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SEA Technical Memorandum #0101, Using SEAdog within FidoNet
Last updated: July 29, 1987
Copyright 1988 by System Enhancement Associates, Inc.
Using SEAdog Within FidoNet
There exists a public amateur network of electronic mail hobbyists who send
and receive mail using the FidoNet Protocol. Indeed, the FidoNet Protocol
derives its name from this network, which is usually called "FidoNet",
since it originally began as a network of Fido bulletin boards. There are
now many mail systems that can (and do) participate in this network,
including SEAdog.
If you have purchased SEAdog with an eye to partici pating in this network,
then there are several things you should do. First and foremost, you
should be aware of the various policies established to govern the actions
and interrelations of nodes on the net work. These are described in the
FidoNet Policy and Procedures Guide, which is available from the
International FidoNet Association (IFNA). This document describes such
things as how to obtain a node number, how to obtain node list updates, how
to resolve disputes with other nodes, and a host of other matters that
anyone participating in the public amateur network should be aware of.
This document is available from:
International FidoNet Association
PO Box 41143
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
United States of America
The International FidoNet Association is a non-profit corporation which
performs many useful services, including publishing a weekly electronic
newsletter and keeping an eye on possible legislation which may affect
users of electronic mail.
You should use somewhat different mail events when operating on FidoNet
than are appropriate in a commercial mail network. We recommend some
variation of the following:
Event base 4:00 ;Based on start of National Mail Hour
Event H all -1:00 -0:30 ;Locals to hubs
Event G all -0:30 0:00 ;Hubs to outbound gates
Event T all 0:00 1:00 ;National Mail Hour
Event V all 1:00 1:30 ;Inbound gates to hubs
Event W all 1:30 2:00 ;Hubs to locals
Adjust the event base as needed for your time zone and to allow for
Daylight Savings Time. Remember: if you advance your system clock, you
should also advance your event base, and vice versa. FidoNet does not
observe Daylight Savings Time.
Check with your network host for the exact times on the events surrounding
National Mail Hour. If your net does not have hubs, then you can leave out
events H and V. If you do not have an outbound host, then you can leave
out events H and G. If you are in a region, then we recommend a single
event (with the tag "A") covering National Mail Hour. Please refer to the
"Events" chapter of the SEAdog Technical Reference for more details about
the meanings of the various tags.
You will need to translate the St. Louis format node list into the proper
format for SEAdog. We suggest you use our XLATLIST utility for this
purpose.
If you have an outbound host, then you will need to modify the St. Louis
node list. (FidoNet inbound and outbound hosts are sensibly equivalent to
SEAdog inbound and outbound gateways.) You would do this by placing an
OGATE statement in your XLATLIST control file. For example, if your
outbound host is node 107/16, then your XLATLIST.CTL file should contain:
OGATE 107/16
You should place XLATLIST and ROUTEGEN in SEAdog mode by placing a SEADOG
statement in the XLATLIST control file. We advise that you use SEAdog
implicit routing wherever possible. Detailed routing files can be used,
but are not needed.