Okay, fair enough. If OASIS works that way and you've chosen to work 
with OASIS, I understand your hands are tied.

LeVan,Ralph wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: SRU (Search and Retrieve Via URL) Implementors
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jonathan Rochkind
>>
>> By the way, what the heck is the search-ws-comment listserv?  It's for
>> discussing SRU?  Am I the only one having trouble keeping track of
>>     
> where
>   
>> people REALLY discuss SRU?  What with a bunch of lists none of which
>> actually have "sru" in their title?  (zng? huh?)  The whole thing is
>> really confusing, if you guys want to actually welcome public viewing
>>     
> or
>   
>> participation, you might want to figure out how to organize and
>> advertise yourselves a little better, including maybe some web
>>     
> presence
>   
>> (you can't really find ANY of these lists googling). If you want to
>> instead have these discussions with a private cabal and then release
>>     
> the
>   
>> spec when it's all done as a surprise, then carry on.  Feel free to
>> forward this message to your other list if you like.
>>     
>
> The development of the new SRU spec is going on in OASIS.  OASIS has
> rules about where conversations about their specs can happen.  Ray tries
> hard to point you regularly at the products of the OASIS group (even
> though that violates the OASIS rules).  That mailing list is where
> conversations about the new specification should happen.  I only bled
> that conversation over here to get your input on the current usage of
> Scan.
>
> Ralph
>