Subj : Updated BACKSTAT.NA
To   : All
From : The North American Backbone
Date : Fri Jul 11 2008 01:38 pm

                North American Backbone - Status and Changes
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                                 BACKSTAT.NA

                                 July 11, 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 additions, deletions and
    requests, as well as North American Backbone contacts.  

    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.  

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  1. Recent Additions to BACKBONE.NA (Since last revision on Jun 01, 2008)
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     This update constitutes a audit of the echoes made available on the
     North American Backbone, no new echoes added.
     
     46 Echoes moved from BACKBONE.NA into BACKBONE.NO
     21 Echoes moved from BACKBONE.NO into BACKBONE.NA
     
     BACKBONE.NA Net Loss = 25 Echoes.

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  2. Dropped from BACKBONE.NA into BACKBONE.NO
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     Original BACKBONE.NO contained 270 Echoes.
     
     21 Requailified for BACKBONE.NA and thusly moved back into BACKBONE.NA
     
     BACKBONE.NO Net Loss = 249 Echoes.
     
     These 249 Echoes are to be considered unavailable and are destroyed.
     A roster of these echoes will be hatched out into a file called:
     
     BACKBONE.DST 
     
     New BACKBONE.NO will consist of 46 Echoes removed from BACKBONE.NA.

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  3. Dropped from BACKBONE.NO into BACKBONE.DST (Removed From Distribution )
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     249 Echoes. 
  
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  4. 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.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. Echoes that remain listed in 
     this file at the next audit, will either get destroyed or returned to
     BACKBONE.NA, depending on if they received any traffic. Audits occur
     approximately every four to six months.
     
     New Copy Hatched This Release? = [X] Yes  [ ] No

     [BACKBONE.DST]
     
     Roster of message echoes previously listed in BACKBONE.NO, once listed 
     in here, the echo should be considered no longer in distribution. Consider
     the echo at this time destroyed. This file will be dynamic, meaning its
     list can grow as time moves on, or even shrink if echoes listed within 
     are ressurected. Echoes listed here will have to be re-requested as if
     brand new.
     
     New Copy Hatched This Release? = [X] Yes  [ ] No

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  4. Special Notes Since Last Update
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     Being that this was an audit, publishing the list of echoes within this
     file, which also gets posted into a a message echo would have proven 
     unwieldly. Therefore please consult the recently hatched files:
     
     BACKBONE.NA
     BACKBONE.NO
     BACKBONE.DST 
     
     BACKBONE.INT, has been eliminated.
     
     BACKBONE.DST is new, see Sections 3 and 4.
     
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  5. Resources
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     Z1_BACKBONE Echo
  
     http://echomail.fidonet4u.info

     * View Backbone Files Online
     * Request Echoes To Be Backboned 

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  6. 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
     Eastern Star   Ross Cassell        1:123/500    recassell@charter.net
     NorthWest Star Bob Seaborn         1:140/1      bob@fidonet.ca
     Filegate       Janis Kracht        1:261/38     janis@filegate.net

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

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