Hi Shelly,
At 11:33 25-04-2017, Shelly Hermia Bhujun wrote:
>I was reading the 'internet shutdown' thread [1] which led me to the
>AFRINIC mailing list. I was surprised to see that some subscribers
>use their personal email address (yahoo/gmail) instead of a company
>email address. I know we had the discussion about allowing
>subscribers to use their personal email address as it would increase
>the risk of fake online identity. We eventually lost half of our
>subscribers because of that and perhaps also discouraging potential
>subscribers. There have been several discussions (off-list) where
>people have been requesting to accept personal email and to
>implement a code of conduct to penalize any incorrect behavior.
>
>I suggest we hold the discussion again on how we can be more
>welcoming to newcomers.
It is going to be a problem which affects me if a subscriber sends an
email which causes a serious problem if I cannot determine who the
person is. There was an incident last year about an email which led
to legal issues. You may recall the names of the friends who helped
the person and the ones who remained silent.
I suggest considering which laws apply to the mailing list which you
read and whether it is similar for this mailing list.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
Received on Tue Apr 25 2017 - 19:29:56 PST