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Contents...................................................(i)
Editorial..................................................(1)
News from the Z1C..........................................(2)
New and Returning Members..................................(2)
The Old School Toolbox:
Emergency backup planning: More Points to Consider........(3)
Food.......................................................(4)
Tips and Tricks: Google Revisited..........................(5)
Fidonet Compatible Software List
BBS/Mailers/Utilities List.................................(7)
FidoGazette BBS List.......................................(6)
Info (Where to Send Articles)..............................(8)
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Editorial
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Just when you think fidonet is dead as a doornail, the applications for
membership start streaming in. We've got a number of people in the
U.S. and Canada in R17, and in other states in the US who hopefully
will be in the nodelist soon. Perhaps prematurely, but
*Welcome*
guys, and I hope things move fast(er) for you.
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Notes From The Z1C
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We welcomed a new RC into Region 14 last week. Jon Justvig, our new
R14C is working hard to update his segment and has sucessfuly
convCTRl-D CTRl-D CTRL-D CTRL-D found some people to take over some of
the networds that have been running "headless" for a while. Thanks
Jon, and congratulations! Thank you to the new NCs who are willing to
take on these responsibilities :)
New/Returning SysOps:
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In the Works:
Steve Johns R11 Elyria, OH
John Meeks R18 Nashville, TN
Eric Oulashin R17 Eugene, OR
Shanta McBain R17 Enderby, BC
Sam Bright R17 Wasilla, AK
Shawn Rapp R17 Coquille, OR
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The Old School Toolbox
By Richard Webb, 1:116/901
Emergency backup planning: Some More Points to Consider
If you've been reading the last few issues you know what this
column has been about lately, so let's tie up some loose ends. The
first loose end is this:
To be, or not to be, a bbs. Does your net's pstn backup actually
need to operate a bbs? I know, the old argument still might rage in
some circles. One side says "fidonet is a bbs network." In many cases
this is true. But, Fidonet is a mail network which consists of many
systems that are publicly available bbs systems. Does your backup
actually need to operate as one along with the fidonet mailer and mail
handling software?
I would say that it depends on the primary purpose of the entity
providing you the backup facility in the form of a phone line. How do
they benefit from a BBS? Will they benefit at all from a bbs available
via telnet and pots? Some religious and service organizations might.
FOr others all that bbs is going to be is another security headache.
Remember that to convince somebody to let you make use of that fax
or other phone line you're going to be selling them on the backup
capabilities it offers them as well. For some the security is going to
be of paramount importance. The agency head or personnel wanting
backup email access when their broadband connection is down may not
really be interested in a publicly available bbs running on that line.
But, if they have need to get data to and from their systems that can't
be touched by others, no matter what then you've got an easier sell
when talking to them about fidonet mailers. After all, session and
packet passwords are fairly robust. Set that mailer up to refuse
connections with unlisted systems, use secured inbound directories and
give some attention to what files can be requested from the mailer on
their premises and they're well protected.
So who do you approach? Many possible candidates here. The local
hospital that has satellite facilities in nearby communities might be a
good start. Local volunteer agencies that do disaster response and
mitigation are other possibilities. I'm sure that Mike Luther who was
the calayst for all this could give you some real ideas here. AFter
all, even if that hospital has winlink (email via ham radio) available
to them there's still sensitive data they might wish to exchange with
their affiliated facilities that they'd rather not put on a radio link.
Simple as falling off a log, set the satellite institutions up as
points. After you've got a machine set up and going on that phone line
they use occasionally or their fax line then spend a day tutoring their
systems admin guru on fidonet mailers and let him work with getting the
points set up.
Is it worth the time and the legwork? That depends on your point of
view I guess, but to me it would be. It improves the reliability of
your net's connections with the rest of fidonet, as well as helps you
promote your hobby. Then, there's that biggie that MIke LUther and I
have both talked about, the dreaded electromagnetic pulse.
So what about the big emp? No, it isn't just a pipe dream coming
from folks who've seen too many black helicopters. The danger of
electromagnetic pulse to our critical infrastructure is quite real, and
quite possible. Yes Virginia, this means the power grid, your internet
connection, your switched telephone service even. Although underground
switched telephone networks on copper might survive, oftentimes the
switching circuitry, which is microprocessor based, is not buried.
We've grown to be quite dependent on all these
interconnected systems which have at their heart microprocessors that
might not survive an electromagnetic pulse. A few years ago I read a
science fiction story about a Japanese businessman who got revenge for
Hiroshima on the United States by attacking our data networking
infrastructure in a myriad of ways. One of his attacks was on the New
York Stock exchange, generating an electromagnetic pulse in their
machine room.
Picture that in your mind a few minutes, just as a mental exercise.
Data on recent trades, gone. Lots of data, poof! Not stored offsite,
but stored on hard disks, magnetic tape and other media, now scrambled
hopelessly beyond retrieval.
Think about all the places where the data which keeps your life in
order is stored. Your doctor and other health care providers; schools,
the agency or organization that handles your retirement benefits; your
home and/or place of work.
Before you think I've totally gone over to the tinfoil hat fashion
statement, consider this. The dangers are more prevalent than you
might think. Although there are methods that can be used to harden
this critical infrastructure against these dangers, most of it won't be
built in such a way as to survive them. Generating an emp which would
impact a wide area is quite possible. Consider the fact that the U.S.
Department of Defense takes the possibility of a deliberate attack
using emp quite feasible. Recently I read an article discussing their
concerns.
The article was posted by the INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY under
Editorials on April 20th 2010 and titled "Tehran's Other Target:
America 2015." THe author states that anyone able to put a satellite
into orbit can also launch an intercontinental ballistic missile. It
says:
"We forget that such a missile wouldn't have to be accurate. A single
nuclear warhead detonated over the American heartland would emit an
electromagnetic pulse that would fry our technological infrastructure
and catapult America and its economy back to the 18th century."
So, we have the U.S. department of defense talking about countries
which are developing icbm capability. But, emergency communications
volunteers still have some powerful tools to at least give our
infrastructure 20th century capabilities while recovery is underway.
IF something like this should ever come to pass, I'm betting that
amateur radio operators will be some of the first electronic
communicators and systems to return to service afterword. If parts of
the switched telephone network survive we Fidonet folks could easily be
another piece of the recovery.
This folks is one of the reasons I became a radio amateur. This is
why I insist that we retain the capabilities Fidonet has been known for
since its inception, interconnection of a variety of computer
platforms. This is why as I write this my right foot is bumping up
against a 140 amp/hour gel cell battery. This is why I can point to a
trunk over here in the corner which has prefabricated wire antennas
ready to go. To my left two 100 amp/hour gel cells are sitting on
trickle chargers.
Finally, if you go to www.gatasound.com you'll see my remote audio
control room in the back of a 19 foot box truck. Picture the large
mixing console I'm standing in front of covered with a bench top and
radio equipment atop that. I live near the NEw Madrid fault, and close
enough to be considered in TOrnado alley here. After some sort of
disaster this rig can be ready to roll with a team of individuals ready
to provide essential communications for a hard hit community. WIThin
half an hour of our arrival I'll have a mast attached to the truck with
antennas at anywhere from 20 to 30 foot off the ground, and long and
short haul communications facilities ready to go to work. And, yes, I
can still send by hand, and copy by ear, the INternational MOrse code.
Yes, I'm an old school type guy, and for Fidonet that means backup
connections using our modems and the public switched telephone network.
This old hippie took one of those catch phrases from the sixties to
heart. I'll bet you know which one. It says: "If you're not part of
the solution, you're part of the problem." I can see our network being
part of the solution when disaster strikes. As we've already pointed
out in this publication, after the storm or other natural disaster
often the switched telephone network is still operational, even if our
broadband internet connections are kaput. Instead of complaining that
nobody takes us seriously or that we're considered one of those parts
of history no longer relevant we can provide a real demonstration of
the value of our networking techniques.
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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 (filegate.net) and it will get published here in the
next issue :)
Making Ravioli and Ricotta Cheese from Scratch
by Janis Kracht
Originally posted in the Cooking Echo by Janis Kracht.
Edited for FidoGazette.
I posted my recipe here in the Gazette last month for Italian tomato
sauce with meatballs and sausage (see fgaz0710.zip). I've been asked
to post the rest of the recipes I originally posted in the COOKING echo
for ravioli and ricotta cheese made from scratch. It was a planned
visit from Ruth and Steve Haffly that brought us together, since I was
happy to show Ruth how I make ravioli.
About The Ravioli Equipment
===========================
There are a number of tools one can use to shape ravioli: The
simplest being a rolling pin, two sheets of dough, a sharp knife and a
fork to seal the edges.
I have several tools here that I use at different times. For soup
ravioli, I often use a 'raviolissimo' attachment for my Atlas macaroni
machine. With that one, you feed a long length of pressed dough into
the attachment in a V shape, and then spoon the filling into the
center of the V shape. When you crank the macaroni machine, sealed
filled ravioli are made. I have another one very similar to the
raviolissimo, which makes larger ravioli, a good size one, for dinner.
We decided though, to use another tool to shape the ravioli, which
I'll describe in a short while.
About The Dough:
===============
I was out of semolina flour (I usually have some around), but it's not
necessary to use that .. I usually make macaroni dough with regular
flour and maybe 1/3 Semolina. Instead, I ground a couple pounds of
Soft Wheat Berries in my Family Grain Mill
(http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/family_grain_mills.aspx) I ground it
at the finest setting about three times.
Ravioli Dough Ingredients:
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1 pound flour (2 cups of this can be Semolina)
5 eggs
1 tablespoon olive oil
[optional: 4 tablespoons of water, one tablespoon at a time]
If you are grinding your own flour, these amounts are general.. the
dough has to be soft enough after kneading to be used in various
torturous tools we'll use :) Grandma used to say, "soft as a baby's
A.." when kneading is done.
Place the flour in a strong mixer, Kitchenaid or better (g) and add the
five eggs and olive oil in a well in the center. Now on my old
kitchenaid, I was using store bought (but good quality unbleached)
flour. Store bought flour is ground very fine, finer than I can get on
Family Grain mill, unless I sift out all the kernels out which kind of
defeats the purpose of milling grain.. so you may find you need to add
those optional tablespoons of water. Try it without it first, we did,
and I found I had to break up the dough in little pieces, add about 3
Tablespoons of water, and then use the flat beater to beat it in.
Use the flat beater first to mix in the eggs throroughly - then
examine the dough you have in terms of home ground flour or store
bought.. Mix for about 2 - 3 minutes, more or less will depend on your
mixer. If the dough is starting to create balls, good..if it looks
overly dry, add the water one tablespoon at a time. Remove the flat
beater. When I was using store-bought all purpose flour and store
bought semolina for macaroni dough, I never had to use the dough hook..
just the flat beater for about 30 seconds... When the dough can be
gathered into a ball, it's been kneaded enough. Cover in plastic wrap
and let it develop for 20 minutes. Later when you are working with the
dough to make the raviolis, make sure the unused dough is completey
covered in plastic wrap or a damp towel. [Continued] ===
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[Ravioli, Continued]
About The Ricotta
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The filling for cheese ravioli is made of ricotta cheese, Italian
locatelli cheese, eggs and flavorings (mint or parsley). I mentioned
in the echo before how my grandmother on Mom's side (the northern
Italians) had always used mint in her lasagne and ravioli, but my
father's mom (Sicilian) always used the southern Italian preference,
parsley. When Mom first made a ricotta dish for Dad, he said "what's
wrong with this?? You ruined it!" because she hadn't used parsley.
From that day, she never used mint again in her cooking (g). I have
been using mint in my ricotta cheese since my mom told me the story
last year. I really do prefer it to parsley :)
When I mentioned perhaps we'd make our own Ricotta to Ruth, I could
tell she also thought that was a great idea, given all the processing,
etc. most of the foods we eat today suffer. Like everyone else in my
family, I used to buy Ricotta cheese to make various Italian dishes.
These days I make my own just about all the time. It's healthier, you
know what goes in it, it's simple to do, and you can have it at any
time. Additionally, generally you don't need any special equipment or
ingredients. Some people simply use whole milk, some use whole milk
and yogurt and some use whole milk and heavy cream. I find that using
2 parts whole milk and 1 part goat's milk (reconstituted from goat's
milk powder), a touch of sea salt and lemon juice makes the best
tasting ricotta. You heat up the milk to _almost_ boiling, and then
add either lemon juice or white distilled vinegar to the milk.
==Ingredients for Making Fresh Ricotta Cheese==
Makes about 1 lb.
1/2 gallon whole milk (We buy Horizon Farms, which comes from
grass-fed beef. The quality of the milk matters a great deal
in the resulting taste. _Ultra pasteurized_ milk will give you
a lower yield.
1 quart whole goat's milk. We buy dry powdered goats milk packets so
that it's always 'fresh'. Old goat's milk tastes.. well, like
an old goat :) not that I've ever eaten one haha
1/3 cup lemon juice or 1/3 cup distilled white vinegar
Lemon juice gives it a slightly citrus taste, vinegar a cleaner one.
I like the flavor from using lemon juice.
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Put the milks and salt in a large pot, and stir to mix. Heat to nearly
boiling, but don't let it get to a rolling boil. Stir gently and often
so that the bottom of the pot doesn't scorch (would taste pretty bad).
As the milk heats, watch the outside edge of the milk; you'll see very
tiny bubbles start to form around the outside edge (160F). When the
milk comes to a very low boil, add the lemon juice and stir to blend.
Bring back to a very low boil and continue cooking about a minute.
You'll see small white particles start to coagulate on the surface.
This means curds are starting to form. Don't let the milk cook any
longer than about a minute or you may wind up with hard, dry curds.
Remove the pot from the heat, and cover with a tight fitting lid. Let
the ricotta sit for about 20 minutes untouched. More substantial curds
will form in this time period. Line a colander with cheesecloth or a
thin cotton cloth like a piece of bed sheet. Gently pour the ricotta
into the cloth, being careful not to break up the curds too much. Do
it slowly. For the best results, let the cheese drain, unrefrigerated,
for about an hour. We were pressed for time, so I did refrigerate it
with a bowl underneath to catch the drips. You will now have a rather
moist ricotta. If you prefer it drier, you can tie and hang the cheese
cloth over the sink or over a bowl so the ricotta can drain more
thoroughly. The ricotta is ready to use - you may refrigerate it for
about two days. If you plan on baking with the ricotta, drain it well.
About The Filling:
=================
To make the filling for the ravioli, put the ricotta cheese in a large
bowl and add 1 egg for every pound of ricotta. Add about 1 teaspoon
finely minced mint leaves (I think we use about 4 or 5 small leaves).
Add about 1/4 teaspoon sea salt. We were going to make a pound of
ravioli from the dough I'd prepared to feed Ron and I, Ruth and Steve
and my grandson. I usually figure about 6 ravioli per person, given
all the other food on the table :)
Ingredients for the Ravioli Filling:
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1 lb. ricotta
1 egg
1 teaspoon finely minced Mint
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup or more grated locatelli romano cheese
Mix all ingredients well, and refrigerate covered with plastic wrap
until you are ready to fill the ravioli.
Shaping the ravioli:
===================
Now came the fun part. The dough which had been resting for 20
minutes felt a little dry when we put a chunk of it through my atlas
macaroni machine, so as I mentioned earlier, we broke up the dough and
added a few tablespoons of water and then re-mixed/beat it until it
was softer and well kneaded.
Cut off about a third of the dough and make sure you keep the rest of
the dough covered in plastic wrap or a damp towel. Use a rolling pin
to flatten out the 1/3 of the dough into a flatter piece. You want to
try to roll out a rectangle that is a touch wider and a touch longer
than the ravioli press because you'll be sealing the ravioli all around
the outside edges. The one we used to form the ravioli shapes is made
by VillaWare.
The Atlas Macaroni machine has settings from 1 to 6 for various
thickness of dough. Use setting 1 to start, and press the dough
through twice or three times. Then, change the setting to 2, and put
the dough through 2 or 3 times more. Continue doing this with each
subsequent setting until you reach setting 5. This makes a nice al
dente ravioli, without feeling like a lead balloon in your stomach :)
Only make one sheet at a time, and cut it in half. If you try to do
more, the dough will be too dry to work with. We all agreed after
eating that with home ground flour a setting of 6 might be better. My
Dad, if were still alive, would have loved them at setting 5 :)
My favorite tool for shaping ravioli is made by Villaware, it is a
metal form with 10 "holes" and a plastic form with 10 raised ravioli
forms for making 10 raviolis at once. Make sure you dust the metal
form with a bit of flour before you start.
------------------------------------------------- [Metal form with]
|(O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O)| [holes, dust with]
|(O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O)| [flour]
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_________________________________________________
|(.) (.) (.) (.) (.) (.) (.) (.) (.) (.)| [Plastic form with]
|(.) (.) (.) (.) (.) (.) (.) (.) (.) (.)| [raised ravioli]
-------------------------------------------------- [forms]
When you have reached setting 5, dust the sheet of dough with flour,
cut it in half crosswise to make two long strips each a little longer
and wider than the length and width of the metal form. Place one sheet
of dough over the metal form, and cover the other sheet with plastic
wrap. We'll use that in a moment.
Put the sheet of dough over that metal form, making sure the dough
covers the metal form with a touch of overlap all around. If you don't
do that, the raviolis can't seal. Use the provided plastic form to
make the indentations in the dough, by pressing the plastic form
into the dough gently. Remove the plastic form, and fill each ravioli
opening with about a teaspoon of the filling. Don't overfill the
ravioli, or they will burst and leak out the filling when cooked.
Place the second half of the rolled out dough on top of the metal form
with the filled dough on it. Run a rolling pin vigorously and firmly
over the top of the metal covered with dough/filling/dough. This
action forces the rimmed edges of the metal form to create a seal.
When you can see the raised edges of the metal form clearly through the
dough on the outside edges of each ravioli, you are done. Turn the
metal frame upside down to release the ravioli. Give the form a sharp
rap, and the ravioli should fall out sealed all the way around.
Put the finished ravioli on a clean surface which has been dusted with
flour. Dust the tops of the raviolis with more flour. Prick the
center each ravioli with a fork to allow steam to escape (just a little
one :)).
Cut off another third of the remaining dough and repeat until all the
dough is used and filled, and dusted with flour.
We figured that each of us could eat 6 raviolis each, so I cooked 30 of
the finished ravioli, and froze the rest of them on a cookie sheet
dusted with flour, and covered in a large plastic bag.
Cooking Ravioli:
===============
Fill a large sauce pot, dutch oven or soup pot with 5-6 quarts of
water. Bring the water to a rolling boil and add about 1 tablespoon of
sea salt. Place the ravioli in the boiling water gently, and boil
gently until the ravioli floats to the top, about 5 minutes. Don't
keep the heat too high, or you may break all the raviolis, but you want
to maintain an even boil. Test one ravioli to see if the dough is
cooked to your taste.
Drain carefully or lift out the ravioli with a slotted spoon. Place
about a cup of sauce in the bottom of a large ravioli bowl or large
bowl, and add the drained ravioli. Toss gently or stir until all the
ravioli is coated lightly with sauce so that they don't stick
together.
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Tips and Tricks
By Janis Kracht
Google Revisited
Some new features from Google Docs.. now you can translate documents
and even see the reverse translation of the doc with a mouse over.
Read about it here:
GoogleDocs - new features
This link takes you right to the translate page:
http://translate.google.com/?hl=en#
Translate text, webpages and documents
Enter text or a webpage URL, or upload a document.
___________________________________________
| |
| Je m'appelle Janis |
| |
|_________________________________________|
Translate from: French Detected
Translate into: English
French to English translation
[ My name is Janis ]
With Google Docs, you can translate words within a document, or an entire
document, into one of over 40 languages.
Translate a word or a short phrase
1. Select the word or phrase in the document, and click Tools - Look up
word - Translate word...
translate menu
2. A dialog box appears:
translate dialog box
3. The Translate tab displays the selected text at the top, and two
language drop-down menus. Select the languages for the translation, and
click the Translate button.
Note: Once you get the results, if you click the link with the translated
word, you see the reverse translation of that word.
4. Click the Replace button at the bottom of the dialog box to replace
the selection in the document with the translated text.
Translate an entire document
To translate an entire document, simply click Tools - Translate document,
and select the language into which you'd like to translate the document.
Google Docs translates the document using Google Translate. Once the
translation is ready, you can choose to replace the original document with
the translation or create a new document with the translated version.
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I'm frequently asked by folks either just joining or coming back to
Fidonet about what software options there are these days for Fidonet
nodes. This is a list of Fidonet compatible software put together by
Robert Couture, who was one of our past SysOps, RC, and FileGate HUB.
I've updated it a bit and will try to catch any other bad links in this
file. Feel free to send me updates, or better yet, if you'd like to
take over this list and submit the list for publication, just let me
know :) :)
Fidonet Compatible BS Software List
===================================
Originally by Robert Couture,
Updated by Janis Kracht, August, 2010
Type: M=Mailer T=Tosser B=BBS D=Door C=Comm/Terminal
P=Points E=Editor I=Internet U=Utility ?=Info
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|Software: Author |Type |URL, Contact, Ver, Notes Help Node|
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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)
BinkD | |http://www.filegate.net/r50/aftnbinkd/
FIDO-Deluxe IP |MPUI |http://www.fido-deluxe.de.vu 2:2432/280
Michael Haase | | m.haase@gmx.net
| | v2.4 on Sep 26th 2003
FrontDoor, FD/APX: |MITPC|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 (Russian) 2:461/70
| |http://www.fidotel.com/taurus (English)
(based on Radius) | | E-mail: taurus@rinet.ru
| | v5.000 alpha on Oct 11th 2004
T-mail |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
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Fidogate |TUI |http://www.fidogate.org
| | Martin_Junius@m-j-s.net v4.4.10
FMail |T |http://fmail.nl.eu.org
| | 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.
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BBBS |BI |http://www.bbbs.net b@bbbs.net
| | v4.01 February 2007 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 (source)
| |Archives online at:
| |http://filegate.net/maxfdn/
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.buffalocrk.com/
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
Telegard BBS |B |http://www.telegard.net
| | support@telegard.net
| | v3.09g2 SP4
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Atlantis Software |D |http://www.jimmyrose.com/atlantis/
| | Last Update: August 2004
Cheepware |DU |http://nsbbs.info/cheepware.html 1:18/200
Sean Dennis | |dialup at (423) 926-7999
| |or via telnet at nsbbs.darktech.org
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
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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
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.
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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
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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://www.filegate.net/coordutl/
| | FidoNet Nodelist Processor
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National BBS List |? | http://www.usbbs.org
Hispanic FIDO/BBS's |? | http://www.conecta2.org/pucela_bbs/
(in Spanish only) | | (Extensive software & BBS Listings)
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File Archives:
http://archives.thebbs.org http://www.filegate.net/ (ftp access:port 60721)
http://sysopscorner.thebbs.org http://www.dmine.com/bbscorner/
http://garbo.uwasa.fi http://www.simtel.net
http://wuarchive.wustl.edu http://www.bbsfiles.com
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu
Note: most also provide FTP access
(use ftp:// instead of http:// above)
Send updates to janis@filegate.net or janis kracht @ 1:261/38
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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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INFO:
Fidogazette is published by Janis Kracht, Editor, with the help of
Richard Webb 1:116/901 (Old School ToolBox), and Sean Dennis 1:18/200
(The Slightly Crusty Sysop). If you have an idea for a column or a
series of articles, please contact me :)
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 reviews or recipes to the Food section, email or netmail Janis
as above.
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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