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Table of Contents
1. LIST OF FIDONET IPV6 NODES ............................... 1
List of IPv6 nodes ....................................... 1
2. JAMNNTPD SERVERS LIST .................................... 4
The Johan Billing JamNNTPd project ....................... 4
3. FIDONEWS'S FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ...................... 5
4. SPECIAL INTEREST ......................................... 12
Statistics from the Fidoweb .............................. 12
Nodelist Stats ........................................... 13
5. FIDONEWS INFORMATION ..................................... 15
How to Submit an Article ................................. 15
Credits, Legal Infomation, Availability .................. 17

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LIST OF FIDONET IPV6 NODES =================================================================

List of IPv6 nodes
By Michiel van der Vlist, 2:280/5555

Updated 9 Aug 2023



Node Nr. Sysop Type Provider Remark

1 2:280/464 Wilfred van Velzen Native Freedom f
2 2:280/5003 Kees van Eeten Native KPN f
3 2:5019/40 Konstantin Kuzov T-6in4 he.net f
4 2:280/5555 Michiel van der Vlist Native Ziggo f
5 1:320/219 Andrew Leary Native Comcast f
6 2:221/1 Tommi Koivula Native Elisa f
7 2:221/6 Tommi Koivula Native OVH
8 1:154/10 Nicholas Boel Native Spectrum f
9 2:203/0 Bjorn Felten T-6in4 he.net
10 2:280/5006 Kees van Eeten Native KPN f INO4
11 3:712/848 Scott Little T-6in4 he.net f
12 2:5020/545 Alexey Vissarionov T-6in4 he.net f
13 1:103/17 Stephen Hurd T-6in4 he.net
14 2:5020/9696 Alexander Skovpen T-6in4 IP4Market
15 2:421/790 Viktor Cizek Native CZ-IJC-20071015
16 2:222/2 Kim Heino Native TeliaSonera
17 3:633/280 Stephen Walsh Native AusNetServers f
18 1:19/10 Matt Bedynek T-6in4 he.net
19 3:770/1 Paul Hayton Native VETTA
20 3:770/100 Paul Hayton Native VETTA
21 2:5053/58 Alexander Kruglikov Native JSC IOT f
22 1:103/1 Stephen Hurd Native Choopa
23 3:633/281 Stephen Walsh Native Internode
24 2:310/31 Richard Menedetter Native DE-NETCUP f
25 3:633/410 Tony Langdon Native IINET
26 2:5020/329 Oleg Lukashin Native Comfortel f
27 2:2448/4000 Tobias Burchhardt Native DTAG IO
28 2:331/51 Marco d'Itri Native BOFH-IT
29 1:154/30 Mike Miller Native LINODE
30 2:5001/100 Dmitry Protasoff Native OVH
31 2:5059/38 Andrey Mundirov T-6in4 he.net
32 2:5083/444 Peter Khanin Native OVH
33 2:240/5413 Ingo Juergensmann Native RRBONE-COLO f
34 2:4500/1 Eugene Kozhuhovsky Native DATAHATA6
35 1:135/300 Eric Renfro Native Amazon.com
36 1:103/13 Stephen Hurd Native Choopa
37 2:5020/1042 Michael Dukelsky Native FirstByte
38 2:5095/0 Sergey V. Efimoff T-6in4 he.net
39 2:5095/20 Sergey V. Efimoff T-6in4 he.net
40 2:5019/400 Konstantin Kuzov Native LT-LT
41 2:463/1331 Andrei Dzedolik Native DIGITALOCEAN
42 2:5010/275 Evgeny Chevtaev T-6in4 IP4Market f
43 2:280/2000 Michael Trip Native KPN
44 2:230/38 Benny Pedersen Native Linode
45 2:460/58 Stas Mishchenkov T-6in4 he.net f
46 2:5020/2332 Andrey Ignatov Native ru.rtk
47 2:5005/49 Victor Sudakov T-6in4 he.net f
48 2:5005/106 Alexey Osiyuk T-6in4 he.net f
49 2:5057/53 Ivan Kovalenko Native ER-Telecom f
50 2:5010/352 Dmitriy Smirnov Native SAGE-SU-V6
51 2:292/854 Ward Dossche Native Proximus
52 2:469/122 Sergey Zabolotny T-6in4 he.net f
53 2:5053/400 Alexander Kruglikov Native FirstVDS f
54 2:5030/1997 Alexey Fayans T-6in4 he.net
55 2:5061/15 Eugene Gladchenko Native ARUBAUK-NET
56 2:240/502 Ludwig Bernhartzeder Native DTAG
57 2:423/39 Karel Kral Native WEDOS
58 2:280/1049 Simon Voortman Native Solcon
59 2:335/364 Fabio Bizzi Native OVH
60 1:124/5016 Nigel Reed Native DAL1-US f
61 2:5030/1520 Andrey Geyko T-6in4 he.net f
62 1:229/664 Jay Harris Native Rogers f
63 2:280/2030 Martien Korenblom Native Transip
64 3:633/509 Deon George Native Telstra
65 2:5020/4441 Yuri Myakotin Native SOVINTEL
66 1:320/319 Andrew Leary Native Comcast f
67 2:240/5824 Anna Christina Nass Native DTAG f
68 2:460/5858 Stas Mishchenkov T-6in4 he.net f INO4
69 2:5030/3165 Serg Podtynnyi Native DIGITALOCEAN
70 2:301/812 Benoit Panizon Native WOODYV6
71 1:229/616 Vasily Losev Native GIGEPORT
72 2:301/113 Alisha Stutz T-6in4 he.ne
73 1:153/7715 Dallas Hinton Native Shaw Comms
74 1:218/840 Morgan Collins Native Linode
75 2:5020/921 Andrew Savin Native HURRICANE-IPV6-24
76 2:240/1634 Hugo Andriessen Native Vodafone
77 2:280/2040 Leo Barnhoorn Native KPN f
78 2:5020/736 Egor Glukhov Native RUWEB f
79 2:221/10 Tommi Koivula Native Hetzner f INO4
80 1:218/850 John Nicpon Native LINODE-US
81 2:301/1 Alisha Stutz Native CH-DATAWIRE
82 1:134/0 Kostie Muirhead Native LINODE-US f INO4
83 1:134/100 Kostie Muirhead Native LINODE-US f INO4
84 2:5035/63 Vladimir Goncharov Native RFEIV6NET
85 2:5020/290 Andrew Kolchoogin T-6in4 he.net
86 1:218/401 James Downs Native Scaleway PM *1
87 1:214/22 Ray Quinn T-6in4 he.net
88 2:5030/49 Sergey Myasoedov Native FR-VIRTUA-SYSTEMS
89 1:218/820 Ryan Fantus Native DIGITALOCEAN
90 1:103/705 Rob Swindell Native Spectrum f
91 2:5020/5858 Alexander Kruglikov T-6in4 IP4Market f
92 2:292/789 Niels Joncheere T-6in4 he.net
93 1:135/395 Charles Blackburn Native Charter Comms HOLD
94 1:134/303 Travis Mehrer Native Shaw Comms
95 2:5057/19 Max Vasilyev Native ER-Telecom f
96 2:5075/35 Eugene Subbotin Native RUWEB f
97 2:5075/37 Andrew Komardin Native IHC
98 2:5075/128 Eugene Subbotin T-6in4 IP4Market f
99 2:550/278 Vladislav Muschinskikh Native FirstByte
100 2:5010/278 Vladislav Muschinskikh T-6in4 he.net OO

T-6in4 Static 6in4
T-AYIY Dynamic AYIYA
T-6to4 6to4
T-6RD 6RD

Remarks:

f Has a ::f1d0:<zone>:<net>:<node> style host address.
(zone, net, node in decimal notation)
IO Incoming only (Node can not make outgoing IPv6 calls)
OO Outgoing only (Node can not accept incoming IPv6 calls).
INO4 No IPv4 (Node can not accept incoming IPv4 calls).
PO4 Prefers Out on 4 (Node can make outgoing IPv6 calls,
but is configured to try IPv4 first)
6DWN The IPv6 connectivity of this node is temporarely down.
NO6 The node no longer presents an IPv6 address in the nodelist
and will soon be removed from this list.
HOLD The node is temporarely off-line. Mail may be routed.
DOWN This node is Down for both IPv4 and IPv6 and will be
removed from this list if the condition pertains.
PM Prospective Member. The node has demonstrated IPv6
capability but is not listed or does not advertise an
IPv6 address in the Fidonet nodelist yet.

PM *1 lounge.egontech.com

Notes:

To make an IPv6 connection to a node connected via 6to4 tunneling
one may have to force the mailer into IPv6 (-6 option in binkd's
node config for binkd up to 1.1a-96, -64 option for binkd 1.1a-97
and up when compiled with AF_FORCE=1). If the destination address
is a 6to4 tunnel address (2002::/16) many OSs default to IPv4 if
an IPv4 address is present.


Submitted on day 239

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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

221/* 0.9m 1.1m 508 4.4h 5.9h 509
280/* 0.7m 0.4m 729 3.7h 8.3h 728
292/* 3.1m 3.6m 10 2.9h 5.1h 9
320/* 2.0m 1.2m 209 1.9h 5.1h 209

Sigma 0.9m 1.0m 1456 3.7h 7.1h 1455

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Nodelist Stats

Input nodelist nodelist.237
size 165.0kb
date 2023-08-25

The nodelist has 904 nodes in it
and a total of 1302 non-comment entries

including 4 zones
32 regions
166 hosts
60 hubs
admin overhead 262 ( 28.98 %)

and 93 private nodes
26 nodes down
17 nodes on hold
off line overhead 136 ( 15.04 %)


Speed summary:

>9600 = 24 ( 2.65 %)
9600 = 155 ( 17.15 %)
(HST = 3 or 1.94 %)
(CSP = 0 or 0.00 %)
(PEP = 0 or 0.00 %)
(MAX = 0 or 0.00 %)
(HAY = 0 or 0.00 %)
(V32 = 70 or 45.16 %)
(V32B = 0 or 0.00 %)
(V34 = 66 or 42.58 %)
(V42 = 63 or 40.65 %)
(V42B = 0 or 0.00 %)
2400 = 1 ( 0.11 %)
1200 = 0 ( 0.00 %)
300 = 724 ( 80.09 %)

ISDN = 21 ( 2.32 %)

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IP Flags Protocol Number of systems -----------------------------------------------------
IBN Binkp 767 ( 84.85 %) ----------------------------------
IFC Raw ifcico 75 ( 8.30 %) ----------------------------------
IFT FTP 57 ( 6.31 %) ----------------------------------
ITN Telnet 140 ( 15.49 %) ----------------------------------
IVM Vmodem 15 ( 1.66 %) ----------------------------------
IP Other 1 ( 0.11 %) ----------------------------------
INO4 IPv6 only 5 ( 0.55 %) ----------------------------------

CrashMail capable = 824 ( 91.15 %)
MailOnly nodes = 262 ( 28.98 %)
Listed-only nodes = 18 ( 1.99 %)



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

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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 newsreader 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 2022-09-20


URL news://eljaco.se:4119
Join http://fidonews.eu
NETMAIL Yes, 2:203/2

URL nntp://rbb.fidonet.fi
Join https://news.fidonet.fi
NETMAIL Yes, 2:221/360

URL nntp://fidonews.mine.nu
URL nntps://fidonews.mine.nu
Join http://fidonews.mine.nu
NETMAIL Yes, 2:221/6

URL nntp://news.bytemuseum.org
nntps://news.bytemuseum.org (secure)
Join Info in group +ACCCESS&SUPPORT+
NETMAIL Yes, 1:19/10

URL nntp://news.pharcyde.org
Join Info in group, +GETACCESS+
NETMAIL Yes, 1:154/10

URL: news.tequilamockingbirdonline.net
Join mailto:sysop@tequilamockingbirdonline.net
NETMAIL Yes, 1:266/404

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



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

BBS Software List

Updated 2023-06-22

Maintained by Andrew Leary (1:320/219)
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-115 (alpha)
| | ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft
| | /mailer/binkd/
| |http://www.filegate.net/r50/aftnbinkd/

D'Bridge |MTCPE|http://www.dbridgemailer.com
|I | support@dbridgemailer.com 1:1/130
Nick Andre | | v4.00 on 2023-05-18

FIDO-Deluxe IP |MPUI |http://www.datenbahn.dd-dns.de/
| | cdp/fp_deluxe/
| | v2.4 on 2003-09-26

FrontDoor, FD/APX: |MITPC|http://www.defsol.se
Definite Solutions |E | sales@defsol.se
| | FD v2.33ml, FD/APX v1.15

InterMail |MCPE |http://www.Intermail.net 1:106/201
Dale Barnes | | dalebarnes42@majik.net
| | IM v2.60 on 2017-08-28

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.timmermans@mailfence.com
Rudi Timmermans | | v1.7.1 on 2022-11-30 2:292/140

HotDogEd |E |https://play.google.com/store/apps/
Sergey Pushkin | | details?id=com.pushkin.hotdoged
| | v2.13.5 on 2017-03-13 2:5020/2141

HotDogEd FidoNet |MTI |https://play.google.com/store/apps/
Provider | | details?id=com.pushkin.hotdoged.fido
Sergey Pushkin | | v2.13.5 on 2017-03-13 2:5020/2141

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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/
| | v2.2.0.0 on 2023-02-20 2:280/464

InterEcho |T |http://www.Intermail.net 1:220/60
Dale Barnes | | dalebarnes42@majik.net
| | IE 1.20 on 2017-08-28

JetMail: JetSys |TU |
(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 2:222/2
| | 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
Linux/BSD/OSX | | v0.429/Alpha on 2010-10-14
| | Fidonet filebone SCENEENT

Ezycom BBS |BT* |http://www.ezycom-bbs.com
| | 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|https://sourceforge.net 1:1/119
|PO | /projects/mbsebbs
| | ajleary@sourceforge.net
| | v1.0.8.4 on 2023-04-20
Meltdown BBS |UIO |http://meltdown-bbs.sourceforge.net/
| | v1.0b on 2004-04-26

Mystic BBS |BMTCE|http://www.mysticbbs.com
|I | v1.12 A48 on 2023-01-15

NiKom BBS (Amiga) |BO |http://www.nikom.org
| | v2.3.1 on 2017-07-01

RemoteAccess BBS |B? |http://www.rapro.com 1:1/120
| | bfmorse@rapro.com
| | v2.62.2SW on 2000-10-25

Renegade BBS |B |http://renegadebbs.info 1:129/305
| | v1.33/DOS on 2023-05-05

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

Synchronet BBS |BMTIO|http://www.synchro.net 1:103/705
| | v3.19b on 2022-01-02

Telegard BBS |B* |
| | 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. | | v8.0 AUP 454.12 on 2021-05-14

WWIV BBS |B |http://www.wwivbbs.org
| | v5.6.1 on 2021-04-23

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TIC PROCESSORS/FILEFIX/SRIF

Allfix |FIUT |http://www.allfix.com/ 1:218/720
Ken Johnson | | v6.1.0 on 2019-02-02

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

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

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

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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

APoint |PI |https://stargate.org.uk/apoint/
| | v1.25 on 2001-12-12 (Win32)
| | Needs the binkD Toolkit for Fido-over-IP
| | which is available from the above URL.

CrossPoint |P |http://www.crosspoint.de
| | pm@crosspoint.de
| | v3.12d on 1999-12-22 (DOS, Shareware)

FreeXP |PO |http://www.freexp.de
| | support@freexp.de
| | v3.42 on 2020-09-25 (DOS)

OpenXP |PIO |https://sourceforge.net/projects/openxp5/
| |https://openxp.uk/
| | dev@openxp.uk
| | v5.0.51 on 2021-12-26
| | (Win32, Linux(64-Bit})

WinPoint |PI |http://www.winpoint.org/
| | Tim Schattkowsky 2:240/1120.29
| | v415.0 on 2023-02-17 (Win32)

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SYSOP MAIL EDITORS

GoldEd+ |EO |http://golded-plus.sourceforge.net/
| | v1.1.5 (Snapshot) on 2023-02-14
| | 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

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

MakeNL |UO |http://makenl.sourceforge.net
| | v3.5.0 on 2019-05-06

RNtrack |U |http://sourceforge.net/projects
| | /ftrack-as 2:5080/102
| |stas_degteff@users.sourceforge.net
| | v2.1.10 on 2020-04-30

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.

BBS Nexus |# |https://bbsnexus.com
| | This website offers a searchable list
| | of Telnet BBS's.

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File Archives:

http://archives.thebbs.org
http://sysopscorner.thebbs.org (site is no longer maintained)

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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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