On May 22, 2004 Malcolm Miles wrote to Renato Zambon:

MM> What are the thoughts of others for the future of this echo? Should
MM> we throw it open to all to read and thus try and conduct any
MM> business in the spotlight or should we keep it private?

Given that Ward has started cross-posting all ZCC messages to the
ZCC-PUBLIC ¨without asking, or even informing, any of us, my request for
discussion on ¨the status of this echo is now obviously moot.

Rather than having yet another echo to read, I would like to suggest that
¨the ZCC echo be made publically readable by all. That would mean that the
¨ZCC-PUBLIC echo would not be required and be one less echo for us to keep
up ¨with. Any discussion on ZCC and IC matters can take place in the
existing IC ¨echo.

I realise that you can never make a read-only echo totally secure against
¨outside posters but I am sure it will be secure enough to be workable.

Any disagreement with that position?

Best wishes,
Malcolm

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