I agree with Dave. Currently it is very difficult to get in on the early stages of a BoF, even if the subject of the BoF is of critical importance to your business or job. How does one find out - prior to attending a meeting - that a mailing list has been setup? -- Eric --> -----Original Message----- --> From: ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx --> [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of --> Dave Crocker --> Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 10:56 AM --> To: IETF --> Subject: When to announce a new mailing list on ietf-announce? --> --> --> --> > I'm not convinced that non-WG lists should be announced --> > in a formal way, but it would certainly be dumb to --> > create a list and tell nobody. --> --> If it is ok to create a list under ietf.org, it ought to be ok to --> announce it on ietf-announce. If it is ok to announce such --> lists, it --> ought to be ok to announce similar lists that are running --> at other sites. --> --> The question, then, is when it is ok to create a list at --> ietf.org. I'm --> guessing that the existing criteria are something like "the --> activity is --> targeting wg status and is beginning the process, through online --> discussion." --> --> If one wanted to be highly formal and objective, but still have the --> scope for such lists constrained to IETF activities, then --> requiring a --> draft charter and a BOF request, or the like, might be reasonable. --> --> d/ --> --> _______________________________________________ --> Ietf mailing list --> Ietf@xxxxxxxx --> https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf --> _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf