Werner Dworak wrote in a message to Thom LaCosta:

 WD> Hello Thom!

 WD>> Where is your problem? I am happy to have an IC who can act very
 WD>> fast if
 WD>> needed. A poll is allways nasty and slowly.

 TL> I want an official that above all operates within the letter and
 TL> spirit of
 TL> whatever policy/law is in force.

 WD> That I want too, no doubt. But there are allways cases which are
 WD> not completely defined by the policies and where the *C in charge
 WD> das to interpret the written policy or decide completely on his/her
 WD> own.

Correct, and that's always an area that demands very careful scrutiny.

 TL> Also, can you tell me where in P4 the exact procedure exists where the
 TL> nodes could force, per your statement above, the IC to withdraw
 TL> anything?

 WD> Not directly but via their NCs, RCs and ZCs.

I wish it were that direct....but the NC's have no direct path to the
RCs...so it's not always that easy for a lower level to rectify a problem
at a higher level...and I believe that's by intent.


cya,
thom
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