----- Original Message ----- From: "Eliot Lear" <lear@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Russ Housley" <housley@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "IETF Discussion" <ietf@xxxxxxxx> 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. 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > IETF mailing list > IETF@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf _______________________________________________ IETF mailing list IETF@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf