Requirements for Archiving IETF Email Lists and for Providing Web-Based Browsing and Searching
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Network Working Group R. Sparks
Internet-Draft Tekelec
Intended status: Informational Aug 30, 2012
Expires: March 3, 2013
IETF Email List Archiving, Web-based Browsing and Search Tool
Requirements
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Abstract
The IETF makes heavy use of email lists to conduct its work.
Participants frequently need to search and browse the archives of
these lists, and have asked for improved search capabilities. The
current archive mechanism could also be made more efficient. This
memo captures the requirements for improved email list archiving and
searching systems.
Status of this Memo
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This Internet-Draft will expire on March 3, 2013.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. List Search and Archive Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1. Search and Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2. Archiving Active Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3. Importing Messages from Other Archives . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4. Exporting messages from the Archives . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.5. Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.6. Archive Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.7. Transition Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3. Internationalized Address Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4. IMAP Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
7. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
8. Changelog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
8.1. 06 to 07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
8.2. 05 to 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
8.3. 04 to 05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8.4. 03 to 04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8.5. 02 to 03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8.6. 01 to 02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8.7. 00 to 01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
9. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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1. Introduction
The IETF makes heavy use of email lists to conduct its work.
Participants frequently need to search the archives of these lists,
and have asked for improved search capabilities, particularly when
the search needs to cover a large period of time, or cross several
lists. For instance, document editors, shepherds, working group
chairs, and area directors may need to review all discussion of a
particular draft. That discussion may be spread across the working
group list, one or more directorate lists, and the IETF general list.
Occasionally, work impacts multiple groups, possibly in different
areas, and the search must cover additional working group lists.
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