CURRENT_MEETING_REPORT_

Reported by Ellen Hoffman/Merit

Minutes of the User Documents Revisions Working Group (USERDOC2)

The USERDOC2 Working Group had a small but enthusiastic set of attendees
due to a conflicting applications group meeting.  The group set a new
record by having everyone in the room volunteer to assist in writing and
reviewing documents in progress!


Working Group Status

The meeting began with a review of the charter and listing of the
address for the group's mailing list.  The charter, which was not in the
archives at the last IETF, has been restored and the milestones have
been updated.


FYI 19

Current projects were reviewed.  FYI 19 (RFC 1463) is getting
distributed through many NICs and has generally been successful in
reaching Internet novices.  Concern was expressed about how to get wider
distribution and, in discussion, support was indicated for the proposed
distribution and announcement working group discussed in the User
Services Working Group (USWG) meeting on Wednesday.  The on-line archive
of documents which goes with FYI 19's bibliography has continued to be
updated.  (For information on the archive, send email to
nis-info@nic.merit.edu with the text:  send access.guide).  FYI 19 will
be reviewed at the next IETF for possible revision and updating.


Connecting to the Internet Document

The joint project with the Internet School Networking Working Group
(ISN) for a ``Connecting to the Internet'' document is ongoing, and a
draft should be sent to the list in the next few weeks.  If the draft
gets a good reception from the list, it will be moved on for
consideration as an RFC before the next IETF. If more discussion is
needed, the draft will be reviewed when the working group reassembles in
Seattle.


Revision of RFC 1175

A ``Not Quite an Internet-Draft'' bibliography was distributed and
discussed which will update RFC 1175 (FYI 3).  The new document will
focus on books, journals and other bibliographies rather than all
possible documentation.  The final document is scheduled to be completed
before the next IETF. Volunteers were recruited to work on abstracts for
the books listed.  Additional books need to be added to the first draft
and it will be posted to the user-doc list.  It was also decided to add
a more comprehensive section on RFCs and FYIs.  The final version will
divide materials into categories to assist users in finding what they
need.  This is expected to be completed by the next IETF.


Attendees

Sepideh Boroumand        sepi@aol.com
Hallie Carlson           hallie@nsipo.arc.nasa.gov
Ann Cooper               cooper@isi.edu
Ellen Hoffman            ellen@merit.edu
Matt Hood                hood@nsipo.nasa.gov
Lenore Jackson           jackson@nsipo.arc.nasa.gov
Marsha Perrott           perrott@prep.net
Jennifer Sellers         sellers@quest.arc.nasa.gov
Raymond Vega             rvega@cicese.mx