JD> Not much. Until a couple of weeks ago this echo was dead. I believe that
 JD> an echo that receives no messages for 6 months is declared dead and
 JD> removed. I wonder how close this was to that fate.

It's had traffic in it every single month right back to April 1993.
In November 1994 it only had 2 messages though.

 JD> And I still want to know if this is an international feed, and is there a
 JD> moderator.

There used to be an international feed, but there isn't anymore.
I would say that Andrew Gulovsen is the moderator by default,
since you can sort of say he created the echo.  However, there
is nothing in Z3EL0594.LZH about it.  I think a message should
be sent to Craig Westbury to get that put in the official echo
list.  Hey Andrew, you going to do that and put yourself down
as moderator?  BFN.  Paul.

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 From : andrew gulovsen                     3:635/503       Mon 03 Jan 94 20:24 
 To   : Paul Edwards                                        Wed 05 Jan 94 07:01 
 Subj : uk link                                                                 
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 PE> I don't know if there's a BLAKES_7 echo in the UK, but I am
 PE> attempting to find out so that I can link this one to it.
 PE> If anyone knows where I can find out this information,
 PE> please let me know.  Thanks + bye.

i originally arranged connection of this echo to the UK when it was 1st created
(someone in the UK proposed it and i said i'll set it up in the australia side
and paid Lee and Ian McLean to import/export it via the then existing UK_OZ
feed..

the situation lasted several months with lots of good traffic to and from the UK
and at one time we even had New Zealand here as well..

then suddenly no traffic.. the link to the UK was still active.. our traffic was
still going to UK but nothing in return.. after i while i decided i didn't want
to pay just for our traffic to go out to UK and nothing back so i asked lee to
cut the link to UK

i've yet to find out why traffic stopped and it was only after about 2 or 3
months of no UK traffic that i pulled the plug

for some history..

this area was created about the 1st oct 1991 to coinside with the creation of
same named echo in the UK which was also created and link joining UK to OZ was
quickly established..

the last UK traffic arrived early december 1991..

mid december 1991 we had some new zealand traffic in here (very short lived..
maybe a week worth)

march 1st was my official "pull the plug" on the int'l link to the UK (why
should i pay to ship our msgs to Z2 and have none return :-()

if you can re-establish the link you are welcome..

p.s.. one of the popular discussions were about the Blake7 Quote file that i
have available for FREQ as magic name "BLAKE7"

ag



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