I'm with you... but you forgot one item in your list, re-negotiation of a transaction and re-starting where it was left, like http and ftp does. It is a pity after sending 2MB of attachments you have to restart from the beginning if there is a connection drop. This item is not easy to implement, but hey, if you want to revamp, then let's revamp fully... More and more people are just attaching documents without thinking of the size, and soon we will e-mail each other our holidays movies... For PKI, I have spoken with a few about a global PKI with a DNS helper. This DNS helper would help to locate publick keys or system that can answer for public keys... I have to find time to write what could look like a RFC. I spoke with Bill Manning about it and I saw that Paul Vixie was proposing something like this in its bid to manage the .org Cheers. Franck Martin Network and Database Development Officer SOPAC South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission Fiji E-mail: franck@sopac.org <mailto:franck@sopac.org> Web site: http://www.sopac.org/ <http://www.sopac.org/> Support FMaps: http://fmaps.sourceforge.net/ <http://fmaps.sourceforge.net/> Certificate: https://www.sopac.org/ssl/ This e-mail is intended for its addresses only. Do not forward this e-mail without approval. The views expressed in this e-mail may not be necessarily the views of SOPAC. -----Original Message----- From: william@elan.net [mailto:william@elan.net] Sent: Wednesday, 21 August 2002 10:27 To: ietf@IETF.ORG Subject: Re: SMTP Working Group Proposal at smtpng.org > On Tue, 20 Aug 2002 14:04:27 PDT, william@elan.net said: > > > I believe its time we start working within IETF on new version of SMTP > > that would have more features and be more secure. I'v tried to point this > > out several times before on nanog and ietf hoping that someone would take > > the initiave but as this did not happen, I'm willing to do it now. At this > > point I'm proposing creation of IETF working group that would look into > > ways to extend SMTP. I'v created website and mailing list to discuss > > charter of the proposed working group at http://www.smtpng.org > > > 1. General extensions on SMTP negotiation This group will work on > > extensions to general SMTP syntax with primary focus on mechanism for > > negotiation on type of verification and security for transmission of mail > > message between two mail servers. > > EHLO - a done deal a decade ago. It it seriously not capable of handling what is needed, particularly any kind of verification, callback, exchange of certificates, etc, etc.