Re: The IETF 56 - PKIX Agenda

[Paul Hoffman / IMC <phoffman@xxxxxxx>]

At 7:15 AM +0100 3/10/03, Anders Rundgren wrote:
> You are absolutely right, this is childish, but you also do not have
> the full background to this long-time feud.

The background doesn't matter. If I find yourself about to write 
something childish, and I am an adult, it is my responsibility to not 
finish it.

> I honestly regret the personal attack on Steve & Co which actually
> was NOT even meant to reach a larger audience (you extended the
> reply-list and I did not notice that).

It is not clear that sending personal attacks to individuals is that 
much better than sending them to the whole mailing list. In the 
latter case, it wastes more people's time, but in the former case, it 
causes the person being attacked to wonder why he/she should be doing 
this.

If we want effective official and unofficial leadership in the WG, we 
shouldn't be sending personal attacks to individuals or to the whole 
WG.

--Paul Hoffman, Director
--Internet Mail Consortium