In message <6852D2AE-0681-11DA-9714-0030654E24E8@xxxxxxxxx>, zhen writes: >Hmm, I kinda feel these should be two totally different things. Making >standardization is non-profitable, both for the groups and individuals, >but paper publications are definitely necessary in order to graduate :p > Right, but conferences and journals generally want something that hasn't been published before, which is why you have to check with the venue. It's quite possible they won't care. I-Ds are not reviewed, and thus may count as web postings or technical reports. But the IETF can't tell some conference or journal how to behave. --Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf