Xref: utzoo news.announce.newgroups:1060 news.software.b:7509 news.groups:30961 Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.software.b,news.groups Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!bounce-back From: Doug Sewell Subject: RFD: news.software.newsreaders Message-ID: Followup-To: news.groups Sender: tale@cs.rpi.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: cs.rpi.edu Organization: Youngstown State University VM system (YSUB) Date: 19 Apr 91 05:33:49 GMT Approved: tale@rpi.edu Lines: 31 I propose a new, unmoderated newsgroup called news.software.newsreaders, to move the newsreader traffic out of news.software.b (which I never thought very intuitive anyhow). *** Proposed charter: news.software.newsreaders Newsgroup news.software.newsreaders is an unmoderated discussion group for newsreading software that don't presently have their own newsgroup (this would exclude nn, notes, anu-news, and PSU NetNews). Potential topics for discussion include: - rn and its variants (I suspect this will be much of the traffic) - tass [a better place than alt.sources.d, IMHO ?] - xrn [is this covered in comp.windows.x ?] - MSDOS newsreaders (?) - design issues (if you decide to write or significantly modify one) Religious wars (rn vs nn, for example) are not encouraged. *** A revised charter will be posted based on the results of the discussion period, and then a call-for-votes will be issued. Over time I hope to develop a monthly posting. My own experience with unix news software is limited, so I don't have any axe to grind (our primary news system right now is PSU NetNews under VM) (gasp!) Doug -- Doug Sewell, Tech Support, Computer Center, doug@ysub.bitnet Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH 44555 doug@ysub.ysu.edu There are no mistakes, only lessons, which are repeated until learned.