Hello Richard!

Saturday November 24 2012 19:53, Richard Webb wrote to all:

 RW> Lately we've seen discussion elsewhere about folks having
 RW> access to an echo who are restricted from access by the
 RW> moderator.  YEs we know, echomail is by and large a public
 RW> thing.

 RW> I find it almost difficult at times to promulgate reasonable rules for
 RW> an echo without being too verbose, or leaving important items out.
 RW> Such as the usual restrictions on gating, etc.

 RW> As I read the rules of the echo under discussion, I note
 RW> that it's implied that access is restricted to certain
 RW> individuals but nowhere is it stated explicitly that the
 RW> echo may not be made publicly available on a read-only
 RW> basis.

 RW> Thoughts anyone?

The moderator should update the echo rules to state the restrictions
explicitly.  If this is not done, then it will be very difficult to cut the
leak's feed, once it is determined where the leak is.

Andrew

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