F I D O N E W S -- Vol.11 No.15 (11-Apr-1994)
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| A newsletter of the | |
| FidoNet BBS community | Published by: |
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| / \ | "FidoNews" BBS |
| /|oo \ | +1-519-570-4176 1:1/23 |
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| _`@/_ \ _ | Editors: |
| | | \ \\ | Sylvia Maxwell 1:221/194 |
| | (*) | \ )) | Donald Tees 1:221/192 |
| |__U__| / \// | Tim Pozar 1:125/555 |
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| (_/(_|(____/ | |
| (jm) | Newspapers should have no friends. |
| | -- JOSEPH PULITZER |
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| Submission address: editors 1:1/23 |
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| Internet addresses: |
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| Sylvia -- max@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca |
| Donald -- donald@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca |
| Tim -- pozar@kumr.lns.com |
| Both Don & Sylvia (submission address) |
| editor@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca |
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| For information, copyrights, article submissions, |
| obtaining copies and other boring but important details, |
| please refer to the end of this file. |
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Table of Contents
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1. Editorial..................................................... 1
2. Articles...................................................... 2
"Dear Emily Postnews"....................................... 2
Zone Gate? Ja!.............................................. 3
BBS Business Directory...................................... 5
3. Fidonews Information.......................................... 8
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Editorial
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FidoNews 11-15 Page: 2 11 Apr 1994
Little is happening here. A calm week and few articles in the
inbound, so this is a short issue.
I have been thinking that it has been a long time since there
has been a Fidocon. We have printed several notices of events
in Europe over the last year or two, but none in North America.
Summer is coming ... has no one planned a party?
Here is the news.
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Articles
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"Dear Emily Postnews"
[Written specifically for USENET, but applies to echomail too. Author
unknown. Please step forward!]
Emily Postnews, foremost authority on proper net behaviour,
gives her advice on how to act on the net:
- - - - - - -
Q: Somebody just posted that Roman Polanski directed Star Wars. What
should I do?
A: Post the correct answer at once! We can't have people go on
believing that! Very good of you to spot this. You'll probably be
the only one to make the correction, so post as soon as you can. No
time to lose, so certainly don't wait a day, or check to see if
somebody else has made the correction.
And it's not good enough to send the message by mail. Since you're
the only one who really knows that it was Francis Coppola, you have to
inform the whole net right away!
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Q: I read an article that said, "reply by mail, I'll summarize." What
should I do?
A: Post your response to the whole net. That request applies only to
dumb people who don't have something interesting to say. Your
postings are much more worthwhile than other people's, so it would be
a waste to reply by mail.
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Q: I collected replies to an article I wrote, and now it's time to
summarize. What should I do?
A: Simply concatenate all the articles together into a big file and
post that. On USENET, this is known as a summary. It lets people
read all the replies without annoying newsreaders getting in the way.
Do the same when summarizing a vote.
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Q: I saw a long article that I wish to rebut carefully, what should I
do?
FidoNews 11-15 Page: 3 11 Apr 1994
A: Include the entire text with your article, particularly the
signature, and include your comments closely packed between the lines.
Be sure to post, and not mail, even though your article looks like a
reply to the original. Everybody *loves* to read those long
point-by-point debates, especially when they evolve into name-calling
and lots of "Is too!" -- "Is not!" -- "Is too, twizot!" exchanges.
Be sure to follow-up everything, and never let another person get in
the last word on a net debate. Why, if people let other people have
the last word, then discussions would actually stop! Remember, other
net readers aren't nearly as clever as you, and if somebody posts
something wrong, the readers can't possibly realize that on their own
without your elucidations. If somebody gets insulting in their net
postings, the best response is to get right down to their level and
fire a return salvo. When I read one net person make an insulting
attack on another, I always immediately take it as gospel unless a
rebuttal is posted. It never makes me think less of the insulter, so
it's your duty to respond.
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Zone Gate? Ja!
From: Federico Joselevich (4:900/109)
Hey! This is just for the Guiness Records!
= NETMail Area (4:900/109) ============================================
Msg : 273 of 280 Rcv Pvt
From : Monica Lis 1:17/57 Tue 03 Nov 92 23:05
To : Federico Joselevich 4:900/109 Thu 31 Mar 94 02:00
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.INTL 4:900/109 1:17/57
[message body]
[look at this date:]
--->>> .Via 1:105/6, 10:04:58 UTC, November 4, 1992 - Rts v1.56 <<<---
.Via Node 1:105/6, Wed Nov 04 01:05:18 (QM v1.02a)
.Via 1:105/42, 11:48:44 UTC, November 4, 1992 - Rts v1.57
.Via QM 1:105/42, Wed Nov 04 02:49 (v1.30/b29)
[and now look at *this* date:]
--->>>>> .Via FMail 4:808/3, Sat 26 Mar 1994 9:24 <<<<<---
In people words: Somebody sent me a message one year and a half ago,
in November 4th, 1992. That message went out of Randy Bush system last
March 26th.
This is only an example of many others messages I've receive last
week, including one from Bob Moravsik (1:2606/583) saying this:
>> Dearest RC's:
FidoNews 11-15 Page: 4 11 Apr 1994
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>> I was asked by the policy 4.1c committee to follow up with each of
>> you to ask your support to allow Fidonet to vote on this policy draft.
>> A copy was sent to the ZC's for distribution in each region. If you
>> will notify the IC Matt Whelan that you wish to have a vote on the
>> document and send a copy of this message to me our many hours of labor
>> to better Fidonet will be served. Best regards Bob Moravsik
At the time this message was post I was RC of 4:90/0 and I would
answer 'yes' to it. But I couldn't. Why? Becouse Mr. Randy Bush didn't
want to route messages to Zone 4.
Kids, what's going on? Isn't anybody going to do *anything* about
this?
To finish this message and make it as smaller as posible take a look
to this:
> 2.1.7 Not Routing Mail
> You are not required to route traffic if you have not agreed to do so.
> You are not obligated to route traffic for all if you route it for any,
> unless you hold a Network Coordinator or Hub Coordinator position.
> Routing traffic through a node not obligated to perform routing without
> the permission of that node may be annoying behavior. This includes
> unsolicited echomail.
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> If you do not forward a message when you previously agreed to perform
> such routing, the message must be returned to the sysop of the node at
> which it entered FidoNet with an explanation of why it was not forwarded.
> (It is not necessary to return messages which are addressed to a node
> which is not in the current nodelist.) Intentionally stopping an
> in-transit message without following this procedure constitutes annoying
> behavior.
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> In the case of a failure to forward traffic due to a technical problem,
> it does not become annoying unless it persists after being pointed out
> to the sysop.
Hoping a *real* international Network,
Federico Joselevich
fjoselevich@appeal.edu.ar
Federico Joselevich
federico@appeal.edu.ar
FidoNews 11-15 Page: 5 11 Apr 1994
BBS Business Directory
WishNet International (C) 1991, 1994 - All Rights Reserved
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We are in the process of compiling a publication for those
involved with doing Business -vs- their modem. If you fall
within this category and would like "exposure" for yourself,
please use the below composite form to add your information.
Once you have completely filled all categories, please send
it back to me, using of the appropriate numbers listed at
the end of this documentation.
Thank you!
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BBS BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Network Participant Profile -- 03/01/94 [Part 1]
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Name
Title
Company
Address
Phone Numbers ( )________ ( )________
Fax Number ( )________
Type of Industry
Year Established
No. of Employees
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Products Sold
Services Provided
Overview
Interests/Area Served
InterNet Address
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Home Based [ ] Corporation [ ] Franchise [ ]
Office Based [ ] Partnership [ ] Products [ ]
Full Time [ ] Proprietorship [ ] Services [ ]
Part Time [ ] Entrepreneur [ ] Resale [ ]
MLM [ ]
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Please include a valid NODE NUMBER to be attached to this BBS
Listing, so we may be aware of where to contact you via modem!
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BBS/Modem Business Survey [Part 2] - April 04, 1994
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All rights reserved, WishNet International, Rozey Strohl
What publications do you read?
FidoNews 11-15 Page: 6 11 Apr 1994
[ ] City Newspaper
[ ] Community Newspaper
[ ] Industry Newspaper
[ ] Trade Magazines
[ ] Consumer Magazines
[ ] Newsletters
What shows do you or your employees attend?
[ ] National conventions
[ ] Local trade shows
[ ] Community Events
What groups do you belong to?
[ ] Business and professional groups
[ ] Community groups?
What do you respond to?
[ ] Phone calls
[ ] Letters
[ ] On-site visits
[ ] Postcards
How do you originally hear about your associates?
[ ] Mass media marketing
[ ] Mini media marketing
[ ] Word of mouth
Why do you continue to buy from other services?
[ ] Service
[ ] Quality
[ ] Rapport
What problems have you encountered with previous services?
1.
2.
3.
Has your company ever needed the services of a Computer
Training School? (ie, Program Learning) [Yes/No]
If yes, what is the maximum price you have paid per class?
[ ] $100-149 [ ] $150-199 [ ] $200-299 [ ] $300 and up
Does your company produce its own newsletter? [Yes/No]
(If yes, how often does it get distributed? )
[ ] Once a month [ ] Bi-Monthly [ ] Quarterly [ ] Other
If other, please specify______________________________
What is the name of your newsletter?___________________
Do you do your own accounting/bookkeeping? [Yes/No]
If yes, what software do you utilize? ____________
___________________________________________________
If no, what accounting services do you utilize?
FidoNews 11-15 Page: 7 11 Apr 1994
___________________________________________________
Yearly Cost of accounting service? $_______________
Do you use an in-house bookkeeper? [Yes/No]
If yes, what is the yearly cost of the employee?
$_____________ per year
If no, would you consider a competent bookkeeping service
for a fair market price? [Yes/No]
What products are currently utilized by your company?
[ ] MS Word
[ ] MS Excel
[ ] MS Publisher
[ ] MS Access
[ ] MS Windows
[ ] WinFax
[ ] Aldus Pagemaker
[ ] Lotus 123
[ ] Novell/LANtastic
[ ] CA Simply Money
[ ] DAC Easy Accounting
[ ] Peachtree Accounting
[ ] Graphics Workshop
[ ] Harvard Graphics
[ ] Power Point
[ ] DBase IV
[ ] FoxPro
[ ] Quattro Pro
What yearly sales category is your company?
[ ] $ 5,000 - $ 9,000
[ ] $10,000 - $19,000
[ ] $20,000 - $39,000
[ ] $40,000 - $59,000
[ ] $60,000 and over
Is your company tax-exempt? [Yes/No]
Does your company work a FISCAL or CALENDAR year for its
Financial Statements? [Fiscal/Calendar]
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Thank you for taking the time to answer this survey.
Rozey Strohl
WishNet International
P.O. Box 3722
Centerline, Michigan 48015
Data 1 (810) 759-2128 Data 2 (810) 759-4910
[14400K, V32BIS] [14400K, HST]
InterNet E-mail: rozey_strohl@bizynet.com
FidoNews 11-15 Page: 8 11 Apr 1994
FidoNet Netmail: 1:120/605, 1:120/606
ITCNet Netmail : 85:871/302
BizyNet Address: 70:1/82
SynNet Address : 151:400/0, 151:1810/10
WishNet Address: 19:19/0, 19:19/1
International Business Welcome!
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Fidonews Information
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Editors: Sylvia Maxwell, Donald Tees
Editors Emeritii: Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell,
Vince Perriello, Tim Pozar
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Sylvia -- max@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca
Donald -- donald@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca
Tim -- pozar@kumr.lns.com
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