PAGAN/OCCULT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (P.O.D.S) INFORMATION
                              (Updated 5/11/92)

        The  PODS  is  an informal association of  Pagan  Sysops  and
        Sysops   carrying   Pagan/Magickal/Occult   oriented   echoes
        operating  on  an  international basis, with  FIDO  Nodes  in
        Australia, Canada, Germany, the U.K., and across the USA.

        The  PODS system is also available via Zone 93 and  a  weekly
        nodelist  is available.  Chuck Haynes of 308/60 is in  charge
        of  the  93:9xxx/xxx  nodelist  and  assignment  of  net/node
        numbers.

        The objective of this group is to serve as a "Pagan Backbone"
        for  low  noise  distribution of this  specialized  group  of
        echoes.   Administration of this distribution system is  done
        via the PAGANSYS echo which is primarily restricted to SYSOPs
        and  this  echo is mandatory for all who would be a  part  of
        this distribution system. PAGANSYS is not mandatory for those
        who  will  not  be  hubbing  to  other  BBS's,  however   all
        administration  of the P.O.D.S. will be done in PAGANSYS,  so
        if a sysop wants a voice, he or she will need to participate.

        With few exceptions,NONE of the PODS echoes will be placed on
        the  regular  FIDONET BACKBONE!  And  within  the  exceptions
        (echoes already on the backbone ) the backbone echoes are not
        to be considered as mandatory for the hubs.

        Also, any echo originating on another network will NOT become
        a "core" echo and be required for the major hubs.

        There  has  been  some question as to the  authority  of  the
        Moderators  in  the Echo areas carried  by  the  Pagan/Occult
        Distribution  System.   The Current Moderator of  record  for
        each   echo   has  absolute  authority   over   content   and
        distribution  of  the echo they  moderate.   The  moderator's
        decisions  in these matters will be totally enforced  by  the
        coordinator.
             If a moderator decides that an individual is to be  "cut
        off"  from access to an echo, then it will be  done,  through
        whatever means necessary to enforce that moderator's decision
        including the suspension of feeds.

        I  may be reached via voice phone at (505) 434-3937   6pm  to
        9pm daily, or netmail at 1:308/60 24 Hrs.


The following Echo areas are available via most PODS feeds:

 5_RINGS                      Budahists Conference             (PODS)
 7TH_AETHYR                   Enochian, Egyption, & GD Magick  (PODS)
 ALT.MAGICK                   Usenet news group               (other)
 ALT.PAGAN                    USENET Pagan echo               (other)
 AMTHEO                       Amateur theologian echo          (PODS)
 AUST_NATIVE                  Native religeons of Australia    (PODS)
 AUST_PAGANSYS                Oz Pagan Sysops Echo             (PODS)
 AUST_WICCA                   Australian Wicca                 (PODS)
 A_STATE                      Altered States Of Consciousness  (PODS)
 BARDIC                       USNET BARDIC,Bardic arts        (other)
 BHBETA                       Black Hole S/W beta test echo   (other)
 BOOK_OF_SHADOWS              Wiccan text discussion area      (PODS)
 BURNING_TIMES                Actual case histories            (PODS)
 CELTIC                       Celtic religeous studies         (PODS)
 CONSPIRACY                   '                               (other)
 CONTACT                      Sandy's UFO Contactee echo      (other)
 CULTINFO                     Rowan's Cult Info Echo           (PODS)
 CULT_WATCH                   National Religious Cults    (Christian)
 EARTHLINK                    Shamanistic & Earth centered rel.(PODS)
 EARTH_RITE                   Shamanism echo from KC           (PODS)
 ENOCHIAN                     Enochian belief system echo     (other)
 ERIS                         Discordian echo                  (PODS)
 FOLKLORE                     Warewolves and other 'critters   (PODS)
 GAYPAGANS                    Gay/Lesbien Pagans               (PODS)
 GOD                          Mens mysteries echo              (PODS)
 GODDESS                      Womens issues (Pagan)            (PODS)
 HEALING_TOUCH                Natural Healing echo             (PODS)
 HERALDS                      USNET HERALDRY, Coats of arms,  (other)
 HOLYSMOKE                    Atheist / Agnostic               (PODS)
 INTERFAITH                   multi-decipline religious echo   (PODS)
 I_CHING                      Chinese phylosophy echo          (PODS)
 MAGICK3                      Alternative to Magicknet         (PODS)
 MAGICKNET                    Part 1 of 3 part group Primary   (PODS)
 MAGICK_MIRROR                National Dream discussion echo   (PODS)
 MAG_PLANTS                   Magickal Plants &their properties(PODS)
 MEDIEVAL                     Medievalism, a la SCA, Markland,(other)
 MERRY_MEAT                   Pagan ADULT echo (Restricted)    (PODS)
 METAPHYSICAL                 Part 2 of 3 (Magazine quality)   (PODS)
 MUNDANE                      Part 3 of 3 (general discussion) (PODS)
 NEW_AGE                      PODS side of Fido New_Age_echo   (PODS)
 NIGHT_SIDE                   Dark side magick                (other)
 NUMEROLOGY                   Tandika's Numerology echo        (PODS)
 OC_BOOK_REVIEW               Occult book reviews              (PODS)
 OOBE                         Out of body experience echo      (PODS)
 ORGONE                       Orgone Society                   (PODS)
 PAGAN                        Pagan religions discussion       (PODS)
 PAGANSYS                     Sysops of Pagan/Occult BBS's     (PODS)
 PAGAN_CHAT                   General discussion area          (PODS)
 PAGAN_SPOUSE                 Spouse's of Pagans               (PODS)
 PAGAN_TEEN                   Young people that are also Pagan (PODS)
 PAG_REC                      Pagans in Recovery (ala A.A.)    (PODS)
 PODSTEST                     Zone 93 Test echo                (PODS)
 POP_R_PAG                    Pop, Rock, And Paganism music    (PODS)
 PR_STUDIES                   Pagan Religious studies          (PODS)
 P_FS                         Pagan For Sale                   (PODS)
 REC.ORG.SCA                  Usnet SCA echo                  (other)
 RUNES_AND_ASATRU             Runes & Nordic God Astru         (PODS)
 SCA-STAR                     Texas Kingdom of the SCA        (other)
 SET                          TOS echo                        (other)
 SEX_MAGICK                   Sex used in magick ala tantric   (PODS)
 SOLARNET                     Az, Nm, Co, etc. SCA Kingdome   (other)
 SPIRITUAL                    Spiritual discussions            (PODS)
 STARGAZE                     National Astrology echo          (PODS)
 TAROT                        Tarot cards & readers            (PODS)
 TESLA                        Nicoli Tesla discussion area     (PODS)
 THELEMA                      Cerimonial Magick Echo           (PODS)
 THELEMIC_GD                  Course in Cerimonial Magick      (PODS)
 THE_BEAT                     Drumming (Shamanic etc.)         (PODS)
 THE_HERBALIST                Herbal uses. Healing, cooking,etc(PODS)
 THE_HUB                      Australian Mag. Support          (PODS)
 TRIMARIS                     FL area SCA KINGDOM             (Other)
 WICCA                        Wiccan religion echo             (PODS)
 WOLVEN                       Wolf owner lover echo            (PODS)

Those echos marked OTHER are sent using FIDO node numbers. Those echos
marked PODS are sent using my zone 93 node numbers.

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