* To: IETF Announcement list 
* Subject: IESG Statement on AUTH48 state
* From: IESG Secretary 
* Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 16:53:55 -0500

The IESG has decided that as of now, any IESG-approved
drafts that enter the AUTH48 state, where the RFC Editor
waits for final text approval from all listed authors,
may be released on the responsible AD's authority if
any authors have not responded after a reasonable time,
typically two weeks.