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          Charter of the Alabama Regional Newsgroup Hierarchy
			      (alabama.*)

The alabama.* regional newsgroup hierarchy was created on October 8,
1995.

There are currently 20 alabama.* newsgroups, as follows:

alabama.announce	Announcements of interest to everyone in Alabama. (Moderated)
alabama.birmingham.general	General discussion about Birmingham, AL, USA.
alabama.birmingham.radio.amateur	Birmingham, Alabama amateur radio.
alabama.birmingham.students	Birmingham, Alabama student affairs.
alabama.birmingham.sports	Birmingham, Alabama sports.
alabama.birmingham.jobs		Employment specifically in Birmingham, AL. (Moderated)
alabama.birmingham.forsale	Things for sale in Birmingham, AL only.
alabama.config		Usenet news configuration in the alabama hierarchy.
alabama.decatur.general		General discussion about Decatur, Alabama, USA.
alabama.education	Education in the state of Alabama.
alabama.general		General discussion in the state of Alabama.
alabama.jobs		The Alabama job market. (Moderated)
alabama.mobile.general	General discussion about Mobile, Alabama (Moderated)
alabama.politics	Politics in the state of Alabama.
alabama.shoals.general	Discussion about the Shoals area in NW Alabama, USA.
alabama.sports.alabama	University of Alabama sports.
alabama.sports.auburn	Auburn University sports.
alabama.sports.misc	Miscellaneous Alabama sports.
alabama.test		News system testing in the alabama hierarchy.
alabama.tuscaloosa.general	General discussion about Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.

The name of the hierarchy and the charters for the original alabama.*
newsgroups were discussed by the alabama-newsadmins mailing list and in
hsv.general.  The name "alabama" was chosen over other names such as "al"
and "us.state.al" because it is unambiguous and because of the uncertain
status and propagation of the "us" hierarchy.

The remaining alabama.* newsgroups have been added after discussion in
alabama.config.

The administrative contact for the alabama-newsadmins mailing list is
alabama-newsadmins-request@news.msfc.nasa.gov.

The charters for the alabama.* newsgroups are as follows:

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alabama.announce	Announcements of interest to everyone in Alabama. (Moderated)

This newsgroup is intended for announcements that are expected to be of
interest specifically in the state of Alabama.  These announcements
typically include notices of important upcoming events and regular FAQ
postings.

This newsgroup is moderated by:
    alabama-announce@news.msfc.nasa.gov

This alias expands to:
    news@news.msfc.nasa.gov (Unknown News Administrator)

Unapproved posts and posts with forged approval are subject to
cancellation without notice.

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alabama.birmingham.forsale	Things for sale in Birmingham, AL only.

This newsgroup is for non-commercial advertisements of goods and services
for sale exclusively in Birmingham, Alabama.

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alabama.birmingham.general      General discussion about Birmingham, AL, USA.

This newsgroup is intended for general discussion of topics specific to
the Birmingham, Alabama, USA area.

Birmingham is a metropolitan city of over 900,000 population located in
central Alabama.

For more information, check:

  http://www.bcvb.org/

Cross-posting from this newsgroup to the other alabama.birmingham.*
newsgroups is discouraged.

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alabama.birmingham.jobs		Employment specifically in Birmingham, AL.

This newsgroup is for help wanted and jobs wanted advertisements
applicable exclusively to Birmingham, Alabama.  Work-at-home and
multi-level-marketing ads are not welcome.  Job listings that include
opportunities outside Birmingham, Alabama are not welcome.

This newsgroup is moderated by:
    alabama-birmingham-jobs@news.msfc.nasa.gov

This alias expands to
    news@news.msfc.nasa.gov (Unknown News Administrator)

Unapproved posts and posts with forged approval are subject to
cancellation without notice.

Help wanted ads must be for jobs located in Birmingham, Alabama.  Resumes
must be from individuals in Birmingham, Alabama.  Ads for work-at-home
jobs will not be posted here.  Multi-level marketing ads will not be
posted here.  Repeat submissions will not be approved until at least 10
days have elapsed.

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alabama.birmingham.radio.amateur	Birmingham, Alabama amateur radio.

For the discussion of amateur radio in Birmingham, Alabama.  This
newsgroup is for amateur radio operators and those interested in amateur
radio in Birmingham.

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alabama.birmingham.sports	Birmingham, Alabama sports.

Birmingham, Alabama is one of the South's strongholds for sports,
particularly college football and basketball.  This newsgroup provides a
much-needed forum for the discussion of the numerous sporting events that
take place in Birmingham every week of the year.

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alabama.birmingham.students	Birmingham, Alabama student affairs.

Birmingham, Alabama is home to many schools, including at least 8 major
colleges and 15 high schools.  The University of Alabama in Birmingham is
one of the country's largest urban campuses.  This newsgroup is for the
discussion of all things related to student life in Birmingham.

Employment opportunity postings are specifically not welcome in this
newsgroup.

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alabama.config		Usenet news configuration in the alabama hierarchy.

This newsgroup is intended for discussion of the creation of new
newsgroups and the removal of existing newsgroups in the alabama
hierarchy.  Other Usenet news system configuration issues local to
Alabama are also welcome.  alabama.config is also the proper forum for
the discussion of this charter.

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alabama.decatur.general		General discussion about Decatur, Alabama, USA.

This newsgroup is intended for general discussion of topics specific to
the Decatur, Alabama, USA area.

Decatur is a city of about 50,000 population located on the Tennessee
River in northern Alabama.  For more information, check:

  http://www.decaturcvb.org/

Forsale or jobs posts in this newsgroup must be specific to Decatur, AL.

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alabama.education       Education in the state of Alabama.

This newsgroup is intended for discussion of education in the state
of Alabama.  Welcome discussion topics include:

  *  Issues that affect the quality of education in Alabama
  *  Public perception of the educational system in Alabama
  *  Ways of sustaining or improving the quality of education in Alabama
  *  The future of education in the state of Alabama

Unless relevant to the above topics, posts concerned with the quality of
one school over another or announcements of programs at specific schools
are generally discouraged.

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alabama.general		General discussion in the state of Alabama.

This newsgroup is intended for general discussion of topics specific to
the state of Alabama and regular FAQ postings for the alabama hierarchy.

Topics that are relevant to other newsgroups in the alabama hierarchy
should be posted to those groups and not to alabama.general.  Therefore,
cross posting from alabama.general to other alabama.* newsgroups is
discouraged.

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alabama.jobs		The Alabama job market. (Moderated)

This newsgroup is intended for announcements of job opportunities in the
state of Alabama.  Resumes are also welcome, but as usual, it is quite
possible that your current employer can read them.

This newsgroup is moderated by:
    alabama-jobs@news.msfc.nasa.gov

This alias expands to
    news@news.msfc.nasa.gov (Unknown News Administrator)

Unapproved posts and posts with forged approval are subject to
cancellation without notice.

Help wanted ads must be for jobs located in Alabama.  Resumes must be
from individuals in Alabama.  Ads for work-at-home jobs will not be
posted here.  Multi-level marketing ads will not be posted here.  Repeat
submissions will not be approved until at least 10 days have elapsed.

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alabama.mobile.general	General discussion about Mobile, Alabama (Moderated)

This newsgroup is intended for general discussion of topics specific to
the Mobile, Alabama, USA area. This group services the Greater Mobile
Area and Mobile Bay Eastern Shore communities of:

   * Bay Minette
   * Spanish Fort
   * Daphne
   * Fairhope
   * Gulf Shores

This newsgroup is moderated by:
    alabama-mobile-general@news.msfc.nasa.gov

This alias expands to:
    gbacon@cs.uah.edu (Greg Bacon)

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alabama.politics	Politics in the state of Alabama.

This newsgroup is intended for discussion of politics in and about the
state of Alabama.

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alabama.shoals.general	Discussion about the Shoals area in NW Alabama, USA.

This newsgroup is intended for general discussion of topics specific to
the Shoals area and Northwest Alabama, USA area.

The Shoals area is composed of four main cities--Florence, Muscle Shoals,
Sheffield, and Tuscumbia--and also includes the surrounding and other
counties making up the northwest corner of the state of Alabama.  For
more information, check these and other sites:

  http://www.flo-tour.org/
  http://www.timesdaily.com/mshoals.html
  http://www.timesdaily.com/sheff.html
  http://www.timesdaily.com/tuscumb.html

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alabama.sports.alabama	University of Alabama sports.

This newsgroup is intended for discussion of sports of all types
involving the University of Alabama.

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alabama.sports.auburn	Auburn University sports.

This newsgroup is intended for discussion of sports of all types
involving Auburn University.

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alabama.sports.misc	Miscellaneous Alabama sports.

This newsgroup is intended for discussion of:

  *  Sports of all types in Alabama
  *  Sports involving competitors from the state of Alabama

EXCEPT where discussion would be appropriate to other alabama.sports.*
newsgroups.

Cross-posting from this newsgroup to the other alabama.sports.*
newsgroups is discouraged.

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alabama.test		News system testing in the alabama hierarchy.

This newsgroup is intended for testing of the news system.

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alabama.tuscaloosa.general	General discussion about Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.

This newsgroup is intended for general discussion of topics specific to
the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA area, including metropolitan Tuscaloosa
County.

Tuscaloosa is a city in western Alabama located on the Black Warrior
River.  Metropolitan population is 150,000.

For more information, check:

  http://www.ci.tuscaloosa.al.us/
  http://www.tuscaloosa-alabama.com/
  http://www.tuscaloosaweb.com/

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The guidelines for proper use of the Usenet News System as stated in
the rules of netiquette posted to news.announce.newgroups are to be
followed in these newsgroups.  In particular, the following rules
apply:

  *  No commercial advertising.
  *  No Excessive Multiple Posting and Excessive Cross-Posting (EMP/ECP,
     also known as "spam") involving these newsgroups.
  *  No pyramid or Ponzi schemes (including chain letters).
  *  No binary posts.

Violations of these specific rules may result in article cancellation
without notice even if cross-posted to newsgroups outside the alabama
hierarchy.

Distribution of the alabama hierarchy is not limited to the state of
Alabama, and the newsgroups may be carried by any site in the world.  The
corresponding geographical distribution category that shall be used to
limit distribution to the state of Alabama is "alabama".

New alabama.* newsgroups will be created after discussion on
alabama.config once general consensus is reached.

Authorized newgroup, rmgroup, and checkgroups control messages will be
sent by the following Sender only:

  news@news.msfc.nasa.gov

Newgroup and rmgroup control messages for alabama.* groups will be
PGP-signed using the PGP public key "alabama-group-admin", which may be
obtained by sending e-mail to pgp-public-keys@pgp.ai.mit.edu with the
subject "GET 0xE881E753" and an empty body.
--
J. Porter Clark, d/b/a
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|oo| The Unknown News Administrator
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