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From: nazgul@apollo.uucp (Kee Hinckley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple,news.groups
Subject: Re: APPLE2-L
Message-ID: <3851c7ae.b0a1@apollo.uucp>
Date: Fri, 6-Nov-87 15:20:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov  6 15:20:00 1987
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In article <1879@dasys1.UUCP> patth@dasys1.UUCP (Patt Haring) writes:
>     What happens to BITNET people if comp.binaries.apple2 replaces
> the LISTSERV?  Would they be unable to get the files?  Would
> *everyone* have access to a comp.binaries.apple2 group?

You don't have to replace it.  Just create the comp.binaries group
and gateway the LISTSERV to it (ask Erik Fair (fair@ucbarpa.berkeley.edu)
how to do this).

>     If and when a comp.binaries.apple2 newsgroup is created how
> long do the files remain before systems delete them; are they 
> aged and then deleted after, for example, 30, 60 or 90 days?

Up to the system.  2 weeks is normal.

>     Is it true that we'll need 100 YES votes to get a comp.binaries.
> apple2 group?  Who will tally the YES votes?

This from Len Tower, when I asked about this at one point.  Please do it,
I just haven't had the time.
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Kee: you propose the group in news.groups and other relevant groups
with Followup-To: news.groups.  You offer to conduct the vote for it
and ask people to send you the votes.  If you get several hundred
Yeses, you report the results of the vote to news.groups and get a
backbone site to issue the newgroup control message, and arrange with
Eric Fair (aka usenet@ucbvax.berkeley.edu) to gate the group for
BITNET to USENET.

It be wise to get and include the full data on the BITNET list and
server including usage and membership to date.  It would help show
there's a need.
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Note that the "100" is probably not absolutely necessary.

                                                -nazgul

 
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