Further information column Where to find further information If no other information available. The list is very long. This includes 'telnet', 'ftp', and internet E-mail. If this is not preceded by FI or B, it means that the connection may be a UUCP connection. An asterisk is included after FI or B for consistency.
P stands for provisional connection.
It is assumed that the FIDO connection in this case is stable and reliable. The link to some countries marked as being connected to Internet via UUCP or FIDO is often an expensive telephone dialup link. The people in those countries pay dearly for every byte of information sent to them. When it comes to money, people take things very seriously, especially since funds are scarce. It is a matter of net etiquette to keep this in mind.