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
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     IETF Email List Archiving, Web-based Browsing and Search Tool
                              Requirements
                    draft-sparks-genarea-mailarch-07

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.

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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.