On 03/12/2007, doc doc.wikipedia@ntlworld.com wrote:
But in that case, it should not have a longlife archive. Conversations don't generally get archived and then made available to non-parties in the future. When you've got that type of information on file, you've moved from a necessary conversation to a dossier - which essentially contains a permanent record of people you've discussed.
I've always wondered at the usefulness of the long-term archive for arbcom-l myself. It really doesn't get referred to much on the list itself. New arbs tend to skim through the last month to get up to speed, but that's about it.
- d.