Re: Ok, let's see if we can make this converge

[Einar Stefferud <[e-mail]>]

Hello John,

Your assessment of the working group's course of action, based on the
IESG response sounds legitimate, reasonable, and concise.  However, it
looks like it will take a long time, which I believe we should avoid.

With that in mind, I want to suggest an alternative approach (see
below) to pursuing resolution.  If this is to be considered, it will
be helpful if folks respond with a first-level reaction of:

	"I prefer to follow John's plan" or
	"I prefer to follow Stef's alternative".  

(Other responses are fine, but it will not be helpful to the cause if
this note engenders yet-another lengthy debate.  So, lets just accept
or reject this alternative suggestion, and not spend a lot of time
"considering" it.)

Before making my suggestion, I should note that Keith's SIZE draft has
undergone some revision, and in its latest version (just released), it
covers all that is in the AMSS draft, and optionally allows per
message and per recipient discrimination on size.

Thus, SIZE should replace AMSS, and AMSS should be dropped.

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My alternative suggestion is:
 
Take the new draft documents (EHLO, 8BIT, and SIZE) as concrete
proposals, and accept or reject them.

The I-Ds are:
 
        draft-rose-extensions-03.txt                    (EHLO)
        draft-rose-8bit-02.txt                          (8BIT)
        draft-moore-extension-size-02.txt               (SIZE)

If accepted, then develop a separate document which is the SMTP
clarification text which might otherwise be in a Mail Requirements
document.

If accepted, this will let us get the core documents out quickly,
without going through another writing-and-refinement round.

If rejected, go back to the original WG Internet-Draft and review it
in the light of all that has happened since LAST CALL.

Or, think of something else to do.

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Best...\Stef