======================================================================= T h e F i d o G a z e t t e! Volume V Number XII August 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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ======================================================================= Table Of Contents Editorial...............................2 Old School ToolBox......................3 Cooking: Even SysOps Have to Eat........4 BBS SoftWare List.......................5 FidoGazette BBSList.....................6 Info (How to Submit an Article).........7 FIDOGAZETTE Vol 5 No 12 Page 1 August 15 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================= E D I T O R I A L ================================================================= Fidonews has enjoyed a rebirth of sorts with a new Editor, and a new Moderator. Gary Perkins has stepped up, graciously agreeing to take on the position, knowing that he probably wouldn't be the most popular kid on the block to some folks in Zones 2 or 3. The NAB has made all participants in the Fidonews echo from Zones other than 1, temorarily read-only. The NAB has stopped distributing Bjorn Felten's version of Fidonews, as well. The North American Backbone made the decision to temporarily stop importing traffic from all other zones into the Fidonews echo, except for Zone 1 for number of reasons. This is from the note that the NAB posted in the Fidonews echo: "Since assuming the editorship, the status of being the Fidonews editor has turned out to be more important to Mr Felten than the actual product itself. Mr Felten has converted the actual status of being the Fidonews editor into a soapbox to preach his *personal political* discomforts with the USA, ranging from its society, Government, foreign and domestic policy decisions made past and present. At every turn he was casting out insults towards the USA, to which he thinks are criticisms, but were ad naseum quips that constantly conveyed the same old political distaste that Mr Felten feels towards the USA and towards others who disagree with him. It was not enough for Mr Felten to repeat the same dislike over and over again as if each time he spoke it, was the first. When told of this, Mr Felten would deny and then demand proof. Recent examples of proof are met with exclamations of having a thin skins." "Over the course of years, there has been alot of back and forth, action and reaction, others call it tit for tat. There are no totally innocent or totally guilty parties." "In the beginnings of Fidonet there was alot of weight being thrown around by then Zone One against the then smaller Zones 2 thru 6, since the mathmatics has changed and Zone One is one of the smaller Zones, and Zone 2 the largest, some personalities have decided that its time for Zone 2 to exact revenge." "As previously mentioned, Mr Felten enjoyed the status of being the editor without expending much effort in doing the job of the editor, the vast majority of issues published by Mr Felten are empty shells devoid of content, just boilerplate, masthead etc." "It is regretful that this action becomes necessary for it will reinforce the cross zonal differences for those who have chosen to harbor them." "Anyone wishing read/write access to the echo should contact their Z1 uplink at 1:123/500, 1:261/38, or 1:140/1, with their request directly." Since taking this action, the NAB has been accused of "poisoning" Fidonet, but those who say things like this have generally been in the position of spitting out negative comments regarding the U.S.A., and Canada to start with. Quite simply, the NAB decided that there was no reason we had to import traffic that was so damaging to Fidonet as we'd seen in the Fidonews echo, and there was no reason to be passing around a version of Fidonews that was consistently devoid of content. Sadly, some people have left fidonet this week: Sean Dennis, long time sysop of Paragon BBS, and maintainer of Cheepware doors essentially decided to leave us. We'll miss you Sean! FIDOGAZETTE Vol 5 No 12 Page 2 August 15 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Old School Toolbox By Richard Webb, 1:116/901 The big picture: Backup planning is contingency planning Many thought about some sort of backup of data even before it was all stored electronically. I'll bet you or someone you know stored copies of important papers in a safe deposit box at the bank, or copies of still others in a container in the chest freezer along with a side of beef or the deer shot last hunting season. Maybe you had one of those "fireproof" metal boxes sold for the purpose somewhere around your home or office. It's always been with us to some degree. Then there are our institutions of higher learning and governments with their vast archives of data that need tending. The digital revolution would appear to simplify many parts of these tasks. We looked at some of those issues in the previous column. Still, good strategic planning when considering your backup regimen should be "all hazard" planning. IF you listen to the folks who talk to you about protecting you and your loved ones from natural or manmade disasters this little catchphrase "all hazard" seems to be much in vogue these days. Many of us don't even think about what our strategy is, we just pick up on what we learn from friends and associates, or learned in the course of our day to day work. I'm guilty of this one. Back in my busy hub days, my backup strategy was to feed the machine a fresh backup tape once a week, and the backup would be run as part of daily maintenance. What backup strategies I employed in my day job were either mandated by the needs of the media, or developed because they fit the work flow without much thought to anything else. Now, let me tell you a little tale of a backup strategy developed on the fly. This was the last day of my adventure marooned on Hospital Island, New Orleans, 2005. I woke up that morning to a real emergency helping arrange for a chopper to airlift two critical patients off our roof that we couldn't adequately care for. I learned soon after that we were going to be evacuated. Where we were going I did not know. I knew I'd be able to take with me what I could personally carry in my backpack. The computer in the radio room at University hospital New Orleans which I owned had not been operating since Tuesday when our generator got flooded and we switched to battery power and small generators powering essential systems and charging batteries. The generator which charged my large batteries, and an octopus of connections to batteries for portable radios, cell phones, etc also fed the refrigerator used by pharmacy in its new temporary location across the hall from us as their primary location in the basement was now completely inundated with flood water. It's our last few hours at the hospital, and I know that it isn't going to matter if we charge up all those batteries. I unplugged my two battery chargers for my portable ham rigs, stowed them in our backpacks, then disconnected another plug bar full of cell phones charging. Everybody who had a phone charging there was going to come and get it soon anyway. Then I disconnected the big 12 volt gel cell which I was charging, it wasn't going to be needed again. Neither was the other medusa-like nest of connectors to portable radio batteries for security that I tended, so it got disconnected too. Having provided some breathing room for the generator it was time to plug in my trusty Pentium 133 machine running dos 6.22 and my braille embosser, because I had a backup plan. You'll note earlier in this series I stated that I was reminded of the importance of off site backups during Katrina. Well, one thing I hadn't overlooked was my big dump of a database to a flat text file which contained my list of contacts, personal, lots of ham radio folks, family and friends, and most of my business contacts. It was there because I did a lot of work in that radio room even before the storm, and I wanted that information ready to hand there, so I can't brag about having any foresight in that regard. I had about 300 sheets of heavy paper suitable for braille embossing, tractor fed stuff of course. So, I fed the embosser, fired up the computer, and started the print job from hell going. Mister embosser does 20 characters per second. It banged away for quite awhile, and I ended up with this big pile of fanfold on the floor behind the printer. Rip from the printer, let it fold naturally, shove it in a backpack. You see, I didn't know if I'd ever see that computer again. I didn't know anything at all about the situation at my home in Slidell, Louisiana. Was it still standing? Had the trees fallen around and on it destroying everything within? Had water inundated it? I had no information. I'd asked a couple of hams I heard working on that side of the lake to find out for me, but nobody had gotten back to me yet with any information. I could only go on the assumption that my home was flooded or destroyed, and I'd have no access to the data on my machines at home. I figured that just dumping it to a floppy disk might help, *if I could find another computer eventually, but, wherever I went, there would be phones. I could always use those phone numbers and addresses. If the worst happened and I lost every computer I owned I could always transcribe this information from hardcopy into another database or even a flat text file when I again acquired one, but the paper backup, though expensive and heavier than that .floppy was going to be of potentially much more use. The future was quite uncertain, and I was already thinking about getting myself a nice strong highball instead of Mr. Morrison's beer, and it wasn't even noon yet. But, I knew what I needed to do, and had already thought about it earlier that week. When evacuation was imminent I had a plan, and was ready to implement it. That plan made access to the data its number one priority. Storing that data digitally sure would have been easier on my back, but accessible was paramount. The more important the data we're backing up, the more important it is that we think about a lot more than just the software we use to store it, and the media we choose to hold it. That braille printer was supposed to be moving home soon, but since it was at that hospital I made my contingency plan early in the week, and as soon as I knew that I could get some generator capacity without really robbing the overall operation I implemented it, and you have to admit, hardcopy is as old school as it gets. That hardcopy is good stuff, readable anywhere, but all those papers, photo albums and the like are sure bulky. Picture your kids or grandkids going through your stuff after you're gone, trying to figure out what to keep, what to feed the dumpster. A lot of stuff that might be interesting or useful in the future might find its way to that dumpster. This is where our new digital world can really give us a boost, if we can just get past the big question of reliability and the other thorny issue of obscelescence. But, don't forget that paper altogether. You might still need it. Be sure to capture that important information as hardcopy every once in awhile, and implement a strategy which plans for printing out a new copy every so often when performing backups. One thing I've learned in this process is to indicate the date on these printouts so I know which version I've got, and can easily ascertain which ones can be discarded. After all, I've contact lists, radio frequency lists, all sorts of good info. More next time. FIDOGAZETTE Vol 5 No 12 Page 3 August 15 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================= F O O D: F O R T H O U G H T ================================================================= -=-=-=-=-=- 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. Roasted Chickpeas 1 15-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 teaspoon dried marjoram 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice 1/4 teaspoon salt Place rack in upper third of oven; preheat to 450°F. Blot chickpeas dry and toss in a bowl with oil, cumin, marjoram, allspice and salt. Spread on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake, stirring once or twice, until browned and crunchy, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet for 15 minutes. Cover and store at room temperature for up to 2 days. FIDOGAZETTE Vol 5 No 12 Page 4 August 15 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================= B B S S O F T W A R E L I S T ================================================================= BBS Software List Updated 29 July 2011 Maintained by ? 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. .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. |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.net229.org/dbridge.htm 1:1/130 Nick Andre |I | v3.62 on June 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 sysop@kd5col.info. FIDOGAZETTE Vol 5 No 12 Page 5 August 15 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================= B B S L I S T I N G S ================================================================= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= !!! 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 Software.....Synchronet 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.......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.......Shenk's Express FidoAddress..1:275/100 Phone........757-233-9860 Software.....SBBS OS...........WIN XP C/B Verify...None Access.......First Call access Telnet.......shenks.synchro.net This site is the coordinator for Battlenet, a large BRE league with 7 BRE games. Also hosting 2 FE league games. System.......Time Warp of the Future BBS FidoAddress..1:340/400 Phone........none Software.....sbbs 3.15b (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. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FIDOGAZETTE Vol 5 No 12 Page 6 August 15 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- INFO: Fidogazette is published by Janis Kracht, Editor, with the help of Richard Webb 1:116/901 (Old School ToolBox). If you have an idea for a column or a series of articles, please contact me :) New! 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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! FIDOGAZETTE Vol 5 No 12 Page 7 August 15 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Published with MakeNews by Janis Kracht