[Air-L] (advice sought) Public safety and configuration of list

[Jeremy hunsinger]

actually, usually, email users are responsible for their use of email, on a
list or off, so they are responsible for knowing the settings and adapting
their behaviors to them.  the locus of action of the list is the user, the
administrator just sets the terms.


On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Michael Allan <mike at zelea.com> wrote:

> Joseph Lorenzo Hall said:
> > ... if you don't accept the decision of the list members ...
>
> Maybe there's a misunderstanding here.  The list subscribers are not
> responsible for the safe administration of the list.  The university
> alone is responsible.  It could never pass that responsibility on to
> the subscribers, even if it wanted to.
>
> > ... to appeal to higher authorities that have much better things on
> > which to spend their time ...
>
> Well, it was university staff who appealed to counsel some weeks ago,
> following an off-list discussion.  As I mention, the university is
> evaluating the matter and has yet to make a decision.  My purpose in
> posting is to ask advice from experts, and to remind the counsel's
> office (a busy place, as you say) of the need for a decision.
>
> Again, pending that decision, I recommend that the configuration be
> returned to its default setting.  The default is known to be safe.
>
> Mike
>
>
> Joseph Lorenzo Hall said:
> > I would suggest if you don't accept the decision of the list members to
> > keep reply-to-list, you should not subscribe. It seems silly to raise it
> > again and attempt to appeal to higher authorities that have much better
> > things on which to spend their time than mediate disputes about mailing
> > list policy. (I initiated the recent policy discussion of the mailing
> > list configuration and accept the results, despite not agreeing with the
> > decision (not on safety grounds).)
> >
> > best, Joe
> >
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> > Center for Democracy & Technology
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