Date: Tue, 24 Jan 95 17:00:56 PST
From: khare (To: WebStep)
To: WebStep
Subject: WELCOME: WebStep Developer Mailing List
Reply-To: khare@caltech.edu

Welcome to the WebStep mailing list.

We've gotten quite a few subscribers already, I'm glad to report.

Like a flight attendant checking if everyone on-board was really headed for Greensboro, though, I'll reiterate whom I think this list is aimed at:
	* Developers of W3 tools
		OmniWeb, Pages, SpiderWoman, eText, other document processors
	* Lead Users
		Help determine what features are necessary
The list assumes as a prerequisite:
	* Thorough understanding of NeXTSTEP/OpenStep API & Tools
	* NeXTMAIL capable addresses

However, I stress that WebStep is a completely open-membership, unmoderated
list, as appropriate to the standards process we hope to establish.

Proposals to this list should follow the guidelines of IETF Internet RFC's:

Proposed Standard -> at least two interoperable implementations -> Standard

We remind subscribers that discussion materials will be archived at:
	http://xent.caltech.edu/WebStep
and requests should be addressed to:
	WebStep-request@mail.xent.caltech.edu

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