Re: Where can I find an old Internet-drafts?

[Joe Touch <touch@ISI.EDU>]

Mark Handley wrote:
>>FWIW, these aren't supposed to be archived. The whole point is that 
>>they're supposed to go away.
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> ...
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>>Thus, posting this archive is potentially (and hopefully) in violation 
>>of the copyright of the authors. (I'm glad to see none of my past drafts 
>>in the database above; yes, I have issued desist letters to those 
>>posting them in violation of the explicit permitted use).
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> I'm sorry Joe, but you're wrong. 

Please _read_ the IDs you're archiving; not all have this portion. Those 
that don't (especially older ones) are in violation to archive.

Joe

 > This is off topic for this list, but
> here's the copyright that Internet Drafts have to use these days:
> 
> Full Copyright Statement
> 
>    Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002).  All Rights Reserved.
> 
>    This document and translations of it may be copied and furnished to
>    others, and derivative works that comment on or otherwise explain it
>    or assist in its implementation may be prepared, copied, published
>    and distributed, in whole or in part, without restriction of any
>    kind, provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are
>    included on all such copies and derivative works.  However, this
>    document itself may not be modified in any way, such as by removing
>    the copyright notice or references to the Internet Society or other
>    Internet organizations, except as needed for the purpose of
>    developing Internet standards in which case the procedures for
>    copyrights defined in the Internet Standards process must be
>    followed, or as required to translate it into languages other than
>    English.
> 
>    The limited permissions granted above are perpetual and will not be
>    revoked by the Internet Society or its successors or assigns.
> 
>    This document and the information contained herein is provided on an
>    "AS IS" basis and THE INTERNET SOCIETY AND THE INTERNET ENGINEERING
>    TASK FORCE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
>    BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE INFORMATION
>    HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
>    MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> 
> 
> Thus anyone has the right in perpetuity to archive or otherwise
> reproduce internet drafts.
> 
> Cheers,
> 	Mark