North American Backbone - Status and Changes ============================================== BACKSTAT.NA 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. ============================================================================ 1. Recent Additions to BACKBONE.NA (Since last revision) ============================================================================ None ============================================================================ 2. Dropped from BACKBONE.NA (Removed From Distribution ) ============================================================================ None ============================================================================ 3. Terminology ============================================================================ [BACKBONE.NA] Roster of message echoes available on The North American Backbone. Latest at http://cmech.dynip.com/filebase.bbs/fidonet/backbone.na New Copy Hatched This Release? = [X] Yes [ ] No [ADM] - Administrative Echoes Echoes with the "[ADM]" notation prefixed to their description will be exempted from dropping out of the BACKBONE.NA file. [GNG] - Gated News Groups Echoes with the "[GNG]" notation prefixed to the description are echoes designated, or known, to contain content imported from Internet News groups, Usenet or mailing lists. This notation should afford one the ability to determine if these areas are suitable for their systems. ============================================================================ 5. Special Notes Since Last Update ============================================================================ None ============================================================================ 6. Resources ============================================================================ Z1_BACKBONE Echo ============================================================================ 7. Who's Who in The North American Backbone ============================================================================ NAB Coordinator Ben Ritchey 1:1/20 fido4cmech@lusfiber.net Zone Hubs: Northwest Star Dallas Hinton 1:153/7715 dallas.hinton@gmail.com Northeast Star Janis Kracht 1:261/38 janis@filegate.net SouthEast Star Mark Lewis 1:3634/12 wkitty42@gmail.com ============================================================================ -o-