> On Mar 5, 2022, at 3:19 AM, tom petch <daedulus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I wanted to make reference to the I-D submission cut-off recently and point out when it was possible to submit I-D again. I cannot find that latter date anywhere, on any webpage or in any e-mail. I would find it helpful to have that information alongside the cut-off date and suspect that I am not alone. It may well be algorithmically determined but a simple date I would find friendlier. At present, the announcement reads like the end of civilisation as we know it! The secretariat will no doubt deal with the "important dates" (https://datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/important-dates/) themselves, but permit me to directly answer your question. Historically, the point of having a draft cut-off was to have the drafts posted prior to the meeting with enough time for people to actually decide what was relevant to them and read them. The period during which the repository is closed is from the Internet Draft submission cut-off (for IETF 113, March 7) until the start of the meeting (which would be Monday March 21 historically and probably Saturday March 19 given current planning statements)
