Re: discussion group: Ada use in Internet technologies

[Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de>]

"Terry Westley" <twestley@buffalo.veridian.com> writes:

> Responses to my question as to whether there is any interest in a separate
> forum for JVM target indicates that there is, but that the topic should
> be broadened to include other Internet technologies than just compiling
> Ada for the JVM.

Is compiling Ada for the JVM an Internet technology?  I think not,
a lot Java stuff nowadays is only remotely Internet-related.

> 1) Do you prefer to:
>    a)  Keep the discussions here in comp.lang.ada so as not to dilute this
> newsgroup

Acceptable.  You could use subject tags like '[JVM]' to mark such
discussions.

>    b) Create a separate forum (my choice would be Yahoo Groups)

Not acceptable, eGroups/Yahoo Groups suck because of their banner ads.

>    d) other?

Perhaps you could ask someone to host the list who does not insert
banners at random places?

> 2) What topics do you think are appropriate for this group?

The Ada/Internet group?  Ada implementations of Internet protocols
(mostly application layer, such as SMTP, HTTP, NNTP, DNS), Ada network
interface libraries (e.g. BSD sockets).