Re: FTP Extensions

Martin Duerst <duerst@it.aoyama.ac.jp> Sat, 03 March 2007 07:27 UTC

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From: Martin Duerst <duerst@it.aoyama.ac.jp>
Subject: Re: FTP Extensions
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There is always the alternative to submit something as an
individual draft (i.e. without a WG). That's often done for
extensions in an area where a WG has concluded (often the
mailing list of the old WG is used to get feedback).
Of course, it all depends on how big, how controversial,
and how interrelated with other things the extension is
that you have in mind.

Regards,    Martin.

At 02:32 07/03/03, Robert McMurray wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I'm trying to find the correct working group to submit a proposed extension 
>to the File Transfer Protocol. At one time there was an FTP extensions 
>group, but that appears to have been concluded:
>
>http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/OLD/ftpext-charter.html
>
>With that in mind, which working group would you suggest to receive draft 
>submissions for the File Transfer Protocol?
>
>Thanks in advance for any assistance.
>
>Robert McMurray
>US-IIS Product Unit
>Phone: 425-707-1982
>Email: robmcm@microsoft.com
>Hours: 9:00-6:00 PST


#-#-#  Martin J. Du"rst, Assoc. Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University
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