====== FidoNet ======

[[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.


===== FidoNet Technology =====

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) or "othernets".

===== See Also =====

  * [[http://www.filegate.net/nodelist/|FidoNet Nodelist Archive]]
  * [[http://web.archive.org/web/20250717053433/http://echolist.net/|International Echolist]] [[http://www.filegate.net/echolist/|Archive]]
  * [[http://www.fidonet.org/]] (quite stale as of 2010)
  * [[https://nodelist.fidonet.cc/|FidoNet NodeList Database]] (current and historical)
  * [[util:SCFG:]]
  * [[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}}

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