Re: When to announce a new mailing list on ietf-announce?

Dave Crocker <dhc2@dcrocker.net> Mon, 24 October 2005 13:04 UTC

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Subject: Re: When to announce a new mailing list on ietf-announce?
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>> If it is ok to create a list under ietf.org, it ought to be ok to 
>> announce it on ietf-announce.  If it is ok to announce such lists, it 
>> ought to be ok to announce similar lists that are running at other 
>> sites.
> It's certainly OK, but why make it mandatory?

The same reason we announce other major events, like wg 
formation/termination, and issuance of a new I-D or RFC.

d/

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