Perhaps with a pointer to where the archived discussions of the working
group might be found?

[Yes, I know that archives are ephemeral.  But surely we could get
archive.org or someone to change that?]

On Mon, 10 Mar 2003, Shahram Davari wrote:

> I totally support your suggestion. I think it is best if
> the RFCs mention the specific name of the WG that created them
> instead.
> 
> -Shahram
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Fred Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:17 PM
> >To: Harald Tveit Alvestrand
> >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Network Working Group
> >
> >
> > From your draft IESG Charter:
> >
> >>Network Working Group
> >
> >40 years ago a group of researchers was funded by DARPA to study 
> >packet-based communications, one part of which was the Network Working 
> >Group. Part of this group has since become the IRTF's End2End Research 
> >Group, and the rest of the functions have devolved on the IAB 
> >and the IETF. 
> >The Network Working Group, as such, has not been functional 
> >for nearly 20 
> >years.
> >
> >I personally would like to see us stop attributing documents 
> >to them.  The 
> >world has long since moved on, and those who don't recognize it date 
> >themselves. 
> >
> >
> 
> 

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