Subj : Updated BACKSTAT.NA
To   : All
From : The North American Backbone
Date : Sun Feb 24 2008 07:18 pm

AREA:Z1_BACKBONE

                North American Backbone - Status and Changes
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                                 BACKSTAT.NA

                              February 24, 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 Feb 17, 2008)
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     VADV

          Topic: Virtual Advanced BBS Support Echo
     Moderators: Tim Cornett, 1:135/364
      Requested: February 18, 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.
     
     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? = [ ] Yes  [X] 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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  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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