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2001-06-30 18:10:02

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   At times, the IETF list is subject to debates that have little to do
   with the purposes for which the IETF list was created. Some people
   would appreciate a "quieter" forum for the relevant debates that take
   place, but the IETF's policy of openness has so far prevented the IETF
   from imposing any censorship policy on the IETF(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org list.
   
   To give people an alternative, there is a list called
   "ietf_censored(_at_)beatles(_dot_)cselt(_dot_)it".
   
   This list is a sublist (that is, it gets the same messages as) the
   open IETF discussion list. However, this list will not forward all
   messages; in particular, the filters have been set so that persons and
   discussions that are, in the view of Maurizio Codogno, irrelevant to
   the IETF list are not forwarded.
   
   Because this filter is automated, the criteria include:
     * Well known troublemakers
     * Well known crosspostings
     * Subjects that have led to recent non-conclusive exchanges
     * Some ways to say "unsubscribe"
     * Some "out-of-office-reply" messages
       
   To join the list, send the word "subscribe" in the BODY of a message
   to ietf_censored-request(_at_)beatles(_dot_)cselt(_dot_)it (the URL here is 
an RFC 2368
   mailto URL that does the Right Thing).
   
   To unsubscribe, send the word "unsubscribe" in the BODY of a message
   to ietf_censored-request(_at_)beatles(_dot_)cselt(_dot_)it(_dot_) Do not 
send to the list -
   your message will be filtered!
   (members of the main IETF list itself must follow instructions for
   that list, of course. You are only a member of ietf_censored if there
   is a comment on the bottom of your IETF list mail saying that the
   message has been sent through the ietf_censored list.)
   
   For fun, there is a special list for the rejected messages:
   ietf_censored-rejects(_at_)beatles(_dot_)cselt(_dot_)it - subscribe in the 
same
   fashion, by mail to 
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   By public request, the current set of filters are listed at
   http://beatles.cselt.it/cgi-bin/ietf_censored-filters
   
   This page is http://beatles.cselt.it/ietf_censored.html, and is posted
   monthly in text form to ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
     _________________________________________________________________
   
   Maurizio Codogno < mau(_at_)beatles(_dot_)cselt(_dot_)it>



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