Echoing

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

Summary of backbone & quasi-backbone echo changes during Nov & Dec.

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diff (backbone.na + backbone.no) 02-Nov-97 04-Jan-98 [edited].

Echotag change

< WC!_CHAT            Wildcat 3rd Party Support [old tag]
> WILDCAT!_SUPPORT    Wildcat 3rd Party Support [new tag]

Added to the backbone

> ARGUS               Argus Support Echo
> ART_BELL            The Art Bell Talk Radio Show
> BFDS_MAIL           Batch File Distribution System, Coordination
> DIABETIC_RECIPES    Recipes for people with Diabetes!
> EFC                 Earth: Final Conflict series discussions
> IFTP_SUPPORT        iFTP Support
> IP_CONNECT          Fidonet IP Integration Discussions
> IRC_CHAT            IRC_CHAT Discussion Conference
> IRC_SCRIPTS         IRC_SCRIPTS Discussion Conference
> NASCAR_CONTEST      (low traffic since 12/1/97)
> NATURE              Discussion of Nature and Natural Science
> OT_SUPPORT          (low traffic since 12/1/97)
> SERVERS             Servers Conference
> STATS               Echomail Stats & Info

Removed from the backbone or quasi-backbone

< ADEPTSOFT           (low traffic since 10/1/97)
< BAHAI               (low traffic since  7/1/97)
< BE                  (low traffic since  7/1/97)
< CAP_NAT             (low traffic since  7/1/97)
< CAR_AUDIO           (low traffic since 10/1/97)
< ECPROG              (low traffic since  7/1/97)
< FENCE_POST          (low traffic since  7/1/97)
< FIDS_DEV            (low traffic since  9/1/97)
< FIDS_SYSOP          (low traffic since  9/1/97)
< MACWOOF             (low traffic since  9/1/97)
< METAWORLDS          (low traffic since  7/1/97)
< RANMA_1/2           (low traffic since  7/1/97)
< RIGHTS              (low traffic since  8/1/97)
< ROMULAN_STAR_EMPIRE (low traffic since  6/1/97)
< SHARING             (low traffic since  7/1/97)
< SHOTGUN_USERS       (low traffic since  7/1/97)
< WGW                 (low traffic since  7/1/97)

o There are 660 echos in backbone.na [04-Jan-98] (down 19)

o There are 114 echos in backbone.no [04-Jan-98] (up 16)

o for a total of 774 backbone & quasi-backbone echos (down 3)