FidoNews · Vol 20, No 49 · 08 Dec 2003
The F I D O N E W S Volume 20, Number 49 08 Dec 2003
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| |The newsletter of the | | Fido, Fidonet and dog-with-diskette are |
| | FidoNet community. | | US Registered Trademarks of Tom Jennings|
| | | | San Francisco, California, USA |
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| |__U__| / \// | Editor: Björn Felten |
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| / Fido \ (_/(_|(____/ | Newspapers should have no friends. |
| (________) (jm) | -- JOSEPH PULITZER |
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Copyright 2003 by Fidonews Editor for Fidonews Globally.
Table of Contents
1. FOOD FOR THOUGHT ......................................... 1
2. EDITORIAL ................................................ 2
Editorials and Swedish julbord ........................... 2
3. FIDONET CURRENT EVENTS ................................... 3
Fidonet Policy Change Effort ............................. 3
4. FRANK'S COLUMN - FRANK VEST .............................. 4
Thanks to those who contribute ........................... 4
5. FIDONET'S INTERNATIONAL KITCHEN .......................... 5
Gravlax with gravlaxsås .................................. 5
6. CLEAN HUMOUR & JOKES ..................................... 7
Taking up a collection ................................... 7
7. BEST OF FIDONET .......................................... 8
Checking in .............................................. 8
8. BEN RITCHEY'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ................... 10
FIDONet Software References .............................. 10
9. SPECIAL INTEREST ......................................... 15
Nodelist Stats ........................................... 15
10. 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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Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting
to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we
know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we
know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown
unknowns -- the ones we don't know we don't know.
-- U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, 2003
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EDITORIAL
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Editorials and Swedish julbord
Yes, yes, yes! I agree with all of you that think that a proper Snooze
should have an editorial. I feel really bad about not having produced
anything along that line for a long time now.
But I also hope you can understand, that it's somewhat hard to
raise the necessary inspiration to produce something readworthy when
the in-basket is empty week after week?
Lately we've been blessed with quite a few contributions, and hence
the literary spirit suddenly is awoken here in the editors little
place, so here goes.
Many moons ago I promised I would give you some recipes for typical
Swedish dishes. I think I even mentioned 'pickled' salmon. Pickled
however to me means a certain amount of vinegar, and that's not used
when making 'gravlax', that I now have seen on the internet has become
almost as known a word as 'smörgåsbord', with variants like Grav
Lachs, graved salmon and a couple more.
Gravlax in Swedish means buried salmon, and that is how this dish
was made initially. The salmon, caught late in the autumn, was buried
to be frozen during the winter, and then dug up in the spring.
Nowadays we of course don't need this method to preserve the salmon,
but as the result was a good tasting fish, we use a modern variety of
it -- using the freezer and a plastic bag.
Gravlax is a must on a Swedish 'julbord' -- similar to smörgåsbord,
but bigger (typically 100+ different dishes) and with some Christmas
specials on it.
I understand that genuine 'Swedish Grav Lax' is very expensive to
buy ready made in most other countries, and that's no surprise, since
making it involves quite a deal of handywork, and it cannot be made by
machines. The ingredients however should not be expensive, so there's
a lot of money to be saved here -- apart from the fact that homemade
always tastes better, right? :)
Also I've seen on the internet all kinds of strange recipes for
gravlax, but none that I have seen comes even close to the real McCoy.
Adding, e.g. pepper and dill is a complete waste of good ingredients,
since all the stuff will be removed after preparation, and nothing
will make the salmon taste any different. And most recipes I've seen
use far to little sugar.
Next week I'll give you the recipe for Swedish meatballs. Hope you
can wait that long for it -- here too I found, on the internet, all
kinds of strange recipes, but more on that next week.
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FIDONET CURRENT EVENTS
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Fidonet Policy Change Effort
By Frank Vest
1:124/6308.1
As I reported last week, there is interest in changing Fidonet
Policy. The "IC" echo is the focal point for this effort. Many Fidonet
Coordinators and Nodes are there. If you are a Fidonet Coordinator, it
would be appreciated if you would connect to the "IC" echo. If you are
a Node, you should still connect to the "IC echo since this effort to
change Fidonet Policy can affect you as well.
Last week, I reported the count of ZCs and RCs that are connected to
the IC echo. That number has increased. Please note the ZCs and RC
shown below and if you know how to contact a ZC or RC not on this
list, please do so with encouragement to connect to the "IC" echo.
Zone-1 (7/10) 60% 1:1/0 1:10 1:12 1:13 1:16 1:17 1:18 1:19
Zone-2 (18/29) 58% 2:2/0 2:20 2:21 2:22 2:23 2:24 2:26 2:27 2:28 2:29
2:30 2:31 2:35 2:46 2:48 2:50 2:51 2:53 2:55
Zone-3 (2/3) 66% 3:3/0 3:55 3:57
Zone-4 (2/3) 66% 4:4/0 4:80 4:90
Zone-5 (0/9) 0% --
Zone-6 (0/5) 0% --
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FRANK'S COLUMN - FRANK VEST
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Thanks to those who contribute
By Frank Vest
1:124/6308.1
Since I still have my column, I'd like to take the opportunity to
thank those that contribute to the Fidonews Publication. Prior to the
Fidonews Echo, and in the day when Fidonet was the cutting edge of
technology, the Fidonews Publication was close to the heart of
Fidonet. In my opinion, it is still a very important part of Fidonet.
As time, and technology, march on, many seem to forget the Fidonews
Publication. With the Fidonews Echo in place, it is simply easier to
post there. I'll agree that the Fidonews Echo is faster and more
interactive, still, the Fidonews Publication has its place. Some
people read the Publication that don't read the Echo. Articles in the
Publication are posted each week in the Echo for discussion. I suppose
that give the Publication a small plus. :)
At any rate, I note that Philip Lozier has published a "BBS and
FidoNet Software News" article. My thanks to you for this, Philip. I
hope this will become a regular column in the Fidonews Publication. I
realize that new FTN software and upgrades don't happen as often as
they once did, but this is still a good subject for the Fidonews.
It was good to see Carol Shenkenberger publish another recipe. Yes,
recipes are not really Fidonet related, but the Fidonews is more than
just software. People make up Fidonet. People like to eat... at least
I do. :)
On a closing note. I've recently read that the Fidonews Editor should
write an editorial each week. While I think that would be nice, please
remember that the job of the editor in not the same as reporter. It
takes more than an editorial each week to make a newsletter.
Regards,
Frank
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FIDONET'S INTERNATIONAL KITCHEN
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Gravlax with gravlaxsås
By Björn Felten, 203/208
1 fillet of salmon (with skin)
5 cl sugar
5 cl salt
Sauce:
3 cl (two tablespoons) mustard
3 cl sugar
3 cl vinegar
1 eggyolk
10 cl good cooking oil
salt, pepper & chopped dill
The fillet must first be frozen for at least three days, this
because there is an itsy, bitsy, teeny, weeny chance that it can
contain a small parasite. It is perfectly harmless when dead, and dead
it will become after three days in the freezer. Obviously the fillet
must be thawed before continuing with the preparations. :)
First make sure you get the bones out of the fillet. They are all
evenly located (with some 5-10mm distance) in the middle of the
fillet. Place the fillet skinside down and gently run your finger over
it to locate the bones. Use a pair of pliers to gently remove them.
Observe the angle they have, so you can pull them out the same angle.
Now place the fillet in a plastic bag. Mix the sugar and the salt
and add it into the bag. Give it a good shake, and then try to remove
as much air as possible before sealing the bag with a knot.
Place the bag in the fridge and put a weight of some kind on it, a
table plate or two is enough. Let it marinate for at least three days;
four or five is even better. Turn the package over once a day, while
giving it a good rub, to make sure the sugar/salt mixture can reach
every part of the fillet.
Now take out the fillet and remove as much of the sugar-salt mix as
possible. Once again place the fillet skinside down on a cutting plate
and try to carve as thin slices as possible. The slicing angle should
be very shallow, so you get as big slices as possible, but angle the
knife just before you reach the skin and then go horizontally.
The slices can be rolled to form little roses, or can be just put
on a plate, nicely arranged.
The sauce:
Mix mustard, sugar, vinegar and eggyolk carefully. Then add the oil
first a drop at a time, while whipping (just as when you make
mayonnaise) and then at an increasing rate. Season with salt, pepper
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and chopped dill to your own liking. A typical Swedish sauce has
*lots* of dill in it, but very little salt & pepper.
This is a typical snack like dish. You can put it on toast or eat
it alone, with a good dash of the 'gravlaxsås' on it. If you make
roses out of the slices, you can use it to garnish any seafood dish.
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CLEAN HUMOUR & JOKES
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Taking up a collection
(snipped from the POL_INC echo)
A lobbyist, on his way home from work in Washington, D.C., came to a
dead halt in traffic and thought to himself, "Wow, this seems worse
than usual.
He notices a police officer walking between the lines of stopped
cars, so he rolls down his window and asks, "Officer, what's the hold
up?"
The officer replies, "The President is depressed, so he stopped his
motorcade and is threatening to douse himself in gasoline and set
himself on fire. He says no one believes his stories about why we went
to war in Iraq, or the connection between Saddam and al-Quaida, or
that his tax cuts will help anyone except his wealthy friends; the
press called him on the lie about Iraq trying to buy uranium from
Nigeria, and now the NBC White House reporter Campbell Brown is
threatening to sue him for the sexual innuendo he made to her at his
recent press conference. So we're taking up a collection for him."
The lobbyist asks, "How much have you got so far?"
The officer replies, "About 14 1/2 gallons, but a lot of folks are
still siphoning.
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BEST OF FIDONET
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Checking in
----[ IC ]-----------------------------------------------------
On: Sun 7 Dec 2003 8.12
By: Philip Lozier
To: Frank Vest
Re: Checking in
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FV> Putting it another way, Welcome to the world according to
FV> Thom.
FV> Putting it another way, Welcome to the world according to
FV> Frank.
FV> Putting it another way, .....
FV> :)
..... welcome to the world according to Phil:
It is about time that somewhere in FidoNet, manditory participation/
acknowledgment has been put in place. It is far too long that *C's
can just sit back, process a nodelist, and think they are providing
any useful service to FidoNet at all, other than fueling their own
egos of having a feather in their hat.
The silent participation of the past is one of the major reasons Fido
has degressed as much as it has. If it is allowed to continue, then
the nodelist will continue to be innacurate, dead weight will clog
things up to no end, and nothing will ever change.
Never mind the idea of after so many years it has come to the idea of
having to force any RC's to get their heads out of the sand to get an
accurate view of where FidoNet is at on this, I think it should be
taken further... The IC should mandate that the ZC's locate all of
their RC's, and find out who is dead, and who is not... non-responsive
RC's should prompt for contacting of any nets supposed to be in the
region of the dead weight by the ZC, and find out what's up, and make
repairs accordingly. RC's that are contacted, should be required to
do the same with the NC's under them, and NC's with their nodes. If an
accurate nodelist is to be maintained, this is the only way to do it.
Any *C not in agreement with that idea, IMO, is not fit to be a *C.
Having entire nets listed that are defunct, for years in some cases,
or only have one node operating through an independant feed, is
ridiculous... having non-responsive RC's is even more ridiculous.
Everybody cries freedom... freedom is not free. Everybody cries
"hobby"... well, hobbies aren't free either, so if contacting RC's
below somebody, NC's below somebody, or nodes below somebody, costs a
few bucks, then it is a "hobby related expense" that was basicly
agreed to be sometimes necessary when the mere node hobbyist decided
to stick a feather in their hat.
Having to participate in administrative events (board meetings if you
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will) was also added when that feather got stuck in their hat... any
*C not wanting to do what it takes, should just return to being an end
node, and resign the responsibility that comes with their position.
IMO, the first priority is cleaning all the dead listings out of the
nodelist, and insuring that future node listings will be accurate...
then we can move on with issues that relate to FidoNet as a whole, as
we will have an accurate number as to consider a "majority" of nodes.
Just my two cents worth on it.
Phil
--- FMail/Win32 1.60+
* Origin: FoReM BBS! ... telnet://theforem.dyndns.org <*> (1:267/169)
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BEN RITCHEY'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|
`- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -'
Argus |M |http://www.ritlabs.com/argus/ 2:469/84
| | argus@ritlabs.com Tel: 373-2-246889
| | v3.210 on Mar 20th 2001
BeeMail: |M |http://beemail.gexonline.net 1:105/10
Stephen Proffit | | beemail@gexonline.net
BinkleyTerm XE |M |http://btxe.sourceforge.net 1:1/102
| | v2.60XE/Gamma-6 on Nov 11th 1998
BinkD |MI |http://2f.ru/binkd/
| | maloff@corbina.net
| | v0.94 on Jul 24th 2000
FIDO-Deluxe IP |MPUI |http://www.fido-deluxe.de.vu 2:2432/280
Michael Haase | | m.haase@gmx.net
| | v2.4 on Sep 26th 2003
Fidonet to Internet: |MI |http://www.terminate.com
Bo Bendtsen | | sales@terminate.com
| | v2.00 on Mar 23rd 1997
FrontDoor, FD/APX: |MTPC |http://www.defsol.se 2:201/330
Definite Solutions | | sales@defsol.se 1:1/101
| | v2.26SW & v2.33ml FD, v1.15 APX
Husky Project |MTPUI|http://sf.net/projects/husky/
| | v1.4 RC2 on Sep 22nd 2003
InterMail, InterEcho |MT |http://www.ifido.com 1:1/133
| | bob@nwstar.com
| | v2.50 IM, v1.19 IE
Radius (based on |M |http://radius.pp.ru 2:5012/38
Argus) | | fido5012@zaural.net Tel: 7-3522-469463
| | v4.009 on Jan 2nd 2003
Terminate |MBP |http://www.terminate.com
| | v5.00 on Aug 7th 1997
Tmail |MI |http://www.tmail.spb.ru v2608
WildCat! Interactive |MTBEI|http://www.santronics.com
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Net Server, Platinum| | sales@santronics.com
Xpress: Santronics | | Tel: (305) 248-3204
Software, Inc. | | AUP 450.2 on Jul 9th 2002
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Fidogate |TUI |http://www.fidogate.org
| | Martin_Junius@m-j-s.net v4.4.4
FMail |T |http://fmail.nl.eu.org 2:280/1076
| | wijnstra@fmail.nl.eu.org v1.60
JetMail: JetSys |TU |http://www.jetsys.de js@jetsys.de
(ATARI ST only) | | v1.01 on Jan 1st 2000
Squish |T |http://www.lanius.com
| | sales@lanius.com v1.11
| |http://www.vector11.com/maximus/
Watergate |TUI |http://www2.sbbs.se/hp/ramon/
| | ramon@sbbs.se
| | v0.93p9 on Dec 14th 1998
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BBBS |BI |http://www.bbbs.net b@bbbs.net
| | v4.00MP on Oct 25th 1999 2:22/222
ELEBBS: The Elevator |B |http://www.elebbs.com
Software Production | | elebbs@elebbs.com
| | v0.10.RC1 on Jun 9th 2002
EZYCom BBS |BT |http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~dcbbs/
| | pjs@optushome.com.au 3:633/104
| | v2.0 on 3 May 2003
Falken BBS |B |http://falkenbbs.com
| | v12.0 on Feb 2nd 2002
Hermes II Project |B |http://www.hermesii.org
| | info@HermesII.org v3.5.9 Beta Final
Maximus BBS |B |http://www.lanius.com
| | sales@lanius.com v3.01
| |http://www.vector11.com/maximus/
MBSE BBS: |BI |http://mbse.sourceforge.net 2:280/2802
Michiel Broek | | mbroek@users.sourceforge.net
| | v0.33.21 on Jun 4th 2002
Mystic BBS |B |http://www.mysticbbs.com
| | v1.07.3 on May 13th 2001
Nexus BBS |B |http://www.nexusbbs.net
| | groberts@nexusbbs.net
| | v0.99.41.001 beta on Jun 10th 2001
Proboard BBS |B |http://www.proboard.be
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| | v2.17 on Jun 9th 2002
RemoteAccess BBS: |B |http://www.rapro.com 1:1/120
Bruce Morse | | bfmorse@rapro.com
| | v2.62.2SW
Spitfire BBS: Buffalo|B |http://www.angelfire.com/ia/buffalo/
Creek Software | | MDWoltz@aol.com 1:1/150
| | v3.6 on Aug 20th 1999
Synchronet BBS |BT |http://www.synchro.net
| | sysop(at)vert(dot)synchro(dot)net
| | v3.10L Beta
Telegard BBS |B |http://www.telegard.net
| | support@telegard.net
| | v3.09g2 SP4
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Atlantis Software |D |http://www.jimmyrose.com/atlantis/
| | last update: Jun 2002
BBS Central |D |http://www.rpcomputers.com
Bentstone |D |http://www.srupc.com/mall
Capabilities Group | | info@stonebenders.com
Cheepware: |D |http://www.midnightshour.org/cheepware/
Sean Dennis | | hausmaus@midnightshour.org 1:11/200
DDS (Doorware |D |http://www.doorgames.org 1:2404/201
Distribution System)| | ruth@doorgames.org
Ruth Argust | |
DoorMUD |D |http://www.dmud.thebbs.org
| | v0.98 Jun 1st 2002
Elysium Software |D |http://www.elysoft.com
| | mpreslar@mailcity.com
Jibben Software |D |http://www.jibbensoftware.com
| | scott@jibben.com
| | 1995-99 Release dates
JNS Software: |D |http://www.geocities.com/jnssoftware/
Rusty Johnson | | rustyjohnson57@hotmail.com
| | Tel: (304) 733-0113
John Dailey Software |D |http://www.johndaileysoftware.com
| | support@johndaileysoftware.com
LORD (Legend of the |D |http://www.lordlegacy.org
Red Dragon) Reborn | | mike@lordlegacy.org
| | v4.06 on Feb 5th 2001
Lord-II IGMs |D |http://www.shelby.net/wizards/lord2igm/
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PC Pursuits |D |http://www.pcpursuits.com
| | brucep@pop.kis.net
| | Tel: (301) 240-6653
Shining Star |D |http://www.shiningstar.net/bbsdoors/
| | nannette@shiningstar.net
Sunrise Doors: |D |http://www.sunrisedoors.com
Al Lawrence | | al@sunrisedoors.com
| | Tel: (404) 256-9518
The Brainex System |D |http://www.brainex.com/brainex_system/
| | stanley@brainex.com 1994-99 Releases
Trade Wars |D |http://www.eisonline.com/tradewars/
| | jpritch@eisonline.com
| | v3.09 (DOS-32) in 2002
Vagabond Software: |D |http://www.vbsoft.org 1:124/7013
Bryan Turner | | vagabond@vbsoft.org
| | last update: Jul 17th 2002
(various) |D |http://www.webnexus.com/users/etow/
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APoint |PI |http://www.apoint-mail.de
| | dirk.pokorny@apoint-mail.de
| | v1.25 2:2426/1210.13
CrossPoint (XP) |P |http://www.crosspoint.de
| | pm@crosspoint.de v3.12d Dec 22nd 1999
FreeXP |P |http://www.freexp.de 2:2433/460
| | support@freexp.de
| | v3.40 RC3 Aug 31st 2003 (Snapshot)
OpenXP/32 |PI |http://www.openxp.com 2:248/2004
| | mk@openxp.de v3.8.7 beta Aug 3rd 2002
PPoint |P |http://www.alcuf.ca 1:249/114
| | v3.04 on Jan 10th 2000
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GoldEd+ |E |http://mik.nu/golded-plus/ 2:203/6600
| | v1.1.5 Snapshot on Feb 28th 2003
SqEd32 |E |http://www.sqed.de
| | v1.15 on Dec 15th 1999
TimEd |E |http://blizzard.dnsalias.org/fidonet
| | mail@ozzmosis.com /timed
| | v1.11.a5 in March 2003 3:633/267
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Allfix |U |ftp://ftp.nwstar.com 1:140/12
| | bob@nwstar.com
| | v5.13 (v6?)
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GiGo |UI |http://www.gigo.com
| | v0109 on Jan 9th 1997
Internet Rex: |UI |http://members.shaw.ca/InternetRex/
Charles Cruden | | telnet://xanadubbs.ca 1:342/806
(Khan Software) | | v2.29 on Oct 21st 2001
PeopleComm Terminal |CUI |http://www.peoplecomm.org 1:128/148
(BBS & Telnet w/ | | edward.williams@adelphia.net
ZModem) | | v1.01a on Feb 11th 2003
TransNet |UI |http://www.ressl.com.ar/transnet/
| | transnet@ressl.com.ar
| | v2.11 on Jul 18th 1998
TransX: Multiboard |UI |http://www.multiboard.com/software/
Communications, Inc.| | support@multiboard.com 1:2401/305
| | v3.5
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Hispanic FIDO/BBS's |? | http://www.conecta2.org/pucela_bbs/
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SPECIAL INTEREST
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Nodelist Stats
Input nodelist nodelist.339
size 933.5kb
date 2003-12-05
The nodelist has 7954 nodes in it
and a total of 10764 non-comment entries
including 6 zones
58 regions
436 hosts
565 hubs
admin overhead 1065 ( 13.39 %)
and 1023 private nodes
317 nodes down
405 nodes on hold
off line overhead 1745 ( 21.94 %)
Speed summary:
>9600 = 656 ( 8.25 %)
9600 = 6906 ( 86.82 %)
(HST = 139 or 2.01 %)
(CSP = 1 or 0.01 %)
(PEP = 11 or 0.16 %)
(MAX = 0 or 0.00 %)
(HAY = 1 or 0.01 %)
(V32 = 3651 or 52.87 %)
(V32B = 357 or 5.17 %)
(V34 = 4625 or 66.97 %)
(V42 = 3905 or 56.55 %)
(V42B = 376 or 5.44 %)
2400 = 74 ( 0.93 %)
1200 = 6 ( 0.08 %)
300 = 312 ( 3.92 %)
ISDN = 670 ( 8.42 %)
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File Req Flag Applicable software Number of systems
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XA Frontdoor <1.99b 2624
Frontdoor 2.02+
Dutchie 2.90c
Binkleyterm >2.1
D'Bridge <1.3
TIMS
Xenia
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XB Binkleyterm 2.0 8
Dutchie 2.90b
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XC Opus 1.1 11
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XP Seadog 6
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XR Opus 1.03 41
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XW Fido >12M 318
Tabby
KittenMail
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XX D'Bridge 1.30 3586
Frontdoor 1.99b
Intermail 2.01
T-Mail
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None QMM 1360
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CrashMail capable = 2449 ( 30.79 %)
MailOnly nodes = 4401 ( 55.33 %)
Listed-only nodes = 615 ( 7.73 %)
Other = 489 ( 6.15 %)
[Report produced by NETSTATS - A PD pgm available from 1:106/100]
[ Revised by B Felten, 2:203/208]
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