From: Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz (Shmuel+gen@patriot.net)
Date: Mon Dec 15 2003 - 11:42:45 CST
In <Hpxw2C.Kw9@clerew.man.ac.uk>, on 12/15/2003
at 01:56 PM, "Charles Lindsey" <chl@clerew.man.ac.uk> said:
>Yes, but it was the bit that said the user MUST NOT even be allowed
>to re-configure it to post and mail that I thought was OTT.
Why? Automatic post-and-mail is disruptive.
>What USEAGE currently says (3.2.1.3) is that the user SHOULD be
>warned and asked to confirm if he tries to do it (which is what
>USEFOR used to say before we split it). You want that upgraded to
>MUST?
Yes.
>1. Where we are waeker than GNKSA, do we upgrade (usually means
>changing SHOULDs to MUSTs).
I believe that we should at least consider upgrading each of those.
>2. On issues where we are silent, should we add text to match?
The Devil is in the details.
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