Frank, > Not publishing it at all is an alternative. And this is what we should do, if the community feels that way. However ... > It would send an > unmistakable message to wannabe-authors, that they should use the > "independent" path, unless they're a friend of a friend of an AD. > I personally feel fairly strongly that the individual submission option is very useful for the IETF community -- along with the usual WG submissions and the independent submissions via the RFC Editor. The reasons are described in the draft, but relate to situations where non-WG proposals are useful to the IETF community and require IETF and IESG review. By the way, the draft explicitly states that being friends with an AD is NOT a reason for a draft to be sponsored. From what I can see this is also the process that we follow. If not, please complain! Jari _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf