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Re: XAUTH is broken
Paul Koning wrote:
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> I don't understand the rationnale for using private numbers for
> working group efforts. The notion of "private" implies that it's for
> purposes that aren't being standardized.
>
> Is the problem that it's taking a really long time for IANA to assign
> the number? If the numbers could be assigned efficiently, it would be
> perfectly straightforward to give a number to a draft as soon as the
> draft is prepared. If a draft ends up not being approved, or changes
> in such a fashion that the number is no longer needed, it can either
> be marked obsolete, or recycled.
>
> paul
The problem is that it's not clear that this will be standardized, and
there is currently a healthy debate on as to whether this approach
(xauth) is necessary or prudent. Assigning a number before the wg has
actually committed to putting this on the standards track seems
inappropriate.
Scott
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