The IESG has approved the following document: - 'The Atom "deleted-entry" Element' (draft-snell-atompub-tombstones-18.txt) as 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 Barry Leiba. A URL of this Internet Draft is: http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-snell-atompub-tombstones/ Technical Summary This specification adds mechanisms to the Atom Syndication Format which publishers of Atom Feed and Entry documents can use to explicitly identify Atom entries that have been removed. Working Group Summary This document is not the product of a working group, but has been reviewed and discussed on the list of the former atompub WG. Document Quality The document has received adequate review by Atom implementers and on the ietf-types@ietf.org list. There is agreement among the Atom implementation community that this feature is needed and that this document defines the right approach. In addition, there are existing implementations. Personnel The Document Shepherd and Responsible Area Director is Barry Leiba.
