Subj : BACKSTAT.NA
To : All
From : NAB Robot
Date : Sun Dec 18 2005 12:04 am
North American Backbone - Status and Changes
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BACKSTAT.NA
Dec 18, 2005
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.NA additions, deletions and
requests, as well as North American Backbone contacts. The cutoff for
changes is midnight Friday night, and the update 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 as required. Additional sources
of information are:
- BACKBONE.NA: The primary listing of echomail areas on the NAB.
- Z1_BACKBONE: Echomail area for contact with the NAB ZHubs.
- ELISTxxx.ZIP: EchoList of all echomail areas, produced by 1:1/21.
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1. Added to BACKBONE.NA
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2. Dropped from BACKBONE.NA
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3. Who's Who in The North American Backbone
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NAB Robot 1:1/20
Zone Hubs:
Western Star Brenda Donovan 1:10/3 brenda@fidonet.ca
NorthWest Star Bob Seaborn 1:140/1 bob@fidonet.ca
* Bob Juge 1:106/2000 bob@juge.com
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4. North American Backbone Zone 1 Regional Connections
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Region | 1:140/1 | 1:10/3 | 1:106/2000
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10 | 1:10/3 | ** | 1:10/3
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11 | all traffic sent via 1:1/0
----------+------------+------------+------------
12 | 1:229/0 | -- | --
| 1:167/133 | -- | --
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13 | all traffic sent via 1:1/0
----------+------------+------------+------------
14 | all traffic sent via 1:1/0
----------+------------+------------+------------
15 | 1:15/0 | -- | --
| 1:15/1 | -- | --
----------+------------+------------+------------
16 | -- | 1:16/1 | --
----------+------------+------------+------------
17 | 1:17/0 | 1:140/1 | 1:140/1
----------+------------+------------+------------
18 | 1:123/500 | 1:123/500 | 1:123/500
| 1:3613/1275| -- | --
----------+------------+------------+------------
19 | 1:106/2000 | 1:106/2000 | 1:106/1
| 1:3830/9 | 1:3830/9 | 1:3830/9
| 1:3828/7 | -- | --
| 1:19/1 | -- | --
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5. North American Backbone Hub Connection Protocols
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ZHUB | ftp port 21 binkp port 24554 transx
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1:10/3 | ftp.tnl-online.net binkd.tnl-online.com mailhub@tnl-online.com
1:140/1 | ftp.fidonet.ca nwstar.tzo.com
1:106/2000| juge.com juge.com
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(all ZHub's are POTS capable, as per current nodelist)
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7. North American Backbone Connections to Other Distribution Systems:
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Other System | ZHub | Other System Hub(s)
--------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------
WWB | 1:10/3 | 3:774/605 4:801/161
WWB | 1:140/1 | 1:120/544 3:774/605
PAB | 1:140/1 | 1:134/10 1:3613/1275
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-o-
--- NAB Robot
* Origin: NAB Robot (1:1/20)