From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,da61dbede39ca9bd X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-09-12 04:34:01 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!fr.usenet-edu.net!usenet-edu.net!enst!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "M. A. Alves" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: ada os newsgroup Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 12:31:44 +0000 (GMT) Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1000294439 54963 137.194.161.2 (12 Sep 2001 11:33:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 11:33:59 +0000 (UTC) To: Return-Path: X-X-Sender: In-Reply-To: <20010912113250.44723fb9.tonygair@blueyonder.co.uk> Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.4 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:13054 Date: 2001-09-12T12:31:44+00:00 On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, Tony Gair wrote: > Does anyone understand this, [below] They want to create a separate newsgroup for the Ada OS discussion. It seems a lot of trouble and 2 months. Not worth the trouble. > > > In article news:20010911092548.6a773b75.tonygair@nospam.blueyonder.co.uk > > Tsony Gair asked about setting up an Ada OS newsgroup. > > > > Usual guidelines for a new group go as follows... > > > > Kicked off with an RFD (REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION) a discussion period > > is entered which is to last thirty days on net news. If the discussion has > > to go on for longer it is to be continued off net news. Before these > > thirty days are up, discussion posts must be sent to > > news:news.announce.newgroups (if NNTP to this group does not work for > > particular people they may email newgroups@isc.org ) and it is allowed for > > these posts to be sent to other news groups simultaneously. The mandatory > > newsgroup is moderated (therefore posts may take some time to appear) and > > one should not post the same message to news:news.announce.newgroups and > > e.g. news:comp.lang.ada as separate posts ... they are to be crossposted > > simultaneously which would delay appearance on the unmoderated groups too. > > > > After discussion if the proposal is still going ahead there would be a > > Call For Votes (CFV). Voting should take 21-31 days. Voting is only via > > email. > > > > So the process will take at least about two months. > > > > See "How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup" from > > news:news.announce.newgroups etc. > > (e.g. http://groups.google.com/groups?q=g:thl1012195284d&hl=en&rnum=84&selm=nan.962619304.25162%40isc.org > > ) > > and "Usenet Newsgroup Creation Companion" from news:news.answers etc. > > (e.g. http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&rnum=2&selm=6cv4qi%24cf3%241%40news.ncal.verio.com > > ) > > and so on. > > > > A fairly recent botched RFD is "RFD comp.os.ose" (see criticisms from > > people who would not have used the group anyway at > > http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&threadm=82eaa443.0106071629.5239414e%40posting.google.com&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dproposed%2Bnewsgroup%2Bgroup:comp.realtime%26hl%3Den%26as_qdr%3Dy%26rnum%3D1%26selm%3D82eaa443.0106071629.5239414e%2540posting.google.com > > ) and a fairly recent RFD which actually yielded discussion is > > "RFD: comp.software.patterns" which is archived at > > http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&threadm=9lba0p%24jv1%241%40panix2.panix.com&rnum=3&prev=/groups%3Fas_oq%3Dcomp%26as_ugroup%3Dnews.groups%26as_usubject%3DRFD%26as_drrb%3Dq%26as_qdr%3Dm > > and has been followed by a CFV: "CFV: comp.software.patterns" at > > news:1000139646.12349@isc.org and > > http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&group=news.groups&selm=1000139646.12349%40isc.org > _______________________________________________ > comp.lang.ada mailing list > comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org > http://ada.eu.org/mailman/listinfo/comp.lang.ada > -- , M A R I O data miner, LIACC, room 221 tel 351+226078830, ext 121 A M A D O Rua Campo Alegre, 823 fax 351+226003654 A L V E S P-4150 PORTO, Portugal mob 351+939354002