Subj : BACKSTAT.NA To : All From : NAB Robot Date : Sun May 30 2004 01:04 am North American Backbone - Status and Changes ============================================== BACKSTAT.NA May 30, 2004 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. - 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 ============================================================================ MAC_SYSOP Topic: Macintosh BBS/Network System Operator Discussions Moderator: Daniel O'Leary, 1:130/1015 Requested: 29 May 2004 MAC_OS Topic: Macintosh Operating System Support Discussions Moderator: Daniel O'Leary, 1:130/1015 Requested: 29 May 2004 SYSTEM7 Topic: Macintosh Operating System Support Discussions Moderator: Daniel O'Leary, 1:130/1015 Requested: 29 May 2004 MAC_SW Topic: Macintosh Application Software and Support Moderator: Daniel O'Leary, 1:130/1015 Requested: 29 May 2004 MACSW Topic: Macintosh Application Software and Support Moderator: Daniel O'Leary, 1:130/1015 Requested: 29 May 2004 MAC_HW Topic: Macintosh Hardware Discussions Moderator: Daniel O'Leary, 1:130/1015 Requested: 29 May 2004 MACHW Topic: Macintosh Hardware Discussions Moderator: Daniel O'Leary, 1:130/1015 Requested: 29 May 2004 MAC_FORSALE Topic: Macintosh and Related Items For Sale / Wanted to Moderator: Daniel O'Leary, 1:130/1015 Requested: 29 May 2004 MAC_DEV Topic: Macintosh Programming Discussions Moderator: Daniel O'Leary, 1:130/1015 Requested: 29 May 2004 MACDEV Topic: Macintosh Programming Discussions Moderator: Daniel O'Leary, 1:130/1015 Requested: 29 May 2004 MAC_COMM Topic: Macintosh Telecommunications Discussions Moderator: Daniel O'Leary, 1:130/1015 Requested: 29 May 2004 MACCOMM Topic: Macintosh Telecommunications Discussions Moderator: Daniel O'Leary, 1:130/1015 Requested: 29 May 2004 ============================================================================ 2. Dropped from BACKBONE.NA ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 3. 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 * Bob Juge 1:106/2000 bob@juge.com ============================================================================ 4. North American Backbone Zone 1 Regional Connections ============================================================================ Region | 1:140/1 | 1:10/3 | 1:106/2000 ----------+------------+------------+------------ 10 | 1:10/3 | ** | 1:10/3 ----------+------------+------------+------------ 11 | 1:11/0 | -- | -- ----------+------------+------------+------------ 12 | 1:12/1 | 1:12/1 | 1:12.1 | 1:167/133 | -- | -- ----------+------------+------------+------------ 13 | 1:13/1 | 1:13/0 | -- | -- | 1:13/1 | -- ----------+------------+------------+------------ 14 | 1:14/0 | -- | -- ----------+------------+------------+------------ 15 | 1:15/0 | -- | -- | 1:15/1 | -- | -- ----------+------------+------------+------------ 16 | -- | 1:16/1 | -- ----------+------------+------------+------------ 17 | 1:17/0 | 1:140/1 | 1:140/1 | ** | 1:17/0 | -- ----------+------------+------------+------------ 18 | 1:123/500 | 1:123/500 | 1:123/500 | 1:3613/1275| -- | -- ----------+------------+------------+------------ 19 | 1:106/2000 | 1:106/2000 | 1:106/1 | 1:3830/9 | 1:3830/9 | 1:3830/9 | 1:3828/7 | -- | -- | 1:19/1 | -- | -- ----------+------------+------------+------------- ============================================================================ 5. 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.fidonet.ca nwstar.tzo.com 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 | 3:774/605 4:801/161 WWB | 1:140/1 | 1:120/544 3:774/605 PAB | 1:140/1 | 1:134/10 1:3613/1275 --------------------+-----------------+---------------------------------- -o- --- NAB Robot * Origin: NAB Robot (1:1/20) .