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 The Mailbag Project<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Farchives.albany.edu%2Fmailbag%2Fspec%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cntt7%40psu.edu%7Cd847ef7870cb469ea8e008d93b3c161b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637605951549723058%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=%2B197as2S4ZW1A2xRQBxR8boDWIivelmlEwqMN7izWhw%3D&reserved=0> is excited to announce the draft release of the Mailbag Specification 0.1<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1X7pOHxxzZl6PyMAJWd7bIR11rE4FlKty3J7oI6ghAKo%2Fedit&data=04%7C01%7Cntt7%40psu.edu%7Cd847ef7870cb469ea8e008d93b3c161b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637605951549733015%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=rj8lJMxgk6BmHTueHCOHnEaXitWJgProph53NNoCKvE%3D&reserved=0> with an open call for comments!



The Mailbag Specification aims to provide a structured and actionable package based on the Bagit Specification<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftools.ietf.org%2Fhtml%2Frfc8493&data=04%7C01%7Cntt7%40psu.edu%7Cd847ef7870cb469ea8e008d93b3c161b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637605951549733015%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=vHINGDYASivalCS11EP5MJnGjI2znugt%2FRDMBSnWJ0A%3D&reserved=0> to preserve email using multiple preservation formats.



Any feedback is welcome, though are a number of issues in particular that we have created GitHub issues for that we’re looking for further comments on:

  *   Can/should a mailbag contain multiple email accounts?<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FUAlbanyArchives%2Fmailbag%2Fissues%2F2&data=04%7C01%7Cntt7%40psu.edu%7Cd847ef7870cb469ea8e008d93b3c161b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637605951549742977%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=uXy0r4k8t%2B%2Fig%2F2ElIiTV1f1j%2BHKCEAi7zo2fgikZYU%3D&reserved=0>
  *   Can a mailbag be used to package multiple versions of email, such as for weeding or redactions?<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FUAlbanyArchives%2Fmailbag%2Fissues%2F3&data=04%7C01%7Cntt7%40psu.edu%7Cd847ef7870cb469ea8e008d93b3c161b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637605951549742977%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=iGPvqKW6bLzonufcFAJTFqOBs8CNS5PdGJ2Kmf%2B4sdM%3D&reserved=0>
  *   Will a mailbag include descriptive metadata?<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FUAlbanyArchives%2Fmailbag%2Fissues%2F4&data=04%7C01%7Cntt7%40psu.edu%7Cd847ef7870cb469ea8e008d93b3c161b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637605951549752931%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=xrD4myI4T8pr%2FvfBDpuKnaufhNBl%2B3BWhqrP5fmwxBo%3D&reserved=0>
  *   Will a mailbag include PREMIS events?<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FUAlbanyArchives%2Fmailbag%2Fissues%2F5&data=04%7C01%7Cntt7%40psu.edu%7Cd847ef7870cb469ea8e008d93b3c161b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637605951549752931%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=LRygyVnoZmqjM8C%2B8INJxoW5kZwlra2%2B6eRtJ7aiTww%3D&reserved=0>
  *   Use of mailbag.csv<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FUAlbanyArchives%2Fmailbag%2Fissues%2F6&data=04%7C01%7Cntt7%40psu.edu%7Cd847ef7870cb469ea8e008d93b3c161b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637605951549762880%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=dig4ItWugEDZVb2kY6GhRNHsgwWCVFrWKBM281%2B6kfc%3D&reserved=0>
  *   Use of original filenames<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FUAlbanyArchives%2Fmailbag%2Fissues%2F7&data=04%7C01%7Cntt7%40psu.edu%7Cd847ef7870cb469ea8e008d93b3c161b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637605951549762880%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=kyBRlYyD7kHuD6lzaiTZhjSxqcK5Uja0oIyXgy%2F08f0%3D&reserved=0>
  *   Will mailbag use EA-PDF?<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FUAlbanyArchives%2Fmailbag%2Fissues%2F8&data=04%7C01%7Cntt7%40psu.edu%7Cd847ef7870cb469ea8e008d93b3c161b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637605951549772842%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=OVwRJsdDumwAQhjVrM4IaWiXFzsqX1gfjwEjGEdzBbg%3D&reserved=0>
  *   Use of personas<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FUAlbanyArchives%2Fmailbag%2Fissues%2F9&data=04%7C01%7Cntt7%40psu.edu%7Cd847ef7870cb469ea8e008d93b3c161b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637605951549772842%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=HeneCkN0h8muxVVOBYgEHSMFynvO83UcROboGchP1PI%3D&reserved=0>
  *   Line endings and encoding for tag files<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FUAlbanyArchives%2Fmailbag%2Fissues%2F10&data=04%7C01%7Cntt7%40psu.edu%7Cd847ef7870cb469ea8e008d93b3c161b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637605951549782800%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Y5GobZvuOBqZsXbNbqTdZUrppn1d5qJeqCeeLuu14fE%3D&reserved=0>


In addition to commenting on Github you are also welcome to comment directly on the specification Google Doc<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1X7pOHxxzZl6PyMAJWd7bIR11rE4FlKty3J7oI6ghAKo%2Fedit&data=04%7C01%7Cntt7%40psu.edu%7Cd847ef7870cb469ea8e008d93b3c161b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637605951549782800%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=EqNhHHWi85PvYMzIJSPGjzBoMIuugiwbVbxqwRNer34%3D&reserved=0>. General feedback is great, and it’s even more actionable for us if you offer specific user stories or make connections to the project personas<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Farchives.albany.edu%2Fmailbag%2Fpersonas%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cntt7%40psu.edu%7Cd847ef7870cb469ea8e008d93b3c161b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637605951549792752%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Eg756b5TGwHXQMSdKe%2FWzPJVCsCuk9VPvU261uhevcA%3D&reserved=0>!


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Nathan Tallman

Digital Preservation Librarian

Penn State University Libraries

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