---
title: "The World of the Fnet"
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slug: "the-world-of-the-fnet"
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markdown_url: "http://localhost/article/the-world-of-the-fnet.md"
published_at: "2026-03-13T14:01:37+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-03-13T14:01:38+00:00"
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  url: "http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20230809-041332.jpg"
excerpt: "An extended tutorial explaining the FNet BBS networking system: its history, how it differs from FidoNet, how the Fmailer software routes messages between nodes, and how to use MegaVision BBS (node 396) to access TSU files and Canadian user group resources. Includes step-by-step instructions for sending Email and Fmail."
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  - name: "Christopher Raynak"
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  - name: "BBS"
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  id: 39272
  title: "The RAMTOP"
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  - name: "Christopher Raynak"
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issues_articles:
  - id: 50265
    title: "The RAMTOP Jan-Feb 1989"
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    url: "http://localhost/issue/the-ramtop-jan-feb-1989/"
pages: "2"
pubdate: "Jan-Feb 1989"
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---

An extended tutorial explaining the FNet BBS networking system: its history, how it differs from FidoNet, how the Fmailer software routes messages between nodes, and how to use MegaVision BBS (node 396) to access TSU files and Canadian user group resources. Includes step-by-step instructions for sending Email and Fmail.