>>>>> "Paul" == Paul Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Paul> On a thread about a specific document that is proposed to be
Paul> an Informational RFC coming through the IETF process:
Paul> At 1:12 PM -0400 8/20/07, Sam Hartman wrote:
>> I've asked the sponsoring AD to make a consensus call on
>> whether we have sufficient support to be making this sort of
>> statement. If not, then I'll be happy to take my document to
>> the rfc editor.
Paul> This is pointless. No one other than an expert at the IETF
Paul> process could differentiate between the two types of
Paul> Informational RFCs in RFC repository (and many IETF process
Paul> experts would not get it right on the first try). An
Paul> Informational RFC is an Informational RFC regardless of the
Paul> path that got it published.
The difference is the IESG note. I respect your belief that many
people would not understand that difference.
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