Re: IANA [Re: Last Call: <draft-hoffman-tao4677bis-15.txt> (The Tao of IETF: A Novice's Guide to the Internet Engineering Task Force) to Informational RFC]

[Thierry Moreau <thierry.moreau@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> On 2012-05-31 09:24, SM wrote:
>
> ...
> > In Section 3.2.3:
> >
> >   "Approves the appointment of the IANA"
> >
> > Isn't IANA more of a U.S. Government decision? 
>
> The IAB decides who acts as the IETF's IANA. RFC 2860 again.
>
>   Brian

See e.g.

http://ntia.doc.gov/page/iana-functions-purchase-order

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- Thierry Moreau