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In <1993May13.065606.21699@cis.vutbr.cs> jbowyer@cis.vutbr.cs (Bowyer Jeff) writes:
>In addition, when I informed the entire list (over 360 subscribers) about
>my intentions, many subscribers indicated that they do not want the name
>of the newsgroup to be bit.listserv.insoft-l.  Instead, they would prefer
>
>	comp.software.international

There is a simple trade-off when creating newsgroups to mirror a mailing
list.  Groups in the bit.** hierarchy can be created immediately, but
reach less sites (although, by this time, they reach most major sites).
Groups in the "traditional" hierarchies (such as comp.**) reach almost
all Usenet sites, but the process to create groups in these hierarchies
is a long and complex one.

The full procedure is posted in the news.** newsgroups, but the basic
process is posting a Request For Discussion (RFD) during which your new
group is discussed by the general Usenet community.  After the
discussion period (of a month or so), if the discussion was hopeful, you
post a Call for Votes (CFV).  During the voting period (of a month or
so) you accept all votes (posting periodic lists of people who have
voted so people can see you are not faking the vote).  When the voting
period is complete you must have significantly more "yes" votes than
"no" votes.

So, if you wish to gateway your list to a new comp.software.international
you will have to proceed first with getting that newsgroup established.
Then, if your vote is sucessful, come back here in July or August to see
about getting the gateway set up. On the other hand, if you are willing
to settle for bit.listserv.insoft-l (or, if Una Smith's excellent
proposal is accepted, bit.software.international) then we can set up
the newsgroup and gateway fairly quickly. The choice is yours.

Jim McIntosh (jim@american.edu)
The American University
Washington, DC USA 20016-8019