>>> Why doesn't the Z1 list feed from that list - after all, we're being
>>> told that the Z1 list contains all echoes Fidonet-wide.

>> The list maintained by Ben Ritchey (it's not the "Zone 1 list") is
>> supported and fed by the participating moderators, i.e., those who
>> have submitted echolist entries to it indicating they want to be
>> listed  in his list.

>> This is the way list maintained by Ben was started from the beginning
>> of it.

> that's the way that every echolist has been operated, too... the moderators
> make their choice of listing in this list or that list or both lists... this
> isn't rocket science but for some reason even the rocket scientists among us
> can't seem to figure it out :(

Hahahahaha :)  True :)

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