At 10:16 6/19/2003, Thomas Narten wrote:
Anyone know more? This is obviously too ill-formed to go forward with
at this time, and has "oh joy" written all over it in any case. But we
got a request...
Thomas
Run, do not walk, to the nearest exit!
Some proposed reply text:
1) The IETF writes protocol standards, not product standards. Except for
the router and host requirements documents of a decade ago, our work
mostly focuses on things that makes the Internet a haven for interoperability.
2) We do not attempt to warrant the use of any of the IETF products for
use within a specific community or for a specific purpose. We explicitly
do not monitor the implementation of these standards nor do we enforce
compliance. There is no IETF "sticker" program for our protocols.
3) Our primary measure of effectiveness is market adoption, not testing.
For the above reasons, the [IAB and IESG collectively] believe your
proposal is not a good match to be chartered as an IETF working group.