The IESG has approved the following document: - 'The Metalink Download Description Format ' <draft-bryan-metalink-28.txt> as a Proposed Standard This document has been reviewed in the IETF but is not the product of an IETF Working Group. The IESG contact person is Lisa Dusseault. A URL of this Internet-Draft is: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-bryan-metalink-28.txt Technical Summary This document specifies Metalink, an XML-based download description format. Metalink describes download locations (mirrors), checksums, and other information. Clients can transparently use this information to reliably transfer files. Working Group Summary This is not a WG product. It has been developed independently, and achieved interoperability already. It was reviewed to a reasonable extent within the IETF, e.g. the Apps Discuss mailing list. Document Quality There are interoperable implementations. The XML Namespace registration depends on an expert who has not been assigned yet, due to a change in processing of IANA registrations. I need to check on the MIME type registration Personnel Lisa Dusseault is the sponsoring Area Director. _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce mailing list IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
