ron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (11/04/85)
It is time to poll the question on the creation of this group.
QUESTION #1.
I think some sort of newsgroup for collecting and archiving
of documention (like net.sources) should exist.
QUESTION #2.
There has been some discussion about whether this should
be a moderated list or not. Due to it's archival nature,
I am pushing for a moderated list. Due to my work with
putting together the documenation sets for BRL VAX UNIX
version 3, I have acquired some expertise in this. I
hereby volunteer to moderate.
The rules for the proposed moderated list is as followed.
All submissions will be checked. The following will not
be forwarded:
1. Messages that aren't documentation, that were
misposted.
2. Messages that are obviously not public domain
works.
3. Exact duplicate messages
In addition, I will archive these files at BRL. Periodically,
I will post the catalog of archived files. Requests for copies
can be mailed to the moderator, and I will respond. I hope to
provide an AUTOMATED service for mailing out old-copies of the
documentation.
QUESTION 3.
Given that either a net.xxx or mod.xxx group be created,
what should appear in place of the xxx. This answer will
be checked for consistancy with the group structure currently
being established.
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QUESTION 1. A documentation newsgroup should exist.
[ ] YES [ ] NO
QUESTION 2. It should be a moderated list as described. [ ]
It should be a free-for-all net.* group. [ ]
Don't Care [ ]
QUESTION 3. What should the stuff to the right of the period in
net.xxx or mod.xxx be with regard to this newsgroup?