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Re: IESG Statement on Spam Control on IETF Mailing Lists

2008-04-15 07:39:39

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom.Petch" <sisyphus(_at_)dial(_dot_)pipex(_dot_)com>
To: "Eliot Lear" <lear(_at_)cisco(_dot_)com>
Cc: "IETF Discussion" <ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 6:09 AM
Subject: Re: IESG Statement on Spam Control on IETF Mailing Lists


----- Original Message -----
From: "Eliot Lear" <lear(_at_)cisco(_dot_)com>
To: "Russ Housley" <housley(_at_)vigilsec(_dot_)com>
Cc: "IETF Discussion" <ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: IESG Statement on Spam Control on IETF Mailing Lists


Russ,

When IETF lists are housed somewhere other than ietf.org, they are
supposed to include an archive recipient so that there is an archive
available at ietf.org (perhaps in addition to the one kept at the
place where the list is housed).


I'll agree with Phill's conclusion on this one.

I think there is probably convenience value to housing the mailing lists
at the IETF.  It allows for a single whitelist, reduction in those
annoying monthly messages that we eventually all filter into the
bitbucket.

Err, no!  I have been silently discarded from IETF lists on a number of
occasions - v6ops is the worst offender - and that monthly message is an
invaluable check as to whether I have been discarded again or whether the 
list
has been dormant.

That is addressable though tom. The real issue is the legal controls which 
the IETF is obligated by its creation under the ISOC Charter to put in 
place.  These include managing the electronic archive and legal culpability 
for changes (authorized or not) to that content as well as dealing with 
instances where individuals were 'quietly edited out' of various WG's



Tom Petch

Also, it  probably is easier to effect and audit policy
(such as we have any) in terms of message retention, uniform access, etc.

Regards,

Eliot


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