For USENET Users:
  melb home
  About ausadmin
  aus.news-admin.org
  bne.news-admin.org
  canb.news-admin.org
  melb.news-admin.org
  syd.news-admin.org
  wa.news-admin.org

For Server Admins:
  PGP public key

For Hierarchy Admins:
  Download Software
  www.news-admin.org

Proposals:
  aus.radio.amateur.dstar

Newsgroups:
  melb.general
  melb.seminars

melb Newsgroup Administration

Overview

The lack of management of the melb.* hierarchy became an issue in July 2003 when Telstra deleted melb.general from their newsserver because they had received an rmgroup message sometime in the past.

Clearly a hierarchy maintainer was required and ausadmin volunteered to add this role to its existing maintenance of the aus.* hierarchy. Ausadmin has been maintaining aus.* since 1998 and has the necessary infrastructure to fill this management void.

Ausadmin is currently Nick Andrew (www.nick-andrew.net), and operational staff and facilities are provided by Tullnet Pty Ltd.

Please note that this website was cloned from the main ausadmin website at aus.news-admin.org and so some details may be incorrect for melb.*


ausadmin Role

Preserving the status quo of existing newsgroups.

melb structure planning

None.


ausadmin Policy

No proposals accepted before November 2003.


Links
aus.* FAQs on rtfm.mit.edu
aus.* FAQs on mirror.aarnet.edu.au (local mirror of rtfm)
www.newsreaders.com (very comprehensive USENET resource)
aus.news-admin.org ausadmin home site

Newsgroup Creation Proposals

Not relevant.