CAcert System Admins discussion list

[Daniel Black <daniel AT cacert.org>]

On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:58:41 pm IanG wrote:
> Two at once!

its allowed!!

> >>> Outbound email needs to be sent though a the provided gateway too
> >>>
> >>>> http://wiki.cacert.org/wiki/CommunityEmail ;(Yes I'm looking at you
> >>>> IanG)
>
> Hence the long silence, trying to configure this steam age
> client and recall/fix broken passwords and broken users.

not so broken as a little confused.

> >>> That's all well and good but if it doesn't fit in people's
> >>> workflows then
> >>> they won't do it,
> >>
> >> section 2a of the draft communication policy looks like it does
> >> exactly that.
>
> reference?

http://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/Policies/CAcertCommunicationPolicy.html

> >> The lists test for sympa is going ok but I need to do a bit more
> >> work to get client certifcate authentication testing going there. In 
someways I lost interest because of the lack of people driving these 
requirements. Is it even important?
>
> Um.  Right now people are focussed on saving the critical
> systems.  So apologies, but there will be a shortage of
> attention on other issues for the next 3 months.

good reason!

> Having said that, I don't think we want to derail any good
> work done in the email area .... which is why I am trying to
> think of the future :)

these new an novel concepts. What is this future you speak of? :-)

> >>> Other solutions to consider are Bcc'ing one or more central archive
> >>> mailboxes - a simple solution that would work with most workflows.
> >>
> >> If the risk it is trying to address is judical discovery do you
> >> really think
> >> the "yes your honour, all our people bcc email this address for all
> >> correspondance" will be accepted by a court?
>
> I suspect this will probably do *for now*.
>
i'll add it to the things to do.
Or really anyone can: 
http://wiki.cacert.org/wiki/SystemAdministration/Systems/Email thoughts ;
comments clarifications welcome.

> In the future, there will be more pressure on this question,
> and those that need a year to change their email client will
> have that year ;)  For now, let's get the basics in place.
> Perfection can wait until next year...

k.

-- 
Daniel Black 
(daniel AT cacert.org)
Email Administrator

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