In a message dated 08-25-14, David Westphalen said to All:   
      
   GM David,   
      
   DW> Is it just me or is this message base dead!? Where is everyone at?   
      
   Apparently you just dropped into this echo. Welcome!   
      
   There's life in this echo even though there just not happens to be so   
   many messages today. Your BBS-host may provide you with a heap of old   
   messages that have assembled over time.   
      
   Or you can do a rescan yourself by noting the running number of this   
   message and with the aid of commands to the AREAFIX, AREAMGR, ALLFIX or   
   any other echo area manager program that your host supports.   
      
   The daily input may not be so great and there's also the HAM echo that   
   reports the daily NOAA WWV solar activity report and ARRL bulletins   
   plus some ham radio messages.   
      
   Many of us OT's also do have other interests and exchange our views in   
   the WIN95 echo. The off-topic limit is very high of that echo.   
      
   73 de Sam, OH0NC   
      
   aka Holger   
      
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    þ MR/2 2.30 þ Aland Islands / 60 degrees North / 20 degrees East   
    * Origin: Coming to you from the Sunny Aland Islands. (2:20/228)