Initial Response to Internat

[Jim R Oldroyd]

After posting a call for votes yesterday, I have now received 20 replys.
WAIT - don't flame yet; read my comments on these few first:

Every one of these responses is a YES vote for a net.??? group and
only 1 would find a mod.??? acceptable. None want a sub-group of
net.unix.

HOWEVER: 25% of the votes make these two points:

1. The name `internat' is likely to be confused with `internEt'.
I agree with this. `Intnl' has been suggested as an alternative.
Please MAIL me your preference with your vote.

2. There is not yet a demonstrated volume of postings. I have two
comments on this:

a. There have been many postings in the States which did
not make it back to Europe! This is (apparently) due
to the fact that some of the long-haul routes take only
a sub-set of the newsgroups. A new one must be added
explicitly. This policy is under discussion on EUNET.

b. There is a discussion in net.unix at the moment. Although
I don't like the association with UNIX, it seems the best
place at the moment.

SO: please carry on mailing me your votes; please help get some serious
discussion going; and desist from sending flames about the creation to
the net - we have learnt the lesson and are doing it properly now.

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++ Jim R Oldroyd
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