CFV: comp.dcom.xdsl
FIRST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2)
unmoderated group comp.dcom.xdsl
Newsgroup line:
comp.dcom.xdsl Discussion area for different DSL technologies.
Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 29 Jan 1997.
This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. Direct
questions about the proposed group to the proponent.
Proponent: Will Kim <wkim@medialight.com>
Votetaker: Jim Davis <jjd@primenet.com>
RATIONALE: comp.dcom.xdsl
This newsgroup is to accommodate the growing interest and discussions
regarding various ((adsl, hdsl, sdsl (hence the 'x')) Digital
Subscriber Loop (xDSL) technology. comp.dcom.xdsl will provide a
centralized location where thoughts and ideas may be shared amongst
those interested.
xDSL enables a normal copper twisted pair (which is being used to
carry voice-grade telephone calls) to carry digital information at
much higher rates compared to normal analog modems or ISDN. Though
some DSL services are currently available, most are still in testing
and development stages.
Providing a discussion area will help bridge the gap between xDSL
developers world-wide. In the last two to three months, there has been
increasing evidence, of discussions regarding DSL (ADSL in
particular), across various newsgroups and web sites.
CHARTER: comp.dcom.xdsl
Comp.dcom.xdsl is intended as a group for DSL discussion. This
newsgroup is designed to allow discussion of all facts, features, and
capabilities concerning DSL technology, from physical layers to
applications.
Topics that may be addressed are:
* General questions about xDSL.
* Functionality of xDSL.
* Platform support for xDSL.
* xDSL network architecture
Any other topics of interest which are not listed above but deserve to
be may be added during the discussion period. This group will be
unmoderated, so anyone can post in this area.
Binary files, in any form, are discouraged. However a posting may
include a reference to an URL or FTP pointing to such binary files.
END CHARTER.
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