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Re: Topicality and audiences [was Re: tech support being floodeddue to IE 0day]

  • From: Gadi Evron
  • Date: Sat Sep 23 06:18:54 2006

On Sat, 23 Sep 2006, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote:
> [SNIP]
> 
> There is a community meeting in 2 weeks (ish) where things like 'what  
> is on-topic for the mailing list' can (and hopefully will) be  
> discussed in person.  If you cannot make the meeting in person,  
> perhaps something can be done such as e-mailing the List Admin  
> committee with your preference?  Not a very scientific vote, but it  
> is the system we have.
> 
> I, for one, would vote that things such as botnet, IE exploits, and  
> other end-user issues be OFF TOPIC for NANOG, unless they affect the  
> _routing_ of the Internet such as the slammer worm did.
> 
> I am not trying to be mean to Gadi or anyone else.  I am simply  
> stating my preference.  ("Evolving the community" in Gadi's terms.)   
> If the Mail Admins decide these subjects are on-topic, I will abide  
> by those rules, and won't even un-subscribe. =)
> 
> My $0.000000000314257482.

Makes sense.
> 
> -- 
> TTFN,
> patrick
> 





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