Subj : PLEASE ADD status
To   : August Abolins
From : mark lewis
Date : Mon Apr 12 2021 07:17 am

  Re: PLEASE ADD status
  By: August Abolins to mark lewis on Fri Apr 09 2021 17:20:00


 ml>> ...at one time, all of the backbones required an echo to be
 ml>> listed in the echolist before deciding if the echo would be
 ml>> carried on the backbone in question... there were three
 ml>> main ones, that i recall... they are/were the NAB, Z1B, and
 ml>> WWB...

 AA> I found that part very confusing back in the day.

for some people, it was kinda confusing... but remember, too, that back then one generally had only one feed... and just like with an echo, if you didn't like how the 'bone you were connected to was operating or you didn't
like something it did, there was a choice and you could switch to another 'bone... switching was likely also painless, other than changing the feed address in one's configs and the system to poll, because most all areas were
carried on the 'bones...

 AA> I started and moderated at least one echo IEEE for a while.

i carried that one for a little while... i remember the original fidonet.org email<->netmail gateway was managed by burt juda and provided/supported by IEEE...

 ml>> matt bedynek's system interfaced with all three of
 ml>> them to facilitate comms between them... not only routed
 ml>> netmail but the echos that were carried on them... his
 ml>> system really put in some work in those days :)

 AA> I don't remember that detail.

most wouldn't unless they were paying attention to the who's who of the various backbones and keeping up with all that stuff...

 AA> What did the letters in "WWB" stand for?

World Wide Backbone...



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