We did several rounds of 'working group last call' on the hit metering document in the past: draft-ietf-http-hit-metering-02.txt and the draft was changed to meet some of (but not all of) the objections. There were (at least at the time) planned implementations. In order to make the schedule, I intend to send this draft to the area directors for forwarding to the IESG by next week. Larry