FidoNews · Vol 40, No 14 · 03 Apr 2023
The F I D O N E W S Volume 40, Number 14 03 Apr 2023
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Table of Contents
1. GENERAL ARTICLES ......................................... 1
Run your BBS in a virtual homelab ........................ 1
2. FTSC INFORMATION ......................................... 3
3. LIST OF FIDONET IPV6 NODES ............................... 5
List of IPv6 nodes ....................................... 5
4. JAMNNTPD SERVERS LIST .................................... 8
The Johan Billing JamNNTPd project ....................... 8
5. FIDONEWS'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ...................... 9
6. SPECIAL INTEREST ......................................... 16
Statistics from the Fidoweb .............................. 16
Nodelist Stats ........................................... 17
7. FIDONEWS INFORMATION ..................................... 19
How to Submit an Article ................................. 19
Credits, Legal Infomation, Availability .................. 21
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GENERAL ARTICLES
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Run your BBS in a virtual homelab
Kurt Weiske - 1:218/700
Are you still running your BBS on a dusty old PC in the corner?
With a second-hand PC (or that PC you have laying around after a
desktop upgrade) you could set up a virtual homelab, letting you play
with new operating systems, new applications, and give that BBS a new
home.
What's a virtual homelab? By using a PC and a hypervisor, you could
run several virtual systems on one physical server, including your
BBS.
Hypervisors are operating systems that let you run other systems,
virtually, on top of the hypervisor. VMWare ESXi, qemu, xcp-ng and
others are hypervisors in common use running homelabs. Since the
underlying OS isn't meant to do much except run virtual machines,
bare-metal hypervisors don't use many resources, freeing resources for
the virtual machines running inside of it.
Want to block ads on all of your devices at home? Play with home
automation? serve your videos and music to smart TVs? Back up your
desktop? Make a quick backup of the BBS before a major upgrade? You
can do all of this and more with a virtual homelab.
I set up a homelab to test out new applications outside of work, got
familiar with the tech, saw the advantages and thought, why not run
the BBS as a guest VM and get rid of the BBS box?
I'm using Proxmox, a bare-metal hypervisor based on Debian Linux, kvm
and qemu. It runs on most any hardware that runs Debian, unlike
VMWare's pickier products. It's free and community supported, but with
a paid support option.
I'm using the same hardware that used to run just the BBS, but with
Proxmox I have multiple virtual machines running on the same system,
plus the ability to do "snapshot" backups, real-time backups of the
file system while the system is running. Those are very handy when
doing an upgrade that could break your system.
(full disclosure: you'll need to plan for enough RAM and disk to host
the virtual servers, which could mean needing more of both. I'm
running 16GB of RAM and a 1TB hard disk, which is more than enough for
a small lab.)
If you want to dabble in virtual machines without making the move to a
full bare-metal lab, you could try out Oracle Virtualbox, Qemu or
VMWare Player on your desktop PC and run a couple of virtual instances
there.
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With a homelab you can create a DOS-appropriate environment for that
old DOS BBS, emulate common network and video hardware that had wide
support with older OSes, run 32-bit OSes on modern hardware, or run
multiple systems all with the same physical footprint.
Long gone is the homelab I had in the 2000s, with one hardware
firewall, a BBS box, web/mail server, and test Windows box - each a
physical server taking up a good part of my garage - and each using
electricity.
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FTSC INFORMATION
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The challenge period has now expired for the 2023 FTSC Standing Member
Election.
18 ballots were received from 17 RCs in 3 Zones. 2 ballots were
rejected as detailed below.
The final results are below:
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| Name | Node nr | Yes| No |
|----------------------|-------------|----|----|
| Andrew Leary | 1:320/219 | 16 | |
| Carol Shenkenberger | 1:275/100 | 7 | 9 |
| Nick Andre | 1:229/426 | 12 | 4 |
| Deon George | 3:633/509 | 12 | 4 |
| Maurice Kinal | 1:153/7001 | 8 | 8 |
| mark lewis | 1:3634/12 | 9 | 7 |
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Ballots Received
----------------
RC33
RC24
RC25
RC20
RC28
RC29
RC54
RC10
RC19
RC40
RC56
RC50
RC12
RC13
RC17
RC34
RC33 (Revised)
RC11
Ballots Rejected/Reason
-----------------------
RC25 - Not listed as RC in NODELIST.027 as issued by Z2C
RC33 - Second (Revised) ballot rejected
Candidates Andrew Leary, Nick Andre, Deon George, and Mark Lewis
received more Yes than No votes, and therefore will be accepted as
Standing Members of the FTSC for a 2 year term, effective on
27 March 2023. Their terms will expire on 27 March 2025.
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Regards,
Andrew Leary
FTSC Election Coordinator
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LIST OF FIDONET IPV6 NODES
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List of IPv6 nodes
By Michiel van der Vlist, 2:280/5555
Updated 1 April 2023
Node Nr. Sysop Type Provider Remark
1 2:280/464 Wilfred van Velzen Native Freedom f
2 2:280/5003 Kees van Eeten Native KPN f
3 2:5019/40 Konstantin Kuzov T-6in4 he.net f
4 2:280/5555 Michiel van der Vlist Native Ziggo f
5 1:320/219 Andrew Leary Native Comcast f
6 2:221/1 Tommi Koivula Native Elisa f
7 2:221/6 Tommi Koivula Native OVH
8 2:5030/257 Vova Uralsky Native PCextreme
9 1:154/10 Nicholas Boel Native Spectrum f
10 2:203/0 Bjorn Felten T-6in4 he.net
11 2:280/5006 Kees van Eeten Native KPN f INO4
12 3:712/848 Scott Little T-6in4 he.net f
13 2:5020/545 Alexey Vissarionov T-6in4 he.net f
14 1:103/17 Stephen Hurd T-6in4 he.net
15 2:5020/9696 Alexander Skovpen T-6in4 TUNNELBROKER-0
16 2:421/790 Viktor Cizek Native CZ-IJC-20071015
17 2:222/2 Kim Heino Native TeliaSonera
18 3:633/280 Stephen Walsh Native AusNetServers f
19 1:19/10 Matt Bedynek T-6in4 he.net
20 3:770/1 Paul Hayton T-6in4 he.net
21 3:770/100 Paul Hayton T-6in4 he.net
22 2:5053/58 Alexander Kruglikov Native TTK-Volga f
23 1:103/1 Stephen Hurd Native Choopa
24 3:633/281 Stephen Walsh Native Internode
25 2:310/31 Richard Menedetter Native DE-NETCUP f
26 3:633/410 Tony Langdon Native IINET
27 2:5020/329 Oleg Lukashin Native Comfortel f
28 2:246/1305 Emil Schuster Native TAL.DE
29 2:2448/4000 Tobias Burchhardt Native DTAG IO
30 2:331/51 Marco d'Itri Native BOFH-IT
31 1:154/30 Mike Miller Native LINODE
32 2:5001/100 Dmitry Protasoff Native OVH
33 2:5059/38 Andrey Mundirov T-6in4 he.net
34 2:240/5853 Philipp Giebel Native Hetzner
35 2:5083/444 Peter Khanin Native OVH
36 2:240/5413 Ingo Juergensmann Native RRBONE-COLO f
37 1:123/10 Wayne Smith T-6in4 he.net
38 2:4500/1 Eugene Kozhuhovsky Native DATAHATA6
39 1:135/300 Eric Renfro Native Amazon.com
40 1:103/13 Stephen Hurd Native Choopa
41 2:5020/1042 Michael Dukelsky Native FirstByte
42 2:5095/0 Sergey V. Efimoff T-6in4 he.net
43 2:5095/20 Sergey V. Efimoff T-6in4 he.net
44 2:5019/400 Konstantin Kuzov Native LT-LT
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45 2:467/239 Mykhailo Kapitanov Native Vultr f
46 2:463/1331 Andrei Dzedolik Native DIGITALOCEAN
47 2:5010/275 Evgeny Chevtaev T-6in4 TUNNELBROKER-0 f
48 2:280/2000 Michael Trip Native KPN
49 2:230/38 Benny Pedersen Native Linode
50 2:460/58 Stas Mishchenkov T-6in4 he.net f
51 2:5020/2123 Anton Samsonov T-6in4 TUNNEL-BROKER-NET-0
52 2:5020/2332 Andrey Ignatov Native ru.rtk
53 2:5005/49 Victor Sudakov T-6in4 he.net f
54 2:5005/77 Valery Lutoshkin T-6in4 NTS f
55 2:5005/106 Alexey Osiyuk T-6in4 he.net f
56 2:5057/53 Ivan Kovalenko Native ER-Telecom f
57 2:5010/352 Dmitriy Smirnov Native SAGE-SU-V6
58 2:292/854 Ward Dossche Native Proximus
59 2:469/122 Sergey Zabolotny T-6in4 he.net f
60 2:5053/400 Alexander Kruglikov Native FirstVDS f
61 2:5030/1997 Alexey Fayans T-6in4 he.net
62 2:5061/15 Eugene Gladchenko Native ARUBAUK-NET
63 2:240/502 Ludwig Bernhartzeder Native DTAG
64 2:423/39 Karel Kral Native WEDOS
65 2:280/1049 Simon Voortman Native Solcon
66 1:102/127 Bradley Thornton Native Hetzner
67 2:335/364 Fabio Bizzi Native OVH
68 1:124/5016 Nigel Reed Native DAL1-US f
69 2:5075/37 Andrew Komardin Native IHC-NET
70 2:5030/1520 Andrey Geyko T-6in4 he.net f
71 1:229/664 Jay Harris Native Rogers f
72 2:280/2030 Martien Korenblom Native Transip
73 3:633/509 Deon George Native Telstra
74 2:5020/4441 Yuri Myakotin Native SOVINTEL
75 1:320/319 Andrew Leary Native Comcast f
76 2:240/5824 Anna Christina Nass Native DTAG f
77 2:460/5858 Stas Mishchenkov T-6in4 he.net f INO4
78 2:5030/3165 Serg Podtynnyi Native DIGITALOCEAN
79 2:301/812 Benoit Panizon Native WOODYV6
80 1:229/616 Vasily Losev Native GIGEPORT
81 2:301/113 Alisha Stutz T-6in4 he.net
82 1:134/100 Kostie Muirhead T-6in4 Route48 f DOWN
83 1:134/101 Kostie Muirhead T-6in4 Route48 f INO4 DOWN
84 1:134/102 Shelley Petersen T-6in4 Route48 f INO4 DOWN
85 1:134/103 Gordon Muirhead T-6in4 Route48 f DOWN
86 1:134/301 Brandon Moore T-6in4 Route48 f INO4 DOWN
87 1:134/302 Adam Park T-6in4 Route48 f 6DWN
88 1:153/7715 Dallas Hinton Native Shaw Comms
89 1:218/840 Morgan Collins Native Linode
90 2:5020/921 Andrew Savin Native HURRICANE-IPV6-24
91 2:240/1634 Hugo Andriessen Native Vodafone
92 2:280/2040 Leo Barnhoorn Native KPN f
93 2:5020/736 Egor Glukhov Native RUWEB f
94 2:221/10 Tommi Koivula Native Hetzner f INO4
95 1:266/420 Scott Street Native Comcast OO HOLD
96 1:218/850 John Nicpon Native LINODE-US
97 1:142/104 Clive Reuben Native SNETFCC-1 6DWN
98 2:301/1 Alisha Stutz Native CH-DATAWIRE
99 3:633/267 Andrew Clarke Native Widebandnetv6 6DWN
100 2:5035/63 Vladimir Goncharov Native RFEIV6NET
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101 2:5020/290 Andrew Kolchoogin T-6in4 he.net
102 1:218/401 James Downs Native Scaleway PM *1
103 1:214/22 Ray Quinn T-6in4 he.net
104 2:5030/49 Sergey Myasoedov Native FR-VIRTUA-SYSTEMS
105 1:218/820 Ryan Fantus Native DIGITALOCEAN
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.
(zone, net, node in decimal notation)
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.
NO6 The node no longer presents an IPv6 address in the nodelist
and will soon be removed from this list.
HOLD The node is temporarely off-line. Mail may be routed.
DOWN This node is Down for both IPv4 and IPv6 and will be
removed from this list if the condition pertains.
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.
PM *1 lounge.egontech.com
Notes:
To make an IPv6 connection to a node connected via 6to4 tunneling
one may have to force the mailer into IPv6 (-6 option in binkd's
node config for binkd up to 1.1a-96, -64 option for binkd 1.1a-97
and up when compiled with AF_FORCE=1). 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 092
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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 2022-09-20
URL news://eljaco.se:4119
Join http://fidonews.eu
NETMAIL Yes, 2:203/2
URL nntp://rbb.fidonet.fi
Join https://news.fidonet.fi
NETMAIL Yes, 2:221/360
URL nntp://fidonews.mine.nu
URL nntps://fidonews.mine.nu
Join http://fidonews.mine.nu
NETMAIL Yes, 2:221/6
URL nntp://news.bytemuseum.org
nntps://news.bytemuseum.org (secure)
Join Info in group +ACCCESS&SUPPORT+
NETMAIL Yes, 1:19/10
URL nntp://news.pharcyde.org
Join Info in group, +GETACCESS+
NETMAIL Yes, 1:154/10
URL: news.tequilamockingbirdonline.net
Join mailto:sysop@tequilamockingbirdonline.net
NETMAIL Yes, 1:266/404
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FIDONEWS'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
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FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
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BBS Software List
Updated 2023-02-23
Maintained by Andrew Leary (1:320/219)
Editors Emeritus: Robert Couture, Janis Kracht,
Sean Dennis
M=Mailer T=Tosser B=BBS D=Door C=Comm/Terminal
P=Points E=Editor I=Internet U=Utility #=Info
F=TIC/SRIF Processor
*=Software is available and may be registerable,
but no longer supported or updated.
@=Website is operating but is no longer updated.
?=Software's updating/support status is unknown.
O=Software is open source.
This list contains BBS-related software that is available
for registration (not necessarily supported), open source
software and actively developed/supported software by its
author. Software listed may be available for DOS, Linux,
OS/2 (eComStation), Windows (16 or 32 bit) and OSX.
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|Software: Author |Type |URL, Contact, Ver, Notes Help Node|
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==> FRONT-END/INTERNET MAILERS
Argus |MI*? |http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products
| | /argus/
| | v3.210 on 2001-03-29
BinkleyTerm XE |MO* |http://btxe.sourceforge.net
| | 2.60XE Beta-XH7 on 2000-10-22
BinkD |MI? |http://binkd.grumbler.org
| | gul@gul.kiev.ua 2:463/68
| | v.1.0.4
| | v.1.1a-115 (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.dbridgemailer.com
|I | support@dbridgemailer.com 1:1/130
Nick Andre | | v4.00 on 2023-02-21
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
Definite Solutions |E | sales@defsol.se
| | FD v2.33ml, FD/APX v1.15
InterMail |MCPE |http://www.Intermail.net 1:106/201
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.timmermans@mailfence.com
Rudi Timmermans | | v1.7.1 on 2022-11-30 2:292/140
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/
| | v2.2.0.0 on 2023-02-20 2:280/464
InterEcho |T |http://www.Intermail.net 1:220/60
Dale Barnes | | dalebarnes42@majik.net
| | IE 1.20 on 2017-08-28
JetMail: JetSys |TU |
(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 2:222/2
| | 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
Linux/BSD/OSX | | v0.429/Alpha on 2010-10-14
| | Fidonet filebone SCENEENT
Ezycom BBS |BT* |http://www.ezycom-bbs.com
| | 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|https://sourceforge.net 1:1/119
|PO | /projects/mbsebbs
| | ajleary@sourceforge.net
| | v1.0.8.3 on 2023-01-19
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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
|I | v1.12 A48 on 2023-01-15
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 on 2000-10-25
Renegade BBS |B |http://renegadebbs.info 1:129/305
| | v1.30/DOS on 2022-05-06
Spitfire BBS |B? |http://www.buffalocrk.com/
| | mdwoltz@buffalocrk.com
| | v3.7 on 2010-01-01
Synchronet BBS |BMTIO|http://www.synchro.net 1:103/705
| | v3.19b on 2022-01-02
Telegard BBS |B* |
| | 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. | | v8.0 AUP 454.12 on 2021-05-14
WWIV BBS |B |http://www.wwivbbs.org
| | v5.6.1 on 2021-04-23
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==> TIC PROCESSORS/FILEFIX/SRIF
Allfix |FIUT |http://www.allfix.com/ 1:218/720
Ken Johnson | | v6.1.0 on 2019-02-02
NEF/pk |F |http://nefpk.8m.com/
| | v2.45b2 on 2000-03-05
TinyTIC |FO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net
| | /tinytic.html
VIReq |FO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net
| | /vireq.html
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==> BBS DOORS/UTILITIES
Cheepware |DU |http://outpostbbs.net/cheepware.html
Sean Dennis | | sysop@outpostbbs.net 1:18/200
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| | 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
APoint |PI |https://stargate.org.uk/apoint/
| | v1.25 on 2001-12-12 (Win32)
| | Needs the binkD Toolkit for Fido-over-IP
| | which is available from the above URL.
CrossPoint |P |http://www.crosspoint.de
| | pm@crosspoint.de
| | v3.12d on 1999-12-22 (DOS, Shareware)
FreeXP |PO |http://www.freexp.de
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| | support@freexp.de
| | v3.42 on 2020-09-25 (DOS)
OpenXP |PIO |https://sourceforge.net/projects/openxp5/
| |https://openxp.uk/
| | dev@openxp.uk
| | v5.0.51 on 2021-12-26
| | (Win32, Linux(64-Bit})
WinPoint |PI |http://www.winpoint.org/
| | Tim Schattkowsky 2:240/1120.29
| | v415.0 on 2023-02-17 (Win32)
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==> SYSOP MAIL EDITORS
GoldEd+ |EO |http://golded-plus.sourceforge.net/
| | v1.1.5 (Snapshot) on 2023-02-14
| | 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
Luckygate |UO | ftp://happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/gate
| | /lgate
| | gul@gul.kiev.ua
MakeNL |UO |http://makenl.sourceforge.net
| | v3.5.0 on 2019-05-06
RNtrack |U |http://sourceforge.net/projects
| | /ftrack-as 2:5080/102
| |stas_degteff@users.sourceforge.net
| | v2.1.10 on 2020-04-30
TransNet |UIO? |http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mressl/
| | transnet/index.html
| | transnet@ressl.com.ar
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| | 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.
BBS Nexus |# |https://bbsnexus.com
| | This website offers a searchable list
| | of Telnet BBS's.
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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
221/* 0.9m 0.4m 644 4.7h 7.1h 643
280/* 0.7m 0.4m 855 3.7h 5.4h 855
292/* 2.6m 1.4m 7 3.3h 3.8h 6
320/* 2.4m 1.4m 158 3.4h 9.6h 158
Sigma 0.9m 0.8m 1664 4.0h 6.6h 1662
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Nodelist Stats
Input nodelist nodelist.090
size 167.0kb
date 2023-03-31
The nodelist has 910 nodes in it
and a total of 1325 non-comment entries
including 4 zones
33 regions
167 hosts
59 hubs
admin overhead 263 ( 28.90 %)
and 93 private nodes
32 nodes down
27 nodes on hold
off line overhead 152 ( 16.70 %)
Speed summary:
>9600 = 24 ( 2.64 %)
9600 = 154 ( 16.92 %)
(HST = 2 or 1.30 %)
(CSP = 0 or 0.00 %)
(PEP = 0 or 0.00 %)
(MAX = 0 or 0.00 %)
(HAY = 0 or 0.00 %)
(V32 = 69 or 44.81 %)
(V32B = 0 or 0.00 %)
(V34 = 65 or 42.21 %)
(V42 = 63 or 40.91 %)
(V42B = 0 or 0.00 %)
2400 = 1 ( 0.11 %)
1200 = 0 ( 0.00 %)
300 = 731 ( 80.33 %)
ISDN = 21 ( 2.31 %)
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IP Flags Protocol Number of systems
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IBN Binkp 771 ( 84.73 %)
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IFC Raw ifcico 76 ( 8.35 %)
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IFT FTP 57 ( 6.26 %)
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ITN Telnet 162 ( 17.80 %)
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IVM Vmodem 15 ( 1.65 %)
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IP Other 1 ( 0.11 %)
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INO4 IPv6 only 5 ( 0.55 %)
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CrashMail capable = 829 ( 91.10 %)
MailOnly nodes = 263 ( 28.90 %)
Listed-only nodes = 17 ( 1.87 %)
[Report produced by NETSTATS - A PD pgm]
[ Revised by B Felten, 2:203/2]
[ NetStats 3.8 2014-11-23]
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