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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 1 (6 January 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 The venusian centipedes are at it again ....................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 "FIDOBILL" - FidoNet Accounting & Billing Program ............. 2 People with disabilities network with ADAnet .................. 3 FIDOCON '92 Request for Proposals ............................. 6 UtilNet File Distribution Network ............................. 7 Renumbering of MSG files revisited ............................ 7 Who's On Top Of "Top Down"? ................................... 11 TransForMation - Import/Export/Translation Utility ............ 16 No title, so I added this meaningless one ..................... 18 3. RANTS AND FLAMES .............................................. 21 Random Responses/Rebuttals to FNEWS 852 ....................... 21 4. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 24 Latest Greatest Software Versions ............................. 24 5. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 30

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 2 (13 January 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Revelation! ........................................ 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 Cost Recovery (Yes!) .......................................... 3 Geography and Fidonet ......................................... 6 New version of WorldPol released .............................. 9 3. RANTS AND FLAMES .............................................. 23 4. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 24 Latest Greatest Software Versions ............................. 24 5. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 30

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 3 (20 January 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Can I borrow your feet? ............................ 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 Country Computing ............................................. 2 Nodelist flags - The Abuse .................................... 3 This New Echo, BIOMED - What Is It? ........................... 5 A_THEIST Echo now on Backbone! ................................ 6 New Echo for Those Interested in Florida_USA! ................. 7 MENSANS_ONLY Echo Notice ...................................... 8 SKEPTIC Echo reorganizing! .................................... 9 3. RANTS AND FLAMES .............................................. 11 4. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 12 Software List ................................................. 12 5. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 18

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 4 (27 January 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Less is more ....................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 How do I set up a fun, fun, fidonode? ......................... 2 News of the ANEWS Echo ........................................ 3 OLVIEW - An Online GIF Viewer Door For Any BBS ................ 5 SEAmail version 1.10 available electronically ................. 6 Release of ARCMAIL V.3.00 ..................................... 9 KY Genealogy .................................................. 10 Sigh, another untitled article ................................ 12 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 16 Software List ................................................. 16 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 22

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 5 (3 February 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Where was I ........................................ 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 FOSSILs: ancient history ...................................... 3 A day in the life of an overworked UK sysop ................... 4 UpComing Software - Tic Zipper ................................ 7 Country Computing ............................................. 8 I TOLD YOU SO!!! .............................................. 9 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 19 Software List ................................................. 19 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 25

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 6 (10 February 1992)

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1. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 1 Software List ................................................. 1 2. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 7

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 7 (17 February 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 If you really want to screw up ................................ 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 Feedback on an "anonymous" article in 9/4 ..................... 2 Newschat: Reading Fidonews Online! ............................ 2 For unlawful carnal knowledge ................................. 5 SEAmail 1.10 revision C ....................................... 5 An Invitation to Visit The In_Country Echo .................... 6 MISSING TEENAGE GIRLS ......................................... 7 SKEPTIC Echo now fully connected! ............................. 9 The HOLY_BIBLE Echo and the PRIME Network ..................... 10 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 13 Software List ................................................. 13 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 19

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 8 (24 February 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Damage: minimal .................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 Archivers -- Do you get back what you started with ? .......... 2 UseNet vs. Fidonet - a quick comparison ....................... 7 "Beware the PowerBroker/Editors" or "Censorship is at the do .. 13 A Day in the Life of a Teenage SysOp .......................... 14 How To Pay BBS Costs .......................................... 16 Violet's Ansi Screens ......................................... 18 Home Wine Making Echo -- VIN_MAISON ........................... 21 from Richard Paddle - Rich in Paradise BBS (2:252/307) ........ 21 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 23 Software List ................................................. 23 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 29

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 9 (2 March 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: None of the error(s) was found ..................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 The Joy of Handles ............................................ 2 Bashing the Beliefs of Others in FidoNews ..................... 15 A Day in the Life of a Different Teenage SysOp ................ 19 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 23 Software List ................................................. 23 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 29

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 10 (9 March 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Controvery Central ................................. 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 Alias use and personal safety ................................. 2 On Aliases et Al .............................................. 3 OLVIEW 1.20 - A new release of the GIF file viewer door ....... 7 Introducing the Battletech Echo! .............................. 8 "Rush" Fans Echo .............................................. 8 BRIT_CAR (British Car Echo) ................................... 9 The FIDO_MOD Echo ............................................. 10 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 11 Software List ................................................. 11 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 17

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 11 (16 March 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Vote for me! ....................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 Adding an Echomail Area to the Zone 1 Backbone ................ 7 SYSOP returns to serve YOU .................................... 9 Sierra Club Echo (SIERRAN) Hits Backbone ...................... 11 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 12 Software List ................................................. 12 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 18

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 12 (23 March 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Elvis has left the building ........................ 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 4 Havoc with the EList .......................................... 4 SASA vs Fidonet ............................................... 5 Announcing R14Con ! ........................................... 7 SAM The Hardware Watchdog; New Product Review ................. 8 The Springtime of My Discontent ............................... 9 Introducing The Hack Report ................................... 11 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 15 Software List ................................................. 15 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 21

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 13 (30 March 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Excuses, and me, me, me ............................ 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 More Thoughts on Aliases ...................................... 3 A Point of View ............................................... 4 EFF Announces Pioneer Award Winners ........................... 7 Adventures in BBSing: OS/2 Conversion ......................... 8 So this is goodbye ............................................ 11 International FTN Registry .................................... 12 The PDN changes hands ......................................... 14 CAPNet -- The Civil Air Patrol Network ........................ 15 GUITAR Echo Conference ........................................ 16 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 18 Software List ................................................. 18 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 24

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 14 (6 April 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Smaller but weirder ................................ 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 Billing for Echomail .......................................... 2 Dallas Selected for FIDOCON '92 ............................... 5 Zone 2 - what's going on? ..................................... 7 SEAmail 1.10 revision E is now available ...................... 8 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 10 Software List ................................................. 10 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 16

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 15 (13 April 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: NO TRESPASSING ..................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 A necessary patch for NED 2.00 ................................ 2 There -are- good people in this world after all ............... 3 Unfair Is Fair in INTERUSER? .................................. 5 A Matter Of Courtesy .......................................... 7 A Public Request for Echomail Policy Clarification ............ 9 New ECHO: The Model Government Colloquium .................... 10 COMHRA - The Gaelic Language Echo ............................. 10 MAILBAG Echo Conference ....................................... 11 Progressive BBS Listing to be Made ............................ 12 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 14 Software List ................................................. 14 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 20

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 16 (20 April 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Who me? ............................................ 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 Binary nodelist ............................................... 2 Howling At The Moon ........................................... 3 MAILBAG Echo Conference ....................................... 3 New RF4SALE Echo .............................................. 4 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 6 Software List ................................................. 6 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 12

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 17 (27 April 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: oops ............................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 4 FidoNet echo help, guidance, etc .............................. 4 The Hawaii Echo is flowing!! .................................. 6 DR_DOS, Digital Research DOS Disscusion ....................... 7 PEROT_92 Echo Started ......................................... 7 "P_news" PROGRESSIVE News & Views ............................. 8 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 10 Software List ................................................. 10 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 16

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 18 (4 May 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Playing catch-up ................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 FidoCon '92 September 4-6 Dallas, TX .......................... 2 "Cutesy" Origin Lines ......................................... 2 Telephone Fraud Control ....................................... 3 SEAmail version 1.10 revision F ............................... 4 MAILBAG New Conference Address ................................ 7 A_THEIST Echo now on Backbone! ................................ 8 A genuine "One God" Christian Network ......................... 9 SKEPTIC Echo now on the Zone 1 Backbone! ...................... 9 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 12 Software List ................................................. 12 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 18

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 19 (11 May 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Whatever ........................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 5 Response to the situation of Ann Ioannides of 1:135/54 ........ 5 INTERUSER, cont'd ............................................. 8 INTERUSER, cont'd ............................................. 8 Willfull creation of a local black hole ....................... 9 FidoCon Bidding Process Unfair ................................ 10 RUSH_FAN Echo Revisited ....................................... 11 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 12 Software List ................................................. 12 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 18

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 20 (18 May 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Same but different ................................. 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 What is FIJA? ................................................. 3 FidoCon '92 First deadline approaching! ....................... 4 The LO NodeList Flag .......................................... 6 The Black Hole ................................................ 7 New Echo: SCI&TECH -- Where Science Comes First!! ............. 8 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 11 (no) Software List ............................................ 11 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 12

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 21 (25 May 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Lost not found ..................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 FidoNews Version List Editor .................................. 2 FidoNews back-issue sources ................................... 6 EDITORIAL REPLY ............................................... 7 Perot and the clouds of change ................................ 10 METRONET ...................................................... 11 OK_SYSOP ...................................................... 13 RF4SALE Echo... Revisited ..................................... 13 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 15 Software Versions List ........................................ 15 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 16

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 22 (1 June 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Soon to be from afar ............................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 FidoNet as an instrument for Peace ............................ 3 FidoNews Version List Editor .................................. 4 The 80XXX echo ................................................ 8 New THERAPIST Echo for Psychologists, Social Workers, & Coun .. 9 DR_DOS - Available from the Great White North ................. 10 Local Echo Expanding .......................................... 10 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 12 Software Versions List ........................................ 12 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 13

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 23 (8 June 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Hello? Statue? ..................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 FidoNews Version List Editor .................................. 3 GlobalNet Network ............................................. 7 Binary Nodelists, AGAIN ....................................... 8 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 23 Software Versions List ........................................ 23 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 24

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 24 (15 June 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Remotely related ................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 The Bit Bucket Churns ......................................... 2 Echomail-Routed Netmail: Who's Responsible? ................... 3 The Commercialization of FidoNet via Support Echoes ........... 5 A COMMUNICATION WORKHORSE ..................................... 6 Welcome To WorldNet ........................................... 7 Postmodern Culture Needs Fidonet Distribution ................. 10 Announcing the CAUCUS echo .................................... 17 Electronic Publishing Echo .................................... 20 Start of the JFK echo ......................................... 22 SYS4SALE Echo ................................................. 22 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 24 Software Versions List ........................................ 24 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 25

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 25 (22 June 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Remotely yours ..................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 How To Find That File ......................................... 3 Netmail the same as Echomail .................................. 4 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 7 Software Versions List ........................................ 7 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 8

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 26 (29 June 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Same or less ....................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 Netmail and Echomail are Different? ........................... 3 CyberSpace / Virtual Reality Echo ............................. 6 T.O.T.T. - Turn On To Teens BBS and echo ...................... 6 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 11 Software Versions List ........................................ 11 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 12

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 27 (13 July 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Still not here ..................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 Response to: Netmail and Echomail are Different? ............. 3 Regarding the Commercialization of FidoNet via Support Echoe .. 5 Home Wine Making Echo -- VIN_MAISON ........................... 8 United Methodist Echo ......................................... 9 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 11 Software Versions List ........................................ 11 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 12

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 28 (13 July 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Remotely yours ..................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 So, You wanna be a sysop? ..................................... 2 PreRapture International Message Exchange (PRIME) ............. 3 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 5 Software Versions List ........................................ 5 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 6

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 29 (20 July 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Home, home of the deranged ......................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 Fidonet and Russia: A New Need ................................ 3 User-defined Origin lines for Remote Access ................... 4 UPLink - Are you a believer? .................................. 5 No proper title!!! ............................................ 7 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 8 Software Versions List ........................................ 8 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 9

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 30 (27 July 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: The daily grind .................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 FidoCon '92 September 4-6 Dallas, TX .......................... 3 Fidosnooze back-issues ........................................ 5 SEAmail version 1.10 revision G ............................... 6 SCI&TECH -- On the Backbone! .................................. 7 New Fitness Echo .............................................. 8 OPENDOORS Programming Echo! ................................... 8 This New Echo, STDSN - What Is It? ............................ 9 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 11 Software Versions List ........................................ 11 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 12

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 31 (3 August 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Here comes trouble ................................. 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 FidoCon '92 September 4-6 Dallas, TX .......................... 3 IBECC '92 Press Release ....................................... 5 Fidosnooze back-issues ........................................ 7 More Useless Bureaucrats? What For?! .......................... 7 Teens and FidoNet ............................................. 9 BBS and sysop survive near miss by tornado .................... 10 SEAmail version 1.10 revision G ............................... 11 Incorrect article format ...................................... 12 SCI&TECH -- On the Backbone! .................................. 13 New Fitness Echo .............................................. 14 OPENDOORS Programming Echo! ................................... 15 This New Echo, STDSN - What Is It? ............................ 15 SKEPTIC Echo now on the Zone 1 Backbone! ...................... 16 New Echo for Those Interested in Florida_USA! ................. 17 MENSANS_ONLY Echo Notice ...................................... 18 The telecom wonder, {COMMO}, gets its own conference .......... 19 3. LATEST VERSIONS ............................................... 20 Software Versions List ........................................ 20 4. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 21

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 32 (10 August 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: That's not funny! .................................. 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 Welcome to the FidoNet Olympics ............................... 3 OH NO OH NO OH NO ............................................. 5 Micromanagement in FidoNet .................................... 8 Democracy ..................................................... 9 Teenagers in Fido ............................................. 10 Problems with getting node numbers ............................ 12 Region 19 ..................................................... 12 Network Quoting Manners ....................................... 16 Unattended Hub Fix ............................................ 17 More Binay Nodelists .......................................... 17 (Improper article format -- no title) ......................... 19 A_THEIST Echo now on Backbone! ................................ 20 Fidonet DNDGAME Echo .......................................... 21 HOLYSMOKE Echo is available on the Zone 1 Backbone! ........... 21 Forward Into the Past! ........................................ 23 Ecclesiastical Proclamation ................................... 24 Limbaugh Religious Festival Proclaimed ........................ 25 Limbaugh Recognized ........................................... 26 Get your Special Title or Proclamation Now .................... 27 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 28

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 33 (17 August 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: (I'm about to) snooze .............................. 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 Practical Anarchy Online ...................................... 3 SHAREWARE BLUES ............................................... 4 A rebuttal .................................................... 5 LE_CLUB: The FidoNet Veterans Club! ........................... 7 Two new privately distributed echos ........................... 8 RUSH_FAN -- An Echo dedicated to the rock band 'Rush' ......... 8 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 10

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 34 (24 August 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: The war years ...................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 5 Calling direct to Russia - some technicalities ................ 5 Zone 2 would-be dictators ..................................... 6 "What happened in Zone 4 this year?" .......................... 9 Policy - Time For A Change .................................... 11 Schematic FIDONET ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION ................... 12 MORE ABOUT THE UNNEEDED RCS ................................... 17 Privacy from phone solicitors ................................. 19 Filebone - Some Information about the, ........................ 23 WHY HAS MY COMPUTER BEEN ORPHANED? ............................ 24 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 26

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 35 (31 August 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Same old path ...................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 Hurricane Andrew Hits Miami ................................... 3 Zone 2 would-be dictators, a reply ............................ 4 Do *C's have really power ? ................................... 12 Finally, some REAL FidoGrunts<tm> ............................. 14 FidoNet Democracy: Long Overdue ............................... 15 A message to Tom .............................................. 16 The FidoNet Sysop's Bill of Rights ............................ 17 File Nets Need Better Descriptions ............................ 22 Zone 3 Hub/Gate change for A_THEIST/HOLYSMOKE/SKEPTIC Echos! .. 23 GAME_DESIGN A new echo for Game Programmers .................. 24 Tourette's Syndrome Echo ...................................... 24 Progressive News & Views ...................................... 24 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 26

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 36 (14 September 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: From here to there ................................. 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 BBSummer'92 con in Tallinn, Estonia ........................... 3 FLorida Hurricane Relief Info! ................................ 4 Teens In Fidonet .............................................. 7 ILL FORMED ARTICLE ............................................ 8 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 10

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 37 (14 September 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: The weakly grind ................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 FidoCon '92 Report ............................................ 2 FidoCon '92 Financial Report .................................. 4 Desperately Seeking City ...................................... 6 Time For a Change in Net 107 .................................. 6 A Funny Thing Happened in the Online World .................... 8 Introducing WorldPol 3 - New Policy Proposal .................. 9 Commodore C=128 Echo Needs You ................................ 26 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 29

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 38 (21 September 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Here we go again ................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 FCC Requests Additional Comments in Docket 89-79 .............. 3 WORLDPOL non-involvement disclaimer #1 ........................ 5 WORLDPOL non-involvement disclaimer #2 ........................ 7 WORLDPOL non-involvement disclaimer #3 ........................ 7 Do *C's have really power ? (A reply) ......................... 8 Let's End This ................................................ 13 The End of All Problems in Fidonet ............................ 15 Job Offerings Available as FREQ'able file ..................... 17 ISIG's Mission ................................................ 18 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 21

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 39 (28 September 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Yup ................................................ 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 How To Find That File -- ARCHIE-like file server .............. 3 Where is FidoNet? ............................................. 4 WorldPol Credits - An Apology ................................. 11 THE TRUTH ABOUT "WorldPol disclaimer" ......................... 11 Take Me Off That List! ........................................ 13 FidoNet region 25 (UK) exemption policy ....................... 14 FidoMess : An Appeal To Rationality ........................... 18 More Florida disaster info .................................... 20 New BIDBOARD Echo Conference .................................. 24 New JOBSNOW109 Echo Conference ................................ 25 A New Echo for Suprafax Modem Users ........................... 25 New USAFA and USAFAAOG Echo Conferences ....................... 26 The Vegetarian Echo ........................................... 27 The only genuine "One God" Christian Network .................. 27 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 29

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 40 (5 October 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Now less than ever ................................. 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 Error in FidoNews 9-39 "REGION25" article ..................... 2 Did I Dream All This, or What ? ............................... 2 Private Communications... Are you listening? .................. 9 Book Review: SYSLAW, 2nd ed. - Legal Guide for Online Servic .. 11 Bucking World Trends : Powermongery in Cold Places * .......... 12 Why No Protection For Us?? .................................... 14 User Origin Door for Remote Access ............................ 19 PUBLIC_KEYS Echo is born! ..................................... 19 Of Controversey and Discovery ................................. 21 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 22

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 41 (12 October 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Can't tell you, it's secret ........................ 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 A Comparison of Mail Tossers .................................. 3 Region 12 ..................................................... 7 Security and authentication using PGP in FidoNet .............. 8 Privacy and Computer Compatibility ............................ 12 CLINTON'S ECONOMIC PLAN AVAILABLE HERE ........................ 13 The Brigadoon Village Network ................................. 13 WorldPol: Your Opinion Counts ................................. 14 H-NeT soon to go national ..................................... 15 LE_CLUB: The FidoNet Veterans Club! ........................... 15 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 17

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 42 (19 October 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Huh?! .............................................. 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 Why We Don't Need New Laws .................................... 2 Region 18 More Fun Than A Barrel Of Rattlesnakes ............. 3 All Good Things ............................................... 4 Misconceptions Of Responsibility .............................. 6 Commodore C=128 Echo Backboned ................................ 7 Cohousing Echo ................................................ 8 The Brigadoon Village Network ................................. 8 EPUBNET - Electronic Publishing Network ....................... 10 New NATURIST echo ............................................. 11 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 13

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 43 (26 October 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Fewer trees killed today ........................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 GREEN RAGE .................................................... 2 UniPol - Bigger is Better? ... NOT! ........................... 14 MISSING GIRL RECOVERED ........................................ 14 FIDOCARDS - E-Mail slows down ................................. 15 PUBLIC_KEYS & PKEY_DROP Echos on Backbone! .................... 16 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 19

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 44 (2 November 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 editoriaL; WEe Gots Articulls tewday .......................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 How FidoNet<tm> Tunnels the Internet .......................... 2 Zone 4 - The Sound of the Whistle ............................. 7 Freedom and privacy ........................................... 14 Your Biological Resource Discussion Area: The Evolution Echo .. 17 The Brigadoon Village Network ................................. 19 Invitation into DebNet Network ................................ 19 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 21

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 45 (9 November 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Wartime blues ...................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 There we go, again... <sigh> .................................. 2 Mr. Clovis Lacerda lies ....................................... 5 don't listen to him, Pablito! ................................. 6 BBS to TNC Linker Software using FOSSIL ....................... 7 Exclude killer-dog now supports RA/QBBS ....................... 8 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 10

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 46 (16 November 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: slog ............................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 ALCOR BBS Email privacy case settled .......................... 3 GOFER: A New Way To FREQ Out .................................. 4 Privacy... Does it belong in FidoNet? ......................... 6 Hackers Conference Report ..................................... 9 Notice from the nodelist ...................................... 12 Open letter from a ZC ......................................... 13 URUGUAYAN OPINION ABOUT URUGUAY ............................... 15 Apologies ..................................................... 17 An Invitation ................................................. 17 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 25

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 47 (23 November 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Same old same old .................................. 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 Why not some "Common Folk"??? ................................. 2 Zone Coordinator Wanted - Sysops need not apply ............... 3 Balancing National Interests .................................. 6 A_THEIST Echo now on Backbone! ................................ 8 Yet Another Special-Interest Network : the BigNet (zone 17) ... 9 HOLYSMOKE Echo is available on the Zone 1 Backbone! ........... 11 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 13

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 48 (30 November 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 IMPORTANT NOTICE: CHANGE OF ADDRESS ........................... 1 Editorial: CHANGE OF ADDRESS .................................. 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 The Great Fidonet Election Fraud .............................. 2 Ask not what you can do ....................................... 4 3% discount on Fidosnooze back-issues ......................... 4 YAP Yet another policy ........................................ 6 PreRapture International Message Exchange (PRIME) ............. 7 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 9

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 49 (7 December 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Shut up it's good for you .......................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 2 Ask EFF! ...................................................... 2 Routed NetMail Privacy ........................................ 3 Say no to Squeeze-It .......................................... 6 A short 'YAP' reflection ...................................... 6 DuckNet: Asylum From Usual Network Politics ................... 7 An Invitation to Visit The In_Country Echo .................... 8 (ORH) Operation Restore Hope - Somalia ........................ 8 PC-MOS/386 echo local, maybe on the backbone ? ................ 9 International RACISM Forum! ................................... 10 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 13

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 50 (14 December 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Snore .............................................. 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 Lost Children ................................................. 3 PGP-Toss.LZH - Pretty Good Privacy Tosser ..................... 4 Bad Nodelist Entries .......................................... 8 PGP 2.1 Available ............................................. 14 FITNESS ECHO .................................................. 15 The Swedenborgian Ideas Echo .................................. 16 Introducing FrontDoor APX ..................................... 17 Brigadoon Village Network ..................................... 19 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 22

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 51 (21 December 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: Retry, Ignore, Abort ............................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 Akron BBS trial update: Dangerous precedents .................. 3 The nodelist flags ............................................ 6 Voting for Users? ............................................. 19 My fourth mistake ............................................. 19 Hypocrites? In Fidonet? ....................................... 20 History summation for Front Door *.HIS files .................. 21 Announcing the PowerBASIC Echo! (POWER_BASIC) ................. 22 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 23

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F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 52 (28 December 1992)

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1. EDITORIAL ..................................................... 1 Editorial: GIGO ............................................... 1 2. ARTICLES ...................................................... 3 Nodelist comments revealed .................................... 3 The combination of the accepted nodelist flags ................ 4 Rich Wood for ZC campaign hits PC Magazine! ................... 7 A FEW OBSERVATIONS ON HOBBY GROUP DYNAMICS .................... 11 What is really new(s) to you, isn't new(s) to me! ............. 15 Announcing NoSnail - Netmail for RBBS v1.00 ................... 15 Remote Access Users may use Internet without fuss ............. 16 3. FIDONEWS INFORMATION .......................................... 19

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