The fidonet.org webpages have been expanded with a photo page.

If there are interesting photos relating to Fidonet in someone's possession, drop 'm here and they will be added.

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Hello Ward!

23 Jun 26 00:21, you wrote to all:

The fidonet.org webpages have been expanded with a photo page.

If there are interesting photos relating to Fidonet in someone's
possession, drop 'm here and they will be added.

Link for FILEGATE is dead.


Vincent


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Vince,

Link for FILEGATE is dead.

Cool.

It would be very helpful if you could provide such a link...

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On 24 Jun 26 10:34:53, Ward Dossche said the following to Vincent Coen:

Link for FILEGATE is dead.

Cool.

It would be very helpful if you could provide such a link...

That was a Janis-thing, its best to be removed entirely.

Nick

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Nick,

It would be very helpful if you could provide such a link...

That was a Janis-thing, its best to be removed entirely.

Several people were followers of what happened there ... I think the community still exists...

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On 24 Jun 26 15:11:48, Ward Dossche said the following to Nick Andre:

That was a Janis-thing, its best to be removed entirely.

Several people were followers of what happened there ... I think the commun still exists...

Yes... but when she went, the entire filegate went with her.

There are no more "Nab" star-systems either, except for lowercase Mark Lewis who is largely quiet and do not believe there is a domain for.

Since all fileechoes ultimately ends up on my system you could just replace it with https://www.darkrealms.ca/files/fidonet.htm

Nick

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On Jun 24, 2026 11:22am, Nick Andre wrote to Ward Dossche:

Yes... but when she went, the entire filegate went with her.

Not true, the Filegate system never stopped functioning, Vince Coen has been running it for some years now while Janis still held the domain. Before Janis passsed away she was going to take over running the Filegate but that didn't happen because of cancer issues most likely but it's not really relevant, the point being the Filegate is still functioning but without a domain.

There are no more "Nab" star-systems either, except for lowercase Mark Lewis who is largely quiet and do not believe there is a domain for.

Not true, the Star System is and has been functioning for a number of years with the same five nodes.

Since all fileechoes ultimately ends up on my system you could just replace it with https://www.darkrealms.ca/files/fidonet.htm

That just shows that the Filegate is still functioning with the FGATEZXX.ZIP being release every month by Vince Coen. It is up to Vince Coen to add a
domain for the Filegate.

Maybe I am wrong but your comments come over as a hijacking attempt of the Filegate as you know it is a file distribution system with all files going through a core node who manages the file areas.

Terry


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On 25 Jun 26 09:51:30, Terry Roati said the following to Nick Andre:

Not true, the Filegate system never stopped functioning, Vince Coen has bee running it for some years now while Janis still held the domain. Before Jan passsed away she was going to take over running the Filegate but that didn' happen because of cancer issues most likely but it's not really relevant, t point being the Filegate is still functioning but without a domain.

Wonderful... so right now at this moment, the Fido site has a dead link.
That link should be removed until such time as there IS a domain or at least pointed elsewhere, right?

Not true, the Star System is and has been functioning for a number of years with the same five nodes.

Oh really? Who are they and why has nobody told "me"... as you write:

Maybe I am wrong but your comments come over as a hijacking attempt of the Filegate as you know it is a file distribution system with all files going through a core node who manages the file areas.

Maybe I am wrong but your comments come over as someone who believes I just got my node-number yesterday. Please look more closely what my system does.

Nick

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On Jun 24, 2026 08:08pm, Nick Andre wrote to Terry Roati:

Wonderful... so right now at this moment, the Fido site has a dead link. That link should be removed until such time as there IS a domain or at least pointed elsewhere, right?

It is up to Vince Coen as the Filegate coordinator to supply a link, if
doesn't want to then Ward can remove the link on fidonet.org but in either
case the Filegate continues to operate as it has for the past 30 years or so.

Oh really? Who are they and why has nobody told "me"... as you write:

Because they don't have to tell you.

Maybe I am wrong but your comments come over as someone who believes I just got my node-number yesterday. Please look more closely what my
system does.

It's more to do with what your system doesn't do in this case and that is it's NOT the coordinator of Filegate, it's NOT the central file hub and does NOT create and distribute the monthly list of file areas.

Vince Coen has done a pretty good job of running the Filegate since taking
over from Janis, I for one appreciate it.

If you were to take over running the Filegate from Vince when he decides to give it up, I would support you.

Until Ward took over the fidonet domain it was a mess with lot's of issues,
the link for the filegate is just another issue to be fixed, IMHO the link should be about the Filegate not a system.

Terry

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On 25 Jun 26 10:40:54, Terry Roati said the following to Nick Andre:

It's more to do with what your system doesn't do in this case and that is NOT the coordinator of Filegate, it's NOT the central file hub and does NOT create and distribute the monthly list of file areas.

Amazing how my simple offer of files turns into getting a lecture for an antiquated methodology from someone clearly unware of what my system is or Fidoweb peering where "stars" are completely irrelevant... and actually depend on my system to produce a publication much noise is made if it stops working.

When my system has close to a hundred downlinks and is the mass-dumping-ground in Zone 1 for everything unroutable, undeliverable, and files from your beloved Filegate arrive here... sometimes with no Tic attachments, incomplete files or vice-versa; which "star" is accountable for their incompetence?

Don't answer. End of topic. I have a domain. Vince and your "stars" do not, nor appear competent to coordinate with a Zone coordinator.

Nick

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On Jun 24, 2026 09:07pm, Nick Andre wrote to Terry Roati:

On 25 Jun 26 10:40:54, Terry Roati said the following to Nick Andre:

Amazing how my simple offer of files turns into getting a lecture for an antiquated methodology from someone clearly unware of what my system is
or Fidoweb peering where "stars" are completely irrelevant... and
actually depend on my system to produce a publication much noise is
made if it stops working.

Your right it is an antiquated system as it part Fidonet which is also an antiquated system which will stay that way due to no desire to change things. Why did you bring up "stars" and Mark Lewis anyway? Orginal message was about
a link to your system for Filegate which I disagreed with as the link wasn't about Filgate. BTW, I checked and the filegate domain is still held by Janis which is why probaly why Vince doesn't host it.

When my system has close to a hundred downlinks and is the mass-dumping-ground in Zone 1 for everything unroutable, undeliverable, and files from your beloved Filegate arrive here... sometimes with no
Tic attachments, incomplete files or vice-versa; which "star" is accountable for their incompetence?

Of course you system is a mass dumping ground as you are top of the food chain for Zone 1, which tells me that you have downlinks with issues that need fixing. Maybe why the Nodelist Police get under your skin?

Don't answer. End of topic. I have a domain. Vince and your "stars" do not, nor appear competent to coordinate with a Zone coordinator.

Irrelevant having a domain is not an issue, most fidonet nodes have a domain. Remember a Zone coordinator is only a nodelist clerk so there is no need to coordinate witth you.

If you don't want me to answer, simple don't answer.

Terry

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On 25 Jun 26 12:29:46, Terry Roati said the following to Nick Andre:

Why did you bring up "stars" and Mark Lewis anyway? Orginal message was abo a link to your system for Filegate which I disagreed with as the link wasn about Filgate. BTW, I checked and the filegate domain is still held by Jani which is why probaly why Vince doesn't host it.

Please educate me on how one obtains a domain from a dead person? When it expires and a squatter grabs it will you or Vince pay the $$$ demanded?

Irrelevant having a domain is not an issue, most fidonet nodes have a domai Remember a Zone coordinator is only a nodelist clerk so there is no need to coordinate witth you.

With little competent people left, the hat goes from Yarmulke to Sombrero.

Your "stars" have no hats but are happy to shake their dandruff to my inbound.

End of topic as now this is OFF TOPIC. Respond by Netmail if you must.

Nick

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On Jun 24, 2026 11:22pm, Nick Andre wrote to Terry Roati:

Please educate me on how one obtains a domain from a dead person? When
it expires and a squatter grabs it will you or Vince pay the $$$
demanded?

It's either wait for filegate.net to be available or use another domain name which is relevant such as filegate.info which is a available. BTW, I would pay for the domain if Vince Coen who is the filegate coordinator wanted or was willing to host the site.

Your "stars" have no hats but are happy to shake their dandruff to my inbound.

Last I looked in the nodelists some of the "stars" had hats, but being top of the food chain you end up with the crap from below, part of the position of wearing the top hat for Zone 1..

End of topic as now this is OFF TOPIC. Respond by Netmail if you must.

Filegate is part of fidonet or it wouldn't have been on the fidonet.org for so many years so it's on topic.

If your not happy with my replies then don't reply.

Terry

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Of course you system is a mass dumping ground as you are top of the food chain
for Zone 1, which tells me that you have downlinks with issues that need fixing. Maybe why the Nodelist Police get under your skin?

Two things:

1) The nodelist police have no mandate, formally it doesn't even exist

2) You seriously underestimate, just like some others, what it is like to be
a ZC in a Fidonet-environment .. Me too I am at times approached as
someone who got their nodenumber just recently.

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On Jun 26, 2026 09:14am, Ward Dossche wrote to Terry Roati:

1) The nodelist police have no mandate, formally it doesn't even exist

I know that but yet it exists and in most cases makes thing better by pointing out errors, my apologies as I menttioned them because I knew it would niggle Nick after his false claims. As ZC1 he should know better, I find it difficult to beleive that he didn't know the following facts.

Yes... but when she went, the entire filegate went with her.
There are no more "Nab" star-systems either, except for lowercase Mark Lewis who is largely quiet and do not believe there is a domain for.
Since all fileechoes ultimately ends up on my system you could just
replace it with https://www.darkrealms.ca/files/fidonet.htm

None of the above statements from Nick are true, hence the back and forth to get the facts correct, which I have a right to reply as I beleive in free speech. Ask yourself why Nick even mentioned the "star" and Mark Lewis's name as it was nothing to do with Janis and the Filegate. Nick has a right to his opinion as long as it is with facts.

2) You seriously underestimate, just like some others, what it is like
to be a ZC in a Fidonet-environment .. Me too I am at times approached
as someone who got their nodenumber just recently.

Like I said to Nick if you wear the top hat, you get all the crap that comes with the position, it also comes with a responsibility to be an asset to Fidonet by helping others and to develop the Fidonet network. I do appreciate what the ZC's do and the shit that comes with it but I expect ZC's to treat everyone fairly and with decency.

Remember we are all replaceable and Fidonet is a hobby.

Thanks.

Terry


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