ietf-tools / ietf-tools/datatracker

Chair can send private mail from the official address without publishing to the announcement page

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Description

Description

NomCom chair has to be able to send email using the official email (nomcom-chair-yyyy@ietf.org) which will not be published automatically on the IETF NomCom announcement webpage.
There are couple ways to do it
If NomCom chair selects Other email address, don't publish it automatically on the NomCom announcement webpage

If NomCom chair selects Other email address, add warning that the email will be published on the announcement webpage and offer option for the email NOT to be published on the announcement webpage.

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Aggregated with agent assistance on 2026-08-10

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Research direction

Start by tracing the NomCom chair email flow and the IETF NomCom announcement webpage behavior. Resolve which of the two proposed privacy flows is intended, then verify that an official chair email can be sent without being published and that the selected behavior is covered by tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
django, python
Domain
backend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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