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Archive-name: ForthFaq/ForthNetInfo
Last-modified: 26.May.93
Version: 1.2
What is ForthNet?
ForthNet is a virtual Forth network that links designated message bases
of several Bulletin Boards and Information Services in an attempt to
provide greater distribution of Forth related information.
ForthNet is provided through the courtesy of the SysOps of its various
links who shunt appropriate messages in a manual or semi-manual manner.
An incomplete list of the branches of ForthNet includes:
UseNet's comp.lang.forth
BitNet's FIGI-L
the BBoard systems RCFB, ACFB, LMI BBS, FORTH-BBS Munich
Interface BBS, Grapevine
FIG's RoundTable on GEnie.
What are the restrictions and guidelines for ForthNet messages?
The various branches of ForthNet do not have the same rules of
appropriate postings or ettiquette. Many BBoard posts are very chatty
and contain some personal information, and some also contain blatant
commercial advertising. Most comp.lang.forth posts are not like that.
Because ForthNet messages are routed beyound the system from which they
originate, we, the manual and semi-manual linkers of ForthNet, ask that
you try to keep the lines in your messages to under 77 characters in
length. You do not have to do that. If you do use long lines, be aware
that your message will end up formatted differently on the various
branches of ForthNet.
How do I send email to some one who has posted a message on ForthNet?
There is NO e-mail link between the various branches of ForthNet. If you
need to get a message through to someone on another branch, please either
make your message general enough to be of interest to the whole net, or
contact said person by phone, USMail, or some other means. Thoughtful
message authors place *a few* lines at the end of their messages
describing how to contact them (electronicly or otherwise).
How do I access ForthNet?
From UseNet: comp.lang.forth
ForthNet messages that are ported into comp.lang.forth from the rest of
the ForthNet all originate on GEnie. All such messages are ported into
comp.lang.forth with a from line of the form:
From: ForthNet@willett.pgh.pa.us ...
Most messages ported to comp.lang.forth also contain some trailer
information as to where they actually originated, if it was not on
GEnie.
From BITNET: FIGI-L
For those who have access to BITNET/CSNet, but not Usenet
comp.lang.forth is echoed in FIGI-L. The maintainer of the
Internet/BITNET gateway since 1st quarter 1992 is as follows:
Pedro Luis Prospero Sanchez internet: pl@lsi.usp.br (PREFERRED)
University of Sao Paulo uunet: uunet!vme131!pl
Dept. of Electronic Engineering hepnet: psanchez@uspif1.hepnet
phone: (055)(11)211-4574 home: (055)(11)914-9756 fax: (055)(11)815-4272
From a modem:
RCFB (Real-Time Control Forth Board) 303-278-0364
SysOp: Jack Woehr
Location: Golden, Colorado -USA-
ACFB (Australia Connection Forth Board) 03-809-1787 in Australia
61-3-809-1787 International
SysOp: Lance Collins
Location: Melbourne, Victoria -AUSTRALIA-
LMI BBS (Laboratory Microsystems, Inc.) 310-306-3530
SysOp: Ray Duncan
Location: Marina del Ray, California -USA-
Interface BBS 707-544-9661
Sysop: b0b (Bob Lee)
Location: Santa Rosa, California -USA-
Grapevine (Grapevine RIME hub) 501-753-8121 to register
501-753-6859 thereafter
SysOp: Jim Wenzel
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas -USA-
FORTH-BBS Munich 089-8714548 in Germany
(Forth Gesellschaft e.V.) 49-89-8714548 International
SysOp: Jens Wilke (JAW)
EMail: JAW@BBS.FORTH-eV.de
Location: Munich, Bavaria -GERMANY-
GEnie 800-638-9636 for information
(General Electric Network for Information Service)
SysOps: Dennis Ruffer(D.RUFFER)
Leonard Morgenstern(NMORGENSTER)
Elliott Chapin(ELLIOTT.C)
b0b (Bob Lee)
Location: Forth RoundTable - type M710 or FORTH
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If you have any questions about ForthNet/comp.lang.forth or any information
to add/delete or correct in this message or any suggestions on formatting or
presentation, please contact Doug Philips at one of the following addresses:
Internet: dwp@willett.pgh.pa.us
Usenet: ...!uunet!willett.pgh.pa.us!dwp
GEnie: D.PHILIPS3