Removal of my name

Wed Sep 20 18:59:47 UTC 2006

An e-mail message *can* in fact, be HTML, as HTML is a text payload  
like any other.

It's not his (or the world's) fault your MUA is locked into 1982 mode  
and won't process the tags that are included in it.

Cheers,
D

On Sep 20, 2006, at 2:20 PM, Randy Bush wrote:

>
> you sent html as opposed to an email message.  as i do not use a  
> web browser
> to read mail, i can not read your message.  if you want me to read  
> your
> email, send email.
>
> randy
>
>
>> Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:02:52 -0400
>> From: "Don Welch, Merit Network" <Don.Welch at merit.edu>
>> To: nanog at nanog.org, 'Betty Burke' <bburke at merit.edu>,
>> 	'Mary Eileen McLaughlin' <mmclaughlin at merit.edu>
>> Subject: Re: Removal of my name
>>
>>
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>> NANOG Community,<br>
>> The issue of altering the NANOG Archive has come up and I wish to
>> present Merit's position on the matter.  <br>
>> <br>
>> The NANOG Acceptable Use Policy as it currently stands includes the
>> following:<br>
>> <br>
>> 1. Discussion will focus on Internet operational and technical issues
>> as described in the <a href="http://www.nanog.org/ 
>> charter.html">charter</a>
>> of NANOG.
>> <br>
>> 2. Postings of issues inconsistent with the charter are  
>> prohibited.<br>
>> :<br>
>> 4. Postings that include foul language, character assassination, and
>> lack of respect for other participants are prohibited.<br>
>> :<br>
>> <br>
>> The part of the post in dispute is not operational or technical and
>> clearly shows a lack of
>> respect for a participant.  The subject of the post and not  
>> the poster
>> requested that we remove his name from the post in the  
>> Archive.  Merit
>> has decided to replace the subject's name with "NAME  
>> REMOVED".  Since
>> this post was not allowed, we believe that we are correcting our
>> mistake in a way that we
>> think has the least impact on the integrity of the archive.   
>> We are not
>> removing the post
>> itself.  The poster's name and the rest of the text are  
>> intact.  The
>> topic of the post is still clear even though the individual  
>> targeted is
>> not.  Operational or technical content was not modified.<br>
>> <br>
>> We have considered a number of things in making this decision
>> including: the age of the post, the reason for the request and  
>> Merit's
>> legal exposure.  We let the Steering Committee know what we were
>> doing.  If you disagree, do not blame the Steering Committee  
>> although
>> we consulted with the Steering Committee, it was my decision.<br>
>> <br>
>> This issue has been helpful in that it pointed out some  
>> shortcomings in
>> our policies and notification mechanism.  We are working with  
>> the
>> Steering Committee to address those now.  <br>
>> <br>
>> We are not
>> removing a thoughtless post at the request of the poster and do not
>> anticipate doing so in the future. <br>
>> <br>
>> This issue is unique and does not represent a blanket  
>> policy.  Any
>> request to modify the archive is a serious issue that requires
>> consultation with the Steering Committee and must be balanced against
>> the loss of archive integrity.<br>
>> <br>
>> See you at NANOG 38!<br>
>> <br>
>> Cheers,<br>
>> Don
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