Re: Is sharing .mbox files of a public mailng list allowed?

On Oct 21, 2013, at 8:59 PM, "Kang-Hao (Kenny) Lu" <kanghaol@oupeng.com> wrote:

> So this seems like a silly question but it bothers me several times now.
> 
> I've long noticed that the .mbox files of a public mailing list (linked
> from any arhive under the title "Mailbox format") are Member-only. I
> believe it is some kind of mistake, but I still want to get nod from the
> W3C Team before I share those files, which are useful for a newcomer of
> a list.

Hi Kenny,

My understanding is that the mbox source files are not public for a reason. I have
added Ted Guild if you have further questions.

Please do not share the mbox source files publicly at this time. Thank you.

Ian


> 
> The "Intellectual Rights FAQ - W3C"[1] doesn't seem to mention who holds
> the copyright of the mails in a public mailing list, but I assume
> copyright isn't a big issue given that there are gmane mirrors of
> serveral popular W3C mailing lists.
> 
> [1] http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/IPR-FAQ-20000620
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Kenny
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> 
> 

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