Nan:2010-01-17-RESULT-comp-sys-mac-digest

From Usenet Big-8 Management Board
From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org>
Subject: RESULT: comp.sys.mac.digest will be removed
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:59:34 EST
Message-ID: <hiv6uh$g29$1@news.albasani.net>


                            RESULT
              comp.sys.mac.digest will be removed

The Last Call for Comments (LCC) on 2010-01-09 initiated a five-day
period for final comments.  Following this comment period, the Big-8
Management Board has decided by vote to remove moderated group
comp.sys.mac.digest.

Vote results (yes-no-abstain): 10-0-0

RATIONALE:

Probe posts to this group resulted in bounces.

digest@info-mac.org
  (generated from comp-sys-mac-digest@moderators.isc.org)
  SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<digest@info-mac.org>:
  host mx2.sub2.homie.mail.dreamhost.com [208.97.132.87]:
  550 5.1.1 <digest@info-mac.org>: Recipient address rejected:
  User unknown in virtual alias table

Tom Harrington elaborated about the history of the group and suggested
that tidbits.com might be interested in the group.
Kathy Morgan investigated and received a negative reply.

>Message-ID: <tph-A83473.17071729112009@localhost>
>Message-ID: <1ja4bq4.iia4vu18zlm3kN%kmorgan@spamcop.net>

NEWSGROUPS LINE:

comp.sys.mac.digest	Apple Macintosh: info&uses, but no programs. (Moderated)

DISTRIBUTION:

news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
comp.sys.mac.digest

CHARTER OF COMP.SYS.MAC.DIGEST

Group submission address:   digest@info-mac.org
Moderator contact address:  gordon@info-mac.org (Gordon Watts)

HISTORY OF THE GROUP:

comp.sys.mac.digest is a moderated newsgroup which predates the
news.announce.newgroups voting process.

Oldest archived control message is dated 1991-05-23.

PROPONENT:

Alexander Bartolich <alexander.bartolich@gmx.at>

CHANGE HISTORY:

2009-10-29	Probe post bounced
2009-11-29	Moderator Vacancy Investigation
2009-12-13	1st RFD
2009-12-27	2nd RFD
2010-01-09	LCC
2010-01-17	RESULT