Having received more feedback hostile to the idea of changing the
archive than supportive of it, I have this morning advised Mr. Bamberger
that I am not willing at this time to edit the NZNOG list archive.
This is for the same reasons I have stated before, that I do not see
myself as the owner of the archive and do not accept responsibility for
the archives' contents.
I do not have any objection to the removal of the name and address of a
non-subscriber where that information has no operational use. I have
previously said publicly that I am happy to cooperate with the Office of
the Privacy Commissioner, and I remain happy to do so.
My understanding of the law, as has been stated by others on this list,
is that jurisdiction flows from who controls a "database", not where it
is physically located. I will not associate myself with Joe Abley's
archive of this list. This is not because I have any objection to Joe,
nor because I doubt his right to hold a copy of the archive. But I do
not wish to be placed in a position where I'm obliged under New Zealand
law to do something it turns out I'm not in practice able to do.
As has also been observed before, it would be helpful if people didn't
post material to this list which doesn't need to be here. This list does
exist for a purpose. Please bear that in mind when posting.
Donald Neal
Mailing List Administrator
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