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- C H O O S I N G A N O D E
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- Z .... List the Zones currently available
- N .... List the Nets in the current Zone
- F .... List the FidoNet Nodes in the current Net
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- x/x .. Choose a Net AND Node Together (Preferred Method)
- x/ ... Choose a Net in the current Zone
- x .... Choose a Node in the current Net
- or Choose a Net in the current Zone, when prompted
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- * Enter "Z?" for help with Zones
- * Enter "N?" for help with Nets
- * Enter "F?" for help with FidoNet Nodes
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- .
- * And so on for all the commands you see in the menu.
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- (Don't enter the quotes, just the command letter
- and the questionmark.)
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- FidoNet addresses are "nested", i.e., -
- Zones contain Nets
- and
- Nets contain Nodes.
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- You can choose FidoNet nodes either by picking Zones, Nets andì
- Nodes from the lists, or directly, as shown below.
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- A FidoNet address can be entered directly as either a pair ofì
- numbers (125/111) or as a single number (230).
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- Two numbers separated by a "/" (125/111) identifies FidoNet Nodeì
- 111 in Net 125; a single number (230) indentifies FidoNet Nodeì
- 230 in your Net.
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- Using direct FidoNet addresses enables you to send the same ì
- message to as many FidoNet Nodes as will fit on one line; ì
- entering 125/111 1:1/3 134/888 will make three copies of theì
- message you enter, one to each Fido.
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- There are also some shorthand methods that are useful; for ì
- instance, if you know you want to choose a FidoNet node in (say)ì
- Net 1, enter... 1/ .
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- Fido will then display a message that Net 1 has been selected, ì
- and using the "F" command, you can display a list of the FidoNetì
- nodes in Net 1.
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- Control-C aborts Commands/text display
- Control-K aborts Commands/text display
- Control-S pauses text display -
- press any key to continue.
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- \Z
- Z)ones are like telephone "area codes"; they generally includeì
- large geographical areas. North America is a zone; Australia is aì
- zone.
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- If you don't choose a Zone, Fido assumes you want to choose a Netì
- and a FidoNet Node in your own Zone; this is the usual case.
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- If you choose a different Zone, you must then choose a Net and aì
- FidoNet Node.
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- \N
- N)ets are groups of FidoNet nodes, usually in the same city orì
- metropolitan area; some are grouped by special interests ("Modelì
- Airplane Fidos"), or other criteria.
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- Most major cities, (Boston, Los Angeles, Houston) have one orì
- more nets that contain almost any number of FidoNet nodes.
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- If you choose a different Net, you must then choose a Node.
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- \F
- F)idoNet nodes are individual BBS's, or electronic mail centers, ì
- of various types, that send and receive electronic mail which isì
- compatible with the FidoNet specifications.
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