ISO/IEC JTC 1
Information Technology

ISO/IEC JTC 1 N 4573

DATE: 1997.03.06

REPLACES

DOC TYPE:

Procedural Documentation

TITLE:
Potential Policy Elements and Discussion Items

SOURCE:
JTC 1 Ad Hoc on JTC 1 Strategy for Implementing IT

PROJECT:

STATUS:
As per Recommendation 6 of the February 1997 Ad Hoc Group meeting on JTC 1 Strategy for Implementing IT, this document is circulated to JTC 1 National Bodies for comments, due May 20, 1997.

ACTION ID: COM

DUE DATE: 1997.05.20

DISTRIBUTION: P and L Members

MEDIUM: D

DISKETTE NO.: 116

NO. OF PAGES: 1

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ISO/IEC JTC 1 N4573
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                                                          Author: IT adhoc

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Potential Policy Elements and Discussion Items
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The JTC1 IT adhoc generated this list of topics for a JTC1 Web Server
Policy with the intent that it be used as a basis for further discussion at
future adhoc meetings. 

       1. FTP vs Web access
       2. Data Integrity
            1. Backup rate and method
            2. Document authorship & retention policy (only one source for
               each document!)
            3. Timestamping documents with file-last-modified date
            4. Automatic virus checking - clean before update or
               retransmission and notify sender of infected file
       3. File Naming Conventions
            1. Ballot info
            2. Cover sheet (file names)
       4. Media - Post JTC1 and SC documents on servers
            1. Upload/download considerations
            2. Passwords
                 1. Group level
                 2. Notification to users
                 3. frequency of change
            3. Pointers should be UP rather than DOWN. The SCs should link
               to JTC 1 documents. SCs should not link to WG documents.
            4. Distribution
                 1. Individual documents on request (if number known)
                 2. Document registration in HTML linking to specific files
                 3. Zipping blocks of files for meetings (ala OMC/NCITS)
                 4. "Most recently available" list of files (chronological
                    order)
                 5. Provide lists by:
                      1. documents by meeting
                      2. documents by date
                      3. documents by number
            5. Document Registration
                 1. Structured hierarchy
                 2. every 50 documents
                 3. Access to documents
                      1. Document#, title, date, due date
                      2. Documents should be viewable
                      3. Downloadable as a package
                      4. Paper only (directly from web site)
            6. Balloting
            7. Publicly available vs. password access only per Annex D to
               N4558
            8. Search indexes
            9. Retention Policy
                 1. Minimum: 2 years or 2 plenary cycle, whichever is
                    greater
           10. Discussion Groups
           11. File formats
           12. Graphics
           13. Browser Level
           14. Document Layout
           15. Directory Structure/indexing
           16. File naming
           17. Email notification
                 1. Sequence number (including short-form JTC 1 or
                    SC identifier) on all email
                 2. Notification of documents posted to web site
                 3. SC Secretariat maintains formal email list
           18. Packaging
           19. compression/support utilities
           20. Other distribution arrangements
           21. Logos
                 1. Policy on company logos/links
           22. Membership information
           23. symbols
           24. Web Page structure
                 1. file header information (common look and feel)
                 2. anchor naming
                 3. required and optional elements of web pages
                 4. Language handling
           25. Split Policy document into web site issues and web-document
               issues
           26. Use of ISO 8601 Numeric Date Representation
           27. Register of Approved Standards (Number, Title, Date,
               Abstract/Scope)
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