From dwells@azalea.cx.nrao.edu Tue May 5 22:19:37 1992 Newsgroups: control From: dwells@azalea.cx.nrao.edu (Don Wells) Subject: rmgroup alt.sci.astro.fits Organization: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, VA. Date: Wed, 6 May 1992 03:18:09 GMT The newsgroup alt.sci.astro.fits was created in June 1991 for discussions about FITS [Flexible Image Transport System], the standard data interchange format of astronomy. The name was chosen to indicate that it was a prototype for a potential official newsgroup. A formal USEnet vote was held in February 1992, and newsgroup sci.astro.fits was created early in March. There is no longer any need for the prototype newsgroup and it should be removed. -- Donald C. Wells Associate Scientist dwells@nrao.edu National Radio Astronomy Observatory +1-804-296-0277 520 Edgemont Road Fax= +1-804-296-0278 Charlottesville, Virginia 22903-2475 USA 78:31.1W, 38:02.2N