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The work that goes into creation of IETF Internet specifications and standards is carried out mainly using the Internet.? The WebDAV Discussion list is the official forum for all discussions on WebDAV that involve arrival at WebDAV specifications, their modification, and review.? Discussions carried out elsewhere basically "don't count."? The other documents of record are published as IETF Internet Drafts and you can find those through the WebDAV-related web sites and always through
http://www.ietf.org/.It is through involvement on the discussion list, that the open, public discussion is carried out.
This is where you can inspect the complete history of the development.? This is where you can add your voice to the process.
The WebDAV discussion list carries all of the discussions through which WebDAV specifications are developed, reviewed, and submitted for approval, and announced.? There is also information about WebDAV sessions at IETF meetings, IETF approval actions, and occasional face-to-face activities, such as interoperability demonstration events.? The list also carries announcements of related IETF documents and where they can be located.
The list is primarily for the development and discussion of specifications.? There are occasional exchanges concerning interoperability among implementations, seeking sources of implementations, and requesting assistance with a specific integration or development.? Participants on the list can generally refer you to appropriate sources for resolving such questions and concerns off-list.
The list is not comprehensive.? There are some WebDAV-related developments that have discussions on different lists.? You can find out about those at the
WebDAV.organd the WebDAV Working Group web pages.
The WebDAV discussion list is a public record.? All postings to the list are archived and are available for anyone to inspect and review.
The W3C Mail Archives include a complete archive of the WebDAV discussion list at
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-dist-auth/.?The messages are collected by calendar quarter.? Organization of the archive is in hypertext.? Access requires a browser; presentation of messages is in HTML and stylesheets are used.??
Searching the list is easy and fast.? To become familiar with the list, access the archive with a browser and explore the compilation of messages for any quarter.? Then try searching on a topic of interest and see how the search is designed to provide the most-relevant responses first.
The Hypertext Archive site also identifies alternative archives.? Go there to verify the latest information.
- ftp://ftp.w3.org/pub/ietf/w3c-dist-auth/
- is the USA archive available for FTP (and FTP-capable browser) access.
The archive consists of one gzip file per month, starting with file
1996-06.gz.? The content is a "raw" list archive in "mbox" format.? This is a text-file format that has messages in plain text.??
Send a message with a "Subject: subscribe" to .??
If you want more information first, go to the administrative page.? For a test, you can send a message with "Subject: HELP" and the list will respond with a summary of administrative information, including instructions for subscribing.? This is a simple way to confirm that you are successfully communicating with the list service whether you are subscribed or not.
When you send the subscription message, send from the email address that you want to receive mail at.??
If you want to receive discussion-list mail at a different address, you will need to know how to set the Reply To: header of the subscription message to the desired address.? This depends on the email software that you are using.
When the subscription request is processed, you will receive a confirmation email that provides useful information about using W3C lists.? The message ends with specific information about getting started in WebDAV discussions.? Save this message.? It tells you how to unsubscribe and how to manage your subscription to the discussion list.
First, read the rules for communication on W3C Distribution lists at
http://www.w3.org/Mail/Lists.? See the "Policy for Public Mailing Lists" and the "Guidelines for Email Attachments."Because WebDAV is an IETF project, additional guidelines apply.
It is necessary to subscribe to the list before sending any message to it.??Messages sent from non-subscriber email addresses can disappear into the system's Spam filter.? Also, members of the list prefer to answer questions to the list, rather than privately.? So subscribe first, then send your message.
To communicate to the list, send you email to .
Anything you send to the list will be broadcast to all recipients of the list, and will appear in the archive.? If you are subscribed to the list you will also receive a copy of your message.
All of the administration options are described on page?
http://www.w3.org/Mail/Request.html.
- Use your email client to prepare a message addressed to .??
- Have the subject line contain the single word "
unsubscribe".
- If you are sending from the e-mail address that you want to unsubscribe, you're done.? Send the e-mail.
- If you want to unsubscribe a different e-mail address than the one you are now using, add the other e-mail address to the subject line, so it reads something like
????unsubcribe other@somemail.tld
For general information on all W3C Discussion lists, go to
http://www.w3.org/Mail/Lists/.Consult the
WebDAV.orgsite for recent information on activities and the lists used for all projects.Consult the
http://ftp.ics.uci.edu/pub/ietf/webdav/site for specific information about the main WebDAV project and activities.For the development of IETF Specifications and Standards, see the
http://www.ietf.org/site.? Newcomers to WebDAV and IETF standards are encouraged to review the "Overview of the IETF."? Also look over rfc2026: The Internet Standards Process, version 3, or any later version.
created 2002-10-04-15:15 -0700 (pdt) by orcmid
$$Author: Orcmid $
$$Date: 02-10-16 14:05 $
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