File Request: [FidoNet] 1. N. The {FidoNet} Equivalent Of {FTP}, In Which One BBS System Automatically Dials Another And {snarf}s One Or More Files.

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:File Request: [FidoNet] 1. n. The {FidoNet} equivalent of
{FTP}, in which one BBS system automatically dials another and
{snarf}s one or more files. Often abbreviated `FReq'; files
are often announced as being "available for FReq" in the same way
that files are announced as being "available for/by anonymous
FTP" on the Internet. 2. vt. The act of getting a copy of a file
by using the File Request option of the BBS mailer.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary

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