<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">There are a lot of new people subcribed to the mailing list, so here<div class=""> is a reminder and refresher of the rules of engagement.<br class=""><br class="">"On topic" discussion includes technical aspects of cryptosystems, <div class="">social repercussions of cryptosystems, and the politics of cryptography </div><div class="">such as export controls or laws restricting cryptography. We will end </div><div class="">discussion when not much new is being said. Be polite in disagreement, etc. </div><div class="">Not all discussions are valid on this list and there are other lists like </div><div class="">Cypherpunks and Randombit where they may work better.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In the course of a heated technical discussion where people have<br class="">strongly held views, it is often tempting to get personal about<br class="">things. However, this rarely improves the quality of a discussion.<br class=""><br class="">If you're having a technical discussion, and you mention the other party </div><div class="">at all or address them directly at al, other than to acknowledge them or </div><div class="">ask for clarification, something may be quite wrong. There are rare times</div><div class=""> when this rule fails, but usually, it is a good tip-off.</div><div class=""><br class="">Discussions unrelated to cryptography are considered off topic. <br class=""><br class="">Here's the periodic reminder from Perry of the rules of the mailing list. <br class=""><br class="">==============<br class=""><br class="">We've got a very large number of participants on this list. <br class="">To make the experience pleasant for everyone please:<br class=""><br class="">1) Cut down the original you're quoting to only the relevant portions<br class="">to minimize the amount of reading the 1600 people who will<br class="">be seeing your post will have to do.<br class=""><br class="">2) Do not top post. I've explained why repeatedly. Yes we know a lot <br class="">of mail systems do this now. We don’t care. Don’t top post.<br class=""><br class="">3) Try to make sure what you are saying is interesting enough and<br class="">on topic. Minor asides etc. are not.<br class=""><br class="">The list is moderated for a reason, and if you top post a one liner<br class="">followed by <br class=""><div class="">
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