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MAG-POL.TXT v2.0 Effective Date: 01 May, 1990 Page 1 of 5
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Introduction to the
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NEOPAGANISM, WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK
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Echo Conference Network
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1. Overview
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In November of 1985, Senator Jesse Helms and Representative
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Robert Walker each introduced legislation that would have
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prohibited tax-exempt status for any church or religious
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organization that practiced "sorcery" or "had a substantial
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interest ... in the promotion of witchcraft."
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The effect that these bills had on the magickal community
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was electrifying. Groups and traditions that otherwise hated or
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distrusted each other banded together into one large network,
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bound together by the telephone and by U.S. Mail, to block their
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passage. It took over a year, but finally both bills were dead.
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They seem unlikely to return soon.
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In early 1986, a programmer named Jeff Rush wrote a FidoNet
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extension called EchoMail. It electrified and revolutionized the
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FidoNet community every bit as much as the Helms Amendment and
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Walker Bill did the magickal community.
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In the very earliest days of EchoMail, Brad Hicks, sysop of
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WeirdBase, a Discordio-Pagan bulletin board on the FidoNet in St.
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Louis, Missouri (1:100/523) came up with the idea of finding
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every possible Pagan and magickal contact person who could dial
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into the FidoNet, and connect them all together, ideally via an
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EchoMail conference. So he advertised quietly for such people in
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several articles in FidoNews.
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Initially, three other systems replied. In Berkeley,
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California, Josh Gordon was operating a bulletin board for the Ordo Templar
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Orientis called ThelemNet (125/93 then, 1:161/93 now). In Gardner,
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Massachusetts, a local astrolger named MizMoon had a horoscope area on
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Dave's Fido (1:101/27). And on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, a hippy
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named Gene Clayton replied that he didn't know much about the subject
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but surely was interested.
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From these four systems was formed the very first EchoMail
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conference set up to discuss a specific, non-technical subject:
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the MAGICK EchoMail Conference. In its first month, it garnered
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only a few dozen messages. It has since grown beyond belief, to
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40 or more systems and dozens of messages =per night.= To
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accomodate the increase in traffic (and the continuous stream of
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the new and curious), the Neopaganism, Witchcraft and Magick
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conference was separated into its three current components
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(MAGICKNET, METAPHYSICAL, and MUNDANE) in March of 1988, almost
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exactly two years after it was founded.
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As of Beltane (May Eve) 1990, the load of adminstering the
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huge and still growing echomail system, became too much for Brad Hicks and
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the network administrative duties were assumed jointly by several
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people in New Mexico and Colorado.
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MAG-POL.TXT v2.0 Effective Date: 16 Jun 88 Page 2 of 5
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2. Content of the Neopaganism, Witchcraft and Magick Conferences
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2.1 MAGICKNET...... Neopaganism, Witchcraft & Magick
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This remains the normal Neopaganism, Witchcraft & Magick
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echo. However, discussions of only marginal relevance to the topic(s)
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will be strongly encouraged to move to MUNDANE.
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2.2 METAPHYSICAL... Neopaganism, Witchcraft & Magick (articles)
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This portion of the echo is intended to encourage members of
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the magickal community to discuss points in common and points of
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difference in detail; to promote scholarship and depth of thought
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in the magickal community. Only messages of magazine-article
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quality should be posted in Metaphysical. Replies to articles
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posted in METAPHYSICAL should be posted in MAGICKNET. It is the
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responsibility of each sysop to ensure that messages which belong
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in MAGICKNET or MUNDANE do not get posted here. For example, the
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sysop may choose to have users submit potential messages as files
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to be converted (by the sysop) into messages, or alternatively
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may only give access privilege sufficient to post into METAPHYS-
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ICAL to trusted users who have had the policy explained to them.
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However, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should unvalidated, first-time
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callers be permitted to post in METAPHYSICAL.
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2.3 MUNDANE........ Neopaganism, Witchcraft & Magick (sidetrack)
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Many members of the original Magick echo derived great
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pleasure
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and satisfaction from being able to discuss mundane and political
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matters with other members of the magickal community. Unfortu-
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nately, left unchecked such discussions can tend to crowd serious
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magickal discussions. To allow both types of dialog to exist
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side-by-side, the MUNDANE echo was formed. If a discussion
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starts in either the MAGICKNET or the METAPHYSICAL echo that is
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irrelevant to their topics, the parties to that discussion will
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be =strongly= encouraged to move the discussion over to MUNDANE
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(if not completely away from the Neopaganism, Witchcraft and
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Magick Conference).
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This should not be confused with a wide-open general chatter
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echo. While the topics may range freely, only members of the
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magickal community or those with interests in magickal topics are
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encouraged to post here.
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3. Rules of the Neopaganism, Witchcraft & Magick Conference
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3.1 Nodes Required to Provide All Three Echos
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All systems which distribute this conference or make it
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available to the public are required to carry all three echos.
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Mail-only and/or point systems which do not distribute the
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Neopaganism, Witchcraft and Magick conferences or make them publically
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available are exempted from this rule but are strongly encouraged to
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carry all three echos in order to be able to follow discussions which
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are moved to other tracks.
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MAG-POL.TXT v2.0 Effective Date: 16 Jun 88 Page 3 of 5
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3.2 Notify Coordinator of Local Distribution
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Any system carrying all of the MagickNet echos may further
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distribute them to any private or FidoNet node within their local calling
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area. However, they are required to notify the coordinator of this
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hookup at once, and to distribute to that node or point the current version
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of this document.
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3.3 Request Permission for Non-Local Distribution
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No system may distribute all or part of the MagickNet echos
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to a node or point outside their local calling area without first securing
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permission from the networking coordinator(s).
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3.4 No Illegal Messages
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No message which is blatantly illegal in content shall be
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entered into the MagickNet echos. The only exception will be for
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messages regarding legitimate religious practices or beliefs
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which are or may be made illegal, in violation of the First
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Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the U.N. Statement on
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Human Rights.
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3.5 No Harrassing Messages
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No message which is intended to harrass someone because of
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their religious beliefs (or for any other reason), or to convert them
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to another religion, shall be entered into any of the MagickNet echos. No
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exceptions will be made to this rule, even in the MUNDANE echo.
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3.6 No Irrelevant Messages
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No message which is irrelevant to the topics of Neopaganism,
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Witchcraft, and Magick shall be entered into MAGICKNET or into
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METAPHYSICAL. For this rule, a warning will be issued, and in
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general the conversation will be permitted to continue in the
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MUNDANE echo.
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3.7 No Personal Insults
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No message which contains unnecessary profanity or personal
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insults shall be entered into any of the MagickNet echos. Only
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one warning will be issued to any violator. (If you wish to
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continue to insult each other, please use personal FidoNet mail.)
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This includes messages in the MUNDANE echo.
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3.8 Voice Number for all sysops must be on file with both the
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Coordinators Everybody who wishes to carry these nodes on their system
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must leave a voice telephone number either with Paul Seymour (301/9) or Russ
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Anderson (104/11) These numbers will remain confidential if you desire,
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but you MUST BE REACHABLE VIA VOICE in case of problems.
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4. Enforcement
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If a user of any bulletin board system or point operator
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under a Fidonet node naively violates one of these rules, it is the
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MAG-POL.TXT v2.0 Effective Date: 16 Jun 88 Page 4 of 5
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responsibility of the local sysop to take whatever action is
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necessary to prevent it from happening again. In the event the local
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sysop is unaware of the violation, the coordinator will notify him or her.
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If the sysop of the local node does NOT take such action, or
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is the person responsible for the violation, then the coordinator will
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request that system to leave the MagickNet echos at once. If it does
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not, then the coordinator will request of the system by which it is linked into
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the MagickNet echos that they cease to deliver messages to or accept
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messages from that system, and it will be forcibly exiled from the echos.
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Anyone who knowingly provides a "feed" to a sysop who has been exiled
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from the MagickNet echos will suffer a like fate. Likewise, if the exiled
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system's feed refuses to cut the link, the link above the feed will be cut
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- as high up as is necessary to successfully exile the offending node.
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In all but the most obvious and gross of cases, the coordinator(s)
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will, AT THEIR OPTION, seek a consensus, or at least an overwhelming
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majority, of the sysops in the MagickNet echos before taking drastic
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action.
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If this seems harsh, it needs to be pointed out that until and
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unless the International FidoNet Association and/or the FidoNet
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Co-ordinators change the rules, this is the ONLY means available to
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keep order within an echo conference.
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5. The Coordinators
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From its earliest beginnings, the Magick Conference has been
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co-ordinated and moderated by Brad Hicks from his BBS, WeirdBase at
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1:100/523 (314-389-9973). As of this date, Brad no longer coordinates all
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three echos. The distribution of the echoes is coordinated by Paul
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Seymour (301/9) [(505) 883-7418 Voice], and the administrative moderation
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(Topic Cop) will be done jointly by Russ Anderson and Amergin O'Kai of
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104/11.
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6. Revision History
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6.1 Version 1.0
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Original document issued 1 Mar 88.
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6.2 Version 1.1
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Revised on 16 Jun 88. Definition of METAPHYSICAL echo
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(section 2.3) clarified. Topology (section 6) updated and PC-Pursuit
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markings added. Revision history (section 6 and subsequent)
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inserted before the topology list. Page numbers added.
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6.3 Version 2.0
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Revised to take effect 1 May, 1990 to reflect the new
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distribution and topology of the network dmanded by Brad Hicks taking a much
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needed break. MAG-POL.TXT v2.0 Effective Date: 01 May 90 Page 5 of 5
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7. The Topology
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The following list are the known ACTIVE feeds in place as of
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4/28/90.
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PLEASE HELP KEEP IT UP TO DATE!
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301/9 The Mountain Oracle ABQ, NM
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------19/5 Drumright Drumright, OK (9600)
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------308/60 Casa De La Luz Alamogordo, NM (9600 BAUD HUB)
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------101/192 NPI Lynn, Ma. PCP
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------102/922 Cassandra News Lakeview Terrace, Ca. PCP
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| |--------102/862 Tahuti Net Los Angeles, Ca.
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------104/11 Dragonfriend's Place Denver CO. (ADMIN. HUB) PCP
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------114/29 Deus Ex Machina Phoenix, AZ. PCP
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------124/4214 Chrysallis Dallas, Tx PCP
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------125/13 Alt-Net NAPA, CA.
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------128/50 The Crystal Cave Widefield, Co.
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------280/311 Gates of Delerium Kansas City, MO. (9600) PCP
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------377/5 Liberty BBS Tampa, FL. PCP
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------382/7 Black Ice Austin Tx
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PCP indicates PC Pursuitable
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