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The F I D O N E W S Volume 23, Number 08 20 Feb 2006 +--------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | |The newsletter of the | | | | | FidoNet community. | | Netmail attach to (POTS): | | | | | Editor @ 2:2/2 (+46-31-960447) | | | ____________| | | | | / __ | Netmail attach to (BinkP): | | | / / \ | Editor @ 2:203/0 | | | WOOF! ( /|oo \ | | | \_______\(_| /_) | Email attach to: | | _ @/_ \ _ | bfelten @ telia dot com | | | | \ \\ | | | | (*) | \ ))| | | |__U__| / \// | Editor: Björn Felten | | ______ _//|| _\ / | | | / Fido \ (_/(_|(____/ | Newspapers should have no friends. | | (________) (jm) | -- JOSEPH PULITZER | +--------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ Table of Contents 1. FOOD FOR THOUGHT ......................................... 1 2. EDITORIAL ................................................ 2 3. DARYL STOUT'S TELNET BBS GUIDE ........................... 3 The BBS Corner TELNET BBS GUIDE - February 2006 .......... 5 4. FIDONET BY INTERNET ...................................... 15 Fidonet Related Websites ................................. 15 5. ROBERT COUTURE'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ................ 18 FIDONet Software References .............................. 18 6. SPECIAL INTEREST ......................................... 23 Nodelist Stats ........................................... 23 7. FIDONEWS INFORMATION ..................................... 25 How to Submit an Article ................................. 25 Credits, Legal Infomation, Availability .................. 27 FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 1 20 Feb 2006 ================================================================= FOOD FOR THOUGHT ================================================================= The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties. --Thomas Jefferson, 1808 ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 2 20 Feb 2006 ================================================================= EDITORIAL ================================================================= One of the favourite pastimes in the FIDONEWS echo seems to be to blame the Snooze editor for the lack of contributions to the Snooze. This has been going on for many years and past several editors. One strange thing to notice is, that those that are most vocal in this claim almost never have been seen making a single contribution themselves. But the most odd thing is that nobody seems to ponder the underlying mathematics. In the mid 1990s Fidonet had more than 30,000 nodes. Most of them with a working BBS with hundreds, even thousands of users. All in all probably more than 100,000 people, most of whom were very fluent in reading and writing English. Today there are 6,000 nodes and almost no BBSs. Of the 6,000 nodes 75% are in regions 46 and 50, where rather few are fluent enough in written English to be able to write an article for the Snooze. From 100,000 to 1,500. Surely that must make a difference? One need only take a look at what used to be one of Fidonet's biggest echo, PASCAL. It had a steady flow of well over 1,000 messages per week for many years. Now it's less than one message per week if you don't count the robot postings. And some people still wonder why there are so few articles in the Snooze... ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 3 20 Feb 2006 ================================================================= DARYL STOUT'S TELNET BBS GUIDE ================================================================= Frequently Asked Questions About Telnet BBS Systems --------------------------------------------------- Written 7/03 Updated 2/06 Telnet BBS User's FAQ Q. What is a "Telnet" and what is a "Telnet BBS"? A. Telnet is one of may Internet protocols and systems. The World Wide Web is only one system. Internet E-mail (POP3 and SMTP), Usenet, FTP (File Transfer Protocol) are other common Internet protocols. Telnet is a method of "logging" onto a remote computer and interfacing with that remote computer via a text interface. If you are familiar with the traditional "dial-up" BBS, this is basically the same thing but using the Internet instead of dialing a BBS with your modem. Q. How do I telnet to these Internet accessable BBS systems? A. In order to access these Telnet BBS systems - you will need to use a special kind of software called a "Telnet Client". These are widely available for users of Windows and OS/2 based operating systems. Most BBSes use a video standard called ANSI emulation. The following is a brief list of ANSI telnet software. The one we highly suggest is mTelnet: CRT (Windows) (http://www.vandyke.com/products/crt/index.html) A great Telnet client - one of the best. Shareware. mTelnet (OS/2 & Windows) (http://ozone.eesc.com) A great telnet client for Windows & OS/2. Freeware. NetTerm (Windows) (http://www.netterm.com) A great Telnet client - highly suggested. Shareware. ZOC (OS/2 & Windows) (http://www.emtec.com) A great Telnet client from Germany - available in both English and German versions. Versions available for both Windows & OS/2. Shareware. Q. Why can't I just use my web browser? A. Telnet uses a different system than the World Wide Web (HTTP or Hyper Teletext Protocol). You must use a Telnet Client, as described above. Once you install a Telnet Client, you may wish to visit our How To Telnet page (http://www.dmine.com/telnet/howto.htm) to understand the proper addressing format (its almost like the web, just a little bit different). Q. Will I be charged to telnet to an Internet accessable BBS system? A. Your will *NOT* be charged be accessing a BBS. The vast majority of FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 4 20 Feb 2006 BBS systems are absolutely *FREE*. However, there are a very select few BBS systems that do request payment to access their system. Those that do charge will inform you when you log onto a BBS that you must send the System Operator (Sysop) a payment (personal check or credit card). Each system is different. But it is your option to utilize these systems, and you won't receive any surprise billings on your Internet bill. (Your Internet provider doesn't charge you extra for visiting other websites or sending E-mail. Same goes for BBS systems.) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Telnet BBS Sysop's FAQ Q. How do I set up a Telnet BBS?? A. If you have never operated a Telnet BBS system before and wish to set one up, please see our section on Setting Up a Telnet BBS System (http://www.dmine.com/bbscorner/telnet.htm). Q. How do I add my Telnet BBS to the Telnet BBS Guide? A. Adding (or updating) your Telnet BBS is free of charge and can be done easily at our Add or Update a Telnet BBS Listing page (http://www.dmine.com/telnet/addbbs.htm). Q. Is it possible to operate a BBS on the Web? A. The general answer to this question is no. Most BBS systems do not lend themselves to the web. Hence, you can run a telnet BBS on the Internet, but it will not have a web-based interface. Some exceptions are Wildcat Winserver (http://www.santronics.com/) and Worldgroup (http://www.worldgroupware.com), both of which offer web-based interfaces in addition to their traditional ANSI interfaces (dial-up and telnet). For those who run their own web servers on the same computer as their BBS, there is a Java applet called Java Telnet Client (http://www.mud.de/se/jta) that provides a telnet interface on a web page. It is slow to load and it does work, but doesn't allow for file transfers (Zmodem). And for those of you who like a full web-based interface, Synchronet (http://www.synchro.net) now has a web-based interface available. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 5 20 Feb 2006 The BBS Corner TELNET BBS GUIDE - February 2006 ----------------------------------------------- Copyright by The BBS Corner & Diamond Mine Online Fredericksburg, VA USA Web: http://www.dmine.com/telnet Telnet: bbs.dmine.net E-mail: telnetbbs@dmine.com THIS IS A FREE LIST PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS LIST EVERYWHERE YOU SEE FIT! ===================================================================== WHERE TO FIND THE BBS CORNER COMPLETE BBS GUIDE: WEB: http://www.dmine.com/telnet BBS: Diamond Mine Online BBS Web: http://www.dmine.com Telnet: bbs.dmine.net EMAIL: E-mail inquiries or submissions: telnetbbs@dmine.com DISTRIBUTION LIST: If you want a copy of this list sent to you automatically once a month, subscribe to our distribution list. For details go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/telnetbbsguide NOTE: All Telnet BBS system listed are checked and verified every 60-90 days. If a BBS is down for more than 30 days, it will be removed from the list. If you find a BBS no longer in operation, please send an E-mail to the address listed above. This file can be downloaded from our website or your favorite BBS. File name for this month is IBBS0206.ZIP ===================================================================== * = NEW listing since last edition ===================================================================== A Web Of Kayaus kayaus.serveftp.net Ability Online Support Net bbs.ablelink.org Abuse of Melody bbs.abuseofmelody.com FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 6 20 Feb 2006 Abyss bbs.abyssnode.net Acad's World www.acad.dynip.com ACE BBS & Internet ace.net.au Aces High BBS aceshigh.dyn.dhs.org Active Mud activemud.com Adam's Garden BBS adamsgarden.com Adventurers Guild advguild.myftp.org After-Hours BBS afterhours.tzo.com Alaska Blue www.akblue.com Alex's BBS alexbbs.dyndns.org Alice's Restaurant alicesbbs.com AlleyCat BBS alleycat.synchro.net AlohaBBS alohabbs.org.mx American Connection BBS oldbbs.no-ip.org Anderson's Toolshed toolshed.darkgeek.com Anger Central BBS evilned.dynalias.com Aquarius BBS bbs.goldengate.net Arcade BBS arcade.demon.co.uk Arti Online artibbs.com Artik Breeze BBS artikbre.synchro.net AT2K Design BBS bbs.at2k.org Atlantis BBS bbs.resus.univ-mrs.fr BackAlley BBS web.backalley.net Bad News BBS badnewsbbs.darktech.org Baddog baddog.no-ip.com Barkto BBS harborwebs.com Baud Town baudtown.com Bauding House baudhous.synchro.net Bayman BBS bayman.org BBS Mousenet atari-bbs.kicks-ass.net BBS Networks online.bbsnets.com BBSCel bbs.un.mx BBSMates bbsmates.com Beck's BBS becksbbs.synchro.net * Bed of Nails bedofnails.org BGD Consulting & Graphics bgdcagbbs.com Bible Lighthouse BBS 203.219.204.234 Binary Cafe ryan42.com Bit Bucket BBS bitbucket.homedns.org Black Box bbs.micronick.com Black Knite's Dungeon bloodnet.myftp.org Black Thursday blackthursday.net Bloodquest Knightmare on Realm Street www.bloodquest.com Bluehard BBS bbs.bluehard.com * Boldly Going Nowhere bbs.boldlygoingnowhere. org Box 24 BBS bbs.box24.ch Bozax Bulletin www.bozax.com BrainToys BBS braintoys.org Branch Universal System (The Bus) scorpia.com BraziBBS bbs.brazi.net Broken Toenail brokentoenail.mine.nu Brotherhood of Groovyness www.b-o-g.net Cam's Wildcat House bbs.camcat.com Cannonia BBS cannonia.darktech.org Capitol City Online cco.ath.cx FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 7 20 Feb 2006 Car Enterprise carbbs.ca CarSo Information Server carso.dyndns.org Castle Rock BBS 69.217.147.233 Castle's Dungeon BBS tcdbbs.zapto.org CedarNet BBS cedarnetbbs.com CedarValley BBS cedarvalleybbs.com CedarValley's Arcade cedvalar.synchro.net Ceramic Lighthouse clghthse.no-ip.org Cereal Port BBS cerealport.homeip.net Cetys BBS cetysbbs.mxl.cetys.mx Change OSP www.thechangeosp.nl * Charlie's Place BBS 207.136.234.16:8023 Chowdanet chowdanet.com Christian Fellowship cfbbs.dtdns.net Circle of Protection copbbs.dyndns.org CIS Bulletin Board bbs.cisbbs.nl Cittadella BBS bbs.cittadellabbs.it:4001 City of Angels BBS tcoabbs.org Classic BBS classicbbs.dynip.com Clinic BBS clinic.synchro.net Clockwork Orange clockworkorangebbs.org Closer To Home cth.dtdns.net ClubMet telnet.clubmet.com Coffee Break BBS coffeebbs.com Cold Winter Knights bbs.coldwinterknights.net Collin County Station cstation.synchro.net Colossus bbs.qzwx.com COMM Port OS/2 VMBBS juge.com Common Ground cg.dircsa.org.au Compunet bbs.compunet2.com Computer Connection tccbbsjyo.toolman.net * Computer Rescue cr.savedme.com Connection BBS theconnection.ods.org Cosmic Concourse www.acsplus.com Crazy Castle BBS crazycastle.ndos.net Crazy Paradise paradisebbs.ath.cx Crestview BBS crestviewbbs.com Crystal Aerie crystal-aerie.com Curztech Gaming Network 204.181.115.163 Cyber Station 1 cs1.redirectme.net Cyberdine Systems cyberdine.servegame.com Cyberhouse II cyberhouse.org Cyberia cyberia.darktech.org CyberNetic CafΘ bbs.gexonline.net Cyberspace BBS grnet.com Dark Castle BBS 65.5.251.213 Dark Crystal dcbbs.sytes.net * Dark Plead BBS bbs.nuitari.net DarkSide BBS darkside.dtdns.net DarkSword www.dc-ink.darktech.org Data Stream dsbbs.net Data's Lab datas-lab.nl Dead Society bbs.deadsociety.net Deathspal bbs.deathspal.com Deep Space 69 BBS nwebt.com Deep Space Nine BBS dsnbbs.dyndns.org FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 8 20 Feb 2006 Delaware Online! dol.net Deltronix Online deltronix.com Department 47 dept47.dtdns.net Diamond Mine Online bbs.dmine.net Digital Underground sinep.gotdns.com Dinosaur Act dinosaur-act.ath.cx Dock Sud bbs.docksud.com.ar Doc's Place Online docsplace.tzo.com Dog House BBS bbs.doghousebbs.com Downunder BBS downunderbbs.com Draggonlance draggonlance.dyndns.org Druids Grove bbs.drakkar.org DSE VIP Computer Club www.dse.gen.nz Dynamite BBS 64.251.27.198 Eagle's Dare bbs.filenet.wwiv.net Eclipse BBS eclipse.bbs.us Ecstacy BBS xtcbox.org Eighty-Eighty Eight (8088) Online bebs.net:8088 El Vicio BBS elvicio.net Elwynor BBS bbs.elwynor.com Emergency Scene bbs.emergencyscene.net End of Eternity eoe.d2g.com End of the Line (EOL) eolonline.com Entertainment Connection entconn.com EntMud entmud.com Eric (the BBS) hobbes.gawd.mb.ca Eric's BBS nwn01.is-a-geek.net Escape To Other Worlds etow.com Eschwa BBS bbs.eschwa.com Exec-PC bbs.execpc.com Express Line ex-line.com Eye of the Hurricane BBS hurricanebbs.dyndns.org FamilyNet HQ BBS www.family-bbs.org Fanciful Online online.fanciful.org Fantastic Planet fplanet.com Farpoint BBS www.farpointbbs.com FEI-BBS fei-bbs.hopto.org FesterWerks fwbbs.egl.net FidoTel fidotel.com Fire Chat Online www.firechat.com Fire Escape's BBS Dir HQ bbs.fehq.org First (1st) Choice 1stchoicecore.co.nz * Flaming Star BBS flamingstar.no-ip.info Florida MUDD floridamudd.game-server. cc Flux BBS fluxbbs.org Fluxpod Info Service fix.no Forgotten Realms (1) frbbs.dtdns.net Fox River Net foxriver.net * Frogland BBS bbs.froglandbbs.net Fundaci≤n BBS bbs.com.mx * Future World II fw2.cnetbbs.net Gameland BBS gameland.darktech.org GameMaster BBS gamemasterbbs.darktech. org GameMaster's Realm gamemastersrealm.com FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 9 20 Feb 2006 Gamer's Dreamland BBS gamersdl.mine.nu Games 'R' Us bbsgame.bbs.us Garbage Dump BBS dump.metrobbs.com Gateway Networks rockford.com Genesis BBS genesis.synchro.net Ghetto BBS ghettobbs.dnsalias.net Global Village bbs.globalonline.org Glorb BBS bbs.glorb.com Gnomes Guest House bbs.gnomes.org Grave Yard BBS graveyardbbs.kicks-ass. net Greenwood BBS greenwoodbbs.homeunix.com GREX cyberspace.org Grinning Evil Death bbs.darksideresearch.com Hamilton-Wentworth Freenet freenet.hamilton.on.ca Hard Drive CafΘ hdcbbs.net Haven BBS bbs.havencomm.com Haxor's Palace telnet.unknownrealm.org Haz-Mat III haz-matiii.com Heart Of Tennessee hotbbs.net Hell BBS depths.hell.org Hellas BBS hellasbbs.com Hidden Paradise BBS hpbbs.dns2go.com HidraSoft BBS hidrasoft.dyndns.org High Society BBS hs.host.net Hodge Podge II hodgepodge.dtdns.net Holodeck BBS (1) holodeck.myip.us Holodeck BBS (2) www.holodeckbbs.com Holodeck One bbs.holodeckone.com:5000 Holy Innocents Church reu.org Home BBS/ISP homebbs.com Hometown.Net hometown.net HomeWard Bound homewardboundbbs.no-ip. com Hotel California hocalbbs.com Hub BBS hubbbs.com Hub BBS Too hubtoo.com Ice BBS icebbs.com.ar Inetdesign dot org inetdesign.org * Infinity Project BBS twars.tzo.com Inner Circle country-computer.net Inner Sanctum BBS sanctum.com Iowa Student Assc. BBS (ISCA) bbs.isca.uiowa.edu Israfel's Retreat sardaukar.ath.cx IT Games itgames.com Jamming Signal BBS bbs.jammingsignal.com JoeÆs Computer joesbbs.no-ip.com Joshua's Den BBS joshuas-den.bbs.us JTP BBS bbs.altoid.org JumpStart BBS www.exciter.ws Jungle Online jungle.net Just Another BBS bbs.hoser.ca Juxtaposition BBS juxtaposition.dynip.com KaraNet karanet.uni-klu.ac.at Keep BBS thekeep.net Kewl! BBS kewl.net FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 10 20 Feb 2006 Kid's Treehouse Internet BBS kidstreehouse.com Killed In Action kiabbs.org Kingdom BBS thekingdom.homeip.net King's Domain kdbbs.dns2go.com King's Domain Software tkdsoftware.com Kobayashi Alternative BBS wcs.tka.com KOJV kojvserver.mine.nu Lair of the Wolverine II; Primal Scream lotw2.servebbs.net Land Of Mysticism landofmysticism.myip.us Landover BBS landover.no-ip.com Legion HQ lhqi.com Lighter Side 70.112.218.72 Lightning BBS lightningbbs.com Linden Room BBS (Lroom.org) lroom.org Lion's Den lionsden.darktech.org * Lizard Lounge Online lizardlounge.dyndns.org LOIS - Link Online Santa Maria lois.org * Looney Bin looney85.dyndns.org Loonie Bin (1) thelooniebin.net Loonie Bin (2) looniebin.dnsalias.net Lucid Dreams BBS luciddreams.mine.nu Lunatic Phringe gtalk.phringe.org Mac Line fc.macline.com Madison PC Users Group mpcug.com Magic Fun House BBS magicom.net Major MUD BBS.com majormudbbs.com Maniac Mansion tmm.d2g.com Masterpiece BBS masterpiece.metrobbs.com Matrix BBS thematrixbbs.dtdns.net McKinley Harbor BBS mmud.net MemphisTW bbs.memphistw.org Metaverse meta.bbs.us Metro Olografix bbs.olografix.org Mezzanine 68.112.56.208 Midnight CafΘ midnightcafe.zapto.org Midnight Hour bbs.falkenbbs.com Midnight Star BBS midnightstar.no-ip.org Mind Pulse Online mindpulse.com Misfits BBS misfits.dnsalias.net Mission: Night Hawk BBS twgs.org M-Net m-net.arbornet.org Monochrome mono.org Moon Base Alpha mba.dnsalias.com MoonDog bbs.moondog.com Mud BBS mudbbs.com Mud Dweller mud.muddweller.com Mud Pit mmud.kicks-ass.net Mud Zone mudzone.dyndns.org MudWar mudwar.com * Music MP3 BBS musicmanmp3.dyndns.org My Desk mydeskbbs.com Mysteria mysteria.com Mysteria Majicka BBS majicka.at2k.org Mystic Cloister BBS mysticcl.synchro.net:2002 Mystic Forest BBS mysticfo.com NAEMT Online bbs.naemt.org FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 11 20 Feb 2006 NerveCenter tncbbs.no-ip.com Netcava BBS bbs.netcava.net * Netvillage netvillage.com Never Never Land nnl.darktech.org NeverEnding BBS bbs.neverending.com New Ware Club BBS bbs.newwareclub.com * Newcity BBS newcity.dynup.net Nexus Game Server bbs.ccsnet.com Night Vision BBS nightvisionbbs.dynu.com Nightowl.net bbs.nightowl.net NightScape bbs.tarix.net Ninja Link ninjalink.com Nite Eyes BBS niteeyes.etowns.net Ocean State Freenet osfn.org Odyssey BBS odysseybbs.net Olympus BBS bbs.hermesii.org Omega BBS omegabbs.dyndns.org On Guard BBS onguardbbs.com One-Armed Scissor bbs.geekmafia.net:9923 Operation DataStorm ods.ods.net Orion BBS orionbbs.synchro.net OS/2 Shareware BBS bbs.os2bbs.com Ottawa PC Users Group (PUB II) opcug.ca Outer Edge BBS outeredgebbs.bounceme.net Outer Reaches outer.reaches.dyndns.org Outpost 2 24.249.100.77 Outpost BBS bbs.outpostbbs.net Overkill World HQ overkill.tarix.net Ozello BBS ozello.no-ip.com Ozone BBS ozone.eesc.com * Parallel parallel.darktech.org Parolas BBS parolas.thebbs.org Particles! BBS particlesbbs.dyndns.org Pause-Cafe cafe.dyndns.org Peazy's Place bbs.peazy.net Phantom Empire phantomempire.com * PhantomRage Studios prs.synchro.net Physics BBS physicsbbs.kicks-ass.net Pilbara Amiga BBS pilbara.sytes.net Pit Stop pitstop.synchro.net Point Blank BBS pointblank.com Polarissima polarissima.com Pony's Corral BBS thecorral.darktech.org Poormans BBS poormansbbs.dyndns.org PowerLink BBS powerlink.servebbs.com Prism BBS filegate.net Prison Board pb.darktech.org Project Old School lord.stabs.org Prophecy BBS prophecybbs.org Proud Pirates Cove ppc.synchro.net Pucela BBS pucelabbs.dyndns.org Pursuit of Happiness www.pcpursuits.com Queen's Castle queens.slyip.net QuickFox BBS bbs.quickfox.org Quicksilver (1) qwksilver.com Quicksilver (2) quicksilverbbs.servegame. FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 12 20 Feb 2006 com RafaSTD BBS bbs.rafastd.org RBB Systems Int'l rbb.bbs.fi Reality Cheque BBS realitychequebbs.no-ip. info Realm BBS therealmbbs.com Realm of Darkness bbs.trod.org Realm of Serion serion.thebbs.org Realmud.com realmud.com Red Dragon BBS reddragon.dyndns.org Retro BBS retro.thebbs.org Retro BBS Games bbs.retrobbsgames.net Richard Fun House richardf.synchro.net Rockford Files BBS rockford.yi.org RogueGamer BBS bbs.roguegamer.com Roughneck BBS theroughnecks.net RuneKeep runekeep.darktech.org Rusty Mailbox trmb.ca * Safe-T-Net BBS 68.45.190.101 Sanctum II sanctumbbs.com Sandnes BBS stokmarknes.org Sanitarium sanitariumbbs.com Santronics Software online.winserver.com SBBS Orillia bbsorillia.com Scanner Enthusiasts BBS scannerbbs.dyndns.org Scooby's Doo BBS scoobys.org Scuttlebutt www.thebutt.net Sea Breeze Gaming Network seabreeze.servegame.com Seattle Community Network scn.org Section One BBS sectionone-bbs.org Servant Of The Lord servantofthelord.org Shakey Jake's bbs.shakeyjakes.com Shaman's Inn shinnbbs.sytes.net * Shimanet shimanet.shacknet.nu Shurato's Heavenly Sphere shurato.darktech.org Shutupandreboot BBS shutupandreboot.net Silent Running silent-running.com Skull Keep skullkeep.com Skulls & Crossbones skulls.sytes.net Slumberland bbs.slumberland.org Smart BBS clubbbs.com SMARTMedia Community Server smartmedia.dyndns.org Smartweblinks smartweblinks.com SMC Computers BBS smccomputers.dyndns.org Smokey's BBS bbs.smokeys.org Snuggler's Cove BBS snugcove.com Space Odyssey bbs.sobbs.org Spilman Resources Unlimited BBS www.srupc.com Square One sq1.no-ip.org Stan's Hut stanshut.com Starpilot's Hanger star.synchro.net * Stormies BBS stormwalker.ath.cx Strategic Telecommunication Systems bbs.sts.net STS-II thests.com SuperMud 3 supermud3.com Sursum Corda! BBS bbs.sursum-corda.com FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 13 20 Feb 2006 Synchronix freebsd.synchro.net Taciturn Seclusion BBS foou.net Tarl's Place tarls.com Techware techware.dynip.com TecMecca tecmecca.ath.cx Tek1 Online tek1systems.com * Tenchi Masaki BBS tmbbs.synchro.net TextZone BBS bbs.textzone.net There Is A Solution BBS thesolution.homelinux.org Thorny's BBS thorny.synchro.net Thunderbolt BBS tbolt.synchro.net Time Machine BBS tmachine.bbs.us Time Warp of the Future BBS time.synchro.net Titantic BBS Telnet ttb.slyip.com Toker's Hut game420.ath.cx Top Hat tophat.dyndns.org Toronto Freenet torfree.net Torshov BBS bbs.torshov.biz * Tower of High Sorcery tohs2.synchro.net Trashcan BBS bbs.thenet.gen.nz Tuneman BBS tunemanbbs.mine.nu Turned Wraith BBS turnedwraith.game-host. org Twin Cities Freenet tcfreenet.org * Ultimate Geeks ultimategeeks.com:2023 Uncensored! uncensored.citadel.org Underground BBS orobas.com UnNamed BBS unnamedbbs.com Utopia utopiabbs.com Utopia Dammit! BBS bbs.utopiadammit.com Valley II valley.darktech.org * Vamperro BBS www.martinlima.com.ar Vampyre's Heaven BBS bbs.ricta.net VBARNET vbarnet.org Vented Spleen ventedspleen.dyndns.org Vertrauen vert.synchro.net Vested Tyme Dataline vtdl.net:2023 Victoria Telecommunity Network freenet.victoria.bc.ca Viking BBS nipha.com Vortex (1) vortx.darktech.org Vortex (2) vortexbbs.com Waka Waka wakawaka.dns2go.com Waldo's Place USA ftn.wpusa.dynip.com Wasteland BBS wasteland.bbs.us Wastelands BBS wastelands-bbs.net WCS Online bbs.wcssoft.com Webspin webspin.serveftp.net WELL well.com WestLine westline.mine.nu WestPole BBS westpole.net Westward Castle BBS bbs.wwcbbs.com Window of Illusion BBS woibbs.org Windside xenons.bbszone.net:24 Windward Pass Games System games.windwardpass.org Witching Hour twh.servebeer.com Wolfman's Lair wolf-lair.dyndns.org FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 14 20 Feb 2006 WorldgroupWare worldgroupware.com Xanadu xanadubbs.ca Xaoszu BBS xaoszu.bbs.us Xaragmata xaragmata.thebbs.org X-Bit BBS x-bit.org Xroads xroads.dyndns.org XTCBBS xtcbbs.com Zirak zirak.org Zone BBS thezone.kicks-ass.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- Added in the past 30 days: 23 TOTAL SYSTEMS LISTED : 452 [END OF LIST] ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 15 20 Feb 2006 ================================================================= FIDONET BY INTERNET ================================================================= Fidonet Related Websites Thom LaCosta 1:261/1352 03/14/2005 One approach to tracking and viewing Fidonet related websites is to visit webrings that specialize in Fidonet. A webring is a method where sites having a common theme advertise other websites with simailar themes. The advantage to the webring concept is that in theory, the sites have an interest in maintaining an accuate listing and can modify their own listings on a site by site basis. It appears that there are two fidonet webrings....the long-running system at http://b.webring.com/hub?ring=fidonet and another at http://www.fidonet.us/fidoring/ The ring at webring.com is larger, but forces the viewer to look at google ads panels. The smaller ring at fidonet.us does not depend on adverstising revenue from ads. Sysops with Fidonet related websites should consider joining one or both rings. Ring News 03/13/2005 Welcome to the Positronium Repository - Software Repository of mostly free/PD packages for DOS, Wins, OS/2 & Linux. Over 20,000 packages ... Sysop: Ben Ritchey 02/17/2005 Fidonet webring welcomes BGD Consulting and Graphics BBS Sysop : Barry Davis Jr 01/15/2004 Welcome to Fidotel -- Free access to Fidonet via Telnet & the Web. Sysop: Shannon Talley 12/27/2004 Welcome to The Thunderbolt -- A Weather Wonder(Arkansas, US) Sysop: Daryl Stout 12/5/2004 It's a pleasure to welcome two new BBS systems to the fidonet.us webring: Pucela BBS (Valladolid, Spain) Sysop: Komunero The Realm of Darkness BBS Sysop: Ken Bowley The most current version of the list below can be viewed at FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 16 20 Feb 2006 http://www.fidonet.us/fidoring/sitelist.html WWW.FIDONET.US - WEBRING PARTICIPANTS BBBS Charlotte and N4RPS.net Home Page Web Page of N4RPS, Rob Sargeant, and Web portal for BBBS Charlotte, a Fidonet BBS located in Charlotte, North Carolina USA (1:379/2). http://www.n4rps.net - 6-November-2003 Fidonet - Net261 - Maryland Fidonet in Maryland - Net261 http://www.fidonet.us/net261/ - 2-March-2003 Rocasa BBS Rocasa BBS is a system accessible as both a traditional Bulletin Board System, via landline or telnet, as well as via the Web for message and file access. It is also the home of the BBBS FDN. http://bbs.rocasa.org - 16-June-2003 Prism BBS Hq of the IFDC FileGate and the Programmers Distribution Network. Prism has been online since 1989. http://www.filegate.net:8080 - 11-February-2003 Fidonet.us The Fidonet Site for all sysops. http://www.fidonet.us - 10-February-2003 The Realm of Darkness BBS A Linux based BBS running in Phoenix, AZ http://www.trod.org/trod.html - 3-December-2004 Pucela BBS (Valladolid, Spain) BBS located in Spain. The web has a lot of information about BBS's and FidoNet in Spain, Argentina, Mexico FidoNet: 2:341/201. Language: Spanish. http://www.conecta2.org/pucela_bbs/pucelabbs.htm - 18-November-2004 FTN Gate Fidonet related site; including especially DNS hosting for z1.fidonet.net domains. http://www.ftngate.net - 18-September-2004 Fidonet Region 13 Home page for Fidonet Region 13. http://www.fidonet.us/region13/ - 20-August-2004 FidoNet Primer An introduction to FidoNet: what it is, how it works http://www.writebynight.com/fidonet.html - 11-February-2003 RuneKeep BBS A great place for new sysops to learn about BBSing and getting help setting things up. A friendly place for people to Play Onlines Games, FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 17 20 Feb 2006 Chat, and participate in International Message Forums. http://runekeep.darktech.org - 10-February-2003 The Elflords' Home Where the FidoMob meets to exercise it's mysterious control over Zone 1 http://www.elflords.net/ - 2-March-2003 Fidonet Parody FidoNet - An Unofficial Page where truth is stranger than fiction, and humor abounds when the Emperor Has No Clothes. http://www.fidonet.ro/ - 2-March-2003 Chowdanet BBS Chowdanet offers mail from several nets, games and a large files base. Dial up and telnet access. http://www.chowdanet.com - 11-February-2003 The Thunderbolt -- A Weather Wonder Arkansas' exclusive GT Power and FIDO BBS, with over 150 message areas, over 5500 files, and over 125 REGISTERED doors. FIDO 1:382/33 GT Power 035/005 http://www.wx1der.com - 26-December-2004 FidoTel Provides free access to Fidonet via Telnet & the Web. Download/upload QWK packets via Telnet or Web, Free Email with every account! Come by and see, Fidotel is Free! http://www.fidotel.com/ Fido 1:275/311 & 100 15-January-2005 BGDCAG BBS has been around since the early 90's. We are always looking for ways to update the BBS. Doors are always being added. Stop by for a visit. http://www.bgdcagbbs.com Fido 1:229/414 17-February-2005 Positronium Repository - Software Repository of mostly free/PD packages for DOS, Wins, OS/2 & Linux. Over 20,000 packages http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/m/cmech617/positron.htm 7-March-2005 If you have a Fidonet-related site, join the ring at http://www.fidonet.us/fidoring/ Thom 1:261/1352 ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 18 20 Feb 2006 ================================================================= ROBERT COUTURE'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ================================================================= -=:{ FIDONet Software Reference }:=- Type: M=Mailer T=Tosser B=BBS D=Door C=Comm/Terminal P=Points E=Editor I=Internet U=Utility ?=Info .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. |Software: Author |Type |URL, Contact, Ver, Notes Help Node| `- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -' Argus |MI |http://www.ritlabs.com/argus/ 2:469/84 | | argus@ritlabs.com Tel: 373-2-246889 | | v3.210 on Mar 20th 2001 BinkleyTerm XE |M |http://btxe.sourceforge.net 1:1/102 | | v2.60XE/Gamma-6 on Nov 11th 1998 BinkD |MI |http://2f.ru/binkd/ | | maloff@corbina.net | | v0.94 on Jul 24th 2000 (Outdated) FIDO-Deluxe IP |MPUI |http://www.fido-deluxe.de.vu 2:2432/280 Michael Haase | | m.haase@gmx.net | | v2.6b on Jul 20th 2005 FrontDoor, FD/APX: |MTPC |http://www.defsol.se 2:201/330 Definite Solutions | | sales@defsol.se 1:1/101 | | v2.26SW & v2.33ml FD, v1.15 APX Husky Project |MTPUI|http://sf.net/projects/husky/ | | v1.4 RC2 on Sep 22nd 2003 Radius |MI |http://radius.pp.ru 2:5012/38 (based on Argus) | | fido5012@zaural.net Tel: 7-3522-469463 | | Last Release: v4.010 on Jan 3nd 2005 Taurus |MI |http://taurus.rinet.ru 2:461/701 (based on Radius) | | E-mail: taurus@rinet.ru | | v5.000 alpha on Oct 11th 2004 Tmail |MI |http://www.tmail.spb.ru v2608 | | Website is in Russian only WildCat! Interactive |MTBEI|http://www.santronics.com Net Server, Platinum| | sales@santronics.com Xpress: Santronics | | Tel: (305) 248-3204 Software, Inc. | | AUP 451.1 on April 26th 2004 +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+ Fidogate |TUI |http://www.fidogate.org | | Martin_Junius@m-j-s.net v4.4.10 FMail |T |http://fmail.nl.eu.org FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 19 20 Feb 2006 | | support@fmail.nl.eu.org v1.60 JetMail: JetSys |TU |http://www.jetsys.de js@jetsys.de (ATARI ST only) | | v1.01 on Jan 1st 2000 Squish |T |http://maximus.sourceforge.net/ | | Lanuis site redirects to above | | Squish is part of Maximus. +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+ BBBS |BI |http://www.bbbs.net b@bbbs.net | | v4.00MP on Oct 25th 1999 2:22/222 ELEBBS: The Elevator |B |http://www.elebbs.com Software Production | | elebbs@elebbs.com | | v0.10.RC1 on Jun 9th 2002 EZYCom BBS |BT |http://ezycom.sytes.net | |http://members.westnet.com.au/centuryp/ | | ezycom@westnet.com.au 3:690/682 | | v2.0 on 3 May 2003 Hermes II Project |B |http://www.hermesii.org | | info@HermesII.org v3.5.9 Beta Final Maximus BBS |B |http://maximus.sourceforge.net/ | | v3.03 MBSE BBS: |BI |http://mbse.sourceforge.net 2:280/2802 Michiel Broek | | mbroek@users.sourceforge.net | | v0.60.0 on June 5th 2004 Mystic BBS |B |http://www.mysticbbs.com | | v1.07.3 on May 13th 2001 Nexus BBS |B |http://www.nexusbbs.net | | groberts@nexusbbs.net | | v0.99.41-Beta on Oct 16th 2002 | | [Note: No Longer under active | | development.] Proboard BBS |B |http://www.proboard.be | | v2.17 on Jun 9th 2002 RemoteAccess BBS: |B |http://www.rapro.com 1:1/120 Bruce Morse | | bfmorse@rapro.com | | v2.62.2SW Spitfire BBS: Buffalo|B |http://www.angelfire.com/ia/buffalo/ Creek Software | | MDWoltz@aol.com 1:1/150 | | v3.6 on Aug 20th 1999 Synchronet BBS |BT |http://www.synchro.net | | sysop(at)vert(dot)synchro(dot)net | | v3.10L Beta FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 20 20 Feb 2006 Telegard BBS |B |http://www.telegard.net | | support@telegard.net | | v3.09g2 SP4 +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+ Atlantis Software |D |http://www.jimmyrose.com/atlantis/ | | Last Update: August 2004 Cheepware |DU |http://cheepware.midnightshour.org Sean Dennis | | hausmaus@midnightshour.org 1:18/200 DDS (Doorware |D |http://www.doorgames.org 1:2404/201 Distribution System)| | ruth@doorgames.org Ruth Argust | | DoorMUD |D |http://doormud.com | | v0.98 Jun 1st 2002 | | Website is down after | | past the splash page. Jibben Software |D |http://www.jibbensoftware.com | | scott@jibben.com | | 1995-99 Release dates John Dailey Software |D |http://www.johndaileysoftware.com | | support@johndaileysoftware.com Shining Star |D |http://www.shiningstar.net/bbsdoors/ | | nannette@shiningstar.net Sunrise Doors: |D |http://www.sunrisedoors.com Al Lawrence | | al@sunrisedoors.com | | Tel: (404) 256-9518 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: |D |http://www.vbsoft.org 1:124/7013 Bryan Turner | | vagabond@vbsoft.org | | last update: Jul 17th 2002 +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+ APoint |PI |http://www.apoint-mail.de | |http://www.apoint-mail.de/indexe.htm | | (English Version) | | dirk.pokorny@apoint-mail.de | | v1.25 2:2426/1210.13 CrossPoint (XP) |P |http://www.crosspoint.de (German Only) | | pm@crosspoint.de v3.12d Dec 22nd 1999 FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 21 20 Feb 2006 FreeXP |P |http://www.freexp.de 2:2433/460 | | support@freexp.de | | v3.40 RC3 Aug 31st 2003 (Snapshot) OpenXP/32 |PI |http://www.openxp.com 2:248/2004 | | (Site is in German Only) | | mk@openxp.de v3.8.15 Beta Feb 10th 2004 | | Download Page comes back 404 not found. +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+ GoldEd+ |E |http://mik.nu/golded-plus/ 2:203/6600 | | v1.1.5 Snapshot on Feb 28th 2003 SqEd32 |E |http://www.sqed.de | | v1.15 on Dec 15th 1999 TimEd |E |http://blizzard.dnsalias.org/fidonet | | mail@ozzmosis.com /timed | | v1.11.a5 in March 2003 3:633/267 +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+ GiGo |UI |http://www.gigo.com | | v0109 on Jan 9th 1997 Internet Rex: |UI |http://members.shaw.ca/InternetRex/ Charles Cruden | | telnet://xanadubbs.ca 1:342/806 (Khan Software) | | v2.29 on Oct 21st 2001 TransNet |UI |http://www.ressl.com.ar/transnet/ | | transnet@ressl.com.ar | | v2.11 on Jul 18th 1998 TransX: Multiboard |UI |http://www.start.ca/software/multiboard Communications, Inc.| | Unsure about support now but Free Keys | | are now available. Donations accepted. | | v3.5 (Note: KeyGen is a Windows Program) Ifmail |UI |http://ifmail.sourceforge.net | | crosser@average.org 2:5020/230 | | Ifmail is a FTN <-> E-Mail/News Gateway | | Program. Meltdown-BBS |UI |http://meltdown-bbs.sourceforge.net/ | | meltdown-bbs.project.petkan | | @spamgourmet.com | | Fido: 2:350/5 | | Meltdown-BBS is an FTN <-> | | Web/PHP/MySQL BBS forum system. MakeNL |U | http://makenl.darktech.org/ | | fidonet.hub2000 [at] gmail [dot] com | | Fido: 1:229/2000 | | FidoNet Nodelist Processor FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 22 20 Feb 2006 +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+ National BBS List |? | http://www.usbbs.org Hispanic FIDO/BBS's |? | http://www.conecta2.org/pucela_bbs/ (in Spanish only) | | (Extensive software & BBS Listings) +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+ File Archives: http://archives.thebbs.org http://www.filegate.net http://sysopscorner.thebbs.org http://www.juge.com http://www.dmine.com/bbscorner/ http://garbo.uwasa.fi http://www.simtel.net http://wuarchive.wustl.edu http://maximus.midnightshour.org http://hobbes.nmsu.edu Note: most also provide FTP access (use ftp:// instead of http:// above) *=-=*=.=*=-=*=.=*=-=*=.=*=-=*=.=*=-=*=.=*=-=*=.=*=-=*=.=*=-=*=.=*=-=* Please send corrections & additions to: Robert Couture, 1:229/2000 E-Mail: rpa4email (at) rogers (dot) com Telnet: runekeep.darktech.org (Leave Feedback as Guest or create an account) Emeritus: Ben Ritchey, Todd Cochrane, Frank Vest, Peter Popovich ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 23 20 Feb 2006 ================================================================= SPECIAL INTEREST ================================================================= Nodelist Stats Input nodelist nodelist.048 size 717.4kb date 2006-02-17 The nodelist has 5934 nodes in it and a total of 8081 non-comment entries including 6 zones 46 regions 353 hosts 407 hubs admin overhead 812 ( 13.68 %) and 803 private nodes 274 nodes down 258 nodes on hold off line overhead 1335 ( 22.50 %) Speed summary: >9600 = 505 ( 8.51 %) 9600 = 4812 ( 81.09 %) (HST = 88 or 1.83 %) (CSP = 0 or 0.00 %) (PEP = 1 or 0.02 %) (MAX = 0 or 0.00 %) (HAY = 1 or 0.02 %) (V32 = 2474 or 51.41 %) (V32B = 161 or 3.35 %) (V34 = 3309 or 68.77 %) (V42 = 2806 or 58.31 %) (V42B = 164 or 3.41 %) 2400 = 50 ( 0.84 %) 1200 = 6 ( 0.10 %) 300 = 561 ( 9.45 %) ISDN = 421 ( 7.09 %) ---------------------------------------------------------- File Req Flag Applicable software Number of systems ---------------------------------------------------------- XA Frontdoor <1.99b 1856 Frontdoor 2.02+ Dutchie 2.90c Binkleyterm >2.1 D'Bridge <1.3 TIMS Xenia -------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 24 20 Feb 2006 XB Binkleyterm 2.0 7 Dutchie 2.90b -------------------------------------- XC Opus 1.1 3 -------------------------------------- XP Seadog 2 -------------------------------------- XR Opus 1.03 29 -------------------------------------- XW Fido >12M 248 Tabby KittenMail -------------------------------------- XX D'Bridge 1.30 2511 Frontdoor 1.99b Intermail 2.01 T-Mail -------------------------------------- None QMM 1278 -------------------------------------- CrashMail capable = 2022 ( 34.07 %) MailOnly nodes = 3331 ( 56.13 %) Listed-only nodes = 491 ( 8.27 %) Other = 90 ( 1.52 %) [Report produced by NETSTATS - A PD pgm] [ Revised by B Felten, 2:203/208] ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 23-08 Page 25 20 Feb 2006 ================================================================= FIDONEWS INFORMATION ================================================================= How to Submit an Article If you wish to submit an article for inclusion in the Fidonews, here are some guidelines, if you send it as an attached file; the preferred method if you want reasonable control over how the published article will appear in the Fidonews: a) Plain ASCII text. 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