Final reminder: Simpson Appeal

Brian Carpenter <brian@acair.org> Wed, 30 June 1999 21:41 UTC

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From: Brian Carpenter <brian@acair.org>
To: IETF-Announce:;
Subject: Final reminder: Simpson Appeal
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 13:02:33 -0400
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IETF,

Please note that written comments and requests for speaking
slots in the appeal hearing are due *now*.

     Brian E Carpenter (IAB Chair)

Brian E Carpenter (IAB Chair) wrote:
> 
> Further to the attached, please note that the hearing will be
> held on Thursday evening, July 15, at 19:30 (Oslo time). The
> room will be announced in the regular IETF agenda.
> 
> As in previous appeal hearings, the appellant will be given a
> 5 minute speaking slot to introduce his appeal. Any other persons
> who wish to speak should request a 5 minute slot in advance
> by email to iab@iab.org.
> 
> Three IAB voting members have recused themselves from decision
> taking on the appeal: Fred Baker (as IESG Chair), Harald Alvestrand
> (as an IESG member at the time of the events concerned by the appeal),
> and Ran Atkinson (as a former WG co-chair). They will however observe
> our discussions and be called upon for factual clarifications.
> 
>    Brian E Carpenter (IAB Chair)
> 
> >
> > This is to inform the IETF that the IAB is considering an
> > appeal against IESG action lodged by William Allen Simpson. The text
> > of the appeal may be found at http://www.ietf.org/appeal.txt
> > Succinct written comments on the appeal should be sent to iab@iab.org
> > by the end of June 1999. Please note that all such comments may be made
> > public. The IAB plans to hold an open hearing on the appeal during the
> > Oslo IETF meeting. More details of this hearing will be announced
> > shortly.
> >
> > N.B. The appeal text includes the full explanation, but the essence
> > of the appeal is in these words written by Bill Simpson
> > and extracted from the full text:
> >
> > > >Pursuant to the process detailed in RFC-2026 sections 6.5.1 and 6.5.2,
> > > >and ultimately 6.5.3, I appeal the IESG decision to publish
> > > >draft-ietf-ipsec-ciph-cbc-03.txt and all documents referencing it,
> > > >together with the failure to publish draft-simpson-cbc-01.txt,
> > > >draft-simpson-desx-02.txt and draft-simpson-des3v2-03.txt (or
> > > >earlier versions thereof).
> >

> >
> > Brian E Carpenter (IAB Chair)

Final reminder: Simpson Appeal Brian Carpenter