======================================================================= T h e F i d o G a z e t t e! Volume V Number XVIII November 15, 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 Regional News: New NC in Net 261.........................3 XXX Sites Hit Domain Registrars Is ICANN Running The 'New Protection Racket' of 2011?....4 Old School ToolBox.......................................5 Cooking: Even SysOps Have to Eat.........................6 BBS SoftWare List........................................7 FidoGazette BBSList......................................8 Info (How to Submit an Article)..........................9 FIDOGAZETTE Vol 5 No 18 Page 1 November 15th, 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================= E D I T O R I A L ================================================================= Richard continues his Toolbox series with a further look at Group mail. An interesting idea which could have benefits for Fidonet. A look also in this issue at the new "WWW" domains.. Something we need, or not?? FIDOGAZETTE Vol 5 No 18 Page 2 November 15th, 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================= R E G I O N A L N E W S ================================================================= New NC for Net 261 Michael Luko, 1:13/0 I hereby appoint Mark Hofmann as Net Coordinator for Net 261. Mark, thanks for stepping up to the plate. I now relieve myself as the Temp NC for Net 261 and pass the job off to Mark. Michael Luko Region 13 Coordinator FIDOGAZETTE Vol 5 No 18 Page 3 November 15th, 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================= C O L U M N S ================================================================= XXX Sites Hit Domain Registrars - Is ICANN Running The 'New Protection Racket' of 2011? By Janis Kracht, 1:261/38, janis@filegate.net I'm sure you remember the protection rackets of old.. Some toughs visit the local mom and pop shop, and tell the owners, "Look, this is a bad neighborhood.. If you don't purchase our protection service, your store will surely fall victim to thievery, and worse." Well, how insane is it that in this day and age we are confronted by the same type threats.. but not by thugs, but by a respected internet service, ICANN, when they decided to introduce the .WWW domains. According to a suit filed in Federal and California courts, ICANN and ICM's offering was simply a money making opportunity - and the only thing companies get for paying these high fees (around $150.00 on average) is protection from the potential harm created due to ICANN and ICM’s own actions. Here's one take on ICANN's www site offerings: http://tinyurl.com/7rs4sgz "ICANN gave the .xxx domain its official approval earlier this year. The organization also put ICM in charge of managing the domain and working with 50 registrars around the world to ensure they're offering the sites to prospective buyers." How nice of ICANN.. (not!) As a number others have stated, I can't help but view all this as a modern-day 1920's style protection racket, fostered by ICANN ... What would a company do say, like IBM if IBM dot WWW suddenly appears on the web? IBM would have to make sure it bought out the original registrar, I'd think.. most likely for a hefty sum. And it's not like ICANN and the ICM registry didn't think of all of this from the start.. even my own silly domain at filegate.net, which I purchased from NetWork Solutions, has offered me the "protection" of registering filegate.XXX .. eh, you know.. just in case. Think of how many victims there could be in this entire situation.. sickening! No, we don't need this..The only thing supporting these www domain extensions does is to force various businesses to register their own www site to preclude others from doing so.. FIDOGAZETTE Vol 5 No 18 Page 4 November 15th, 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Old School Toolbox By Richard Webb, 1:116/901 More about group For those more interested in this topic a good start is Jack Decker's tutorial on adding group to a binkleyterm confmail system, published in Fidonews volume 6 issue 8. Confmail is one of those products no longer seen in Fidonet, but a lot of the information contained in that article is germane to using groupmail with your echomail processor of choice in a binkley style environment. There are still some assumptions made then which may not be valid now however. One of the most problematic is that you won't run with a bad messages area. Many of us who use processes associated with areafix that automatically link and unlink echoes are not able to kill off our bad messages areas, because our processes later toss messages from the bad area to the appropriate echomail area if received from an uplink given permission to create new areas. However, since you probably would unpack echomail and netmail archives before processing groups then those messages would end up in your bad area, instead of in your netmail area where group would find them. When giving further study to Jack's discussion of the topic I find that the best approach may be to have a look at group and its operation with an eye toward a total rewrite which would resolve some of the biggest gotchas I've discussed in this and previous articles. One fix would be to point the group processor at the bad messages area, which would probably necessitate using *.msg format for your bad area. Is it worth the effort? In my opinion it is. Note our editor's discussion recently of some of the leading lights in Fidonet development who are active on facebook and their discussion of adding such capabilities as message threading, offline reader capability and all this other stuff we take for granted here in Fidonet. Adding a modern group capability would give these folks just what they seek, no seen-by lines needed, and none of the drawbacks as seen from a forum moderator's point of view that are inherent in echomail. In other words, filter that twit before the flame war starts, and not after it's a full blown conflagration and you have to do the dreaded feed cut shuffle. For those web forum users who don't like the interface, web forum moderators could steer those users to systems offering telnet, web or even nntp access to their forum. They get the "we don't do java" and "we want our threading and offline capability" users they want, Fido gets valuable forums. So, if you're looking for a coding project that would offer some real potential to Fidonet, and you're looking for a challenge have a look at Jack Decker's articles pointed to above in the Fidonews, find somebody who has group from system enhancement associates still in their file base, download it, and have a look. I'd be willing to bet money that the thing isn't y2k friendly either. Again let's look at some of the things I've discussed previously that really need an update. First and foremost, nobody uses arc as their archiver of choice these days, and if they do, chances are good they've got pkpak. Group was hard coded to use the SEA product, of course. Few know what a config.dog is either, sure, it's just a text file, but that might need to be changed. For some folks such as myself there is no areas.bbs either. Squish which I use doesn't require one. It will read it if your bbs package of choice uses it, but Maximus uses msgarea.ctl, and the formats are quite different. The other stumbling block for binkd systems is no file update request mechanism, but with binkd's mailbox subdirectory system this can easily be worked around with a bit of batch or other scripting magic. When your link gets his mail that group bundle for a given area is nuked after the session, as you get more group bundles in new bundles are created for downlinks, and placed in his mailbox, or pointers to them in the usual way. Again, if you're looking for a challenge, grab an archive of groupmail, (be sure you've got the product created by System Enhancement Associates) and read Jack Decker's fidonews article referenced above, then start hacking. You never know, you might just provide a real spark of life for ol' Fido here. Fidonet groupmail specs can be found by referencing Fidonet's technical standards from the old days: fsc-0036, often available as FSC-0036.ZIP, by Dale Lovell. FIDOGAZETTE Vol 5 No 18 Page 5 November 15th, 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. ===Home-Made Poultry Seasoning=== 1/2 cup of dried parsley 1/2 cup dried rubbed sage 1/4 cup dried thyme 2 tablespoons dried sweet marjoram 2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper Mix well. Store in an airtight glass jar in a cool, dark place. === What if I want to use fresh herbs instead of dried and don't wish to store the unused portion? Dried herbs (when not stored for a long time) are more potent and concentrated than fresh. If you substitute fresh herbs for the dried ones above, you can use about three times as much fresh herb as dried. In general then you can figure a 1 to 3 ratio. FIDOGAZETTE Vol 5 No 18 Page 6 November 15th, 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================= B B S S O F T W A R E L I S T ================================================================= ================================================================= FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ================================================================= BBS Software List Updated 04 October 2011 Maintained by Andrew Leary (1:320/119) 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 | v3.64 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.GPL on Mar 8 2008 | | v1.64.0.17 (Beta) on Sep 27 2011 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 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 1:320/119. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDOGAZETTE Vol 5 No 18 Page 7 November 15th, 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.......Outpost BBS FidoAddress..1:18/200 Software.....ProBoard OS...........OS/2 C/B Verify...None Access.......A guest accoount is available if you just want to look around (no message posting). Full access requires registration and validation. Telnet.......outpost.slyip.net WWW:.........http://kd5col.info Web-based (full capability) BBS access is available on website via fTelnet. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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.......The Positronium Repository FidoAddress..1:393/68 Phone........337-984-4794 Software.....POTS: WildCat + Telnet: Synchronet OS...........Windows XP C/B Verify...None Access.......First Call access to most of BBS upon finishing new user questionnaire Telnet.......cmech.dynip.com www:.........http://cmech.dynip.com Access to live File Areas only, over 37,000 files at 13GB in library ;-) Home for BFDS, APOD (BBS is Filebase.BBS) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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 18 Page 8 November 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! FIDOGAZETTE Vol 5 No 18 Page 9 November 15th, 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Published with MakeNews2 by Janis Kracht