[24] in sapr3-soft
Newsgroup Charter
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Larry Dresser)
Thu Feb 6 01:49:30 1997
To: sapr3-soft@MIT.EDU
Date: 14 Jan 1997
From: Larry Dresser <ldresser@realtime-usa.com> (by way of SAP Moderator <sap-request@realtimeusa.com>)
RATIONALE: comp.soft-sys.business.sap
SAP is the world's leading provider of client/server business
application solutions. More than 6000 major companies in over
50 countries have chosen SAP R/3 client/server and R/2 mainframe
business applications to manage comprehensive functions essential
to their operations. Commanding a 31% share of the worldwide
cleint/server enterprise application software market, SAP is the
number one vendor of standard business application software and is
the fifth largest independent software supplier in the world.
With such a large user base, and with the complexity inherent in
such a diverse and powerful software package, a newsgroup is an
ideal way for SAP users to "network with peers" to keep informed and
solve problems.
A search of existing USENET newsgroups on August 9, 1996 identified
one newsgroup on SAP in the German "de" hierarchy: de.alt.comp.sap.
No English language or "Big 8" hierarchy newsgroups specific to SAP
were located. One newsgroup could be located that related somewhat to
the proposed topic but this was much more broad in focus:
comp.client-server. A review of postings to the comp.client-server
newsgroup revealed it covers a wide range of software packages and
not usually SAP.
Since 1995, a mailing list dedicated to SAP R/3 issues has been
in existence: SAP-R3-L (subscribe by sending an e-mail message
to LISTSERV@MITVMA.MIT.EDU with "SUBSCRIBE SAP-R3-L {full name}"
in the body of the message). We found a large readership and high
traffic on this mailing list: approximately 2300 subscribers, and
traffic that averages 50 messages per day though it commonly reaches
the 60 messages per day maximum. (Data obtained from list owner
D.J. Adams.)
CHARTER: comp.soft-sys.business.sap
Articles suitable for posting to comp.soft-sys.business.sap are those
pertaining to topics related to the SAP software.
Expected topics of discussion include (but are not limited to):
* Functional Modules discussion
* Technical discussion
* SAP Announcements and Events
* Training discussion
* Implementation Process discussion
* SAP Customer discussion
* FAQ
Inappropriate posts would include:
* Advertising. This newsgroup allows those involved with the SAP
software to help those individuals who share questions or concerns
with the group. This is NOT a forum for advertising and commercial
interests and such posts will NOT be welcome. If you have a product
or service to sell, please post your message in other, more
appropriate locations.
* Inappropriate behavior. Inappropriate posts, spamming,
advertisement, foul language, or innuendos that are disrespectful
of the other users or groups of people.
Moderation policies:
The moderators will abide by the following policies:
* The moderators will be unbiased in their approval and rejection of
postings.
* The moderators will work to insure that the quality of discussions
are kept high and free of unsolicited advertising
* The moderators will reject articles that do not conform to this
charter.
END CHARTER.
MODERATOR INFO: comp.soft-sys.business.sap
Moderator: ldresser@realtime-usa.com (Larry Dresser)
Administrative contact address: sap-request@realtime-usa.com
Article submission address: sap@realtimeusa.com
END MODERATOR INFO.
