======================================================================= T h e F i d o G a z e t t e! Volume V Number VIII June 15th 2011 ======================================================================= +--------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | .----------------------. | dr.debug: dr.debug @ filegate.net | | | A monthly E-Zine | | bbslists: bbslists @ filegate.net | | | published by Fidonet | | articles: fidogazette @ filegate.net| | | to promote BBSing | +------------------------------------------+ | | ____________. | | | | / __ | "Anyone who has never made a mistake | | | / / \ | has never tried anything new." | | | WOOF! ( /|oo \ | Albert Einstein | | \_______\(_| /_) | | | \@/ \ | Got Something To Say? | | .---.\ _ | Say it in the | | (jk) _ |usb| \ \\ | =The FidoGazette= | | / | .___. \ ))| | | / | /_ | / \// | Editor: Janis Kracht | | |___| // || _\ / | janis @ filegate . net | | .--`-. (_|(_|(____/ | janis kracht 1:261/38 | | |____| (jm) | | +--------------------------+------------------------------------------+ ======================================================================= ==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=Contents=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ======================================================================= Editorial....................................2 New/Returning SysOps.........................3 Old School ToolBox...........................4 Security Issues at Home......................5 Cooking: Even SysOps have to Eat.............6 e-Ministries.................................7 BBS SoftWare List............................8 FidoGazette BBSList..........................9 Info (How to Submit an Article).............10 Page 1 ======================================================================= T h e F i d o G a z e t t e! Volume V Number VIII June 15th 2011 ======================================================================= Editorial ========= Speaking of emergency connections.. this week, Sean Dennis lost his DSL connection for an evening or thereabouts.. At the very least, he was waiting to hear back from techies regarding his connection last night. I guess they said "Tomorrow" to him. He's been restored to service at this writing, which I'm sure a number of users who post from his bbs, were glad to hear about. He's still running a modem/POTS line and so am I. It was an easy switch for me then as his uplink to keep him connected to Fidonet. In this case, all I had to do was change his 'flavor' of mail from HOLD to CRASH.. My mailer immediately started dialing him as soon as I had mail for him.. It would be nice if more things were such a simple fix :) And it's nice as well that BBBS integrates so smoothly between Modems and Binkp connections. Page 2 ======================================================================= T h e F i d o G a z e t t e! Volume V Number VIII June 15th 2011 ======================================================================= Returning Nodes: =============== Region 11 Travis Wichert Eaton Rapids, MI Welcome back :) New Members: =========== Region 17 Tammy Wisdom, Boise, ID Region 19 Rick Waller Helotes, TX Welcome! Still in the works: Zone 3 Thomas Kanara Auckland, New Zealand =#= Page 3 ======================================================================= T h e F i d o G a z e t t e! Volume V Number VIII June 15th 2011 ======================================================================= The Old School Toolbox By Richard Webb, 1:116/901 the real paradigm shift I stumbled across a news story in February which featured proposed "do not track me" laws which might be introduced in congress. Such laws would apply to commercial entities, and in this writer's opinion give folks a false sense of security. I grant that such laws would keep commercial entities from tracking your viewing and spending habits as you surf the web, but that doesn't eliminate many of the real dangers. There are laws on the books prohibiting burglary too, but if they make you feel safe enough to leave your house unlocked when you leave for the day then I want some of whatever you're having. Remember that old public service TV ad back in the late '60's which admonished folks to "lock your car, take your keys" and aired quite frequently? Even then, you'll notice that devices such as "the club" are big sellers. A common rite of passage for teenage boys back then was to learn how to "hot wire" a car, even though many of us never stole one, even for a joyride. We've made that more difficult since those days, and should do the same for our personal data. No matter how many laws are passed those laws are subject to interpretation by the courts. They too are finding it hard to keep up with new methods of interaction and communication. That's why we need to be aware of all this stuff, and proceed with caution in choosing the services we use, and what information we might allow to be shared with others. This is scary stuff. That's why Orwell's book was banned so many places. After all the benevolent ones, the cops and others of that sort will tell you that they're well aware of your civil liberties concerns. But we've all heard the horror stories about what happens when civil liberties are disregarded by the enforcers of the law. That still leaves us with the questions regarding the salesman, the foreign government endeavoring to coopt our broadband connected systems in a malevolent botnet, etc. Do they care about your civil liberties and your rights? NO they don't, they care about achieving their objectives, whether that be the sales quota, ripping you off or winning the battle. The panopticon isn't as scary if you know how to construct good fences, and good curtains or shades. We in Fidonet have been accustomed to thinking about these issues long before the average person even needed to be aware of them. We should bring that awareness to our neighbors coworkers and friends. Anybody who hasn't lived under a rock has heard of medical records being hacked; banks and financial institutions being intruded upon by hackers and other sorts of miscreants. But, we don't think about all that convenience. We don't think that when we use that preferred customer card to get a few cents worth of discount or other perks that the retailer providing us this preferred customer card is tracking information about our purchasing habits. To whom does that retailer provide this information? We really can't say for sure, and they sure aren't rushing right out there to disclose it. We emit a steady stream of personal information, often without realizing it. we use that credit card to buy things at the store, often with that aforementioned preferred customer card. WE fill out an online survey which can be correlated with our email address. We sign up for internet mailing lists relating to our hobbies professions and interests. We acquire a driver's license, own vehicles; register to vote; enroll children in school; pay various local state and Federal taxes. Often we allow folks to keep on file that handy nine digit number the government gave us, commonly known as a Social security number. I provide my social security number only where required by law, and then ask that if possible it not be provided when that organization or agency's databanks are queried. I also shred my junk mail which might contain personal information. Even though we think that otherwise reputable longstanding companies and other popular sites on the net will utilize our personal information responsibly and ethically sometimes we soon learn different. Not just is it often difficult to get them to cease and desist with dumping your information out there, but often one finds that opt in is the default, and "opt out" takes a bit of work. Our good editor can tell you a story about classmates.com which was I'm sure not a lot of fun to go through. She couldn't get any sort of positive resolution from those folks at all until she threatened to bring her state's attorney general into the loop. I don't care for webmail, I don't social network in the modern meaning of the term. I don't have time, and I'm not willing to be bombarded with junk. I exercise my options to opt out of marketing campaigns, place myself on do not call lists, etc. If I want what you're selling I'll seek you out. Even before the development of firesheep which allows someone to hijack your browser session whilst you use that wi fi hotspot I had a high degree of distrust of such facilities. i wonder how many of the multitude of public hotspot users are aware of this development. As I keep repeating in this column, we in Fidonet were out there on that leading edge of explored cyberspace and bumped up against many of these issues. Fidonews articles looked at privacy questions from both sides. A couple of futuristic fiction pieces were published which also touched on them in that organ as well. We as Fidonet sysops and users can do a lot to educate our families and friends regarding these issues. To slightly modify a phrase I used to read often, we can teach them to know what to expect when they connect. Your family and friends are already aware of your Fidonet hobby I'm sure. They bring you their esoteric queries on computers and computer networking I'll bet. So, when this subject comes up in conversation with them you've a perfect opening to talk with them about protection. Protecting your personal information, as with all other aspects of personal security, begins with you. Ignore or neglect it at your peril. If you felt this series of articles was a bit scary, and maybe a bit melodramatic I'm sorry about the latter part. As for the scary part, I meant to emphasize the scary. Don't just shudder when you consider how scary it was however, do something about it. Protect yourself, and encourage those you care about to do the same. Demanding more government regulations isn't really going to help here. You can't even depend on government enforcing laws already on the books, or interpreting them so as to protect your privacy. Make good personal security a habit and you'll have less reason to complain later. Page 4 ======================================================================= T h e F i d o G a z e t t e! Volume V Number VIII June 15th 2011 ======================================================================= Security Issues at Home Time to Surround Your Driveway with Fencing? by Janis Kracht, 1:261/38 It used to be that when one thought about fencing your yard, it was enough to figure in the cost of the perimeter of the yard, or at the least surrounding your pool (as a safety measure for children)... not so these days is seems. And as is often the case in our society, it's those-guys-with-$$ who can afford expensive fencing who will be exempt from a recent ruling regarding attaching a tracking device to your car (I know how much the chain-link fence we put in for our labrador retrievers cost us.. over $3000.00, about 7 or 8 years ago..) We've been hearing about safety and security on our systems thanks to Richard Webb's ToolBox series. Given that, I thought some of you might be interested in one of my favorite sites regarding security. I subscribe to a security newsletter, the "CRYPTO-GRAM" published and written by by Bruce Schneier. He's an internationally renowned security technologist and author. He's been described as a "security guru," bringing security issues to the world in a clear and understandable way. As his page states, "When people want to know how security really works, they turn to Schneier." You can read his newsletters or subscribe to his newsletters here: http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram.html In the latest issue, Mr. Schneier points out, as Richard has already mentioned in his ToolBox series, that a recent ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirms that it's legal for law enforcement to secretly place a tracking device on your car without a warrant, even if it's parked in a private driveway. An article that Mr. Schneier links to at http:/www.executivegov.com/2010/08/ninth-circuit-court-secret-gps- tracking-is-legal/ (wraps) states the ruling, which sets precedent for Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, holds that "the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures" doesn’t apply to driveways. From that article written by Jim Garrettson: 'This decision upsets years of legal precedent establishing "curtilage" (legalese for the property surrounding a house) as protected under the Fourth Amendment, and represents an officiously narrow interpretation of the "open fields doctrine" test established in United States v. Dunn in 1987. In that case, DEA agents tracked a large shipment of chemicals used to manufacture drugs to Mr. Dunn, a meth lab operator. Agents crossed his fence, looked through the barn window, found the meth lab, executed a search warrant and convicted Dunn of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine. The prosecution argued that, as per Hester v. United States, Fourth Amendment protection does not extend to the "open fields." Dunn argued that the case didn’t concern an "open field"; it concerned a barn surrounded by barbed wire. Dunn’s conviction was thrown out by the Supreme Court, and established the four-point test of whether curtilage privacy protections apply. From the ruling, "curtilage questions should be resolved with particular reference to four factors: the proximity of the area claimed to be curtilage to the home, whether the area is included within an enclosure surrounding the home, the nature of the uses to which the area is put, and the steps taken by the resident to protect the area from observation by people passing by." In the majority opinion, the Ninth Circuit Court ruled that since Pineda-Moreno’s driveway wasn’t enclosed and was open to passersby like delivery men and neighborhood children, it didn’t pass the Dunn test for curtilage. Never mind that in the Dunn opinion, the majority writes "we do not suggest that combining these factors produces a finely tuned formula that, when mechanically applied, yields a "correct" answer to all extent-of-curtilage questions." This strict application of precedent really means that only people who can afford to fence off their driveways have a reasonable expectation of privacy, as pointed out by Chief Judge Alex Kozinski in his dissenting opinion. Though he was appointed by Reagan and remains a vocal conservative in the predominantly liberal Ninth Circuit, his dissenting opinion makes him sound like a hardline leftist. "There’s been much talk about diversity on the bench, but there’s one kind of diversity that doesn’t exist," he wrote. "No truly poor people are appointed as federal judges, or as state judges for that matter." But the Ninth Circuit doesn’t make precedent for the whole country, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recently ruled that extended tracking via GPS requires a warrant. But, since conflicting precedent has now been set on the West Coast, this issue is bound for the Supreme Court. Hopefully, they’ll side with the rights of the people.' I didn't expect much.. =#= Page 5 ======================================================================= T h e F i d o G a z e t t e! Volume V Number VIII June 15th 2011 ======================================================================= -=-=-=-=-=- F O O D Even sysops have to eat! -=-=-=-=-=- Want to contribute something here? Send recipes, articles, reviews etc. to janis@filegate.net, or fidogazette@filegate.net. LeKue Bakeware ============== Available from most cooking suppliers or shops. Have you seen the flexible bakeware from Spain? I purchased my first one in February. It's soft, and litereally bendable, made with food-grade silicone; a cake pan shaped rubbery-soft substance. I had my doubts when I saw it (smile). It's great! If you've used say a disposable turkey pan, you know you have to slide a baking sheet upder it because the disposable aluminum turkey pan can't support the weight of the bird.. well, though this pan can support the weight of a cake batter, you are advised in the instructions to slide a baking sheet under it to help with placement in the oven, etc. Makes sense . When you get the silcone pan home, wash the pan with hot soapy water, and then apply a thin layer of butter or other shortening to the surface of the mold, and then you shouldn't need to "grease" it again. So far I've used it twice and not had to re-condition or grease it. It's safe to use it up to 500F, and microwave and freezer safe. Common sense instructions are included for the soft mold: No sharp instruments to remove or cut foods from the mold. Never use the mold over direct heat. Never use the mold with abrasive soaps or souring pads. You can wash it in the dishwasher if you want to, though then you will have to re-condition it with more shortening, etc. This pan is also neat because you can go straight from the freezer to the microwave or oven, and you can store food in the mold in the freezer if you simply cover it with plastic wrap or tin foil. ==#== Page 6 ======================================================================= T h e F i d o G a z e t t e! Volume V Number VIII June 15th 2011 ======================================================================= ----------------------- - e-Ministries - - by Jon Justvig - - June 13, 2011 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- Issue #: 12 God found favor in Noah and commanded him to create an ark which will carry Noah and his family and one of each animal and fowl of the air, both male and female to safety. The rest of mankind will be destroyed. (KJV) Gen 6:14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. (KJV) Gen 6:15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. (KJV) Gen 6:16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. This window that was created on the ark is important as we will find out in the next article. There will be the great flood and the windows of heaven will be open, rain will pour and cover the entire earth. (KJV) Gen 6:17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. (KJV) Gen 6:18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. (KJV) Gen 6:19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. (KJV) Gen 6:20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. (KJV) Gen 6:21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. (KJV) Gen 6:22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. The ark that God commanded Noah to create is now finished. It will bring every life that will enter the ark to safety. God was not at all happy with the wickedness that was on the earth, but he did promise us that He would never destroy the earth again and we can remember this promise by a rainbow. If you've enjoyed our meeting, remember to ask your SysOp to carry MINISTER, an echo with FidoNet if he/she doesn't already. Remember also to keep your head up high. May God bless you and keep you! *** This conclude this issue of e-Ministries provided by Jon Justvig. Page 7 ======================================================================= T h e F i d o G a z e t t e! Volume V Number VIII June 15th 2011 ======================================================================= BBS Software List Updated 4 March 2011 Maintained by Sean Dennis (1:18/200) Editors Emeritus: Robert Couture, Janis Kracht 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. .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. |Software: Author |Type |URL, Contact, Ver, Notes Help Node| `- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -' ==> FRONT-END/INTERNET MAILERS Argus |MI*? |http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/argus/ | | v3.210 on Mar 29 2001 BinkleyTerm XE |MO* |http://btxe.sourceforge.net | | 2.60XE Beta-XH7 on Oct 22 2000 BinkD |MI? |http://2f.ru/binkd/ | | maloff@corbina.net | | v0.94 on Jul 24 2000 (Outdated) | |http://www.filegate.net/r50/aftnbinkd/ D'Bridge |MTCPE|http://www.nickandre.com 1:1/130 |I | v3.59 on March 4 2011 FIDO-Deluxe IP |MPUI |http://www.fido-deluxe.de.vu 2:2432/280 Michael Haase | | m.haase@gmx.net | | v2.4 on Sep 26 2003 FrontDoor, FD/APX: |MITPC|http://www.defsol.se 2:201/330 Definite Solutions |? | sales@defsol.se | | v2.26SW & v2.33ml FD, v1.15 APX Husky Project |MTPUI|http://husky.sourceforge.net/ |O? | v1.9 RC2 on Apr 20 2010 Taurus |MI |http://www.fidotel.com/public/forums/ (based on Radius) |? | taurus/index.htm | | v5.0 Jun 12 2006 | | T-Mail |MI |http://www.tmail.spb.ru (Russian only) |? | v2608 on Dec 12 2001 +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+ ==> MAIL TOSSERS Crashmail II |TO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net/ | | FastEcho |T |http://www.softeq.de/Products/FastEcho/ | | fastecho.html | | v1.46.1 on 13 Nov 2007 | | Registration keys are free and available | | by request from the author Fidogate |TUI? |http://www.fidogate.org | | v4.4.10 on Aug 27 2004 | | FMail |TO*? |http://fmail.sourceforge.net/ | | v1.60 on Mar 8 2008 | | Source code only! Squish |T* |http://www.filegate.net/maximus_bbs/ | | v1.11R2 on Jan 1 2009 | | Source code available in the Maximus BBS | | archive: http://maximus.sourceforge.net +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+ ==> BBS SOFTWARE BBBS |BICTM|http://www.bbbs.net 2:22/222 | | b@bbbs.net | | v4.01 on January 28 2007 EleBBS |BO*? |http://www.elebbs.com | | v0.10.RC1 on Jun 9 2002 Enthral BBS |B |http://enthralbbs.com 1:250/501 Linux/BSD/OSX | | v0.429/Alpha on 14 October 2010 | | Fidonet filebone SCENEENT Ezycom BBS |BT |http://www.ezycom-bbs.com 3:690/682 | | v2.15g2 on Nov 16 2009 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 |BIO? |http://mbse.sourceforge.net 2:280/2802 | | mbroek@users.sourceforge.net | | v0.92.0 on Oct 16 2007 Meltdown BBS |UIO |http://meltdown-bbs.sourceforge.net/ | | v1.0b on Apr 26 2004 Mystic BBS |BO* |http://www.mysticbbs.com | | v1.07.3 on May 13th 2001 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 3 Oct 2009 Spitfire BBS |B? |http://www.buffalocrk.com/ | | mdwoltz@buffalocrk.com | | v3.6 on Aug 20 1999 Synchronet BBS |BTIO |http://www.synchro.net 1:103/705 | | v3.16 on 31 Dec 2006 Telegard BBS |B* |http://www.telegard.net | | v3.09g2-sp4/mL on Dec 19 1999 WildCat! Interactive |MTBEI|http://www.santronics.com Net Server, Platinum| | sales@santronics.com Xpress: Santronics | | Software, Inc. | | +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+ ==> TIC PROCESSORS/FILEFIX/SRIF Allfix |FIUT |http://www.allfix.com/ 1:140/12 Bob Seaborn | | v6.0.22 on 26 January 2011 NEF/pk |F |http://nefpk.8m.com/ | | v2.45b2 on 5 March 2000 TinyTIC |FO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net/ | | 1:120/544 VIReq |FO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net/ | | 1:120/544 +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+ ==> BBS DOORS/UTILITIES Cheepware |DU |http://kd5col.info/cheepware.html Sean Dennis | | sdennis72@gmail.com 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 still 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://http://vbsoft.dhakota.org | | d@dhakota.org | | Last update: Apr 11 2008 +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+ ==> POINT SOFTWARE CrossPoint (XP) |P? |http://www.crosspoint.de (German only) | | pm@crosspoint.de | | v3.12d on Dec 22 1999 FreeXP |P |http://www.freexp.de (German only) | | support@freexp.de | | v3.42 on Jun 27 2010 +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+ ==> SYSOP MAIL EDITORS GoldEd+ |EO*? |http://golded-plus.sourceforge.net/ | | v1.1.5 (Snapshot) on Apr 29 2010 | | NOTE: Unstable versions released often SqEd32 |E |http://www.sqed.de 2:2476/493 | | v1.15 on Dec 15 1999 | | Website is in German and English +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+ ==> INTERNET UTILITIES JamNNTPd |UIO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net/ | | 1:120/544 Internet Rex |UI? |http://members.shaw.ca/InternetRex/ | | telnet://xanadubbs.ca 1:342/806 | | v2.29 on Oct 21st 2001 TransNet |UIO? |http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mressl/ | | transnet/index.html | | transnet@ressl.com.ar | | v2.11 on Sep 13 2007 Ifmail |UIO |http://ifmail.sourceforge.net | | crosser@average.org MakeNL |UO |http://www.filegate.net/coordutl/ | | v3.2.9 on Feb 1 2010 +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+ ==> 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. +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+ 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 monthly in the FidoGazette. If you have corrections, suggestions or additions to the information above, please contact Sean Dennis with your information via the FIDOGAZETTE echo, netmail at 1:18/200 or email at sean@kd5col.info. Page 8 ======================================================================= T h e F i d o G a z e t t e! Volume V Number VIII June 15th 2011 ======================================================================= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= !!! G A Z E T T E B B S L I S T !!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-= By bbslist @ filegate.net Send updates, changes to address above or to janis @ filegate.net. System.......Capitol City Online FidoAddress..1:2320/105 Phone........502-875-8938 Software.....GT Power OS...........OS/2 C/B Verify...None Access.......First Call access to most of BBS upon finishing new user questionnaire Telnet.......cco.ath.cx telnet access to GT Power BBS - same as dial-up www:.........http://cco.ath.cx This site runs Synchronet under linux. Requires separate user registration. Has same message areas as dial-up/telnet bbs. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= System.......Christian Fellowship FidoAddress..1:266/512 Phone........1-856-933-7096 Software.....PCBoard 15.3 OS...........Windows XP pro C/B Verify...Manually via email or voice usually within 24 hours. Access.......Read only until verified. Once verified write access to Msg bases, file areas, chat and doors/games. Telnet.......cfbbs.dtdns.net or cfbbs.no-ip.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= System.......Lightning BBS FidoAddress..1:311/2 Software.....Virtual Advanced OS...........Windows XP C/B Verify...None Access.......First call access to doors, files and message reading. Message posting requires validation. Telnet.......lightningbbs.com www:.........http:/www.lightningbbs.com/index.php Thanks to VADV-PHP you can access almost everything the BBS has to offer from the web, with the exception of door games. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= System.......Lionsden BBS FidoAddress..1:224/303 Phone........613-392-8896 oftware.....Sunchronet OS...........Windows XP C/B Verify...None Access.......First Call access to Msg bases, and file areas. Telnet.......lionsden.darktech.org telnet access offers full features of the standard bbs such as doors, qwkmail, Files, etc. www:.........http:/www.lionsden.darktech.org You will redirected to a menu where you can choose one of three sites. The first one is private and requires PW to get into. FTP..........FTP://lionsden.darktech.org Files only =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= System.......Paragon BBS FidoAddress..1:18/200 Phone........423-434-0851 Software.....Telegard/2 v3.09.g2-sp4/mL OS...........OS/2 Warp 4.52 C/B Verify...None Access.......Partial access on full call; manual verification for full access Telnet.......paragon.darktech.org, kd5col.info/goto.html www:.........http://kd5col.info =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= System.......Prism BBS FidoAddress..1:261/38 Phone........607-655-5652 Software.....BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-1 OS...........Linux (Ubuntu) C/B Verify...None Access.......First Call access to Msg bases, file areas, all features of the BBS. Telnet.......filegate.net telnet access offers full features of the standard bbs such as doors, qwkmail, BWmail,Files, chat, group chat, etc. www:.........http:/www.filegate.net:8080/bbbs web interface is limited to reading messages and replying online, or downloading messages in qwk packets, but not uploading them, file download access, guest account. FTP: filegate.net, port 60721. public access to file areas (please note change of port for public access). =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= System.......Roach Guts BBS FidoAddress..1:396/60 Phone:.......337-433-4135 Software.....Maximus on Port 23 (primary) Synchronet on Port 24 (temporary) OS...........Windows XP C/B Verify...None Access.......First call access to doors, files and message reading. Message posting requires validation. Telnet.......roachguts.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= System.......Time Warp of the Future BBS FidoAddress..1:340/400 Phone........none Software.....sbbs 3.15a (very beta) OS...........win. (xp pro. sp3) C/B Verify...None Access.......First Call access to Msg bases, and file areas. Telnet.......time.synchro.net:24 or time.darktech.org:24 or timewarpfuture.dyndns.org:24 telnet access offers full features of the standard bbs such as doors, messages or file area etc. www:.........http://time.synchro.net:81 Web interface is limited really to reading messages and replying online, or downloading messages in qwk packets, but not uploading them, and file download access. SBBS files available. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Page 9 ======================================================================= T h e F i d o G a z e t t e! Volume V Number VIII June 15th 2011 ======================================================================= INFO: Fidogazette is published by Janis Kracht, Editor, with the help of Richard Webb 1:116/901 (Old School ToolBox), and Sean Dennis 1:18/200 (The Slightly Crusty Sysop). If you have an idea for a column or a series of articles, please contact me :) New! MailingList subsriptions via www.filegate.net // lists / ?p=subscribe but of course you can always link into your uplink and use Tick or a tick compatible program. Where to Send Your Articles Unlike most editors, I surely do not mind running my mouth when there is a sparcity of articles for the 'zine. I'd MUCH rather you sent in material... lacking that, I will fill these issues with my meanderings and thoughts and hopefully we will grow into something of consequence here :) Write an article! If you WOULD like to submit an article, feel free to drop your article off at: Email attach to address: janis @ filegate.net Fidonet attach: Janis Kracht at 1:261/38 Modem: 607-655-5652 1:261/100 filegate.net port 24555 via binkp or telnet mailer (If you are using routed fidonet mail, don't send articles as routed attaches. They will fail somewhere along the path before getting here. Send them instead direct to filegate.net). Standard binkp port only supports BinkP (24554). Give it a title, sign your name and network address if you have one and send it along! Don't worry about the format, I can take anything you send me and mutilate it further as you can see above. Linux is nice that way (g). Spell checking your own work will help though (something I'm typically guilty of (g)). To send reviews or recipes to the Food section, email or netmail Janis as above. Email address for submissions to Dr.Debug: To send a question to Dr. Debug, email a question to: drdebug @ filegate.net or post in the fidogazette echo! :) To send a listing to the FidoGazette bbslist, email your listing to: bbslist @ filegate.net or post it in the fidogazette echo! Page 10 Published with MakeNews by Janis Kracht