Re: IETF Standards Process

2003-06-06 Thread Harald Tveit Alvestrand
--On onsdag, juni 04, 2003 11:54:03 -0400 Dean Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: inline. I apologize in advance for so many questions. I have looked on the ISOC site, and IAB site, and other pages to find the answers to these questions. since most of your questions can easily be answered "no"

Re: IETF Standards Process

2003-06-05 Thread Dean Anderson
You made my point. Cisco was "justly and publicly" criticized with "near-universal-derision" for not complying with the standard. Most companies want to avoid that. False derision is actionable in many jurisdictions. --Dean On Wed, 4 Jun 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Wed,

Re: IETF Standards Process

2003-06-05 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 11:54:03 EDT, Dean Anderson said: > Implementors are not the only users of standards. Businsess seek to > purchase and sell "Standard" Services, and may receive just and public > criticism for not providing the services they claim to provide. In some > jurisdictions, this coul

Re: IETF Standards Process

2003-06-05 Thread Dean Anderson
inline. I apologize in advance for so many questions. I have looked on the ISOC site, and IAB site, and other pages to find the answers to these questions. On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote: > > > --On tirsdag, juni 03, 2003 17:28:55 -0400 Dean Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote

Re: IETF Standards Process

2003-06-04 Thread Harald Tveit Alvestrand
--On tirsdag, juni 03, 2003 17:28:55 -0400 Dean Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You indicated that my criticism was incorrect regarding Mr. Klensin's understanding of the standards process in regards to the description of the current SMTP Standard. So, now I am confused, and would like to

IETF Standards Process

2003-06-04 Thread Dean Anderson
You indicated that my criticism was incorrect regarding Mr. Klensin's understanding of the standards process in regards to the description of the current SMTP Standard. So, now I am confused, and would like to learn how to correctly evalute the status of IETF Standards. The following question se