Subj : Updated BACKSTAT.NA
To   : All
From : The North American Backbone
Date : Sun Mar 23 2008 07:55 pm

               North American Backbone - Status and Changes
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                                BACKSTAT.NA

                               March 23, 2008


   BACKSTAT.NA is a status report prepared by the North American Backbone
   Robot. It is distributed in the BACKBONE file echo and posted in the
   Z1_BACKBONE echo.  It summarizes BACKBONE additions, deletions and
   requests, as well as North American Backbone contacts.

   Further information about the North American Backbone's distribution
   system can be found in the BOFAQ (North American Backbone Frequently
   Asked Questions) file which is updated as required.

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 1. Recent Additions to BACKBONE.NA (Since last revision on Mar 03, 2008)
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    CATS_MEOW

         Topic: The Cats_Meow Sanity Check Echo
    Moderators: Janis Kracht, 1:261/38
                Carol Shenkenberger, 1:275/100
     Requested: March 23, 2008

    LIVE_AUDIO

         Topic: Sound reinforcement tools & techniques
    Moderators: Richard Webb, 1:116/901
     Requested: March 20, 2008

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 2. Recent Additions to BACKBONE.INT
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    None

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 3. Dropped from BACKBONE.NA/INT into BACKBONE.NO
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    None

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 4. Terminology
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    [BACKBONE.NA]

    Roster of message echoes available on The North American Backbone.

    New Copy Hatched This Release? = [X] Yes  [ ] No

    [BACKBONE.INT]

    Roster of message echoes available on The North American Backbone,
    reported to be gated into Newsgroups, Usenet or Message Lists.
    Echoes listed here are still listed in BACKBONE.NA.

    New Copy Hatched This Release? = [ ] Yes  [X] No

    [BACKBONE.NO]

    Roster of message echoes available on The North American Backbone,
    that were at one time listed in BACKBONE.NA but no longer have any
    coherent activity or any activity at all.

    New Copy Hatched This Release? = [ ] Yes  [X] No


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 5. Resources
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    Z1_BACKBONE Echo

    http://echomail.fidonet4u.info

    * View Backbone Files Online
    * Request Echoes To Be Backboned

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 6. Who's Who in The North American Backbone
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    NAB                                1:1/20

    Zone Hubs:

    Western Star   Brenda Donovan      1:10/3       [email protected]
    Eastern Star   Ross Cassell        1:123/500    [email protected]
    NorthWest Star Bob Seaborn         1:140/1      [email protected]
    Filegate       Janis Kracht        1:261/38     [email protected]

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                                 -o-
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