Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!pyrnj!esquire!cmcl2!yale!marr From: marr@yale.UUCP (Leon Marr) Newsgroups: net.mail,net.news Subject: Re: FidoNET Newsletter Message-ID: <2330@yale-cheops.yale.UUCP> Date: Fri, 24-Oct-86 18:40:28 EST Article-I.D.: yale-che.2330 Posted: Fri Oct 24 18:40:28 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 26-Oct-86 02:04:41 EST References: <1945@well.UUCP> <768@hplabsc.UUCP> <4171@ut-ngp.UUCP> <1484@jade.BERKELEY.EDU> <25@oresoft.UUCP> Reply-To: marr@yale.UUCP (Leon Marr) Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept, New Haven CT Lines: 12 Keywords: Fido FidoNet Macintosh Xref: watmath net.mail:2047 net.news:5315 Summary: Anything similar for the Macintosh? Expires: Sender: Followup-To: Distribution: In article <25@oresoft.UUCP> randy@oresoft.UUCP (Randy Bush) writes: >FidoNet is similar to Usenet, but runs on PClones. The protocol is documented, >and non-PC clones are in the works. An extended version of the protocol >supports file requests etc. There are some 1,200 nodes around the old ball, >and many in private corporations (AT&T, GTE, Natl Parks, ...). Is anyone doing anything like this for Macs? I don't remember seeing anything in mod.mac. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Leon Marr