RFC3005 - IETF Discussion List Charter

Network Working Group S. Harris

Request for Comments: 3005 Merit Network

BCP: 45 November 2000

Category: Best Current Practice

IETF Discussion List Charter

Status of this Memo

This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the

Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for

improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

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Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000). All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) discussion mailing list

furthers the development and specification of Internet technology

through discussion of technical issues, and hosts discussions of IETF

direction, policy, meetings, and procedures. As this is the most

general IETF mailing list, considerable latitude is allowed.

Advertising, whether to solicit business or promote employment

opportunities, falls well outside the range of acceptable topics, as

do discussions of a personal nature.

Charter for the IETF Discussion List

The IETF discussion list, ietf@ietf.org, serves two purposes. It

furthers the development and specification of Internet technology

through discussion of technical issues. It also hosts discussions of

IETF direction, policy, meetings, and procedures. As this is the

most general IETF mailing list, considerable latitude is allowed.

Advertising, whether to solicit business or promote employment

opportunities, falls well outside the range of acceptable topics, as

do discussions of a personal nature.

This list is meant for initial discussion only. Discussions that

fall within the area of any working group or well established list

should be moved to sUCh more specific forum as soon as this is

pointed out, unless the issue is one for which the working group

needs wider input or direction.

In addition to the topics noted above, appropriate postings include:

- Last Call discussions of proposed protocol actions

- Discussion of technical issues that are candidates for IETF work,

but do not yet have an appropriate e-mail venue

- Discussion of IETF administrative policies

- Questions and clarifications concerning IETF meetings

- Announcements of conferences, events, or activities that are

sponsored or endorsed by the Internet Society or IETF.

Inappropriate postings include:

- Unsolicited bulk e-mail

- Discussion of subjects unrelated to IETF policy, meetings,

activities, or technical concerns

- Unprofessional commentary, regardless of the general subject

- Announcements of conferences, events, or activities that are not

sponsored or endorsed by the Internet Society or IETF.

The IETF Chair, the IETF Executive Director, or a sergeant-at-arms

appointed by the Chair is empowered to restrict posting by a person,

or of a thread, when the content is inappropriate and represents a

pattern of abuse. They are encouraged to take into account the

overall nature of the postings by an individual and whether

particular postings are an aberration or typical. Complaints

regarding their decisions should be referred to the IAB.

Acknowledgements

Comments by Donald E. Eastlake 3rd and other members of the IETF

POISSON working group are gratefully acknowledged.

Author's Address

Susan R. Harris

Merit Network, Inc.

4251 Plymouth Rd., Suite C

Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2785

Phone: (734) 936-2100

Fax: (734) 647-3185

EMail: srh@merit.edu

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