Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site peregrine.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!felix!peregrine!mike From: mike@peregrine.UUCP (Mike Wexler) Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.sources Subject: Re: As long as we are talking about rmgrouping ... Message-ID: <229@peregrine.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 12:53:57 EST Article-I.D.: peregrin.229 Posted: Mon Nov 4 12:53:57 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Nov-85 05:49:25 EST References: <245@mit-eddie.UUCP> <136@vcvax1.UUCP> <687@ucsfcgl.UUCP> <5647@amdcad.UUCP> <551@ttrdc.UUCP> Reply-To: mike@peregrine.UUCP (Mike Wexler) Followup-To: net.news.group Organization: Peregrine Systems, Irvine, Ca Lines: 25 Keywords: meta.net.sources,meta.mod.sources,rmgroup Xref: watmath net.news.group:4318 net.sources:3816 Summary: mod.sources administration How about replacing net.sources* with mod.sources*. The moderator would accomplish two tasks. First to eliminate duplicate postings. Second to decide on the best method of distribution. The moderator might follow these steps when a program is sent to hum 1. post a short description of the program 2. wait a few days 3. count requests for distribution 4. decide on best distribution method based on number of requests and possibly geographic/topological distribution. 5. distribute the source through email and/or posting and/or chain mailing 6. collect fixes to sources 7. distribute fixes. I know this is a lot of work. It probably should be handled by multiple moderators. Someone who wished to post a source would email to the mod.sources moderator who was closest to him. If the poster wasn't satisfied with the response of a particular moderator he could send the posting to another one. If all the moderators refuse a posting it is probably not worth posting. To lessen propagation delays it would be helpful if all the moderators of a particle mod.sources* group had a direct connection to each other. Please send reponses to me and I will summarize. -- Mike(always a dreamer) Wexler (trwrb|scgvaxd)!felix!peregrine!mike (714)855-3923