> I am surprised at this. Gathering information about implementations is > something that happens in some WGs and not in others, but it is always > the chair that is driving it, often as part of the write-up prior to > IETF Last Call. uh, not really. in some wg cultures, it's just seen as part of the drafters' or implementors' job, just as is doing a mib. i suspect that the implementation document (and the mib) i used as an example came as a surprise to the chairs as they are more security than routing area. randy