From: Kent Landfield (kent@landfield.com)
Date: Fri Jun 01 2001 - 16:38:11 CDT
Folks seem to want to ignore wording that was on a roll towards approval
yesterday ... Seems there is a real desire for the two discussed parameters
to be in this initial standard. As such, I have taken a stab at getting the
wording suggestions together from the recent messages. I know the syntax is
off but I'll leave that to Charles to put in the proper form.
Please... let's not nit this to death. See if you can live with the words. If
so then say so. I _know_ we will here from those that can't. ;)
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6.12. Archive
This optional header allows the poster to provide instructions regarding
the preservation of the article in long-term publicly accessible archives.
Archive-content = [CFWS] ("no" | "yes") [CFWS]
Archive-filename-parameter
= Filename-token "=" value
; for USENET-header-parameters see 4.1
Archive-date-parameter
= Date-token "=" date-time-value
; for USENET-header-parameters see 4.1
Date-token = [CFWS] "date" [CFWS]
Filename-token = [CFWS] "filename" [CFWS]
date-time-value = date-time
The presence of an "Archive: no" header in an article indicates the
poster does not want long-term or permanent copies kept in publicly
accessible archives. "Archive: yes" indicates the poster's desire
for archives to store the article and make it publicly accessible.
The lack of an Archive header indicates the poster has not specified
a preference either way. In that case, archiving of the article is
can occur.
The optional Filename parameter MAY be used to suggest a filename
under which the article may be stored.
[Mention dangers of filename in the Security section.]
The optional Date parameter allows a poster to specify a date after
which the article should no longer be available from public archives.
This may not be the same as the date after which is is no longer
available from the normal news spool, if any, which is controlled by
site policy and the advisory "Expires" header.
NOTE: There is no way per this standard to ensure articles posted
to USENET are either archived or not archived. It is unwise for
posters to assume that including an "Archive: no" in an article
will reliably prevent it from being made available in a long-lived
public form; indicating your wishes does not guarantee they will
be respected. Moreover, even if this header prevents the poster's
article from being archived publicly, it does nothing to prevent
the archiving of a followup in which the poster's words are quoted.
NOTE: This standard does not attempt to define the length of
"long-term", since it is dependent on many factors, including
the retention policies of individual sites, and the customs or
policies established for particular newsgroup or hierarchies.
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Can we live with "try 42" ?
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