[Ietf-not43] extensibility

[April Marine]

Hello,

On Wed, 30 Jul 2003, Eric A. Hall wrote:
> ...
> The central issue is scope. Do we just want it to be a WHOIS replacement
> ...

The possible potential use of the protocol chosen by CRISP is an
interesting topic, but not one that determines which protocol the group
chooses.  The requirements for the protocol and the usage scenarios which
it is required to address are documented and these form the bounds of how
we proceed.  So I agree with you that scope is an issue, but think we have
to limit ourselves to the scope of the WG's charter, which was
deliberately focused.

As Ted said in his last msg:

 > During the meeting in Vienna, we discussed a set of next steps for the
 > protocol evaluation, and the first of these was the development of a
 > document that described the "relay bag" work that would need to be done
 > for LDAP to enable FIRS.  Peter Gietz and Eric Hall have the pen(s) on
 > that document.  I believe having that document is a necessary step
 > along the way to assessing which of the two proposals will go forward
 > as it speaks to complexity on the FIRS side.  Having that work as early
 > as possible will help all of us, and I'd like to encourage the authors
 > along those lines.

So let me be the stern co-chair and encourage us to get the possibly
mundane but necessary work done so that we can come to closure in good
time.

thanks,
April