FidoNet
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Users of this global network can send and receive mail to/from the
Internet. For example, a FidoNet user may use the following method
to send to my Internet address:
Send the message to user UUCP at 1:105/42. The first line of
the TEXT of the message should contain:
To: opresno@extern.uio.no
Add a blank line after the address before entering the text of your message.
FidoNet addresses are composed by three or four numbers;
zone:net/node or zone:net/node.point
The FidoNet address 1:105/42 has three elements. "1:" tells that the recipient lives in Zone number 1 (North America). "105/42" refers to Node number 42, which receives mail through Net number 105. This node has an automatic gateway to the Internet. Another example: Jan Stozek is sysop of "Home of PCQ" in Warsaw, Poland. The Node number of his BBS is 10. He receives mail through Net number 480. Poland is a country in Europe, Zone number 2. The address to his system is: 2:480/10. His user name is Jan Stozek. You can send an Internet message to anyone in FidoNet by using the following template:
<firstname>.<lastname>@p<point>.f<node>.n<net>.z<zone>.fidonet.org
Where <firstname> is the person's first name <lastname> is the person's last name
To send a message from the Internet to Jan, use this address: