>> is there a companion document with the list of benefits/advantages? >> or is thins just one of those ietf documents from on high meant to >> kill something? > > This is a very good question. We werenʼt asked to answer that > question, so we didnʼt. how depressing. one obvious curiousity is who asked the one-sided question? otoh, maybe i don't want to know. but i wish you had perceived a wider responsibility to the community. randy