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]

Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:44 UTC

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Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 17:44:32 +0100
From: Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com>
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Subject: 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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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