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network:fidonet [2010/11/05 15:08] – Expand initial section for FidoNet jamenetwork:fidonet [2025/07/29 13:22] (current) – [See Also] Add link to https://nodelist.fidonet.cc/ digital man
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 ====== FidoNet ====== ====== FidoNet ======
  
-[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidonet|FidoNet]], and FidoNet Technology Networks (FTN), are international amateur networks of computer systems. They often operate a public access [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_system|BBS]] and all are connected via modem and/or via the Internet as well. [[wp>FidoNet]]((a.k.a. Fidonet)) remains today an active worldwide BBS message and file distribution network.+[[WP>FidoNet]], and FidoNet Technology Networks (FTN), are international amateur networks of computer systems. They often operate a public access BBS and all are connected via modem and/or via the Internet as well. [[wp>FidoNet]]((a.k.a. Fidonet)) remains today an active worldwide BBS message and file distribution network.
  
  
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 FidoNet networking technology is mostly described in proposals and adopted standards by the [[http://ftsc.org/|FidoNet Technical Standards Committee]]. FidoNet networking technology is mostly described in proposals and adopted standards by the [[http://ftsc.org/|FidoNet Technical Standards Committee]].
  
-FidoNet networking technology is used for many other BBS networks (unrelated to the mainstream FidoNet), often referred to as FidoNet Technology Networks (FTN).+FidoNet networking technology is used for many other BBS networks (unrelated to the mainstream FidoNet), often referred to as FidoNet Technology Networks (FTN) or "othernets".
  
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
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   * [[http://www.echolist.net/|International Echolist]] [[http://www.filegate.net/echolist/|Archive]]   * [[http://www.echolist.net/|International Echolist]] [[http://www.filegate.net/echolist/|Archive]]
   * [[http://www.fidonet.org/]] (quite stale as of 2010)   * [[http://www.fidonet.org/]] (quite stale as of 2010)
 +  * [[https://nodelist.fidonet.cc/|FidoNet NodeList Database]] (current and historical)
   * [[util:SCFG:]]   * [[util:SCFG:]]
-  * [[:resource:fidonet_mailer|FidoNet Mailer Programs]] 
-  * [[:howto:binkd|Use BinkD]] 
-  * [[:howto:fidonet|Join FidoNet]] 
   * [[usenet|Networks]]   * [[usenet|Networks]]
 +  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SatomFn67fk|Video demonstration of setting up FidoNet on Synchronet v3.17b for Windows]]
 +  * FidoNet-related pages: {{topic>fidonet}}
  
 {{tag>fidonet}} {{tag>fidonet}}

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