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T h e F i d o G a z e t t e! Volume IV Number I January 2010
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Contents...................................................(i)
Editorial..................................................(1)
New and Returning Members..................................(2)
FidoGazette BBS List.......................................(3)
Dr.Debug Answers Your Questions............................(4)
Food.......................................................(5)
Info (Where to Send Articles)..............................(6)
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Editorial
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It's with a sad heart that I wish Steven Horn a great future as he
plans on leaving Fidonet shortly... Steven has always been there for
us when we needed him - offering his opinion and support as we SysOps
try to deal with various matters in our changing world of
telecommunications and our BBS systems. His wisdom and understanding
has been GREATLY appreciated all these years (21!). Steven will be
terribly missed!!
Steven has been an invaluable resource when I had various questions of
a legal nature regarding a variety of topics regarding BBSing... Thank
you for all your help over the years!
[Steven, if you ever decide you have the time or inclination to return
or come back as a point, just let me or any one of your Canadian
friends in FidoNet know :)]
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New and Returning Members!
In the Works:
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Edward Ozogar El Paso, Texas
Jon Verrett Neenah, WI
Richard Vonzel Minnetonka, Mn
Returning SysOps:
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John Cameron Union,KY
Welcome back!
New SysOps:
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Derek Piazza Portland, Oregon
Welcome!
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!!! G A Z E T T E B B S L I S T !!!
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By bbslist @ filegate.net
Send updates, changes to address above or to janis @ filegate.net.
System.......Prism BBS
FidoAddress..1:261/38
Phone........607-655-5652
Software.....BBBS LiI v4.01 Flag #
OS...........Linux (Gentoo)
C/B Verify...None
Access.......First Call access to Msg bases,
and file areas.
Telnet.......filegate.net
telnet access offers full features
of the standard bbs such as doors,
qwkmail, BWmail,Files, etc.
www:.........http:/www.filegate.net:8090/bbbs
[web interface is limited really
to reading messages and replying
online, or downloading messages
in qwk packets, but not uploading
them], and file download access.
FTP: ftp.filegate.net, port 60721
public access to file areas (please
note change of port for public access).
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System.......Time Warp of the Future BBS
FidoAddress..1:14/400
Phone........none
Software.....sbbs 3.15a (very beta)
OS...........win. (xp pro. sp3)
C/B Verify...None
Access.......First Call access to Msg bases, and file areas.
Telnet.......time.synchro.net:24 or time.darktech.org:24
or timewarpfuture.dyndns.org:24
telnet access offers full features
of the standard bbs such as doors,
messages or file area etc.
www:.........http://time.synchro.net:81
Web interface is limited really to reading messages
and replying online, or downloading messages in qwk
packets, but not uploading them, and file download access.
SBBS files available.
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System.......Lionsden BBS
FidoAddress..1:224/303
Phone........613-392-8896
Software.....Sunchronet
OS...........Windows XP
C/B Verify...None
Access.......First Call access to Msg bases, and file areas.
Telnet.......lionsden.darktech.org
telnet access offers full features
of the standard bbs such as doors,
qwkmail, Files, etc.
www:.........http:/www.lionsden.darktech.org
You will redirected to a menu where you can
choose one of three sites. The first one is
private and requires PW to get into.
FTP..........FTP://lionsden.darktech.org Files only
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System.......Christian Fellowship
FidoAddress..1:266/512
Phone........1-856-933-7096
Software.....PCBoard 15.3
OS...........Windows XP pro
C/B Verify...Manually via email or voice
usually within 24 hours.
Access.......Read only until verified. Once
verified write access to Msg bases, file
areas, chat and doors/games.
Telnet.......cfbbs.dtdns.net or cfbbs.no-ip.com
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System.......Lightning BBS
FidoAddress..1:311/2
Software.....Virtual Advanced
OS...........Windows XP
C/B Verify...None
Access.......First call access to doors, files and
message reading. Message posting requires
validation.
Telnet.......lightningbbs.com
www:.........http:/www.lightningbbs.com/index.php
Thanks to VADV-PHP you can access almost
everything the BBS has to offer from the
web, with the exception of door games.
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System.......Roach Guts BBS
FidoAddress..1:396/60
Phone:.......337-433-4135
Software.....Maximus on Port 23 (primary)
Synchronet on Port 24 (temporary)
OS...........Windows XP
C/B Verify...None
Access.......First call access to doors, files and
message reading. Message posting requires
validation.
Telnet.......roachguts.com
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Dr. DeBug Answers Your Questions!
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By dr.debug @ filegate.net
To ask a question, send an email to dr.debug @ filegate.net or send a
netmail to 1:261/38.
How can I copy multiple *.bad files to *.tic files under Linux?
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If you copy *.bad to *.tic the results will not be what you'd expect :)
This script will rename all the *.bad files in a directory to *.tic.
=====BASH script mvbad2tick======
#!/bin/sh
# First, find all instances of .bad files and put them into a list
# ls -l lists the short version of the file names (as opposed to
# filename with long descriptions)
list="`ls -1 *.bad`"
# Now, use a For loop to go through each instance in the list, one at time
for file in $list
do
f=`basename $file .bad`.tic
#set variable f equal to the first .bad file. Basename prints the
#filename with any leading directory components removed.
# now you can move the first instance of .bad to .tic
mv $file $f
done
# The Do..While structure will move through each entry in the
# 'list' until 'done'.
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After you save this file, make sure you make it executible with
'chmod filename a+x'
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F O O D Even sysops have to eat!
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By Janis Kracht, 1:261/38
Want to contribute something here? Send your submission to fidogazette
'at' filegate.net or email janis at filegate.net, or janis kracht at
1:261/38 (binkp: filegate.net) and it will get published here in the
next issue :)
These days, every product in the supermarket seems to be inundated with
HFCS (high fructose corn syrup). While some say it's just 'another
sugar', there are plenty of reasons to avoid that junk.. namely the
obesity in the United States amongst even our children. Rather than
have to scour the shelves for something approaching 'decent', why not
try making your own rolls and buns.. it's really not hard :)
Hot Dog or Hamburger Buns
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12-16 rolls or buns
Preheat Oven to 400F
1 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup butter, unsalted
4 1/2 cups flour (unbleached, whole wheat, or a mix)
1 packet yeast (about 1 1/2 -2 teaspoons)
1 tablespoon honey
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 egg, room temperature
If you are using all whole wheat flour, add 2 teaspoons or so of vital
gluten (available in the bread flour aisle).
Heat the milk, water, honey and butter until butter is melted. Check
temperature. Depending on the temperature, let cool to 120F. Carefully
beat in egg.
Mix 2 cups of the flour, yeast, and salt. Mix into the milk mixture.
Stir in the rest of the flour, 1/2 cup at a time. Beat well after each
addition.
When the dough pulls together, (it will form a soft ball) turn it out
onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. This should
take about 5 minutes.
Divide dough into 12 -16 equal pieces. This will depend on the size
you want for the finished bun. Shape into smooth balls, flatten
slightly, and place on a parchment paper, or silpat covered baking sheet.
Some people like to use cornmeal instead of parchment paper.
Let rise for 30 to 35 minutes. When buns have almost doubled bake at
400 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.
If you are making hot dog buns it may be easier to roll the dough out
into a large rectangle and cut into smaller rectangles. Let rise with
sides touching.
For fancier rolls, brush the tops with egg wash and sprinkle with
poppy seeds, sesame seeds, coarse sea salt, or whatever you like.
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INFO:
Where to Send Your Articles
Unlike most editors, I surely do not mind running my mouth when
there is a sparcity of articles for the 'zine. I'd MUCH rather
you sent in material but I think until someone starts a
discussion you feel like commenting about, you evil dullards
(just kidding!!!) will no doubt complain about "no issues" (grin)
So I will fill these issues with my meanderings and thoughts and
hopefully we will grow into something of consequence here :)
Don't be offended.. write an article!
If you WOULD like to submit an article and prove me wrong about
the dullard aspect of you guys and gals (bg), feel free to drop
your article off at:
By email attach to address: janis @ filegate.net Fidonet attach:
Janis Kracht at 1:261/38
Modem: 607-655-5652
1:261/100 filegate.net port 24555
via binkp or telnet mailer
(don't send articles as routed attaches, send them direct to filegate.net).
Standard binkp port only supports BinkP (24554).
Give it a title, sign your name and network address if you have
one and send it along!
Don't worry about the format, I can take anything you send me
and mutilate it further as you can see above. Linux is nice
that way (g). Spell checking your own work will help though
(something I'm typically guilty of (g)).
To send a question to Dr. Debug, email a question to
dr.debug @ filegate.net or post in the fidogazette echo! :)
To send a listing to the fidogazette internet bbs list, send your
bbs listing to bbslist @ filegate.net or post it in the fidogazette
echo! :)
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