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Subject: Re: The gmane issue
From: Aditya <aditya @ grot . org>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 10:09:33 -0700
To: List Managers <List-Managers @ greatcircle . com>
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On Fri, Aug 16, 2002 at 10:04:41AM -0700, JC Dill wrote:
> So, my question to list-managers:  Do you support the suggestion that list 
> managers/owners have some responsibility (ala robots.txt) for telling those 
> who wish to mirror or archive the list what the list rules are?

yes.

> If so, do you support the idea of this file being made available 1, 2, or 
> all 3 of the following ways:
> 
> A)  As a separate file that can be requested from the list server (like an 
> info file) via email;
> B)  A file to be found on the list server's website (like robots.txt) if 
> there is a website; and
> C)  Included in the welcome message.

D) Included as a header AND a machine-parseable line in the body of the
confirmation AND welcome message.

> and what should the format of this file look like?

Why not use similar syntax to the robots.txt file?

Adi



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