At Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:34:30 -0400, Sam Hartman wrote: > > >>>>> "Paul" == Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@xxxxxxxx> writes: > > >> I do hope that we have consensus these are good requirements, > > Paul> We absolutely do not have any such consensus. There was > Paul> barely any discussion during IETF Last Call. There was not a > Paul> mailing list for discussing the draft. > > Hmm. I actually think that as ad-sponsored informationals go this got > a lot of constructive discussion in ietf last call. Uh, where? I just looked through the IETF mailing list and the only such discussion I see after the 5/23 IETF LC was (1) between you and Eliot and (2) the present discussion. I wouldn't exactly characterize the present discussion as supporting a claim of consensus. > It was discussed on the dix and http-auth lists and at the WAE BOF. > My perception of the room at WAE was that with the exception of the > requirement about mutual authentication this was relatively > non-controversial and that going forward with such a document would > be useful. I was not aware the BOFs were a standard venue for assessing consensus for document advancement. -Ekr _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf