From: kono@csl.sony.co.jp (Shinji Kono)
Newsgroups: fj.news.policy
Subject: News Group Management Protocol Rev. I
Date: 1 Sep 92 04:47:09 GMT
Reply-To: kono@csl.sony.co.jp
Distribution: fj
Organization: Sony Computer Science Laboratory, Inc.

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$@$\$/$N7P83$+$i$$$&$H(J...

  1. $@Fs=54V$G$[$\$9$Y$F$N(JNG$@L>(J/$@7{>O$N8uJd$,=P$=$m$$$^$9!#$=$7$?$i!"$^$H$a(J
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  2. $@$^$:!"(JNG$@L>!"7{>O$r=PMh$k$@$19J$C$FAa$a$K(JCFA$@$9$k$3$H$rL\;X$7$^$9!#(J
     (CFA$@$K<:GT$7$F$b=P$7D>$;$P$$$$$@$1!#(JCFA$@$N<:GT$KITMx1W$O$"$j$^$;$s(J)

  3. CFA$@$K<:GT$7$?$"$H$b4|4V$r6u$1$:$K<!$N8uJd$r@Q6KE*$KC5$7$F(JCFA$@$7$^$9!#(J
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     $@$G$-$k(JCFA$@$r=P$9J}$,Aa$$(J)

  4. $@F1$8$h$&$J8uJd$,$"$k$H$-$K$O%"%s%1!<%H$K$7$F8uJd$r0l$D$K9J$j$^$9!#(J
     ($@$d$O$j?t;z$O7k9=Bg$-$J@bF@NO$,$"$j$^$9!#F1$8$h$&$J$b$N$J$s$@$+$i!"(J
     $@$I$l$G$b$$$$!#[#Kf$J%"%s%1!<%H$N7k2L$bDs0F<T$,H=CG$7$F9=$$$^$;$s!#(J
     $@[#Kf$J7k2L$,=P$J$$$h$&$KC1=c$J%"%s%1!<%H$K$7$^$7$g$&(J)

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     $@=P$J$$$b$N$G$9(J)

  6. $@$=$l$G$bBLL\$J;~$O!"Fs%+7n$N4|8B$r<i$C$F@.8y$7$J$$(JCFA$@$+$i(JCFV$@$K@ZBX$($k(J
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$@$h$&$9$k$K<j:]NI$/<j=g$r?T$/$;$PNI$$$H$$$&$3$H$G$9!#$"$H$O!"(J

  7. $@B@ED$5$s$H$+0lIt$N?M$N$-$D$$%]%9%H$K$a$2$J$$(J

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** 2. NG$@4IM}J}K!(J

fj$@$G$N(JNG$@:n@.J}<0$O0J2<$N$h$&$K!"Ds0F(J(Idea)$@!"8x9p(J(CFD)$@!":n@.J}<0$NA*Br(J 
(CFX)$@!"4IM}9T0Y$N<B;\!"$H$$$&=g=x$G$*$3$J$&$b$H$9$k!#(J($@>uBVA+0\?^(J1$@;2>H(J)

*** 2.1. $@Ds0F(J/Proposal

$@;22C<T$K$h$k?7$7$$(JNG$@$N:n@.!":o=|!"L>>NJQ99$NDs0F$O!"(JNG$@4IM}(Jnews group $@$G(J
$@$*$3$J$o$l$k!#L>>N$dJQ99BP>](JNG$@$,[#Kf$J5DO@$b$b$A$m$s$*$3$J$o$l$k$,!"6qBN(J
$@E*$J(JNG$@JQ99$r$7$?$$>l9g$O!"$"$kDxEYFbMF$r5M$a$?>e!"F1>e$N(Jfj$@$NE,@Z$J(JNG $@$K(J
$@8x9p$7!"4IM}?M$K9pCN(J(CFD/Call for Discussion)$@$7$J$1$l$P$J$i$J$$!#$3$l$K(J
$@BP$7(JCFD$@0JA0$N5DO@$O(JProposal$@$H8F$V!#(JProposal$@$KBP$7$F4IM}?M$O!"$J$s$i8"8B(J
$@$r;}$?$J$$!#(J

*** 2.2. $@8x9p(J/CFD$@!!(J(Call for Discussion)

$@8x9p$O6qBNE*$J(JNG$@4IM}9T0Y$rL\I8$H$9$k$H$$$&@k8@$G$"$k!#$3$l$h$j8e$O!"4I(J
$@M}?M$,8"8B$r;}$C$F4XM?$7!"(JCFD$@$NDs0F<T$H6&F1$7$F7h$^$C$?4|4VFb$K4IM}9T(J
$@0Y$r7hDj$9$k$3$H$K$J$k!#Ds0F$O(J NG$@4IM}(Jnews group$@$G$N(JCFD$@$H$$$&7A$G8x3+$5$l(J
$@$J$1$l$P$J$i$J$$!#(J

$@Ds0F<T5Z$S4IM}?M$O!"(JCFD$@$K$=$C$F5DO@$,$^$H$^$k$Y$/EXNO$9$k$3$H$K$J$k!#(JCFD <<<
$@$KBP$9$k0U8+$ODs0F<T$N$^$H$a$,MF0W$J$h$&$K!"(J Summary: $@9T$r$D$1$k$N$,(J
$@K>$^$7$$!#(J

**** 2.2.1. CFD$@$KMW5a$5$l$k6qBN@-(J

CFD$@$O;22C<TKt$O4IM}?M$K$h$C$F$*$3$J$o$l$k!#(JCFD$@$O!"0J2<$N>pJs$r$9$Y$F4^(J
$@$s$G$$$kI,MW$,$"$k!#$3$l0J30$NM}M3IU$J$I$OMW5a$7$J$$!#(JCFD$@$G$O!"$3$l$i(J
$@$NJ#?t8uJd$r5v$9$,>/$J$/$H$bM%@h=g=x$O$D$1$J$1$l$P$J$i$J$$!#(J

$@L>A0$N0lIt$K6&DL$9$kItJ,$,$"$k(JNG$@72$,$"$j!"$=$N6&DLItJ,$NJQ99$O!"#1$D$N(J
$@L>A0JQ99$H9M$($k!#(JNG$@72$,J#?t$NC4EvJ,Ln$K$^$?$,$k>l9g$O!"$=$N(JCFD$@$O5DD9(J
$@$,C4Ev$9$k$b$N$H$9$k!#(JNG$@$NHO0O$O!"0Q0w2q$K$h$C$FD4@0$5$l$k$b$N$H$9$k!#(J

a) $@?75,:n@.$N>l9g(J (mkgrp CFD)
     NG$@$NL>>N(J
     NG$@$N7{>O(J ($@F|K\8l$*$h$S1Q8l(J)
b) $@:o=|$N>l9g(J     (rmgrp CFD)
     $@:o=|$NBP>]$N(JNG
c) $@L>>NJQ99$^$?$O0\F0$N>l9g(J (mvgrp CFD)
     $@JQ99$NBP>]$N(JNG$@72(J
     $@JQ998e$N(JNG$@72$NL>>N(J
     $@JQ998e$N(JNG$@72$N7{>O(J ($@F|K\8l$*$h$S1Q8l(J)

**** 2.2.2. $@0l3g(JCFD

$@J#?t$N(JNG$@$r4^$`Ds0F$r0l$D$K$^$H$a$F(JCFD$@$9$k$3$H(J($@0l3g(JCFD)$@$b5v$5$l$k$,!"$=(J
$@$N>l9g!"FHN)$J(JCFD$@$HF1Ey$G$J$1$l$P$J$i$J$$!#>r7oIU$-(JCFD$@$OG'$a$i$l$J$$!#(J

*** 2.3. $@:n@.J}<0$NA*Br(J/CFX (Call for Vote/Approval/Reject)

$@5DO@$OFs$+7n0JFb$KM#0l$N:n@.J}<0(J(CFX)$@$rA*Br$9$k$3$H$rL\I8$H$9$k!#$3$N(J
$@4|4V$r(JCFD$@4|4V$H8F$V!#(JCFX$@$O!"(JNG$@4IM}(Jnews group$@5Z$S4XO"(Jnews group$@$G8x3+$5(J
$@$l$J$1$l$P$J$i$J$$!#(JCFX$@$O4IM}?M$K(JE-Mail$@$GDL9p$7$J$1$l$P$J$i$J$$!#(J     

CFX$@$O!"5DO@$r<}B+$5$;$kCf4VE@$r0U?^$7$F$*$j!"(J
$@5DO@$,GrG.$7$F$$$k>uBV$G$b!"(JCFX$@$r=P$9$3$H$,$G$-$k!#(J
$@5DO@$,<}B+$7$F$$$J$$$H$-$K$O!"0[5D$r=P$7$F5DO@$rB3$1$k!#(J

**** 2.3.1. CFX$@$K$O0J2<$NA*Br;Y$,$"$k$b$N$H$9$k!#(J

a) $@EjI<$K$h$k7hDj(J  (CFV: call for vote)
b) $@D@L[$K$h$k7hDj(J  (CFA: call for approval)
c) $@D@L[$K$h$k5Q2<(J  (CFR: call for rejection)

CFX$@$ODs0F<T$^$?$O4IM}?M$K$h$C$F=P$5$l$k!#(JCFD$@!"(JCFX$@$OF1;~$K=P$9$3$H$,$G$-(J
$@$k!#(JCFA/CFV$@$O(J CFD$@$GI,MW$H$5$l$?>pJs$,M#0l4^$^$l$J$/$F$O$J$i$J$$!#(J

**** 2.3.2. $@0l3g(JCFX

$@J#?t$N(JNG$@$r4^$`Ds0F$r0l$D$K$^$H$a$F(JCFX$@$9$k$3$H$b5v$5$l$k$,!"$=$N>l9g!"(J 
$@FHN)$J(JCFX$@$HF1Ey$G$J$1$l$P$J$i$J$$!#>r7oIU$-(JCFX$@$OG'$a$i$l$J$$!#(J

**** 2.3.3. CFX$@$KBP$9$k0[5D(J (Objection)

CFX$@$KBP$9$k0[5D$O(JNG$@4IM}(Jnews group$@$G8xI=$5$l$k$b$N$H$9$k!#0[5D$O!"$I$N(J 
CFX$@$KBP$9$k$b$N$+L@3N$G$J$/$F$O$J$i$J$$!#0[5D$K$OM}M3$E$1$rMW5a$7$J$$(J
$@$H$9$k!#(J

$@0[5D$r<h$j2<$2$k$3$H$O!"$G$-$J$$!#0[5D$N<h$j2<$2$K$h$j!"(JCFX$@$,B(:B$K@.(J 
$@N)$9$k$3$H$O$J$$!#0[5D$N=P$?(JCFX$@$r@.N)$5$;$k$?$a$K$O!"F1$8(JCFX$@$r?7$?$K=P(J
$@$7$F!"$=$l$,@.N)$7$J$1$l$P$J$i$J$$!#(J

**** 2.3.4. $@%"%s%1!<%H(J

a) CFD$@4|4VCf!"5-L>EjI<$K$h$k%"%s%1!<%H$r$*$3$J$&$3$H$,$G$-$k!#(J
b) $@%"%s%1!<%H$N7k2L$O8xI=$5$l$J$1$l$P$J$i$J$$!#(J

*** 2.4. CFX$@$N@.N)(J

$@;22C<T$K$h$k(JCFX$@$O!"(J2$@=54V0JFb$K!"4IM}?M$^$?$O;22C<T$N(J1$@?M0J>e$N0[5D$,$J(J 
$@$1$l$PG'$a$i$l$?$b$N$H$9$k!#(J

$@4|8BFb$K(JCFX$@$NDs0F<T$KFO$+$J$$0[5D$*$h$S;XDj$5$l$?7A<0$K$=$C$F$$$J$$0[5D(J <<<
$@$OM-8z$H$OG'$a$J$$!#(J

CFX$@$N@.N)$O4IM}?M$X$N(JE-Mail$@$*$h$S%]%9%H$K$h$jDLCN$9$k$b$N$H$9$k!#J#?t(J
$@@.(J $@N)$7$?>l9g$K$O4IM}?M$,$?$@0l$D$rA*Br$9$k!#$3$NA*Br$KBP$9$k0[5D$OG'(J
$@$a$J$$!#(J

$@Fs%+7n0JFb$K(JCFX$@$,:n@.$G$-$J$+$C$?>l9g$O!"4IM}?M$NH=CG$,4IM}9T0Y(J(CFX)$@$r(J 
$@A*Br$7!"$=$l$,!"$?$@$A$K@.N)$b$N$H$9$k!#$3$N>l9g$N(JCFX$@$KBP$9$k0[5D$OG'(J
$@$a$J$$!#Fs%+7n$N!:@Z$O4IM}?M$NH=CG$K4p$E$-CFNOE*$K1?1D$9$k$b$N$H$9$k!#(J
$@!:@Z$K$^$?$,$k(JCFX$@$bG'$a$k!#$D$^$j!"4IM}?M$NH=CG$O(JCFX$@$,<:GT$7$?$N$r3NG'(J
$@$7$F9T$J$o$l$k!#(J

*** 2.5. $@EjI<$K$h$k7hDj(J (Vote)

CFV$@$,@.N)$7$?>l9g$OEjI<$K$h$j4IM}9T0Y$r7hDj$9$k!#(J

**** 2.5.1. $@EjI<>r7o(J

$@EjI<$O!";22C<T$N(JE-Mail$@$K$h$k5-L>EjI<!"EjI<4|4V(J3$@=54V!";?@.(J50$@I<0J>e2aH>(J
$@?t$r>r7o$H$9$k!#EjI<$O!"(Jyes/no$@$NFs<TBr0l$H$9$k!#>r7oIU$-;?@.$J$I$OG'$a(J
$@$J$$!#EjI<$K$*$$$FM}M3IU$J$I$OMW5a$7$J$$$H$9$k!#(J

$@ESCf$G$NEjI<BP>]$NJQ99(J($@L>>N!"7{>O(J)$@$OG'$a$i$l$J$$!#(J

**** 2.5.2. $@EjI<<B;\(J

$@EjI<$ODs0F<T$,4IM}$9$k!#Ds0F<T$,4IM}?M$N>l9g$O4IM}?M$,;XL>$7$?$b$N$,Ej(J
$@I<$r4IM}$9$k!#(J

**** 2.5.3. $@0l3gEjI<(J

$@J#?tEjI<$r$^$H$a$k$3$H$O8DJLEjI<$HF1Ey$J$b$N$K8B$j5v$5$l$k!#(J

**** 2.5.4. $@EjI<7k2L$N8xI=(J (Vote Result)

$@EjI<7k2L$O!"(JNG$@4IM}(Jnews group$@$G;?@.$*$h$SH?BP<T$N;aL>$*$h$S(JE-Mail
address$@$r4^$a$F!"8xI=$5$l$J$1$l$P$J$i$J$$!#$^$H$a$F8xI=$9$k>l9g$O!"8D(J
$@JL$K8xI=$9$k$b$N$HF1Ey$J$b$N$K8B$j5v$5$l$k!#(J

*** 2.6. $@4IM}9T0Y$N<B9T(J (Result)

CFA/CFR$@$^$?$O!"EjI<7k2L$K=>$C$F4IM}?M$^$?$O4IM}?M$,;XL>$7$?BeM}?M$,(J
control message$@$rN.$9$b$N$H$9$k!#4IM}?M0J30$N$b$N$,=P$7$?(Jcontrol
message$@$O!"(Jfj$@$G$OL58z$H$9$k!#4IM}?M$O4IM}9T0Y$r(JNG$@4IM}(Jnews group$@$G8xI=$7(J
$@$J$/$F$O$J$i$J$$!#(J

rmgroup$@$N:]$O!":o=|8xI=$N$"$HFs=54V$"$1$F(J rmgrp $@$rH/9T$9$k$3$H$H$9$k!#(J
mvgroup$@$N:]$O!"0\F08xI=$HF1;~$K?7$7$$(J newgrp $@$rH/9T$7!"$=$N8e!"Fs=54V$"(J
$@$1$F(J $@5l(Jgroup$@$KBP$7$F(Jrmgrp $@$rH/9T$9$k$3$H$H$9$k!#(J

*** 2.7. NG$@:n@.:FDs0F(J

$@:FDs0F(J(repeated CFD)$@$O!":GDc(J3$@%+7n$N4V$rCV$/$b$N$H$9$k!#(J

*** 2.8. $@4IM}9T0Y$ND4@0(J

$@C4Ev4IM}?M$N4IM}9T0Y$,Aj8_$K>WFM$7$?>l9g$K$O!"0Q0w2q$GD4Dd$r$*$3$J$&!#(J
$@:G=*H=CG$O5DD9$,;}$D$b$N$H$9$k!#(J

*** 2.9. $@>uBVA+0\?^(J 

                                 CFR/CFA$@0[5D$J$7(J2$@=54V(J
                              +---->---->---->---->---->--+
                              ^                           |
Proposal    CFD       CFX     |   CFV$@0[5D$J$7(J2$@=54V(J        v 
 $@=i4|(J -//-> $@5DO@(J -------> $@0[5DBT$A(J ------> $@EjI<(J --->$@:n@.(J/$@5Q2<(J
   ^         | ^              |               ^        ^  |
   |         | |        $@0[5D(J  v               |       /   |
   |         | +---<-----<----+              CFV  CFA/CFR |
   ^         v  $@;~4V@Z$l(J(2$@%u7n(J)               |     /     |
   |         +----->----->----->---->----> $@4IM}?M0QBw(J     v
   |                                                      |
   |                                               3$@%u7n(J  |
   +---<----<----<----<repeate CFD---<----<----<----<-----+


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Shinji Kono @           kono@csl.sony.co.jp
Sony Computer Science Laboratory, Inc,Japan