[haiku-development] Re: RFC: @haiku-os.org email address policy
- From: Andreas Färber <andreas.faerber@xxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 15:07:34 +0100
Hi,
Am 06.01.2010 um 13:51 schrieb Niels Reedijk:
we (= the system admins) decided not to provide mail
boxes (so POP/IMAP) on our own services or through Google Mail for
Domains for various reasons. Instead we opt for merely providing email
aliases (for forwarding) and providing an SMTP service to send email.
Fwiw other projects like OpenSolaris handle it with forwarding, too.
PREAMBLE
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The @haiku-os.org email program is set up to provide email aliases for
contributors. It is mainly geared at providing an email address that
can be particularly useful during exchanges with third parties, where
the email address can add an extra layer of trust and recognition. A
secondary aim is to provide an extra form of
recognition for contributors.
Since the main objective is to add trust and recognition for
communication with third parties, the email address will be - without
exception - formatted as firstname.familyname@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
At some point you will see name clashes and should have a backup
strategy (loosening the "without exception"). For example, adding 2,
3, ... at the end, or maybe a middle initial.
POLICY
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The use of the email address is at the discretion of the owner.
However, if the email address or Haiku's servers are used to transmit
illegal activities (including spam) or commercial activities
(including selling software or using the @haiku-os.org brand to
solicit for private donations), the email alias will be terminated at
the discretion of Haiku's system administrators. After an account is
terminated, they will inform haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
It would be fair to also notify the owner.
The
owner of the email alias can appeal the decision and request a vote
from
the developers on whether to reinstate the mailbox.
An email alias is principally given out for life, except in three
distinct cases.
a) when the user is actively kicked of the project, as per the
guidelines that are set by the developers.
b) when the user has not been active for 10 months. Activity is
defined as making svn commits or sending messages to haiku-development
(though the latter does not have to be done with the @haiku-os.org
email address).
I suggest counting Trac activity too (thinking of patches).
c) when due to technical reasons it is no longer possible to provide
email addresses.
In the case of inactivity, the system administrators will try to
contact the owner of the mailbox through his/her known address(es) and
through the provided address. They will allow a period of two months
to respond.
PRIVACY
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The email system is maintained by Haiku's system administrator pool.
They do not monitor incoming or outgoing messages, intercept traffic
or interfere in any way. Except:
a) At the request by the owner of the mailbox.
b) When abuse is reported (as defined above). The system
administrators can then decide to verify the claim. This has to be
done by an unanimous decision within that pool. Regardless of the
outcome, the administrators will inform the owner of the mailbox of
the claim and how they handled it.
Concerning privacy, for the case of terminating Joe Plumber's
forwarding, maybe a ban period for that address should be considered
to avoid email for Joe Plumber 1 going to Joe Plumber 2?
Andreas
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