Freeway is a Fido <-> Internet e-mail and Usenet news gateway. It
provides news servives for several Melbourne based BBS systems,
and e-mail to these systems, as well as to several other Fidonet
technology BBS networks.
Freeway also supports netmail gating between several Fido
technology nets, in addition to its Internet capabilities. Other
services include several mailing lists and e-mail information
services.
To e-mail to a system beyond the gateway, simply address an
e-mail to them as usual. Most e-mail addresses are of the form
user.name@host.freeway.dialix.oz.au, where "host" is
the hostname of the BBS they post from, as defined by the
gateway. The correct address is shown in the signature at the
bottom of any message posted from the gateway.
The new Freeway system offers connected systems a greater range of newsgroups and more e-mail based services. In addition to the standard gateway service, systems using the APANA gateway will also be allowed to subscribe to mailing lists, bandwidth permitted. Systems wishing to use the APANA gateway must be full APANA members. Access to the standard range of Freeway services is automatic for APANA systems using the gateway. Non APANA systems may continue to use the existing service with no changes.
To post e-mail from a system served by either gateway, ask your sysop, or e-mail me for further information. If you would like to use the gateway to provide e-mail services for your BBS or point system, you'll need to have Fidonet netmail capability. See the FAQ or e-mail me for more information.
This is our test site, which features a fully functioning BBS which is accessible by Telnet. As the system is primarily a test and development site, there may be some menu options that don't work. If you have any queries, just drop me a note.
The system is usually available for telnet between 18:00 and 01:00 Australian Eastern Time (08:00 - 15:00 UTC).
Click here to try it out.