Subj : Updated BACKSTAT.NA
To   : All
From : The North American Backbone
Date : Sun Feb 17 2008 08:52 pm

               North American Backbone - Status and Changes
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                                BACKSTAT.NA

                             February 17, 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.NA additions, deletions and
   requests, as well as North American Backbone contacts.  The cutoff for
   changes is midnight saturday night, and the update will be published the
   following Sunday.

   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.  Additional sources
   of information are:

       - BACKBONE.NA:  The primary listing of echomail areas on the NAB.
       - Z1_BACKBONE:  Echomail area for contact with the NAB ZHubs.

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 1. Recent Additions to BACKBONE.NA (Since last revision on Dec 02, 2007)
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    BATTLESTAR_GALACTICA

         Topic: Covers Both The New R. Moore And Glen Larson Series.
    Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
     Requested: February 13, 2008

    BEATLES

         Topic: WorldWide Gathering of Beatles Fans
    Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
     Requested: February 13, 2008
         Notes: Rescued And Removed From BACKBONE.NO

    CRAFTS

         Topic: Discussion Of Craft Hobbies In General
    Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
     Requested: February 13, 2008

    CRAFT-BEADS

         Topic: Bead Work And Jewelry Making
    Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
     Requested: February 13, 2008

    EQUESTRIAN

         Topic: World Equestrian Echo - Very Active Horse Discussion
    Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
     Requested: February 13. 2008

    GREYS-ANATOMY

         Topic: Follow Dr's Bailey, Grey, McDreamy And McSteamy.
    Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
     Requested: February 13, 2008

    KNIGHT-RIDER

         Topic: Discussion About The NBC Show Knight Rider.
    Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
     Requested: February 13, 2008

    LOST

         Topic: Lost - Oceanic Plane Crashes On Mysterious Island.
    Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
     Requested: February 13, 2008

    STARGATE-ATLANTIS

         Topic: Stargate Atlantis - The Spin Off From SG1
    Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
     Requested: February 13, 2008

    STARGATE-SG1

         Topic: For Discussion Of The Syndicated Stargate SG1 Series.
    Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
     Requested: February 13, 2008

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 2. Dropped from BACKBONE.NA (Since Last Revision Dec 02, 2007)
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    None

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 3. Terminology
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    [BACKBONE.NA]

    Roster of message echoes available on The North American Backbone.

    [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.

    [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.

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 4. 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]
    NorthWest Star Bob Seaborn         1:140/1      [email protected]
    Filegate       Janis Kracht        1:261/38     [email protected]
    Eastern Star   Ross Cassell        1:123/500    [email protected]

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* Origin: The Eastern Star Mail Hub (1:123/500)