Re: A note of apology (Was: Kaminsky, Cache Poisoning, and Censorship)

[Dean Anderson <[e-mail]>]

[ Note: Post was moderated. ] 

Your apology on the moderation note is accepted.

		--Dean

On Thu, 14 Aug 2008, Andrew Sullivan wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
> 
> Dean Anderson has brought an error to my attention:
> 
> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 04:31:52PM -0400, Dean Anderson wrote:
> > 
> > > [ Moderators note: Post was moderated, either because it was posted by
> > >    a non-subscriber, or because it was over 20K.
> > >    With the massive amount of spam, it is easy to miss and therefore
> > >    delete relevant posts by non-subscribers.
> > >    Please fix your subscription addresses. ]
> >  
> > The moderators note is false, and deceives the Working Group. I am a
> > subscriber, and the post was not over 20K.
> 
> I wish to apologise to the members of the Working Group, and to Mr
> Anderson, for my error.  Mr Anderson, as many of you may be aware, had
> his posting privileges revoked [1].  Because of that, Mr Anderson's
> post was caught in the same trap as non-subscribers' mail.  When I
> approved it, I used an incorrect mechanism.  That mechanism added the
> "Moderator's note" text you see quoted by Mr Anderson.
> 
> The inserted text is therefore my fault, and I wish to correct the
> error.  Mr Anderson's post was not moderated because of being posted
> by a non-subscriber, or because of its size.  It was moderated
> because, while Mr Anderson is a subscriber to the mailing list, he is
> not automatically allowed to post.  I should have used a different
> mechanism to approve his post (one that would not have added only that
> text).
> 
> I regret the error.  Olafur and I are currently reviewing mailing list
> administration, but this particular mistake is entirely mine.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Andrew
> 
> [1] http://ops.ietf.org/lists/namedroppers/namedroppers.2008/msg00149.html
> 
> 

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