I am not checking my emails until Nov 14th, 2025. Thanks, Samaneh On Nov 9, 2025, at 1:49 AM, William Herrin via NANOG <nanog@lists.nanog.org> wrote: On Sat, Nov 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM Jon Lewis <jlewis@lewis.org> wrote: I had the same recollection. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://web.archive.org/web/20021209101350/https... [web[.]archive[.]org] Okay, my memory didn't fail me after all. This time anyway. It was this list. Acceptable Use Policy 6. Postings must be made using real, identifiable names and addresses, rather than aliases. The current AUP seems mute on the matter: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nanog.org/resources/usage-guidelines/__;... [nanog[.]org] So, question for the mail admins: was the expectation of real names intentionally removed at some point? When? Why? What should we consider to be the current guidance? Regards, Bill Herrin -- For hire. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bill.herrin.us/resume/__;!!PtGJab4!7EgpN... [bill[.]herrin[.]us] _______________________________________________ NANOG mailing list https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/nanog@list... [lists[.]nanog[.]org]