James Root wrote in a message to Roger Nelson:
 JR> Hi there Roger,
 JR> As I have discovered, you are the moderator of the BAMA echo, is
 JR> that true?
Yes.
 JR> Also, as this echo is not available on the Bulletin Board that I
 JR> freq, I asked the SysOp to do an areafix for that echo (which scans
 JR> all possible echos that the main gateway for FidoNet, Alt-Net, and
 JR> other networks, here in Toronto. It stated "not available".
The available echos are in a text file called BACKBONE.NA and is a name given 
to the area tag file for Fidonet.  My system runs a batch file which changes 
the name to AREAS.TXT and places it in another directory.  All of the echo 
areas listed in BACKBONE.NA are all currently ELISTed echos on the North 
American backbone (Zone 1), which includes Canada.
 JR> That could mean that it's not carried here in Canada, or that the
 JR> actual name for this echo is something other than "BAMA".
No, BAMA is the correct area tag name.  Ask your SysOp to look at his 
BACKBONE.NA file and he will see it listed there.  If he can't find it, I 
include an excerpt here directly from the ELIST file and if you need 
additional help, I will be here.
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|   |                   The EchoMail Conference List                      |   
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| O |     01 Dec 97                                      ELIST712.TXT     | O 
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| O |     The EchoList, or Elist, is published at the beginning of        | O 
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| O |     It provides a place for Moderators to advertise their           | O 
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| O |     and to those who route echo traffic.  It is also a reference    | O 
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|   |     for distribution systems wishing to contact the Moderator of    |   
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| O |     an echo, or wishing information about an echo's topics.         | O 
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| O |     The Echolist carries echo listings from various different       | O 
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|   |     Networks and distribution systems, including all Zones of       |   
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| O |     Fidonet, and all such listings are welcomed.  It is sponsored   | O 
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|   |     by the Fidonet Zone 1 Echolist Coordinator.                     |   
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|   |     The Echolist Coordinator is responsible for maintaining         |   
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| O |     the Elist software and producing the Elist data and help        | O 
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|   |     files for distribution.  These contain the answers to most      |   
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| O |     Assistance with obtaining these files, understanding            | O 
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[SNIP]
BAMA
     Odyssey Fringe Science Research Echo
          An echo dealing with Fringe Science/Fortean subjects.
          This is the official Fringe Science Echo of the Odyssey
          Fringe Science Research Network. Newsclippings, UFO Sightings,
          FileFixs and File Announcements are announced as well as
          general discussions of Fringe Science Events.
     Origin:       1:123/10
     Distribution: Z1-Backbone
     Gateways:
     Language:
     # Nodes: 115      Volume: 100/week      Rules: 
     Flags:
     Moderators:   Roger Nelson, 1:3828/7
     Moderators:   Jack Sargeant, 1:379/12
     Moderators:   Jym Fox, 1:123/10
     Last changed: 06 Dec 97 by Jym Fox, 1:123/101
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Regards,
Roger Å
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