Suspending Posting Rights
draft-moonesamy-bcp83-bis-00

Network Working Group                                       S. Moonesamy
Internet-Draft                                            17 August 2024
Obsoletes: 3683 (if approved)                                           
Intended status: Best Current Practice                                  
Expires: 18 February 2025

                       Suspending Posting Rights
                      draft-moonesamy-bcp83-bis-00

Abstract

   The practice for revoking and restoring posting rights is specified
   in RFC 3683.  The discussions for revoking posting rights stirred
   controversy.  This document specifies a procedure for suspending
   posting rights to all written channels of communication used for the
   IETF Standards Process.

   This document obsoletes RFC 3683.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  Issues  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   3.  Suspending Posting Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   4.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   5.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   6.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3

1.  Introduction

   [RFC3683] defines a practice for revoking and restoring posting
   rights to IETF mailing lists.  The practice to revoke posting rights
   was invoked six times since 2006.  Section 2 discusses some of the
   issues affecting the application of the practice.  Section 3
   specifies the procedure for suspending posting rights to all written
   channels of communication used for the IETF Standards Process
   [RFC2026].

2.  Issues

   The practice specified in [RFC3683] requires an Area Director to
   invoke the it and the IESG to initiate a "PR-action" as a Last-Call.
   There may be a perception that the outcome of the Last-Call is a
   foregone conclusion.

   The practice was invoked twice over the past two years.  Some of the
   comments on the Last-Calls were viewed as controversial.

   Posting rights can be restored a year after the posting rights action
   was revoked.  The procedure to do that was never invoked.  As a
   consequence, the revocation of posting rights could be construed as
   permanent.

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3.  Suspending Posting Rights

   The procedure for suspending posting rights to all written channels
   of communication used for the IETF Standards Process is invoked by
   signed petition.  The petition requires at least 10 signatories with
   no more than two of the signatories having the same primary
   affiliation.  The maximum suspension period is two years.  The
   petition is evaluated by the IESG.  The IESG shall publish a
   rationale for its decision within a period of four weeks.

4.  Security Considerations

   This document discusses IETF procedures.  It raises no security
   issues for the Internet.

5.  IANA Considerations

   This document does not require any IANA actions.

6.  Normative References

   [RFC2026]  Bradner, S., "The Internet Standards Process -- Revision
              3", BCP 9, RFC 2026, DOI 10.17487/RFC2026, October 1996,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2026>.

   [RFC3683]  Rose, M., "A Practice for Revoking Posting Rights to IETF
              Mailing Lists", BCP 83, RFC 3683, DOI 10.17487/RFC3683,
              March 2004, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3683>.

Author's Address

   Subramanian Moonesamy
   Email: sm+ietf@elandsys.com

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