Re: Reference Manual Addm -Reply

[sfullerton@glhec.org]

Scott: Feel free to publish anyway that gets the broadest coverage.
Regarding the "or so": If the majority of the revisions can be nailed-down
by August 5 (in the next two calls), we should be in good shape to stay
on track.  Another option is to get some EE volunteers to help finalize the
document by holding a separate review meeting (like we did before). 

I want to attempt to have all the CommonLine documents finished by the
end of August to give the CommonLine folks (including your team) about
two weeks to review and mark-up the documents for a final review at
the September meeting. This way, I walk away from the September
meeting with the approval to make a few minor changes and then move
forward with publication. Thanks.......Mike

>>> <sfullerton@glhec.org> 07/23/98 03:59pm >>>

     >>If time permits on next week's EE call, could you raise the 
     following questions to the group? 
     <<
     
     That would be fine, Mike.  Do you object to my posting this message
on 
     the electronic exchange listserve?
     
     >>1. Does the group feel that the information in the addendum can be 
     finalized in the next week or so? 
     <<
     How long is the "or so".  I think the big issue is handling key 
     updates.  In my opinion, if we consent to mandating telephone 
     confirmation without much more discussion, it should go past next 
     meeting.  If we start looking at some of the more creative options, it 
     may take longer.
     
     >>2. Given that we are revising the Reference Manual for Release 4, 
     does it makes sense to combine the revised POP3 addendum into the 
     CompuServe section of the manual? And if yes, I assume we will
revise 
     the manual to permit either CompuServe or POP3, right?
     <<
     If I understand your question, yes, yes.  This is in line with our 
     very brief discussion last week.  Maybe we should talk about this one

     in real-time, though.
     
     >>Finally, to help make sure Chapter 9 is technically accurate, would 
     someone from the EE team be willing to help serve as a technical 
     reviewer for both Chapter 9 and Chapter 10 (Testing/Certification)?
     <<
     This seems like a good idea.
     
     Thanks, Mike.
     Scott


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Subject: Reference Manual Addm 
Author:  MICHAEL BRANNON <MBRANNON@usagroup.com>  at
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Date:    7/23/98 2:26 PM


Scott: If time permits on next week's EE call, could you raise the following

questions to the group? Given the ticking clock for Release 4, I need to
get the CompuServe/POP3 issues resolved in the next week or so--if the 
Reference Manual is to be on-target for final review at the September 
CommonLine meeting. My questions are...
     
1. Does the group feel that the information in the addendum can be 
finalized in the next week or so? If not, we may need to separate the 
revision to the addendum from the Release 4 publication. (I was hoping to

fold the addendum into Chapter 9 of the Reference Manual--see Question

2).
     
2. Given that we are revising the Reference Manual for Release 4, does 
it makes sense to combine the revised POP3 addendum into the 
CompuServe section of the manual? And if yes, I assume we will revise 
the manual to permit either CompuServe or POP3, right?
     
3. Finally, to help make sure Chapter 9 is technically accurate, would 
someone from the EE team be willing to help serve as a technical 
reviewer for both Chapter 9 and Chapter 10 (Testing/Certification)?
     
Thanks,
Mike Brannon
USA Group