Return-Path: Received: from murder ([unix socket]) by eikenes.alvestrand.no (Cyrus v2.2.8-Mandrake-RPM-2.2.8-4.2.101mdk) with LMTPA; Mon, 09 May 2005 08:48:20 +0200 X-Sieve: CMU Sieve 2.2 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by eikenes.alvestrand.no (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71C7161B49 for ; Mon, 9 May 2005 08:48:20 +0200 (CEST) Received: from eikenes.alvestrand.no ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (eikenes.alvestrand.no [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 04418-02 for ; Mon, 9 May 2005 08:48:18 +0200 (CEST) X-Greylist: domain auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.4.8 Received: from megatron.ietf.org (megatron.ietf.org [132.151.6.71]) by eikenes.alvestrand.no (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2664261AF1 for ; Mon, 9 May 2005 08:48:17 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost.localdomain ([127.0.0.1] helo=megatron.ietf.org) by megatron.ietf.org with esmtp (Exim 4.32) id 1DV20h-0003Gt-VV; Mon, 09 May 2005 02:44:59 -0400 Received: from odin.ietf.org ([132.151.1.176] helo=ietf.org) by megatron.ietf.org with esmtp (Exim 4.32) id 1DV20e-0003Gh-BD for ietf@megatron.ietf.org; Mon, 09 May 2005 02:44:56 -0400 Received: from ietf-mx.ietf.org (ietf-mx.ietf.org [132.151.6.1]) by ietf.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1a) with ESMTP id CAA06324 for ; Mon, 9 May 2005 02:44:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from montage.altserver.com ([63.247.74.122]) by ietf-mx.ietf.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1DV2Ff-0002CT-SK for ietf@ietf.org; Mon, 09 May 2005 03:00:30 -0400 Received: from lns-p19-8-idf-82-65-73-204.adsl.proxad.net ([82.65.73.204] helo=jfc.afrac.org) by montage.altserver.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.44) id 1DV20Z-0002fX-3U; Sun, 08 May 2005 23:44:51 -0700 Message-Id: <6.2.1.2.2.20050509075712.02d8d430@mail.jefsey.com> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.1.2 Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 08:44:46 +0200 To: "Keith Moore" From: "JFC (Jefsey) Morfin" In-Reply-To: <49210.4.153.65.63.1115612664.squirrel@4.153.65.63> References: <019A1D24-C464-4436-8810-BAA9CA136FCB@cs.utk.edu> <200505082323.QAA11492@emf.net> <49210.4.153.65.63.1115612664.squirrel@4.153.65.63> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - montage.altserver.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - ietf.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - jefsey.com X-Scan-Signature: 08170828343bcf1325e4a0fb4584481c Cc: ietf@ietf.org Subject: Re: improving WG operation X-BeenThere: ietf@ietf.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: IETF-Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: ietf-bounces@ietf.org Errors-To: ietf-bounces@ietf.org X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at alvestrand.no At 06:24 09/05/2005, Keith Moore wrote: > > All I mean is that, for higher level protocols, letting people do what > > they will ("the market decides") seems to me to be the best option. > >there are cases when this is true. I don't think the cases are as simply >described as "higher level protocols" or "applications". Unfortunately never true with IANA. Once a registry is set-up it prevents a better one to address the same topic, even if disregarded by most of the users it will be used by some and will stay around. That will make up-grading its legacy a huge amount of convincing and probably years of delays for the market. jfc _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf