ScoutNet is the name for a network of which developed by Pfadi originally communication via BBS of systems promoted. In the meantime there is local ScoutNet of associations, whatever completely different services offer such as Webhosting in several countries.

The beginnings of global ScoutNet

The emergence global of the ScoutNet decreases/goes back to the early 80's year. Internet was not well-known outside of the academic world. The only electronic communication technology affordable for the Privatgebrauch was the modem. One selected oneself thereby on a Bulletin Board System, briefly BBS which panels to different topics under it to the Pfadifinderei offered. This most BBS were in the USA in addition, in Europe were attainable some.

Even the Pfadfinderei had the whole large commercial on-line systems such as CompuServe dedicated forums.

At the same time on Bitnet the scouts l mailing list was born, whatever today still as Internet Mailinglist exists, although Bitnet untergagangen are.

A further place to which one over computers, was that could exchange itself Usenet. At that time still connected by expensive UUCP left and not like today over fast TCP/IP connections. There by Danny Schwendener the newsgroup rec.scouting one furnished, which to today-to light into several rec.scouting.* sub-groups and their main public in the USA is divided has.

For this reason the quantity of persons was limited, which was involved in electronics scouting. This did not prevent these persons however to change this situation.

In the second half of the 80's, began themselves the BBS to networks to connect. The most well-known of it is the FidoNet. Thus the same panels between various BBS, cities and even international were exchanged.

Nets developed for beginning of the 90's about Pfadi in different countries own BBS. Which a coincidence: The nets in Switzerland, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands called themselves ScoutNet. In the USA the net called itself Stay in Scouting network.

At the time also the European region of WOSM relaisierte the fact that a certain potential here was present and invited all initiators of the individual ScoutNet in the Dezeber 1994 to a seminar into Courriere, Belgium about Building the global Village - new strategies for multi cultural learning. Most initiators from European countries

The most important result of this seminar was the decision all ScoutNet of nets to large together to seize which global a ScoutNet was called. Later also the North American net was connected with that global ScoutNet.

The FidoNet zone numbers which was used is 71: and 1907: about which the leztre until today is in enterprise.

Thus a world-wide network of over 150 BBS systems developed.

The first global Coordinator was Andrea Baitelli. Its mandate was to be only organized the first democratic elections and to be registered the Domainnamen scoutnet.org.

In September 1995 Daniel Saxer was selected as global Coordinator. It was very inspired by the arising Internet and provided also the Website www.scout.net on one's own. Unfortunately it neglected thereby the advancement and care of the BBS of network and the center knot global of the ScoutNet operated by it had so frequently losses, so that many broke down the Internetionalen connections.

In Germany and Italy nevertheless the Benutzerbases of the BBS of network continued to grow global to ScoutNet constantly.

In June 1997 Daniel Saxer suggested completely new statute for global the ScoutNet. These were rejected however by the majority of the existing Country Coordinatoren of global ScoutNet, so that it absplittete briefly its own organization with names global ScoutNet organization GSO, which had to do nothing more with the BBS net and only on Web-based services on its Website www.scout.net concentrated.

In December 1997 Gino Lucrezi was selected as more again global Coordinator of global ScoutNet. In many countries the interest in BBS of systems became ever smaller by the availability of the Internet. Only both countries the which today still over the FidoNet BBS technology ScoutNet with one another a connection have, are Switzerland and Italy.

Global ScoutNet has to transfer the forums in the last years begun from FidoNet technology and BBS after the NNTP technology and operates on own new servers distributed world-wide the own scout.* newsgroup hierarchy.

The philosophy is the same forums via newsgroup to offer BBS echo and mailing lists so that the user can select, who technology it prefers. Lately also increase efforts the forums run additionally also Web-be based to offer.

The Credo of global ScoutNet reads: ScoutNet - incoming goods connect Scouts.

ScoutNet Switzerland

About 1996 created Daniel Saxer in Switzerland the association global ScoutNet organization - Switzerland briefly GSO Switzerland. From to somewhat unfortunate communication with the Pfadibewegung Switzerland (PBS) a clouded relationship and the PBS resulted try the GSO Switzerland if possible to suppress.

1997 inserted Daniel Saxer as a president of the GSO Switzerland with the tuning to its suggestion for the new statutes of global ScoutNet a positive vote, without the executive committee or the general assembly as in the statutes Swiss of the association to have planned, ask.

Confronted by the other members of the board with the question, how he would deal with a negative vote of the Generallversammlung, it submitted its resignation than president of the GSO Switzerland.

In order to put meanwhile the name down very loaded with WOSM and the PBS global ScoutNet organization, the association GSO Switzerland decided on 13 December 1999 its dissolution. The property of the association was handed over to a follow-up association with the purpose of this too handed over to the liquidator.

Same tags the new association ScoutNet Switzerland was created of the former GSO Switzerland members.

Since that time prevails a constantly improving co-operation with the PBS. ScoutNet Switzerland operates, beside which gateway infrastructure for the forums and newsgroup, for Pfadigruppen is an Internet Hosting at the cost price and with many topics of the PBS approximately around Pfadi and Internet involves. The Website www.pfadi.ch and www.scout.ch is used together by ScoutNet and the PBS.

ScoutNet Germany registered association.

ScoutNet Italia

ScoutNet Belgium

ScoutNet Nederland

Related links

• Global ScoutNet
• Global ScoutNet newsgroup
• ScoutNet Switzerland
• ScoutNet Germany registered association.
• ScoutNet Nederland
• ScoutNet Belgium

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