North American Backbone - Status and Changes ============================================== BACKSTAT.NA 09 May 1999 BACKSTAT.NA is a weekly status report prepared by the North American Backbone. 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 weekly changes is midnight Friday night, and the file 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 monthly. Additional sources of information: - BACKBONE.NA: The primary listing of echomail areas on the NAB. - Z1_BACKBONE: Echomail area for discussion about the NAB. - ELISTxxx.ZIP: EchoList of all echomail areas, produced by 1:1/21. ============================================================================ 1. Added to BACKBONE.NA ============================================================================ ER Topic: Er Hit TV Show Moderator: Bobby Queen, 1:3667/5 Requested: 06 May 99 FIDOTEST Topic: Fidonet TEST echo and malfunction conference Moderator: Bobby Queen, 1:3667/5 Requested: 06 May 99 FTN_INTERNET Topic: FTN Internet Discussion Moderator: Bobby Queen, 1:3667/5 Requested: 06 May 99 MILLENNIUM Topic: Millennium TV show discussions Moderator: Bobby Queen, 1:3667/5 Requested: 06 May 99 REGIONS Topic: REGIONS echo. Moderator: Bobby Queen, 1:3667/5 Requested: 06 May 99 ============================================================================ 2. Dropped from BACKBONE.NA Reason ============================================================================ (none) ============================================================================ 3. Who's Who in The North American Backbone: ============================================================================ NAB Coordinator: Butch Walker 1:157/2 bwalker@coord-plan.com Backbone Council: Region 10 Blynn Mueller 1:10/1 blynn44@gte.net Region 11 Keith Wineka 1:11/1 rec11@nwstar.com Region 12 Ken Wilson 1:12/12 kwilson@ccai.com Region 13 David Calafrancesco 1:13/1 rec13@drakkar.org Region 14 John Bodoni 1:1/214 john.bodoni@hboc.com Region 15 Ed Williams 1:15/1 edward.williams@cwixmail.com Region 16 Bill Perkins 1:16/1 rec16@snet.net Region 17 Bob Seaborn 1:17/1 rec17@nwstar.com Region 18 Jerry Gause 1:18/1 gpgause@pdn.net Region 19 John Woodward 1:19/1 johnlw@gs.verio.net Zone Hubs: North Star Ken Wilson 1:12/12 kwilson@ccai.com NorthWest Star Bob Seaborn 1:140/1 bob@nwstar.com Eastern Star George Peace 1:270/101 george@paonline.com ============================================================================ 4. North American Backbone Regional Hub Connections to Zone Hubs: ============================================================================ Region | 1:12/12 | 1:140/1 | 1:270/101 ==========+===============+===============+=============== 10 | 1:10/3 | 1:10/3 | -- ----------+---------------+---------------+--------------- 11 | 1:11/12 | 1:11/10 | -- | 1:11/55 | 1:11/12 | -- | -- | 1:11/40 | -- ----------+---------------+---------------+--------------- 12 | -- | 1:12/12 | 1:12/12 ----------+---------------+---------------+--------------- 13 | 1:13/13 | 1:13/13 | 1:13/22 | -- | 1:13/21 | 1:13/23 | -- | 1:13/22 | 1:13/25 | -- | 1:13/23 | 1:13/30 | -- | 1:13/25 | ----------+---------------+---------------+--------------- 14 | -- | -- | -- ----------+---------------+---------------+--------------- 15 | -- | 1:15/1 | -- ----------+---------------+---------------+--------------- 16 | -- | -- | -- ----------+---------------+---------------+--------------- 17 | 1:140/1 | 1:138/146 | 1:138/146 | -- | 1:351/1 | 1:140/1 ----------+---------------+---------------+--------------- 18 | -- | 1:3651/9 | -- ----------+---------------+---------------+--------------- 19 | -- | -- | -- ----------+---------------+---------------+--------------- Note: () used for indirect feeds ============================================================================ 5. North American Backbone Connections to Other Distribution Systems: ============================================================================ Other System | ZHub | Other System Hub(s) ====================+=======================+============================= FidoSpine | 1:140/1 | 1:140/1 /2 /3 FTPBone | 1:12/12 | 1:12/12 FTPHub | 1:12/12 | 1:270/101 /104 FTPHub | 1:140/1 | 1:270/101 /104 FTPHub | 1:270/101 | 1:270/101 /104 IHub | 1:270/101 | 1:396/1 Planet Connect | 1:140/1 | 1:3615/50 /51 TFPDist | 1:140/1 | 1:2604/104 /105 /106 TFPDist | 1:270/101 | 1:2604/104 /105 /106 World Wide Backbone | 1:140/1 | 1:2613/404 Z1B | 1:140/1 | 1:3651/9 Z1B | 1:270/101 | 1:396/1 --------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------------