Hi, What is the procedure to convert a document from "standards track" to "proposed standard"? As i understand, it goes something like this. IETF after a lot of discussions comes up with a protoocol which it thinks can solve the problem plauging this world (ISPs). After everyone is convinced we come out with a "standards track" doc. ALl vendors are supposed to comply/conform with it. The implementations start rolling out. Over a period of time, people learn more about this new protocol, gain more experience and then they come out with another RFC which explains this new protocol and they call it the "proposed standard" Is my understanding of the procedure correct? And generally how long (in years approx) does it take for a specificiation to mature from a "standards track" to a proposed standard. Cheers, Rohit __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com