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From: rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: announcing xannounce@expo.lcs.mit.edu
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Date: 20 Aug 90 17:24:42 GMT
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The mailing list xannounce@expo.lcs.mit.edu has been created, to be used for
major X announcements.  Examples of major X announcements are:

A new release from the X Consortium
Patches from MIT for an X Consortium release
Public Review of a proposed X Consortium standard
Adoption of a new X Consortium standard
Upcoming public X conferences, exhibitions, or meetings
A new release of a major public toolkit or application

Examples of things xannounce should *not* be used for are:

Advertisements for commercial products
Announcing patches or modifications to software
Questions about anything

The list will not be moderated (at least for now), but if you are unsure about
whether a posting is acceptable, send it to xannounce-request@expo.lcs.mit.edu
and ask that it be forwarded.

Messages sent to xannounce will automatically be sent to xpert, so if you
intend to continue reading xpert/comp.windows.x, there is *no* reason to
subscribe to xannounce.  To join the xannounce list, send a request to
xannounce-request@expo.lcs.mit.edu.  We will *only* accept redistribution
addresses for this mailing list, not personal addresses.  If you wish to
receive xannounce, please contact your mail administrator to set up a local
redistribution list.

If someone wants to finally create a corresponding newsgroup and get the
gateway set up, fine.