Request For Discussion
                *** This is not a vote ***
 
This is a formal RFD to discuss the creation of groups for the discussion
of mailing list software and issues involved in running mailing lists.
This RFD is also being sent to the following mailing lists:
 
[log in to unmask]
[log in to unmask]
 
 
comp.mail.list-admin.policy     Policy issues in running mailing lists
comp.mail.list-admin.software Software used in the running of mailing lists
 
The groups will be unmoderated.
 
For a long time there have been active groups for discussing
administration of Usenet and discussion of Usenet software, but there
is no analogous group for the discussion of mailing lists.  There have
been various list management mailing lists, as well as mailing lists
devoted to certain specific mailing list software, but as yet no Usenet
newsgroups.
 
The Charters:
 
comp.mail.list-admin.policy
        This group is for policy discussions involved in running a
mailing list.  This includes but is not limited to moderation policies,
dealing with trouble users, privacy issues of sensitive lists, and
policy issues involved with gating mailing lists into other media such
as Usenet.  This group is not for the announcement of new mailing lists.
 
comp.mail.list-admin.software
        This group is for discussions involved with the selection,
installation, and operation of software used to manage mailing lists.
Discussion of the mail transport agents sendmail or smail should be
held in comp.mail.sendmail or comp.mail.smail.  This group is not for
the announcement of new mailing lists.