The XML-DEV
mailing list has never quite shaken off the technical
problems associated with its move to OASIS's XML.org and, amid complaints
of 17
hour delays, has ceased to function once more.
Long used as an excellent technical resource for XML
developers, XML-DEV's ongoing difficulties
are proving an impediment to the kinds of
discussion and collaborative development that have made
its reputation.
We have contacted OASIS repeatedly over recent weeks to
obtain
information about the difficulties, but no reply has yet
been
forthcoming. While it is recognized that running a
mailing list is not a trivial task, it bodes poorly for
OASIS, XML.org and its sponsor companies, currently trying
to garner the respect and energy of the XML world.
Update: messages appear to be trickling through
again, but as yet
no explanation of the difficulties has been sent.