Nan:2010-03-02-result-comp.os.tpf

From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org>
Subject: RESULT: comp.os.tpf will be removed
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:10:08 EST
Message-ID: <hmi5vf$km5$1@news.albasani.net>

                        RESULT
              comp.os.tpf will be removed

The Last Call for Comments (LCC) on 2010-02-21 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.os.tpf.

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

RATIONALE:

Probe posts to this group resulted in bounces.

  <comp-os-tpf@moderators.isc.org>: host moderators.individual.net[130.133.4.7]
      said: 550-Callout verification failed: 550 550 Requested action not taken:
      mailbox unavailable (in reply to RCPT TO command)

Roger Sawtell says the moderator appears to have lost interest in this group
due to the lack of use. Roger favors removal of the group.
>Message-ID: <nkqfl5dbcuj2coqra8ecghhd6ghirs3i7k@4ax.com>

NEWSGROUPS LINE:

comp.os.tpf	Issues of the TPF and MVS/TPF Operating Systems. (Moderated)

DISTRIBUTION:

news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
comp.os.tpf
comp.os.misc

CHARTER OF COMP.OS.TPF

A forum for discussing all problems and topics related to the
Transaction Processing Facility Operating Systems by IBM. Topics such
as programming in Assembler/370 for TPF, as well as C-TPF programming, C++,
Java, architecture, and interoperability are welcome. Provision for topics
and postings for Job Offers follow the guidelines widely accepted by the
Usenet. Topics unrelated to TPF or MVS/TPF,such as large binaries,unrelated
pictures and offensive material are unacceptable under all circumstances.

HISTORY OF THE GROUP:

comp.os.tpf is a moderated newsgroup which passed its vote for creation by
210:9 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 21 Dec 1998.

PROPONENT:

Alexander Bartolich <alexander.bartolich@gmx.at>

CHANGE HISTORY:

2009-10-29	First probe post
2010-01-10	Moderator Vacancy Investigation
2010-01-24	1st RFD
2010-02-06	2nd RFD
2010-02-21	LCC
2010-03-02	RESULT