Re: Lisa's Apps Area Activity Report for Jun 2009

[Anthony Bryan <[e-mail]>]

Progress continues on the Metalink ID (
http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-bryan-metalink ).

With guidance from Eran Hammer-Lahav, we are focusing on the Metalink
XML file format. We've currently addressed all feedback, and welcome
more.

   Metalink is an XML-based document format that describes a file or
   lists of files to be added to a download queue.  Lists are composed
   of a number of files, each with an extensible set of attached
   metadata.  For example, each file can have a description, checksum,
   and list of URIs that it is available from.

   The primary use case that Metalink addresses is the description of
   downloadable content in a format so download agents can act
   intelligently and recover from common errors with little or no user
   interaction necessary.  These errors can include multiple servers
   going down and data corrupted in transmission.



On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 7:58 PM, Lisa Dusseault<[e-mail]> wrote:
> News, Updates
> Bar BoF planning: thx to MNot, we have a centralized place to
> coordinate/inform:
> http://trac.tools.ietf.org/area/app/trac/wiki/BarBofs/IETF75
>      - IRIs
>      - FTP? various extensions
>      - 6LOWAPP: low power, grid and home device applications
>
> BOFs:
>    - OGPX: Proposed BOF on virtual worlds interoperability, more specific
> than MMOX
>
> APPAREA: topics on message recall, timezone registry, SCTP, FTP gateway for
> IPv4/iPv6, and accepting other suggestions
>
> Document Status and Progress
> Active documents, my action:
> - draft-ietf-calsify-2446bis (PS): checking with chair on whether the Last
> Call issues were dealt with
>
> Active documents, waiting on other:
> - draft-montemurro-gsma-imei-urn (Exp): New version of draft expected
> - draft-reschke-webdav-post (Exp): Cyrus Daboo is doing shepherd review and
> writeup
> - draft-ietf-sieve-mime-loop (PS): Waiting on authors to respond to GenArt
> review
>
> Finished processing -- new in RFC Ed queue and new RFCs
> -draft-livingood-woundy-p4p-experiences (Info): Approved-- announcement sent
> -- soon to be in RFC Ed queue
>
>
> WG Status
>
> ALTO: Some discussion on problem statement and requirements drafts.
> CALSIFY: RFC2445bis held up on code license issues.
> HTTPBIS: Discussion on core specs issues, content-sniffing draft (not a WG
> product)
> IDNABIS:  New version on mapping:  please read
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-idnabis-mappings-01.  WG is calling
> for rough consensus on its documents this summer.
> OAUTH: Split document into 2: authentication and Web delegation
> SIEVE:  A couple fresh drafts, but not much discussion
>
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