From [email protected] Fri Nov 6 10:11:42 1992 Xref: rpi news.announce.newgroups:1715 news.groups:36893 comp.databases:12970 Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.databases Path: rpi!bounce-back From: [email protected] Subject: RESULT: comp.databases.oracle passes 283: 22 Followup-To: news.groups Sender: [email protected] Nntp-Posting-Host: cs.rpi.edu Date: 6 Jan 92 07:26:46 GMT Approved: [email protected] Lines: 334 The results of the vote for comp.databases.oracle received a passing vote. The vote ended on the 23rd of December and votes (1) after which were not counted. Surprisingly, ORACLE Corp. did not flood the voting. A total of 305 people voted: no. of yes votes was 283 and no. of NO vote=22. The numbers meet the criteria for a successful vote by a wide margin. YES - NO = 261 > 100 and YES>> 2 x NO I believe the moderator will issue the newgroup command in the near future. Thank you. Daryl Erwin Wilfrid Laurier University ([email protected]) P.S. I apologize if I didn't save the "correct" name portion of the mail article - I fealt the date and userid were the important things. [[ Traditionally, it _should_ be the "From:" header and not the Unix mailbox "From" line. The Guidelines stipulate as much, though liberal interpretation would allow for this form. I am accepting the results of this poll. -- tale ]] *** People voted NO for creating a comp.databases.oracle newsgroup*** From: watmath!wynnds.xenitec.on.ca!timk (Tim Kuehn) From: [email protected] (Carl Rigney) >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 21:27:59 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:26:56 1991 >From @hp4nl.nluug.nl,@helios,@rivm.nl:[email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:09:26 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:30:56 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 11:25:38 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 23:57:03 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Nov 28 04:56:40 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 13:58:53 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca,@relay.cs.utoronto.ca,@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com:[email protected] Mon Nov 25 11:08:48 1991 >From [email protected] Sun Dec 1 19:10:24 1991 >From [email protected] Sun Dec 1 23:27:47 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca,@relay.cs.utoronto.ca:caen!sharkey!indetech!rec@citi Mon Dec 2 20:44:40 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 3 13:07:15 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 18:33:34 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 09:49:50 1991 >From @MCC.COM:[email protected] Wed Dec 11 10:46:39 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 12:27:21 1991 >From @ean-relay.ac.uk,@doc.imperial.ac.uk:[email protected] Thu Dec 12 10:45:18 1991 >From [email protected] Sat Dec 14 00:30:56 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 20 16:39:08 1991 ***People voted YES for creating a comp.databases.oracle newsgroup*** From: Pastuch W DFrom: "RON POOL" From: [email protected] (Mr. Coates -- Xibo) From: egn@laiser (E. G. Nadhan) [email protected] From: [email protected] From: [email protected] (Eric Lieber) From: [email protected] (John Borchert) From: [email protected] (vicki halliwell) From: [email protected] (H. Schipper) From: Maura Clark From: [email protected] (Paul S. Sawyer) >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 15:21:13 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 14:17:37 1991 >From cdm%[email protected] Mon Nov 25 14:01:16 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 15:12:18 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 17:12:23 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 16:48:59 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 15:56:13 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 15:47:34 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 16:50:39 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 16:55:31 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 15:46:43 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 18:03:28 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 17:41:18 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 16:05:04 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 17:06:19 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 15:56:11 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 16:13:54 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 17:29:57 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 15:59:44 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 19:37:29 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 22:16:45 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 22:17:01 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:19:42 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:14:32 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:18:04 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:38:29 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:16:48 1991 >From @ean-relay.ac.uk:[email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:17:00 1991 >From @ean-relay.ac.uk:[email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:14:53 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:13:17 1991 >From @ean-relay.ac.uk:[email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:11:33 1991 >From @ean-relay.ac.uk:[email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:07:37 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:14:01 1991 >From @dkuug.dk:[email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:53:03 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:12:40 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:40:36 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:07:37 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:43:25 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:10:34 1991 >From @dkuug.dk:[email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:58:33 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca:[email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:05:36 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:29:12 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:31:30 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 11:03:43 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 11:02:49 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 11:02:01 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:45:14 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:40:22 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:37:00 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:32:40 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:37:42 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 11:10:53 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 11:58:44 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 11:34:36 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 12:53:13 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 12:44:18 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 12:07:52 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 12:08:01 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 12:08:00 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 13:13:05 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 13:09:57 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 13:27:39 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 14:33:15 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 16:22:28 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 14:57:25 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 16:04:27 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 14:56:26 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 15:26:18 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca,@relay.cs.utoronto.ca,@mail.uunet.ca:[email protected] Tue Nov 26 14:33:07 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 14:57:54 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 14:40:48 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 14:52:17 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca:[email protected] Tue Nov 26 15:19:47 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 03:29:32 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 18:33:06 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 02:35:17 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 22:27:30 1991 >From geir%[email protected] Wed Nov 27 00:42:54 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca:[email protected] Tue Nov 26 17:59:48 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 19:31:10 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 17:54:57 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca,@relay.cs.utoronto.ca:aunro!ugc!geoff@alberta Tue Nov 26 17:08:11 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 17:37:20 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 17:46:38 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 09:25:35 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 09:20:48 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 09:20:49 1991 >From @ean-relay.ac.uk:[email protected] Wed Nov 27 09:34:17 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 09:23:58 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 13:57:56 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 13:31:49 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 13:30:44 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 13:36:49 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 13:18:35 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 13:14:35 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 14:05:00 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 16:08:42 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca,@relay.cs.utoronto.ca:ncrcan!cattnts.Canada.NCR.CA!klu@lsuc Wed Nov 27 18:23:20 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 17:02:44 1991 >From navsses!NAVSSES.UUCP!system Wed Nov 27 16:56:42 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 19:24:02 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 10:46:52 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 12:13:48 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 12:04:02 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 12:11:37 1991 >From koks%[email protected] Mon Nov 25 11:46:19 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 22:37:26 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Nov 28 08:16:16 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 23:38:51 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Nov 28 06:25:57 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Nov 28 05:55:18 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Nov 28 09:28:19 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Nov 28 09:51:45 1991 >From joubert%[email protected] Thu Nov 28 11:36:31 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Nov 28 17:56:37 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Nov 28 17:17:27 1991 >From @ean-relay.ac.uk:[email protected] Fri Nov 29 11:13:58 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Nov 29 05:11:31 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Nov 29 04:04:53 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Nov 29 05:20:26 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Nov 29 11:12:05 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Nov 28 23:24:41 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Nov 28 23:14:23 1991 >From [email protected] Sat Nov 30 03:15:08 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Nov 29 20:22:03 1991 >From @mail.swip.net:peno@kps Sun Dec 1 19:04:56 1991 >From [email protected] Sun Dec 1 19:27:03 1991 >From @m2xenix.psg.com,@quagga.ru.ac.za:[email protected] Mon Dec 2 08:46:52 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 2 10:19:32 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 2 08:54:03 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 2 10:13:28 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 2 09:33:46 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 2 13:51:57 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 2 13:58:16 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 2 13:56:44 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 2 14:44:57 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 2 14:26:47 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 2 14:20:55 1991 >From actew!actew.oz.au!dba_admin Mon Dec 2 18:38:38 1991 >From actew!actew.oz.au!ins_wayne Mon Dec 2 18:39:40 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 2 16:48:07 1991 >From cook%[email protected] Mon Dec 2 15:55:14 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 3 03:56:51 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca:[email protected] Tue Dec 3 04:31:48 1991 >From @covax.commerce.uq.oz.au:[email protected] Tue Dec 3 11:16:52 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 3 11:52:47 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 3 12:16:34 1991 >From @dsg4.dse.beckman.com:[email protected] Tue Dec 3 13:42:14 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 3 12:51:46 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 3 22:28:53 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 3 18:44:25 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 4 06:01:23 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 4 15:41:05 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 4 18:09:28 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 4 19:39:55 1991 >From auto-trol!toncha.Auto-trol.COM!toncha Wed Dec 4 16:03:47 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 09:02:31 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 06:44:30 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 06:52:24 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 10:33:48 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 09:42:44 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 04:53:34 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 21:37:59 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 19:29:58 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 19:14:43 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 15:05:13 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 6 02:54:20 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 23:47:06 1991 >From [email protected] Sun Dec 8 15:28:40 1991 >From selchow%[email protected] Sat Dec 7 12:11:14 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 6 20:03:46 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 6 22:20:43 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 6 22:18:59 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 08:46:19 1991 >From [email protected] Sun Dec 8 22:17:26 1991 >From [email protected] Sun Dec 8 23:59:56 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 19:36:42 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 19:29:31 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 18:37:13 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 18:07:21 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 17:57:58 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 17:47:01 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 17:47:24 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 17:18:49 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 17:05:17 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 13:58:42 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 16:12:48 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 16:01:04 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 13:47:11 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 15:03:58 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 14:55:41 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 11:36:45 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 11:25:56 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 13:27:26 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 13:03:36 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 12:26:05 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 11:34:21 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 20:49:23 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 10 13:10:33 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 10 12:19:09 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 10 09:45:46 1991 >From lrabbe@cornice Tue Dec 10 09:58:23 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 10 09:26:38 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 10 15:26:06 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 10 16:53:51 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 10 16:06:35 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 11 11:56:49 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 11 11:28:17 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 11 11:24:00 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 11 12:23:43 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 11 08:59:53 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca,@neat.cs.utoronto.ca:[email protected] Wed Dec 11 15:23:20 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca,@relay.cs.utoronto.ca,@mail.uunet.ca:[email protected] Wed Dec 11 15:25:38 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 12:06:36 1991 >From @mail.swip.net:anders@refhk Thu Dec 12 09:58:18 1991 >From @dkuug.dk:[email protected] Thu Dec 12 09:19:12 1991 >From @ean-relay.ac.uk:[email protected] Thu Dec 12 13:25:49 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 10:20:18 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 13:10:28 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 09:55:09 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 09:20:18 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 12:14:33 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 09:20:43 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 11:09:55 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 10:28:49 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 18:47:38 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 20:41:20 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 18:21:01 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca:[email protected] Thu Dec 12 14:36:39 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca:[email protected] Thu Dec 12 14:23:27 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 14:20:50 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 22:26:01 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 21:09:32 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 13 04:16:38 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 13 06:06:02 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 13 05:38:37 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 13 02:55:36 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 13 01:37:16 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 13 04:58:40 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 13 10:20:22 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 13 14:20:19 1991 >From @ean-relay.ac.uk:[email protected] Fri Dec 13 09:23:55 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 13 08:52:03 1991 >From [email protected] Sat Dec 14 19:52:52 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca,@relay.cs.utoronto.ca:isagate!isasun-3.edm.isac.ca!steve@alberta Sat Dec 14 22:50:40 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 16 04:51:41 1991 >From [email protected] Sun Dec 15 18:05:28 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 16 10:00:07 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 16 17:21:53 1991 >From @dkuug.dk:[email protected] Mon Dec 16 11:12:52 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 16 15:34:53 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 17 20:14:02 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 16 23:59:16 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 17 16:45:58 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 17 12:48:21 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 16 21:52:21 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 17 06:06:03 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 17 21:38:47 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 18 07:08:32 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 18 12:59:11 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 18 15:33:30 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 18 12:53:45 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 18 12:57:08 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 18 21:25:27 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 19 09:42:23 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca,@relay.cs.utoronto.ca:isagate!apldss.apl.cul.ca!tony@alberta Thu Dec 19 12:50:52 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 19 08:51:17 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 19 16:30:19 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 20 09:06:41 1991 >From [email protected] Sat Dec 21 08:30:04 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 20 21:01:39 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 20 18:26:40 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 23 19:44:20 1991 From [email protected] Mon Sep 11 22:13:11 1995 Xref: rpi news.announce.newgroups:1554 news.groups:35280 comp.databases:12079 comp.databases.informix:236 Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.databases,comp.databases.informix Path: rpi!bounce-back From: [email protected] (Daryl Erwin) Subject: RFD: comp.databases.oracle Followup-To: news.groups Sender: [email protected] Nntp-Posting-Host: cs.rpi.edu Organization: Wilfrid Laurier University Date: 12 Nov 91 00:53:14 GMT Approved: [email protected] Lines: 29 Status: RO X-Status: I would like to invite everybody to discuss the creation of a new newsgroup. Name: comp.databases.oracle (similar to comp.databases.informix) Charter: Discussions on topics related to the Oracle database and its related products. (ie. SQL*Forms, SQL*Plus, SQL*Calc, (SQL*CASE, SQL*Rep, SQL*Reportwriter, etc....). All platforms including Unix, VAX, PC, etc. The news group can also be used to gateway the Oracle-L mailling list but NOT replace the mailing list. Status: unmoderated ======================================================================== I have no experience in setting up a group, but my understanding is that a 2 week discussion period must follow this RFD. In order for a group to be accepted, there has to be at least 100 more YES votes than NO votes and at least twice as many YES votes than NO votes. I would like to know who wants to collect the votes. I have no experience in this and there exists probably a program which can keep track of the YES and NO votes of each voter. Lets shoot for a pre-Christmas newgroup! -- Daryl Erwin Net Address: [email protected] Computing Services Surface Mail: P4-1, Main Campus Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario Bus:(519) 884-1970 x2910 ... Go Hawks! From [email protected] Mon Sep 11 22:14:22 1995 Xref: rpi news.announce.newgroups:1590 news.groups:35690 comp.databases:12278 Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.databases Path: rpi!bounce-back From: [email protected] Subject: CFV: comp.databases.oracle Followup-To: poster Sender: [email protected] Nntp-Posting-Host: cs.rpi.edu Reply-To: [email protected] Date: 25 Nov 91 16:32:53 GMT Approved: [email protected] Lines: 33 Status: RO X-Status: First Call for Votes -------------------- Newsgroup name: comp.databases.oracle Status: unmoderated Charter: An unmoderated group for the discussion of software products by the Oracle Corporation (eg. Sql*Plus, SQL*Forms, SQL*Reportwriter, etc) How to vote: Mail (NOT post) your vote to one of the addresses below. Indicate clearly whether you are voting YES or NO either in the subject or the body of the message. I'll be counting these by hand, so there's no specific format required - just make it clear which way you're voting. Here is the address: internet: [email protected] (Or the Reply-To: address of this article) (..!uunet!maytag!mach2!oracle-vote - not sure on this one) Voting Period: Starts: November 25 Ends: December 23 (29 Days!) From [email protected] Mon Sep 11 22:15:17 1995 Xref: rpi news.announce.newgroups:1646 news.groups:36218 comp.databases:12617 Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.databases Path: rpi!bounce-back From: [email protected] Subject: 2nd CFV: comp.database.oracle Followup-To: poster Sender: [email protected] Nntp-Posting-Host: cs.rpi.edu Organization: Wilfrid Laurier University Date: 12 Dec 91 03:39:22 GMT Approved: [email protected] Lines: 34 Status: RO X-Status: The following is the second call for votes. So as not to bias the results I will not post acknowledgments with this posting. With the exception of about 10-15 people (ie bounces) all have been sent "Accepted" replies. Voting ends on December 23...And remember MAIL and NOT post your votes. Second Call for Votes -------------------- Newsgroup name: comp.databases.oracle Charter: An unmoderated group for the discussion of software products by the Oracle Corporation (eg. Sql*Plus, SQL*Forms, SQL*Reportwriter, etc) How to vote: Mail (NOT post) your vote to the address below. Indicate clearly whether you are voting YES or NO either in the subject or the body of the message. I'll be counting these by hand, so there's no specific format required - just make it clear which way you're voting. Here is the address: internet: [email protected] (Or reply to the address of this article) Voting Period: Starts: November 25 Ends: December 23 (29 Days!) From [email protected] Tue Sep 12 10:42:30 1995 Xref: rpi news.announce.newgroups:1715 news.groups:36893 comp.databases:12970 Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.databases Path: rpi!bounce-back From: [email protected] Subject: RESULT: comp.databases.oracle passes 283: 22 Followup-To: news.groups Sender: [email protected] Nntp-Posting-Host: cs.rpi.edu Date: 6 Jan 92 07:26:46 GMT Approved: [email protected] Lines: 334 Status: RO X-Status: The results of the vote for comp.databases.oracle received a passing vote. The vote ended on the 23rd of December and votes (1) after which were not counted. Surprisingly, ORACLE Corp. did not flood the voting. A total of 305 people voted: no. of yes votes was 283 and no. of NO vote=22. The numbers meet the criteria for a successful vote by a wide margin. YES - NO = 261 > 100 and YES>> 2 x NO I believe the moderator will issue the newgroup command in the near future. Thank you. Daryl Erwin Wilfrid Laurier University ([email protected]) P.S. I apologize if I didn't save the "correct" name portion of the mail article - I fealt the date and userid were the important things. [[ Traditionally, it _should_ be the "From:" header and not the Unix mailbox "From" line. The Guidelines stipulate as much, though liberal interpretation would allow for this form. I am accepting the results of this poll. -- tale ]] *** People voted NO for creating a comp.databases.oracle newsgroup*** From: watmath!wynnds.xenitec.on.ca!timk (Tim Kuehn) From: [email protected] (Carl Rigney) >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 21:27:59 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:26:56 1991 >From @hp4nl.nluug.nl,@helios,@rivm.nl:[email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:09:26 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:30:56 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 11:25:38 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 23:57:03 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Nov 28 04:56:40 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 13:58:53 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca,@relay.cs.utoronto.ca,@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com:[email protected] Mon Nov 25 11:08:48 1991 >From [email protected] Sun Dec 1 19:10:24 1991 >From [email protected] Sun Dec 1 23:27:47 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca,@relay.cs.utoronto.ca:caen!sharkey!indetech!rec@citi Mon Dec 2 20:44:40 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 3 13:07:15 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 18:33:34 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 9 09:49:50 1991 >From @MCC.COM:[email protected] Wed Dec 11 10:46:39 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 12:27:21 1991 >From @ean-relay.ac.uk,@doc.imperial.ac.uk:[email protected] Thu Dec 12 10:45:18 1991 >From [email protected] Sat Dec 14 00:30:56 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 20 16:39:08 1991 ***People voted YES for creating a comp.databases.oracle newsgroup*** From: Pastuch W D From: "RON POOL" From: [email protected] (Mr. Coates -- Xibo) From: egn@laiser (E. G. Nadhan) [email protected] From: [email protected] From: [email protected] (Eric Lieber) From: [email protected] (John Borchert) From: [email protected] (vicki halliwell) From: [email protected] (H. Schipper) From: Maura Clark From: [email protected] (Paul S. Sawyer) >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 15:21:13 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 14:17:37 1991 >From cdm%[email protected] Mon Nov 25 14:01:16 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 15:12:18 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 17:12:23 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 16:48:59 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 15:56:13 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 15:47:34 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 16:50:39 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 16:55:31 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 15:46:43 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 18:03:28 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 17:41:18 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 16:05:04 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 17:06:19 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 15:56:11 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 16:13:54 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 17:29:57 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 15:59:44 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 19:37:29 1991 >From 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1991 >From @dkuug.dk:[email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:58:33 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca:[email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:05:36 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 09:29:12 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:31:30 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 11:03:43 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 11:02:49 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 11:02:01 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:45:14 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:40:22 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:37:00 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:32:40 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 10:37:42 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 11:10:53 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 11:58:44 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 11:34:36 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 12:53:13 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 12:44:18 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 12:07:52 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 26 12:08:01 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Nov 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14:05:00 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 16:08:42 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca,@relay.cs.utoronto.ca:ncrcan!cattnts.Canada.NCR.CA!klu@lsuc Wed Nov 27 18:23:20 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 17:02:44 1991 >From navsses!NAVSSES.UUCP!system Wed Nov 27 16:56:42 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 19:24:02 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 10:46:52 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 12:13:48 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 12:04:02 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Nov 25 12:11:37 1991 >From koks%[email protected] Mon Nov 25 11:46:19 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 22:37:26 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Nov 28 08:16:16 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Nov 27 23:38:51 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Nov 28 06:25:57 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Nov 28 05:55:18 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Nov 28 09:28:19 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Nov 28 09:51:45 1991 >From joubert%[email protected] Thu Nov 28 11:36:31 1991 >From [email 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13:58:16 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 2 13:56:44 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 2 14:44:57 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 2 14:26:47 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 2 14:20:55 1991 >From actew!actew.oz.au!dba_admin Mon Dec 2 18:38:38 1991 >From actew!actew.oz.au!ins_wayne Mon Dec 2 18:39:40 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 2 16:48:07 1991 >From cook%[email protected] Mon Dec 2 15:55:14 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 3 03:56:51 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca:[email protected] Tue Dec 3 04:31:48 1991 >From @covax.commerce.uq.oz.au:[email protected] Tue Dec 3 11:16:52 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 3 11:52:47 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 3 12:16:34 1991 >From @dsg4.dse.beckman.com:[email protected] Tue Dec 3 13:42:14 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 3 12:51:46 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 3 22:28:53 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 3 18:44:25 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 4 06:01:23 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 4 15:41:05 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 4 18:09:28 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 4 19:39:55 1991 >From auto-trol!toncha.Auto-trol.COM!toncha Wed Dec 4 16:03:47 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 09:02:31 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 06:44:30 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 06:52:24 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 10:33:48 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 09:42:44 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 04:53:34 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 21:37:59 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 19:29:58 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 19:14:43 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 15:05:13 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 6 02:54:20 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 5 23:47:06 1991 >From [email protected] Sun Dec 8 15:28:40 1991 >From selchow%[email protected] Sat Dec 7 12:11:14 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 6 20:03:46 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 6 22:20:43 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 6 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@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca,@relay.cs.utoronto.ca,@mail.uunet.ca:[email protected] Wed Dec 11 15:25:38 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 12:06:36 1991 >From @mail.swip.net:anders@refhk Thu Dec 12 09:58:18 1991 >From @dkuug.dk:[email protected] Thu Dec 12 09:19:12 1991 >From @ean-relay.ac.uk:[email protected] Thu Dec 12 13:25:49 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 10:20:18 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 13:10:28 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 09:55:09 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 09:20:18 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 12:14:33 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 09:20:43 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 11:09:55 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 10:28:49 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 18:47:38 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 20:41:20 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 18:21:01 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca:[email protected] Thu Dec 12 14:36:39 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca:[email protected] Thu Dec 12 14:23:27 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 14:20:50 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 22:26:01 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 12 21:09:32 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 13 04:16:38 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 13 06:06:02 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 13 05:38:37 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 13 02:55:36 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 13 01:37:16 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 13 04:58:40 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 13 10:20:22 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 13 14:20:19 1991 >From @ean-relay.ac.uk:[email protected] Fri Dec 13 09:23:55 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 13 08:52:03 1991 >From [email protected] Sat Dec 14 19:52:52 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca,@relay.cs.utoronto.ca:isagate!isasun-3.edm.isac.ca!steve@alberta Sat Dec 14 22:50:40 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 16 04:51:41 1991 >From [email protected] Sun Dec 15 18:05:28 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 16 10:00:07 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 16 17:21:53 1991 >From @dkuug.dk:[email protected] Mon Dec 16 11:12:52 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 16 15:34:53 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 17 20:14:02 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 16 23:59:16 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 17 16:45:58 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 17 12:48:21 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 16 21:52:21 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 17 06:06:03 1991 >From [email protected] Tue Dec 17 21:38:47 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 18 07:08:32 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 18 12:59:11 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 18 15:33:30 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 18 12:53:45 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 18 12:57:08 1991 >From [email protected] Wed Dec 18 21:25:27 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 19 09:42:23 1991 >From @ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca,@relay.cs.utoronto.ca:isagate!apldss.apl.cul.ca!tony@alberta Thu Dec 19 12:50:52 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 19 08:51:17 1991 >From [email protected] Thu Dec 19 16:30:19 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 20 09:06:41 1991 >From [email protected] Sat Dec 21 08:30:04 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 20 21:01:39 1991 >From [email protected] Fri Dec 20 18:26:40 1991 >From [email protected] Mon Dec 23 19:44:20 1991 From [email protected] Fri Sep 13 13:24:29 1996 Path: uunet!bounce-back From: [email protected] (Bill Aten) Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.databases.oracle Subject: CFV: comp.databases.oracle reorganization Followup-To: poster Date: 13 Sep 1996 17:24:19 -0000 Organization: Usenet Volunteer Votetakers Lines: 268 Sender: [email protected] Approved: [email protected] Expires: 5 Oct 1996 00:00:00 GMT Message-ID: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net Archive-Name: comp.databases.oracle Xref: uunet news.announce.newgroups:9126 news.groups:230523 comp.databases.oracle:92331 FIRST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2) unmoderated group comp.databases.oracle.marketplace unmoderated group comp.databases.oracle.misc (renames comp.databases.oracle) unmoderated group comp.databases.oracle.server unmoderated group comp.databases.oracle.tools Newsgroups lines: comp.databases.oracle.marketplace Oracle-related jobs, etc. comp.databases.oracle.misc Oracle related topics. comp.databases.oracle.server Oracle database administration/server topics. comp.databases.oracle.tools Oracle software tools/applications. Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 4 Oct 1996. This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. Questions about the proposed group should be directed to the proponent. Proponent: Steve Cosner Proponent: SV Singam Mentor: Jonathan Grobe Votetaker: Bill Aten RATIONALE: all groups The group comp.databases.oracle exists for posting a wide variety of articles related to the Oracle database and associated tools. This is an active group with 100 to 300 articles posted each day. The articles are generally quite specific, dealing with the Oracle database, administration of databases, management of tables, optimization of indexes, problems related to Oracle Forms, development tools in general, ways to improve screen design and so on. There are also a large number of postings on Oracle related jobs. The separation of these topics into relevant groups will improve the efficiency of these groups. It will facilitate reading and answering articles for those who have a more specific area of interest. A straw poll taken within the comp.databases.oracle news group indicates that a large majority favors splitting the group. RATIONALE: comp.databases.oracle.marketplace This news group should provide a specific place for those interested in the Oracle-related job market, as well as any other Oracle- related products and services for sale or wanted. Creation of this group will provide relief to the many readers of the news group who are annoyed by the large number of commercial advertisement postings. RATIONALE: comp.databases.oracle.misc (renames comp.databases.oracle) This group will provide a forum for topics which do not fall within any more specific comp.databases.oracle subgroup. Renaming the group should better define the subjects of articles posted there. The .misc suffix will help people reading the news group understand that it is a catch-all for miscellaneous topics. The straw poll indicated that many preferred to keep comp.databases.oracle, with no name change. However, a larger percentage preferred to rename the group. This has been a topic of heated discussions in other groups within the Usenet. It is the decision of the proponents to go with the majority, with the hope that this will not cause too much controversy here. RATIONALE: comp.databases.oracle.server This group will be a channel for database-administration-specific topics, a major area of Oracle discussions. The "server" suffix was chosen by a majority of respondents to a straw poll taken in comp.databases.oracle. It was felt that this name would be most understandable to everyone working with the Oracle database software, since the server is the most commonly used term for the computer system where the actual database data is maintained. The suffix for this newsgroup has been a major problem in this reorganization. Both dba and admin have been suggested, as well as the proposed server. It has been pointed out that admin would be confused with computer administration, business administration, or administration of the comp.databases.oracle.* newsgroups. It is felt that the dba suffix is less desirable than server because it is an acronym, usually discouraged in newsgroup names. Additionally, the dba suffix may discourage those who are not database administrators from participating in the group, as they may feel that it is an exclusive group for DBA's only. RATIONALE: comp.databases.oracle.tools This group will provide a forum to discuss the wide range of tools and applications available from or for Oracle, which is now a major area of interest and generates much news group traffic. CHARTER: all groups Cross-posting articles to multiple comp.databases.oracle.* newsgroups should be avoided. If there is any question as to which group should be used, post to comp.databases.oracle.misc (assuming it is created). While some news servers deliver a cross-posted article to the reader only once, many others deliver the article an additional time for each group the reader accesses. END CHARTER. CHARTER: comp.databases.oracle.marketplace Comp.databases.oracle.marketplace is a news group provided for commercially oriented topics of interest to people using Oracle software. This group includes but is not limited to articles covering the following topics: jobs available positions wanted services offered software or hardware wanted or available for sale books and other literature available announcements of new products Posting jobs available to any other comp.databases.oracle newsgroups should be avoided. END CHARTER. CHARTER: comp.databases.oracle.misc Comp.databases.oracle.misc is a news group where topics generally related to the use of software from Oracle Corporation may be posted. This group provides a forum for topics which do not fall within any of the more specific comp.databases.oracle subgroups. This news group is not intended as a marketplace where employment advertisements or commercial announcements may be posted. These should be directed to comp.databases.oracle.marketplace (unless it is not created by the CFV). END CHARTER. CHARTER: comp.databases.oracle.server Comp.databases.oracle.server is a newsgroup to discuss Oracle server and database administration subjects. Any topic which is especially of interest to those performing database or system administration duties is welcome in this group. Discussions of software and applications designed to aid in database administration should be carried in this group. The following list is a sample of topics which are included in this news group: Oracle database or server installation Database creation and development Database administration, tuning, monitoring Techniques for more efficient access Importing and Exporting data Tools and applications designed to aid in database administration. END CHARTER. CHARTER: comp.databases.oracle.tools Comp.databases.oracle.tools is a news group provided for discussion of software applications and tools available from Oracle Corporation, or designed to work with Oracle applications. Developers of end-user applications will find this newsgroup most useful. This group includes but is not limited to articles discussing applications and topics such as the following: Oracle Developer 2000 (Forms, Reports, Graphics) Designer 2000 The SQL Language, SQL Plus, PL/SQL Training and books Due to the wide variety of applications which are discussed in this group, each article title should begin with the application it involves (examples: Forms4.5: Reports2.5: SQL/Plus: etc.) Do not use general titles such as "A simple question". If the comp.databases.oracle.server newsgroup is created in this reorganization, then discussions of tools and applications designed for use by database administrators should be carried on in the .server newsgroup, and not the .tools group. END CHARTER. HOW TO VOTE: Extract the ballot from the CFV by deleting everything before and after the "BEGINNING OF BALLOT" and "END OF BALLOT" lines. Don't worry about the spacing of the columns or any quote characters (">") that your reply inserts. PLEASE, do not send the entire CFV back to me as this mail is archived. Mark the ballot and then MAIL it to: Just "replying" to this message should work, but check the "To:" line. In order to properly record your vote, please provide your REAL NAME and indicate your desired vote in the appropriate locations inside the ballot. Examples of how to properly indicate your vote: [ YES ] example.yes.vote [ NO ] example.no.vote [ ABSTAIN ] example.abstention [ CANCEL ] example.cancellation *** PLEASE *** DO NOT alter, modify, or delete any other information in this ballot! If you do, the voting software will probably reject your vote. ===== BEGINNING OF BALLOT: Delete everything BEFORE this line ===== ------------------------------------------------------------------- comp.databases.oracle Reorg Ballot (Do not remove this marker!) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Please provide your real name, or your vote may be rejected. Place ONLY your name (ie. do NOT include your e-mail address or any other information; ONLY your name) on the next line beside "Voter name:". Voter name: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Insert YES, NO, ABSTAIN, or CANCEL inside the brackets for each newsgroup listed below (do not delete the newsgroup name): Your Vote Newsgroup --------- --------- [ ] comp.databases.oracle.marketplace [ ] comp.databases.oracle.misc (renames comp.databases.oracle) [ ] comp.databases.oracle.server [ ] comp.databases.oracle.tools ------------------------------------------------------------------- ===== END OF BALLOT: Delete everything AFTER this line ============ IMPORTANT VOTING PROCEDURE NOTES: Standard Guidelines for voting apply. Only one vote per person, no more than one vote per account. Votes must be mailed directly from the voter to the votetaker. Anonymous, forwarded, or proxy votes are not valid. Votes mailed by WWW/HTML/CGI forms are considered to be anonymous votes. Vote counting is automated. Failure to follow these directions may mean that your vote does not get counted. If you do not receive an acknowledgment of your vote within three days, contact the votetaker about the problem. It's your responsibility to make sure your vote is registered correctly. Duplicate votes are resolved in favor of the most recent valid vote. Names, addresses, and votes of all voters will be published in the final voting results post. DO NOT redistribute this CFV in any manner whatsoever. The purpose of a Usenet vote is to determine the genuine interest of persons who would read a proposed newsgroup. Soliciting votes from disinterested parties defeats this purpose. Only the votetaker, the news.announce.newgroups moderator, and the proponent (if specifically authorized by the votetaker) are permitted to distribute copies of this CFV. Distribution of pre-marked or otherwise modified copies of this CFV is generally considered voting fraud and should be reported immediately to the votetaker or the UVV . In cases where voting fraud is determined to have occurred, it is standard operating procedure to delete ALL votes submitted by the violator. When in doubt, ask the votetaker. DISTRIBUTION: The only official sources for copies of this CFV are the locations listed below and the votetaker's e-mail CFV server which can be reached at . This CFV has been cross-posted to: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, comp.databases.oracle