Removed references to comp.soft-sys.ace as way to post issues, the mail forward is not working and github issues is the better place

    * ACE/ACE-INSTALL.html:
    * ACE/README:
    * ACE/contrib/FaCE/README:
    * ACE/docs/ACE-bug-process.html:
    * TAO/README:
    * TAO/TAO-INSTALL.html:
    * TAO/docs/rtcorba/status.html:
    * TAO/orbsvcs/ImplRepo_Service/README:

8 files changed, 12 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/ACE/ACE-INSTALL.html b/ACE/ACE-INSTALL.html
index 8e526bdc2b7..e0f95a3c61a 100644
--- a/ACE/ACE-INSTALL.html
+++ b/ACE/ACE-INSTALL.html
@@ -93,9 +93,8 @@ variation is probably an easy target platform for ACE.  If you have
 compiling the ACE source distribution, please contact one of the
 commercial support companies, or send a copy of the
 <a href="PROBLEM-REPORT-FORM">PROBLEM-REPORT-FORM</a>, located in the
-ACE_wrappers directory, to either the <a href="news:comp.soft-sys.ace">ACE
-Newsgroup</a> or the <a href="mailto:ace-users@list.isis.vanderbilt.edu">ace-users
-mailing list</a>.
+ACE_wrappers directory to <a href="mailto:ace-users@list.isis.vanderbilt.edu">ace-users
+mailing list</a> or create a <a href="https://github.com/DOCGroup/ACE_TAO/issues">github issue</a>.
 The DOC groups at Washington University, UC Irvine, and Vanderbilt
 University provide only "best effort" support for non-sponsors for the
 latest release, as described in <a href="docs/ACE-bug-process.html">
diff --git a/ACE/README b/ACE/README
index 09d63156e15..b068df84d95 100644
--- a/ACE/README
+++ b/ACE/README
@@ -184,8 +184,7 @@ A mailing list, ace-users@list.isis.vanderbilt.edu, is available for
 discussing bug fixes, enhancements, and porting issues regarding ACE.
 Please send mail to me at the
 ace-users-request@list.isis.vanderbilt.edu if you'd like to join the
-mailing list.  There is also a USENET newsgroup called
-comp.soft-sys.ace. Please see
+mailing list. Please see
 http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/ACE-mail.html for details on
 how to subscribe to the mailing list.
 
@@ -209,8 +208,6 @@ one of the following:
     contents "subscribe ace-users" to
     ace-users-request@list.isis.vanderbilt.edu.
 
-2) Or, monitor the comp.soft-sys.ace newsgroup for responses.
-
 ----------------------------------------
 
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
diff --git a/ACE/contrib/FaCE/README b/ACE/contrib/FaCE/README
index 45f301af753..f81650500ce 100644
--- a/ACE/contrib/FaCE/README
+++ b/ACE/contrib/FaCE/README
@@ -281,6 +281,3 @@ Sometimes, you may need to reset the machine if you cannot access memory program
 
 If you have question and/or comment specific to the FaCE, please contact
 Si Park at spark@ociweb.com or Justin Michel at michel_j@ociweb.com.
-
-For general ACE+TAO support, please refer to comp.soft-sys.ace or contact
-Object Computing, Inc. at http://www.ociweb.com.
diff --git a/ACE/docs/ACE-bug-process.html b/ACE/docs/ACE-bug-process.html
index 895946cbc14..98117264d30 100644
--- a/ACE/docs/ACE-bug-process.html
+++ b/ACE/docs/ACE-bug-process.html
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ HREF="http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/TAO/">TAO</A>, <A
 HREF="http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/CIAO/">CIAO</A>, and DAnCE have grown in
 popularity the volume of mail on the <A
 HREF="http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/ACE-mail.html">mailing
-lists</A> and USENET newsgroup <A
-HREF="news:comp.soft-sys.ace">comp.soft-sys.ace</A> has grown
+lists</A> has grown
 considerably.  While this increase is healthy, and a natural
 consequence of the larger number of ACE, TAO, and CIAO users, it is
 straining the resources of the researchers in the <A
@@ -99,9 +98,9 @@ post something and don't get a reply, please do the following:<P>
 
 <UL>
 <LI>
- Check to see whether your posting made it to the list, which you
+ Check to see whether your posting made it to the list through the list archives, which you
   can see by checking out the <A
-    HREF="http://groups.google.com/groups?q=comp.soft-sys.ace&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en">comp.soft-sys.ace</A> newsgroup to see if your posting is visible. <P>
+    HREF="http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/ACE-mail.html">list archive</A> to see if your posting is visible. <P>
 
 <LI> If it's not visible, please make sure you're
   <A HREF="http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/ACE-mail.html">subscribed
@@ -168,8 +167,7 @@ with our software here's the process for submitting it:
 
   and send an email to the appropriate <A
 HREF="http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/ACE-mail.html">mailing
-list(s)</A> and/or <A HREF="news:comp.soft-sys.ace">newsgroup</A>
-newsgroup summarizing what the problem was and you've done to fix the
+list(s)</A> summarizing what the problem was and you've done to fix the
 problem. <P>
 
 <LI> If your patch is for a platform/compiler that aren't part of our
diff --git a/TAO/README b/TAO/README
index 1eb96236bb2..fdb1e9080af 100644
--- a/TAO/README
+++ b/TAO/README
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ To ensure that you see responses, please do one of the following:
        contents "subscribe tao-users" to
        tao-users-request@list.isis.vanderbilt.edu.
 
-    2) Or, monitor the comp.soft-sys.ace newsgroup for responses.
-
 Thanks,
 
         Douglas C. Schmidt
diff --git a/TAO/TAO-INSTALL.html b/TAO/TAO-INSTALL.html
index a5d55a46a10..190680c2539 100644
--- a/TAO/TAO-INSTALL.html
+++ b/TAO/TAO-INSTALL.html
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ to run TAO on:<P>
 TAO.  If you have <A
 HREF="../docs/ACE-porting.html">porting
 questions</A> or have a problem compiling the TAO along with ACE
-wrappers on the platforms shown above please send email to either the
-<A HREF="news:comp.soft-sys.ace">Newsgroup</A> or to the <A
+wrappers on the platforms shown above please send email to the <A
 HREF="mailto:tao-users@list.isis.vanderbilt.edu">TAO mailing list</A> and we'll
 try to help you fix the problems.  You can also submit bug reports and
 enhancement requests in our
diff --git a/TAO/docs/rtcorba/status.html b/TAO/docs/rtcorba/status.html
index 953a9a3a7bc..cb3e353e6c2 100644
--- a/TAO/docs/rtcorba/status.html
+++ b/TAO/docs/rtcorba/status.html
@@ -28,11 +28,8 @@ HREF="http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/corba-research-realtime.html">Real-
 CORBA research page</A>.
 
 <p>As usual, questions, comments, and contributions should be posted
-to the <a href="news:comp.soft-sys.ace">comp.soft-sys.ace</a>
-newsgroup, and bug reports can be submitted either through our
-web-based <a
-href="http://bugzilla.dre.vanderbilt.edu/index.cgi">bug-tracking
-system</a> (best) or by filling out the <A
+to  <a
+href="https://github.com/DOCGroup/ACE_TAO/issues">github issues</a> (best) or by filling out the <A
 HREF="../../PROBLEM-REPORT-FORM">TAO_ROOT/PROBLEM-REPORT-FORM</A>
 and posting it to the newsgroup. Please indicate &quot;RTCORBA&quot;
 in the component field when submitting a bug report. </p>
diff --git a/TAO/orbsvcs/ImplRepo_Service/README b/TAO/orbsvcs/ImplRepo_Service/README
index fb14aa12a33..f5e68a71b9d 100644
--- a/TAO/orbsvcs/ImplRepo_Service/README
+++ b/TAO/orbsvcs/ImplRepo_Service/README
@@ -39,10 +39,8 @@ The current version is developed by Phil Mesnier
 @<<a href="mailto:mesnier_p@ociweb.com">mesnier_p@ociweb.com</a>@>.
 You can reach us by either email (which is better), or through the
 <a href="http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/ACE-mail.html">ACE mailing list</a>
-@<<a href="mailto:ace-users@list.isis.vanderbilt.edu">ace-users@list.isis.vanderbilt.edu</a>@>,
-or through the <a href="news:comp.soft-sys.ace">comp.soft-sys.ace</a>
-newsgroup. The newsgroup mirrors the mailing list, but not the other way.
-Also, if you use the mailing list, it is best if you join it before sending
+@<<a href="mailto:ace-users@list.isis.vanderbilt.edu">ace-users@list.isis.vanderbilt.edu</a>@>.
+If you use the mailing list, it is required to join it before sending
 a question since responses are usually just replied back to the group.
 
 The NT Service part of the ImR was developed by Jeff Parsons @<<a