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NOTE: This charter is a snapshot of the 53rd IETF Meeting in Minneapolis, MN USA. It may now be out-of-date. Last Modified: 31-Jul-01
2. Define a new command for a uniform directory listing between platforms. This command will provide an alternative to the existing LIST and NLST commands which has a common format between all FTP implementations and which also provides the ability to represent non-ASCII filenames.
3. Make recommendations for standards-track protocol extensions to support IPv6 in FTP. The group will evaluate RFC 1639 and recommend, revise, or redo as appropriate.
4. Define a mechanism for ftp clients and servers to transmit information regarding extensions supported and not supported.
5. Propose extensions, and/or review proposals submitted by others, to improve the security of FTP.
6. Define a standardized method of checkpoint/restart which works for the stream transfer mode.
7. Define a means of file transfer between a client and server (as opposed to a client mediating a transfer between two servers) which does not require the IP addresses of the endpoints to be transmitted in the FTP protocol.
8. Produce an informational document describing the SIZE and MDTM commands as currently used.
The following issues are specifically omitted from the working group's
charter, but may be added by the Area Directors if time permits, once the above goals have been acheived.
1. Compression of files for transmission.
2. Internationalization of charset conversion for transmission.
| Done | Issue an Internet-Draft covering internationalization issues. | |
| Nov 96 | Issue an Internet-Draft for a standard listing command. | |
| Nov 96 | Issue an Internet-Draft for an extension mechanism. | |
| Feb 97 | Issue a second Internet-Draft for a standard listing command. | |
| Feb 97 | Issue a second Internet-Draft for an extension mechanism. | |
| Mar 97 | Submit the listing and extension mechanism Internet-Drafts to IESG for consideration as Proposed Standards. | |
| Mar 97 | Issue an Internet-Draft for checkpoint/restart. | |
| Done | Issue an Internet-Draft for IPv6 support, and to remove the necessity of transmitting IP addresses in the FTP protocol for transfers between a client and server. | |
| Apr 97 | Issue a second Internet-Draft for checkpoint/restart. | |
| Done | Issue a second Internet-Draft for IPv6 support and to remove the necessity of transmitting IP addresses. | |
| May 97 | Submit the IPv6/IP and checkpoint/restart Internet-Drafts to IESG for consideration as Proposed Standards. | |
| Jun 97 | Issue revised 'EPRT/EPSV' I-D. Title: 'FTP Extensions for IPv6, Address Translation, and Mobile IP.' | |
| Jun 97 | Submit draft-allman-ftp-sec-consider as Informational RFC. | |
| Jun 97 | Issue revised I-D for MLST/MLSD/REST. Title: 'Extended Directory Listing and Restart Mechanism for FTP' | |
| Jun 97 | Submit 'FEAT' I-D as a proposed standard. Title: 'Feature negotiation mechanism for the File Transfer Protocol' | |
| Jun 97 | Issue revised 'EPRT/EPSV' I-D. | |
| Jun 97 | Submit draft-allman-ftp-sec-consider as Informational RFC. | |
| Done | Issue a second Internet Draft for i18n. | |
| Done | Issue an Internet-Draft covering internationalization issues. | |
| Done | Issue an Internet-Draft for checkpoint/restart. | |
| Done | Issue updated I-D for i18n. | |
| Done | Issue an I-D for ipv6 support. | |
| Done | Issue a second Internet-Draft for MLST and FEAT. | |
| Done | Issue a third Internet Draft for MLST and FEAT. | |
| Done | Issue an Internet-Draft for MLST and FEAT. | |
| Jul 97 | submit MLST/REST as proposed standard | |
| Jul 97 | submit EPRT/EPSV as a proposed standard | |
| Jul 97 | submit revised I18N I-D | |
| Aug 97 | submit I18N I-D as a proposed standard | |
| Oct 97 | Issue WG Last Call for:Security Considerations, Variable Protocol Specification, Internationalization Issues | |
| Nov 97 | Submit Security Considerations, Variable Protocol Specification, Internationalization Issues to IESG for consideration as RFCs | |
| Nov 97 | Issue WG Last Call for:Feature Negotiation & Extended Directory Listing | |
| Dec 97 | Submit Feature Negotiation & Extended Directory Listing to IESG for consideration as RFCs. |
| RFC | Status | Title |
| RFC2389 | PS | Feature negotiation mechanism for the File Transfer Protocol |
| RFC2428 | PS | FTP Extensions for IPv6 and NATs |
| RFC2577 | FTP Security Considerations | |
| RFC2640 | PS | Internationalization of the File Transfer Protocol |