From: chip@tct.com (Chip Salzenberg)
Subject: Re: RF(Informal)D: Standard RFD/CFV Format
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 03:43:03 GMT
Organization: TC Telemanagement, Clearwater, FL

According to gvh@metrosoft.com (Gordon Van Huizen):
>According to twpierce@unix.amherst.edu (Tim Pierce):
>> Perhaps, instead of two new lines, RFDs and CFVs could include three:
>> "Groups proposed," "Groups renamed or deleted," and "Other groups
>> affected." 
>
>Wow! We're making real progress here. This is great!

*sigh* This format was state-of-the-art two years ago; too bad that
few learned from my RFD/CFV format used for comp.unix.*, to wit:

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| WARNING - THE FOLLOWING IS A BLAST FROM THE PAST - NOT A REAL RFD |
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Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.microport,comp.unix.i386,comp.unix.xenix
Followup-To: news.groups
Subject: SECOND CALL FOR DISCUSSION: Reorganization of comp.unix.*

[ Document created: $Date: 90/07/20 19:37:27 $ ]

This article is a SECOND CALL FOR DISCUSSION on a reorganization
of the comp.unix.* hierarchy.  This reorganization will add
various "obvious" missing groups and rename several groups which
have misleading names.

THIS ARTICLE IS **NOT** A CALL FOR VOTES.
PLEASE EXAMINE THE ENTIRE PROPOSAL BEFORE COMMENTING ON IT.

All discussion regarding this proposal will take place in
news.groups ONLY.  If you post articles elsewhere, I might
read them, but I might not.  Comments intended for me
personally should be sent by E-Mail to <chip@tct.uucp> or
<uunet!pdn!tct!chip> or <chip%tct@pdn.com>.

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| PROPOSAL |
+----------+

Create:
  comp.unix.admin           UNIX system administration.
  comp.unix.msdos           MS-DOS running under UNIX by whatever means.
  comp.unix.large           UNIX on mainframes and in large networks.
  comp.unix.misc            General discussions regarding UNIX.
  comp.unix.programmer      UNIX programming.
  comp.unix.shell           UNIX shell usage and programming.
  comp.unix.xenix.sco       XENIX versions from the Santa Cruz Operation. [*]

[*] NOTE: If comp.unix.xenix.sco passes, then comp.unix.xenix will be
          renamed to comp.unix.xenix.misc, since its charter will have
          changed to cover only non-SCO versions of XENIX.  I didn't
          want to make two changes based on one vote, but in this case
          I think it's necessary.  Experience teaches that parent
          groups frequently draw inappropriate crossposting from their
          children.  Peer groups are better insulated from each other.

Rename:
 comp.unix.microport -->
  comp.unix.sysv286         UNIX System V (not XENIX) on the '286.
 comp.unix.i386 -->
  comp.unix.sysv386         UNIX System V (not XENIX) on the '386.
 comp.unix.wizards -->
  comp.unix.internals       UNIX internals: kernel hacking, etc.

For completeness, here is a list of comp.unix groups for which NO change
is proposed:

  comp.unix		Discussion of UNIX* features and bugs. (Moderated)
  comp.unix.aix		IBM's version of UNIX.
  comp.unix.aux		The version of UNIX for Apple Macintosh II computers.
  comp.unix.cray	Cray computers and their operating systems.
  comp.unix.questions   Questions and answers about UNIX.
  comp.unix.ultrix	Discussion about DEC's Ultrix.

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Not bad, eh?
-- 
Chip Salzenberg at Teltronics/TCT  <chip@tct.com>, <73717.366@compuserve.com>
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