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20:58, 19 April 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-04-19 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}}, {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}}, {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}}, {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** No further updates. ** Moderation status of {{news|comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.announce}} *** TM followed up with Florian Rehnisch, who agreed that the Board could post an MVI but also mentioned a previous RFD from 2011 to remove the group. TM to follow up. * Infrastructure ** Mail server *** RL still to look into some NGP submission n...")
16:22, 12 April 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-04-12 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}}, {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}}, {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}}, {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** No further updates. ** Moderation status of {{news|news.admin.technical}} *** TM has posted an announcement about the change in moderators. * Infrastructure ** Mail server *** Some NGP submission notifications are still going to our Junk folder. RL still to look into this. *** RL still to work on getting the webmail and admin fro...")
21:09, 10 April 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2024-04-10-mf-news.admin.technical (Created page with "<pre> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,news.admin.technical,news.admin.misc Subject: MODERATOR FOUND: news.admin.technical Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:07:10 EDT Organization: Usenet Big-8 Management Board Message-ID: <uv6v0t$16ivd$2@dont-email.me> Archive-Name: news.admin.technical REPLACEMENT MODERATOR FOUND news.admin.technical The Big-8 Management Board is pleased to announce that Ivo Gandolfo and Russ Allber...")
16:25, 5 April 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-04-05 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}}, {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}}, {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}}, {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** No further updates. ** Moderation status of {{news|news.admin.technical}} *** Ivo Gandolfo has set up his moderation system and confirmed that Russ Allbery will be a second moderator. TM notified the ISC of the changed in moderator and received confirmation from Todd McComb. TM asked Ivo whether the Board can post an announcement...")
20:24, 28 March 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2024-03-28-mf-comp.programming.literate (Created page with "<pre> From: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.groups.proposals,news.announce.newgroups Subject: MODERATOR FOUND: comp.programming.literate Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:21:50 EDT Organization: Usenet Big-8 Management Board Message-ID: <uu4jf6$3pgbp$1@dont-email.me> Archive-Name: comp.programming.literate REPLACEMENT MODERATOR FOUND comp.programming.literate The Big-8 Management Board is pleased to announced...")
21:36, 22 March 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-03-22 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}}, {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}}, {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}}, {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** No further updates. ** Moderation status of {{news|news.admin.technical}} *** Ivo Gandolfo has agreed to take over as moderator and says he has the requisite technical resources in place. He will write to Russ Allbery to ask whether he would serve as a backup moderator. Agreed to wait for further news from him. ** {{news|comp.pro...")
21:25, 18 March 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-03-15 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** No further updates. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** No further updates ** Removal of {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** No further updates. ** Moderation status of {{news|news.admin.technical}} *** No further updates. ** Proposal to revitalize {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** No further updates. * Infrastructure ** Mail server *** RL still to work on getting the webmail and admin front-ends working again. * Software...")
19:35, 8 March 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-03-08 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** RL to ping Greg Pfeil as necessary. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** Dan Mahoney, the mailing list administrator, replied to RL confirming that the news gateway broke a while ago, but he's not sure why. He says the list will be moving to new mailing list software and is not sure whether it will support the news gateway. He would like to find a solution that preserves the gateway and is investigating this. ** Re...")
17:23, 5 March 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-03-01 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** The Board received an e-mail report that this moderated group is not working. RL contacted the moderator, Greg Pfeil, who indicated that he intends to continue moderating the group. RL has been helping him on technical issues. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** The Board received an e-mail report that posts to this moderated group from its established mail-to-news gateway have not been showing up since 2020. It'...")
18:22, 27 February 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2024-02-27-mvi-news.admin.technical (Created page with "<pre> From: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,news.admin.misc,news.admin.technical Subject: Moderator Vacancy Investigation: news.admin.technical Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Organization: Usenet Big-8 Management Board Message-ID: <url8ub$ht1$3@reader1.panix.com> Archive-Name: news.admin.technical This is a formal Moderator Vacancy Investigation (MVI), begun because the moderated newsgroup ne...")
22:42, 26 February 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-02-23 (Created page with "* Administration ** Removal of {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** No further communication from volunteer moderator; RL to ping ** Moderation status of {{news|news.admin.technical}} *** Scott Hazen Mueller has confirmed that he did not seek or find any replacement moderators his groups. *** Marco has confirmed that he is interested in posting to {{news|news.admin.technical}}. *** The Board agreed to issue an MVI for {{news|news.admin.technical}}. TM to handle this. **...")
17:41, 15 February 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-02-15 (Created page with "* Administration ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** TM posted the announcement of the new moderator. ** Removal of {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** TM has posted a follow-up to the LCC indicating that the matter is on hold pending further discussion with the volunteer. *** RL has been continuing to discuss the moderation setup with the volunteer. ** Moderation status of {{news|news.admin.technical}} *** Scott Hazen Mueller has respond...")
19:59, 12 February 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2024-02-12-mf-soc.history.war.world-war-ii (MODERATOR FOUND: soc.history.war.world-war-ii)
21:52, 9 February 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-02-09 (Created page with "* Administration ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** TM still to post the announcement of the new moderator. ** Removal of {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** After the call for votes was issued, the Board received an e-mail from someone volunteering to take over as moderator for the group. JS discussed this with Paul Schleck, and as a result of this discussion TM wrote to the volunteer for further information on their background and pla...")
21:24, 26 January 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-01-19 (Created page with "* Administration ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** The Board had offered to announce the new moderator; Bixby has confirmed that this can now go ahead, since the moderation system is working. TM to post this announcement in the same venues as the MVI. ** Removal of {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** TM posted the LCC on 2024-10-15. Voting period will be from 2024-10-20 to 2024-10-27. ** {{news|news.admin.technical}} *** Marco Moock w...")
19:37, 17 January 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Sample-newsrc.txt (Additional newsgroups from January 2024 patch by Paul Schleck)
20:02, 15 January 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2024-01-15-lcc-rec.radio.broadcasting (Created page with "<pre> From: Tristan Miller <tmiller@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.groups.proposals,news.announce.newgroups Subject: 2nd RFD: Remove rec.radio.broadcasting - LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS Followup-To: news.groups.proposals,news.groups Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:00:45 EST Message-ID: <uo42q2$12337$1@dont-email.me> Archive-Name: rec.radio.broadcasting This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated newsgroup rec.radio.broadcasting. The Big-8 Management Board p...")
19:35, 15 January 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-01-12 (Created page with "* Administration ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** E-mail from Bixby; to be handled by TM ** Removal of {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** No responses to the 2nd RFD. TM to post the LCC. * Misc ** Salahuddin has written concerning a new moderation tool; TM to respond ** RL may have Internet access issues for the next few days or weeks, so TM to handle any e-mail correspondence for now. Category:Meeting minutes for 2024")
19:28, 15 January 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Category:Meeting minutes for 2024 (Category:Meeting minutes)
15:25, 29 December 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-12-29 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** No response yet from proponent. Agreed to defer. ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** Moderator reports he will be signing up with Panix ** Removal of {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** No comments yet on 2nd RFD. Agreed to defer. * Misc ** Agreed to change the regular meeting time to Fridays at 15:00 GMT/BST due to a conflicting appointment for TM Category:Meeting minutes for 2023")
16:27, 22 December 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2023-12-22-2nd-rfd-rec.radio.broadcasting (Created page with "<pre> From: Tristan Miller <tmiller@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals Subject: RFD: Remove rec.radio.broadcasting Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 17:24:35 +0100 Message-ID: <um4d88$iaf$1@reader1.panix.com> Archive-Name: rec.radio.broadcasting This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated newsgroup rec.radio.broadcasting. Newsgroups Line: rec.radio.broadcasting Discussion of global do...")
15:39, 22 December 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-12-22 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** The Board received an MVI enquiry for {{news|comp.os.plan9}}. RL has been following up. ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** Moderator reports continued difficulties submitting approved posts to news servers; RL to e-mail him with further advice ** Removal of {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}} *** RL still importing the FAQs...")
00:03, 15 December 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Finding newsgroups and subscribing to them (Import of old NNQ web site "Finding newsgroups and subscribing to them" article)
15:09, 8 December 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-12-08 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}} *** RL has continued importing the FAQs into the wiki ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** TM has posted a revised draft of the RFD, and it has been attracting some discussion. * Misc ** Agreed to cancel next week's meeting since TM has a conflicting appointment. Category:Meeting minutes for 2023")
21:53, 3 December 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page How to post messages to news.newusers.questions (Import of old NNQ web site "how to post" article (with some updating))
16:55, 1 December 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2023-12-01-rfd-rec.radio.broadcasting (Created page with "<pre> From: Tristan Miller <tmiller@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals Subject: RFD: Remove rec.radio.broadcasting Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2023 11:47:52 EST Message-ID: <ukd2fs$1ue60$1@dont-email.me> Archive-Name: rec.radio.broadcasting This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated newsgroup rec.radio.broadcasting. Newsgroups Line: rec.radio.broadcasting Discussion of global domesti...")
16:29, 1 December 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-12-01 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}} *** RL has started importing the FAQs into the wiki ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** TM send a draft RFD to PS and RL. He will revise it in accordance with their comments and post it. Category:Meeting minutes for 2023")
15:50, 1 December 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Administrative statement for news.newusers.questions (Import of old NNQ admin statement (with relevant updates))
03:11, 1 December 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page News.newusers.questions (Import of old NNQ web site index (most links to be added))
16:31, 24 November 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-11-24 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}} *** RL has finished setting up the moderation system for these groups and will post to them an announcement that we are the new moderators. *** Revision and wikification of the FAQs still TBD ** {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** The moderator reports further progress on the moderation system. ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** TM has reviewed the past correspondence with...")
18:17, 17 November 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-11-17 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}} *** RL still in the process of setting up STUMP for {{news|news.announce.newusers}}, as some procmail recipes need debugging. (The existing rules mistakenly allowed two test messages to be posted to the group despite being rejected by STUMP.) *** RL has posted the charters and signing keys for these groups on the wiki *** Revising the FAQs still TBD ** {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}...")
00:18, 17 November 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Signing key for news.announce.newusers (Created page with signing key for news.announce.newusers)
18:41, 16 November 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Signing key for news.newusers.questions (Create page with new signing key for n.n.q)
00:46, 16 November 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Charter for news.newusers.questions (Created page with charter text from the old n.n.q website (formerly at http://www.anta.net/misc/nnq/charter.shtml))
14:35, 12 November 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-11-10 (Created page with "* Administration ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** The new moderator, Bixby, reports that he is almost done writing his own moderation software and has already updated the group's submission address with the ISC. ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}} *** RL has received the latest FAQs from Kathy Morgan. These need to be updated. ** {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}} *** A user reported to TM that a post...")
15:18, 3 November 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-11-03 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}} *** RL has produced working procmail recipes for {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and will do the same for {{news|news.announce.newusers}}. *** RL has suggested obtaining the latest version of the FAQs that were periodically posted to these groups so that we can continue to post them ourselves. Agreed that RL would check with Kathy Morgan what the latest versions are. ** {{news|rec....")
14:18, 3 November 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-10-27 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}}: No further updates. * Infrastructure ** Mail server. RL fixed SSL certificate, but did not yet upgrade mail-in-a-box. TM to add SpamAssassin whitelist rules. * (Web)STUMP ** TM: No update yet on GPG signing best practices on Savannah * Publicity ** LibrePlanet 2024: Deadline for session proposals extended to 17 November. * Misc ** PS has sent updates to the sample .newsrc file. RL...")
16:45, 28 October 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Sample-newsrc.txt (Added further active newsgroups suggested by Paul Schleck)
13:53, 27 October 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-10-20 (Created page with "* Administration ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** The prospective moderator, Bixby, has indicated to the Board that he will be writing his own moderation software. ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}}: No further updates. * Infrastructure ** Mail server SSL certificate: No further updates. * (Web)STUMP ** TM: No update yet on GPG signing best practices on Savannah * Publicity ** LibrePlanet 2024: No p...")
14:23, 13 October 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-10-13 (Created page with "* Administration ** RFD for comp.lang.go *** Result: Group will be created. RL has posted the result on Usenet and the Board's website, and has notified the ISC. ISC have created the group and RL has confirmed that it is now appearing on many news servers (but not, as expected, Google Groups). The group is already seeing some activity. ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** Discussion continuing in {{news|news.groups.proposals}}. The Boa...")
19:33, 10 October 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Nan:2023-10-07-result-comp.lang.go (Created page)
14:21, 6 October 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-10-06 (Created page with "* Administration ** RFD for comp.lang.go *** Voting by e-mail underway; voting ends tomorrow. RL to post the result and inform the ISC at the conclusion of voting. ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** The Board has been monitoring the discussion in {{news|news.groups.proposals}} and communicating with the prospective moderator, Bixby, on technical and procedural issues. RL to ask Bixby when he'd be ready to take over moderation. ** {{new...")
15:00, 29 September 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2023-09-28-mvi-soc.history.war.world-war-ii (Moderator Vacancy Investigation: soc.history.war.world-war-ii)
14:58, 29 September 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2023-09-25-lcc-revised-comp.lang.go (RFD: comp.lang.go - LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS (revised))
14:54, 29 September 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-09-29 (Created page with "* Administration ** RFD for comp.lang.go *** RL posted a revised LCC (without the clause in the charter proposing to convert the group to a moderated one in the future) at the request of the proponent. The voting period will begin on 2023-09-30. RL and TM have been following the discussions in {{news|news.groups.proposals}}. RL has been keeping JE in the loop and will send all Board members an e-mail reminder when it is time to begin voting. Voting will end once all...")
08:48, 25 September 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2023-09-22-lcc-comp.lang.go (RFD: comp.lang.go - LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS)
08:43, 25 September 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-09-22 (Created page with "* Administration ** RFD for comp.lang.go *** Proponent has confirmed final wording of the RFD and RL has posted the LCC. TM to publicize the LCC in the usual channels. Board to vote on the RFD at its meeting on 29 September. RL to inform JE about the vote. ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** Volunteer has confirmed that they have the technical and procedural knowledge to moderate the group, and has agreed to RL's suggestion that the Bo...")
11:45, 18 September 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Big-8 covered in The Register, TechSpot (The Big-8 hierarchy and the Big-8 Management Board have been covered in two recent articles in the tech press)
11:38, 18 September 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2023-07-04-rfd-comp.lang.go (RFD for comp.lang.go)
15:05, 15 September 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-09-15 (Created page with "* Administration ** RFD for comp.lang.go *** RL has been corresponding with the proponent and is now awaiting final confirmation on the RFD before voting. TM to remind the proponent that we are awaiting confirmation. ** {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** Russ Allbery forwarded a message from someone volunteering to take over moderatorship. TM to respond. ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}} *** The Board received an inquiry on...")