RE: Subject Lines on Tickets (Part I)

["Wijnen, Bert (Bert)" <bwijnen@lucent.com>]

So what subject line do we use if we want an Informational
document or some other topic added to the IESG telechat agenda?

Thanks,
Bert 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barbara B. Fuller [mailto:bfuller@foretec.com]
> Sent: donderdag 5 juni 2003 2:06
> To: Harald Tveit Alvestrand
> Cc: iesg@ietf.org; Amy K. Vezza; Michael Lee; Dinara Suleymanova;
> Natalia Syracuse
> Subject: Re: Subject Lines on Tickets (Part I)
> 
> 
> Hi Harald:
> 
> At 09:36 PM 6/4/2003 +0200, you wrote:
> 
> >seems ok with me, with the caveat that because of the 
> concern Ned raised 
> >(folded subject lines), we should drop the word "requested" from the 
> >subject line......
> 
> ...and Ted brought up the issue of Last Calls for multiple documents.
> 
> O.K. Here is the third draft of proposed subject lines...(so 
> far :-) Please 
> note that I have added one more subject line to this list to handle 
> situations where documents are approved between telechats.
> 
> (1) Request to Publish: <insert file name of ID>
> 
> Please use this subject line when requesting that an ID be 
> published as an 
> RFC. Since requests to publish are normally sent by WG Chairs or 
> individuals, I have sent a message to the WG Chairs 
> suggesting that they 
> use this subject line when making such requests. Please 
> encourage them to 
> do so.
> 
> (2) Last Call: <insert file name of ID>
> 
> Please use this subject line when requesting a Last Call for 
> an ID.  If 
> multiple documents are included in the Last Call, then please use the 
> filename of one of them, and explain in the body of the 
> message that you 
> are requesting a single Last Call for multiple documents.
> 
> (3) Re: Write-up: <insert file name of ID>
> 
> When the Secretariat sends a template for a document in Last 
> Call, the 
> message will have the subject line:
> 
> Write-up: <insert file name of ID>
> 
> If multiple documents are included in the Last Call, then the 
> Secretariat 
> will use the filename that was used when the Last Call was 
> requested.  Please use the "reply to" feature when returning 
> your write-up 
> for inclusion in the ballot for a document in Last Call. The 
> subject line 
> for your message will then be:
> 
> Re: Write-up: <insert file name of ID>
> 
> (4) Re: Evaluation: <insert file name of ID>
> 
> When the Secretariat sends a ballot for a document in Last Call, the 
> message will have the subject line:
> 
> Evaluation: <insert file name of ID>
> 
> If multiple documents are included in the Last Call, then the 
> Secretariat 
> will use the filename that was used when the Last Call was 
> requested.  Please use the "reply to" feature when submitting 
> your ballot 
> position and/or comments on a document in Last Call. The 
> subject line for 
> your message will then be:
> 
> Re: Evaluation: <insert file name of ID>
> 
> (5) Approved: <insert file name of ID>
> 
> Please use this subject line when notifying the Secretariat 
> that a document 
> has been approved for publication between telechats.  If 
> multiple documents 
> are included in the approval, then please use the filename 
> that you used 
> when you issued the Last Call.
> 
> (6) Query: <insert topic>
> 
> Please use this subject line when requesting information 
> about something 
> that the Secretariat knows something about (like "what happened to my 
> request for X?"). Please use an abbreviated "topic" in the 
> subject line (to 
> avoid truncating the text) and provide details in the body of 
> the message.
> 
> (7) Verify: <insert topic>
> 
> Please use this subject line to confirm that the Secretariat 
> has taken an 
> action. Please use an abbreviated "topic" in the subject line 
> (to avoid 
> truncating the text) and provide details in the body of the 
> message. If the 
> Secretariat has neglected to take an action that it should 
> have taken, then 
> this message will serve as a reminder to either take the 
> action or explain 
> to the AD why the action has not been taken.
> 
> >of course, anything that doesn't follow the convention 
> (either because 
> >it's been forgotten or because it doesn't fit the 
> categories) will still 
> >be handled, but just take a little more time (and may cause 
> more questions).
> 
> That goes without saying :-)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Barbara
> 
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