Newsgroups: alt.etext Subject: CHARTER From: root@west.darkside.com (Postmaster) Keywords: charter etext Message-ID: Date: 2 Feb 93 10:14:21 GMT Reply-To: dell@wiretap.spies.com Organization: The Dark Side of the Moon +1 408 245 SPAM Lines: 43 As discussed in alt.config, this is the NEWGROUP for alt.etext, with "charter" following in this message. The original proposal was posted to alt.config on 16 Jan 1993. Response as to name was balanced both ways. If this were Usenet, we would be "comp.text.etext", but in alt we've got "alt.hypertext" instead of "alt.text.hyper". We urge major systems to carry this group because we will be posting announcements of ETEXTS available to alt.etext, which will be made available via FTP and Gopher. "ETEXT" usually (but not always) refers to material that existed on paper prior to its electronic form. This is expected to be a low volume, high signal to noise ratio group. Some material may be reposted here (occasional articles from PACS-L, etc.) Group is unmoderated. dell@wiretap.spies.com / Thomas E Dell --- CHARTER V1.0 FOR ALT.ETEXT Alt.Etext has been created for: o Announcements of new items of electronic text made available via FTP or Gopher, or other means. o Occasional reposting of ETEXT announcements made to other groups or mailing lists (such as PACS-L). o Permit contact between ETEXT people so that effort is not wasted OCR'ing or hand entering the same text twice. o Discussion of electronic text content and formats. o Posting of small items of electronic text, if necessary. (Not the main motive behind the group.) ---