Subj : Updated BACKSTAT.NA
To : All
From : The North American Backbone
Date : Sun Jun 01 2008 01:16 pm
North American Backbone - Status and Changes
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BACKSTAT.NA
June 01, 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 23, 2008)
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ALT-BBS
Topic: Gated/Filtered alt.bbs Newsgroup
Moderators: Marc Lewis, 1:396/45
Requested: May 25, 2008
ALT-BBS-ADS
Topic: Gated/Filtered Newsgroup alt.bbs.ads
Moderators: Marc Lewis, 1:396/45
Requested: May 25, 2008
ALT-COMP-ANTI-VIRUS
Topic: Gated/Filtered alt.comp.anti-virus Newsgroup
Moderators: Marc Lewis, 1:396/45
Requested: May 25, 2008
CERT-ECHO
Topic: Gated mailing list from U.S. Cert Coordination Center
Moderators: Marc Lewis, 1:396/45
Requested: May 25, 2008
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2. Recent Additions to BACKBONE.INT
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ALT-BBS
Topic: Gated/Filtered alt.bbs Newsgroup
Moderators: Marc Lewis, 1:396/45
Requested: May 25, 2008
ALT-BBS-ADS
Topic: Gated/Filtered Newsgroup alt.bbs.ads
Moderators: Marc Lewis, 1:396/45
Requested: May 25, 2008
ALT-COMP-ANTI-VIRUS
Topic: Gated/Filtered alt.comp.anti-virus Newsgroup
Moderators: Marc Lewis, 1:396/45
Requested: May 25, 2008
CERT-ECHO
Topic: Gated mailing list from U.S. Cert Coordination Center
Moderators: Marc Lewis, 1:396/45
Requested: May 25, 2008
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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? = [X] Yes [ ] 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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* Origin: The Eastern Star Mail Hub (1:123/500)