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| Network Working Group S. Hartman | Network Working Group S. Hartman | |||
| Internet-Draft MIT | Internet-Draft MIT | |||
| Expires: November 9, 2006 May 8, 2006 | Expires: November 17, 2006 May 16, 2006 | |||
| Experimental Procedure for Long Term Suspensions from Mailing Lists | Experimental Procedure for Long Term Suspensions from Mailing Lists | |||
| draft-hartman-mailinglist-experiment-02.txt | draft-hartman-mailinglist-experiment-03.txt | |||
| Status of this Memo | Status of this Memo | |||
| By submitting this Internet-Draft, each author represents that any | By submitting this Internet-Draft, each author represents that any | |||
| applicable patent or other IPR claims of which he or she is aware | applicable patent or other IPR claims of which he or she is aware | |||
| have been or will be disclosed, and any of which he or she becomes | have been or will be disclosed, and any of which he or she becomes | |||
| aware will be disclosed, in accordance with Section 6 of BCP 79. | aware will be disclosed, in accordance with Section 6 of BCP 79. | |||
| Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
| Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that | Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that | |||
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| and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
| time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | |||
| material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
| The list of current Internet-Drafts can be accessed at | The list of current Internet-Drafts can be accessed at | |||
| http://www.ietf.org/ietf/1id-abstracts.txt. | http://www.ietf.org/ietf/1id-abstracts.txt. | |||
| The list of Internet-Draft Shadow Directories can be accessed at | The list of Internet-Draft Shadow Directories can be accessed at | |||
| http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html. | http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html. | |||
| This Internet-Draft will expire on November 9, 2006. | This Internet-Draft will expire on November 17, 2006. | |||
| Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
| Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2006). | Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2006). | |||
| Abstract | Abstract | |||
| Discussion in the community has begun to question whether RFC 3683 | Discussion in the community has begun to question whether RFC 3683 | |||
| and RFC 3934 provide the appropriate flexibility for managing IETF | and RFC 3934 provide the appropriate flexibility for managing IETF | |||
| mailing lists. This document is an RFC 3933 experiment designed to | mailing lists. This document is an RFC 3933 experiment designed to | |||
| skipping to change at page 3, line 27 ¶ | skipping to change at page 3, line 27 ¶ | |||
| individual for an indefinite time period from one list. This | individual for an indefinite time period from one list. This | |||
| suspension can expand to any IETF list without community or IESG | suspension can expand to any IETF list without community or IESG | |||
| involvement. This memo is an RFC 3933[RFC3933] experiment to provide | involvement. This memo is an RFC 3933[RFC3933] experiment to provide | |||
| the IESG with the ability to create additional mechanisms to manage | the IESG with the ability to create additional mechanisms to manage | |||
| IETF mailing lists while the community decides what mailing list | IETF mailing lists while the community decides what mailing list | |||
| guidelines are appropriate. IN particular this experiment allows the | guidelines are appropriate. IN particular this experiment allows the | |||
| IESG to create a level of sanction between RFC 3934 and RFC 3683 for | IESG to create a level of sanction between RFC 3934 and RFC 3683 for | |||
| working group lists and create sanctions other than RFC 3683 for | working group lists and create sanctions other than RFC 3683 for | |||
| non-working-group lists. The goal of this experiment is to improve | non-working-group lists. The goal of this experiment is to improve | |||
| the functioning of IETF mailing lists while keeping the process open | the functioning of IETF mailing lists while keeping the process open | |||
| and fair. | and fair. This experiment is successful if it gives the community | |||
| useful input on how to design mailing list management process. It is | ||||
| not expected that this experiment will be adopted in its current form | ||||
| as a permanent BCP. | ||||
| 2. Requirements notation | 2. Requirements notation | |||
| The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", | The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", | |||
| "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this | "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this | |||
| document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119]. | document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119]. | |||
| 3. Definition of IETF Mailing List | 3. Definition of IETF Mailing List | |||
| This experiment applies to all IETF mailing lists, including those | This experiment applies to all IETF mailing lists, including those | |||
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| The procedures of this memo MUST NOT be used to suspend the posting | The procedures of this memo MUST NOT be used to suspend the posting | |||
| rights of an individual beyond the period of the experiment. The | rights of an individual beyond the period of the experiment. The | |||
| procedures of this memo MUST NOT be used to limit an individual's | procedures of this memo MUST NOT be used to limit an individual's | |||
| ability to read the contents of a mailing list. | ability to read the contents of a mailing list. | |||
| The IESG MUST inform the community in a public statement of any | The IESG MUST inform the community in a public statement of any | |||
| procedures for mailing list management approved under this | procedures for mailing list management approved under this | |||
| experiment. Such a statement should include the description of the | experiment. Such a statement should include the description of the | |||
| procedure and the description of mailing lists to which it applies or | procedure and the description of mailing lists to which it applies or | |||
| an indication that it applies to all IETF mailing lists. The IESG is | an indication that it applies to all IETF mailing lists. The IESG | |||
| encouraged to last call procedures it is considering approving under | MUST make a public announcement of a new procedure at least 14 days | |||
| this experiment. While such last calls are encouraged, they are not | prior to the procedure taking effect. While the community is | |||
| required. The reason that the last call is not required is that | encouraged to comment on any IESG action, community consensus is not | |||
| under RFC 2418, no last call is required; there seems to be no reason | required to approve such a procedure. All currently active | |||
| to have a procedure more strict than that proposed in RFC 2418. | procedures under this experiment MUST be made public in an | |||
| appropriate, easy-to-find location. | ||||
| Sanctions made under this memo may be appealed using the procedures | Sanctions made under this memo may be appealed using the procedures | |||
| outlined in [RFC2026]. | outlined in [RFC2026]. | |||
| 5. How the Experiment may be Used (Informative) | 5. How the Experiment may be Used (Informative) | |||
| The IESG could approve a procedure allowing it to suspend an | The IESG could approve a procedure allowing it to suspend an | |||
| individual from one or more mailing lists for a fixed period of time | individual from one or more mailing lists for a fixed period of time | |||
| greater than 30 days. | greater than 30 days. | |||
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