it's not the ITU's falt. IMC has been running the PAB's e-mail list
since the begging. I spoke several times with the opperator of
the list about turning over the management to the PAB.
Since I was running the CORE stuff and the PAB Website, i felt
that I realy shouldn't be running the e-mail and www sites for
the PAB [silly me thought it might be a conflict of interest] so
i put off taking over the list.
If the PAB would/could formally appoint some one to manage the
PAB list it sertainly could be transfered from the current management
to one of the PAB's own volenteers. ( am not volenteering to
run the PAB's e-mailing list, and i have no intention to do so)
-Rick
On Wed, 3 Dec 1997, Antony Van Couvering wrote:
> Dear PAB Members,
>
> It is with extreme regret that I announce that there will be an unavoidable
> delay with the PAB Elections. It appears that there is confusion at the
> ITU concerning how to get people on and off the list. One cannot subscribe
> or unsubscribe automatically: the list is moderated, and someone has to
> approve all such requests.
>
> Why does this matter? I have been bugging Robert Shaw for a while now
> about a list of all PAB members. Many of them have been unsubscribed due
> to the volume generated by this list. But they *are* PAB members, and they
> should be informed that there is an election coming up. As a body I think
> we agreed on that point.
>
> I have the list, I can send them all an email personally to inform them of
> coming elections, but at present I cannot get an answer about how they can
> subscribe to the list again for the purposes of voting.
>
> I will continue to push very hard for a solution to this. In my opinion,
> the ITU should appoint someone to answer subscription requests and just
> deal with them one by one, but we don't have that commitment yet.
>
> Again, my apologies. As soon as I hear something I will announce it, and
> we will have elections shortly thereafter.
>
> In the meantime, I am extending the period for nominations and debate until
> such time as this problem is resolved.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Antony Van Couvering
>