At 17:00 03-09-2012, IETF Chair wrote:
The IESG is considering this IESG Statement. Comments from the
community are solicited.
[snip]
An I-D will only be removed from the public I-D archive in compliance
with a duly authorized court order. If possible, a removed I-D will be
replaced with a tombstone file that describes the reason that the I-D
was removed from the public I-D archive.
I'll +1 the change (only for the IETF Stream) suggested by Alessandro Vesely.
Suggested text:
An expired I-D will be removed from the public I-D archive when necessary.
Such action will be taken by request of an IESG member, a chair of the
working group associated with the I-D, or one of the document authors.
If possible, a removed I-D will be replaced with a tombstone file that
describes the reason that the I-D was removed from the public I-D archive.
The suggested text makes allowances for circumstances such as court
orders. I used "when necessary" and left it to the IESG to make the decision.
Note that there is an inconsistency between the above the existing
guidelines. Saying that an I-D has expired and distributing the I-D
is a conflicting signal.
Regards,
-sm