> The gist of this comment is that someone developing a network > application protocol ought to somehow get a blessing from the IETF. > Reality check. Who got the IETF approval to deploy ICQ, Kazaa, or for > that matter HTTP? The fact that someone did something without the IETF's approval does not imply that what they did is outside the scope of the IETF, or that it is beyond the IETF's mission.