FidoNews · Vol 21, No 49 · 06 Dec 2004
The F I D O N E W S Volume 21, Number 49 06 Dec 2004
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Copyright 2004 by Fidonews Editor for Fidonews Globally.
Table of Contents
1. FOOD FOR THOUGHT ......................................... 1
2. EDITORIAL ................................................ 2
3. THE SNOOZE TWENTY YEARS AGO .............................. 3
4. FIDONET BY INTERNET ...................................... 8
Fidonet Related Websites ................................. 8
5. ROBERT COUTURE'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ................ 10
FIDONet Software References .............................. 10
6. SPECIAL INTEREST ......................................... 15
Nodelist Stats ........................................... 15
7. 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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Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is
impossible for talent is genius.
-- Henri-Frederic Amiel
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EDITORIAL
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Well guys, this is it, this is the big moment, this is the 20th
anniversary issue of the Snooze. It seems noone seized the opportunity
to make history by having a contribution in this issue...
As promised, the very first issue will be on rerun in this issue.
But let me tell you, I had a hard time deciding how to format it. Not
because of the line length, because that's OK, but because of the page
length.
For some strange reason the program MAKENEWS that creates the
Snooze seems to have a fixed page length of 59(!) lines hardcoded into
the program, and I wanted to remove the page formatting all together
for this special "article" and let the original formatting do the job.
But after having spent several hours debugging the program, I had to
give up, I couldn't find the place in the program where this
limitation was made.
So then I either had to remove the page formatting of the original
issue all together, or just leave it be and let it all look rather
strange. I decided to go with the latter alternative, and hope that
you don't disagree too much with that decision.
Read and enjoy, and may the Snooze live for another 20 years!
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THE SNOOZE TWENTY YEARS AGO
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fidonews.man -- 04 Dec 84 00:56:08 Page 1
Volume 1, Number 1 1 Dec 84
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Editor: Tom Jennings
Publisher: Fido #1
HOT NEWS
THE FIRST FIDONET NEWSLETTER
Well, it finally got done ... FidoNews, the FidoNet
Users Group newsletter is real. It will be published once a
week, possibly once every two weeks if it gets busy.
There will be at least three regular "features": the
node list, Fido list, and the route list. Hopefully there
will be more interesting things later. Now you have a reason
to get FidoNews.
I, Tom Jennings, am apparently the editor. I do NOT
wish to be editor; the last thing I need is something else
to do. See the HELP WANTED section. (Not kidding)
We (ahem) are also looking for a publisher; I will
do that for a while at least. A freebie outgoing host would
be nice. Not a short term problem, though, like finding an
Editor in Chief is.
*All* articles, etc are user submitted; anything and
everything, as per usual Fidonet protocols (Which isn't
saying much ..) Ideas, problems, questions, tips, programs,
hardware, etc etc are all welcome. See the ARTICLE article.
(sic)
Distribution is still up in the air; it will be
mailed to at least six hosts across the country. For now, it
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is available on #1 and #51. Possibly elsewhere in this thing
you'll find an article on distribution.
fidonews.man -- 04 Dec 84 00:56:15 Page 2
THE FIDONET USERS GROUP
Oh yeah, I did mention that ... I hereby declare all
Fido users and sysops members of the FidoNet Users Group.
Sounds pretty stupid, huh? Well ... If there are 100 Fido
systems around the country, and each has at least 100 users,
thats 10,000 people. Any group that large has advantages, if
nothing other than letters to the editor of your favorite
magazine. This is just a brainstorm at this point, but is
something to keep in mind.
To make this fake club at least appear real, I am
trying to decide whether or not to have bumber stickers
made. This will be 3 3/4" X 8 1/2" white vinyl, with black
artwork, will have the requisite doggie, the words "FidoNet
Bulletin Board Network" and "Fido Node #" on it, and a place
for a phone number, and blank space. These will cost $165.00
for 500 stickers, or about $230.00 for 1000. I'll pay part
of it ($40.00?) but no more; if I get promises to buy say
$125.00's worth, I'll have them made, and sell them at cost.
(They cost about 34 cents each; plus 20 cents postage, plus
envelopes, etc, call it a buck a piece.)
The real reason for this is so I can have one, but I
don't want to spend $165 for it!
EDITOR'S SOAP BOX
ARTICLE SUBMISSION
The format of this thing is totally ad hoc; please
make recomendations as to formats, sections needed, liked,
or hated, columns you'd like to see, or see removed,
anything at all. If you want to submit something regularly,
we can start a column for you.
You are ENCOURAGED to send things in for the
newsletter. ANYTHING is fit for the newsletter, such as a
description of your board, problems found, questions, jokes,
fixes, horror stories about wrong FidoNet numbers, things
for sale, etc etc etc.
SUBMITTING AN ARTICLE
An article should have your name, node number (if
applicable), followed by the text. Text can be any ASCII
derivative; WordStar, soft paragraphs, 8th bit set, etc are
all OK.
Articles can be uploaded at either Fido #1 or #51,
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into the NEWS File Area, or by sending it by FidoNet. There
is a convention for naming the files, so that the newsletter
can be published automatically.
ARTICLE FILENAMES
file.ART For article type things
fidonews.man -- 04 Dec 84 00:56:21 Page 3
file.SAL Things for sale
file.NOT Notices
file.MSC Miscelaneous things
file.EDT an Editorial
file.NEW News items
file.WNT Wanted items
Make sure the name is unique, especially if you send
it by FidoNet, so you dont overwrite another article.
fidonews.man -- 04 Dec 84 00:56:22 Page 4
NEWS
HOW THIS IS PUBLISHED
This is a totally electronic newsletter; articles
are written of course by users and sysops, but all other
parts and proceedures are machine generated.
For each newsletter, the Editor (thats me folks)
does the date and volume of the title page (tough job), and
whatever editorial there may be.
Articles are checked out for being readable (ie.
more or less English language), and bum copies (bad uploads,
etc) are deleted.
The lists generated by FidoNet Admin (St. Louis)
such as the node list, Fido list, and the route list, come
in via FidoNet during the week.
On the day the newsletter is to be published, Fido
#1 runs the text formatter (as a schedule) to produce the
newsletter, using all the articles, the node and Fido lists.
The completed newsletter is then copied into the NEWS file
area. All of the article submissions are saved as last
week's news, and deleted to make room for next weeks.
Some canned messages are copied into Fido 1's mail
area, which file attaches the newsletter to the distribution
points. This completes the FidoNews Newsletter publication.
FIDO SECURITY - Tom Jennings
Fido is pretty secure, but there have been a few
instances where callers gave them selves SYSOP priveleges,
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and ran amok ... the cure is quite simple.
NEVER NEVER NEVER have your "main" Fido directory
available as a download or upload area. Always make sure
there is no path that can reach your .BBS files. It is OK to
have it as a SYSOP only area, never let it be accessed by
NORMAL users.
If it is available, all someone has to do is get a
copy of SYSOP.EXE, run it, and make a USER.BBS with them as
SYSOP privelege. After uploading this file, they call back
in, with the new name, and bingo! they are in control.
A nastier version of this is to download your
current user list, use SYSOP.EXE to upgrade them (or two, or
three ... in case you find one of them) the upload it.
If this happens to you, delete USER.BBS
*immediately*. Fix it so that the Fido area is not available
to users, and then you will be safe.
Better do it quick, now that it's all documented
here.
fidonews.man -- 04 Dec 84 00:56:28 Page 5
NOTICES
FOR SALE
WANTED
fidonews.man -- 04 Dec 84 00:56:29 Page 6
THE ROUTE LIST
This is the latest route list (ROUTE.BBS). Please
put this into ROUTE.BBS if you are not part of a local
Fidonet Host system. If you are (or think you are) contact
the host nearest you. One way to tel is to poke through
FIDOLIST, and see if a local system found there is also in
the list below.
Route-To 1
1,99
Route-To 27
14,21,27,44,45,73,202,310,315,318
Route-To 51
4,10,16,17,22,51,65
Route-To 56
56,77
Route-To 59
59,309
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Route-To 61
61,302
Route-To 69
63,69
Route-To 85
85,306,308,312,326
Route-To 79
79,204,205,317
Route-To 207
42,203,207,320
Route-To 327
327,328
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FIDONET BY INTERNET
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Fidonet Related Websites
Thom LaCosta
1:261/1352
One approach to tracking and viewing Fidonet related websites is to
visit webrings that specialize in Fidonet.
A webring is a method where sites having a common theme advertise
other websites with simailar themes. The advantage to the webring
concept is that in theory, the sites have an interest in maintaining
an accuate listing and can modify their own listings on a site by site
basis.
It appears that there are two fidonet webrings....the long-running
system at http://b.webring.com/hub?ring=fidonet and another at
http://www.fidonet.us/fidoring/
The ring at webring.com is larger, but forces the viewer to look at
google ads panels. The smaller ring at fidonet.us does not depend on
adverstising revenue from ads.
Sysops with Fidonet related websites should consider joining one or
both rings.
Ring News
It's a pleasure to welcome two new BBS systems to the
fidonet.us webring:
Pucela BBS (Valladolid, Spain) Sysop: Komunero
The Realm of Darkness BBS Sysop: Ken Bowley
The most current version of the list below can be viewed at
http://www.fidonet.us/fidoring/sitelist.html
WWW.FIDONET.US - WEBRING PARTICIPANTS
BBBS Charlotte and N4RPS.net Home Page
Web Page of N4RPS, Rob Sargeant, and Web portal for BBBS Charlotte,
a Fidonet BBS located in Charlotte, North Carolina USA (1:379/2).
http://www.n4rps.net - 6-November-2003
Fidonet - Net261 - Maryland
Fidonet in Maryland - Net261
http://www.fidonet.us/net261/ - 2-March-2003
Rocasa BBS
Rocasa BBS is a system accessible as both a traditional Bulletin
Board System, via landline or telnet, as well as via the Web for
message and file access. It is also the home of the BBBS FDN.
http://bbs.rocasa.org - 16-June-2003
<<Prism BBS
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Hq of the IFDC FileGate and the Programmers Distribution Network.
<<Prism has been online since 1989.
http://www.filegate.net:8080 - 11-February-2003
Fidonet.us
The Fidonet Site for all sysops.
http://www.fidonet.us - 10-February-2003
The Realm of Darkness BBS
A Linux based BBS running in Phoenix, AZ
http://www.trod.org/trod.html - 3-December-2004
Pucela BBS (Valladolid, Spain)
BBS located in Spain. The web has a lot of information about BBS's
and FidoNet in Spain, Argentina, Mexico, ... FidoNet: 2:341/201.
Language: Spanish.
http://www.conecta2.org/pucela_bbs/pucelabbs.htm - 18-November-2004
FTN Gate
Fidonet related site; including especially DNS hosting for
z1.fidonet.net domains.
http://www.ftngate.net - 18-September-2004
Fidonet Region 13
Home page for Fidonet Region 13.
http://www.fidonet.us/region13/ - 20-August-2004
FidoNet Primer
An introduction to FidoNet: what it is, how it works
http://www.writebynight.com/fidonet.html - 11-February-2003
RuneKeep BBS
A great place for new sysops to learn about BBSing and getting help
setting things up. A friendly place for people to Play Onlines Games,
Chat, and participate in International Message Forums.
http://runekeep.darktech.org - 10-February-2003
The Elflords' Home
Where the FidoMob meets to exercise it's mysterious control over
Zone 1
http://www.elflords.net/ - 2-March-2003
Fidonet Parody
FidoNet - An Unofficial Page where truth is stranger than fiction,
and humor abounds when the Emperor Has No Clothes.
http://www.fidonet.ro/ - 2-March-2003
Chowdanet BBS
Chowdanet offers mail from several nets, games and a large files base.
Dial up and telnet access.
http://www.chowdanet.com - 11-February-2003
Thom
1:261/1352
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ROBERT COUTURE'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
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-=:{ FIDONet Software Reference }:=-
Type: M=Mailer T=Tosser B=BBS D=Door C=Comm/Terminal
P=Points E=Editor I=Internet U=Utility ?=Info
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|Software: Author |Type |URL, Contact, Ver, Notes Help Node|
`- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -'
Argus |MI |http://www.ritlabs.com/argus/ 2:469/84
| | argus@ritlabs.com Tel: 373-2-246889
| | v3.210 on Mar 20th 2001
BinkleyTerm XE |M |http://btxe.sourceforge.net 1:1/102
| | v2.60XE/Gamma-6 on Nov 11th 1998
BinkD |MI |http://2f.ru/binkd/
| | maloff@corbina.net
| | v0.94 on Jul 24th 2000 (Outdated)
FIDO-Deluxe IP |MPUI |http://www.fido-deluxe.de.vu 2:2432/280
Michael Haase | | m.haase@gmx.net
| | v2.4 on Sep 26th 2003
FrontDoor, FD/APX: |MTPC |http://www.defsol.se 2:201/330
Definite Solutions | | sales@defsol.se 1:1/101
| | v2.26SW & v2.33ml FD, v1.15 APX
Husky Project |MTPUI|http://sf.net/projects/husky/
| | v1.4 RC2 on Sep 22nd 2003
Radius |MI |http://radius.pp.ru 2:5012/38
(based on Argus) | | fido5012@zaural.net Tel: 7-3522-469463
| | v4.009 on Jan 2nd 2003
Taurus |MI |http://taurus.rinet.ru 2:461/701
(based on Radius) | | E-mail: taurus@rinet.ru
| | v5.000 alpha on Oct 11th 2004
Tmail |MI |http://www.tmail.spb.ru v2608
| | Website is in Russian only
WildCat! Interactive |MTBEI|http://www.santronics.com
Net Server, Platinum| | sales@santronics.com
Xpress: Santronics | | Tel: (305) 248-3204
Software, Inc. | | AUP 451.1 on April 26th 2004
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Fidogate |TUI |http://www.fidogate.org
| | Martin_Junius@m-j-s.net v4.4.10
FMail |T |http://fmail.nl.eu.org
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| | support@fmail.nl.eu.org v1.60
JetMail: JetSys |TU |http://www.jetsys.de js@jetsys.de
(ATARI ST only) | | v1.01 on Jan 1st 2000
Squish |T |http://maximus.sourceforge.net/
| | Lanuis site redirects to above
| | Squish is part of Maximus.
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BBBS |BI |http://www.bbbs.net b@bbbs.net
| | v4.00MP on Oct 25th 1999 2:22/222
ELEBBS: The Elevator |B |http://www.elebbs.com
Software Production | | elebbs@elebbs.com
| | v0.10.RC1 on Jun 9th 2002
EZYCom BBS |BT |http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~dcbbs/
| | pjs@optushome.com.au 3:633/104
| | v2.0 on 3 May 2003
Hermes II Project |B |http://www.hermesii.org
| | info@HermesII.org v3.5.9 Beta Final
Maximus BBS |B |http://maximus.sourceforge.net/
| | v3.03
MBSE BBS: |BI |http://mbse.sourceforge.net 2:280/2802
Michiel Broek | | mbroek@users.sourceforge.net
| | v0.60.0 on June 5th 2004
Mystic BBS |B |http://www.mysticbbs.com
| | v1.07.3 on May 13th 2001
Nexus BBS |B |http://www.nexusbbs.net
| | groberts@nexusbbs.net
| | v0.99.41-Beta on Oct 16th 2002
| | [Note: No Longer under active
| | development.]
Proboard BBS |B |http://www.proboard.be
| | v2.17 on Jun 9th 2002
RemoteAccess BBS: |B |http://www.rapro.com 1:1/120
Bruce Morse | | bfmorse@rapro.com
| | v2.62.2SW
Spitfire BBS: Buffalo|B |http://www.angelfire.com/ia/buffalo/
Creek Software | | MDWoltz@aol.com 1:1/150
| | v3.6 on Aug 20th 1999
Synchronet BBS |BT |http://www.synchro.net
| | sysop(at)vert(dot)synchro(dot)net
| | v3.10L Beta
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Telegard BBS |B |http://www.telegard.net
| | support@telegard.net
| | v3.09g2 SP4
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Atlantis Software |D |http://www.jimmyrose.com/atlantis/
| | Last Update: August 2004
Cheepware |DU |http://cheepware.midnightshour.org
Sean Dennis | | hausmaus@midnightshour.org 1:18/200
DDS (Doorware |D |http://www.doorgames.org 1:2404/201
Distribution System)| | ruth@doorgames.org
Ruth Argust | |
DoorMUD |D |http://doormud.com
| | v0.98 Jun 1st 2002
| | Website is down after
| | past the splash page.
Jibben Software |D |http://www.jibbensoftware.com
| | scott@jibben.com
| | 1995-99 Release dates
John Dailey Software |D |http://www.johndaileysoftware.com
| | support@johndaileysoftware.com
Shining Star |D |http://www.shiningstar.net/bbsdoors/
| | nannette@shiningstar.net
Sunrise Doors: |D |http://www.sunrisedoors.com
Al Lawrence | | al@sunrisedoors.com
| | Tel: (404) 256-9518
The Brainex System |D |http://www.brainex.com/brainex_system/
| | stanley@brainex.com 1994-99 Releases
Trade Wars |D |http://www.eisonline.com/tradewars/
| | jpritch@eisonline.com
| | v3.09 (DOS-32) in 2002
Vagabond Software: |D |http://www.vbsoft.org 1:124/7013
Bryan Turner | | vagabond@vbsoft.org
| | last update: Jul 17th 2002
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APoint |PI |http://www.apoint-mail.de
| |http://www.apoint-mail.de/indexe.htm
| | (English Version)
| | dirk.pokorny@apoint-mail.de
| | v1.25 2:2426/1210.13
CrossPoint (XP) |P |http://www.crosspoint.de (German Only)
| | pm@crosspoint.de v3.12d Dec 22nd 1999
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FreeXP |P |http://www.freexp.de 2:2433/460
| | support@freexp.de
| | v3.40 RC3 Aug 31st 2003 (Snapshot)
OpenXP/32 |PI |http://www.openxp.com 2:248/2004
| | (Site is in German Only)
| | mk@openxp.de v3.8.15 Beta Feb 10th 2004
| | Download Page comes back 404 not found.
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GoldEd+ |E |http://mik.nu/golded-plus/ 2:203/6600
| | v1.1.5 Snapshot on Feb 28th 2003
SqEd32 |E |http://www.sqed.de
| | v1.15 on Dec 15th 1999
TimEd |E |http://blizzard.dnsalias.org/fidonet
| | mail@ozzmosis.com /timed
| | v1.11.a5 in March 2003 3:633/267
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GiGo |UI |http://www.gigo.com
| | v0109 on Jan 9th 1997
Internet Rex: |UI |http://members.shaw.ca/InternetRex/
Charles Cruden | | telnet://xanadubbs.ca 1:342/806
(Khan Software) | | v2.29 on Oct 21st 2001
TransNet |UI |http://www.ressl.com.ar/transnet/
| | transnet@ressl.com.ar
| | v2.11 on Jul 18th 1998
TransX: Multiboard |UI |http://www.start.ca/software/multiboard
Communications, Inc.| | Unsure about support now but Free Keys
| | are now available. Donations accepted.
| | v3.5 (Note: KeyGen is a Windows Program)
Ifmail |UI |http://ifmail.sourceforge.net
| | crosser@average.org 2:5020/230
| | Ifmail is a FTN <-> E-Mail/News Gateway
| | Program.
Meltdown-BBS |UI |http://meltdown-bbs.sourceforge.net/
| | meltdown-bbs.project.petkan
| | @spamgourmet.com
| | Fido: 2:350/5
| | Meltdown-BBS is an FTN <->
| | Web/PHP/MySQL BBS forum system.
MakeNL |U | http://hub2000.darktech.org/makenl
| | fidonet.hub2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
| | Fido: 1:229/2000
| | FidoNet Nodelist Processor
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National BBS List |? | http://www.usbbs.org
Hispanic FIDO/BBS's |? | http://www.conecta2.org/pucela_bbs/
(in Spanish only) | | (Extensive software & BBS Listings)
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File Archives:
http://archives.thebbs.org http://www.filegate.net
http://sysopscorner.thebbs.org http://www.juge.com
http://www.dmine.com/bbscorner/ http://garbo.uwasa.fi
http://www.simtel.net http://wuarchive.wustl.edu
http://maximus.midnightshour.org http://hobbes.nmsu.edu
Note: most also provide FTP access
(use ftp:// instead of http:// above)
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Please send corrections & additions to: Robert Couture, 1:229/2000
E-Mail: rpa4email (at) rogers (dot) com
Telnet: runekeep.darktech.org
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Emeritus: Ben Ritchey, Todd Cochrane, Frank Vest, Peter Popovich
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SPECIAL INTEREST
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Nodelist Stats
Input nodelist nodelist.338
size 832.7kb
date 2004-12-03
The nodelist has 6946 nodes in it
and a total of 9562 non-comment entries
including 6 zones
46 regions
382 hosts
487 hubs
admin overhead 921 ( 13.26 %)
and 1102 private nodes
273 nodes down
320 nodes on hold
off line overhead 1695 ( 24.40 %)
Speed summary:
>9600 = 606 ( 8.72 %)
9600 = 5973 ( 85.99 %)
(HST = 121 or 2.03 %)
(CSP = 0 or 0.00 %)
(PEP = 1 or 0.02 %)
(MAX = 0 or 0.00 %)
(HAY = 1 or 0.02 %)
(V32 = 3114 or 52.13 %)
(V32B = 265 or 4.44 %)
(V34 = 4075 or 68.22 %)
(V42 = 3427 or 57.37 %)
(V42B = 265 or 4.44 %)
2400 = 59 ( 0.85 %)
1200 = 9 ( 0.13 %)
300 = 299 ( 4.30 %)
ISDN = 548 ( 7.89 %)
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File Req Flag Applicable software Number of systems
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XA Frontdoor <1.99b 2261
Frontdoor 2.02+
Dutchie 2.90c
Binkleyterm >2.1
D'Bridge <1.3
TIMS
Xenia
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XB Binkleyterm 2.0 9
Dutchie 2.90b
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XC Opus 1.1 7
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XP Seadog 5
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XR Opus 1.03 39
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XW Fido >12M 284
Tabby
KittenMail
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XX D'Bridge 1.30 3118
Frontdoor 1.99b
Intermail 2.01
T-Mail
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None QMM 1223
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CrashMail capable = 2119 ( 30.51 %)
MailOnly nodes = 3914 ( 56.35 %)
Listed-only nodes = 546 ( 7.86 %)
Other = 367 ( 5.28 %)
[Report produced by NETSTATS - A PD pgm available from 1:106/100]
[ Revised by B Felten, 2:203/208]
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