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                             THE SBAY.* NEWSGROUPS
                                       
Table of Contents

     * Charter of the sbay.* Newsgroup Hierarchy
     * Introduction
     * sbay.* Newsgroup List
       
Related Topics Also Available at www.sbay.org

     * The sbay.* Newsgroup Hierarchy Policies
     * sbay.forsale charter
     * sbay.general charter
     * sbay.hams charter
     * sbay.linux charter
     * sbay.news.config charter
     * sbay.news.group charter
     * sbay.news.stats charter
     * sbay.sports charter
     * sbay.test charter
     * sbay.waffle charter
       
   
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Charter of the sbay.* Newsgroup Hierarchy

   The sbay.* newsgroups are for local discussion in and about the South
   Bay/Silicon Valley Area. Articles in all sbay.* newsgroups must be at
   least partly specific to the South Bay Area.
   
   The list of newsgroup topics follows after the introduction.
   
Introduction

   The sbay.* newsgroup hierarchy is a regional hierachy serving the
   Silicon Valley/South Bay Area. "South Bay Area" refers to the southern
   San Francisco Bay Area, specifically including Santa Clara and Santa
   Cruz Counties along with southern Alameda County.
   
   We realize there may be other areas which refer to themselves as
   "South Bay". This newsgroup hierarchy applies to Silicon Valley in the
   southern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area. For example, readers
   in the southern Santa Monica Bay area should be aware that their
   regional hierarchy is la.* (for Los Angeles).
   
   It isn't a coincidence that the sbay.org community network has a
   nearly identical name to the newsgroups. Some of the same people
   started both the sbay.* newsgroups and sbay.org. And today the same
   people are involved in coordinating both of them. But sbay.org and the
   sbay.* newsgroups aren't the same thing - any news site in the South
   Bay Area or any news site which carries multiple regional news
   hierarchies is welcome to carry the sbay.* newsgroups. (Actually, the
   sbay.* newsgroups have a wide distribution now that all major online
   providers and ISPs carry them, usually because they have customers in
   or from the South Bay.)
   
sbay.* Newsgroup List

   These are the original sbay newsgroups (minus superseded ones) dating
   back to 1992.

sbay.forsale            Items for sale in the South Bay (local articles only).
sbay.hams               South Bay amateur radio related news and events.
sbay.test               Testing area for South Bay sites.
sbay.waffle             Waffle BBS topics specific to the South Bay.

   The following newsgroups were added in February 1994:

sbay.general            Miscellaneous topics specific to the South Bay.
sbay.linux              Linux topics specific to the South Bay.
sbay.sports             South Bay sports.

   The following newsgroups were added in May 1995:

sbay.news.group         South Bay newsgroup meta-discussion.
sbay.news.config        South Bay connectivity and maps.
sbay.news.stats         South Bay automated statistics and site info.

   The following newsgroups are obsolete:

sbay.groups     superseded by sbay.news.group in May 1995 reorg
sbay.talk       superseded by sbay.general in Feb 1994 reorg

   Please encourage sites carrying obsolete newsgroups to alias them to
   the current newsgroup names. Sometimes all they need is an e-mail
   reminder.
     _________________________________________________________________
   
   Updated August 16, 2000
   
   
    webmaster@sbay.org


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Posting Schedule for sbay.org Information Articles
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These periodic articles are posted on a staggered schedule on the days
of the month shown below.
  2,9,16,23 SBAY Newsgroups          3,10,17,24 SBAY Newsgroup Policies
  1st,15th  SBAY.ORG Introduction    8th,22nd   SBAY.ORG Social Events
  12th,26th SBAY.ORG Domain Park     12th,26th  sbay.hams Periodic Info
  16th,30th SBAY Wireless Network    11th,25th  sbay.linux Periodic Info
  5th,19th  SBAY Geek Ride (cycling)

Newsgroup charters are each posted weekly on these days of the week:
  sbay.forsale on Thurdays           sbay.general on Wednesdays
  sbay.hams on Saturdays             sbay.linux on Sundays
  sbay.news.config on Tuesdays       sbay.news.group on Mondays
  sbay.news.stats on Mondays         sbay.sports on Fridays
  sbay.test on Saturdays             sbay.waffle on Thursdays

All of these files are also available any time from http://www.sbay.org/

About the sbay.* Newsgroups
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The sbay.* newsgroups are only for articles at least partly specific to
the South Bay Area, which is Santa Clara County, California (Silicon Valley)
and the immediate vicinity within Northern and Central California.  Non-local
articles are violations of the newsgroup charters.  Violations are subject
to cancellation and a report of abuse to your Internet Service Provider.

About sbay.org
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sbay.org is an informal association of electronic communications hobbyists
and professionals in Silicon Valley.  Among numerous volunteer activities,
our community operates the "sbay" newsgroups, a domain park (Internet
subdomain registry) and a metropolitan-area wireless network in the
South Bay/Silicon Valley area.  There are also monthly social events
including pizza get-togethers and bicycle rides, where all sorts of
technical topics in electronic communications are discussed.