Protocol Action: 'Procedures for protocol extensions and variations' to BCP

The IESG has approved the following document: - 'Procedures for protocol extensions and variations ' as a BCP This document has been reviewed in the IETF but is not the product of an IETF Working Group. The IESG contact person is Ross Callon. A URL of this Internet-Draft is: http://www.iet

Protocol Action: 'Operation of Anycast Services' to BCP

The IESG has approved the following document: - 'Operation of Anycast Services ' as a BCP This document is the product of the Global Routing Operations Working Group. The IESG contact persons are David Kessens and Dan Romascanu. A URL of this Internet-Draft is: http://www.ietf.org/interne

Protocol Action: 'Direct Data Placement over Reliable Transports' to Proposed Standard

The IESG has approved the following documents: - 'Direct Data Placement over Reliable Transports ' as a Proposed Standard - 'A Remote Direct Memory Access Protocol Specification ' as a Proposed Standard These documents are products of the Remote Direct Data Placement Working Group. The

Document Action: 'Security Implications of Using the Data Encryption Standard (DES)' to Informational RFC

The IESG has approved the following document: - 'Security Implications of Using the Data Encryption Standard (DES) ' as an Informational RFC This document has been reviewed in the IETF but is not the product of an IETF Working Group. The IESG contact person is Russ Housley. A URL of this I

RFC 4648 on The Base16, Base32, and Base64 Data Encodings

A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 4648 Title: The Base16, Base32, and Base64 Data Encodings Author: S. Josefsson Status: Standards Track Date: October 2006 Mai

RFC 4688 on A Uniform Resource Name (URN) Namespace for Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) Specification 1000D

A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 4688 Title: A Uniform Resource Name (URN) Namespace for Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) Specification 1000D Autho

Call for Nominations - NomCom06

NomCom06 is now accepting nominations for open IAB, IESG and IAOC positions. To nominate a candidate visit: http://www1.tools.ietf.org/group/nomcom/06/nominate and fill the form in with the requested information. Please also include information on why this person would be good for the nominat

2006/07 NomCom Members

The following are confirmed as members of NomCom 2006/07. Voting Members: Cengiz Alaettinoglu Dan Li Brian Haberman John Drake Stephen Kent Vidya Narayanan Hao Zhou Kurt Zeilenga Martin Stiemerling Juergen Quittek The non-voting members are: Andrew Lange (Chair) Olaf Kolkman (IAB Liaison) Culle

Response to appeal by Robert Sayre dated 2006-08-29

This is the IESG response to the appeal by Robert Sayre posted at http://www.ietf.org/IESG/APPEALS/appeal-from-robert-sayre-08-29-2006.txt. The IESG has considered Mr. Sayre's concerns and believes that by requiring mandatory to implement security mechanisms the IESG is continuing a long establish