docno="lists-034-10082707" name="Tom Stephens" email="tomste@microsoft.com" sent="Mon, 22 Apr 1996 12:10:54 -0700" subject="RE: Status (if any) of STLP?" To: "'sanders_james@tandem.com'" Cc: "'ietf-tls@w3.org'" , "'tls-draft@w3.org'" Jim, As you pointed out, there has been some confusion over this issue. It was unfortunate that the strawman document was labeled as a draft in the press and by others. That was never our intention. For that confusion, we apologize. Tom >---------- >From: sanders_james@tandem.com[SMTP:sanders_james@tandem.com] >Sent: Monday, April 22, 1996 10:39 AM >To: Tom Stephens >Cc: ietf-tls@w3.org; tls-draft@w3.org >Subject: RE: Status (if any) of STLP? >>Jim, >> >>Win Treese and representatives from Microsoft and Netscape met a couple >>of weeks ago to begin hammering out some of the components for the >>foundation of a spec. At that meeting, Microsoft precented our STLP >>strawman document. That document was an experiment by Microsoft to >>determine how well SSL and PCT could be merged into one protocol - using >>SSL as a base and adding PCT deltas. Our goal was to deal with the >>differences Microsoft and Netscape quickly so that the normal IETF >>process would move forward without any detractions from either Microsoft >>or Netscape. >> >>Tom >----------------------------- >Thanks Tom, >I have no dispute with the events you describe, but process integrity >would >have been better served if you or Win had described this intent up >front, >and answered the queries by other folks who, like me, could not figure >out >what was going on. This was especialy true in light of the press >reports of >"Draft submitted to IETF." I believe that what you are saying is that >no draft >was "submitted," but rather "made available for review," albeit with >rather late >instructions as to location and ownership. >All the above reflects my personal belief that this particular >BOF-cum-WG >should stretch to maintain the status of "Caesar's wife;" and also >reflects >my concern at the questions being raised by others last week. >Thanks again for your prompt response. >--Jim-- ><< Jim Sanders, Staff Scientist - Transaction Security >> ><< Network Application Services, Tandem Computers >> ><< Voice: 408-285-4192; E-mail: sanders_james@tandem.com >>