FILE REQUEST
\fˈa͡ɪl ɹɪkwˈɛst], \fˈaɪl ɹɪkwˈɛst], \f_ˈaɪ_l ɹ_ɪ_k_w_ˈɛ_s_t]\
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1. The FidoNet equivalent of FTP, in which one BBSsystem automatically dials another and snarfs one or morefiles. Often abbreviated "FReq"; files are often announced asbeing "available for FReq" in the same way that files areannounced as being "available for/by anonymous FTP" on theInternet.2. The act of getting a copy of a file by using the FileRequest option of the BBS mailer.
By Denis Howe
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.