Hi - > From: "lconroy" <lconroy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "IETF Discussion" <ietf@xxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 4:02 PM > Subject: About referenced documents... ... > I had thought that the IETF didn't like normative references that > were not available to all (without paying for them). > > Am I misunderstanding the situation? ... Many participants in the IETF have a preference for freely available specifications, but nothing prohibits a normative reference to a specification that needs to be purchased. Factors to consider include how widely implemented the specification in question is, and whether that specification is clearer than or technically superior to its "competition." Randy _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf