Zone 1 Backbone - Status and Changes ====================================== BACKSTAT.Z1B May 9 1999 BACKSTAT.Z1B is a weekly status report prepared by the Zone 1 Backbone. It is distributed in the BACKBONE file echo and posted in the Z1BACKBONE message echo. It summarizes BACKBONE.Z1B additions, deletions requests and warnings, as well as Zone 1 Backbone contacts. Further information about the Zone 1 Backbone's distribution system can be found in the SLA_xxxx.Z1B (Zone 1 Backbone Service Level Agreement) file which is updated monthly. It is distributed in the BACKBONE file echo and posted in the Z1BACKBONE message echo. Additional sources of information: - BACKBONE.Z1B: The primary listing of echomail areas on the Z1B - Z1BACKBONE: Echomail area for business with the Z1B - ELISTxxx.ZIP: EchoList of all echomail areas, produced by 1:1/21 You can find these files at most of the Z1B Hubs (listed below) and at ftp.sstar.com/fidonet, ftp2.cisvcs.net/files/fdn/backbone, and techshop.pdn.net/backbone. ============================================================================ 1. Added to BACKBONE.Z1B ============================================================================ [none] ============================================================================ 2. Requesting Addition to BACKBONE.Z1B ============================================================================ ALASKA Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR ALASKA Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: ARIZONA Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR ARIZONA Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: ARKANSAS_ Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR ARKANSAS Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: CALIFORNIA Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR CALIFORNIA Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: COLORADO Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR COLORADO Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: CONNECTICUT Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR CONNECTICUT Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: DELAWARE Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR DELAWARE Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: ER Topic: Er Hit TV Show Moderator: Bobby Queen of 1:3667/5 Requested: 06 May 99 Requests: FIDOTEST Topic: Fidonet TEST echo and malfunction conference Moderator: Bobby Queen of 1:3667/5 Requested: 06 May 99 Requests: FLORIDA Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR FLORIDA Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: FTN_INTERNET Topic: FTN Internet Discussion Moderator: Bobby Queen of 1:3667/5 Requested: 06 May 99 Requests: GEORGIA Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR GEORGIA Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: HAWAII Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR HAWAII Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: IDAHO Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR IDAHO Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: ILLINOIS Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR ILLINOIS Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: INDIANA Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR INDIANA Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: IOWA Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR IOWA Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: KANSAS Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR KANSAS Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: KENTUCKY Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR KENTUCKY Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: LOUISIANA Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR LOUISIANA Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: MAINE Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR MAINE Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: MARYLAND Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR MARYLAND Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: MASSACHUSETTS Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR MASSACHUSETTS Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: MILLENNIUM Topic: Millennium TV show discussions Moderator: Bobby Queen of 1:3667/5 Requested: 06 May 99 Requests: MISSISSIPPI Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR MISSISSIPPI Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: MISSOURI Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR MISSOURI Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: MONTANA Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR MONTANA Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: NEBRASKA Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR NEBRASKA Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: NEVADA Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR NEVADA Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: NEW_HAMPSHIRE Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: NEW_JERSEY Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR NEW JERSEY Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: NEW_MEXICO Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR NEW MEXICO Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: NEW_YORK Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR NEW YORK Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: NORTH_DAKOTA Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR NORTH DAKOTA Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: OHIO Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR OHIO Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: OREGON Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR OREGON Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: REGIONS Topic: REGIONS echo. Moderator: Bobby Queen of 1:3667/5 Requested: 06 May 99 Requests: RHODE_ISLAND Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR RHODE ISLAND Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: SOUTH_CAROLINA Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR SOUTH CAROLINA Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: SOUTH_DAKOTA Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR SOUTH DAKOTA Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: TENNESSEE Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR TENNESSEE Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: UTAH Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR UTAH Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: VERMONT Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR VERMONT Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: VIRGINIA Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR VIRGINIA Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: WASHINGTON Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR WASHINGTON Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: WEST_VIRGINIA Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR WEST VIRGINIA Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: WISCONSIN Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR WISCONSIN Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: WYOMING Topic: GENERAL CHAT FOR WYOMING Moderator: Gary Baumgartner, 1:170/503 Requested: 14 Apr 99 Requests: ============================================================================ 3. 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Dropped from BACKBONE.Z1B ============================================================================ [none] ============================================================================ 5. Who's Who in the Zone 1 Backbone ============================================================================ Z1B Coordinator: John Bodoni 1:284/99 jbodoni@swbell.net Tier 1 Z1B Hubs: Matt Bedynek 1:106/1 mbedynek@cisvcs.net Jerry Gause 1:3651/9 gpgause@pdn.net John Souvestre 1:396/1 johns@sstar.com Tier 2 Z1B Hubs: Stan Bimson 1:116/32 cades@nashville.com John Bodoni 1:284/99 jbodoni@swbell.net Steve Byers 1:3821/100 admin501@gte.net David Calafrancesco 1:2624/306 dave@drakkar.org Ross Cassell 1:3639/93 rcassell@home.com Bob Juge 1:106/2000 bob@juge.com Mark Lewis 1:3634/12 mlewis@wpusa.dynip.com Jeff Smith 1:282/1031 jas@ouijabrd.com John Woodward 1:3828/2 johnlw@gs.verio.net ============================================================================ 6. Zone 1 Backbone Internal Connections ============================================================================ +---1:106/1 | | | +---1:2624/306 | +---1:396/1 | | | +---1:106/2000 | | | +---1:116/32 | | | +---1:282/1031 | | | +---1:284/99 | | | +---1:2624/306 | | | +---1:3639/93 | | | +---1:3821/100 | | | +---1:3828/2 | +---1:3651/9 | +---1:2624/306 | +---1:3634/12 ============================================================================ 7. Zone 1 Backbone Connections to Other Distribution Systems ============================================================================ Other Dist System | Z1B Hub | Other System's Hub =========================+===================+=================== North American Backbone | 1:396/1 | 1:270/101 " " " | 1:2624/306 | 1:140/1 " " " | " | 1:270/101 " " " | 1:3651/9 | 1:140/1 World Wide Backbone | 1:106/1 | 1:106/1 -------------------------+-------------------+------------------- ================================== End =====================================