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)