Re: IANA [Re: Last Call: <draft-hoffman-tao4677bis-15.txt> (The Tao of IETF: A Novice's Guide to the Internet Engineering Task Force) to Informational RFC]

Thierry Moreau <thierry.moreau@connotech.com> Fri, 01 June 2012 02:51 UTC

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Subject: Re: IANA [Re: Last Call: <draft-hoffman-tao4677bis-15.txt> (The Tao of IETF: A Novice's Guide to the Internet Engineering Task Force) to Informational RFC]
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Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> On 2012-05-31 09:24, SM wrote:
> 
> ...
>> In Section 3.2.3:
>>
>>   "Approves the appointment of the IANA"
>>
>> Isn't IANA more of a U.S. Government decision? 
> 
> The IAB decides who acts as the IETF's IANA. RFC 2860 again.
> 
>   Brian
> 

See e.g.

http://ntia.doc.gov/page/iana-functions-purchase-order

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- Thierry Moreau