Ned, > > To state that somewhat differently, since we cannot effectively > > prohibit the deployment of an extension or option of which the > > IETF disapproves, the best things we can do for the Internet are > > make it as easy as possible to identify the use of the extension > > so it can be effectively quarantined and to make information > > about why we consider it a bad idea readily available. > > Ironically, both of those goals are most strongly aided by > > registering the extension and assigning an appropriate > > identifier, rather than rejecting registration requests and > > hoping the idea goes away. > > Very nicely put, John. I completely agree. And to the extent we have "running > code" in this area, I believe it supports this view. What was the reason(s) the request was made for an assignment that required IESG Approval, rather than either Specification Required or First Come First Serve ? Yakov. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf