diff --git a/CAcertCommunicationPolicy.html b/CAcertCommunicationPolicy.html
index 7e371bd..ccfb24c 100644
--- a/CAcertCommunicationPolicy.html
+++ b/CAcertCommunicationPolicy.html
@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@
Press Releases
- - Press releases MUST be approved by the board and issued via:
+ - Community Members MAY communicate on their areas, but these are considered community views.
+ - Official press releases MUST be approved by the board and issued via:
- - Digitally signed email to appropriate mailing list(s) by the president.
+
- Digitally signed email to appropriate mailing list(s).
- Posting and indefinite archiving on the official CAcert web site(s)
@@ -63,42 +64,30 @@
Internet Email
-
- Email Accounts are official email accounts within the CAcert domain(s) (eg john@cacert.org).
+ Email Aliases are official email addresses within the CAcert domain(s) (eg john@cacert.org).
- - All official CAcert communications MUST be conducted using an official address.
+
- All official CAcert communications MUST be conducted using an official address, which is typically a forwarding service.
- - All new accounts MUST be approved by the M-SC (who SHOULD act conservatively on behalf of the board).
+
- Access to full accounts (available only to officials listed on the organisation chart) SHALL be available via web interface and standard mail protocols.
- - Applicants MUST be assigned a role/office on the CAcert organisation chart.
+
- Outbound mail SHOULD contain the full name and short reference to the official capacity of the user: John Citizen (CAcert AO) <john@cacert.org>.
- Role accounts (eg support@cacert.org) SHALL be implemented as a mailing list or automated issue tracking system as appropriate.
- - All access SHALL be via POP, IMAP, HTTP and SMTP and MUST be authenticated.
-
- - Outbound mail SHOULD contain the full name and short reference to the official capacity of the user (eg John Citizen (CAcert AO) <john@cacert.org>).
-
- - Outbound mail MUST be relayed via CAcert infrastructure (eg smtp.cacert.org).
-
-
- Mailing Lists are distribution lists containing CAcert community members.
+ Mailing Lists are automated distribution lists containing CAcert community members.
- - All new mailing lists MUST be approved by the M-SC (who SHOULD act conservatively on behalf of the board).
+
- List management (new list creation, dead list removal) SHALL be managed by the board.
- - All 'dead' mailing lists SHOULD be removed by the M-SC (on behalf of the board).
-
- - List membership SHALL be restricted to CAcert Community members who are subject to the CCA (to be reflected in list info) and all posts are contributions.
+
- List membership SHALL be restricted to CAcert Community members and all posts are contributions, as described in the CCA.
- Lists SHALL follow the naming convention of cacert-<listname>@lists.cacert.org, with important lists (eg support, board) aliased @cacert.org
- List policy SHALL be set on a per-list basis (eg open/closed, searchable archives, etc.)
- - Open lists (eg cacert-policy) shall be accessible by anyone (including Internet search engines)
-
- - Closed lists (eg cacert-board) shall be accessible only by list members.
-
- - Subscriber lists MUST NOT be revealed, even to list members.
+
- Open lists (eg cacert-policy) shall be accessible by anyone (including Internet search engines) and closed lists (eg cacert-board) only by list members.
- Posting to discussion lists (eg cacert-policy) MUST be restricted to list members and MUST NOT be restricted for role lists (eg cacert-board).
@@ -106,20 +95,16 @@
- - List management MUST be automated (eg Mailman).
+
- Subscription requests MUST be confirmed by the requestor and subscriber lists MUST NOT be revealed..
- - Subscription requests MUST be confirmed by the requestor.
-
- - Web based archives MUST be maintained and accessible over HTTP and HTTPS.
-
- - All authentication and authorisation MUST reflect list policy.
+
- Web based archives SHALL be maintained and authentication MUST reflect list policy.
-
Automated Email is sent by various CAcert systems automatically.
- - All new automated emails MUST be approved by the M-SC (who SHOULD act conservatively on behalf of the board).
+
- All new automated emails MUST be approved by the board.
- Automated emails SHOULD only be sent in response to a user action.
@@ -130,10 +115,6 @@
- Personal email MUST NOT be used for official CAcert purposes.
- - Personal email MAY be used for unofficial tasks (eg assurers coordinating assurances)
-
- - In the event that email accounts are made available to all community members these MUST be used, and personal email MUST NOT be used at all.
-