Subject: New mailing lists/Info on Ibmstandards repository

From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 93 14:33:45 EDT

The following information is somewhat lengthy but very important to
anybody who is interested in joining any of the AIW mailing lists which
have been (and are being) created.  Also included in this note is info
on the ibmstandards repository, how it is important to the AIW electronic
access program, and how to log on and use it.  Read on and enjoy!
 
During the AIW conference held here in Raleigh last week, 3 new mailing
lists were created and one of the current mailing lists was broken up
into 7 smaller 'Siglets'.  Listed below are the internet addresses of
these mailing lists and how to join them.
 
1.  APPN reference mail exploder - APPN architectural modifications and
    corrections will be posted here.  They will also be placed on the
    Ibmstandards.cary.ibm.com repository.  You can access them using
    anonymous FTP.
 
    [email-masked]
    [email-masked] - use this to
                                                           sign up
    Files for this maillist will be stored on the repository in the
    directory aiw/appn/reference.
 
2.  APPN Implementation Validation - establishing connectivity,
    conformance, and interoperability guidelines for APPN implementors.
 
    [email-masked]
    [email-masked] - to sign up
 
    Files will be stored on the Ibmstandards repository under the
    directory aiw/bof/validation
 
3.  SNA Simple Network Management Protocol and SNA Management Services -
    issues dealing with SNA network management.
 
    [email-masked]
    [email-masked] - use this to sign up
 
    Files will be store on the repository under the directory
         aiw/snasnmp
 
4.  DLSW SIG Changes

NOTE:  MAJOR CHANGES MADE TO DLSW SIG!!!
 
Those DLSW SIG members who attended the DLSW SIG workshop at the AIW
workshop last week (over 70 members attended) voted to create seven mail
exploders, one for each of seven key areas needing to be resolved in
data link switching.  This allows members to focus more effectively on
areas which are critical to them.
 
Listed below are the seven mail exploders created.  If you wish to join
a particular mailing list, just mark an X in the 'Sign Up?' column for
each 'siglet' you wish to join.  After completing this table, send it to
[email-masked], and you will automatically be added to those mailing
lists you signed up for.

        SIGLET NAME            SIGN    COORDINATOR
                                UP?
     +------------------------+------+---------------------------------+
     |  Flow Control          |      | Shannon Nix - Netlink           |
     +------------------------+------+---------------------------------+
     |  Connectivity          |      | Alan Bartky - Sync Research     |
     +------------------------+------+---------------------------------+
     |  Loopprevention        |      | Choon Lee   - 3Com              |
     +------------------------+------+---------------------------------+
     |  Priority/COS          |      | Gene Cox    - IBM               |
     +------------------------+------+---------------------------------+
     |  Capabilities          |      | Wayne Clark - Cisco             |
     +------------------------+------+---------------------------------+
     |  MIB                   |      | Glenn Aikens- IBM               |
     +------------------------+------+---------------------------------+
     |  Conformance           |      | Rick Konlon - Cisco             |
     +------------------------+------+---------------------------------+
 
In addition, Louise Herndon Wells of the Internetwork Technology
Institute was appointed as chairperson to oversee the seven separate
groups.  Each group also has its own coordinator (names are given in the
table).
 
If you have any questions regarding any of these new mailing lists,
send them to the appropriate coordinator or to Louise Herndon Wells.
Listed below are the internet IDs for Louise and the seven coordinators:
 
    Louise Herndon Wells    - [email-masked]
    Shannon Nix             - [email-masked]
    Alan Bartky             - [email-masked]
    Choon Lee               - [email-masked]
    Gene Cox                - [email-masked]
    Wayne Clark             - [email-masked]
    Rick Konlon             - [email-masked]
    Glenn Aikens            - [email-masked]
 
Coordinators will be allowed to store files under:
    aiw/sig/dlsw/<siglet name>
 
5.  DLUR - Dependent LU Requester support in APPN networks.  This SIG
    has been around for two months, but just in case new people on our
    general list don't know it's around, I'll add it here:
 
    [email-masked]
    [email-masked]

IBMSTANDARDS REPOSITORY
 
Information regarding all of the AIW mailing lists is stored on the
Ibmstandards repository.  Info such as mail logs(all notes that have
been sent to a particular list), AIW newsletters, files posted by
maillist coordinators, etc. are store here.
 
The Ibmstandards repository, ibmstandards.cary.ibm.com, can be accessed
by anyone who has access to the Internet.  For most people, this is
accomplished by typing 'FTP ibmstandards.cary.ibm.com'(this will not
work within the VM environment for IBM people - IBMers will receive a
note soon explaining how they can get on the repository).
 
Once you have FTPed to the repository, log in as user Anonymous, and
enter your internet ID as password.  You will find the AIW information
set up in the following UNIX directory hierarchy.  To copy files from
any of these directories, use the Get command.
 
aiw
 |----conference
 |
 |----general
 |
 |----maillogs          +--conformance
 |                      |--flowcontrol
 |----newsletters       |--connect
 |                      |--loopprevention
 |----sig---+---dlsw----+--prioritycos
 |          |           |--capabilities
 |          |           |--mib
 |          +---dlur    +--coordinators
 |----snasnmp
 |
 |----appn----reference
 |
 +----bof-----validation

Tim Hefel  APPN Electronic Administrator