I'm currently actively working on getting the newsgroup "comp.sys.openmpe"
created, with Adam's assistance.  As Adam noted below, this could take 2 - 3
months because of the procedure of posting a Request for Discussion (RFD)
for a period of time and then a Call for Votes (CFV) within the newsgroup
management community.  The initial RFD has already been generated.  Once
this process is completed I will work with Adam to get the bi-directional
gateway setup.

Thanx,
        Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: OpenMPE Support Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
Adam Dorritie
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 12:24 PM
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Subject: [OPENMPE] FW: hp3000-L and OpenMPE lists: More stats and a ?


I just realized that I never cross-posted this to the OpenMPE list.

Adam

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Dorritie [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 7:59 PM
>
> Jeff after Ken:
>
> > As for newsgroup and Google archiving purposes, only HP3000-L has that
> > mechanism at present with the established comp.sys.hp.mpe newsgroup and
> > the gateway mechanism from Editcorp.
> >
> > But we could re-organize in some fashion if you see fit from the
> > listserv side; can't speak to what would happen on the newsgroup side.
>
> As they say, there are ways and there are ways.  The newsgroup
> gateway is very flexible and we are reasonably so:)  If folks
> find value in the proposition (feel free to e-mail me directly
> with your heartfelt pleas for gating the OpenMPE list to Usenet),
> we'll be happy to consider performing the service.
>
> Off the top of my nut, I can think of a few possibilities:
>
> 1) Gate the OpenMPE list to comp.sys.hp.mpe only.
> (meaning no posting from Usenet to the OpenMPE list)
>
> This would provide read-only access to the list from Usenet, but
> doesn't help folks who'd like to post to the OpenMPE list from
> Usenet.  This is easy to do, but provides the least functionality.
>
> 2) Create a bi-directional gateway between comp.sys.hp.mpe and
> the OpenMPE list.
>
> This would allow folks to both read and post, but is the most
> work for us.  We would have to come up with a scheme to ensure
> that newsgroup posts destined for the OpenMPE list would not also
> be passed along to 3000-L.  This would probably involve users
> tagging all OpenMPE-intended message with "OPENMPE" somewhere in
> the subject.  For messages brought over from the mailing list, we
> would add the "OPENMPE" (so that replies to existing topics would
> be predestined for the OpenMPE list).  Any message not so tagged
> would end up on 3000-L and expose the writer to great derision
> and considerable humiliation.  There may be other options, but
> we'll have to think about them.
>
> 3) Create a new newsgroup and gate the OpenMPE list bi-directionally.
>
> This is both really easy and ridiculously difficult.  The easy
> part is that we just have to flip a couple of switches in our
> existing gateway code to accomplish this.  The difficult part is
> creating the new newsgroup.  The formal process for newsgroup
> creation takes a couple of months or more.
>
> We're also open to any other suggestions folks might have.
>
> Please remember to let me know if you're even interested in this
> service so we can see if it's worth taking further.
>
> Regards,
>
> Adam Dorritie
> Easy Does It Technologies LLC
> (702) 807-2144
> http://www.editcorp.com