Bill anf Hank, This mail and the other initial mails about RIPE CENTR were purposely sent to both tld-wg and tld-admin. As Bill correctly points out these lists are different with tld-admin being meant for use of tld regisrties to discuss operational matters. There is not plan to merge these two lists. Why then were the mails sent to both lists? It is obvious why RIPE CENTR mail was and should be sent to tld-wg list, since this working group initiated the discussion and is designed for the discussing of tld policy The initial RIPE CENTR mails were also sent to tld-admin to guarantee that all active RIPE area nTLDs were aware that RIPE CENTR existed and that discussion was taking place. Since RIPE area nTLDs are the potential members of RIPE CENTR it was crucial that this awareness was made. I think it can now safely be said that all active RIPE area nTLDs are aware of RIPE CENTR and the discussion surrounding it. Therefore I suggest that from now on discussion only takes place on *tld-wg*. If a subscriber to tld-admin is not a subcriber to tld-wg, and they want to follow the RIPE CENTR discussion then I suggest that they subscribe post haste. For subscribing details see (http://www.ripe.net/info/maillists.html#lists) Regards Paul Bill Manning <bmanning at ISI.EDU> writes: * * Hank, I think that the tld-admin mail-list was formed as a closed list for * tld-admins only. The tld-wg list is for RIPE members and is more open. * There are tld-admins that are outside the sphere of influence of RIPE. * I've seen that the tld-admin list try and come to grips with tld operational * issues that are not RIPE specific. * * I'd like to see them as seperate lists. If RIPE chooses to merge them, * then I'll see about hosting a list that will allow tld operators a forum * for discussion. * * * > * > At 04:02 PM 1/23/98 +0100, Paul Ridley wrote: * > * > Is there a major reason for maintaining tld-admin and tld-wg? The groups * > overlap and I see no reason for maintaining two groups? Can't they be mer * ged? * > * > -Hank * > * > * > >Dear all, * > > * > >the proposal for RIPE CENTR has been published as ripe-177. It can be fou * nd at * > >http://www.ripe.net/docs/ripe-177.html * > > * > >This document is essential reading for all ntld administrators as is desc * ribed * > >the setting up of an organisation for RIPE area ntlds. I will also be mak * ing a * > >presentation on this proposal at the forthcoming tld-wg meeting. * > > * > >Any comments to the author (although preferably on tld-wg at ripe.net) would * be * > >appreciated. * > > * > >I look forward to hearing your comments. * > > * > >Regards * > > * > >Paul * > > * > > * > > * > > * > * > * * * -- * --bill * -------- Logged at Sat Jan 24 23:22:26 MET 1998 ---------