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Subject: Re: The gmane issue
From: Norbert Bollow <nb @ cisto . com>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 18:03:28 +0200
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In-reply-to: <5.1.0.14.2.20020819200112.1565c200@127.0.0.1> (message from NickSimicich on Mon, 19 Aug 2002 20:35:34 -0400)
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Nick Simicich <njs@scifi.squawk.com> wrote:

> If it in necessary to write an RFC,

Whether necessary or not, a document will get written, and I'll try to
get it accepted as a standards-track RFC.

> it should explicitly say, "By the way, 
> it is not acceptable for you to grab messages and archive them unless you 
> get permission."

I agree with the sentiment, but this isn't exactly the language that
I'd use in a RFC. :-)

I'd rather put something like:

"""
In particular, if nothing is explicitly specified, then that MUST be
interpreted as equivalent to the following:

List-ArchivePolicy: 1 (ask: permission from the list-owner is needed)
List-GatewayPolicy: 1 (ask: permission from the list-owner is needed)
List-RobotPolicy: 1 (ask: permission from the list-owner is needed)

"""

Are there any objections against this language?

Greetings, Norbert.

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