WG ACTION: TFTP Extensions (tftpexts)

IESG Secretary <iesg-secretary@CNRI.Reston.VA.US> Thu, 06 October 1994 22:36 UTC

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Subject: WG ACTION: TFTP Extensions (tftpexts)
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 1994 18:31:30 -0400
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A new working group has been created in the Applications
Area of the IETF.  Please contact the chairs or area
directors for more information.

IESG Secretary


TFTP Extensions (tftpexts)
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 Charter 
 
 Current status: active working group
 
 Chair(s):
     Art Harkin <ash@cup.hp.com>
     Gary Malkin <gmalkin@xylogics.com>
 
 Applications Area Director(s): 
     John Klensin  <Klensin@infoods.unu.edu>
     Erik Huizer  <Erik.Huizer@SURFnet.nl>
 
 Area Advisor
     John Klensin  <Klensin@infoods.unu.edu>
 
 Mailing lists: 
     General Discussion:tftpexts@hpindsh.cup.hp.com
     To Subscribe:      tftpexts-request@hpindsh.cup.hp.com
     Archive:           onet2.cup.hp.com:pub/dist/tftpexts/tftpexts_archive
 
Description of Working Group:
 
The TFTP Extensions Working Group will review, refine as needed, and 
then make a recommendation on standardization of several recent 
standards-track proposals to extend TFTP.  These proposals include a
backward compatible extension mechanism for TFTP and related extension
options for this mechanism.
 
Initial drafts of all of the documents that the working group is 
expected to review have already been, or will soon be, published.  The
working group will be starting with documents that have been prepared 
as individual (or spontaneous design team) contributions.  It is not 
expected to initiate new work.  On the other hand, it is expected to 
make explicit "not ready for standardization" or "inappropriate for 
standardization" recommendations if appropriate. 
  
The working group will be begin with the following Internet-Drafts or
their successors:
	
  - draft-malkin-tftp-option-ext-00.txt

  - draft-malkin-tftp-blksize-opt-00.txt

 
 Goals and Milestones: 
 
   Dec 94 Meet at the San Jose IETF. Review pending Internet-Drafts and decide 
          for each whether it is ready for processing to Proposed, should be 
          published as Experimental or Informational, should be discarded as a 
          working group effort, or should be a candidate for further working 
          group development. Refine the charter and work plan.                 

   Feb 95 Drafts with minor revisions distributed on mailing list for review.  
          Internet-Drafts concluded in Dec 94 refined and sent to IESG for 
          processing.                                                          

   Mar 95 Concluded Internet-Drafts with minor revisions sent to IESG for 
          processing.                                                          

   Apr 95 Meet at the Danvers IETF if necessary.  Drafts with major revisions 
          since Dec 94 reviewed.  Review new additional Internet-Drafts for new
          options.  Review implementation progress.                            

   Jun 95 Remaining revised Internet-Drafts sent to IESG for processing.

WG ACTION: TFTP Extensions (tftpexts) IESG Secretary