Subject: FIDOGATE 3.8
From: [email-masked] (Martin Junius)
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 1994 15:00:40 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce

After long years of secret development ... ;-)

    ... FIDOGATE 3.8 is available !!!

FIDO File Request:

    2:2452/110 242:1000/1  +49-241-875090   HST/V.32bis     (FRequest/BBS)
    2:2452/111 242:1000/2  +49-241-8790420  ISDN V.110,X.75 (FRequest/BBS)

    fgate38.tgz   04.10.94   464K  FIDOGATE 3.8 --- NEW RELEASE !!!
    fgate38.zip   04.10.94   560K  Same as fgate38.tgz, ZIP archive

Internet anonymous ftp:

    ftp.dfv.rwth-aachen.de (137.226.4.111)
    Directory pub/mail+news

    463017 Oct  4 10:03 fidogate-3.8.tar.gz
    562904 Oct  4 10:09 fidogate-3.8.zip

----- README -----------------------------------------------------------------

			F  I  D  O  G  A  T  E
				 ----
		    Gateway Software UNIX <-> FIDO
				   
			     Version 3.x

----------------------------------------------------------------------

This is FIDOGATE, a gateway software between the worlds of FIDO (and
FTNs, Fido Technology Networks in general) NetMail/EchoMail and the
UNIX mail/news system. FIDOGATE will convert FIDO mail packets to
RFC-style messages and vice versa.

See file doc/fidogate.txt or doc/fidogate.ps for detailed (well, sort
of ... ;-) instructions on how to compile and install FIDOGATE.

There is a mailing list for FIDOGATE discussions and announcements:

    [email-masked]

Send mail to

    [email-masked]

for subscription.

----- README-3.8 -------------------------------------------------------------

This is the FIDOGATE release 3.8

New features:

	* ftn2ftn FTN-FTN NetMail gateway

	* ftnaf Areafix for AREAS.BBS file:
	  - Subscribe/unsubscribe/list/query/... areas
	  - Runs on the RFC side of the gateway

	* ftntoss/ftnroute/ftnpack FTN tossing, routing, packing!
	  - Using AREAS.BBS
	  - QMail/SQUISH-style routing configuration
	  - Configurable packing

	* File attaches for rfc2ftn

	* RRREQ flag supported in ftn2rfc

	* BinkleyTerm-style outbound supported in rfc2ftn

	* FSC-0047 ^ASPLIT support

	* ffxbatch for batching ffx jobs

	* Better documentation

	* Security checks preventing double gating RFC->FTN->RFC

Bugs fixed:

	* Lots! ;-)

Supported systems:

	* SUNOS 4.1.x

	* LINUX

	* ISC 3.x

	* OS/2

	* Should be easily portable to most UNIXes and DOS386 with DJGPP.

Programs and Utilities of FIDOGATE:

	ftn2rfc			FIDO to Mail/News converter + utilities
	fidoin fidorun toaddr

	rfc2ftn			Mail/News to FIDO converter

	mail2news		Simple Mail-News gateway

	ftn2ftn			NetMail FTN-FTN gateway

	ftnaf			Areafix program, maintains AREAS.BBS

	pktdebug		FTN .pkt lister
	pktmore

	ftntoss			FTN tosser (NetMail/EchoMail tossing)

	ftnroute		FTN packet routing (NetMail/EchoMail)

	ftnpack			FTN packet packer

	ftnlock			Command line interface to lock files

	runtoss			Script running ftntoss/ftnroute/ftnpack

	ffx			uux-like remote execution via FIDO mailer

	ffxmail			wrapper around ffx for sending mail

	ffxqt			Execute ffx files

	ffxbatch		Batch ffx files

	out-attach		Attach file to FLO in Binkley outbound

	out-ls			List Binkley outbound

	out-manip		Manipulate Binkley outbound (flavor, poll)

Martin
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----- LSM --------------------------------------------------------------------

Begin2
Title        = FIDOGATE FTN-Mail/News Gateway and FTN Tosser
Version      = 3.8
Desc1        = FIDOGATE is a gateway software between FIDONET (and other 
Desc2        = FTN networks) NetMail/EchoMail and the UNIX mail/news system.
Desc3        = It includes an FTN-FTN NetMail gateway and a tosser/areafix.
Author       = Martin Junius
AuthorEmail  = [email-masked]
Maintainer   = Martin Junius
MaintEmail   = [email-masked]
Site1        = ftp.dfv.rwth-aachen.de
Path1        = /pub/mail+news
File1        = fidogate-3.8.tar.gz
FileSize1    = 464K
Required1    = MTA (sendmail, smail), MUA (elm, mail), news (cnews, inn),
Required2    = news reader (nn, tin), FIDO mailer (BinkleyTerm, ifcico) or
Required3    = other transport mechanism.
CopyPolicy1  = GNU General Public License
Keywords     = fido ftn gateway mail netmail news echomail tosser
Comment1     = FIDOGATE is the gateway software only. To connect to FIDONET,
Comment2     = a FIDO mailer is necessary. FIDOGATE is designed to operate
Comment3     = an Internet domain with proper host names, hiding the ugly
Comment4     = standard p.f.n.z addresses.
Entered      = 04OCT94
EnteredBy    = Martin Junius
CheckedEmail = [email-masked]
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