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    The F I D O N E W S Volume 30, Number 44 04 Nov 2013 +--------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
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    Table of Contents
    1. FOOD FOR THOUGHT ......................................... 1
    2. EDITORIAL ................................................ 2
    Announcement ............................................. 2
    3. FTSC INFORMATION ......................................... 3
    The INO4 flag ............................................ 3
    4. JAMNNTPD SERVERS LIST .................................... 6
    The Johan Billing JamNNTPd project ....................... 6
    5. FIDONEWS'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ...................... 7
    FidoNet Software References .............................. 7
    6. SPECIAL INTEREST ......................................... 12
    Nodelist Stats ........................................... 12
    7. FIDONEWS INFORMATION ..................................... 14
    How to Submit an Article ................................. 14
    Credits, Legal Infomation, Availability .................. 16

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    FOOD FOR THOUGHT =================================================================

    If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples
    then you and I will still each have one apple.

    But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these
    ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.

    -- The Intellectual Property Paradox

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    EDITORIAL =================================================================

    Announcement

    Please be advised that Fidonews HQ will be closed from November 4th
    to November 11th because of anniversary celebrations.

    This means that issue #45 will be 24 hours late, and that
    contributions to that issue will have limited time for proof
    reading and/or reformatting.


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    FTSC INFORMATION =================================================================

    The INO4 flag

    Publication: FSP-1038
    Revision: 1
    Title: The INO4 flag.
    Author(s): Michiel van der Vlist
    Date: 3 November 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents:
    1. Introduction.
    2. The problem.
    3. The solution. ----------------------------------------------------------------------

    1. Introduction
    ---------------

    The InterNet is running out of addresses. To solve this problem
    it is slowly migrating from 32 bit addresses (IPv4) to 128 bit
    addresses (IPv6).

    The conversion is largely transparent for the user. When querying
    the DNS system to resolve a host name, an IPv6 capable system
    initiating a connection will look if an AAAA record is present
    and use the IPv6 address if that is the case. If not, it will use
    the IPv4 address. There is no need for a nodelist flag to signal
    IPv6 capability, the lower layers will handle it transparently.


    2. The Problem
    --------------

    Presently all IPv6 capable nodes in the nodelist also support
    connectivity over IPv4. So there is downward compatibility. At
    present IPv4 only nodes have no problems connecting to IPv6 capable
    nodes, they just connect via IPv4.

    We can however not expect that situation to last forever. While the
    number of IPv6 capable nodes grows, IPv4 connectivity will eventu-
    ally degrade.

    Some day there will be nodes that no longer accept incoming connec-
    tions over IPv4. At best they will be behind a GGNAT or Carrier
    Grade NAT. That is a NAT operated by their ISP, so they will have no
    control over the port forwarding tables. At worst they will have no
    IPv4 at all. Either way, these nodes will not be reachable by nodes
    that do not have IPv6 capability.

    Attempts to connect will fail and most mailers will just repeat
    the attempt at regular intervals until the sysop intervenes. At
    present there is no way to predict such a failure beforehand.

    To avoid this undesirable situation I propose a flag that indicates
    that an otherwise IP capable node does not support incoming connec-
    tions over IPv4.


    3. The INO4 flag
    ----------------

    INO4 Indicates that an otherwise IP capable node is unable to
    accept incoming connections over IPv4.


    4. Considerations
    -----------------

    Although NOIPV4 would be more clear, it goes against the custom that
    all IP related flags start wit the letter 'I'. It is also needlessly
    long.
    Someone suggested to use IPV6 with the definition of "IPv6 only".
    This is bound to be misunderstood as other capability flags have
    always meant "in addition of". V34 means an additional V34 capabi-
    lity, not "V34 only". X75 does not mean "X75 only". Using IPV6 with
    a definition of "IPv6 only" will raise confusion and hence improper
    use .

    Note that in the very long run as IPv4 gradually fades out, we may
    reach a situation where most of the IP capable nodes in the nodelist
    will carry this flag. If and when this happens, the Fidonet communi-
    ty may consider dropping this flag and marking the minority that
    still accepts incoming connections over IPv4 with an IPV4 flag.


    References
    ----------

    [FTS-5] "The distribution nodelist", Ben Baker, Rick Moore.
    February 1989. Obsoleted by FTS-5000.

    [FTS-5000] "The distribution nodelist".
    FTSC Members, Administrator and Honoured Guests
    Dec 2012.

    [FTS-5001] "Nodelist flags and userflags".
    FTSC Members, Administrator and Honoured Guests
    March 2013.


    Contact Data
    ------------

    Michiel van der Vlist
    Fidonet: 2:280/5555
    E-mail: pa0mmv at vrza dot org
    E-mail: administrator at ftsc dot org

    History
    -------

    Rev.1, 20131103: Initial Release.
    Principal author Michiel van der Vlist.





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    JAMNNTPD SERVERS LIST =================================================================

    The Johan Billing JamNNTPd project

    This is a list of known JamNNTPd servers working. They are essentially
    the modern version of Bulletin Board Systems.

    You connect to them using the email client of your choice and you
    don't need any other software installed on your computer -- regardless
    of operating system -- but that favourite mail client of yours.

    Even smart phones can handle this, giving you the opportunity to get
    your daily doses of fidonet on the bus, tram or train on the way to
    your job, school or whatever.



    Updated 2012-03-11


    URL news://felten.yi.org
    Join http://felten.yi.org/join.html
    NETMAIL Yes, 2:203/2

    URL news://the-estar.com:1119
    Join http://www.easternstar.info
    NETMAIL Yes, 1:123/789

    URL news://quinnspost.dyndns.org:60119
    Join mailto:eskimo261@bigfoot.com
    Join Info in group +GETACCESS+
    NETMAIL Yes, 3:640/384

    URL news://nntp.rbb.bbs.fi
    Join Info in group +GETACCESS+
    NETMAIL Yes, 2:221/361

    URL news://news.wpusa.dynip.com
    Join Info in group +GETACCESS+
    NETMAIL Yes, 1:3634/12


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    FIDONEWS'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING =================================================================

    -=:{ FidoNet Software Reference }:=-

    Type: M=Mailer T=Tosser B=BBS D=Door C=Comm/Terminal
    P=Points E=Editor I=Internet U=Utility ?=Info

    .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. |Software: Author |Type |URL, Contact, Ver, Notes Help Node|
    `- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -'

    Argus |MI |http://www.ritlabs.com/argus/ 2:469/84
    | | argus@ritlabs.com Tel: 373-2-246889
    | | v3.210 on Mar 20th 2001

    BinkleyTerm XE |M |http://btxe.sourceforge.net 1:1/102
    | | v2.60XE/Gamma-6 on Nov 11th 1998

    BinkD |MI |http://binkd.grumbler.org/ 2:463/69
    | | v0.9.10 on Oct 2nd 2008

    D'Bridge |MTCPE|http://www.net229.org/dbridge.htm 1:1/130
    Nick Andre |I | v3.95 on October 13 2013

    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: |MTPC |http://www.defsol.se 2:201/330
    Definite Solutions | | sales@defsol.se 1:1/101
    | | v2.26SW & v2.33ml FD, v1.15 APX

    Husky Project |MTPUI|http://sf.net/projects/husky/
    | | v1.4 RC5 on Apr 24th 2006

    Mystic BBS |MTBCE|http://www.mysticbbs.com
    |I | v1.10 A31 on Apr 13th 2013

    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

    Tmail |MI |http://www.tmail.spb.ru v2608
    | | Website is in Russian only

    WildCat! Interactive |MTBEI|http://www.santronics.com
    Net Server, Platinum| | sales@santronics.com
    Xpress: Santronics | | Tel: (305) 248-3204
    Software, Inc. | | AUP 451.1 on April 26th 2004
    +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+

    Fidogate |TUI |http://www.fidogate.org
    | | Martin_Junius@m-j-s.net v4.4.10

    FMail |T |http://sourceforge.net/projects/fmail/
    | | 1.66.0.33.gpl (2013-10-17)

    JetMail: JetSys |TU |http://www.jetsys.de js@jetsys.de
    (ATARI ST only) | | v1.01 on Jan 1st 2000

    Squish |T |http://maximus.sourceforge.net/
    | | Lanuis site redirects to above
    | | Squish is part of Maximus.

    +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+

    BBBS |BI |http://www.bbbs.net b@bbbs.net
    | | v4.00MP on Oct 25th 1999 2:22/222

    ELEBBS: The Elevator |B |http://www.elebbs.com
    Software Production | | elebbs@elebbs.com
    | | v0.10.RC1 on Jun 9th 2002

    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
    | |Archives back online at:
    | |http://maximus.outpostbbs.net/

    MBSE BBS: |BI |http://mbse.sourceforge.net 2:280/2802
    Michiel Broek | | mbroek@users.sourceforge.net
    | | v0.60.0 on June 5th 2004

    Nexus BBS |B |http://www.nexusbbs.net
    | | groberts@nexusbbs.net
    | | v0.99.41-Beta on Oct 16th 2002
    | | [Note: No Longer under active
    | | development.]

    Proboard BBS |B |http://www.proboard.be
    | | v2.17 on Jun 9th 2002

    RemoteAccess BBS: |B |http://www.rapro.com 1:1/120
    Bruce Morse | | bfmorse@rapro.com
    | | v2.62.2SW

    Spitfire BBS: Buffalo|B |http://www.angelfire.com/ia/buffalo/
    Creek Software | | MDWoltz@aol.com 1:1/150
    | | v3.6 on Aug 20th 1999

    Synchronet BBS |BT |http://www.synchro.net
    | | sysop(at)vert(dot)synchro(dot)net
    | | v3.10L Beta
    Telegard BBS |B |http://www.telegard.net
    | | support@telegard.net
    | | v3.09g2 SP4
    +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+

    Atlantis Software |D |http://www.jimmyrose.com/atlantis/
    | | Last Update: August 2004

    Cheepware |DU |http://outpostbbs.net
    Sean Dennis | | sean@outpostbbs.net 1:18/200

    DDS (Doorware |D |http://www.doorgames.org 1:2404/201
    Distribution System)| | ruth@doorgames.org
    Ruth Argust | |

    DoorMUD |D |http://doormud.com
    | | v0.98 Jun 1st 2002
    | | Website is down after
    | | past the splash page.

    Jibben Software |D |http://www.jibbensoftware.com
    | | scott@jibben.com
    | | 1995-99 Release dates

    John Dailey Software |D |http://www.johndaileysoftware.com
    | | support@johndaileysoftware.com

    Shining Star |D |http://www.shiningstar.net/bbsdoors/
    | | nannette@shiningstar.net

    Sunrise Doors: |D |http://www.sunrisedoors.com
    Al Lawrence | | al@sunrisedoors.com
    | | Tel: (404) 256-9518

    The Brainex System |D |http://www.brainex.com/brainex_system/
    | | stanley@brainex.com 1994-99 Releases

    Trade Wars |D |http://www.eisonline.com/tradewars/
    | | jpritch@eisonline.com
    | | v3.09 (DOS-32) in 2002

    Vagabond Software: |D |http://www.vbsoft.org 1:124/7013
    Bryan Turner | | vagabond@vbsoft.org
    | | last update: Jul 17th 2002

    +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+

    APoint |PI |http://www.apoint-mail.de 2:2426/1210.13
    | |http://www.apoint-mail.de/indexe.htm
    | | (English Version)
    | | dirk.pokorny@apoint-mail.de
    | | v1.25

    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.

    +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+

    GoldEd+ |E |http://golded-plus.sourceforge.net/
    | | 2:5080/102
    | | stas_degteff@users.sourceforge.net
    | | 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

    +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+

    FidoIP |MTPEIU|http://sourceforge.net/projects/fidoip
    | | Maxim Sokolsky 2:5020/828.777
    | | v.0.5_1 on Jan 11 2010

    GiGo |UI |http://www.gigo.com
    | | v0109 on Jan 9th 1997

    Ifmail |UI |http://ifmail.sourceforge.net
    | | crosser@average.org 2:5020/230
    | | Ifmail is a FTN <-> E-Mail/News Gateway
    | | Program.

    Internet Rex: |UI |http://members.shaw.ca/InternetRex/
    Charles Cruden | | telnet://xanadubbs.ca 1:342/806
    (Khan Software) | | v2.29 on Oct 21st 2001

    MakeNL |U | http://hub2000.darktech.org/makenl
    | | fidonet.hub2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
    | | Fido: 1:229/2000
    | | FidoNet Nodelist Processor

    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.

    RNtrack |U |http://sourceforge.net/projects/ftrack-as
    | |2:5080/102
    | |stas_degteff@users.sourceforge.net
    | | v1.1.4 Snapshot on Oct 09 2009

    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)

    Turquoise SuperStat |U |http://www.softwolves.pp.se/sw/
    | | software/turquoise
    | | peter@softwolves.pp.se
    | | Version: 3.0 on 2008-01-21


    +- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+

    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
    http://sysopscorner.thebbs.org http://www.juge.com
    http://www.dmine.com/bbscorner/ http://garbo.uwasa.fi
    http://www.simtel.net http://wuarchive.wustl.edu
    http://www.bbsfiles.com http://hobbes.nmsu.edu

    Note: most also provide FTP access
    (use ftp:// instead of http:// above)

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    SPECIAL INTEREST =================================================================

    Nodelist Stats

    Input nodelist nodelist.305
    size 296.8kb
    date 2013-11-01

    The nodelist has 1950 nodes in it
    and a total of 2926 non-comment entries

    including 4 zones
    35 regions
    226 hosts
    186 hubs
    admin overhead 451 ( 23.13 %)

    and 285 private nodes
    102 nodes down
    138 nodes on hold
    off line overhead 525 ( 26.92 %)


    Speed summary:

    >9600 = 152 ( 7.79 %)
    9600 = 1149 ( 58.92 %)
    (HST = 17 or 1.48 %)
    (CSP = 0 or 0.00 %)
    (PEP = 1 or 0.09 %)
    (MAX = 0 or 0.00 %)
    (HAY = 1 or 0.09 %)
    (V32 = 564 or 49.09 %)
    (V32B = 46 or 4.00 %)
    (V34 = 774 or 67.36 %)
    (V42 = 629 or 54.74 %)
    (V42B = 51 or 4.44 %)
    2400 = 9 ( 0.46 %)
    1200 = 2 ( 0.10 %)
    300 = 638 ( 32.72 %)

    ISDN = 143 ( 7.33 %)

    ----------------------------------------------------------
    File Req Flag Applicable software Number of systems ----------------------------------------------------------
    XA Frontdoor <1.99b 563
    Frontdoor 2.02+
    Dutchie 2.90c
    Binkleyterm >2.1
    D'Bridge <1.3
    TIMS
    Xenia
    --------------------------------------
    XB Binkleyterm 2.0 0
    Dutchie 2.90b
    --------------------------------------
    XC Opus 1.1 0 --------------------------------------
    XP Seadog 0 --------------------------------------
    XR Opus 1.03 15 --------------------------------------
    XW Fido >12M 48
    Tabby
    KittenMail
    --------------------------------------
    XX D'Bridge 1.30 594
    Frontdoor 1.99b
    Intermail 2.01
    T-Mail
    --------------------------------------
    None QMM 730 --------------------------------------

    CrashMail capable = 1060 ( 54.36 %)
    MailOnly nodes = 924 ( 47.38 %)
    Listed-only nodes = 136 ( 6.97 %)
    Other = -170 ( -8.72 %)

    [Report produced by NETSTATS - A PD pgm]
    [ Revised by B Felten, 2:203/2]

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