Either the service is too difficult and painful to run, which is what was told to the community, or it’s not and posting a tombstone file gives an impression there was not accuracy in that messaging. - Jared > On Apr 28, 2022, at 8:58 AM, Roman Danyliw <rdd@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi! > > We need a tombstone README to drop into the FTP service. Any objections or polish for: > > ==[ snip ]== > Last updated: April 28, 2022 > > The IETF FTP Service has been retired. > > Please visit https://www.ietf.org for more information about the IETF. > > The previously served assets continue to be available through other means: > > via HTTPS > (in a similar directory layout) > https://www.ietf.org/ietf-ftp/ > > via IETF Datatracker > (for internet-drafts, RFCs, WG information, and meeting materials) > https://datatracker.ietf.org > > via IETF MailArchive > (for mailing lists) > https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/ > > via RSYNC > https://www.ietf.org/how/ids/internet-draft-mirror-sites/ > > The RFC Editor continues to operate the following FTP service for RFCs: > > ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org > > ==[ end ]==