IETF Discussion List Charter
draft-eggert-bcp45bis-01

Network Working Group                                          L. Eggert
Internet-Draft                                                    NetApp
Obsoletes: 3005 (if approved)                              29 March 2021
Intended status: Best Current Practice                                  
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                      IETF Discussion List Charter
                        draft-eggert-bcp45bis-01

Abstract

   The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) discussion mailing list
   furthers the development and specification of Internet technology
   through the general discussion of topics for which no dedicated
   mailing lists exists.  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 document obsoletes RFC3005.

Note to Readers

   Discussion of this draft takes place on the GENDISPATCH working group
   mailing list (mailto:gendispatch@ietf.org), which is archived at
   https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/browse/gendispatch/.

   Working Group information can be found at
   https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/gendispatch/; source code and the
   issues list for this draft can be found at
   https://github.com/larseggert/bcp45bis.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   2.  Charter for the IETF Discussion List  . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   4.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   5.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     5.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     5.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   Appendix A.  Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   Appendix B.  Changes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     B.1.  Since draft-eggert-bcp45bis-00  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     B.2.  Since RFC3005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6

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1.  Introduction

   The IETF discussion list [IETF-DISCUSS] furthers the development and
   specification of Internet technology through the general discussion
   of topics for which no dedicated mailing lists exists.  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.

   The IETF Note Well [NOTE-WELL] applies to discussions on the IETF
   discussion list and all other IETF mailing lists, and requires
   conformance with the IETF Guidelines for Conduct [RFC7154] and the
   Anti-Harassment Policy [IETF-AHP], among others.

2.  Charter for the IETF Discussion List

   This list is meant for initial technical discussion only.
   Discussions that fall within the area of any working group, area or
   well established list should be moved to such more specific forums as
   soon as this is pointed out.

   When no dedicated mailing list exists, it may be preferable to
   request the creation of one [NON-WG-LISTS] and only announce the
   availability of the new list on the IETF discussion list.

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

   *  Initial discussion of technical issues that are candidates for
      IETF work, but have not yet identified appropriate mailing lists.

   *  Questions and clarifications concerning IETF meetings, although
      most of these topics are better brought up on the discussion list
      for IETF LLC administrative issues [ADMIN-DISCUSS] or the attendee
      discussion list for a given IETF meeting, such as
      [IETF110-ATTENDEES] for IETF-110.

   *  Announcements of conferences, events, or activities that are
      sponsored or endorsed by the Internet Society or IETF, although
      the IETF announcement list [IETF-ANNOUNCE] is the preferred list
      for these.

   These topics used to be in scope for the IETF discussion list, but
   have since moved to dedicated lists:

   *  Last Call discussions of proposed protocol actions now take place
      on the IETF Last Calls mailing list [LAST-CALLS].

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   *  Discussion of IETF administrative policies now take place on the
      discussion list for IETF LLC administrative issues
      [ADMIN-DISCUSS].

   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.

3.  Security Considerations

   The IETF Chair, the IETF Executive Director, or a sergeant-at-arms
   [SAA-SOP] 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 [SAA-UPC].  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.

4.  IANA Considerations

   This document does not request any IANA actions.

5.  References

5.1.  Normative References

   [RFC3005]  Harris, S., "IETF Discussion List Charter", BCP 45,
              RFC 3005, DOI 10.17487/RFC3005, November 2000,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3005>.

5.2.  Informative References

   [ADMIN-DISCUSS]
              IETF, "Discussion List for IETF LLC Administrative
              Issues", n.d.,
              <https://ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/admin-discuss>.

   [IETF-AHP] IETF, "IETF Anti-Harassment Policy", n.d.,
              <https://ietf.org/about/groups/iesg/statements/anti-
              harassment-policy/>.

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   [IETF-ANNOUNCE]
              IETF, "IETF Announcement List", n.d.,
              <https://ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce>.

   [IETF-DISCUSS]
              IETF, "IETF Discussion List", n.d.,
              <https://ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf>.

   [IETF110-ATTENDEES]
              IETF, "Mailing List for IETF 110 Attendees", n.d.,
              <https://ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/110attendees>.

   [LAST-CALLS]
              IETF, "IETF Last Calls", n.d.,
              <https://ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/last-call>.

   [NON-WG-LISTS]
              IETF, "Non-Working Group Email List Guidelines", n.d.,
              <https://ietf.org/how/lists/nonwglist-guidelines/>.

   [NOTE-WELL]
              IETF, "Note Well", n.d.,
              <https://ietf.org/about/note-well/>.

   [RFC7154]  Moonesamy, S., Ed., "IETF Guidelines for Conduct", BCP 54,
              RFC 7154, DOI 10.17487/RFC7154, March 2014,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7154>.

   [SAA-SOP]  IETF Sergeants-at-Arms, "Sergeant-at-Arms Standard
              Operating Procedures", n.d.,
              <https://github.com/ietf/saa/blob/master/sop.md>.

   [SAA-UPC]  IETF Sergeants-at-Arms, "Unprofessional commentary", n.d.,
              <https://github.com/ietf/saa/blob/master/unprofessional-
              commentary.md>.

Appendix A.  Acknowledgements

   Susan R.  Harris authored [RFC3005], which this document replaces.

Appendix B.  Changes

B.1.  Since draft-eggert-bcp45bis-00

   *  added introduction, security considerations and IANA
      considerations sections

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   *  added "note to readers" with pointers to the discussion list and
      the repo

   *  added references to IETF Sergeants-at-Arms procedures

   *  added references to various mailing lists for topics that used to
      be in scope for the IETF discussion list but no longer are

   *  added references to the Note Well and relevant other policies that
      apply

B.2.  Since RFC3005

   *  converted to Markdown and xml2rfc v3

   *  updated references (as part of the conversion)

   *  updated author information

   *  various formatting changes

Author's Address

   Lars Eggert
   NetApp
   Stenbergintie 12 B
   FI-02700 Kauniainen
   Finland

   Email: lars@eggert.org
   URI:   https://eggert.org/

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