Subj : Tiers
To   : Bob Seaborn
From : Frank Vest
Date : Fri Jul 13 2001 04:06 pm

On (13 Jul 01) Bob Seaborn wrote to Frank Vest...

Hello Bob,


 >RC> One for each system.

 > One for Fidonet and the distribution systems can offer any other
 > echos that they want. The Fidonet list is carried by all. If not, then
 > the person(s) that don't carry all the official echos is not
 > recognized as a Fidonet feed. That doesn't mean that they can't be in
 > Fidonet or feed echos... just that they aren't recognized as an
 > official feed.  Title and politics involved in this thought, I admit.

 BS>       BACKBONE.NA lists whatever echos that moderators have requested
 BS> be transported, without the need for begging support from others.  As
 BS> far as I am aware it's a relatively accurate listing of what's
 BS> available.  There's few, if any, echos listed in any other lists that
 BS> aren't also listed in BACKBONE.NA.

But there could be some? :-)

 BS> And I'm NOT willing to go into a discussion of what compromises
 BS> what some claim are 'dead' echos.

Ok.


Thanks,

 Frank

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