NAIPR: consider an AUP for the list

[Nicholas Lordi Jr]

Perhaps when Kim is back we can discuss having an AUP for this list.
Attached is an example AUP which NANOG recently implemented.

If we don't come up with something those who have important contributions,
or plain just want to keep up with what is going on, will sign off due to 
the high signal to noise ratio of this list, which is similar
to what transpired on the IAHC list.

In the meantime, take a look at what NANOG is using.
I think all of us would appreciate some voluntary restraint on the part of
those individuals who may be violating the tenets of this example NANOG AUP.

Nick

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