Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/

[Steven Champeon <schampeo AT hesketh.com>]

on Wed, Mar 24, 2004 at 01:29:01PM -0500, Tanner Lovelace wrote:
> Steven Champeon said the following on 3/24/04 1:16 PM:
> 
> >   "4.  NETWORK OPERATIONS MAILBOX NAMES
> >
> >   Operations addresses are intended to provide recourse for customers,
> >   providers and others who are experiencing difficulties with the
> >   organization's Internet service.
> >
> >   MAILBOX        AREA                USAGE
> >   -----------    ----------------    ---------------------------
> >   ABUSE          Customer Relations  Inappropriate public behaviour
> >   NOC            Network Operations  Network infrastructure
> >   SECURITY       Network Security    Security bulletins or queries"
> >
> >Maybe I'll suggest to Derek that he highlight those sections as well.
> >
> >Steve
> >
> 
> So, then, it's not just postmaster and abuse that are required?
> Instead, it's postmaster, abuse, noc, and security?  It's interesting
> how the story changes to suit the purposes of those who are
> talking about it...

   "ABSTRACT

   This specification enumerates and describes Internet mail addresses
   (mailbox name @ host reference) to be used when contacting personnel
   at an organization.  Mailbox names are provided for both operations
   and business functions.  Additional mailbox names and aliases are not
   prohibited, but organizations which support email exchanges with the
   Internet are encouraged to support AT LEAST each mailbox name for
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   which the associated function exists within the organization.
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

   [...]

   The purpose of this memo is to aggregate and specify the basic set of
   mailbox names which organizations need to support.  Most
                                                       ^^^^
   organizations do not need to support the full set of mailbox names
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   defined here, since not every organization will implement all of
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   the associated services.  However, if a given service is offerred,
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   then the associated mailbox name(es) must be supported, resulting in
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   delivery to a recipient appropriate for the referenced service or
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   role."
   ^^^^

Tanner, I'm not going to waste any more time on this. Go read the
/whole thing/ - all the words, not just the highlighted ones, starting
with the /top/ of the document and proceeding down to the /end/ - and
if you have more specific questions, let me know. As far as I can
tell, you're just being stubborn because it amuses you, not because
you honestly care.

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