Re: Proposal to shutdown this list

[<jwb@directcommerce.com>]

On Mon, 26 Feb 2001, Kurt D. Zeilenga wrote:

> The OpenLDAP Core team is reviewing a proposal to shutdown
> this list.   This list was chartered as a general mailing
> list.  It was created in the absence of other well maintained
> general mailing lists.  However, as the list is hosted by
> OpenLDAP, it has been difficult to keep the list on charter.
> Of late, the list has devolved into a clone of the
> OpenLDAP-Software list.
>
> As the U-Mich LDAP <ldap@umich.edu> list has evolved into
> the community recognized general LDAP mailing list and is
> currently well maintained, it has been proposed that the
> openldap-general list shutdown and the project refer general
> LDAP posts to the U-Mich LDAP list.  OpenLDAP would continue
> to provide lists specific to OpenLDAP software.
>
> The OpenLDAP-core team hopes to take action on this matter
> within a couple of weeks.  Your comments on this proposal
> are solicited.  Comments posted to this list or mailed to
> <postmaster@openldap.org> by 6 March 2001 will be considered.

Great idea.  The first time I saw "openldap-general", i assumed it was the
place to go for users of OpenLDAP.  Then I read the charter, but of course
there are always going to be pople who ignore or don't notice the
charters.

Consider my vote in favor.

-jwb