      F I D O N E W S         Volume 18, Number 28             09 Jul 2001 
     +--------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
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     |(________)        (jm)    |                    -- JOSEPH PULITZER   |
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         Copyright 2001 by Frank L. Vest, Editor for Fidonews Globally.


                        Table of Contents
     1. FOOD FOR THOUGHT  .........................................  1
     2. GENERAL ARTICLES  .........................................  2
        To IONet or Not to IONet, That is a Question?  ............  2
     3. OL'WDB'S COLUMN  ..........................................  3
        Parachute  ................................................  3
     4. QUESTION OF THE WEEK  .....................................  5
        Internet Only Nodes - How?  ...............................  5
     5. COMIX IN ASCII  ...........................................  6
        While Strooling through Fidonet One day  ..................  6
     6. RECIPES  ..................................................  7
        Dill/Lemon Chicken Casserole or Appetizers  ...............  7
     7. POET'S CORNER  ............................................  8
        Sea Fever  ................................................  8
     8. CLEAN HUMOR & JOKES  ......................................  9
        Good Cook  ................................................  9
     9. FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING  ................................. 10
        Fidonet Software listing  ................................. 10
     10. FIDONET BY INTERNET  ..................................... 14
        Fidonet-related sites  .................................... 14
     11. FIDONEWS INFORMATION  .................................... 20
        How to Submit an Article  ................................. 20
        Credits, Legal Infomation, Availability  .................. 21
        Nodelist Stats  ........................................... 22
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                             FOOD FOR THOUGHT
     =================================================================

     On any device protected by a fast acting fuse, the device will protect
     the fuse by blowing first....

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     =================================================================
                             GENERAL ARTICLES
     =================================================================

                 To IONet or Not to IONet, That is a Question?
                                 By Frank Vest
                                   1:124/6308
                                 flv@texoma.net


      "Discussion" (term used loosely) was started in the Z1C Echo by the
     Z1C. The idea was to possibly start a Internet Only Net outside of all
     the Regions in Zone1. This Net would offer help to IONs and offer Node
     listings to those that wanted to be in that Net. Of course, if a Node
     didn't want to be in that Net, they could be listed in another Net.
     Nothing forced, only offered.

      The response has been varied from "Why are we still discussing this
     non-issue?" to concerns about other Nets and Regions that are already
     offering IONodes a place to be listed.

      Some points of note have been both positive and negative as follows:

     The new IONet would offer a help system to assist those who join that
     Net, or Fidonet in general, in finding what they need and, I would
     assume, help for new prospects in setups and such.

     The IONet would be closer to the top of the Z1 Nodelist and be easier
     for prospects to find.

     An IONet could segregate ION's from the rest of Fidonet due their
     ability to connect and other issues of software.

     Instead of an IONet, list some sources on help on specific topics in
     the ZIN section of the Nodelist. Ask for volunteers to be listed as
     was, I believe, done in years past with software authors and such.
     They could have a separate listing as a "Help Node" or "Contact Node"
     as well as being listed in their own Net/Region.


      The main thought in this seemed to be to catch any prospective new
     Nodes that might `fall through the cracks", as it were, in finding
     help or information about joining Fidonet and offer a place for them
     if desired or if they could not find a Net that could support them.

      This discussion was in the Z1C Echo and, I presume, can still be
     discussed there if you have access.

      Please see the "Question of the Week" and feel free to submit your
     article on this.


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                              OL'WDB'S COLUMN
     =================================================================

                                   Parachute
                                     Ol'WDB
                       (received from an Internet friend)

     Charles Plumb, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, was a jet pilot in
     Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a
     surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy
     hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese
     prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned
     from that experience.

     One day, when Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant, a man
     at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You flew jet
     fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk, You were
     shot down!"

     "How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb.

     "I packed your parachute," the man replied.

     Plumb gasped in surprise and gratitude. The man pumped his hand and
     said, "I guess it worked!"

     Plumb assured him, "It sure did, If your chute hadn't worked, I
     wouldn't be here today."

     Plumb couldn't sleep that night, thinking about that man. Plumb says,
     "I kept wondering what he might have looked like in a Navy uniform: a
     white hat, a bib in the back, and bell-bottom trousers. I wonder how
     many times I might have seen him and not even said "Good morning, How
     are you?" or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he
     was just a sailor.

     Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent on a long wooden
     table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shroud lines
     and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands each time
     the fate of someone he didn't know.

     Now, Plumb asks his audience, "Who's packing your parachute?"

     Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through
     the day. Plumb also points out that he needed many kinds of parachutes
     when his plane was shot down over enemy territory - - - - - - - he
     needed his physical parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional
     parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these
     supports before reaching safety.

     Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is
     really important. We may fail to say hello, please, or thank you,
     congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them,
     give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason.

     FIDONEWS 18-28               Page 4                    9 Jul 2001


     As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize people
     who pack your parachute.

     I am sending you this as my way of thanking you for your part in
     packing my parachute !!! You will never know how much you really mean
     to me.

     And I hope you will send it on to those who have helped pack yours!

     Have a great day!
     My Love and gratitude Always,
     Ol'wdb

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                           QUESTION OF THE WEEK
     =================================================================

                           Internet Only Nodes - How?
                                From Frank Vest


     How do Zones, Regions and/or Nets in Fidonet handle Internet Only
     Nodes?

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     =================================================================
                              COMIX IN ASCII
     =================================================================

                    While Strooling through Fidonet One day.


         _--_     _--_    _--_     _--_
        (    )~~~(    )  (    )~~~(    )
         \           /    \           /
          (  ' _ `  )      (  ' _ `  )
           \       /        \       /
         .__( `-' )          ( `-' )
        / !  `---' \      _--'`---_
       /  \         !    /         \___
      !   /\        )   /   /       !  \
      !   !_\       ). (   <        !__/
       \    \       ! \ \   \      /\
        \___/   )  /__/  \--/   \ /  \  ._
          \    /   !       `.    )-   \/  )
          /   !   /         !   !  `.    /
         !   /__ /___       /  /__   \__/
         (______)____)     (______)


         _--_     _--_     _--_     _--_
        (    )~~~(    )   (    )~~~(    )
         \           /     \           /
          (  ' _ `  )       (  ' _ `  )
           \       /         \       /
            ( `-' )        .__( `-' )  ___
           .--`---'\       /   /`---'`-'   \
          /        _>\    /   /          ._/   __
         /  /-___-'   ) /'   /.-----\___/     /  )
        /'  (        _/  \___//          `----'   !
        \___/`------' )       \            ______/
            \      `<         `--_____----'
          ___>-_     \   /-\    \    /
         /      `-_   `-/  /    !   !
        (  \---__/ `-_    /     /  /__
         \__)         `-_/     (______)



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     =================================================================
                                  RECIPES
     =================================================================

                   Dill/Lemon Chicken Casserole or Appetizers
                              wdbonner@pacbell.net

     This recipe is one of the best dinner or party appetizers that I have
     ever had. The first time I tried these, I hounded my wife until she
     gave me the recipe for my Fido friends.

     Ingredients:

      2 cups cooked chicken breast, diced
      2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
      2 cups mayonnaise
      1 red sweet bell pepper, diced
      2 garlic cloves, minced
      5 Tbsp. dill seed or dill powder
      (I prefer powder),(use juice of one lemon in mix).
      2 cups fresh broccoli flowerets,
      1 tsp. salt
      1 tsp. pepper
      3 cans of large crescent rolls dough

      Directions:

      Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

      Gently mix together the chicken, cheese, mayonnaise, red pepper,
      garlic, dill, broccoli, and salt and pepper.

      For casserole:
      Place crescent dough triangles flat in bottom and sides of a
      greased-floured Pyrex dish. Pour mixed ingredients into the crescent
      dough lined dish, and cover top with finely grated fresh lemon zest,
      then cover with crescent dough.

      Pinch edges of dough together to seal in the flavors. Brush with
      beaten egg. Sprinkle with more dill. Bake ten to twelve minutes until
      golden brown at 375 degrees.

      ---OR---

      Take the crescent roll dough triangles out of the packages and place
      a spoonful of the mixture in the center of each individual triangle
      piece of dough. Fold the corners up into the middle and crimp to
      seal. Brush the outside with a beaten egg and sprinkle with more dill
      and lemon zest.

      Place on a cooking sheet and bake in the oven for approximately 12
      minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to sit
      for 10 minutes before serving. The filling will be hot!

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     FIDONEWS 18-28               Page 8                    9 Jul 2001


     =================================================================
                               POET'S CORNER
     =================================================================


                              SEA FEVER
                          by John Masefield
     I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
     And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;
     And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sails shaking,
     And a gray mist on the sea's face, and a gray dawn breaking.

     I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
     Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied.;
     And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
     And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

     I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
     To the gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted
     knife;
     And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
     And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

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                            CLEAN HUMOR & JOKES
     =================================================================

                                   Good Cook

     The Sunday School Teacher asks, "Now, Johnny, tell me frankly, do you
     say prayers before eating?" "No sir,"  Little Johnny replies, "I don't
     have to, my mom is a real good cook!"

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     FIDONEWS 18-28               Page 10                   9 Jul 2001


     =================================================================
                         FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
     =================================================================


     This list is up for adoption. If you are interested in producing,
     updating and submitting this list for publication, contact the Editor.


     The format of this list is currently;

     Name
     Internet address (if available)
     Fido style address (if available)

      This list is in no way complete. Additions and updates are welcome;
     mail to; flv@texoma.net

     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
                                  BBS Software
     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
     Buffalo Creek Software - Spitfire BBs
     http://www.angelfire.com/ia/buffalo/index.html

     The Elevator Software Productions Web Page
     http://www.elebbs.com/

     Hermes II Project (Mac)
     http://www.hermesii.org/

     MBSE BBS for Linux
     http://freezer-burn.org/mbse/

     The Official Mystic BBs Web Page
     http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/9426/index.html

     RemoteAcces BBs Software World Wide Sales and Support Site
     http://www.rapro.com/

     Renegade BBs Software
     http://www.egate.net/renegade/

     Through a Looking Glass Mirror Telegard Support
     http://www.telegard.net/

     The Maximus Home page
     http://oeonline.com/~garyg/maximus/

     BBBS Home Page
     http://www.bbbs.net/

     Synchronet BBS
     http://www.synchro.net

     Nexus Bulletin Board System
     http://www.nexusbbs.net/
     FIDONEWS 18-28               Page 11                   9 Jul 2001


     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
                                 Door Software
     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
     Shinning Star BBs Doors by Nannette Thacker
     http://www.shiningstar.net/bbsdoors/

     Jibben Software
     http://www.jibbensoftware.com/

     Sunrise Door Software
     http://www.sunrisedoors.com/

     Vagabond Software
     http://vagabond.virtualave.net/

     Legend Of The Red Dragon Reborn (L.O.R.D.)
     http://lord.darktech.org/

     Trade Wars Door Game
     http://www.eisonline.com/tradewars/

     JNS Software Door Games by Rusty Johnson
     http://www.geocities.com/jnssoftware/

     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
                                  Mail Tossers
     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
     FMail Support
     http://fmail.nl.eu.org/

     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
                                Mailer Software
     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
     Definite Solutions - FrontDoor, FrontDoor APX, Mailer/Point Software
     http://www.defsol.se/

     BeeMail Home Page
     http://www.bise.tzo.com/beemail/

     BinkleyTerm XE Frontend Mailer Software
     http://btxe.sourceforge.net/

     Santronics Software Inc.
     http://www.santronics.com/

     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
                         Fidonet via Internet Software
     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
     Internet Rex (Internet mail software)
      http://plaza.v-wave.com/InternetRex/

     Argus
     http://www.ritlabs.com/argus/

     Bink D
     http://2f.ru/binkd/
     FIDONEWS 18-28               Page 12                   9 Jul 2001


     Fidonet to Internet Mailer
     http://www.terminate.com/fido2int.htm

     TransX
     http://www.multiboard.com/software/transx.html

     Fidogate
     http://www.fidogate.org/

     Tmail (Russian /w English DL)
     http://www.tmail.spb.ru

     TransNet
     http://www.ressl.com.ar/transnet/

     Watergate
     http://www2.sbbs.se/hp/ramon/

     GiGo Software
     http://www.gigo.com/

     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
                                 Point Software
     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
     Definite Solutions FrontDoor APX
     http://www.defsol.se/

     JetSys - Home of JetMail, JetStat and other Atari Fidonet utilities
     http://www.jetsys.de/

     APoint
     http://www.apoint.websale.net/index.htm

     CrossPoint
     http://www.crosspoint.de

     WinPoint95
     http://www.schenksmir.de/wp/english

     The OpenXP CrossPoint Projekt
     http://www.happyarts.de/xp

     Terminate Terminal
     http://www.terminate.com

     PPoint-FTS compatible E-Mail System
     http://www.alcuf.ca/ppoint.htm

     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
                      Other Software, Utillities and such
     -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
     F-Prot Anti-Virus Home Page
     http://www.complex.is/cgi-bin/home_pager

     BGFAX Home Page
     http://blkbox.com/~bgfax/
     FIDONEWS 18-28               Page 13                   9 Jul 2001


     SIO, Vmodem for OS/2
     http://www.gwinn.com

     NetModem for Windows
     http://www.allensoftware.com

     Com/IP
     <http://pcmicro.com/comip

     Husky - Portable Fido Software
     http://husky.physcip.uni-stuttgart.de/

     cFos Fossil driver
     http://www.cfos.com/index_e.htm

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                            FIDONET BY INTERNET
     =================================================================


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       Region 19:  http://bise.tzo.com/r19
     FIDONEWS 18-28               Page 15                   9 Jul 2001


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                          Fidonet Via Internet Hubs


     a @ preceding an individual's name implies a virtual email
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     firstname.lastname@osirusoft.com will automatically route to the
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     FIDONEWS 18-28               Page 16                   9 Jul 2001


     also receive routed notice of this feature.

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                | email address or
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       10/3     @ Brenda Donovan    | FTP,UUE,BinkP  | 384K,30| n/c
       10/345   @ Todd Cochrane     | FTP,BinkP,VMOT | T1,!  | n/c
       18/500   @ Ross Cassell      | FTP, BinkP     |128K+,!| n/c
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      229/622   | Dave Hamilton     | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      249/116   | Carl Austin Bennett | FTP, UUE    |ADSL,60 | n/c
      250/98    | Darin McBride     | BinkP FTP TX   | ???   | n/c
      250/99    | Brent McLaren     | FTP BinkP      | ???   | n/c
      250/102   | Darin McBride     | BinkP FTP      | ???   | n/c
      267/169   | Philip Lozier     | FTP TX         | ???   | n/c
      261/1380  | Joe Davis         | UUE TX         | ???   | n/c
      280/169   | Brian Greenstreet | FTP            | 33.6  | $2mo.
      297/11    | Michael McCabe    | TX             | ???   | n/c
      323/120   | Craig Healy       | VMoT FTP       | ???   | n/c
      342/3     @ Richard Dodsworth | BinkP,FTP      | 128K+ | n/c
      360/5     | Bennie Hutto      | FTP VMoT       | aDSL  | n/c
      395/670   | Arthur Stark      | BinkD,FTP      | CABLE | n/c
      379/1     @ Dale Ross         | FTP, BinkP,UUE | 256K+,! n/c
      379/1200  | Chris Cranford    | BinkP FTP TX   | ???   | n/c
      393/9005  | Steve Quarrella  |BinkP TX UUE VMoT| ???   | n/c
      395/670   | Arthur Stark      | BinkP VMoT FTP | ???   | n/c
      396/45    | Marc Lewis        | UUE            | 33.6  | $26/yr
      396/48    | Ben Ritchey       | UUE:BFDS?      | 33.6k | n/c
     2320/38    | Janis Kracht      | BinkP FTP      | ???   | n/c
     2410/400   | Gary Gilmore      | FTP BinkP      | 384K,60| n/c
     2410/213   | Kevin Bentz       | FTP, BinkP, UUE| Cable | n/c
     2604/104   @ Jim Mclaughlin    | FTP,VMoT,UUE   | 33.6  | $1mo
     2624/306   | David Calafrancesco  | VMoT        | 33.6  | n/c
     FIDONEWS 18-28               Page 17                   9 Jul 2001


     3613/1275  | @ jyates@bsdi.ldl.net | UUE,FTP    | 28.8  | n/c
     3407/4     | Robert Todd    |FTP,VMoT,UUE,BinkP | 57.6k | n/c
     3632/84    | Robert Todd    |FTP,VMoT,UUE,BinkP | 57.6k | n/c
     3651/9     @ Jerry Gause       | FTP,VMoT       | 33.6  | $3/$6
     3830/5     | Jeff Schrunk      |BinkP FTP TX UUE| ???   | n/c
     --------------------------------------------------------------
     Zone 2     |
       20/11    | Henrik Lindhe     | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
       22/222   | Kim Heino         | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
       28/1     | Lody Caenen       | BinkP FTP      | ???   | n/c
       31/1     | Gabriel Plutzar   | BinkP          | T1+   | n/c
       37/37    | Gabor Z. Papp     | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
       47/999   | Andrej Kirejev    | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
      201/329   | Mats Wallin       | VMoT TX        | ???   | n/c
      201/505   | Goran Eriksson    | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      203/600   | Mikael Karlsson   | UUE            | 64k   | n/c
      211/37    | Torbjorn Mohn     | BN IFCICO      | ???   | n/c
      221/360   @ Tommi Koivula     | BinkP,UUE      | ???   | n/c
      236/205   @ Michael Kaaber    | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      240/6298  | Steve Tell        | BinkP UUE      | ???   | n/c
      246/2098  | Volker Imre       | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      252/110   | David Rance       | UUE            | ???   | n/c
      255/90    | Simon Avery       | UUE            | ???   | n/c
      263/950   | Sean Rima         | TX UUE         | ???   | n/c
      280/1027  | Lukas de Groen    | BinkP FTP      | ???   | n/c
      280/1601  @ Jeroen VanDeLeur  | FTP,UUE        | 64k   | n/c
      280/4312  | Jos Huijnen   | BinkP ifcico UUE TX| ???   | n/c
      280/5003  | Kees van Eeten    | BinkP ifcico   | ???   | n/c
      292/620   | Eddy Missoul      | VMoT, UUE,BinkP| 64k   | n/c
      292/624   | Steven Leeman     | UUE            | 64k   | n/c
      292/854   | Ward Dossche      | BinkP UUE TX   | ???   | n/c
      292/907   | Bart Verhaeghe    | BinkP,VMoT,UUE | 64K   | n/c
      292/2003  | Eric Vaneberck    | BinkP          | 768k  | n/c
      301/1     | Peter Witschi     | BinkP          | 768k  | n/c
      332/807   | Roberto Mascolo   | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      333/0     | M Gianformaggio   | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      335/534   @ Mario Mure        | BinkP,VMot,UUE | 64k   | n/c
      335/610   | Gino Lucrezi      | UUE            | 33.6  | n/c
      341/14    | Rafael Suarez     | BinkP VMoT     | ???   | n/c
      344/201   | Julio Garcia      | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      346/3     @ Carlos Navarro    | UUE            | ???   | n/c
      382/100   | Sinisa Burina     | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
      400/555   | Ofir Michaeli     | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
      400/557   | Marius Kaizerman  | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
      400/558   | Vlad Hrusca       | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
      406/555   | Ofir Michaeli &   | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      406/555   | Marius Kaizerman  | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      423/81    | Milos Bajer       | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      461/256   | Andrew Rutkas     | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
      461/640   | Alex Semenyaka    |BinkP ifcico UUE| ???   | n/c
      465/204   | Va Milushnikov    | BinkP          | 33.6k | n/c
      469/84    | Max Masyutin      | VMoT           | 256k  | n/c
      469/128   | Oleg Vasenyoff    | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
      480/112   | Adam Sarapata| FTP, VMoT, UUE,BinkP| 128k  | n/c
      550/4077  | Serguei Trouchelle| UUE            | ----- | n/c
     2410/201   | Karsten Ebeling   | BinkP UUE      | ???   | n/c
     FIDONEWS 18-28               Page 18                   9 Jul 2001


     2411/413   @ Dennis Dittrich   | UUE,BinkP      | 64k   | n/c
     2432/200   | Sven Dueker       | BinkP TX UUE   | ???   | n/c
     2446/301   @ Lothar Behet  | BinkP,VMoT,UUE,FTP | 64K   | n/c
     2474/275   | Christian Emig    | UUE            | 64k   | unkn
     2487/3000  | Steffen Gross     | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5002/5002  | Victor Belyakov   | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5014/4     | Alex Bagmanov     | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
     5020/52    | Peter Didenko     | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5020/54    | Serge Wizgounoff  | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
     5020/69    | B Chernivetsky    | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5020/238    | Sergey Gubanov   | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5030/115   | Andrey Podkolzin  | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5030/1251  | K Stepanekov      | UUE            | ???   | n/c
     5100/8     | Egons Bush        | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5020/1159  | Gennady Kudryashoff | UUE          | 33.6  | n/c
     5049/12    | Amir Shabashvili  | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5054/3     | Andrew Popov      | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5080/80    | Eugene Zorin      | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
     5083/21    | Alexander Uskov   | BinkP,ifcico   | ???   | n/c
     5090/2     | Andrew Titov      | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     5100/8     | Egons Bush        | BinkP          | ???   | n/c
     --------------------------------------------------------------
     Zone 3
      633/260   @ Malcolm Miles     | FTP,BinkP      | 64K   | n/c
      640/954   | Rick Van Ruth     | FTP,VMot,UUE,BinkP| 56K| n/c
      712/311   | Bob James         | TX             | ???   | n/c
      774/605   @ Barry Blackford|BinkP,VMoT:10023,ifcico,FTP |33.6| n/c
     --------------------------------------------------------------
     Zone 4
      801/161   @ Renato Zambon     | UUE            | 33.6  |n/c
      902/18    | Javier Tejedor    | UUE            | 33,6  | n/c
      905/100   | Fabian Gervan     | VMoT,UUE,BinkP | 128k  | n/c
     --------------------------------------------------------------
     Zone 6
        65/3000      | Lawrence Fan      | UUE            | 33600 | free
        653/1009     | Maorong Chen      | UUE            | ???   | free
        654/0        | Bin Li            | UUE,BinkP      | 33600 | free
        654/1501     | Lawrence Fan      | UUE,BinkP      | 28800 | free


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                                 Nodelist Stats

      INPUT NODELIST FILE      : NODELIST.187
      File has a Date Stamp of :  7/6/2001
      File Size (uncompressed) :   1235.87 KBytes.

      The Input Nodelist file  has 11417 Nodes in it
      and a total of  14535 non-comment entries.

      The list has     6 Zones listed.
                      66 Region Coordinators listed.
                     504 Network Hosts listed.
                     790 Hubs listed.
                     405 DOWN Nodes listed.
                     800 PRIVATE Nodes listed.
                     547 HOLD Nodes listed.

      Administrative overhead = 1366 ( 11.96 %)
      PRIVATE NODES overhead  = 800 (  7.01 %)

      Baud Rate Summary (or, BPS, for the die-hard technocrats):
     FIDONEWS 18-28               Page 23                   9 Jul 2001


                  9600 =   9781 (  85.67 %)
                        (HST's =  216 or   2.21 % of the 9600 baud modems.)
                        (CSP's =    2 or   0.02 % of the 9600 baud modems.)
                        (PEP's =   17 or   0.17 % "        "    "     "   )
                        (MAX's =    0 or   0.00 % "        "    "     "   )
                        (HAY's =    3 or   0.03 % "        "    "     "   )
                        (V32's = 5528 or  56.52 % "        "    "     "   )
                        (V32B's =  708 or   7.24 % "       "    "     "   )
                        (V42's = 5164 or  52.80 % "        "    "     "   )
                        (V42B's =  760 or   7.77 % "       "    "     "   )
                  2400 =    117 (  1.02 %)
                  1200 =      8 (  0.07 %)
                   300 =    540 (  4.73 %)

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      F_Req Flag      Applicable Software     Number of Systems
     ----------------------------------------------------------
      XA              Frontdoor <1.99b             4591
                      Frontdoor  2.02+
                      Dutchie 2.90c
                      Binkleyterm >2.1
                      D'Bridge <1.3
                      TIMS
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      XB              Binkleyterm 2.0                12
                      Dutchie 2.90b
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      XC              Opus 1.1                       13
     --------------------------------------
      XP              Seadog                          6
     --------------------------------------
      XR              Opus 1.03                      75
     --------------------------------------
      XW              Fido >12M                     416
                      Tabby
     --------------------------------------
      XX              D'Bridge 1.30               4780
                      Frontdoor 1.99b,2.01
     --------------------------------------

      CrashMail capable =   4296 ( 37.63 %)
      MailOnly Nodes    =   5798 ( 50.78 %)
      Listed-Only Nodes =    854 (  7.48 %)

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