Re: [ftpext] WG Status

[Anthony Bryan <[e-mail]>]

On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 12:16 PM, TJ Saunders <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
>>     *) the HOST document
>
> Given the paucity of IPv4 addresses (and their widespread use), I still
> consider name-based virtual hosting support in FTP, via the proposed HOST
> command, to be of considerable value.
>
> I will be implementing this command in proftpd for the next RC release; as
> such, I have been reading closely many of the comments on this topic.

thanks for letting us know.

here are the other implementations as of a year ago:

IIS FTP service
Serv-U server
WS_FTP service
SmartpFTP client
Beyond Compare client
FTP Voyager client.

> My impression is that the HOST command proposal will end up being
> implemented whether or not the WG continues to exist.  Without the WG
> pushing the proposal through to Standard status, however, those
> implementations are more likely to differ.  To ameliorate that
> possibility, I for one would like to see the WG continue.

as it already is implemented, I believe implementations would grow.

& I assume the draft would be submitted as an individual submission
which I think is more work than a WG submission?

I see HOST documented in an RFC better than it not.

> There have been, and will continue to be, questions about how to handle
> HOST edge cases (REIN, close the connection, etc), and how it will
> interact with e.g. TLS SNI.  These are excellent questions, and should be
> addressed -- but please do not let the lack of resolution on these
> questions cause the HOST draft to be stopped altogether.  "Don't let the
> perfect be the enemy of the good", as it were.

I agree, these issues must be addressed.

I think we ran into 2 problems here...

1) HOST passed IETF wide Last Call almost 2 years ago. so people are
not as interested in reviewing something that has been in limbo & held
up by being included in this WG.

2) non core FTP issues like internationalization & security where we
need outside help (& have gotten some).

> Just my thoughts on this particular topic.

thank you very much, they have been helpful!

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