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    The F I D O N E W S Volume 34, Number 24 12 Jun 2017 +--------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
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    Table of Contents
    1. LIST OF FIDONET IPV6 NODES ............................... 1
    List of IPv6 nodes ....................................... 1
    2. JAMNNTPD SERVERS LIST .................................... 3
    The Johan Billing JamNNTPd project ....................... 3
    3. FIDONEWS'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ...................... 4
    4. SPECIAL INTEREST ......................................... 11
    Statistics from the Fidoweb .............................. 11
    Nodelist Stats ........................................... 12
    5. FIDONEWS INFORMATION ..................................... 14
    How to Submit an Article ................................. 14
    Credits, Legal Infomation, Availability .................. 16

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



    =================================================================
    FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING
    =================================================================

    BBS Software List

    Updated 2017-05-14

    Maintained by Andrew Leary (1:320/119)
    Editors Emeritus: Robert Couture, Janis Kracht,
    Sean Dennis

    M=Mailer T=Tosser B=BBS D=Door C=Comm/Terminal
    P=Points E=Editor I=Internet U=Utility #=Info
    F=TIC/SRIF Processor

    *=Software is available and may be registerable,
    but no longer supported or updated.

    @=Website is operating but is no longer updated.

    ?=Software's updating/support status is unknown.

    O=Software is open source.

    This list contains BBS-related software that is available
    for registration (not necessarily supported), open source
    software and actively developed/supported software by its
    author. Software listed may be available for DOS, Linux,
    OS/2 (eComStation), Windows (16 or 32 bit) and OSX.

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    |Software: Author |Type |URL, Contact, Ver, Notes Help Node|
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    ==> FRONT-END/INTERNET MAILERS

    Argus |MI*? |http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products
    | | /argus/
    | | v3.210 on 2001-03-29

    BinkleyTerm XE |MO* |http://btxe.sourceforge.net
    | | 2.60XE Beta-XH7 on 2000-10-22

    BinkD |MI? |http://binkd.grumbler.org
    | | gul@gul.kiev.ua 2:463/68
    | | v.1.0.4
    | | v.1.1a-95 (alpha)
    | | ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft
    | | /mailer/binkd/
    | |http://www.filegate.net/r50/aftnbinkd/

    D'Bridge |MTCPE|http://www.net229.org/dbridge.htm
    |I | 1:1/130
    Nick Andre | | v3.99 SR 13 on 2017-05-26

    FIDO-Deluxe IP |MPUI |http://www.fido-deluxe.de.vu 2:2432/280
    Michael Haase | | m.haase@gmx.net
    | | v2.4 on 2003-09-26

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

    Husky Project |MTPUI|http://husky.sourceforge.net/
    |EO? | v1.9 RC2 on 2010-04-20

    Taurus |MI |http://www.fidotel.com/public/forums/
    (based on Radius) |? | taurus/index.htm
    | | v5.0 on 2006-06-12
    | |

    T-Mail |MI |http://www.tmail.spb.ru (Russian only)
    |? | v2608 on 2001-12-12

    AfterShock |MTEI |https://play.google.com/store/apps/
    Asvcorp | | details?id=com.asvcorp.aftershock
    Anatoly Vdovichev | | rudi.timmer@gmail.com 1:1/140
    Rudi Timmermans | | v1.5 on 2013-11-10

    HotDogEd |E |https://play.google.com/store/apps/
    Sergey Pushkin | | details?id=com.pushkin.hotdoged
    | | v2.11 on 2015-06-24

    HotDogEd FidoNet |MTI |https://play.google.com/store/apps/
    Provider | | details?id=com.pushkin.hotdoged.fido
    Sergey Pushkin | | v2.11 on 2015-06-24

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    MAIL TOSSERS

    Crashmail II |TO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net/
    | | crashmail.html

    FastEcho |T |http://www.softeq.de/old/Products
    | | /FastEcho/fastecho.html
    | | v1.46.1 on 2007-11-13
    | | Registration keys are free & available
    | | by request from the author

    Fidogate |TUI? |http://www.fidogate.org
    | | v4.4.10 on 2004-08-27
    | |

    FMail |TO |https://sourceforge.net/projects/fmail/
    | | v2.0.1.4 on 2017-04-21

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

    Squish |T* |http://www.filegate.net/maximus_bbs/
    | | v1.11R2 on 2009-01-01
    | | Source code available in Maximus BBS
    | | archive: http://maximus.sourceforge.net


    WWIVToss |T |http://www.weather-station.org/wwiv/
    | | v1.51 on 2015-05-23

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    BBS SOFTWARE

    BBBS |BICTM|http://www.bbbs.net 2:22/222
    | | b@bbbs.net
    | | v4.01 on 2007-01-28

    EleBBS |BO*? |http://www.elebbs.com
    | | v0.10.RC1 on 2002-06-09

    Enthral BBS |B |http://enthralbbs.com 1:250/501
    Linux/BSD/OSX | | v0.429/Alpha on 2010-10-14
    | | Fidonet filebone SCENEENT

    Ezycom BBS |BT* |http://www.ezycom-bbs.com 3:690/682
    | | v2.15g2 on 2009-11-16

    GT Power |B |http://www.gtpowerbbs.com/
    | | v19.00

    Hermes II Project |BT |http://www.hermesbbs.com/
    Macintosh-based | | malyn@strangegizmo.com
    | | v3.5.10b3

    Maximus BBS |BO* |http://www.filegate.net/maximus_bbs/
    | | v3.03
    | | Source code available at:
    | | http://maximus.sourceforge.net/

    MBSE BBS |BMTFI|http://sourceforge.net/projects/mbsebbs
    |PO | ajleary@sourceforge.net
    | | v1.0.7 on 2017-03-23

    Meltdown BBS |UIO |http://meltdown-bbs.sourceforge.net/
    | | v1.0b on 2004-04-26

    Mystic BBS |BMTCE|http://www.mysticbbs.com
    |IO | v1.12 A32 on 2017-05-04

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

    Renegade BBS |B |http://renegadebbs.info 1:129/305
    | | v1.10/DOS on 2009-10-03

    Spitfire BBS |B? |http://www.buffalocrk.com/
    | | mdwoltz@buffalocrk.com
    | | v3.7 on 2010-01-01

    Synchronet BBS |BTIO |http://www.synchro.net 1:103/705
    | | v3.16c on 2015-08-15

    Telegard BBS |B* |http://www.telegard.net
    | | v3.09g2-sp4/mL on 1999-12-19

    WildCat! Interactive |MTBEI|http://www.santronics.com
    Net Server, Platinum| | sales@santronics.com
    Xpress: Santronics | |
    Software, Inc. | | v7.0 AUP 454.5 on 2016-06-23

    WWIV BBS |B |http://www.wwivbbs.org
    | | v5.00 on 2015-12-14

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    TIC PROCESSORS/FILEFIX/SRIF

    Allfix |FIUT |http://www.allfix.com/ 1:140/12
    Bob Seaborn | | v6.0.22 on 2011-01-26

    NEF/pk |F |http://nefpk.8m.com/
    | | v2.45b2 on 2000-03-05

    TinyTIC |FO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net
    | | /tinytic.html
    | | 1:120/544

    VIReq |FO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net
    | | /vireq.html
    | | 1:120/544

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    BBS DOORS/UTILITIES

    Cheepware |DU |http://outpostbbs.net/cheepware.html
    Sean Dennis | | sysop@outpostbbs.net 1:18/200
    | | Fidonet filebone CH-WARE

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

    Jibben Software |D* |http://www.jibbensoftware.com/
    | | bbs-door-games.cfm
    | | scott@jibben.com
    | | 1995-99 Release dates

    John Dailey Software |DU |http://www.johndaileysoftware.com

    Shining Star |D* |http://www.shiningstar.net/bbsdoors/
    | | nannette@shiningstar.net
    | | Doors are registerable via website

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

    T1ny's Software |DU |http://www.tinysbbs.com/files/tsoft/
    Shawn Highfield | | shighfield@gmail.com 1:229/452
    | | Fidonet filebone CH-WARE

    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 |DU* |http://vbsoft.dhakota.org
    | | d@dhakota.org
    | | Last update: 2008-04-11

    WWIVEdit |DE |http://www.weather-station.org/wwiv/
    | | v3.0 on 2011-06-27

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    POINT SOFTWARE

    CrossPoint (XP) |P? |http://www.crosspoint.de (German only)
    | | pm@crosspoint.de
    | | v3.12d on 1999-12-22

    FreeXP |P |http://www.freexp.de (German only)
    | | support@freexp.de
    | | v3.42 on 2010-06-27

    FidoIP |PO |http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki
    | | /fidoip/
    | | v.1.0.5 on 2010-12

    OpenXP |PIO |https://sourceforge.net/projects
    | | /openxp5/ 2:240/2188.31
    | |http://openxp.uk Windows/Linux
    | | dev@openxp.uk English/German
    | | v5.0.28 on 2016-09-10

    WinPoint |P? |http://www.winpoint.org
    | | English/German/Spanish
    | | v5 (Beta Release) on 2017-03-17
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    SYSOP MAIL EDITORS

    GoldEd+ |EO |http://golded-plus.sourceforge.net/
    | | v1.1.5 (Snapshot) on 2015-11-30
    | | NOTE: Unstable versions released often

    SqEd32 |E |http://www.sqed.de 2:2476/493
    | | v1.15 on 1999-12-15
    | | Website is in German and English

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    INTERNET UTILITIES

    Ifmail |UIO |http://ifmail.sourceforge.net
    | | crosser@average.org

    Internet Rex |UI? |http://members.shaw.ca/InternetRex/
    | | telnet://xanadubbs.ca 1:342/806
    | | v2.29 on 2001-10-21

    JamNNTPd |UIO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net
    | | /jamnntpd.html
    | | 1:120/544

    Luckygate |UO | ftp://happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/gate
    | | /lgate
    | | gul@gul.kiev.ua

    MakeNL |UO |http://makenl.sourceforge.net
    | | v3.4.6 on 2016-12-01

    RNtrack |U |http://sourceforge.net/projects
    | | /ftrack-as 2:5080/102
    | |stas_degteff@users.sourceforge.net
    | | v1.32 on 2011-04-29

    TransNet |UIO? |http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mressl/
    | | transnet/index.html
    | | transnet@ressl.com.ar
    | | v2.11 on 2007-09-13

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    INFORMATIONAL WEBSITES/BBS LISTS

    Telnet/Dialup BBS |# |http://www.telnetbbsguide.com 1:275/89
    Guide | | Maintained by Dave Perrussel
    | | This is probably the most updated BBS
    | | list on the Internet for a general
    | | BBS list.

    Synchronet BBS List |# |http://www.synchro.net/sbbslist.html
    | | Maintained automatically
    | | This list is specifically for
    | | Synchronet-based BBS systems and is
    | | automatically updated nightly.

    The BBS Corner |# |http://www.bbscorner.com
    | | This website is more than just files,
    | | it's an encyclopedia of knowledge for
    | | BBS sysops and people who want to
    | | become sysops. This site is run by
    | | the same person who does the Telnet
    | | BBS Guide.

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    File Archives:

    http://archives.thebbs.org
    http://sysopscorner.thebbs.org (site is no longer maintained)
    http://www.simtel.net
    http://www.bbsfiles.com
    http://hobbes.nmsu.edu (OS/2 specific)
    http://www.filegate.net/ (FTP access via port 60721)
    http://www.tinysbbs.com/files/

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

    The BBS Software List is published weekly in the FidoNews.

    If you have corrections, suggestions or additions to the information
    above, please contact Andrew Leary with your information via the
    FIDONEWS echo or netmail at 1:320/219.

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

    Last week's statistics from the Fidoweb
    By EchoTime, 2:203/0

    (Some nets may have lost their last
    digit for technical reasons)

    pkt (toss-toss) msg (write-toss)
    nodes mean dev no mean dev no

    154/* 13.6m 18.6m 351 1.8h 9.6h 350
    201/* 30.2m 30.5m 8 31.0h 27.0h 8
    221/* 32.5m 28.0m 332 7.6h 15.9h 332
    240/* 4.0m 1.6m 4 0.3h 0.4h 4
    249/* 30.9m 27.4m 348 3.2h 5.9h 346
    266/* 16.3m 24.3m 379 2.4h 4.5h 378
    280/* 33.4m 27.9m 328 4.2h 6.7h 329
    292/* 3.4m 2.4m 9 0.0h 0.0h 2
    320/* 17.4m 15.2m 210 2.6h 4.1h 209
    423/* 35.6m 30.0m 7 5.6h 2.4h 7
    502/* 24.6m 28.8m 10 0.0h 0.0h 10
    640/* 31.2m 28.3m 115 12.5h 7.9h 115

    Sigma 24.5m 26.1m 2101 4.2h 9.5h 2090

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    Nodelist Stats

    Input nodelist nodelist.160
    size 217.5kb
    date 2017-06-09

    The nodelist has 1335 nodes in it
    and a total of 1934 non-comment entries

    including 4 zones
    29 regions
    174 hosts
    108 hubs
    admin overhead 315 ( 23.60 %)

    and 127 private nodes
    60 nodes down
    97 nodes on hold
    off line overhead 284 ( 21.27 %)


    Speed summary:

    >9600 = 76 ( 5.69 %)
    9600 = 532 ( 39.85 %)
    (HST = 8 or 1.50 %)
    (CSP = 0 or 0.00 %)
    (PEP = 1 or 0.19 %)
    (MAX = 0 or 0.00 %)
    (HAY = 0 or 0.00 %)
    (V32 = 278 or 52.26 %)
    (V32B = 38 or 7.14 %)
    (V34 = 356 or 66.92 %)
    (V42 = 285 or 53.57 %)
    (V42B = 40 or 7.52 %)
    2400 = 4 ( 0.30 %)
    1200 = 0 ( 0.00 %)
    300 = 723 ( 54.16 %)

    ISDN = 63 ( 4.72 %)

    -----------------------------------------------------
    IP Flags Protocol Number of systems -----------------------------------------------------
    IBN Binkp 782 ( 58.58 %) ----------------------------------
    IFC Raw ifcico 103 ( 7.72 %) ----------------------------------
    IFT FTP 58 ( 4.34 %) ----------------------------------
    ITN Telnet 156 ( 11.69 %) ----------------------------------
    IVM Vmodem 14 ( 1.05 %) ----------------------------------
    IP Other 6 ( 0.45 %) ----------------------------------
    INO4 IPv6 only 2 ( 0.15 %) ----------------------------------

    CrashMail capable = 916 ( 68.61 %)
    MailOnly nodes = 527 ( 39.48 %)
    Listed-only nodes = 51 ( 3.82 %)



    [Report produced by NETSTATS - A PD pgm]
    [ Revised by B Felten, 2:203/2]
    [ NetStats 3.8 2014-11-23]

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