[haiku-development] Re: RFC: @haiku-os.org email address policy
- From: Hike Danakian <hdana2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 06:14:15 -0800
In cases of banning, disabling, etc, it may be a good idea to retain
mail forwarding and only disable SMTP. This way, no important incoming
emails will be missed in the case of a mistake.
-- Hike Danakian
On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 6:07 AM, Andreas Färber <andreas.faerber@xxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
>> ---
>> 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
>> ---
>>
>> 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
>> ---
>> 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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