In a message of , John Carver (1:129/89) writes:
 JC>To keep this message on topic, I have been listening to shortwave for 
 JC>thirty years and have been following this echo for at least five or six 
 JC>years.  I have trouble with time so it may have been longer than that.
 JC>     How do I go about finding a listing for all of the fidonet echos? 
 JC>And once I find that list, how do I go about finding a BBS that carries 
 JC>that echo?  Any help would be appreciated.
The sysop of the BBS you are using should be able to provide you with 
FIDONET.NA which is a listing of all the current echoes active on the 
backbone.  There is also ELIST which is comparable to a college catalog 
listing all echoes and detailed descriptions of what each one covers and the 
rules for participation.
The sysop of the BBS will normally carry those echoes that you are interested 
in if you request them. There shouldn't be a problem with that --- that is 
the purpose of running a BBS.
Fred Hatfield,
Moderator.
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