Doesn posting from NIST violate policy?
> Doesn’t posting from NIST violate policy about not posting to web > sites without prior approval? I’m not sure what they were trying to > describe with that phrase, but the policy seemed to be motivated by a > fear of personal opinions posted on externally accessible webpages > with a NIST attribution implied by the domain name on the poster’s > return address. Sending email to OpenNIST could violate the policy but does not necessarily – you just need to read the policy closely to admire how big the holes are. I’m not going to bother with a full analysis since you can avoid any misinterpretation by using a non-NIST domain. And yes, you are allowed to use government computers to post to OpenNIST. (In typical government logic, modest personal use is authorized as long as it doesn’t interfere with official business.
