These are proposed guidelines for establishing a Listserv/Netnews
gateway.  Please comment.
 
It is the responsibility of the person requesting the gateway to do
the following.
 
1.  Get the approval of the Listserv list owner(s) and the Listserv
    administrator at the host node.  Send them each a copy of the
    posting "General information on Listserv/Netnews gateways",
    posted regularly to bit.admin.  If any one of these people
    objects, the gateway is not done.
 
    (Note: This document has not been written yet.)
 
2.  Find a site that is willing to do the gateway.  Sites that might be
    willing include psuvm.bitnet, auvm.bitnet, and ysub.bitnet.
 
3.  Get the approval of the Listserv list readers.  This could be done
    somewhat informally by posting to the list and asking if there are
    objections.  If the issue was controversial, a formal vote should be
    held according to the same guidelines as for creating a new Usenet
    group.  If there was no major dissenting opinion within 14 days, a
    vote would not be needed.
 
4.  If there is a Usenet group where crossposting would be logical, get
    the approval of the people who read that group (in the same way as
    approval of the Listserv readers was gotten).
 
5.  Post to bit.admin to see if there are any objections.  The subject
    of the posting should be "Gateway for <listname> under discussion".
    Again, if there was no major dissenting opinion within 14 days, a
    vote would not be needed; otherwise a vote would be held.  It is ok
    to do steps 3, 4, and 5 all at the same time.
 
6.  Write to [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] to say
    that all of the criteria have been met and to indicate the gateway
    site, Listserv host node, list owner(s), and a short (45 character
    maximum) description of the list.  News-admin will register the
    gateway and will give a go ahead to start the gateway.  Please wait
    for a response from news-admin before turning on the gateway.
 
7.  Post to bit.admin to say that all of the above criteria have been
    met and that the gateway is operational.  The subject of the posting
    should be "Gateway for <listname> operational".