On Sat, 26 Jun 2004, Ed Gerck wrote: > > > shogunx wrote: > > > On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote: > > > > > >>On 23-jun-04, at 3:54, Ed Gerck wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Of course, I still believe that insisting in only using the email > >>>for communications and screaming "bloody murder" when it does not > >>>work for some reason, at some time, is very un-Internet. If you want > >>>only a single path, you have to live with the resulting single point of > >>>failure. Allowing web-based messages in addition to email is a simple > >>>and cost-effective way to provide redundancy and reduce the importance > >>>of problems such as reported by Anderson. > >> > >>The IETF has used email as its primary method of conducting its > >>business for almost 20 years. The IETF is also in charge of all the > >>relevant standards. So if email doesn't work, I think the IETF should > >>fix it rather than come up with ad-hoc additional communication > >>mechanisms that have more than enough problems of their own. > > > > > > I am in agreement that the mailing list mechanism should not be > > tampered with... it works, so don't break it. > > What I suggested could easily and seamlessly merge with the mailing > list, as an email that was received by a web interface. > What are you suggesting, a web-based archive of list traffic and a form on a website to post to ietf lists? > BTW, I'm glad you are in the first phase of problem solving -- denial. > I'm suggesting we move to the second phase -- investigate options to > solve the problem. > Please define the problem that you are attempting to solve. > > sleekfreak pirate broadcast http://sleekfreak.ath.cx:81/ _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf