FidoNet n.
A worldwide hobbyist network of personal
computers which exchanges mail, discussion groups, and files.
Founded in 1984 and originally consisting only of IBM PCs and
compatibles, FidoNet now includes such diverse machines as Apple
][s, Ataris, Amigas, and Unix systems. For years FidoNet actually
grew faster than Usenet, but the advent of cheap Internet access
probably means its days are numbered. In early 1999 Fidonet
has approximately 30,000 nodes, down from 38K in 1996.
A worldwide hobbyist network of personal
computers which exchanges mail, discussion groups, and files.
Founded in 1984 and originally consisting only of IBM PCs and
compatibles, FidoNet now includes such diverse machines as Apple
][s, Ataris, Amigas, and Unix systems. For years FidoNet actually
grew faster than Usenet, but the advent of cheap Internet access
probably means its days are numbered. In early 1999 Fidonet
has approximately 30,000 nodes, down from 38K in 1996.
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1. n. A file sent along with a mail
message from one FidoNet to another.
2. vt. Sending someone a file by using the File... - File Request [FidoNet]
1. n. The FidoNet equivalent of
FTP,
in which one FidoNet system automatically dials another... - dup loop: /d[y]oop loop/ (also `dupe loop') [FidoNet] n.
An infinite stream of duplicated, near-identical... - dup loop /d[y]oop loop/ (also `dupe loop') n.
[FidoNet]
An infinite stream of duplicated,
near-identical messages on a FidoNet echo, the only... - echo [FidoNet] n.
A topic group on FidoNet's
echomail system.
Compare newsgroup... - Usenet /yoos'net/ or /yooz'net/ n.
[from `Users'
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2. Fanciful term for a cyberspace expected to emerge...
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A cancelbot that cancels cancels.
Dave the Resurrector originated when some spam-spewers... - gumby /guhm'bee/ n.
[from a class of Monty Python
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