FidoNet consists of approximately 30,000 systems world-wide which
comprise a network which exchanges mail and files via Modems using
a proprietary protocol.  They are connected for the purposes of
exchanging E-Mail to the Internet thru a series of gateway systems
which interact with the Internet via UUCP with cooperating UNIX-based
smart-hosts which act as their MX-receivers.
With a couple of exceptions, you cannot Telnet or FTP to a FidoNet
site, only communicate via E-Mail and Usenet News.


This is a list of the key documents regarding FidoNet and its gateways.
All of the files described herein are obtainable automatically thru
several methods.

For systems on the Internet:

1)  See our World-Wide-Web page at:
	http://www.fidonet.org/
2)  Via Anonymous-FTP
        ftp://ftp.fidonet.org/pub/fidonet/info/
    (All FAQ files will be maintained in this directory.)
3)  By simply sending a dummy message to the alias shown at
    ftp.fidonet.org.

FileName       Alias      Description
--------       -----      -----------
info.txt       info       this file
uucphelp.txt   uucphelp   Instructions for using UUCP gateways
                          to send E-mail from/to FidoNet
gateways.lst   gateways   List of sites approved for GUUCP flag
                          and rules for obtaining that status.
fidonet.dns    dns        Copy of .fidonet.org Domain-Name-Server
                          plenty of explanation in the comments
mx-rcvrs.faq   mx         An Explanation of MX-receivers
gateappl.txt   gateappl   Application for Gateway Status
infogate.txt   infogate   Info on the operation of this gateway
                          (If you're using it, READ it!)
joinfido.txt   joinfido   How to join FidoNet