Lime Tree #23 24 мая 1996

Интервью     ZXNet

word sysop - An interview with the coordinator of the computer network ZXNet - Alex Ivanov, ALEX (Research).

 New section. In it, we possibly will publish an interview with 
the network sysop and sysop ZXNet. 

    Interviews with the coordinator of the computer network 
ZXNet                Alexey Ivanov

            ALEX (Research)

CORR.: You - the main sysop. How do you feel about that?


   - Honestly, no. No emotion. I took this matter
and how I can pull ...

CORR.: Do you have access to computers such as APPLE and IBM, 
that is, having a more feature-rich than the native Speccy. That

You hold on this platform and how you came to it?


   - Spectrum I had in 1986 (after IBM). After a while he 
burned ULA, I get it I could not. In 1989 it was bought by 
Delta-C and went we go ... 


   IBM XT I've had since January 1983. Naturally did not
was more adapters EGA and VGA, the Spectrum at the time was 
better! 


   Compared with other platforms, ZX friendly. Hard
say that it keeps me on it - just like it and
all ...

CORR.: When you first put the C-DOS mode server?
What was at that time the situation in the ZX-MODEMnom world?


   - Somewhere in August 1995. Then in the directory were listed
three stations, and worked only one - STS.

CORR.: Thanks to your efforts against the backdrop of the chaos 
of a network, such as FIDO. What prompted you to do this? And 
how did you meet with the INTERNET and FIDO? 


   - With the networks, I began to work around since 1990, is 
now hard to remember all the details, but my friend I was 
literally infected modem. He had downloaded from various 
sources of the book, while it was in short supply. And then the 
BBS had been tied with FIDO.



   Well, with INTERNET had to familiarize themselves 
willy-nilly. Accounts and pay the service provider, but I have 
a headache as to call the BBS. I dialed the number from the 
first time and konnekchus hit it where I want. Have you tried 
right now to call any serious (not point) station FIDO? 

CORR.: Alex, on your part, especially in the making
ZXNet, had a large number of "raids". You like a fight with it, 
and generally how to respond to them? 


   - I, oddly enough, did not react. Man shows
their mutilated, rotting Dushenko spit-covered ...

... And so, with a floor is now going to fight seriously. Who
distributes stations ZXNet (I have only stations in our
network) abusive files and will fall (and necessarily will 
fall), will be made public. One such distributor is already 
deprived of a network address and marked in the telephone 
directory. 


   The authors of such craft at age 14 can be held criminally
responsibility, and if they do not have 14 years - you can 
involve parents. Which also now be practiced. 


   Drastic measures will be taken now, not because I hurt. 
Garbage clogs the postal station network, contrary to the 
statute and basic standards of morality. If I do not hurt 
someone else person (who for 40 years) and that almost no one 
knows a zoom can be very hurt, especially if the sucker comes 
over and is not the case. 

CORR.: Now a lot of rumors about where you work, especially a 
lot of them came after the unambiguous threat to one network 
bully. 


   - This question is closed. I can not answer it (even more so 
in newspaper). Although I can say that, for example, in his 
spare time began working in publishing and do desktop publishing

(ONLINE will incorporate). Computer specialists are needed 
everywhere ... 



   A deal with bullies can any serious sysop, without
mordobitiya, civilized methods, at the same time improve their 
material well-being. 


   Experience in dealing with hooligans network to adopt from 
other networks, there is a ruthless nitwits (they know the 
whole of Europe ...) If such a "miracle" comes across, all he 
is like a leper. 

CORR.: Everybody knows that you are collecting materials about 
what users would like to see C-DOS, and are looking for people 
who could implement this project. Could you share the results 
of the work and at what stage it. 


   - The new C-DOS would consist of three separate
Programs:

- The program SETUP, which will be set up other programs
up to automatically change the address of the modem;

- Proper communication program, without bells and whistles, 
with a terminal mode (almost as the same as the current, but 
with recycled notebook);


- A new server. About him say a little more: no frills,
when viewing the directory for matching the cursor with the 
name of a text file in the next window will display the first 
five lines of text, Recycled notebook (user name, personal 
password different on refueling, the level of access). Common 
password will not. Each user when dialing puts your personal 
password. Thus we get rid of bullies. 


   It is still reckoning, not even a developed design. And it 
is not known who will finalize the program. Most likely, the 
case moves only to fall in the summer no one will want to work. 
And not yet found a programmer that can make such a program,

and yes even free. Will have a sysop fold ...

CORR.: And lastly, could you remind all users
modems, "ALLEGRO" primary purpose ZXNet.


   Network ZXNet - postal communication network. It was 
conceived after the users are faced with the charms of our 
obnoxious telephone. If you can not skonnektitsya together - 
use the BBS ZXNet. You have one week left to the country - all 
the information you will store sysop station where you are 
registered. You want to send her new friend in another city - 
through the INTERNET comes in 4 minutes (Important - you know 
the correct address of the recipient). 


   And no matter what you have Spectrum and another in another 
town IBM or AMIGa - ZXNet bypasses all these problems.



   I want to say that working with the network, wasting a lot 
of personal time and personal funds for its work, and not 
having any benefits from this, I will ruthlessly deal with 
bullies in the network (I repeat - I have as only station 
ZXNet, what is going on BBS other cities - I have little 
concern). 

CORR.: Thank you.

This interview was conducted specifically for GROFAZ LIMETREE. 
(C) 1996