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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