Subj : Updated BACKSTAT.NA
To   : All
From : The North American Backbone
Date : Sun Feb 17 2008 08:52 pm

                North American Backbone - Status and Changes
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                                 BACKSTAT.NA

                              February 17, 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 Dec 02, 2007)
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     BATTLESTAR_GALACTICA

          Topic: Covers Both The New R. Moore And Glen Larson Series.
     Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
      Requested: February 13, 2008

     BEATLES

          Topic: WorldWide Gathering of Beatles Fans
     Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
      Requested: February 13, 2008
          Notes: Rescued And Removed From BACKBONE.NO

     CRAFTS

          Topic: Discussion Of Craft Hobbies In General
     Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
      Requested: February 13, 2008

     CRAFT-BEADS

          Topic: Bead Work And Jewelry Making
     Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
      Requested: February 13, 2008

     EQUESTRIAN

          Topic: World Equestrian Echo - Very Active Horse Discussion     
     Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
      Requested: February 13. 2008

     GREYS-ANATOMY

          Topic: Follow Dr's Bailey, Grey, McDreamy And McSteamy.
     Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
      Requested: February 13, 2008

     KNIGHT-RIDER

          Topic: Discussion About The NBC Show Knight Rider.
     Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
      Requested: February 13, 2008

     LOST

          Topic: Lost - Oceanic Plane Crashes On Mysterious Island.
     Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
      Requested: February 13, 2008

     STARGATE-ATLANTIS

          Topic: Stargate Atlantis - The Spin Off From SG1
     Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
      Requested: February 13, 2008

     STARGATE-SG1

          Topic: For Discussion Of The Syndicated Stargate SG1 Series.
     Moderators: Allen Prunty, 1:2320/100
      Requested: February 13, 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.

     [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.

     [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.

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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       brenda@fidonet.ca
     NorthWest Star Bob Seaborn         1:140/1      bob@fidonet.ca
     Filegate       Janis Kracht        1:261/38     janis@filegate.net
     Eastern Star   Ross Cassell        1:123/500    rcassell@gmail.com

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 * Origin: The Eastern Star Mail Hub (1:123/500)

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