STATUS OF ECHOES REQUESTED TO BE ADDED TO THE NORTH AMERICAN BACKBONE Date: February 20, 1994 As recorded and reported by Dan Buda, FidoNet Zone 1 ZEC and current keeper of FIDOSTAT.NA. ======================================================================= Messages in the ZEC echo show the following actions should be taken: ADD: ALTMED Yes Yes 26 30 REC 13,18 3/5 Topic: Alternative Medicine Moderator: Dia Spriggs 1:135/68 LEGAL_LAW Yes Yes 17 350 REC 11,17,18 2/19 Topic: Legal Law Conference Moderator: Mark Osterman 1:232/10 TABBY Yes Yes 63 30 REC 18,15,14,13 3/5 Topic: Tabby & Other Macintosh Mailer Support Moderator: Ralph Merritt 1:2605/611 BARDROOM Yes Yes 18 250 REC 18,19 2/19 Topic: Bardroom Author's & Poets Virtual Get-Together Moderator: Pauline Schwen 1:3615/41 NAME CHANGE: On February 20 the Tag FIDO will change to FIDOBBS and [CHINESE] will change to !CHINESE Moved from FIDONET.NO to FIDONET.NA: BATPOWER WUNDERMENT ======================================================================= The following echoes have requested backbone status, but have not yet met the requirements for addition. AREA TAG Moderator Elist # of # Msg 2 REC Expires Request Info Nodes Week Requests ================== ========= ===== ===== ======= ======== ======= MEAL-MASTER Yes Yes 26 30 --- 3/19 Topic: Meal-Master Support Conference Moderator: Karen Mintzias 1:102/125 ZOOM Yes Yes 25 50 REC 19 3/19 Topic: Zoom Modems Echo Moderator: Bill Schnell 1:170/200 RBBSPLUS_DEV Yes Yes 25 50 REC 15 3/12 Topic: RBBS Plus Development Moderator: Brandon Carnahan 1:114/271 TABLATURE Yes Yes 38 70 REC 18 3/12 Topic: Guitar Tablature Echo Moderator: Lisa Pellegrino 1:112/2112 TRANSAMIGA Yes Yes 20 30 --- 3/12 Topic: TransAmiga BBS Support Echo Moderator: John Kratz 1:2608/22 MAGICK Yes Yes 24 40 --- 3/5 Topic: Discussion of Concept of Magick Moderator: Jeff Galbraith 1:134/21 HYPERWARE Yes Yes 20 3 REC 11 3/5 Topic: Hyperware Hyperdisk Technical Conference Moderator: Keith Wineka 1:2220/10 RUSH_FAN Yes Yes 35 100 REC 18 3/5 Topic: Internation Rush Fan (Music Group) Echo Moderator: Al Filandro 1:141/885 POWER_BAS Yes Yes 20 25 REC 19 3/5 Topic: PowerBASIC Programmers Conference Moderator: Lawrence Gordon 1:100/560 OLDTRUCKS Yes Yes 15 13 --- 2/19 Topic: Old Trucks & Related Topics Moderator: Jim Hadfield 1:282/1009 C.A.S.A Yes Yes 20 55 --- 2/12 Topic: Conservatives Against Socialist America Moderator: Mike Brandon 1:286/711 I95 Yes Yes 12 50 --- 2/19### Topic: Interstate 95 Area BBS Chat Echo Moderator: Rick Lembree 1:326/209 Echoes in FIDOSTAT.NO will be returned to the FIDONET.NA list upon their ELISTing by the moderator. We observe the echoes in which moderator updates are listed and will restore FIDONET.NO listed echoes when the update message appears. No other action is required. FIDOSTAT.NA is a weekly information file accumulating these requests. Requirements for listing were posted in ZEC, other echoes and in FidoNews 911 (FNEWS911.LZH), March 16, 1992. Instructions for ELISTing an echo are given in ELMOD0993.ZIP available from Mike Fuchs at 1:1/201 and many SDS sites. Moderators requesting addition of their echo to the North American Fidonet Echo Backbone should send message of application to "BACKBONE" in the ZEC echo. (**Note that ELIST information (minus the password) must be posted as part of this message. It is not satisfactory to state that echo is ELISTed.) If you do not have access to the ZEC echo ask your NEC or REC to post a copy of your message in the ZEC echo, or send netmail to 1:290/627. ** Your reply will be the listing in FIDOSTAT.NA. ** Echoes not attaining backbone status within one month of their listing will be dropped. Moderators may request an extension of 4 weeks. Applications to the backbone must include and demonstrate that A.) There is sufficient traffic for inclusion (in general 25 or more messages per week), B.) Number of nodes warrants backbone distribution (in general 25 or more nodes) C.) Seen-by's for purpose of demonstrating point B. and showing cross regional distribution. Applications not showing A, B and C will be considered incomplete until the complete application includes that information. Once an echo attains backbone status it becomes the responsibility of the moderator to establish uplinks to the backbone via their NEC/REC/ HUB. Reasonable precautions should exercised to minimize dupe loops while switching feeds to backbone distribution. Direct questions to Dan Buda in the ZEC echo. Dan Buda ZEC & Fidostat.na Scribe --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Zone 1 ZEC (1/200) is Dan Buda, 290/627. The Zone 1 EchoList Coordinator (1/201) is Mike Fuchs, 266/71. The Zone 1 RECs are: Region NodeList Name Node Number ------ -------- -------------- ----------- 10 1/210 David Garrett 103/501 11 1/211 Rick Ashworth 108/90 12 1/212 Ken Wilson 12/12 13 1/213 Miles Hoover 109/25 14 1/214 John Johnson 283/657 15 1/215 Marty Escarcega 114/124 16 1/216 Jim Greely 101/1 17 1/217 Adrian Walker 153/752 18 1/218 Emery Mandel 3603/20 19 1/219 Bruce Bodger 170/400 The Region Backbone Hubs who connect to the Zone 1 Backbone Hubs are: Region 209/209 270/101 396/1 ------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- 10 209/209 345/7 203/1 11 232/16 11/3 154/77 12 (none) 12/12 (none) 13 273/10 260/1 & 267/200 109/25 & 261/1023 14 290/627 283/657 280/1 15 (none) 104/1 114/5 16 132/888 & 142/1 321/109 open 17 105/30 138/1 153/752 18 379/11 151/1003 3603/20 19 147/7 & 170/400 106/116 124/4115 & 380/25 Each region is "normally" allowed 1 link to each star. Exceptions are made with consent of the regions REC, ZEC, and the Star's stated ability to handle additional load. Those connecting to the Stars are expected to serve as Region level backbone hubs. No nets/nodes are serviced separate from their ability and willingness to serve as a regional hub except on a local basis. One last reminder, just because you see this list here, does not mean that you should abrogate the responsibility to clear your links via your respective REC.