> do they need the numbers, or the documents? RFC numbers they can cite in their documents... > I'd like to satisfy a request for numbers by getting the documents > published, Right. I thought we had decided asking for RFC numbers in advance was to be avoided, as we've had problems with that. Better to just expedite. > but if there's a foulup at the last minute (like in Auth48), I'd > like to get at least the numbers shipped, if that's all they really need. That is my understanding.