FidoNews · Vol 35, No 1 · 01 Jan 2018
The F I D O N E W S Volume 35, Number 01 01 Jan 2018
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Table of Contents
1. GENERAL ARTICLES ......................................... 1
IPv6 in 2017 ............................................. 1
2. LIST OF FIDONET IPV6 NODES ............................... 4
List of IPv6 nodes ....................................... 4
3. JAMNNTPD SERVERS LIST .................................... 6
The Johan Billing JamNNTPd project ....................... 6
4. FIDONEWS'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ...................... 8
5. SPECIAL INTEREST ......................................... 15
Statistics from the Fidoweb .............................. 15
Nodelist Stats ........................................... 16
6. FIDONEWS INFORMATION ..................................... 18
How to Submit an Article ................................. 18
Credits, Legal Infomation, Availability .................. 20
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GENERAL ARTICLES
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IPv6 in 2017
By Michiel van der Vlist, 2:280/5555
Another year has passed. When we compare the statistics as published
by the end of 2016 with those of today, we see that IPv6 in Fidonet
has grown again. From 51 to 64 nodes.
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The exponential growth in the first five years however did not
continue. Until the end of 2015, the number almost doubled every
year. In 2016 we had a mere net increase of 12 nodes. I say "net"
because in 2016, not only did we see new IPv6 nodes, we also saw
nodes disappear from the list. Three stopped supporting IPv6, two
left Fidonet altogether. This trend continued in 2017. Another net
increase of 13 nodes, one more than last year. So we now have steady
growth.
A trend we do not really see continue is the move towards native
IPv6. In last year's list we saw 33 nodes with native IPv6 and 18
nodes that used a tunnel. In today's list we see 42 nodes with
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native IPv6 and 22 using a tunnel. The ratio remains at about 2/3
native, 1/3 tunnel. This is not what I expected and goes against the
general trend on the InterNet that native IPv6 is slowly gaining
foot and replacing transition mechanisms such as tunnels. Maybe what
we are seeing is that the Fidonet Pioneer Spirit is still here and
that sysops do not want to wait for providers to support native IPv6
and take things in their own hands by setting up tunnels.
Speaking about tunnels, 2017 was the year that major tunnel provider
SixXs closed shop. It did not come as a surprise, at the end of 2016
I already wrote that the main driving force Jeroen Massar showed
signs of fatigue and that I would not be surprised if SixXs were to
close down in the not too distant future. That prediction came true.
SixXs closed down on 2017-06-06. Thank you Jeroen, thank you Pim for
fifteen years of a valuable free service.
The impact of SixXs' sunset on Fidonet was minimal. In Jan 2017 there
were just two systems left that used a SixXs tunnel. There had been
more in the past but they either got native IPv6 or they had already
taken their data elsewhere. Those two eventually moved to he.net and
so the impact on Fidonet was minimal.
He.net shows no signs of preparing to close their free tunnel service
any time soon. But nothing lasts forever, so let us continue to ask
our providers for native IPv6.
What we did not see in 2016 and still have not seen in 2017 either
is the coming of systems that no longer have a public IPv4 address
because their provider converted them to a DS-Lite connection. The
exhaustion of the IPv4 address space not only makes IPv6 unavoidable,
it also makes it unavoidable that at least part of the internet
community will have to make do with a DS-Lite connection and so no
longer has a public IPv4 address. The trend that providers, mostly
in Europe and Australasia, are switching to DS-lite continues. Some
providers only put new customers on DS-Lite and allow existing
customers to keep their public IPv4 address, others are move existing
customers to DS-Lite as well. It has not affected Fidonet yet, but I
expect that to be a metter of time. DS-Lite is unavoidable and it
will affect Fidonet. If not next year, then surely in the years to
come.
To be prepaired I did a series of test the past year to see if
running a Fidonet node from a DS-Lite connection was doable. The
conclusion was that it certainly is doable, with or without the help
of a third party offering an IPv4 to IPv6 port proxy service like
https://www.feste-ip.net/?ref=18105
The tests are document in Fidonews 34:20 of May 2017, 34:31 of July
2017, 34:33 and 34:38 of August 2017.
Fidonet will survive the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses. But only for
those that move to IPv6. Unfortunately like in the Big Bad World
there are people that are in denial regarding global warming, there
is a non negligible fraction of Fidonet sysops that are in denial
regarding IPv6. They seem to think that it is just a conspiracy to
extract more money from the cutomers, a hoax or a hype that will blow
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over.
Well, it ain't. IPv4 address exhaustion is real and IPv6 is
unavoidable. Those that remain in denial will eventually be left
behind. It may take a while, maybe another decade, but running a
Fidonet node on an IPv4 only connection will eventually lead to
isolation. IPv6 is a must, not an option.
Happy IPv6 in 2018.
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LIST OF FIDONET IPV6 NODES
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List of Ipv6 nodes
By Michiel van der Vlist, 2:280/5555
Updated 31 December 2017
Node Nr. Sysop Type Provider Remark
1 2:280/464 Wilfred van Velzen Native Xs4All f
2 2:280/5003 Kees van Eeten Native Xs4All f
3 2:5019/40 Konstantin Kuzov T-6in4 he.net f PO4
4 2:240/1661 Markus Reschke Native DTAG f
5 2:280/5555 Michiel van der Vlist Native Ziggo f
6 1:320/219 Andrew Leary Native Comcast f
7 2:221/0 Tommi Koivula T-6in4 he.net
8 2:221/1 Tommi Koivula T-6in4 he.net
9 2:221/6 Tommi Koivula T-6in4 he.net f
10 2:5053/54 Denis Mikhlevich Native TTK-Volga
11 2:5030/257 Vova Uralsky T-6in4 he.net
12 1:154/10 Nicholas Boël Native Spectrum f
13 2:203/0 Björn Felten T-6in4 he.net
14 2:280/5006 Kees van Eeten Native Xs4All f INO4
15 3:712/848 Scott Little T-6RD iiNet f
16 2:5020/545 Alexey Vissarionov Native Hetzner f
17 1:103/17 Stephen Hurd T-6in4 he.net
18 2:5020/9696 Alexander Skovpen T-6to4 Westlan
19 2:301/812 Benoit Panizzon Native IMPNET
20 2:421/790 Viktor Cizek T-6in4 he.net
21 2:222/2 Kim Heino Native TeliaSonera
22 3:633/280 Stephen Walsh Native AusNetServers f
23 1:266/404 Bill McGarrity Native Comcast
24 2:463/877 Alex Shuman Native Nline IO
25 1:19/10 Matt Bedynek T-6in4 he.net
26 2:280/1043 Michel van Osenbruggen Native BIT
27 3:770/1 Paul Hayton T-6in4 he.net
28 2:5053/58 Alexandr Kruglikov Native CJSC The First
29 1:103/1 Stephen Hurd Native Choopa
30 3:633/281 Stephen Walsh Native Internode
31 2:310/31 Richard Menedetter T-6in4 he.net
32 3:633/410 Tony Langdon Native IINET
33 2:5005/33 Evgeny Zyatkov Native RUCITYCONNECT f
34 2:5020/329 Oleg Lukashin Native Comfortel
35 2:246/1305 Emil Schuster Native TAL.DE
36 2:2443/1313 Dirk Astrath Native VOLMARNET
37 2:2448/4000 Tobias Burchhardt Native DTAG IO
38 2:331/51 Marco d'Itri Native BOFH-IT
39 1:214/22 Ray Quinn T-6to4 AT&T f
40 1:154/30 Mike Miller Native LINODE
41 1:282/1031 Jeff Smith Native Qwest
42 2:5075/37 Andrew Komardin T-6in4 he.net
43 2:5083/444 Peter Khanin Native OVH
44 2:5001/100 Dmitry Protasoff Native Hetzner
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45 2:5059/38 Andrey Mundirov T-6in4 he.net
46 2:5020/1906 Alexander Lobachev Native RU-CENTER
47 2:221/10 Tommi Koivula Native OVH
48 2:240/5853 Philipp Giebel Native Hetzner
49 2:2452/413 Ingo Juergensmann Native RRBONE-COLO f
50 1:123/10 Wayne Smith T-6in4 he.net
51 2:5021/46 Dmitry Komissarov Native THEFIRST
52 2:4500/1 Eugene Kozhuhovsky Native DATAHATA6
53 2:5080/102 Stas Degteff T-6to4 Novator
54 1:135/300 Eric Renfro Native Choopa
55 1:135/371 Eric Renfro Native Cox Comm
56 1:103/13 Stephen Hurd Native Choopa
57 2:4800/12 Robert Jakub Native ZORG
58 2:5020/1042 Michael Dukelsky Native FORPSI Ktis f
59 2:5095/0 Sergey V. Efimoff T-6in4 he.net
60 2:5095/20 Sergey V. Efimoff T-6in4 he.net
61 2:5030/74 Michael Skolsky Native RU-SKNT
62 4:902/26 Fernando Toledo T-6in4 he.net
63 2:5020/2992 Vladimir Donskoy Native OVH f PM*1
64 2:2019/400 Konstantin Kuzov Native LT-LT
65 2:467/239 Mihail Kapitanov Native Choopa
T-6in4 Static 6in4
T-AYIY Dynamic AYIYA
T-6to4 6to4
T-6RD 6RD
Remarks:
f Has a ::f1d0:<zone>:<net>:<node> style host address
IO Incoming only (Node can not make outgoing IPv6 calls)
OO Outgoing only (Node can not accept incoming IPv6 calls)
INO4 No IPv4 (Node can not accept incoming IPv4 calls)
PO4 Prefers Out on 4 (Node can make outgoing IPv6 calls,
but is configured to try IPv4 first)
6DWN The IPv6 connectivity of this node is temporarely down.
DOWN This node is temporarely down for both IPv4 and IPv6
PM Prospective Member. The node has demonstrated IPv6
capability but is not listed or does not advertise an
IPv6 address in the Fidonet nodelist yet.
*1 IPv6 address: 2001:41d0:000a:1a3b:f1d0:2:5020:2992
Notes:
To make an IPv6 connection to a node connected via 6to4 tunneling
one may have to force the mailer into IPv6 (-6 option in binkd's
node config). If the destination address is a 6to4 tunnel address
(2002::/16) many OSs default to IPv4 if an IPv4 address is present.
Submitted on day 365
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JAMNNTPD SERVERS LIST
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The Johan Billing JamNNTPd project
This is a list of known JamNNTPd servers working. They are essentially
the modern version of Bulletin Board Systems.
You connect to them using the newsreader of your choice and you don't
need any other software installed on your computer -- regardless of
operating system -- but that favourite mail client of yours.
Even smart phones can handle this, giving you the opportunity to get
your daily doses of fidonet on the bus, tram or train on the way to
your job, school or whatever.
Updated 2017-11-17
URL news://felten.yi.org
Join http://fidonews.eu
NETMAIL Yes, 2:203/2
URL news://quinnspost.nodelist.net:60119
Join mailto:eskimo261@bigfoot.com
Join Info in group +GETACCESS+
NETMAIL Yes, 3:640/384
URL news://rbb.bbs.fi
Join Info in group +GETACCESS+
NETMAIL Yes, 2:221/360
URL news://fidonews.mine.nu
Join http://fidonews.mine.nu
NETMAIL Yes, 2:221/6
URL news://news.wpusa.dynip.com
Join Info in group +GETACCESS+
NETMAIL Yes, 1:3634/12
URL nntp://news.bytemuseum.org
nntps://news.bytemuseum.org (secure)
Join Info in group +ACCCESS&SUPPORT+
NETMAIL Yes, 1:19/10
URL nntp://news.pharcyde.org
Join Info in group, +GETACCESS+
NETMAIL Yes, 1:154/10
URL: news.tequilamockingbirdonline.net
Join mailto:sysop@tequilamockingbirdonline.net
NETMAIL Yes, 1:266/404
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FIDONEWS'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
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FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
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BBS Software List
Updated 2017-12-30
Maintained by Andrew Leary (1:320/219)
Editors Emeritus: Robert Couture, Janis Kracht,
Sean Dennis
M=Mailer T=Tosser B=BBS D=Door C=Comm/Terminal
P=Points E=Editor I=Internet U=Utility #=Info
F=TIC/SRIF Processor
*=Software is available and may be registerable,
but no longer supported or updated.
@=Website is operating but is no longer updated.
?=Software's updating/support status is unknown.
O=Software is open source.
This list contains BBS-related software that is available
for registration (not necessarily supported), open source
software and actively developed/supported software by its
author. Software listed may be available for DOS, Linux,
OS/2 (eComStation), Windows (16 or 32 bit) and OSX.
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==> FRONT-END/INTERNET MAILERS
Argus |MI*? |http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products
| | /argus/
| | v3.210 on 2001-03-29
BinkleyTerm XE |MO* |http://btxe.sourceforge.net
| | 2.60XE Beta-XH7 on 2000-10-22
BinkD |MI? |http://binkd.grumbler.org
| | gul@gul.kiev.ua 2:463/68
| | v.1.0.4
| | v.1.1a-96 (alpha)
| | ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft
| | /mailer/binkd/
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| |http://www.filegate.net/r50/aftnbinkd/
D'Bridge |MTCPE|http://www.net229.org/dbridge.htm
|I | 1:1/130
Nick Andre | | v3.99 SR 18 on 2017-12-29
FIDO-Deluxe IP |MPUI |http://www.datenbahn.dd-dns.de/
| | cdp/fp_deluxe/
| | v2.4 on 2003-09-26
FrontDoor, FD/APX: |MITPC|http://www.defsol.se 2:20/4609
Definite Solutions |E | sales@defsol.se
| | FD v2.33ml, FD/APX v1.15
InterMail |MCPE |http://www.Intermail.net 1:220/60
Dale Barnes | | dalebarnes42@majik.net
| | IM v2.60 on 2017-08-28
Husky Project |MTPUI|http://husky.sourceforge.net/
|EO? | v1.9 RC2 on 2010-04-20
Taurus |MI |http://www.fidotel.com/public/forums/
(based on Radius) |? | taurus/index.htm
| | v5.0 on 2006-06-12
| |
T-Mail |MI |http://www.tmail.spb.ru (Russian only)
|? | v2608 on 2001-12-12
AfterShock |MTEI |https://play.google.com/store/apps/
Asvcorp | | details?id=com.asvcorp.aftershock
Anatoly Vdovichev | | rudi.timmer@gmx.us 2:292/140
Rudi Timmermans | | v1.6.6 on 2017-11-05
HotDogEd |E |https://play.google.com/store/apps/
Sergey Pushkin | | details?id=com.pushkin.hotdoged
| | v2.13.5 on 2017-03-13 2:5020/2141
HotDogEd FidoNet |MTI |https://play.google.com/store/apps/
Provider | | details?id=com.pushkin.hotdoged.fido
Sergey Pushkin | | v2.13.5 on 2017-03-13 2:5020/2141
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==> MAIL TOSSERS
Crashmail II |TO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net/
| | crashmail.html
FastEcho |T |http://www.softeq.de/old/Products
| | /FastEcho/fastecho.html
| | v1.46.1 on 2007-11-13
| | Registration keys are free & available
| | by request from the author
Fidogate |TUI? |http://www.fidogate.org
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| | v4.4.10 on 2004-08-27
| |
FMail |TO |https://sourceforge.net/projects/fmail/
| | v2.0.1.4 on 2017-04-21
InterEcho |T |http://www.Intermail.net 1:220/60
Dale Barnes | | dalebarnes42@majik.net
| | IE 1.20 on 2017-08-28
JetMail: JetSys |TU |http://www.jetsys.de js@jetsys.de
(ATARI ST only) | | v1.01 on 2000-01-01
Squish |T* |http://www.filegate.net/maximus_bbs/
| | v1.11R2 on 2009-01-01
| | Source code available in Maximus BBS
| | archive: http://maximus.sourceforge.net
WWIVToss |T |http://www.weather-station.org/wwiv/
| | v1.51 on 2015-05-23
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==> BBS SOFTWARE
BBBS |BICTM|http://www.bbbs.net 2:22/222
| | b@bbbs.net
| | v4.01 on 2007-01-28
EleBBS |BO*? |http://www.elebbs.com
| | v0.10.RC1 on 2002-06-09
Enthral BBS |B |http://enthralbbs.com 1:250/501
Linux/BSD/OSX | | v0.429/Alpha on 2010-10-14
| | Fidonet filebone SCENEENT
Ezycom BBS |BT* |http://www.ezycom-bbs.com 3:690/682
| | v2.15g2 on 2009-11-16
GT Power |B |http://www.gtpowerbbs.com/
| | v19.00
Hermes II Project |BT |http://www.hermesbbs.com/
Macintosh-based | | malyn@strangegizmo.com
| | v3.5.10b3
Maximus BBS |BO* |http://www.filegate.net/maximus_bbs/
| | v3.03
| | Source code available at:
| | http://maximus.sourceforge.net/
MBSE BBS |BMTFI|http://sourceforge.net/projects/mbsebbs
|PO | ajleary@sourceforge.net
| | v1.0.7 on 2017-03-23
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Meltdown BBS |UIO |http://meltdown-bbs.sourceforge.net/
| | v1.0b on 2004-04-26
Mystic BBS |BMTCE|http://www.mysticbbs.com
|IO | v1.12 A32 on 2017-05-04
NiKom BBS (Amiga) |BO |http://www.nikom.org
| | v2.3.1 on 2017-07-01
RemoteAccess BBS |B? |http://www.rapro.com 1:1/120
| | bfmorse@rapro.com
| | v2.62.2SW
Renegade BBS |B |http://renegadebbs.info 1:129/305
| | v1.10/DOS on 2009-10-03
Spitfire BBS |B? |http://www.buffalocrk.com/
| | mdwoltz@buffalocrk.com
| | v3.7 on 2010-01-01
Synchronet BBS |BTIO |http://www.synchro.net 1:103/705
| | v3.16c on 2015-08-15
Telegard BBS |B* |http://www.telegard.net
| | v3.09g2-sp4/mL on 1999-12-19
WildCat! Interactive |MTBEI|http://www.santronics.com
Net Server, Platinum| | sales@santronics.com
Xpress: Santronics | |
Software, Inc. | | v7.0 AUP 454.5 on 2016-06-23
WWIV BBS |B |http://www.wwivbbs.org
| | v5.00 on 2015-12-14
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==> TIC PROCESSORS/FILEFIX/SRIF
Allfix |FIUT |http://www.allfix.com/ 1:140/12
Bob Seaborn | | v6.0.22 on 2011-01-26
NEF/pk |F |http://nefpk.8m.com/
| | v2.45b2 on 2000-03-05
TinyTIC |FO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net
| | /tinytic.html
| | 1:120/544
VIReq |FO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net
| | /vireq.html
| | 1:120/544
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==> BBS DOORS/UTILITIES
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Cheepware |DU |http://outpostbbs.net/cheepware.html
Sean Dennis | | sysop@outpostbbs.net 1:18/200
| | Fidonet filebone CH-WARE
DDS (Doorware |D@ |http://www.doorgames.org
Distribution System)| | ruth@doorgames.org
Ruth Argust | |
Jibben Software |D* |http://www.jibbensoftware.com/
| | bbs-door-games.cfm
| | scott@jibben.com
| | 1995-99 Release dates
John Dailey Software |DU |http://www.johndaileysoftware.com
Shining Star |D* |http://www.shiningstar.net/bbsdoors/
| | nannette@shiningstar.net
| | Doors are registerable via website
Sunrise Doors: |D |http://www.sunrisedoors.com
Al Lawrence | | al@sunrisedoors.com
| | Tel: (404) 256-9518
T1ny's Software |DU |http://www.tinysbbs.com/files/tsoft/
Shawn Highfield | | shighfield@gmail.com 1:229/452
| | Fidonet filebone CH-WARE
The Brainex System |D |http://www.brainex.com/brainex_system/
| | stanley@brainex.com
| | 1994-99 Releases
Trade Wars |D* |http://www.eisonline.com/tradewars/
| | jpritch@eisonline.com
| | v3.09 (DOS-32) in 2002
Vagabond Software |DU* |http://vbsoft.dhakota.org
| | d@dhakota.org
| | Last update: 2008-04-11
WWIVEdit |DE |http://www.weather-station.org/wwiv/
| | v3.0 on 2011-06-27
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==> POINT SOFTWARE
CrossPoint (XP) |P? |http://www.crosspoint.de (German only)
| | pm@crosspoint.de
| | v3.12d on 1999-12-22
FreeXP |P |http://www.freexp.de (German only)
| | support@freexp.de
| | v3.42 on 2010-06-27
FidoIP |PO |http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki
| | /fidoip/
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| | v.1.0.5 on 2010-12
OpenXP |PIO |https://sourceforge.net/projects
| | /openxp5/ 2:240/2188.31
| |http://openxp.uk Windows/Linux
| | dev@openxp.uk English/German
| | v5.0.28 on 2016-09-10
WinPoint |P? |http://www.winpoint.org
| | English/German/Spanish
| | v5 (Beta Release) on 2017-03-17
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==> SYSOP MAIL EDITORS
GoldEd+ |EO |http://golded-plus.sourceforge.net/
| | v1.1.5 (Snapshot) on 2015-11-30
| | NOTE: Unstable versions released often
SqEd32 |E |http://www.sqed.de 2:2476/493
| | v1.15 on 1999-12-15
| | Website is in German and English
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==> INTERNET UTILITIES
Ifmail |UIO |http://ifmail.sourceforge.net
| | crosser@average.org
Internet Rex |UI? |http://members.shaw.ca/InternetRex/
| | telnet://xanadubbs.ca 1:342/806
| | v2.29 on 2001-10-21
JamNNTPd |UIO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net
| | /jamnntpd.html
| | 1:120/544
Luckygate |UO | ftp://happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/gate
| | /lgate
| | gul@gul.kiev.ua
MakeNL |UO |http://makenl.sourceforge.net
| | v3.4.6 on 2016-12-01
RNtrack |U |http://sourceforge.net/projects
| | /ftrack-as 2:5080/102
| |stas_degteff@users.sourceforge.net
| | v1.32 on 2011-04-29
TransNet |UIO? |http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mressl/
| | transnet/index.html
| | transnet@ressl.com.ar
| | v2.11 on 2007-09-13
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==> INFORMATIONAL WEBSITES/BBS LISTS
Telnet/Dialup BBS |# |http://www.telnetbbsguide.com 1:275/89
Guide | | Maintained by Dave Perrussel
| | This is probably the most updated BBS
| | list on the Internet for a general
| | BBS list.
Synchronet BBS List |# |http://www.synchro.net/sbbslist.html
| | Maintained automatically
| | This list is specifically for
| | Synchronet-based BBS systems and is
| | automatically updated nightly.
The BBS Corner |# |http://www.bbscorner.com
| | This website is more than just files,
| | it's an encyclopedia of knowledge for
| | BBS sysops and people who want to
| | become sysops. This site is run by
| | the same person who does the Telnet
| | BBS Guide.
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File Archives:
http://archives.thebbs.org
http://sysopscorner.thebbs.org (site is no longer maintained)
http://www.simtel.net
http://www.bbsfiles.com
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu (OS/2 specific)
http://www.filegate.net/ (FTP access via port 60721)
http://www.tinysbbs.com/files/
Note: Most also provide FTP access (use ftp instead of http above)
The BBS Software List is published weekly in the FidoNews.
If you have corrections, suggestions or additions to the information
above, please contact Andrew Leary with your information via the
FIDONEWS echo or netmail at 1:320/219.
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SPECIAL INTEREST
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Last week's statistics from the Fidoweb
By EchoTime, 2:203/0
(Some nets may have lost their last
digit for technical reasons)
pkt (toss-toss) msg (write-toss)
nodes mean dev no mean dev no
154/* 5.8m 4.3m 220 0.7h 2.5h 220
201/* 1.2m 0.5m 14 8.7h 10.7h 14
221/* 1.3m 5.1m 137 2.2h 3.4h 137
266/* 3.6m 0.6m 330 1.8h 3.1h 330
280/* 3.2m 12.0m 280 4.5h 4.7h 280
292/* 8.6m 13.0m 20 0.4h 0.5h 13
320/* 1.3m 0.9m 309 1.8h 3.0h 309
423/* 1.5m 0.4m 7 6.3h 0.3h 7
502/* 17.2m 29.1m 7 0.1h 0.0h 7
640/* 1.2m 0.8m 8 6.7h 9.0h 8
Sigma 3.2m 6.8m 1332 2.3h 3.9h 1325
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Nodelist Stats
Input nodelist nodelist.363
size 201.3kb
date 2017-12-29
The nodelist has 1066 nodes in it
and a total of 1632 non-comment entries
including 4 zones
32 regions
181 hosts
90 hubs
admin overhead 307 ( 28.80 %)
and 136 private nodes
69 nodes down
54 nodes on hold
off line overhead 259 ( 24.30 %)
Speed summary:
>9600 = 69 ( 6.47 %)
9600 = 271 ( 25.42 %)
(HST = 7 or 2.58 %)
(CSP = 0 or 0.00 %)
(PEP = 0 or 0.00 %)
(MAX = 0 or 0.00 %)
(HAY = 0 or 0.00 %)
(V32 = 123 or 45.39 %)
(V32B = 51 or 18.82 %)
(V34 = 174 or 64.21 %)
(V42 = 108 or 39.85 %)
(V42B = 53 or 19.56 %)
2400 = 2 ( 0.19 %)
1200 = 0 ( 0.00 %)
300 = 724 ( 67.92 %)
ISDN = 60 ( 5.63 %)
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IP Flags Protocol Number of systems
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IBN Binkp 779 ( 73.08 %)
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IFC Raw ifcico 98 ( 9.19 %)
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IFT FTP 55 ( 5.16 %)
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ITN Telnet 155 ( 14.54 %)
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IVM Vmodem 14 ( 1.31 %)
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IP Other 5 ( 0.47 %)
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INO4 IPv6 only 1 ( 0.09 %)
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CrashMail capable = 887 ( 83.21 %)
MailOnly nodes = 381 ( 35.74 %)
Listed-only nodes = 28 ( 2.63 %)
[Report produced by NETSTATS - A PD pgm]
[ Revised by B Felten, 2:203/2]
[ NetStats 3.8 2014-11-23]
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