Re: I-D ACTION:draft-sanz-rfc1032-historic-00.txt

[Pekka Savola <pekkas at netcore.fi>]

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote:
> Every TLD has its own X. X should not be provided by the IETF. It is
> completely outside of its technical standards-setting mission.

FWIW, the IETF mission statement (a BCP) (RFC3935) includes more than 
setting standards.  This was a very conscious wording choice when 
writing the document.

To quote:

   The mission of the IETF is to produce high quality, relevant
   technical and engineering documents that influence the way people
   design, use, and manage the Internet in such a way as to make the
   Internet work better.  These documents include protocol standards,
   best current practices, and informational documents of various
   kinds.

So, This "X" is not necessarily out of scope of the IETF mission, 
though it is a judgment call whether the criteria described above are 
met -- and whether it even makes sense to try to meet them.

--
Pekka Savola                 "You each name yourselves king, yet the
Netcore Oy                    kingdom bleeds."
Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings

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