Subj : BACKSTAT.NA To : All From : NAB Robot Date : Sat Feb 16 2002 04:04 pm North American Backbone - Status and Changes ============================================== BACKSTAT.NA Feb 17, 2002 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 Friday 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. - BACKBONE.NO: Alternate echomail areas available on the NAB. - Z1_BACKBONE: Echomail area for contact with the NAB ZHubs. - ELISTxxx.ZIP: EchoList of all echomail areas, produced by 1:1/21. ============================================================================ 1. Added to BACKBONE.NA ============================================================================ FN_CESSPOOL Topic: For FidoNet Sysops Only Moderator: Thom LaCosta, 1:261/1352 Requested: 12 Feb 2002 ============================================================================ 2. Dropped from BACKBONE.NA ============================================================================ CREATIVE.LINUX moderator request CREATIVE.SOUND_BLAST moderator request LISTS.LINUX-KERNEL moderator request LISTS.MANDRAKE-NEWBIE moderator request LISTS.MANDRAKE-EXPERT moderator request LISTS.REDHAT moderator request LISTS.SUSE-E-LINUX moderator request ANIMAL_DOC moderator request CAN_FREECHAT moderator request DEATHLAW moderator request HOLY_BIBLE_FCS moderator request JUDAICA moderator request LOVE_&_MARRIAGE moderator request MATH moderator request NFB-TALK moderator request NFL moderator request OPEN_BIBLE moderator request PARENTS moderator request PROMOTE_BBS moderator request RAILFANS moderator request RENEGADE moderator request STARWARS moderator request TREK_VOYAGER moderator request WASHINGTON moderator request CHAT moderator request FILK moderator request SFFAN moderator request ============================================================================ 3. Moved to BACKBONE.NO ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 4. Who's Who in The North American Backbone ============================================================================ NAB Robot 1:1/20 Zone Hubs: Western Star Brenda Donovan 1:10/3 donovan@tnl-online.net NorthWest Star Bob Seaborn 1:140/1 bob@nwstar.com Eastern Star Ross Cassell 1:18/500 rcassell@home.com FTNHUB Steve Loupe 1:106/1 steve@sdlamerica.net * Bob Juge 1:106/2000 bob@juge.com ============================================================================ 5. North American Backbone Regional Hub Connections ============================================================================ Region | 1:140/1 | 1:10/3 | 1:18/500 | 1:106/1 | 1:106/2000 ----------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------ 10 | 1:10/3 | 1:10/3 | 1:10/3 | 1:10/3 | 1:10/3 | 1:10/4 | 1:10/4 | 1:10/4 | -- | -- ----------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------ 11 | 1:2410/400 | 1:2320/38 | 1:2320/38 | -- | 1:2320/38 | 1:232/16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1:2320/38 | -- | -- | -- | -- ----------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------ 12 | 1:12/1 | 1:12/0 | -- | -- | -- ----------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------ 13 | 1:13/0 | 1:13/1 | -- | -- | -- | 1:13/1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1:13/3 | -- | -- | -- | -- ----------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------ 14 | 1:14/0 | -- | -- | -- | -- ----------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------ 15 | 1:15/1 | -- | -- | -- | -- ----------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------ 16 | -- | 1:16/1 | 1:16/1 | -- | -- ----------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------ 17 | 1:17/0 | 1:140/1 | 1:140/1 | 1:140/1 | 1:140/1 | -- | 1:17/0 | -- | -- | -- ----------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------ 18 | 1:18/500 | 1:18/500 | -- | 1:18/500 | 1:18/500 ----------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------ 19 | 1:106/2000 | 1:106/2000 | 1:106/1 | 1:106/2000 | 1:106/1 | 1:106/1 | 1:106/1 | 1:106/2000 | 1:3830/9 | 1:3830/9 | 1:3830/9 | 1:3830/9 | 1:3830/9 | -- | -- ----------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------- ============================================================================ 6. North American Backbone Hub Connection Protocols ============================================================================ ZHUB | ftp port 21 binkp port 24554 transx ----------+----------------------------------------------------------------- 1:10/3 | ftp.tnl-online.net binkd.tnl-online.com mailhub@tnl-online.com 1:140/1 | ftp.nwstar.com nwstar.tzo.com 1:18/500 | the-eastar.com the-eastar.com 1:106/1 | ftnhub.sdlamerica.net ftnhub.sdlamerica.net 1:106/2000| juge.com juge.com ----------+----------------------------------------------------------------- (all ZHub's are POTS capable, as per current nodelist) ============================================================================ 7. North American Backbone Connections to Other Distribution Systems: ============================================================================ Other System | ZHub | Other System Hub(s) --------------------+-----------------+---------------------------------- WWB | 1:10/3 | 1:103/301 WWB | 1:140/1 | 1:103/301 3:774/605 WWB | 1:18/500 | 1:103/301 3:774/605 --------------------+-----------------+---------------------------------- -o- --- NAB Robot * Origin: NAB Robot (1:1/20) .