Letters to the Editor

--- Following message extracted from FTSC_PUBLIC @ 1:18/14 ---
By Christopher Baker on Sun Nov 23 20:09:02 1997

From: Ken Tuley
To: all
Date: 22 Nov 97 20:40:00
Subj: FTSC Administrator election results

Here are the results of the voting for FTSC Administrator:

Craig Box 3 (20%)
Odinn Sorensen 12 (80%)
Abstentions 1

Odinn Sorensen is declared the winner.

Passwords voting for Craig Box (3:774/950):

• BLUE5491
• urbanhymn
• FIDOFREEDOM

Passwords voting for Odinn Sorensen (2:2613/477):

• DuGnoU
• DNISNOLONGERTHETRUECHAIRPERSON
• 56_down_64_to_go
• moonlightshadow
• ENTOVERSE
• grade
• BOROMIR
• fnord
• LovelyEva
• ALPHA
• amscray
• SlaveToTheGrind

Passwords voting to abstain:

• Goran_Eriksson

Although I was originally advised by Adrian Walker when I agreed to accept and count the votes that posting the list of voters would not be necessary, I will post that list if I am requested to do so by any member of the committee.

-=ken=-

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* Origin: SCAM (1:374/98)

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--- Following message extracted from FIDONEWS @ 1:18/14 ---
By Christopher Baker on Sun Nov 23 20:08:34 1997

From: Rich Veraa
To: Christopher Baker
Date: 20 Nov 97 08:29:35
Subj: Unsolved Mysteries

Host,163,Ottawa_163,Ottawa_ON,Christine_Labonte,1-613-742-
7612,9600,XA,CM,V42b, V32b
,99,Cause_Cheap_Is_How_I_Feel,Ottawa_ON,Dave_Beach,1-819-685-
1610,9600,CM,XA, V32b,V42b,V34,VFC,UNEC
Hub,100,Acoustic_Plains,Ottawa_ON,Steve_Fredette,1-613-742-
7612,9600,CM,XA,V32b,V42b
,105,Club_Las_Velas,Ottawa_ON,Dave_Fleming,1-613-728-
7050,9600,CM,XA,H16,V34, VFC,V32b,V42b,V32T
,107,Reptile_Ranch,Perth_ON,Terry_O'Hearn,1-613-264-
8513,9600,XA,CM,H16,V32b, V32t,V34,V42b,VFC
Pvt,108,Mau's_Hole,Ottawa_ON,Allan_Mau,-Unpublished-,2400,
,109,Smurfs_In_Rage_BBS,Ottawa_ON,Mike_Militia,1-613-744-
4983,9600,CM,XA,V32B, V42b,MNP
,111,The_Apartment_Size_BBS,Ottawa_ON,Deryl_Charlebois,1-613-820-
4270,9600,CM, XA,V32B,V42,V34
,113,Murphys_Law,Gatineau_PQ,Jim_Murphy,1-819-669-
2392,9600,CM,XX,V32b,V42b
,114,Myles'_Games_Extraviganza,Ottawa_On,Myles_Bunbury,1-613-234-
0975,9600,XA, CM,V32B,V42B
,115,Glow_In_The_Dark,Ottawa_ON,Gerry_Dowe,1-613-820-
6020,9600,CM,XA,V32B,V42B, V34,VFC,V32T
,117,The_Offspring_BBS,Orleans_ON,Perry_Smith,1-613-834-
8587,9600,CM,XR,V34, V32b,V42b
,118,Kings_Knights,Ottawa_ON,Perry_Davis,1-613-728-
4122,9600,XA,CM,V34,VFC, V32b,V42b
,119,Liar's_Club,Cumberland_ON,Gerry_Goulet,1-613-833-
0672,9600,XA,CM,H16,VFC, V34,V32T,V32b,V42b
,120,The_Land_of_ID,Glocester_ON,Ian_Porter,1-613-731-
1544,9600,CM,XA,V32b,V42b ,121,A.C.E.,Vanier_ON,Jean_Emmell,1-613-741-
0630,9600,XA,CM,VFC,V34,V32b,V42b
,122,Twisted_Nastiness,Ottawa_ON,Jim_Sorofty,1-613-823-
6670,9600,CM,XA,V32b, V42b
,125,Beatitudes,Gloucester_ON,Gary_Cassidy,1-613-834-
2054,9600,XA,CM,V32b,V34, V42b
,126,C.U.B.E.,Ottawa_ON,Glenn_Verrall,1-613-728-
8136,9600,XA,CM,V32b,V42b ,127,Pig_Pen,Nepean_ON,Frank_Sexton,1-613-
723-9591,9600,XA,CM,V32b,V42b
,133,872's_Home_BBS,Kanata_ON,Rob_St._Denis,1-613-831-
3390,9600,CM,XA,V32B,V42B
,134,Valley_of_Wind,Kuala_Lumpur_MALAYSIA,Maulvi_Bakar,60-3-712-
5570,9600,V34, V32b,V42b,ZYX,MNP,CM,XA
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
,136,No_Files,Ottawa_ON,Fred_Ennis,1-613-723-5712,9600,XX,CM,V32b,V42b

Does anyone know howcome a net in Ontario lists a node in Malasia?

Cheers,
Rich
http://www.netside.net/~rveraa/
* Origin: Birdsoft - North Miami (1:135/907)

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Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:00:33 -0500
From: "Nicholas D. Lombardi, S.J." <lombardi@murray.fordham.edu>
To: cbaker84@digital.net
Subject: Mailed from FidoNews homepage

Hi,
My name is Nick Lombardi and I've been running a Fidonet board here in NYC since the mid-80's. I've haven't been keeping up with what's been reported in Fidonet for a couple of years almost - but I'd like to know how I can find a gateway to connect my board to the internet for a simple EMAIL connection. Is there any gateway left around? Ours in this area went down a while ago.

My Email address is: lombardi@murray.fordham.edu I'm a Jesuit priest teaching Computer Science here at Fordham University. Thanks for any leads you can give me.

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[high ASCII removed without regard to translation. Ed.]

[I refer this guy's request for info to you. Ed.]

From: "Piotr Kosibowicz" <kosi333@polbox.com>
To: <cbaker84@digital.net>
Subject: How to defend against defaming in a public conference?
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 20:01:04 +0100

Dear Chris

I am writing for the advice how to force a fidouser to send an apology note to a Polish conference BUY_SELL.POL.

Maksymilian Wrzesinski (2:480/80) named me a thief in this conference just because he is ignorant about a trial subscriptions of Business Central Europe and European Voice and some computer magazines about which I spread a word in Net under the subject: "free computer magazines"

I need to know this before I will take a legal action in Polish court.

Below is his letter in extenso and the mentioned offending word i underlined.

Please send advice, comments or the way how he could turn back this offence because the court action could be damaging for him due to huge costs.

Regards, Piotr Kosibowicz

kosi@friko.onet.pl
kosi@pipeta.chemia.pk.edu.pl
kosi333@polbox.com
tel: +48 012 4155974 Propaganda, POB 12, Kr. 42, PL
http://www.webspawner.com/users/propaga/ [faulty URL [jb 4/25/01]] Fax: +49-2561-91316-06849
Czy Chrystus siedzacy na osle, jest czescia osla, czy tez osiol
czescia Chrystusa?

- BUY_SELL.POL (2:486/10.26) -
BUY_SELL.POL
Msg : #10580 [1612] +10609 Rcv
From : Maksymilian Wrzesinski 2:480/80 16 Nov 97 13:38:33
To : Piotr Kosibowicz 21 Nov 97 10:09:17
Subj : Re: Darmowe Pisma Komputerowe
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MG>> + Origin: Brakuje mi kogos takiego jak ja... (2:480/80.101)
PK> nieycz sobie jakichkolwiek kontaktw z tob - bo ju kilka razy
PK> dales si pozna jako skoczony idiota, a potem jeszcze mnie
PK> przpraszae. Nie sigasz mi do pit dupku i id lepiej obraaj a
PK> potem przepraszaj sobie rwne Miernoty.

i kto to mowi? kosibowitz - znany kretacz i kombinator. czyli mowiac krotko zlodziej.

twoje listy z newsgroup inetowych sa po prostu zenujace. poziom lamerii i bezprecedensowego cwaniactwa bija na glowe najwiekszych kretynow.

-- [mcson] -- maksymilian maria wrzesinski -- terrorgarden inc. --
-- +48-22-648-55-88 -- http://terrorgarden.waw.pl -- from ashes to ashes --

--- TeRRoRGaRDeN Inc.
* Origin: ,, ...from ashes to ashes... '' (2:480/80)

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From: Steve Woodmore <steve@proteus.demon.co.uk>
To: Christopher Baker <cbaker84@digital.net>
Subject: Re: have your retired again?
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 01:38:52 GMT
Organization: The Worlds Fastest Talker
Reply-To: Steve@proteus.demon.co.uk
References: <2.2.32.19971117000803.007208e4@digital.net>

On Sun, 16 Nov 1997 19:08:03 -0500, you wrote:

CB>again for the last time? [grin]

No this time its for good (check the nodelist)

CB>what pushed you over the edge this time?

The same old thing, every time you try and achieve something, there are always people being destructive and disruptive.

I would like fido to have moved forward into the next millennium, however the "fidodinosaurs" don't seem to want it.

Its a pity, but there you go what can i do?, i tried, i failed :(, time to cut my losses and move onto more challenging and productive projects, and yes you have my permission to print this in fidonews

Come and visit the worlds fastest talker
If you thought you could talk fast, then you are wrong
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