Below, Timo Harmo points out the important alternative that I omitted: That an already established Listserv group can establish a Usenet feed without having to go through the formality of a vote. -- SH > Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 10:54:00 EET > From: "TIMO HARMO (FAC. OF SOCSCI U OF HELSINKI)" <[log in to unmask]> > Comments: To: [log in to unmask] > > > with a readership of 200 or more are POTENTIALLY on Usenet, > > because all that is needed is an affirmative vote of about that > > many in order to establish a new Usenet group. This is how > > PSYCOLOQUY created its > > There is also a easier way. If you want to establish a link to Usenet, > you can: > 1. Get the agreement of the people in the list (it is enough if there > are no serious objections, you don't have to vote) > 2. state your wish in bit.admin (again, hoping that there will be no serious > objections) > 3. get the agreement of the postmaster of your listserv-site and of the > news-gateway you'll be using, and get these two to co-operate to > establish the link (most bitnet-list are gatewayed thru ... was it > American University, american.edu I think) > > You will find more detailed instructions in bit.admin, they make a regular > posting of it. > I don't think any worth-while list will be refused a link. > > -Timo Harmo, [log in to unmask]