>>>>> "Fred" == Fred Baker <fred@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
Fred> I have to say that my discussions with US DoD and DHS/NCS,
Fred> and with their counterparts in other countries, doesn't
Fred> suggest that the set of technical mechanisms is all
Fred> specified. If we're looking only at voice, it is maybe so,
Fred> but they're not looking only at voice. Questions abound
Fred> around the mechanisms for sending an email and ensuring that
Fred> it is delivered in a stated time interval on the order of
Fred> minutes or that an indication of failure is returned to the
Fred> sender, and other things.
Fred, if there are parts of the problem that clearly fall within the
IETF, can you work on a narrowly focused charter that clearly says
what you're going to work on and shows:
1) Why it is within the IETF's scope
2) What you plan to do?
>From the current charter I would have no idea at all that you were
talking about email.
--Sam
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