AP>BN> AP>Is this echo (above) up and running yet?
AP>BN>
AP>BN> Don't think so.   IIRC, two RECs have to request it be added for
AP>BN> it to qualify for the backbone, am I right on that, Bob??
AP>What's a IIRC and a REC?
IIRC = If I Recall Correctly.  REC = Regional Echomail Coordinator,
one of the Fido bigwigs who's "in charge" of mail for a region.
(A region may cover one [if it's large] or more states, depending
on how many nets are active in the area.)
It's a safety valve/check measure of sorts.  If 2 or more of the
RECs feel an echo's justified for the backbone, then it goes.  Since
the RECs are *very* experienced, the provision serves as a buffer
to keep useless (& very possibly short-lived) echoes from cluttering
the bandwidth.
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