Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!bellcore!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!webber From: webber@aramis.rutgers.edu (Bob Webber) Newsgroups: news.misc Subject: Re: The USENET Backbone (Updated: 18 May 1988) Message-ID:Date: 5 Jun 88 03:50:19 GMT References: <4245@medusa.cs.purdue.edu> <7348@swan.ulowell.edu> <13708@comp.vuw.ac.nz> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 20 In article <13708@comp.vuw.ac.nz>, duncan@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Duncan McEwan) writes: > ... > From spaf's recent backbone map posting (<4245@medusa.cs.purdue.edu>) ... > > >A Usenet "backbone" site is one which exchanges every (non-local) news > >article it receives with at least two other backbone sites; or which is > >the main newsfeed for a particular geographical area (e.g., Australia) > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Yeah. Purdue is the gateway into the geographic area of West Lafayette, Indiana (slightly smaller than New Zealand). > > New Zealand - that's a geographical area somewhat distant from North > America. Check us out in your atlas - we're just to the right of Australia. Actually, flying in from the West Coast, it is either right in front of Australia or a bit to the left of Australia. ---- BOB (webber@athos.rutgers.edu ; rutgers!athos.rutgers.edu!webber)