RE: disposition of draft-ietf-http-* internet drafts
Larry Masinter (masinter@parc.xerox.com)
Thu, 18 Mar 1999 15:20:34 PST
(Trying to limit the cc's)
> We have received positive interest from current user agent and server
> implementers for draft-ietf-http-trust-state-mgt-02.txt. However, given
> current widespread acceptance of current cookie implementations and
> default handling, there is no impetus for implementation. My
> understanding and opinion is, however, that the implementers of the most
> ubiquitous user agents will not fully implement state-man-mec-10.txt and
> all of its recommendations and defaults without some solution like
> trust-state-mgt.
Conditions under which someone might use state-man-mec sound like
things that might belong in an applicability statement for it.
I suggest you consider pursuing draft-ietf-http-trust-state-mgt-02.txt
as an individual contribution "Experimental" RFC. If the IESG chooses,
it could reference it in the applicability statement.
Larry