y Y   Y Y       Y
     MEIERIET         |     Y   Y   Y     Y Y   Y       Y Y   Y Y       Y
     Boromir          | N N Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N
     potatoes         |   Y Y Y Y       Y Y     Y         Y       Y     Y
     ipsisverbis      |         Y         Y Y           Y     Y   Y Y Y   Y
     MUSICLY          |   Y Y   Y       Y N                   Y N Y     Y Y
         <no p/w>     | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y
     Eucharist        |         Y         Y     Y       Y Y             Y
     IBOGAINE         | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y
     MINIMI           | N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N N Y N
     MINIMI           | N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N N Y N
     No_time_left_for_|   N Y             N             Y Y   N     Y   Y N
     JUKEBOX          |     Y   Y         Y     Y       Y   Y Y   Y
     ZEUS             | N N Y N Y N N N Y Y N Y Y N N N Y N N Y N Y Y N Y Y
     smilee           |       Y             Y
     MYSTI            | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y   Y Y Y
     Buenos Aires sede|         Y         Y   Y Y       Y Y   Y Y Y     Y Y
     drop_dead        |     Y   Y         Y     Y             Y
     technical        | N N Y N Y N N N N Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y
     re1present4      |     Y   Y       N       Y Y Y Y     Y Y Y Y
     horse_manure     | Y Y Y N N N N N N Y N N Y Y N N   N Y Y N N N Y N Y
     EAGLE NEST       |                   Y     Y           Y     Y
     -----------------+----------------------------------------------------

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     =================================================================
                                  COLUMNS
     =================================================================

     Telephone Info
     by Leonard Erickson, 1:105/56, shadow@krypton.rain.com

     This time I'm going to list the official ITU-T country code list.
     Note that the ITU-T has divided the world into 9 "Zones", and
     generally countries get assigned a number starting with their zone
     number. There have been exceptions where a Zone was out of numbers.
     These are now limited to Aruba, Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

     Included are some cases where a "country" shares a country code with
     others (notably in ITU zones 1 & 7) or uses a subset of another
     country's code (for example, Liechtenstein)

     Note that in some cases neighboring countries do *not* use these codes
     to call the country. For example, San Marino is treated as part of
     Italy by the Italian phone system, but actually has its own country
     code and that code *is* used when dialing outside Italy.

     Also, some codes have been assigned, but are not being used yet. I've
     tried to note these where I have info.

     Finally, several country codes are being returned to "reserved"
     status, either because the country has merged with another (like
     Zanzibar) or because they have asked to be included in another
     country's phone system (Guam, and the CNMI).

     The codes immediately before the name are the ISO 3166 two letter code
     for the country or territory.

     0       -- Reserved
     1       CA Canada
     1       US United States of America
     1-242   BS Bahamas, Commonwealth of the
     1-246   BB Barbados
     1-264   AI Anguilla
     1-268   AG Antigua and Barbuda
     1-284   VG Virgin Islands (British) (after 1 Oct 97)
     1-340   VI US Virgin Islands
     1-345   KY Cayman Islands
     1-441   BM Bermuda
     1-473   GD Grenada (after 31 Oct 97)
     1-649   TC Turks and Caicos Islands
     1-665   MS Montserrat
     1-670   MP Northern Marianna Islands (Saipan)
     1-671   GU Guam
     1-684   AS American Samoa (after ? ??? ??)
     1-758   LC Saint Lucia
     1-767   DM Dominica, Commonwealth of (after 1 Oct 97)
     1-784   VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (until ? ??? ??)
     1-787   PR Puerto Rico
     1-808   UM United States Minor Outlying Islands
     1-809   AI Anguilla (until 30 Sep 97)
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     1-809   KY Cayman Islands (until 31 Aug 97)
     1-809   DM Dominica, Commonwealth of (until 30 Sep 98)
     1-809   DO Dominican Republic
     1-809   GD Grenada (until 31 Oct 98)
     1-809   JM Jamaica (until 1 Nov 97)
     1-809   VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (until ? ??? ??)
     1-809   TT Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of (until 31 May 98)
     1-809   TC Turks and Caicos Islands (until 30 Jun 98)
     1-809   VI US Virgin Islands (until 30 Jun 98)
     1-809   VG Virgin Islands (British) (until 30 Sep 98)
     1-868   TT Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of
     1-869   KN Saint Kitts and Nevis
     1-876   JM Jamaica
     20      EG Egypt, Arab Republic of
     210     MA (reserved for Morocco)
     211     MA (reserved for Morocco)
     212     MA Morocco, Kingdom of
     212-8   EH Western Sahara
     213     DZ Algeria, People's Democratic Republic of
     214     DZ (reserved for Algeria)
     215     DZ (reserved for Algeria)
     216     TN Tunisia, Republic of
     217     TN (reserved for Tunisia)
     218     LY Libya (Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)
     219     LY (reserved for Libya)
     220     GM Gambia, Republic of the
     221     SN Senegal, Republic of
     222     MR Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
     223     ML Mali, Republic of
     224     GN Guinea, Republic of
     225     CI Cote D'Ivoire, Republic of
     226     BF Burkina Faso
     227     NE Niger, Republic of the
     228     TG Togolese Republic
     229     BJ Benin, Republic of
     230     MU Mauritius, Republic of
     231     LR Liberia, Republic of
     232     SL Sierra Leone
     233     GH Ghana
     234     NG Nigeria, Federal Republic of
     235     TD Chad, Republic of
     236     CF Central African Republic
     237     CM Cameroon, Republic of
     238     CV Cape Verde, Republic of
     239     ST Sao Torme and Principe, Democratic Republic of
     240     GQ Equatorial Guinea, Republic of
     241     GA Gabonese Republic
     242     CG Congo, Republic of the
     243     ZA Zaire, Republic of
     244     AO Angola, Republic of
     245     GW Guinea-Bissau, Republic of
     246     IO British Indian Ocean Territory (Diego-Garcia)
     247     GB Ascension
     248     SC Seychelles, Republic of
     249     SD Sudan, Republic of the
     250     RW Rwandese Republic
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     251     ET Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of
     252     SO Somali Democratic Republic
     253     DJ Djibouti, Republic of
     254     KE Kenya, Republic of
     255     TZ Tanzania, United Republic of
     255-54  TZ Zanzibar
     256     UG Uganda, Republic of
     257     BI Burundi, Republic of
     258     MZ Mozambique, Republic of
     259     TZ Zanzibar (Tanzania, see 255) (reserved for future use)
     260     ZM Zambia, Republic of
     261     MG Madagascar, Republic of
     262     RE Reunion, French Department of
     263     ZW Zimbabwe, Republic of
     264     NA Namibia, Republic of
     265     MW Malawi
     266     LS Lesotho, Kingdom of
     267     BW Botswana, Republic of
     268     SZ Swaziland, Kingdom of
     269     KM Comoros, Islamic Federal Republic of the
     269     YT Mayotte (Collectivite territoriale de la Republique
                         francaise)
     27      ZA South Africa, Republic of
     280     -- Spare
     281     -- Spare
     282     -- Spare
     283     -- Spare
     284     -- Spare
     285     -- Spare
     286     -- Spare
     287     -- Spare
     288     -- Spare
     289     -- Spare
     290     SH St. Helena
     291     ER Eritrea
     292     -- Spare
     293     -- Spare
     294     -- Spare
     295     -- Spare
     296     -- Spare
     297     AW Aruba
     298     FO Faroe Islands
     299     GL Greenland
     30      GR Greece
     31      NL Netherlands, Kingdom of the
     32      BE Belgium
     33      FX France
     34      ES Spain
     350     GI Gibraltar
     351     PT Portugal
     352     LU Luxembourg
     353     IE Ireland
     354     IS Iceland
     355     AL Albania, Republic of
     356     MT Malta
     357     CY Cyprus, Republic of
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     358     FI Finland
     359     BG Bulgaria, Republic of
     36      HU Hungary, Republic of
     370     LT Lithuania, Republic of
     371     LV Latvia, Republic of
     372     EE Estonia, Republic of
     373     MD Moldova, Republic of
     374     AM Armenia, Republic of
     375     BY Belarus, Republic of
     376     AD Andorra, Principality of
     377     MC Monaco, Principality of
     378     SM San Marino, Republic of
     379     VA Vatican City State (reserved for future use)
     380     UA Ukraine
     381     YU Montenegro and Serbia
     382     -- Spare
     383     -- Spare
     384     -- Spare
     385     HR Croatia, Republic of
     386     SI Slovenia, Republic of
     387     BA Bosnia and Herzegowina, Republic of
     388     -- Temporarily unassignable
     389     MK Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
     39      IT Italy
     40      RO Romania
     41      CH Switzerland, Confederation of
     41-75   LI Liechtenstein, Principality of
     420     CZ Czech Republic
     421     SK Slovak Republic
     43      AT Austria
     44      GB United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
     45      DK Denmark
     46      SE Sweden
     47      BV Bouvet Island
     47      NO Norway
     47-795  SJ Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands
     48      PL Poland, Republic of
     49      DE Germany, Federal Republic of
     500     FK Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
     501     BZ Belize
     502     GT Guatemala, Republic of
     503     SV El Salvador, Republic of
     504     HN Honduras, Republic of
     505     NI Nicaragua
     506     CR Costa Rica
     507     PA Panama, Republic of
     508     PM St. Pierre et Miquelon (Collectivite territoriale de la
                                        Republique francaise)
     509     HT Haiti, Republic of
     51      PE Peru
     52      MX Mexico
     53      CU Cuba
     53-99   US Guantanamo Bay
     54      AR Argentine Republic
     55      BR Brazil, Federative Republic of
     56      CL Chile
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     57      CO Columbia, Republic of
     58      VE Venezuala, Republic of
     590     GP Guadaloupe, including St. Barthelemy and French St. Martin
                (French Antilles)
     591     BO Bolivia, Republic of
     592     GY Guyana
     593     EC Ecuador
     594     GF French Guiana, French Department of
     595     PY Paraguay, Republic of
     596     MQ Martinique, French Department of
     597     SR Suriname, Republic of
     598     UY Uruguay, Eastern Republic of
     599     AN Netherlands Antilles
     60      MY Malaysia
     61      AU Australia, Commonwealth of
     61      CC Cocos Islands
     62      ID Indonesia, Republic of
     63      PH Philippines, Republic of the
     64      NZ New Zealand
     65      SG Singapore, Republic of
     66      TH Thailand
     670     MP Northern Marianna Islands (Saipan) (until 1 Jul 98)
     671     GU Guam (until 1 Jul 98)
     672     HM Heard and McDonald Islands (Australian External
                                            Territories)
     672-1   AQ Antarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S) (Australian
                            External Territories)
     672-3   NF Norfolk Island (Australian External Territories)
     672-4   CX Christmas Island (Australian External Territories)
     673     BN Brunei Darussalam
     674     NR Nauru, Republic of
     675     PG Papua New Guinea
     676     TO Tonga, Kingdom of
     677     SB Solomon Islands
     678     VU Vanatu, Republic of
     679     FJ Fiji, Republic of
     680     PW Palau, Republic of
     681     WF Wallis and Futuna Islands (Territoire francais d'outre-mer)
     682     CK Cook Islands
     683     NU Niue
     684     AS American Samoa
     685     WS Western Samoa, Independent State of
     686     KI Kiribati, Republic of
     687     NC New Caledonia (Territoire francais d'outre-mer)
     688     TV Tuvalu
     689     PF French Polynesia (Territoire francais d'outre-mer)
     690     TK Tokelau
     691     FM Micronesia, Federated States of
     692     MH Marshall Islands, Republic of the
     693     -- Spare
     694     -- Spare
     695     -- Spare
     696     -- Spare
     697     -- Spare
     698     -- Spare
     699     -- Spare
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     7       KZ Kazakhstan
     7       KG Kyrgyz Republic (see 996)
     7       RU Russian Federation
     7       TJ Tajikistan
     7       UZ Uzbekistan (see 998)
     800     -- International Freephone Service
     801     -- Spare
     802     -- Spare
     803     -- Spare
     804     -- Spare
     805     -- Spare
     806     -- Spare
     807     -- Spare
     808     -- Spare
     809     -- Spare
     81      JP Japan
     82      KR Korea, Republic of (South)
     830     -- Spare
     831     -- Spare
     832     -- Spare
     833     -- Spare
     834     -- Spare
     835     -- Spare
     836     -- Spare
     837     -- Spare
     838     -- Spare
     839     -- Spare
     84      VN Viet Nam, Socialist Republic of
     850     KP Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North)
     851     -- Spare
     852     HK Hong Kong
     853     MO Macau
     854     -- Spare
     855     KH Cambodia, Kingdom of
     856     LA Lao People's Democratic Republic
     857     -- Spare
     858     -- Spare
     859     -- Spare
     86      CN China, People's Republic of
     86-6    TW (assigned to Taiwan, see 886)
     870     -- Inmarsat SNAC
     871     -- Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean-East)
     872     -- Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean)
     873     -- Inmarsat (Indian Ocean)
     874     -- Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean-West)
     875     -- Reserved - Maritime Mobile Service Applications
     876     -- Reserved - Maritime Mobile Service Applications
     877     -- Reserved - Maritime Mobile Service Applications
     878     -- Reserved - Universal Personal Telecommunication Service
                           (UPT)
     879     -- Reserved for national purposes
     880     BD Bangladesh, People's Republic of
     881     -- Global Mobile Satellite System (GMSS), shared code
     882     -- Spare
     883     -- Spare
     884     -- Spare
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     885     -- Spare
     886     TW Taiwan (normally used, but not ITU-T allocation - see 86)
     887     -- Spare
     888     -- Temporarily unassignable
     889     -- Spare
     89      -- Reserved for payment codes
                (e.g. 891228 = AT&T calling card)
     90      TR Turkey
     90-5    TR Turkish Cyprus
     91      IN India, Republic of
     92      PK Pakistan, Islamic Republic of
     93      AF Afghanistan, Islamic State of
     94      LK Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of
     95      MM Myanmar, Union of (Burma)
     960     MV Maldives, Republic of
     961     LB Lebanon
     962     JO Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of
     963     SY Syrian Arab Republic
     964     IQ Iraq, Republic of
     965     KW Kuwait, State of
     966     SA Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
     967     YE Yemen, Republic of
     968     OM Oman, Sultanate of
     969     -- Reserved, reservation currently under investigation
     970     -- Spare
     971     AE United Arab Emirates
     972     IL Israel, State of
     973     BH Bahrain, State of
     974     QA Qatar, State of
     975     BT Bhutan, Kingdom of
     976     MN Mongolia
     977     NP Nepal
     978     -- Spare
     979     -- Spare
     98      IR Iran, Islamic Republic of
     990     -- Spare
     991     -- Spare
     992     -- Spare
     993     TM Turkmenistan
     994     AZ Azerbaijani Republic
     995     GE Georgia
     996     KG Kyrgyz Republic (reserved for future use)
     997     -- Spare
     998     UZ Uzbekistan, Republic of (reserved for future use)
     999     -- Spare

     -----------------------------------------------------------------

     FIDONEWS 14-37               Page 13                  15 Sep 1997


     =================================================================
                            COORDINATORS CORNER
     =================================================================

     North American Backbone Echo Changes [Jul-Aug]]
     by Lisa Gronke, 1:105/16
     lisa@psg.com

     Summary of backbone & quasi-backbone echo changes during Jul & Aug.

     Brought to you courtesy of (unix) diff.

     diff (backbone.na + backbone.no) 06-Jul-97 07-Sep-97 [edited].

     Added to the backbone
     ---------------------
     > APNEA               Sleep Apnea Support & Discussions
     > EDGE_ONLINE         Endtime Discussion Group Exchange Online
     > FIDOECHOPOL         FidoNet Echomail Policy Discussions
     > JAVA_LANGUAGE       Java language discussion
     > MED_MOANS           Medical Concerns Discussed by End User (Patient)
     > OPTOMETRY           Vision & Eye Care Discussions
     > PROMOTE_BBS         The Council for Community Online Alternatives
                           Message
     > QUIKUTILS           QUIKUTILS is the official Matrix Technologies
                           support echo
     > ROOTS_MUSIC         Roots of Music Discussion
     > STARGATE            Stargate & Stargate SG-1 Discussion
     > WHAT'S_HOT!         WHAT'S HOT!...Topical News Discussion/Chat Forum

     Removed from the backbone or quasi-backbone
     -------------------------------------------
     < BATTERED            (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < BIRTHMOTHERS        (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < CASINO              (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < CB_RADIO_2          (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < CELLULAR_II         (low traffic since  6/1/97)
     < CRAFTING-SYSOPS     (low traffic since  6/1/97)
     < CRAFTING_BAZAAR     (low traffic since  6/1/97)
     < CRIME_VICTIMS       (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < C_ADVOCAT           (low traffic since  6/1/97)
     < DEADHEAD            (low traffic since  6/1/97)
     < EP-GENERAL          (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < FITNESS             (low traffic since  6/1/97)
     < GAMES4SALE          (low traffic since  6/1/97)
     < HELP_MANKIND        (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < HOLY_BIBLE          (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < IMUS                (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < KAG                 (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < MACDEV              (low traffic since  6/1/97)
     < MACDTP              (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < MAINDOOR            (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < MBBS-WG             (low traffic since  6/1/97)
     < MIDI-PROGRAMMING    (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < MOVING              (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < MS_IE               (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     FIDONEWS 14-37               Page 14                  15 Sep 1997


     < MUPPETS             (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < MUSICIAN'S_SERVICES (low traffic since  6/1/97)
     < MUSIC_COMP_101      Music Composition Conference
     < M_P_D               (low traffic since  6/1/97)
     < NATURE              (low traffic since  6/1/97)
     < NU_SUPPORT          (low traffic since  6/1/97)
     < PCBNET              PCBoard Bulletin Board Software Support
                           Conference
     < PIERS               (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < PPI_MODEMS          Practical Peripherals Modem Support
     < PUBLIC_PSYCH        (not in EchoList since  5/1/97)
     < QUR'AN              (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < RCP                 (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < RIGHTS_RONGS        (low traffic since  6/1/97)
     < SIERRAN             (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     < SIP_MPD             (low traffic since  6/1/97)
     < SIP_SSAS            Spouses of Sexual Abuse Survivors
     < SLEEP_APNEA         Sleep Apnea and Your Life
     < VAX                 (low traffic since  6/1/97)
     < WORDSTAR            (low traffic since  5/1/97)
     -----------------------------------------------------------------
     o There are 695 echos in backbone.na [07-Sep-97] (down 39]
     o There are 80 echos in backbone.no [07-Sep-97] (up 7)
     o for a total of 775 backbone & quasi-backbone echos (down 32)

     -----------------------------------------------------------------

     FIDONEWS 14-37               Page 15                  15 Sep 1997


     =================================================================
                                  NOTICES
     =================================================================

                                Future History

     25 Sep 1997
        Happy Birthday, Joaquim H. Homrighausen

     13 Oct 1997
        Thanksgiving Day, Canada.

      1 Dec 1997
        World AIDS Day.

     10 Dec 1997
        Nobel Day, Sweden.

     12 Jan 1998
        HAL 9000 is one year old today.

     30 Apr 1998
        Queens Day, Holland.

     22 May 1998
        Expo '98 World Exposition in Lisbon (Portugal) opens.

     14 Sep 1998
        Start of International BBS Week [thru 20 Sep 98].

      1 Dec 1998
        Fifteenth Anniversary of release of Fido version 1 by
        Tom Jennings.

     31 Dec 1999
        Hogmanay, Scotland. The New Year that can't be missed.

      1 Jan 2000
        The 20th Century, C.E., is still taking place thru 31 Dec.

      1 Jun 2000
        EXPO 2000 World Exposition in Hannover (Germany) opens.

     15 Sep 2000
        Sydney (Australia) Summer Olympiad opens.

      1 Jan 2001
        This is the actual start of the new millennium, C.E.

     -- If YOU have something which you would like to see in this
        Future History, please send a note to the FidoNews Editor.

     -----------------------------------------------------------------

     FIDONEWS 14-37               Page 16                  15 Sep 1997


     =================================================================
                         FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
     =================================================================


     [From 1435. Ed.]

     Latest Greatest Software Versions
     by Peter E. Popovich, 1:363/264

     Yawn. One update.

     -=- Snip -=-

     Submission form for the Latest Greatest Software Versions column

     OS Platform                             :
     Software package name                   :
     Version                                 :
     Function(s) - BBS, Mailer, Tosser, etc. :
     Freeware / Shareware / Commercial?      :
     Author / Support staff contact name     :
     Author / Support staff contact node     :
     Magic name (at the above-listed node)   :

     Please include a sentence describing what the package does.

     Please send updates and suggestions to: Peter Popovich, 1:363/264

     -=- Snip -=-

     MS-DOS:
     Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Act-Up         4.6      G D Chris Gunn        1:15/55     ACT-UP
     ALLFIX         4.40     T S Harald Harms      2:281/415   ALLFIX
     Announcer      1.11     O S Peter Karlsson    2:206/221   ANNOUNCE
     BGFAX          1.60     O S B.J. Guillot      1:106/400   BGFAX
     Binkley Docs   2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BDOC_260.ZIP
     BinkleyTerm    2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BDOS_260.ZIP
     BinkleyTerm-XE XR4      M F Thomas Waldmann   2:2474/400  BTXE_DOS
     CFRoute        0.92     O G C. Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70    CFR
     CheckPnt       1.0a     O G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     CHECKPNT
     FastEcho       1.45a    T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400  FASTECHO
     FastEcho/16    1.45a    T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400  FE16
     FastLst        1.36     N S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   FASTLSTD
     FidoBBS (tm)   12u      B S Ray Brown         1:1/117     FILES
     FrontDoor      2.12     M S JoHo              2:201/330   FD
     FrontDoor      2.20c    M C JoHo              2:201/330   FDINFO
     GEcho          1.00     T S Bob Seaborn       1:140/12    GECHO
     GEcho/Plus     1.11     T C Bob Seaborn       1:140/12    GECHO
     GEcho/Pro      1.20     T C Bob Seaborn       1:140/12    GECHO
     GIGO           07-14-96 G S Jason Fesler      1:1/141     INFO
     GoldED         2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GED
     GoldED/386     2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEX
     GoldED Docs    2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEM
     FIDONEWS 14-37               Page 17                  15 Sep 1997


     GoldNODE       2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEN
     Imail          1.75     T S Michael McCabe    1:1/121     IMAIL
     ImCrypt        1.04     O G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     IMCRYPT
     InfoMail/86    1.21     O F Damian Walker     2:2502/666  INFOMAIL
     InfoMail/386   1.21     O F Damian Walker     2:2502/666  INFO386
     InterEcho      1.19     T C Peter Stewart     1:369/35    IEDEMO
     InterMail      2.29k    M C Peter Stewart     1:369/35    IMDEMO
     InterPCB       1.52     O S Peter Stewart     1:369/35    INTERPCB
     IPNet          1.11     O S Michele Stewart   1:369/21    IPNET
     JD's CBV       1.4      O S John Dailey       1:363/277   CBV
     Jelly-Bean     1.01     T S Rowan Crowe       3:635/727   JELLY
     Jelly-Bean/386 1.01     T S Rowan Crowe       3:635/727   JELLY386
     JMail-Hudson   2.81     T S Jason Steck       1:285/424   JMAIL-H
     JMail-Goldbase 2.81     T S Jason Steck       1:285/424   JMAIL-G
     MakePl         1.9      N G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     MAKEPL
     Marena         1.1 beta O G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     MARENA
     Maximus        3.01     B P Tech              1:249/106   MAX
     Max User Ed.   0.18     O F Larry Cooke       1:300/53    MUE
     McMail         1.0      M S Michael McCabe    1:1/148     MCMAIL
     MDNDP          1.18     N S Bill Doyle        1:388/7     MDNDP
     Msged          4.10     O G Andrew Clarke     3:635/728   MSGED41D.ZIP
     Msged/386      4.10     O G Andrew Clarke     3:635/728   MSGED41X.ZIP
     NEF            2.38     O S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   NEFD
     Opus CBCS      1.79     B P Christopher Baker 1:374/14    OPUS
     O/T-Track      2.66     O S Peter Hampf       2:241/1090  OT
     PcMerge        2.8      N G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     PCMERGE
     PlatinumXpress 1.3      M C Gary Petersen     1:290/111   PX13TD.ZIP
     QuickBBS       2.81     B S Ben Schollnick    1:2613/477  QUICKBBS
     RAR            2.01     C S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    RAR
     RemoteAccess   2.50     B S Mark Lewis        1:3634/12   RA
     Silver Xpress
       Door         5.4      O S Gary Petersen     1:290/111   FILES
       Reader       4.4      O S Gary Petersen     1:290/111   SXR44.ZIP
     Spitfire       3.51     B S Mike Weaver       1:3670/3    SPITFIRE
     Squish         1.11     T P Tech              1:249/106   SQUISH
     StealTag UK    1.c...   O F Fred Schenk       2:284/412   STEAL_UK
     StealTag NL    1.c...   O F Fred Schenk       2:284/412   STEAL_NL
     T-Mail         2.600    M S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    TMAIL
     Telegard       3.02     B F Tim Strike        1:259/423   TELEGARD
     Terminate      4.00     O S Bo Bendtsen       2:254/261   TERMINATE
     Tobruk         0.33     T G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   TOBRUK
     TosScan        1.01     T C JoHo              2:201/330   TSINFO
     TransNet       1.00     G S Marc S. Ressl     4:904/72    TN100ALL.ZIP
     TriBBS         11.0     B S Gary Price        1:3607/26   TRIBBS
     TriDog         11.0     T F Gary Price        1:3607/26   TRIDOG
     TriToss        11.0     T S Gary Price        1:3607/26   TRITOSS
     WaterGate      0.93     G S Robert Szarka     1:320/42    WTRGATE
     WWIV           4.24a    B S Craig Dooley      1:376/126   WWIV
     WWIVTOSS       1.36     T S Craig Dooley      1:376/126   WWIVTOSS
     xMail          2.00     T S Thorsten Franke   2:2448/53   XMAIL
     XRobot         3.01     O S JoHo              2:201/330   XRDOS

     OS/2:
     Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     ALLFIX/2       1.10     T S Harald Harms      2:281/415   AFIXOS2
     FIDONEWS 14-37               Page 18                  15 Sep 1997


     BGFAX          1.60     O S B.J. Guillot      1:106/400   BGFAX
     Binkley Docs   2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BDOC_260.ZIP
     BinkleyTerm    2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BOS2_260.ZIP
     BinkleyTerm-XE XR4      M F Thomas Waldmann   2:2474/400  BTXE_OS2
     CFRoute        0.92     O G C. Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70    CFR
     FastEcho       1.45a    T S Tobias Burchhardt 2:2448/400  FE2
     FastLst        1.36     N S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   FASTLST
     FleetStreet    1.20     O S Michael Hohner    2:2490/2520 FLEET
     GEcho/Pro      1.20     T C Bob Seaborn       1:140/12    GECHO
     GIGO           07-14-96 G S Jason Fesler      1:1/141     INFO
     GoldED         2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEO
     GoldED Docs    2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEM
     GoldNODE       2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEN
     ImCrypt        1.04     O G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     IMCRYPT
     Maximus        3.01     B P Tech              1:249/106   MAXP
     Max User Ed.   0.18     O F Larry Cooke       1:300/53    MUEP
     Msged/2        4.10     O G Andrew Clarke     3:635/728   MSGED41O.ZIP
     NEF            2.38     O S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   NEF
     PcMerge        2.3      N G Michiel vd Vlist  2:500/9     PCMERGE
     RAR            2.01     C S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    RAR2
     Squish         1.11     T P Tech              1:249/106   SQUISHP
     T-Mail         2.600    M S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    TMAIL2
     Tobruk         0.33     T G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   TOBRUK
     WaterGate      0.93     G S Robert Szarka     1:320/42    WTRGATE
     XRobot         3.01     O S JoHo              2:201/330   XROS2

     Windows (16-bit apps):
     Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     BeeMail        1.0      M C Andrius Cepaitis  2:470/1     BEEMAIL
     FrontDoor APX  1.12     P S Mats Wallin       2:201/329   FDAPXW

     Windows (32-bit apps):
     Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Argus 95/IP    2.704    M S Max Masyutin      2:469/77    A9I
     Argus NT/IP    2.704    M S Max Masyutin      2:469/77    ANI
     BeeMail        1.0      M C Andrius Cepaitis  2:470/1     BEEMAIL
     Binkley Docs   2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BDOC_260.ZIP
     BinkleyTerm    2.60     M F Bob Juge          1:1/102     BW32_260.ZIP
     CFRoute        0.92     O G C. Fernandez Sanz 2:341/70    CFR
     FastLst        1.36     N S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   FASTLSTW
     GoldED         2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEO
     GoldED Docs    2.50     O S Len Morgan        1:203/730   GEM
     Maximus        3.01     B P Tech              1:249/106   MAXN
     Msged/NT       4.10     O G Andrew Clarke     3:635/728   MSGED41W.ZIP
     NEF            2.38     O S Alberto Pasquale  2:332/504   NEFW
     PlatinumXpress 2.00     M C Gary Petersen     1:290/111   PXW-INFO
     T-Mail         2.600    M S Ron Dwight        2:220/22    TMAILNT
     WinFOSSIL/95   1.12 r4  F S Bryan Woodruff    1:343/294   WNFOSSIL.ZIP
     WinFOSSIL/NT   1.0 beta F S Bryan Woodruff    1:343/294   NTFOSSIL.ZIP

     Unix:
     Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     ifmail         2.10     M G Eugene Crosser    2:293/2219  IFMAIL
     FIDONEWS 14-37               Page 19                  15 Sep 1997


     ifmail-tx      ...tx8.4 M G Pablo Saratxaga   2:293/2219  IFMAILTX
     ifmail-tx.rpm  ...tx8.4 M G Pablo Saratxaga   2:293/2219  IFMAILTX.RPM
     Msged          4.00     O G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   MSGED
     Tobruk         0.33     T G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   TOBRUK

     Amiga:
     Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     CrashMail      1.23     T X Fredrik Bennison  2:205/324   CRASHMAIL
     CrashTick      1.1      O F Fredrik Bennison  2:205/324   CRASHTICK
     DLG Pro BBOS   1.15     B C Holly Sullivan    1:202/720   DLGDEMO
     GMS            1.1.85   M S Mirko Viviani     2:331/213   GMS
     Msged          4.00     O G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   MSGED
     Tobruk         0.33     T G Paul Edwards      3:711/934   TOBRUK

     TrapDoor       1.86.b2  M S Maximilian Hantsch
                                                   2:310/6     TRAPDOOR
     TrapDoor       1.86.b2  M S Maximilian Hantsch
                                                   2:310/6     TRAPBETA
     TrapToss       1.50     T S Rene Hexel        2:310/6     TRAPTOSS

     Atari:
     Program Name   Version  F C Contact Name      Node        Magic Name
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     ApplyList      1.00     N F Daniel Roesen     2:2432/1101 APLST100.LZH
     BinkleyTerm/ST 3.18pl2  M F Bill Scull        1:363/112   BINKLEY
     BTNC           2.00     N G Daniel Roesen     2:2432/1101 BTNC
     JetMail        0.99beta T S Joerg Spilker     2:2432/1101 JETMAIL
     Semper         0.80beta M S Jan Kriesten      2:2490/1624 SMP-BETA

     Function: B-BBS, P-Point, M-Mailer, N-Nodelist, G-Gateway, T-Tosser,
               C-Compression, F-Fossil, O-Other. Note: Multifunction will
               be listed by the first match.

     Cost: P-Free for personal use, F-Freeware, S-Shareware, C-Commercial,
           X-Crippleware, D-Demoware, G-Free w/ Source

     Please send updates and suggestions to: Peter Popovich, 1:363/264

     -----------------------------------------------------------------

     FIDONEWS 14-37               Page 20                  15 Sep 1997


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                            FIDONEWS PUBLIC-KEY
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     File-request FNEWSKEY from 1:1/23 [1:18/14] or download it from the
     Rights On! BBS at 1-904-409-7040 anytime except 0100-0130 ET and Zone
     1 ZMH at 1200-9600+ HST/V32B. The FidoNews key is also available on
     the FidoNews homepage listed in the Masthead information.

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     =================================================================
                            FIDONET BY INTERNET
     =================================================================

     This is a list of all FidoNet-related sites reported to the Editor as
     of this appearance.

     ============

     FidoNet:

       Homepage     http://www.fidonet.org
       FidoNews     http://ddi.digital.net/~cbaker84/fidonews.html
       HTML FNews   http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6894/
       WWW sources  http://www.scms.rgu.ac.uk/students/cs_yr94/lk/fido.html
       FTSC page    http://www.portal.ca/~awalker/ftsc/ftscmirr.htm
       Echomail     http://www.portal.ca/~awalker/index.html
       WebRing      http://ddi.digital.net/~cbaker84/fnetring.html

     ============

     Zone 1:       http://www.z1.fidonet.org

       Region 10:  http://www.psnw.com/~net205/region10.html

       Region 11:  http://oeonline.com/~garyg/region11/

       Region 13:  http://www.smalltalkband.com/st01000.htm

       Region 14:  [disappeared?]

       Region 15:  [disappeared?]

       Region 16:  http://www.tiac.net/users/satins/region16.htm

       Region 17:  http://www.portal.ca/~awalker/region17.htm
           REC17:  http://www.westsound.com/ptmudge/

       Region 18:  http://www.citicom.com/fido.html

       Region 19:  http://www.compconn.net

     ============

     Zone 2:       http://www.z2.fidonet.org

     ZEC2:         http://www.proteus.demon.co.uk/zec.htm
     Zone 2 Elist: http://www.fbone.ch/z2_elist/

       Region 20:  http://www.fidonet.pp.se (in Swedish)

       Region 24:  http://www.swb.de/personal/flop/gatebau.html (in German)

       Region 25:
                   http://members.aol.com/Net254/

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       Region 27:  http://telematique.org/ft/r27.htm

       Region 29:  http://www.rtfm.be/fidonet/  (in French)

       Region 30:  http://www.fidonet.ch  (in Swiss)

       Region 33:  http://www.fidoitalia.net (in Italian)

       Region 34:  http://www.pobox.com/cnb/r34.htm  (in Spanish)
           REC34:  http://pobox.com/~chr

       Region 36:  http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/7207/

       Region 41:  http://www.fidonet.gr (in Greek and English)

       Region 48:  http://www.fidonet.org.pl

     ============

     Zone 3:       http://www.z3.fidonet.org

     ============

     Zone 4:       (not yet listed)

       Region 90:
         Net 904:  http://members.tripod.com/~net904 (in Spanish)

     ============

     Zone 5:       http://w3.eastcape.co.za/fidonet/index.htm

     ============

     Zone 6:       http://www.z6.fidonet.org

       Region 65:  http://www.cfido.com/fidonet/cfidochina.html (China)

     ============

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     =================================================================
                           FIDONEWS INFORMATION
     =================================================================

     ------- FIDONEWS MASTHEAD AND CONTACT INFORMATION -------

     Editor: Christopher Baker

     Editors Emeritii: Tom Jennings, Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell,
                       Vince Perriello, Tim Pozar, Sylvia Maxwell,
                       Donald Tees

     "FidoNews Editor"
         FidoNet  1:1/23
         BBS  1-904-409-7040,  300/1200/2400/14400/V.32bis/HST(ds)

      more addresses:
         Christopher Baker -- 1:18/14, cbaker84@digital.net
                                       cbaker84@aol.com
                                       cbaker84@msn.com

     (Postal Service mailing address)
         FidoNews Editor
         P.O. Box 471
         Edgewater, FL 32132-0471
         U.S.A.


     voice:  1-904-409-3040 [1400-2100 ET only, please]
                            [1800-0100 UTC/GMT]

     ------------------------------------------------------

     FidoNews is published weekly by and for the members of the FIDONET
     INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR ELECTRONIC MAIL system.  It is a compilation
     of individual articles contributed by their authors or their
     authorized agents.  The contribution of articles to this compilation
     does not diminish the rights of the authors.  OPINIONS EXPRESSED in
     these articles ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHORS and not necessarily those of
     FidoNews.

     Authors retain copyright on individual works; otherwise FidoNews is
     Copyright 1997 Christopher Baker.  All rights reserved.  Duplication
     and/or distribution permitted for noncommercial purposes only.  For
     use in other circumstances, please contact the original authors, or
     the Editor.

                            =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=

     OBTAINING COPIES: The most recent issue of FidoNews in electronic
     form may be obtained from the FidoNews Editor via manual download or
     file-request, or from various sites in the FidoNet and Internet.
     PRINTED COPIES may be obtained by sending SASE to the above postal
     address.  File-request FIDONEWS for the current Issue.  File-request
     FNEWS for the current month in one archive.  Or file-request specific
     back Issue filenames in distribution format [FNEWSEnn.ZIP] for a
     FIDONEWS 14-37               Page 24                  15 Sep 1997


     particular Issue.  Monthly Volumes are available as FNWSmmmy.ZIP
     where mmm = three letter month [JAN - DEC] and y = last digit of the
     current year [7], i.e., FNWSAUG7.ZIP for all the Issues from Aug 97.

     Annual volumes are available as FNEWSn.ZIP where n = the Volume number
     1 - 14 for 1984 - 1997, respectively. Annual Volume archives range in
     size from 48K to 1.4M.


     INTERNET USERS: FidoNews is available via:

                          http://www.fidonet.org/fidonews.htm
                          ftp://ftp.fidonet.org/pub/fidonet/fidonews/
                          ftp://ftp.aminet.org/pub/aminet/comm/fido/

                                      *=*=*

     You may obtain an email subscription to FidoNews by sending email to:

                          jbarchuk@worldnet.att.net

     with a Subject line of: subscribe fnews-edist

     and no message in the message body. To remove your name from the email
     distribution use a Subject line of: unsubscribe fnews-edist with no
     message to the same address above.

                                      *=*=*

     You can read the current FidoNews Issue in HTML format at:

                          http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6894/

     STAR SOURCE for ALL Past Issues via FTP and file-request -
     Available for FReq from 1:396/1 or by anonymous FTP from:

                          ftp://ftp.sstar.com/fidonet/fnews/

     Each yearly archive also contains a listing of the Table-of-Contents
     for that year's issues.  The total set is currently about 11 Megs.

                                 =*=*=*=

     The current week's FidoNews and the FidoNews public-key are now also
     available almost immediately after publication on the Editor's new
     homepage on the World Wide Web at:

                  http://ddi.digital.net/~cbaker84/fidonews.html

     There are also links there to jim barchuk's HTML FidoNews source and
     to John Souvestre's FTP site for the archives. There is also an email
     link for sending in an article as message text. Drop on over.

                            =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=

     A PGP generated public-key is available for the FidoNews Editor from
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     1:1/23 [1:18/14] by file-request for FNEWSKEY or by download from
     Rights On! BBS at 1-904-409-7040 as FIDONEWS.ASC in File Area 18.  It
     is also posted twice a month into the PKEY_DROP Echo available on the
     Zone 1 Echomail Backbone.

                                *=*=*=*=*

     SUBMISSIONS: You are encouraged to submit articles for publication in
     FidoNews. Article submission requirements are contained in the file
     ARTSPEC.DOC, available from the FidoNews Editor, or file-requestable
     from 1:1/23 [1:18/14] as file "ARTSPEC.DOC".  ALL Zone Coordinators
     also have copies of ARTSPEC.DOC. Please read it.

     "Fido", "FidoNet" and the dog-with-diskette are U.S. registered
     trademarks of Tom Jennings, P.O. Box 410923, San Francisco, CA 94141,
     and are used with permission.

             "Disagreement is actually necessary,
              or we'd all have to get in fights
              or something to amuse ourselves
              and create the requisite chaos."
                                -Tom Jennings

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