>>>>> "John" == John C Klensin <john-ietf@xxxxxxx> writes: John> --On Thursday, 29 November, 2007 09:54 +1300 Brian E John> Carpenter John> <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: John> I'd like to see something like the above combined with a John> shorter window, maybe at two levels ("hold publication John> until..." and "provisional until..."). Of course, if an John> appeal is actually filed, it would be sensible to hold John> publication until it is resolved. I disagree that it is always sensible to hold publication until the appeal is resolved, particularly for expedited publication drafts. We've had some very bogus appeals and writing up the responses is not always our top priority. I agree that it is almost always desirable to delay publication once an appeal is filed. One critical assumption in my evaluation is that RFCs can be withdrawn. I'm quite confident that given a court order the RFC editor, the IETF website, etc, would find a way to remove an RFC. As such, we as a community can establish our own processes for withdrawing an RFC. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf