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Conference Mail System
The Conference Mail System (CMS), introduced in 1986 by Bob Hartman as an evolution of earlier FastEcho utilities, was a high-performance Echomail processor designed to scale FidoNet’s rapidly growing distributed discussion network. Building on the original Echomail concept created in 1985 by Jeff Rush, CMS automated and optimized the scanning, packing, routing, duplicate detection, and tossing of shared message conferences across FidoNet-compatible systems. As Echomail expanded from small regional sysop groups to hundreds of interconnected nodes carrying dozens of conferences, the limitations of earlier tools became apparent; CMS addressed these scaling challenges with improved speed, reliability, and management features. By making large-scale conference distribution practical and efficient, Conference Mail played a significant role in FidoNet’s late-1980s growth, helping transform Echomail from a clever regional experiment into a robust, global store-and-forward discussion network comparable in structure to Usenet.

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CATLIST.REG in CatList 4.5
CatList 4.0x Copyright (c) 1992-94, PAROLE Software FIDO: 1:151/185 ...
MKTEXT.ZIP.x/CLTEXT.TXT in CatList 4.5
This will search for a match using the BBS Name, SysOp's Name, City State, BBS Theme, BBS Telephone number and Short Description. Once a match ...
REGISTER.TXT in CatList 4.5
PAROLE Software BBS Name : ________________________________________ (Maximum of 40 characters) SysOp...
SCREENS.ZIP.x/VSCREEN.ANS in CatList 4.5
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SCREENS.ZIP.x/VSCREEN.ASC in CatList 4.5
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VENDINFO.DIZ in CatList 4.5
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CatList BBS Listing Door v4.50 │ │ ...
REGISTER.TXT in Celebrity Trivia Database Compiler
PAROLE Software BBS Name : ________________________________________ (Maximum of 40 characters) SysOp...
REGISTER.TXT in Celebrity Trivia 3.8
PAROLE Software BBS Name : ________________________________________ (Maximum of 40 characters) SysOp...
REGISTER.TXT in Current Events 2.1
PAROLE Software BBS Name : ________________________________________ (Maximum of 40 characters) SysOp...
SYSOP.MAN in Current Events 2.1
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REGISTER.TXT in CatList 3.x to 4.x Upgrade Kit
PAROLE Software BBS Name : ________________________________________ (Maximum of 40 characters) SysOp...
README in CatList 4.5 286-Optimized Patch
To apply this patch, you will need version 2.0 of PATCH.EXE. It is available as TPB-PTCH.ZIP from The Parole Board BBS ...
README in CatList 4.5 386-Optimized Patch
To apply this patch, you will need version 2.0 of PATCH.EXE. It is available as TPB-PTCH.ZIP from The Parole Board BBS ...
REGISTER.TXT in Classified Ads 2.41
PAROLE Software BBS Name : ________________________________________ (Maximum of 40 characters) SysOp...
SAMPLE.CFG in Classified Ads 2.41
C:\WC30\WCWORK\NODE%WCNODEID%\USERINFO.DAT The Parole Board BBS Dennis Maidon 123456 14 10 C:\WC30\BULL\BULL99.BBS [LEAVE BLANK] if "WC" or "P...
SYSOP.MAN in Classified Ads 2.41
Classified Ads v2.41 Copyright 1993-94, PAROLE Software ALL RIGHTS RESERV...
REGISTER.TXT in CVTWCPRM 1.0
PAROLE Software BBS Name : ________________________________________ (Maximum of 40 characters) SysOp...
REGISTER.TXT in CVTWCTXT 3.1
PAROLE Software BBS Name : ________________________________________ (Maximum of 40 characters) SysOp...
REGISTER.TXT in Days-B4-Xmas 1.5
PAROLE Software BBS Name : ________________________________________ (Maximum of 40 characters) SysOp...