I think the "page" is going to the list because the sender does not know the contact for the site, and the list provides a good way to find someone to handle the request... the intended recipient of the page being a north american network operator :)
We could come up with a list or an updateable site, but it's bound to be abused and thus ignored, the same reason people arn't sending to abuse@ and postmaster@ in the first place. -Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Hannigan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Cc: "nanog-admin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 4, 2008 2:42:13 PM (GMT-0800) America/Los_Angeles Subject: [admin] Using the NANOG list as a paging mechanism Hi Folks, We'd like to politely note that paging each other on the list without content or context is generally off-topic. These messages are perceived by many as fragments that are not useful to the wider community. If you could provide some level of detail as to why you are using the list to reach someone, it would be much appreciated. There are many benefits to this approach including more eyes on the issue (and the message) as well as a faster MTTR. If the issue is not involving the public Internet, then it's probably safe to conclude that a private approach may be better. Best Regards, Martin Hannigan NANOG Mailing List Committee
