Subj : Updated BACKSTAT.NA
To : All
From : The North American Backbone
Date : Sun Feb 24 2008 07:18 pm
AREA:Z1_BACKBONE
North American Backbone - Status and Changes
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BACKSTAT.NA
February 24, 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 Feb 17, 2008)
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VADV
Topic: Virtual Advanced BBS Support Echo
Moderators: Tim Cornett, 1:135/364
Requested: February 18, 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.
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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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)