Coordinator's Corner

North American Backbone Echo Changes
[Jul-Aug]]
by Lisa Gronke, 1:105/16
lisa@psg.com

Summary of backbone & quasi-backbone echo changes during Jul & Aug.

Brought to you courtesy of (unix) diff.

diff (backbone.na + backbone.no) 06-Jul-97 07-Sep-97 [edited].

Added to the backbone

> APNEA               Sleep Apnea Support & Discussions
> EDGE_ONLINE         Endtime Discussion Group Exchange Online
> FIDOECHOPOL         FidoNet Echomail Policy Discussions
> JAVA_LANGUAGE       Java language discussion
> MED_MOANS           Medical Concerns Discussed by End User (Patient)
> OPTOMETRY           Vision & Eye Care Discussions
> PROMOTE_BBS         The Council for Community Online Alternatives
                      Message
> QUIKUTILS           QUIKUTILS is the official Matrix Technologies
                      support echo
> ROOTS_MUSIC         Roots of Music Discussion
> STARGATE            Stargate & Stargate SG-1 Discussion
> WHAT'S_HOT!         WHAT'S HOT!...Topical News Discussion/Chat Forum

Removed from the backbone or quasi-backbone

< BATTERED            (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< BIRTHMOTHERS        (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< CASINO              (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< CB_RADIO_2          (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< CELLULAR_II         (low traffic since  6/1/97)
< CRAFTING-SYSOPS     (low traffic since  6/1/97)
< CRAFTING_BAZAAR     (low traffic since  6/1/97)
< CRIME_VICTIMS       (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< C_ADVOCAT           (low traffic since  6/1/97)
< DEADHEAD            (low traffic since  6/1/97)
< EP-GENERAL          (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< FITNESS             (low traffic since  6/1/97)
< GAMES4SALE          (low traffic since  6/1/97)
< HELP_MANKIND        (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< HOLY_BIBLE          (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< IMUS                (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< KAG                 (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< MACDEV              (low traffic since  6/1/97)
< MACDTP              (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< MAINDOOR            (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< MBBS-WG             (low traffic since  6/1/97)
< MIDI-PROGRAMMING    (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< MOVING              (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< MS_IE               (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< MUPPETS             (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< MUSICIAN'S_SERVICES (low traffic since  6/1/97)
< MUSIC_COMP_101      Music Composition Conference
< M_P_D               (low traffic since  6/1/97)
< NATURE              (low traffic since  6/1/97)
< NU_SUPPORT          (low traffic since  6/1/97)
< PCBNET              PCBoard Bulletin Board Software Support
                      Conference
< PIERS               (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< PPI_MODEMS          Practical Peripherals Modem Support
< PUBLIC_PSYCH        (not in EchoList since  5/1/97)
< QUR'AN              (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< RCP                 (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< RIGHTS_RONGS        (low traffic since  6/1/97)
< SIERRAN             (low traffic since  5/1/97)
< SIP_MPD             (low traffic since  6/1/97)
< SIP_SSAS            Spouses of Sexual Abuse Survivors
< SLEEP_APNEA         Sleep Apnea and Your Life
< VAX                 (low traffic since  6/1/97)
< WORDSTAR            (low traffic since  5/1/97)

o There are 695 echos in backbone.na [07-Sep-97] (down 39]
o There are 80 echos in backbone.no [07-Sep-97] (up 7)
o for a total of 775 backbone & quasi-backbone echos (down 32)