Subj : BACKSTAT.NA
To   : All
From : NAB Robot
Date : Sun Jan 01 2006 12:04 am

                North American Backbone - Status and Changes
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                             BACKSTAT.NA

                            Jan 01, 2006

    NOTE:  Effective with this issue of BACKSTAT.NA, the publishing schedule 
    will be changing.  From this time forward, BACKSTAT.NA  and BACKBONE.NA 
    will only be issued when there is a change to report.  SHould there be no 
    changes, there will be no publication.

    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.
        
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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
 ----------+------------+------------+------------
     10    | 1:10/3     |   **       | 1:10/3
 ----------+------------+------------+------------
     11    |    all traffic sent via 1:1/0
 ----------+------------+------------+------------
     12    | 1:229/0    |   --       |   --
           | 1:167/133  |   --       |   --
 ----------+------------+------------+------------
     13    |    all traffic sent via 1:1/0
 ----------+------------+------------+------------
     14    |    all traffic sent via 1:1/0
 ----------+------------+------------+------------
     15    | 1:15/0     | 1:15/0     |   --
 ----------+------------+------------+------------
     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
 ----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------
 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
 ----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------

  (all ZHub's are POTS capable, as per current nodelist)

 
                                  -o-


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