Sorry, I was imprecise.
From: "Sam Hartman" <hartmans-ietf(_at_)mit(_dot_)edu>
"Spencer" == Spencer Dawkins <spencer(_at_)mcsr-labs(_dot_)org> writes:
Spencer> - the mailing lists are often not set up to allow
posting
Spencer> by non-members
That's a violation of policy. Please see the IESG statement on spam
policy; someone needs to be approving non-member postings for IETF
working group lists.
"allow posting without manual intervention" - the mailing lists I've
administered for IETF had two settings, "allow posting by non-members"
and "hold postings by non-members for approval".
What I was trying to say was, this is probably sufficient for first
feedback, but probably not sufficient for actually discussing a
DISCUSS comment.
I've copied non-members asking for their feedback on technical
questions a couple of times, and the discussion between people
directly addressed and the rest of the mailing list gets badly
of-of-sync very quickly, because directly addressed participants start
responding to postings before they are approved, even with the most
diligent mailing list admins.
Have a great day,
Spencer
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